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evereinefaust · 10 months ago

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*.·:·.✧ 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫 ✧.·:·.*

"Oh, hello there, [Y/n]."

Whipping her head around at the familiar soothing voice, the young girl was met with a redhead. He offered her a gentle smile, eyes closed, gliding over to where she was in the aisle. [Y/n] returned the smile, her [e/c] hues lighting up at meeting one of her colleagues this early morning.

"Morning, Laphlaes," she greeted, focusing back on the selection of goods present before her. "Are you also here to buy some souvenirs?"

"Mhm. I want to buy something for my children to remember our vacation here," he responded, golden eyes perusing the shelves for anything that caught his fancy. "Maybe I could even buy matching accessories for the three of us."

The younger's face softened at his words. "I'm sure they'll love it."

"Are you also going to buy for your family?"

"I already did~" she giggled, picking up a diary notebook with a lock. "This time, I'm going to buy something for myself — my older siblings are kind enough to give me an allowance."

"I see," Laphlaes chuckled, a fist hiding his mouth. "Well, then, I'll be looking around for a bit more."

"Mhm. Me too."

The redheaded adult left the aisle as he scanned the other items in the store. [Y/n] continued to admire the selection of souvenirs and accessories on each shelf. The shop that she entered was called 'Tidalglow' — a gift shop filled to the brim with various specialty souvenirs and other wonderful items. Ever since coming to this resort a few days ago, the young [h/c]ette was so focused on having fun with friends that she hadn't had the chance to fully explore and admire the various shops lined around Sunset Street.

But today, she decided to give time to do so. Add the fact that she, too, wanted to spend her allowance on various items to remember this precious vacation.

"Maybe I'll get this journal, then I'll buy a few summer-themed stickers and other stuff I'm interested in," she murmured to herself, placing the said journal into her shopping basket.

Mindful buying is one of the things [Y/n] had trouble with, as she was not prudent. On the contrary, she is an impulsive and excessive buyer when it comes to whatever she desires, may it be food, supplies, or even microtransactions in her games. In short, she easily buys things that she sets her eyes on without a second thought.

Though, of course, she has three older relatives who would hold her rein back when it comes to buying, that's why she has to limit her greed and think twice about what items she wants to have. Especially when they could take away her privilege and cut down her monthly allowance. And [Y/n] fears that punishment the most.

That's why she's trying not to waste her money on everything she sets her eye on. But, of course, she lets loose every once in a while. And today's one of them.

[Y/n] got a couple of things inside her basket — two locked journals, a couple of summer-themed sticker packs, keychains, postcards, pens, and figurines that she could gift her friends when they return. A cheeky smile emerged on her lips as she skipped towards the opposite aisle, trying to find other things she could buy.

As soon as she arrived there, she spotted two mops of familiar hair — one blonde and another a silverette. Her smile grew, casually skipped over to them.

"Morning, Johan! Morning, Syphfride!" she chirped, arriving in between the two adults.

Johan glanced down at her, offering her a gentle smile. "Good morning, [Y/n]."

"You seem to be busy shopping, huh?" the silver-haired woman noted, her dual-colored hues spotting the number of items in the girl's shopping basket.

"Yep! How about you two? Buying some souvenirs?"

"Mhm. Since I had time away from the others, I decided to browse some souvenirs," Johan replied, returning his gaze to the shelf filled with specialty items.

"I see," the girl hummed, moving over to the blonde's left to not disturb his browsing.

The three of them quietly perused the shelf, often taking an item and examining whether it was to their liking. Seeing that [Y/n] had been here for a couple of minutes before, she pretty much browsed the entire gift shop, so most of the time, she was just observing her friends from the corner of her eyes. Often, she would pipe in the conversation, bringing up suggestions for souvenirs they could buy.

After a few moments of strolling around the establishment, an item that the girl hadn't noticed before caught her attention. She walked towards the shelf containing the item, picking one up and examining it.

"Hm... This bottle is cute. There are also different sizes and shapes. It would be fun to use it for making a terrarium or sand art, though I'm not experienced at those."

"Ah!" Like a light bulb appearing on top of her head, the young [h/c]ette perked up, a sudden idea popping into existence because of this particular item. Soon, her lips curved into her signature cat-like smirk. "Ufufu~"

"[Y/n]?" Johan's voice snapped the girl out of her trance, whipping her head at his call.

