tampered | Log; ongoing

At that moment, the taller girl walked out her room, a bag slung over her shoulders, sunglasses already perched on top of her head. Though she still worried a little that a certain gun-wielding dolt had yet to take her recently given advice about taking Chidori out, she grinned regardless. At least she hoped having fun today would cheer her friend up somewhat.

"Well, I'm ready when you are!" she smiled, glad to see her friend was perking up after everything that had gone on recently. "So, where are we meeting A.B.A?

Paracelsus let out a sigh as he watched A.B.A fret in front of their bed, trying to decide whether or not to wear the bathing suit all the way over to Risa's apartment. She was wearing nothing but her bandages, the glove on her left hand, and her shoes.

"I-I'm not sure if I want to wear something so b-bold all the way there, though......."

A.B.A held the swimsuit to her bandaged chest, then sighed in resignation. "I guess so........" She then quite shamelessly removed her bandages in order to pull the swimsuit on, giving her fiancee a grin, even though he was making a point of looking away. Once the suit (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v281/Morzox/4chan%20images/ABA/1205445929322.png) was on, A.B.A took a few moments to figure out how the sarong skirt was to be worn, then inspected the result.

"H-How do I look.......?" She stood in front of her companion, hugging her chest anxiously. He looked down at her and thought for a moment.

"R-Right, right........"

All set, A.B.A grabbed her fiancee's chain and left Megumi's apartment, arriving at Risa's some time later. Once there, she knocked on the door and waited for a response, shuffling uncomfortably at some of the looks she'd received on the way there.

She grinned at Risa. Oh they were going to have fun all right. She had just packed a watermelon--lucky of her to get that in this place.

The taller girl's question put her off...did they remember to tell A.B.A where to meet? She wanted to smack her forehead, how stupid could she get?

Relief passed through her when she heard the knock on the door.

"I'll get it." Risa spoke as she passed the kitchen, allowing her roomate to finish her packing, quickly unlocking the door.

On seeing the familiar girl (and weapon) standing outside, she smiled warmly.

"Hey," she greeted, looking to see that A.B.A looked very becoming in her bathing suit. She hoped the other girl had been okay walking all the way over the apartment like that, but considering she wore so little anyway (at least from what Risa could tell on seeing her last time) it didn't seem that big a deal.

"You look set for a good time today A.B.A. Chidori, come see what you think of her swimsuit!" she called, ushering A.B.A inside for a moment.

[Yes, dark blue tones for A.B.A <3]

A.B.A grinned bashfully, but seemed happy at the compliment all the same. She felt a little uncomfortable being so closely inspected, but it was for the best that she learned to deal with such scrutiny in the interest of learning to adapt to social interaction.

She hugged Paracelsus while waiting for Chidori to come out.

"I-It's really okay, then........? It's not red anywhere, right.......?"

A little self-conscious, A.B.A looked herself over to check for blood spots, but luckily there weren't any thus far.

Mm, not bad, Chidori thought as she stepped towards the door, carrying her stuff. Way better than what A.B.A usually wore, anyway. She might draw looks from other people though, and not for the usual reasons.

Still, she nodded approvingly, "It looks good on you. Risa did a good job."

"Let's go."

"Right, let's go!" Risa cheered, sliding the sunglasses down so they rested on her nose, gripping the handle of her bag as they made their way towards the door.

On hearing the worry in the other girls voice, Risa recalled the conversation they had before, the worry over blood stains. She was still slightly confused on the matter, but another part of her was glad A.B.A liked the outfit enough to worry over it.

"Nope, no red...and don't worry too much about. Just remember what I told about club soda if worst comes to worst." she smiled once she looked over the redhead, winking once she had locked the door and walked out of the building.

A.B.A followed the other two like a shy puppy just getting to know its new owners. She was lucky the suit fit as well as it did, otherwise A.B.A would have felt even more uncomfortable at the glances in her direction earned by passersby. This isn't to say people weren't looking at the others, but the fact of the matter was that in her self-conscious state, A.B.A was noticing these looks more, even if they were only because she had a KEY sticking through her skull, and was dragging a large metal axe behind her. As such, she followed closely behind the others to keep from being separated.

She turned to look at Chidori, who was holding a watermelon.

"............................... What do you need that for............?"

"This?"

She glanced towards the watermelon she was holding, then back to A.B.A. Oh that's right, she had no idea about these things. At least Chidori wasn't the only one to explain.

She held it up, grinning mischievously, "This is a must-have everytime you go and have fun in the beach!"

Sweatdropping slightly, Risa twitched. She had little idea herself what the other girl was referring to, but maybe it was best to go along with for now. Oh, and make sure the redhead didn't get scared by this unknown development.

"Don't worry, you'll catch on quick." she smiled, albeit a little weary herself of the expression on Chidori's face.

