Something New

"Hey look! There are other clothing options." Sue tells everyone about what she noticed in her phone. When they tapped the icon that looks like summer clothes, their attires changed into something fresh. The warm breeze touched their bare skin, and the cool air from the waves stroke their faces. Blood rushed to Nikita's cheeks, and her ears turned red. She never wears something this revealing in front of people, so she quickly hides herself with her arms.

"Don't change your clothes back, alright. It's time you enjoy this kind of thing." Hailstorm tells the silent Niki. Sue and Jae quickly goes to the sea, wearing snorkles to see the beautiful underwater. While Nikita goes under one of the parasols to hide from the sun and from everyone. She hates how her body is built, she never had the confidence to show it off. People always tell her that she's too thin to be called pretty. Her collar bones are too evident and her waist's circumferece is pretty small.

"Why are you hiding here? You look good." Sven approached and sit beside her.

"No. But thanks for trying to build up my confidence." She replied, not really convinced that Sven means what he really meant.

"That kind of pastel pink suits you, it makes your fair skin glow." He added, and both of their blood rushed to their faces. Suddenly the two of them became silent, like no one knows what to say to each other. Only the laughter of Sue and Jae are heard from the place.

...

"Ahem! Look at Jae. I thought he's just the quiet type. I guess he's just a bit shy from before." Sven initiated a conversation again, and Nikita agreed on what he said with a noiseless nod. Nikita looked at Sven and she saw him smile as bright as the sun. His smile is so familiar to her, but she can't remember where did she see that smile from.

"Do you know me?" Nikita asked Sven an out of the blue question, and it made Sven pause a bit.

...

"Yes." He answered shortly, and Nikita asked how. Sven tells her that he met her in school, they were classmates and friends.

"Friends?" She asked. She can't believe a person like her would have friends around. She really can't remember her relationship with this guy beside her. For her, he is just a stranger who tagged along with her journey to the dungeon's exit.

"When did you remember that we're friends? I never have retrieved a memory about you." She added a question. Sven looked and smiles to her, face to face.

"Stop making me feel flustered." Nikita tells him with an angry yet calm face.

"Ah, sorry! Haha! But I can't answer that question." He replied, and Nikita asked why - even more curious about this happy guy named Sven.

"Why do you want to know things about me? Hmm?" He teased, and Nikita averts her vision from him.

"Forget about it." she replied in an annoyed tone.