"What?"

"Are you done choosing? Syphfride and I are going to pay for our items."

"I'm coming~" jogging toward the man, she then joined them at the cashier.

"Hey, [Y/n]. Wanna join us in beach volleyball?" a certain raven-haired male walked up to the girl.

[Y/n]'s face lit up at the invitation, nodding her head eagerly. "Uhm! I wanna play volleyball!"

"Me too! Me too!" Cannae seconded, jogging towards them.

"Great! Everyone's coming along," Axel grinned, ushering the girls to their area.

A volleyball net was erected nearby, the long thick black line was placed on the sand to serve as the court. The setup was simple, with only the net and court lines. Seeing as this is just a casual game between friends, there's no need for strict rules. Alev was already waiting there, Helena and Waltz approaching momentarily.

"You already invited them? Great," Alev simpered.

Since Alev and Axel were great at volleyball, they decided to be in separate teams. The four other players were then chosen at random — using a stick with different colored bottoms. Everyone picked their stick, [Y/n] and Helena ended up in Axel's team as Cannae and Waltz in Alev's.

"Since this is just a casual game, there's no need to do extra stuff like those in matches," the raven-haired adult began, a Mikasa volleyball pressed between his hips and wrist. "Also, since we're playing on the sand, don't move recklessly."

"Alright," Helena nodded at the explanation. "Although we don't need to do it, we could still do the other things like attack and block, right?"

"If you want to," Alev answered. "Though, since not everyone here is experienced, it's not necessary. Also, we won't be playing that hard — we want to keep it fair for everyone here."

"That's right. The first one to 25 points wins."

[Y/n] raised her hand. "We won't be doing sets, right? Can we still play after that?"

"Of course, though no need to push yourself that hard," the redheaded woman smiled softly.

"Uwah! It's been a while since I've played volleyball!"

[Y/n] can't help the grin on her face, feeling jittery to play another game with her friends. The teenage actress had no proper training or experience with playing volleyball, she just plays during P.E. or with her friends at school. Though, she is still well-versed in it because of watching Haikyuu.

Well, certainly school would have taught her that but she wasn't bothered to be interested in the subject before becoming obsessed with Haikyuu. Nonetheless, despite not being skilled in the sport, she is still excited to finally put her volleyball knowledge to good use.

The two teams went on to their respective side of the court, Axel being the first to serve. He stood behind the black line, extending his left arm to lift the ball in the air before hitting it with his right hand. The ball flew over to the opposite court, and Waltz clumsily received it, the ball swerving over to their right side.

"S-sorry!" he apologized, feeling embarrassed by his failure to receive.

"Don't mind," Alev reassured, successfully bumping the stray ball into [Y/n]'s court.

"Don't worry about it, Waltz! You're doing great!" [Y/n] encourages, sending him a bright smile.

Helena snickered, putting her arms together to receive Alev's ball. "Don't go apologizing over such things. You're not even in an official match, Waltz."

"R-right..." the blonde boy sweat-dropped, chuckling.

A small smile appeared on the Valkarios cousins' lips, happy to see their colleagues having fun in a casual game of beach volleyball. Although that's the case, the two are still competitive enough to try and one-up the other. At the start, the four were trying to get a feel for their game, often making small mistakes that led to the other team's points. Although it wasn't that serious, each of them still felt a tinge of competitiveness to win this game.

And that only amplified when Alev and Axel were facing off against each other. During one of their chance ball, Axel decided to pull some offensive attack, just for the fun of it. After [Y/n]'s sloppy receive which made the ball drift closer to the net, Axel ran after it and pushed the ball into the other side.

Since none of them anticipated him to do that, everyone was surprised. The man was looking so smug, especially seeing his cousin's face. But that just fueled her desire to bring him down. As they earned a point, it was then the [h/c]ette's turn to serve the ball. Despite observing others how to do an underhand serve, the young girl still can't get the gist of it, seeing how she would throw the ball further away, making her body lean forward to catch up with the hit. This would then lead to a bad serve and a point for the other team.

"Don't worry about it, [Y/n]," Helena reassured, patting the sulking girl on her shoulders.

[Y/n] conjured up a small smile, grateful for the blunette's words. "Thanks, Helena."

"[Y/n]," Axel called, making the girl whipped her head at him. He grinned at her, jutting a thumb at himself. "If you want a personal coach, I could teach you basic moves in volleyball."

