Sage chuckled at the girl's response, though he was glad she'd accepted his invitation. First, though, he had to get the kitten into a bath...and he had a gut feeling that was going to be difficult. He was right, too, as soon as he set the kitten down in the warm water in the bathtub, she yowled in complaint and tried to leap out and back up into his arms. The next half hour or so involved lots of yowling and yelling on both parties and water going pretty much everywhere. However, Amber seemed content when she was wrapped up cozily in a towel and back in Sage's arms. Sage was a bit less content, being now covered in flour and water. He wandered out and set Amber and her towel in a corner that was still sunny to make sure she stayed warm and then went to clean the tub of cat hair and turned the shower on for him and Mari.

Mari followed the boy along towards the bathroom, but waited in the room outside, sitting on a chair with a book in hand... she would have helped the boy give the kitten a bath, but she didn't think she would have been much help... and really, the sounds coming from both Sage and Amber made her a little bit glad she hadn't gone in there. She did love the kitten, and of course Sage, but she wasn't too keen on the fact that she would probably be scratched by the little thing. She gave the boy a sheepish grin when he walked out with the kitten, who seemed a lot happier now... Sage, on the other hand, just seemed to be a mess. When he slipped back into the bathroom, she chuckled softly before going to the other side of the room to give the now very sleepy kitten a fuss.

Amber was probably more than happy to get fussed on by the girl, so Sage took a bit of time in the bathroom, cleaning up and whatnot before poking his head out the door. "You coming," he hummed lightly to Mari, cocking his head slightly. She didn't have to, of course, but he did sort of want her to join him. It might be fun, after all, and theyd already done plenty, so really neither of them should be bashful or anything. But, a nice warm shower with Mari just seemed relaxing...nice. he could admit that.

The girl looked back to the door when Sage poked his head through the door. She bit her lip in thought before huffing out a breath and giving the kitten one last tickle under the chin before standing up. "If I have to," she joked with a weary kind of yawn and stood up after a tiny stretch. She was covered in flour and all kinds of other things that they'd been cooking with, so to be honest she needed to shower anyway... it might just be a little bit better with Sage. She wandered towards the door where Sage was before gently walking him back into the bathroom so she could shut the door behind them.

(Kind of short, we've got a tonne of snow here I'm just kind of watching it lmao)

Sage rolled his eyes at the girl's joke, responding with a "haha," before slipping back into the bedroom to check the water temperature. He noted when the girl shut the door behind her and turned around with a grin before flicking a bit of the water that was on his hand at the girl in greeting. He had to admit, he was a bit excited about this ...he normally wasn't too excited to shower, but if this was what got him in the girls bed, he supposed he'd take it. Besides, maybe it would be more enjoyable with her here with him.

(It's all good lol!)

Mari gave a breathy kind of chuckle when the boy gave his sarcastic 'ha,' very clearly amused by the little tease. Mari squeaked a little when he flicked water at her, and kind of rolled her eyes at him. "God you're annoying," she complained before wandering over and looping a finger through his belt loops and kind of tugging him towards her a little bit and looking up at him with a bit of a grin. "And hurry up and take your clothes so we can get in the shower," she told him with an amused laugh before reaching to unlace the back of her dress again.

Sage gave the girl a grin, letting out a surprised squeak when the girl grabbed at him, a light blush painting his face before he chuckled and saluted the girl. "Yes ma'am," he chirped jokingly before tugging his shirt over his head and working on taking off his belt and trousers before following the girl into the bathtub. He wasn't really sure what water temperature the girl liked, so he'd made it plenty warm but kept it to where it wasn't super hot.. he really didn't care what the temperature was, so she could change it if she wanted to.

"Ma'am?" Repeated with a chuckle, rolling her eyes before taking the boy's hand as she kind of lead him into the tub... she got in, leaving more than enough space for the boy. Admittedly, she was excited to get clean. She quickly wiped her face off so that she wasn't completely covered in the flour, which just seemed to stick... well, everywhere. When the boy slipped in next to her, she couldn't help but grin. Just the sight of him made her giddy... it sent butterflies through her, and even that made her feel light... but safe. It was definitely a nice feeling.

Sage chuckled and rolled his eyes at the girl's comment, letting her drag him into the tub happily. "You are a ma'am, are you not," he hummed. "Would you rather me call you sir," he joked, a dumb grin forming in his face as he joked around. He started to rinse off the flour, though it proved to be a bit more difficult than he'd expected, and he wasn't all that sure if he'd get it all out of his hair, but whatever. He was just glad to have Mari in here with him. He felt a light blush cover his face when he felt the girl looking him over, but it made a sort of giddy feeling form in his stomach and torso, and he definitely liked the feeling.

The girl shook her head a little at him with a bit of a chuckle. "No, no, you're a sir," she mused lightly before rolling her eyes. "But that's because you're hot. Ma'am makes me sound old," she complained with a pout. It was a joke, and her amused little snicker just proved that. Really, he could call her anything and she didn't think she'd care all too much. She chuckled when the boy started to struggle with the flour and grabbed a rag to wipe his face off with. Once she'd finished she grinned and tapped his nose playfully. "Gorgeous," she purred lightly.