(It's all good!)

Sage giggled and then grunted in agreement when the girl told him what she'd be doing. "you go get the water warm and I'll join you," he chuckled, willing to join the girl if he could stay where it was warm until the air in the bathroom had warmed up a bit. It would be enjoyable to screw around in the bath when they weren't sick, he had to admit that.

The girl gave a short giggle as she pecked him on the forehead and ran her hand through his hair before shuffling back a little. "Whenever you're ready," she all but purred before slipping out of bed and making a walk/jog towards the bathroom. A bath did sound nice, but a shower was more appealing for several reasons that she couldn't care to list. Though she did think it'd be nice to mess around in her bath at some point... hers was a lot bigger than Sage's, so they would have more space to screw around. The girl swiftly reached into the shower and turned it on, along with the heat, assuming that Sage would prefer a slightly warmer shower after waking up. Once the water ran warm, the girl wandered in and let the water run over her for a moment or so, more than enjoying the warmth.

Sage lay around for a few minutes after Anya turned the water on, giving her a few minutes to herself. It gave him a bit of time to wake up a little bit more so he wouldn't do anything incredibly dumb in there. After about ten minutes or so he wandered into the bathroom and locked the door behind him before slipping into the tub with Anya. The warm air was nice and toasty, and he felt a dumb grin form on his face as he entered the room. "I've decided to grace you with my presence," he announced in a slightly joking voice.

The girl rolled his eyes at his little jokes before sliding a little closer to the boy. "About time," she complained with a small chuckle, "You had a whole girl in the bathtub waiting for you and you chose to take forever," the girl groaned before falling back and resting her head against the edge of the tub. She just sunk into the water for a moment, enjoying the warmth and the comfort the water brought the girl... and, Sage was there, too, which made it all the better to her. They did have a little while before they had to do too much, so they could relax or mess about for as long as they wanted.

Sage chuckled and shook his head in a stubbornly joking manner. "I took like five minutes," he protested. Then he gave the girl a wide smirk, eyes glittering with mischief. "It just seems that way because you loooveee me," he giggled. He could tease and mess around, and so could Anya, though right now she seemed to be enjoying sitting in nice warm water. Her tub was bigger, too, that was pretty nice. Her room as a whole was better ...he didn't have any issues with that, but it was nice to screw around in.

The girl groaned and shook his head with a giggle. "You took ages," she went on with a sigh before sitting up and pulling the boy in a little. "I'm sure why I love you," she muttered sarcastically, "You've given me no reason to," she murmured quietly, though her tone was a pure flirty chant. An inviting one, really. Sage was beaming with mischief, and she was more than happy to play along with him... she hadn't seen the boy quite so... excitable in weeks. And the last time he had been, things hadn't quite gone to plan, so she was more than willing to mess around a little.

Sage giggled and wrapped his arms around the girl dramatically. "But you love me anyway," he chirped. "Must be my amazing personality and flawless looks," he teased the girl. He stuck his face close to the girl's, recognizing her inviting tone of voice ...though they'd done more than what he'd hoped for last night, so he'd leave it up to her to...set some form of a bar, if you could call it that.

"Flawless," she repeated with a slight scoff, purely a teasing one. "I think it must have been that super personality of yours," she purred lightly. It was fun to mess around for a little while... and it was definitely entertaining when the boy started it. Normally, she'd have to put something out there and start the teasing and flirting up, but she did like it when he did that instead. A light flush painted the girl's cheeks when he stuck his face close to hers, and she was admittedly a little caught off guard by that, too. But, she supposed he was looking for some sort of line for what was happening, so she leant forwards ever so slightly and placed a hand on his cheek before pressing a slower kiss to his lips and gently falling back against the tub wall. She pulled away once she was leaning against the wall and gave the boy a bright grin, "Tell me, tavern boy, why on earth do you love me?" she asked curiously with a slightly cocked head.

Sage could feel the grin widening over his face when the girl kissed him, a flash of triumph rolling through his body when he noticed her blush. He supposed it wasn't often he started something...he'd tease all the time, yes, but it wasn't usual for him to be the one to start flirting. He hummed in thought when she asked her question, and then shrugged. "I guess just because you're a good person and I appreciate it," he admitted. He cocked his head slightly and added, "you were definitely a good friend at first...not judging or anything, and genuinely want to help." He chuckled slightly and felt a slight blush rolling across his face. "But I think what tipped the edge was how...willing you were to change. To make things better in any way you could and never giving up on that." Then he grinned and winked. "And the fact that you're pretty is an added bonus," he giggled slightly.

Anya couldn't help the stupid grin on her face at his reply... she wasn't sure what she was expecting, but it wasn't him being so... nice about it. Maybe she was expecting him to be teasing with it, which she would have been fine with, but it was even better to hear what he'd just mentioned. She tilted her head forward and slipped the boy another quick kiss as she tried to hide her blush away... though, she found she didn't mind her blush all that much. For once, it was just nice to have him being honest with her rather than messing around. Sage's blush had made a bit of a difference, too. The second bit just made her grin wider. "So what you're saying is that maybe, I'm a good person?" she purred softly, though there was a slight amusement in that, too. "And that I'm pretty," she grinned at him, wider it seemed. It really was sweet of him, it was, though, she was struggling to find a serious way to respond in their current flirty mood.