"Really?"

"Of course!"

"I am a better teacher than him," Alev retorted, now earning herself an annoyed look from her cousin. She just smirked, ready to serve. "Teach her when you beat us in this game."

"Oh, you bet~" the tan man snorted, ready to take her down.

Unlike before, Alev decided to do a jump serve. [Y/n]'s eyes widened in awe and surprise at the display of ability. Not only was she able to witness one of the most powerful serves known in volleyball that she could only see in anime, but she was also able to see it this close and from one of her friends.

"Whoah! That looks strong!"

Everyone was caught in another surprise at the girl's sudden change in service, even more so with the accuracy of the services that it immediately went straight to the raven-haired man. Despite that, he was still able to stop the ball, bumping it high so that looking at it above would strain their eyes due to the sun.

"Hey! What gives?!" he shouted, annoyed by the targeted attack.

"You didn't ban us from using high-level techniques," she smiled, placing a hand over her eyes to try and locate the ball. "Besides, I'll only target you — don't worry."

Helena placed a hand on her hips, observing the cousins glaring at each other from afar. "Wow, how competitive these two can be?"

"Who knows?" [Y/n] chuckled.

After Axel's high bump of the ball into the other team, Waltz was able to make a solid receive — albeit just luck. This time, a perfect height and distance away from the net. Seeing this opportunity to finish off what she started, Alev got ready to do a spike. She ran towards the ball, jumping a mere distance from the net, her right arm ready to spike the ball into the sand.

However...

"Oh, no you don't!" her cousin let out a roar, jumping up close to the net to block her attack.

Even Helena decided to join in, maybe just trying it out for herself. But, her jump wasn't high enough to even reach Axel's point of impact, thus making her attempt futile. Seeing this as a chance, Alev slammed the ball down into the sand, earning another point for her team.

"Damn, jumping that high is its special skill, huh?" the blue-haired adult huffed, planting her palms against the sand and leaning her head back.

Axel offered a hand to her. "You alright, there?"

"I'm fine, just impressed," she admitted, taking his hand as the man pulled her up. Helena then dusted her rear from the sand, going back to position.

Since Alev's team scored another point, they then rotated. Now, it's Waltz's turn to serve again.

"Waltz, try aiming at me!" [Y/n] said excitedly. "I wanna receive a ball!"

"Alright."

With that, Waltz released a deep sigh to calm his nerves. Carefully lifting his left arm to throw the ball up, he then did an underhand serve, hopefully going in [Y/n]'s general direction as she wanted it to. Fortunately, the hit was good enough as it went up to the other side, in [Y/n]'s direction, nonetheless. The [h/c]ette was already feeling excited, wanting to make a solid receive just like how the blonde boy did. However, the teen truly underestimated her skills, especially with her eye and body coordination.

Everything went in slow motion. The ball was spinning, its trajectory straight at her. In [Y/n]'s mind, she knew that she could receive this ball, however, the way she would do so was something she didn't account for. That's why, without moving from her spot, she lifted her arms together in a receiving motion. However, contrary to her expectations, the ball slammed hard against her face, making the girl wobble backward from the impact.

"Eek! [Y-Y/n]!"

"Whoah! [Y/n]!"

"Are you alright?!"

"Oh no..."

"Wow... unnie got headshoted..."

"Ugh... God, why?!"

[Y/n] felt a shiver run down her spine, her face paling every second after remembering a specific thing that she learned earlier the day. She tried her hardest not to let her discovery foil her mood for the remainder of the day, or even think about that thing.

The young girl once more returned to the sandy beach, walking across the sand as if she were treading on thin ice. Her footsteps were careful and light, trying not to burrow her sandals between the sandy grains, afraid that a particular creature might pop out from deep within.

"[Y/n]? You're deep in thought, huh?" Fortunately, a bubbly voice spared the girl from her horrendous thinking.

The said girl glanced at the newcomer, seeing a blonde girl her age. Charlotte's large, emerald pools blinked at her curiously. The [h/c]ette heaved a deep sigh, finally feeling her heart rate return to normal. Pausing in her tracks, she faced the other teen, a smile decorating her visage once more.

"Hey, Charlotte. Sorry I didn't notice you there," she chuckled sheepishly, rubbing her nape.