They continued walking through the streets for some time, until a strong breeze brought the scent of sea air before them.

"Here we are."

There was a simultaneous gasp of awe from A.B.A and her fiancee as they looked out at the infinite expanse of water. Since the only time they'd been anywhere near it had been during the Titanic curse, during which they never once looked back at the water, it was a brand-new experience for both of them.

"Ooooooooooh~! It's so big!"

Justs as last time, A.B.A had a good deal of difficulty treading on the sand, especially while dragging Paracelsus along behind her. She absently muttered off its properties as if doing so would make it stop moving around so much.

A.B.A looked up, turning just a little red.

"S-Sorry..........."

She looked at the others.

"So......... Ah....... What do we do now..........?"

She grinned at A.B.A and Paracelsus' awe. It never seemed to fail. The beach, anywhere that may be, always managed to impress.

She was placing her things down on the sand when she heard A.B.A's question, "Why don't you go to the water?"

"Sounds like a good idea, who wants to go in for a little bit?" Risa added, putting her bag down on a towel, then kicking off her sandals and untying the sarong from her waist, revealing the sky blue tankini she wore. "It'll be fun."

A.B.A watched the others, then followed the example by removing her sarong and placing it with the others' things.

"Ah........ alright....... B-But we...... have to be careful........."

She hugged Paracelsus' chain tightly and dragged him behind her on their way to the water. She hesitated a little before going in just far enough to have the water up to her ankles.

"I-It's cold......................"

She smiled a little, moving her feet around in the water carefully so as not to knock herself or her companion off-balance.

Looking back, Risa chuckled at how apprehensive A.B.A was, that innocent and curious expression, so timid and unsure, crossing over her face. She could only hope the new experiences here would allow her to enjoy herself more.

"Yeah it is, but it feels nice on a hot summer day!" she giggled, kicking and splashing with her feet a little, making a game of jumping over the waves that came towards the shore.

Risa was still a little weirded out by how the other girl did not seem to want to leave the large weapon, even for a moment. Surely it would be safe on the towels for a little while?

The poor amazon hadn't quite clued in that the object was indeed Paracelsus, and at that moment was too busy enjoying herself to really question A.B.A's behaviour. After all, she didn't want to cause offence, since the redhead seemed so unsure about a lot of things. She didn't want to cause her to withdraw back into her shell in fright.

Chidori joined the other two into the water. The cold water splashing on her legs felt gratefully delicious. After everything that happened, the water was a very nice reprieve.

She motioned for A.B.A and Paracelsus to further go deeper into the water, "Come on! The water's great!"

Could Paracelsus drown? Could it--he talk underwater? It was a sudden thought, out of nowhere. And she was having the urge to fulfill her curiosity.

A.B.A hesitated, looking at Paracelsus nervously a moment before cautiously moving deeper, wary of the fact that the water was slowing her movements and making movement very difficult, especially dragging Paracelsus around. She stopped once she got to her waist.

Having a sudden idea, A.B.A lifted the heavy object up suddenly, then jammed him down into the ground, embedding his blade deep enough into the water to keep him stationary, and just far enough that his head was safely above the waves, and turned so that they'd hit him from the side either way. She was actually rather proud of the thought.

"T-There......... Now you'll be safe........"

Of course, she was equally sure of the fact that she herself didn't know how to swim, so she settled for standing by him, dragging his chain through the water and smiling at the feeling of the water lapping up against her.

"It's nice out here............... D-Don't you think so, my love~......?"

She hugged her anchor lovingly, oblivious of the scene she may cause by hugging the weapon's pole so suggestively. His expression showed he was very aware of the fact, however, as he looked away in embarrassment.

A.B.A looked up at the other two, still clinging to the metal object and letting her legs float to the top. She marveled at the odd sensation, unsure whether to be scared or amazed.

"A-Ah, it's c-carrying me away....!"

Looking over, Risa chuckled a little at the sight. At least she was enjoying herself, and that axe was at least keeping her steady.

"That's the current, and it's pretty normal for people to float up when it pulls you." she smiled, moving over to A.B.A, enjoying the feeling of the water trickling down her back. "Having fun?"

Ah, so that's it. She laughed along with Risa, "Relax, that's normal in the water."

She rose from the water and walked back to their things, dripping water from her body to the sand as she went. Chidori got out the watermelon and the baseball bat she got when she played the game with some kid in the City.

Memories quickly resurfaces and drove her to sharply look around for some stupidly disguised idiot hiding somewhere. Nothing. Oh well, it doesn't matter.

Turning around, she waved at the two redheads--one of whom was still marveling at the phenomena of buoyancy, "Hey! You guys hungry?"

