log; ongoing

[moresake.livejournal.com]

When; Saturday the 29th, late afternoon through the evening
Rating; G or PG for standard beach antics
Characters; several people from this post and whoever else wants to crash the party.
Summary; One last beach trip before fall-- an evening one with a bonfire.
Log;

The last Saturday in August was clear and warm. People began to trickle onto the beach in the late afternoon. They assembled a bonfire from driftwood and were wandering around, talking and laughing.

It had been Yuuko's idea to give Summer one last hurrah before sending her on her way. The witch lit the bonfire as the sun began to set, staring approvingly at the fire. She took a few steps back, adjusting her sarong. The trick to bonfires was knowing the exact right distance to stand from them. Too close and you became warm too quickly, but too far and the wind was biting.

When she was satisfied that it was burning well, she drifted back towards the ocean, letting her feet soak as the sun set. She shut her eyes and smiled. It would be a lovely night.

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[caf-pow-girl.livejournal.com]

Uta had told Abby to come and so she had done just that. Her outfit was black but it still managed to be beach attire. Goths had their own special design of beach clothing. She was simply following that style.

She stood near the bonfire and watched the flames dance.

There was a fascinating thing about fire. And she mostly saw that from a scientific stand point.

In a large bag next to her were several bottles of alcohol.

It wouldn't be much of a night beach party if the adults went without the booze.

booze = new best friend

[moresake.livejournal.com]

Yuuko didn't recognize the dark-haired girl, but she remembered that Uta had mentioned a new friend of hers. So she decided to meet her and gain a little warmth from the fire. She approached from the side, standing next to her in silence for a moment and enjoying the heat on her face. Then she smiled.

"Hey. I'm Yuuko. You're Abby, right?"

[i-themagician.livejournal.com]

It was a small City, wasn't it? Clow couldn't say that he knew Abby well, but he did recognize her on sight and walked up to say hello. Have you ever seen a prudish Victorian gentleman trying to wear a modern swimsuit? Well, you're seeing it now.

"Well, hello.~"

[songofdreams.livejournal.com]

This would be Uta, who didn't want to get in the way while Abby was talking to Yuuko earlier, but now finds a chance to poke her~

"I see you got to meet Yuuko-san already~"

[toppedbyfate.livejournal.com]

Watanuki actually enjoyed being around people, even if he complained about it from time to time. The liveliness made him feel welcome, and it gave him something to focus on besides his own personal issues. Today he was wearing lighter clothes then usual: a t-shit and shorts. It looked almost strange on him, since he wore his uniform so much, but it felt comfortable today. He sat in front of the bonfire, enjoying the heat and wondering if they were going to cook anything on it.

[moresake.livejournal.com]

"Don't fall in~!" Yuuko cautioned cheerfully, appearing from behind her employee. She had a bottle in hand and a grin on her face.

[monsterepellant.livejournal.com]

"Here." Doumeki's gotten this weird habit of appearing from nowhere sometimes, so here he is, standing next to him, holding out to him a stick with two marshmallows on it. He's got his own stick in his other hand.

[i-themagician.livejournal.com]

Watanuki was being calm and quiet; this almost deserved comment, but Clow wasn't going to ruin the moment. He simply plopped down next to the boy and watched the flames.

[songofdreams.livejournal.com]

Oh, it's Watanuki! Uta was always curious about him... so she went over, showing him what seems to be a rather large gastropod shell (http://www.es.ucl.ac.uk/schools/Glossary/gastropod.jpg).

"Watanuki-san! Look what I found!"

[its-kobato.livejournal.com]

Sitting in the sand, Kobato sat on the beach, digging a hole into the earths floor as she sat a distance away from the bonfire. She'd heard there were supposed to be shells all over the beach, and wanted to collect some of her own. Maybe if she found enough, she could make something out of all of them

She heaved a little sigh, setting the shovel down and looking up to watch the flames lick high up into the sky. It was really pretty. She'd never been to a bonfire before, and had been worried at first that such a large fire was dangerous, even going so far as to scoop up several buckets of water. They had assured her though that it was perfectly safe and under control.

It was pretty. Idly...she wondered if Fujimoto had ever seen anything like it before too.

[moresake.livejournal.com]

"What are you digging for?" Yuuko asked, approaching the girl. Her voice was gentle. She knew Kobato was probably at least a little upset about the fact that her friend had gone home. It would be hard to be here without anyone from her own world, even if people were kind.

Yuuko leaned down near Kobato and ran her fingers through the sand.

[monsterepellant.livejournal.com]

Have a Doumeki. He's just squatting next to her randomly, holding out a gram cracker sandwich with chocolate and marshmallows in the middle. "Do you want a smore?"

[bequiet_hescreamed]

A deep enough hole in the sand, even if it's not close enough to the ocean to be hit by waves, will quickly fill with water. Clef for some reason found this rather fascinating, hence why he was peering over Kobato's shoulder into the hole while she was distracted.

[songofdreams.livejournal.com]

She hadn't seen Kobato in a while, aside from that time they had noodles together. Uta was quiet relieved that Kobato still looked as cheerful as ever.