Then, a pinkette popped out from behind Charlotte, surprising the [h/c]-haired actress. "She's not the only one, you know?"

"Oh, hey, Lyn," [Y/n] sweat-dropped at the sudden appearance. She even noticed a certain silver-haired male running along toward them. "Are you guys going somewhere?"

"Just around the shore. We're going to search for seashells!" Charlotte beamed, her visage as bright as the sun.

Lyn nodded fervidly, crossing her arms. Suddenly, her visage turned sinister. "Maybe I could even catch some nasty thing to surprise oppa with~"

"I heard that," without warning, a hand chop came down on the young girl's unsuspecting head, eliciting a pained yelp.

"What the heck! Oppa!" the girl glared heatedly at the silverette, ready to throw hands at her older cousin.

On the other hand, Mikhail scoffed, a smug smirk adorned his lips, light blue eyes narrowing at the shorter girl. He was completely unmoved by the other's silent threats, even challenging her equally with his own. He crossed his arms, staring down at Lyn who returned his gaze with a glare.

Charlotte watched from the sidelines, absorbed with the Blake cousins' silent war, sparks flying from where their gaze connected. However, the same can't be said for a particular [h/c]ette. Upon hearing Lyn's words, she was immediately reminded of the one thing she tried removing from her mind but to no avail.

Beach worms.

During her lunch with her family earlier, she was watching some reaction videos about unexpected things. Often, the video would make her wow or even laugh, however, one video, in particular, was about a man luring in a sandworm using a dead fish. [Y/n], even the Youtuber she was watching, was unsure about what would happen in the video — seeing as the man slid the fish across the sand.

Then, suddenly, something bit the fish, and immediately, the man in the video used his fingers to clamp onto the creature and pulled it up from the sand. [Y/n] felt her heart drop at the length of the sandworm, a chill running down her spine from witnessing a worm being caught out of the sand. Even the Youtuber was caught off-guard by the occurrence.

Since then, the young teen's innate fear of creepy crawlies — especially worms of any kind — resurfaced in her mind...

[Y/n]'s sudden shudder was noticed by Mikhail, who broke the glaring contest with his younger cousin to switch attention to the [h/c]-haired girl. "Are you alright, [Y/n]? Are you cold?"

"Cold? You call this weather cold?" Lyn raised a brow, her snide comment didn't go unnoticed by the man. Nevertheless, he ignored her.

"Oh, no — I'm fine," she said, waving her hands dismissively. "And I'll pass on joining you guys. I already went seashell hunting with the others yesterday."

"Aw~ But that means you already have experience!" the blonde girl pouted. "Don't you wanna help us newbies?"

"That's right! It's already unfair that you had a headstart so why not do it for the second time?" even the pink-haired joined in persuading the girl. "It'll be fun with us! You can't miss seeing oppa's disgusted face, can you?"

"Stop it, you two," Mikhail sighed, not in the mood to deal with these troublesome girls. Lucky for him, [Y/n] wasn't part of the people he had to keep an eye on, but she was still one of his concerns.

"I wouldn't have second thoughts joining if only I didn't know beach worms existed... No, scratch that — I wouldn't mind joining if beach worms don't exist... But now since I knew, I wouldn't take any chances."

Of course, there are also other critters lurking in the sand that [Y/n] doesn't know of at the moment. But, maybe it's for the best. After all, she would be paranoid the rest of the vacation if she were to find out what other creatures could be found on the sandy beach...

"Sorry, girls, but I don't think I can stomach being on the beach that long," [Y/n] admitted, adjusting her legs so that her weight wouldn't sink her sandals. She looked at each person's expression, pursing her lips into a thin line as she decided to come clean. "Well, I would like to join you three but I'm starting to fear the sand."

Charlotte tilted her head in confusion. "The sand? Why?"

Heaving a sigh, [Y/n] ignored the fast beating of her heart and flushed cheeks and continued. "Because of beach worms..."

"Beach worms?" Mikhail repeated, placing a thumb under his chin in thought.

"Mhm. I just discovered it earlier and apparently, there is a possibility that beach worms exist here. And they're long too! You all know how I'm afraid of any worms," [Y/n] felt goosebumps across her skin just from the thought, her heart heavy now that she realized how long she was standing on the sand.

Silence ensued after that. The three seem to be in thought, processing the words that she imparted. Different thoughts swirled in each person's head, all for different reasons. As for [Y/n], she felt flustered from sharing such a story with them.

