"Whaddaya mean I'm too young for that kind of stuff?!" Rinku struggled to get out of Chuu's grip. "And since when did you listen to Wakamaru?!"

"Listen, kid..." Chuu sighed. "Compared to us, it's pretty obvious that you're still a kid to go drinking. You can't handle alcohol, man."

"I can too!" Rinku shouted.

"Yeah, right," Jin replied, snorting. "C'mon, Chuu! Dispose of the kid and let's go. Wakamaru's right."

Shishiwakamaru grinned at the glaring Rinku.

"Lemme go!" Rinku screamed, hurtling small fistfuls to Chuu.

Wakamaru sighed. "Chuu, we ain't got all night," he called. "The sake's all warmed up."

Chuu dropped Rinku behind some bushes, all tied up. "Now, stay there."

"LEMME GOOOO--MPH!" Chuu tied a large band around Rinku's mouth, making him squirm and make small noises.

"Ignore him," Wakamaru told them, smirking, as Chuu went back to the group, leaving Rinku a good five meters behind. "Now, shall we get down to business?"

Touya grinned and poured out the sake.

Meanwhile, Rinku had managed to get out of his gag...

~ * ~

Rinku glared at the others. It was five hours later, and the drinking party had not ceased. He was getting pretty tired. Just a few minutes ago, he had managed to get out of his bonds. Chuu had been careful not to hurt his little friend, and had tied it loosely.

Rinku grinned to himself. "His weakness will be his downfall," he murmured to himself. "But it really wasn't Chuu's fault. It was Wakamaru's. HE told Chuu to get rid of me when Chuu was hesitant." He glared at the drunken group, especially at the flushed face of Shishiwakamaru.

He fished something out of his pocket, something the ningens called "camera"... he had managed to learn how to use it with the help of Kurama when he went visiting (lured by the smell of freshly-baked cookies). He had been taking quite a lot of pictures, thanks to the film that Kurama also gave him. But he still had three more films to waste... and there was nothing nice happening...

Although Jin had knocked out the bottle of sake...

Rinku blinked as he listened to Shishiwakamaru brag...

~ * ~

"Yeah, right." Touya snorted. "I don't believe it."

"I can sing, too," Wakamaru bragged, his face flushed from too much sake. "I can sing like the birds!"

Chuu gulped another bottle of alcohol before he answered. "I sing better than you, while drunk for that matters," he told Wakamaru.

"Wakamaru can't even sing!" Jin put in.

Wakamaru glared at them, then stood up. He stumbled, caught his balance, and pointed a finger at them. "I can prove that I'm a singer," he announced, his voice slurred.

"I believe you!" a small voice piped from behind the others.

Chuu and the others whirled around to find an evilly grinning Rinku, holding...a...black box...hell, nobody cared what he was holding. But Shishiwakamaru was grinning at him interestedly. "Good for you, Rinku, have you heard me sing?"

"Yeah, in the bath," Rinku muttered under his breath, but he was still smiling sweetly. "But I don't believe you can only sing...I betcha you can dance, too!"

"RINKU!" The others looked shocked as Shishiwakamaru looked drunkenly pleased.

Wakamaru bowed, or tried to, without falling to the ground.

"But I want you to show it to the others," Rinku went on. "And I can take pictures."

...He said what? Take pictures? What the hell are THOSE?! Ahh...what the hell... Shishiwakamaru grinned and nodded. "Hai...why don't you pick a song, Rinku?"

Rinku nodded eagerly. "I heard this gaijin song called 'I'm Too Sexy', and I think it'll suit you fine."

Shishiwakamaru grinned. "Hai...I know the song...I can sing while I dance!"

Something was going on in Jin's mind. "Waitasec," he mumbled, "isn't that song..."

Rinku waved his hand impatiently. "Don't you want so see Shishiwakamaru sing and dance at the same time?" he asked eagerly.

The others looked doubtful. "Not while I value my live," Touya muttered under his breath, getting ready to cover his ears.