After speaking with Yuuko-san, she goes over to Kobato, a large gastropod shell (http://www.es.ucl.ac.uk/schools/Glossary/gastropod.jpg) in one hand.

"I haven't seen you in a while, Kobato-chan... how have you been?"

[monsterepellant.livejournal.com]

Have a Doumeki. He's brought marshmallows, gram crackers and chocolate. Also, a bottle of sake |Db

[moresake.livejournal.com]

Yuuko perked up immediately. "Smores-- a wonderful idea!" she said cheerfully, looking around for convenient sticks. She will totally trade him these sticks for that bottle.

[i-themagician.livejournal.com]

Clow chuckled, seeing that. "Good idea."

[songofdreams.livejournal.com]

And this would be Uta, curiously staring at the goodies Doumeki brought. "...marshmallows, I get... and even the sake, since Yuuko-san loves to drink on the beach too, but why graham crakers and chocolate?"

[li-xiao-lang.livejournal.com]

Syaoran had spent some time in the water early in the afternoon. He liked swimming, and was quite good at it. It was a good time to think, too. He'd been thinking a lot lately, about this different world thing, and the possibilities. Sakura hadn't seemed as cheerful as usual, and that more than anything had convinced him to come.

He finally emerged from the ocean when it began to get dark, wandering around kind of awkwardly. There were people he didn't know here and he didn't really know how to talk to them.

[monsterepellant.livejournal.com]

He's spotted by Doumeki about ten minutes after wandering out of that water, and he's pushing to his feet to walk over. "Yo."

[i-themagician.livejournal.com]

Clow had been sort of staring out contemplatively at the ocean, half watching Syaoran swim. The boy's presence reminded him of the problem he had been working on - it had been slow going, with divination being so difficult in the City, and at times he wondered if it wasn't a lost cause. He took the opportunity while Syaoran was swimming to study him and actually, for once, try to notice the possibilities and the intricate tapestry hitsuzen had woven across his aura. If there was any difference between him and the Syaoran of Clow's world, however, Clow was either not powerful enough to pick up on such minute detail or it was simply not noticeable without the other Syaoran around for comparison.

Clow sighed, turning away from the boy as he left the water, lest he be caught staring. Well, nothing to get frustrated about, he told himself. There would be plenty of time for real work later, and Yuuko would probably chide him for allowing himself to worry about things like that right now.

[bequiet_hescreamed]

Clef had also been spending a lot of time swimming, but he arrived later than Syaoran and got out of the water sooner. By the time it got dark he was sitting in the sand and letting the surf wash over his legs, contemplating the ocean. He wasn't oblivious to his surroundings, though - he nodded when Syaoran walked by.

[songofdreams.livejournal.com]

Uta had been looking forward to this party... It was the last weekend of summer before the cooler nights of autumn would come around. She was glad she and Hiiragi had the chance to work things out and that he agreed to go with her tonight...

But she was nervous for another reason. She knew how jealous Hiiragi could get when she spent time with Anthony or Aya. Earlier that week, she had gone on a motorcycle ride with Anthony and he gave her a pink helmet, offering to take her for a ride whenever she wanted. And then there was the Victorian party, where Aya refused to go simply because he didn't own a suit, and she, Ken, and Omi ended up buying him one so that he couldn't use that for an excuse any longer.

It made her wonder... what could she do to keep him reassure him that she loved only him?

It took her several days to think about and she finally decided that 2 things were best... one, the pass code for all her private entries so that there would be no secrets between them, and two, was a copy of the key to her apartment so that he could come over whenever he wished. She trusted him enough to do this, because she knew he wouldn't take advantage of her...

No... he wouldn't do that.

But then... why was she so nervous about it?

She decided to excuse herself and walk along the seashore to calm her nerves a little. She had her sandals in on hand, occasionally bending down to pick up some seashells along the shore, her plain, white beach dress catching the wind on occasion.

Tonight was going to be a memorable one... in more ways than one.

[moresake.livejournal.com]

Uta should not be surprised by the way Yuuko seemed to pop up when she was needed. She did it back in her world all the time. Hitsuzen, after all.

"Uta-chan, I'm glad you came," she said, approaching from behind.

[rockstar-otouto.livejournal.com]

Being the idiot he was, Jun manages to find a stick and sticks the tip into the bonfire, then pulls it out, preceeding to pretend he's a barbarian of some sort, waving the stick and dancing around.

[songofdreams.livejournal.com]

Jun, you dork! Do you even realize waving that thing around might get sparks flying everywhere?

"...Jun, will you stop that?!"

[pinkikemenhero.livejournal.com]

The elder brother rolls his eyes and gets up, moving away from the bonfire and the other people. Oh, these social get togethers. The only reason he came was because Uta wanted him to.

He makes his way over to the edge of the water and sits down, just staring out over the ocean. Speaking of Uta, he glances over for a moment at her as she speaks with Yuuko.

[songofdreams.livejournal.com]

She had several reasons for wanting him to come... mostly because she wanted him to be with her, and secondly, because she felt it was unfair that she had the comfort and company of so many people while Hiiragi kept to himself.

She takes a deep breath, noting her cellphone and the key in her pocket, she makes her way over to him, bending down to whisper, "...senpai, why are you out here alone?"