"So, that means you're paranoid because of that?" Mikhail's question was something. The girl didn't know whether he was making sure of that information or if he was secretly making fun of her. Especially with the corner of his lips curving up.

The young girl nodded.

"I didn't know that such worms exist," Lyn mused, her light blue eyes sparkling. "Thanks for the information, [Y/n]!"

"You're welcome...?"

Charlotte took a step forward, clasping her friend's hands into hers. [Y/n] stared at the other girl's round, green eyes. "Don't worry, [Y/n]! Mikhail is here to protect you from the worms! No one would ever harm you!"

"I can carry you around if you want," the man said, a teasing look plastered on his face.

Red bloomed on the [h/c]ette's cheeks, knowing full well that they would start teasing her now that she divulged this particular information to the trio.

After spending the afternoon at the beach, [Y/n] and a few others decided to try out the swimming pool at the Beach House. The only time the girl had ever visited this place was yesterday when she filled up balloons with water. She wasn't able to fully admire the place, nonetheless, it was interesting enough that it caught her attention from the get-go. Now, she invited some of her friends to hang out at the beach house and even swim in the swimming pool.

The young girl finally left the changing room, already wearing her [f/c] swimwear that she received as a gift from Lyn the other day. After putting her belongings inside the bag that she brought with her, she placed it inside her designated cubicle, making sure that nothing would accidentally fall.

Then, she sauntered towards the building's exit, her eyes not failing to admire the wonderful interior of the beach house. There were many lounges and plush chairs scattered in the left part of the entrance, and on the right side, was a smoothie bar with bar stools for customers to use. Finally, the large circular stairs were in the middle of the building, and [Y/n] could see a couple more couches on the second floor near the terrace.

"There they are."

As soon as the young [h/c]ette exited the building, the sun rays glazed her form, the heat making itself known. The pool was right in front of the beach house, and four lounger chairs made with hemp on each side of the pool were partly submerged in water, a large beach umbrella erected between them to shield the vacationer from the harsh rays.

A familiar mop of pink hair was already occupying one of the lounger chairs, while a certain pair of best friends were by the water, chatting with each other. Smiling, the girl decided to disturb the nearest person first, the target was no other than Joshua Levinth.

"Hey, Josh," she greeted, occupying the lounger beside him.

Joshua slightly moved his head in her direction. "Hey, [Y/n]."

The pink-haired man was wearing a pale yellow summer shirt with a floral design. The shirt was left unbuttoned all the way, revealing his fair torso and his slightly toned abs. He also wore dark blue beach shorts and had dark-tinted sunglasses covering his eyes, despite already having the umbrella shielding him.

By the form the chairs were designed, his lower half was partly submerged in water, the said liquid splashing his legs gently. Judging by his relaxed posture, [Y/n] was pretty sure that he would fall asleep right then and there.

"This chair is so comfortable, huh," she mentioned, leaning down on the hemp chair and finding the right position to relax. Immediately, water went up her waist, submerging her entire lower half into the cold water.

"Mhm, I could hog this chair all to myself for the next few hours," Joshua said.

She giggled. "Don't be like that. Share the experience with other people as well, Joshua!"

"Mhm," the corner of his lips upturned. He then glanced at the girl beside him, observing her features and form. "You look nice in that."

"Really?" she immediately sat up, attention fixated on the man.

"Mhm."

Standing up, the girl then showed all sides of herself to Joshua, revealing the wonderful design of the swimwear she was wearing. Under the sunlight, her lower half which was speckled with water beads glistened, enhancing the allure of her figure more.

"Lyn bought this for me as a gift. We decided to wear it today. The three of us — me, Charlotte, and Lyn — have similar designs. It's like a matching outfit," she explained, a bright disposition present.

Joshua can't help but smile at that, his relaxed visage softened at the way her [e/c] pools light up in excitement or how bubbly she was when narrating about it. She then sat back down, chatting away with the pink-haired man. Joshua thoroughly enjoyed her soothing presence, especially when she was milder compared to usual.

For the pink-haired adult, such leisure times were best enjoyed with individuals who shared the same sentiment as him. He loved spending time with [Y/n], despite her rambunctious attitude most of the time. However, when the days came when she was milder, he couldn't help but become more attentive. Just being in a conversation with her while they sat was one of his ideal leisure time.

