Artemis blushed again, remembering how much he'd wanted to stay with Haku all night and hide from what he was going to be facing. In retrospect, perhaps that would have been the best option.

Or maybe not, since Zabuza would have found them like that. Which probably would have been worse... maybe. He didn't know anymore.

"I prefer that as well," Artemis said with a smile. "I don't think you'd appreciate being tied down, anyway."