Rinku grinned to himself. This was going according to plan...he readied his camera.

"I'm reaaddyyyy..." Wakamaru slurred.

Rinku began to clap his hands while the others went on drinking.

Wakamaru got ready. Then, he began to sing in the best singing voice his drunken state can muster. "I'm too sexy for my shirt...too sexy for my shirt...so sexy, it hurts!" As if to prove his point, he took his shirt off.

The others whistled appreciatively and encouragingly while Rinku began to snap pictures.

"I'm too sexy for my land, too sexy for my land; New York and Japan!" the performer spun around, wiggling his hips. "I'm too sexy for my city, too sexy for my city; Calcutta and Delhi!" He flung his arms wide and gave a dramatic arch of body.

"WOOHOO!" the others shouted, clapping.

"I can't believe it, but he's quite good...for someone who doesn't really sing that well," Jin added under his breath.

"I'm a model," Wakamaru sang on, "you know what I mean, and I do my li'l turn on the catwalk...on the catwalk..." He swayed his hips once more, ignoring the small snapping sounds of Rinku taking pictures. "I'm too sexy for your party, too sexy for your party; no way I'm disco dancing!" He removed his pants and waved them around his head, only wearing his underwear.

"I'm too sexy for my clothes, too sexy for my clothes; I'm gonna hit the road..." Shishiwakamaru took off what was left of his...er...clothes and began to dance around the fire, stark naked.

Rinku laughed to himself, still taking pictures.

"And I'm too sexy for this song!" Wakamaru struck a pose with his head held high, bending on one knee, the fire complimenting his pale skin.

And with one final flash, Rinku snapped the picture, and the developed picture ran down to his open palm. He smiled smugly to himself and joined the others in their clapping.

~ * ~

"Ooohhh..." Wakamaru groaned as the strange light hit his eyes. "Where the hell am I... YAAAAA-HHHHH!" He screamed, clutching the blanket around his body.

A nice smell wafted to his nose, and he turned to that place. Rinku was cooking something. "Good, I thought you'd never wake up!" he exclaimed.

"Is that breakfast?!" Wakamaru asked curiously.

Rinku shook his head, his hat bouncing his hair. "Iie...it's lunch. You slept all the way. All of you." He gestured to the other men, snoring.

Wakamaru leaned forward. "Umm...Rinku-kun..." he cleared his throat. "Why don't I have any clothes on?"

Rinku stared at him hard, then burst out laughing. "You mean you don't remember at all?!" he burst out, still in the fit of giggles.

Wakamaru shook his head and wrapped the blanket around him as he started to collect his clothes. After that, he put them on while the rest of the men woke up with groans and serious hangovers. Chuu immediately crawled over to Rinku, who dumped a plate in front of him.

"Even though you tied me up last night," the boy announced, "I'm willing to forgive you because you did something good for me last night...'specially you, Wakamaru-san!"

Everyone stared at him blankly.

Then, Chuu gave out a low whistle that broke the silence. "He got ya there, Wakamaru!"

"WHAT?" Wakamaru lunged him, grabbing the small papers Chuu was holding. "WHAAAAATTT?!" he bellowed.

Everyone gathered around Chuu, and they either whistled or clapped appreciatively. "Hey, Wakamaru," Jin stated, "you have a pretty nice body."

Wakamaru glared at him. "Shuddup," he growled.

"And I have mooorre!" Rinku sang out. "So the next time you try tying me up, there's no use 'cause I have my secret weapon with me...and no one knows where it iiiiss..."

Wakamaru glared at him. "Why you..."

Rinku grinned back at him. "Yes?" he asked innocently.

Silence. Then, Wakamaru gave a sigh of resignation. "Fine, you win."

The others trudged back to clean the remains of the party the night before while Rinku cooked lunch, whistling "I'm Too Sexy".

"Hey, Wakamaru," Touya teased, "I wonder if you sang that song--"

Wakamaru gave him his most dangerous glare. "SHUT UP!"

Rinku grinned secretly to himself.