"Are you going to swim in the water later?" she asked, briefly turning to face him.

"We can get into the water if you want," he said, finally sitting down.

At that, the young girl grinned. "Alright, then~"

She and Joshua stood up from their seat, careful to not trip into the water. Knowing that the girl couldn't swim for the love of god, Joshua offered his arm for her to latch on as they proceeded to walk deeper into the pool. [Y/n] can't stop the large grin on her face, cheeks tinted pink as she felt her heart race at the man's gestures. Nonetheless, she enjoyed this intimacy.

"Oh, Joshua, [Y/n], hi!" Raligon greeted, seeing the two arriving at where they were. "Glad to see you two joining in the water."

"Here's my passenger, time to change stops," Joshua said, a smile on his face.

At that, he extends his arm — which [Y/n] was latched on — forward, enabling her to come near either of the boys. Brandon was farther away from the edge of the pool, and seeing that he was difficult to persuade when it came to her whims, she decided to latch onto Raligon instead.

Fortunately, Raligon, being his sweet self, allowed the girl to go to him. He helped the girl onto his back, [Y/n] immediately hugging him from behind. She had her arms loosely wrapped around his neck, her legs dangling in the water. She didn't need to wrap it around his waist as well unless he needed her to.

"Swimming must be a luxury to you," Brandon mentioned, his red eyes landing on the [h/c]-haired female. "Seeing that you can't swim on your own, you need to latch onto someone just to enjoy being in the middle of the pool."

"I can swim a bit," she countered, huffing at the ravenette's accusations. "True, I haven't learned how to swim properly and can't stay afloat upright, but I know how to move my body across the water. Lemme show you!"

[Y/n] removed her arms around Raligon, the redhead assisting her as the other gave space for the girl. Seeing as they are by the edge of the swimming pool, the young actress had no worries about drowning in the middle of the pool. Starting from where they are, she just needs to swim toward the nearest end.

Slowly removing her hand from Raligon, she brought her hands together and extended them forward, before each arm swung outwards, successfully pushing her forward. She maintained strong kicks to keep her momentum forward, as each stroke of her arms wasn't enough for it. However, since she had no proper training in swimming, her head was underwater the whole time. Meaning that she has to hold her breath until she surfaces.

It didn't take long for the girl to arrive at the other end, her head bumping hard against the tiled surface since she wasn't looking forward. Despite the intense pain in her skull, she grasped the ledge right as she arrived, slowly surfacing and opening her mouth for a breather.

"H-how's that?" she asked between huffs, moving away wet strands of [h/c] from her face to look at her friends.

The boys smiled at her, all of them treading slowly to where she was. Upon reaching her, Brandon instantly noticed the pained look she was hiding, her other hand massaging the top of her head.

"Can you swim like that for long?" Raligon asked, allowing the girl to latch onto his arms for support.

"Nah, I can barely hold my breath underwater on the way here. There's no way I'll be able to swim for long," she shrugged. "If each end of the pool is near, maybe I could. But there's no way I would risk it."

"Right," the redhead chuckled.

"How about floating? Have you tried practicing staying afloat?" Joshua asked.

"I could do this," With that, the girl removed her hand and laid flat on the water, face upward. She was able to stay afloat, though small waves often washed over her entire face, making it hard for her to breathe.

"How about upright?"

"See for yourself."

She moved her legs down, trying to stay upright on the water. Her arms are out on each side, and the boys are at arm's reach whenever she needs help. Despite her legs kicking back and forth to try and stay afloat, for reasons unknown, she was slowly descending into the water.

Joshua had to bring her back up by her waist, ensuring that no water entered her nose. He pursed his lips, trying not to laugh at her predicament, even Raligon sported a smile, on the verge of letting out a chuckle, Brandon, on the other hand, looked shocked at this ludicrous discovery. Nonetheless, it still made him simper at the scene.

The four of them spent the next few hours relaxing in the swimming pool. Seeing as [Y/n] still can't swim well, she would be often carried around by one of the boys as they tread the water, making sure that they wouldn't stay in the middle of the pool for too long. Though, most of the time, the [h/c]-haired female would just relax on the lounger chairs which she even ended up napping at one point.

"I'm glad that the beach house still allows people to use it until later. Since the beach closes at 6 in the evening, we can't enjoy an evening swim for safety reasons. But at least we can still use the swimming pool."