A.B.A kicked her legs a little to try and regain some sense of direction, starting to enjoy the feeling, even if she couldn't quite figure out how to master it. "I-It's fun, but I...... Ah........ I-It's kind of..... Difficult......."

Suddenly distracted by Chidori's calling to them, A.B.A lost her grip on Paracelsus and fell into the water. She surfaced a moment later, her red hair hanging limply over her face. She groped around for Paracelsus and caught his chain.

"That was d-dangerous........" She said that, but she was grinning despite herself. Now that she had a firm grip on Paracelsus now, she used her free hand to wipe her hair out of her eyes so she could look over at Chidori calling to them.

She looked at Risa and nodded. It took a great heft from her, but she managed to dislodge Paracelsus in order to drag him back to shore, both he and her still dripping wet when they reached it. A.B.A and Paracelsus both watched the watermelon and bat curiously.

".......... Are we eating the watermelon...........?"

Risa waved to Chidori, signally they were on their way back, watching as A.B.A disappeared disappeared under the waters surface, and then how she came back up, smiling at the obvious enjoyment of the other girl.

"Oh I wouldn't worry. The tide would pull you towards the shore, so you wouldn't be in too much danger." Risa chuckled, as they walked back towards the beach.

Once she sat down on the towels and dried herself off a little, she turned to see the watermelon and bat sitting nearby...well, this would be interesting.

"I'm all for anything as long as you don't clock me with that." she laughed, gesturing the large wooden instrument.

She grinned as she swung around with the bat, "Not to worry. This is for morons and watermelons only."

"Yup. We're going to eat it," Chidori continued, and pointed the bat to A.B.A, "And you're going to break it open."

A.B.A, still trying to dry her head off with the towel without catching it on the key in her head and consequentially ripping it, stopped when Chidori pointed to her.

".............. Huh? M-Me.......?" She pointed at herself, a little surprised.

She looked down at the watermelon and scratched her head. "Uh...... S-So you just..... want me to hit it, then.......?"

Well, that was something she wasn't quite familiar with, but it sounded like fun. And it would a good way for the shyer girl to come out of her shell a little.

"Go on A.B.A, you can do it!" she cheered, grinning widely.

"Put Paracelsus down for a moment," she said as she gave the bat to A.B.A and started to blindfold her as well, "All you have to do is break it with your eyes closed."

A.B.A placed Paracelsus down on the ground as instructed, but was surprised when Chidori suddenly started to cover her eyes. She flailed a little at first, but once she confirmed who it was and what she was doing, A.B.A forced herself to stand still and let her do it.

"I-I can't see, though..... Ah............"

She shuffled in place, her feet sifting through the sand awkwardly. She tried to remember where the watermelon was, holding the bat out in front of her to make sure she wasn't hitting anyone else. Where was it again.......? Okay, picturing it mentally..... It should have been right....... THERE!

A.B.A reared back, her arms, strong enough to carry Paracelsus around with much less trouble than his weight would warrant, brought the bat down hard on the melon.

Suffice it to say she hadn't expected it to be so fragile. Or that hitting it so hard would make it explode like that.

Hit in the face by melon-shrapnel, A.B.A flailed and fell back on her butt into the sand. She sat there, a little stunned, a glop of melon seated squarely on top of her head.

".............. I-I don't think that was supposed to happen..............."

Needless to say, a fair bit of the watermelong squirted and splattered all over the place. Thankfully Risa was able to wipe her face so no juice would sting her eyes, looking at the red stains that now decorated almost everything nearby.

"No, that's what was supposed to happen. Don't worry so much A.B.A." she laughed, trailing a finger down her face and eating any pieces of fruit she caught, licking her lips. "Mmm, where did you find ripe watermelon this time of year Chidori, it's really sweet!"

That was...a little bit too fast. She was supposed to spin A.B.A before she hit the watermelon, but oh well. It was still fun.

With watermelon juice on her, she picked up a piece and ate it. Delicious. "A shop somewhere. I'm pretty lucky to find it!"

Still a bit confused, A.B.A pulled the blindfold off of her eyes and tried to pull the watermelon stuff out of her hair. "It's sticky......" With her other hand she picked up a clean piece and took a bite. Her eyes widened a little, and she grinned despite herself. "Wow....... It's so good........"

Suddenly the whole situation just seemed very silly to her, and she started giggling. Granted, her voice was sort of low enough to make it sound a little bit more like chuckling, but the sentiment was there. She felt very happy, and realizing this fact just made her even happier.

Well, it was a surprise to hear A.B.A laugh, but it was good surprise. At least the girl was getting to experience fun, and not feel so nervous around other people.

Smiling, she ate another few pieces of watermelon before looking over at the bags nearby. "So, guess we're having lunch. I just hope I left enough food in the fridge for all of us yesterday."

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Had a blasted headache. Again, my apologies~

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