[Y/n] stood at the entrance of the beach house, a glass of [f/f] juice in her hand. The girl's gaze was unfocused, seemingly in a daze as she stared blankly into the evening skies. She looked deep in thought, but her mind was devoid of anything. She raised her glass, about to take a drink, when suddenly, she choked on her drink, her body jolting in surprise.

"Khoff! Khoff! Guh! Ah..." she smacked her chest, trying to get rid of the liquid that went down the wrong pipe. In the middle of it all, the juice even went up her nose, and exited through its holes, leaving her lower face a mess.

Fortunately, she was able to regain her composure. Though, of course, her friends were there to witness this ludicrous display of unfortunate events. Brandon and Raligon were just chatting at one of the outdoor benches, in full view of the girl standing idly in front of them. They weren't even paying her attention when she suddenly jolted forward and her juice splashed everywhere, followed by her harsh coughs.

They were shocked, seeing that it happened right in front of their faces. However, they soon found themselves bursting into laughter, making the juice-drenched girl bloom red in embarrassment... hopefully for the last time today.

"Uwah~ So delicious~" a certain girl drawled out in pleasure, her mouth making a popping sound after drinking her beverage through the straw. Her cheeks tinted pink and her eyes closed, savoring the fruity taste of heaven.

[Y/n] and a couple of her friends were currently lounging at the Beach House, just finished having their night swimming at the pool earlier. She was on the second-floor balcony, leaning against the marble railing with her drink in her hand.

"Island Passion... such a perfect name for a perfect smoothie~" she giggled to herself, admiring the colors of her smoothie in the glass.

Taking another sip, her [e/c] orbs glanced at the ocean on the horizon. The moon was very bright tonight, as the stars speckled the night sky. Their luminescence shone down at the calm waters, making them reflect in a mesmerizing wave. She then switched her attention toward the shore, where a couple of people were walking past, some were coming from the beach house, others going in. Then, she glanced directly down, seeing other people still enjoying themselves in the crystal clear pool.

A small smile graced her lips, her eyes softening as a soft blush decorated her cheeks. "This evening is so nice."

Propping her elbow on the railing, she let her cheek rest on her palm, the other still holding the cold beverage and often taking a sip from it. As she took another long sip, the evening breeze suddenly came whiz past her bare form, making the girl shiver due to the cold.

"Ugh, damn... Why didn't I bring a jacket with me?" she groaned, voice shaky. She knitted her brows together, pouting her lips at her unpreparedness.

With her body experiencing cold both externally and internally, the young girl was left shivering ever so often the longer she stayed outside. But, still, [Y/n] refused to go inside where it was warmer and filled with people. After all, this is one of the rare occasions where she could be by herself, relaxing without another person in the vicinity. It's not like she hates being with others — no, it's quite the contrary. Though seeing how it was in the past few days, she can't help but think of ways to do something with her friends, thus preventing her from enjoying a moment of peace with others without doing something in particular.

"D-damn... Is the wind getting colder and colder?"

The girl frowned, now unable to stop her body from shivering and her teeth from clattering. She even placed both hands on her arms, trying to rub some heat into her system. Fortunately for her, a warm piece of clothing was draped over her bare form, enveloping her with warmth.

"Who...?" she curiously turned around, her gaze meeting with a particular silver-haired man. His narrow, light-blue eyes stared at her smaller form. "Oh... Mikhail."

"If you're cold, why didn't you go in?" he asked, taking the space beside her and leaning against the railing as well.

She pulled on the jacket closer to her body, a small smile gracing her lips and a blush smeared her cheeks. Nonetheless, she was thankful for Mikhail's kind gestures. "Thanks for the jacket and concern, Mikhail. But, you know how I wanted to be in solitude sometimes, especially on a busy day surrounded by others."

"Right," he hummed, fully understanding what she meant.

"Wanna try this?" she offered her smoothie to the man.

He sported a minuscule smile, gratefully taking the glass. "Thanks."

Mikhail drank the smoothie without the straw, enjoying being with her like this and even trying out drinks that she liked. Meanwhile, the young actress intently watched as the silverette drank the smoothie, even sporting a few residues on the side of his lips after drinking. Her expression softened at that, chuckling to herself as Mikhail's face lit up a bit at the sweetness of the beverage.

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