Beach Day~

On Saturday I woke up at 6 o'clock since our group wanted to arrive pretty early to snatch the best spots on the beach. Mom helped me prepare my stuff, I tried to leave my spy cameras at home, but my father convinced me to bring them along, even if I knew they would get in the way. Since he got to know how many of my new friends were delinquents, he brought even more cameras and record devices. By 7 a car pulled up, and Wakasa emerged from the passenger seat. He took my bag and put it into the trunk of the car.

"Oh~ So gentlemanly," I said as he rolled his eyes at my compliment, rude. I waved my parents goodbye, but they must have been shocked I knew so many adults. I opened the back door while Senju scooted over closer to Takeomi, making me realize the one driving was Benkei.

"Hello stranger, you're going to have a blast having me in your life, the gods have blessed you with my awesome presence." Senju agreed with me wholeheartedly, but Wakasa and Takeomi begged to differ. As we drove off Takeomi said.

"Her head is filled with mischief, so you better be on your tiptoes." Was Takeomi looking out for his homies or slandering my name? I wasn't too sure. Benkei just laughed, I caught him staring at me from his front mirror, his expression looked confused as I caught him staring at me, he probably couldn't figure out why Takeomi was so wary of me.

"Just because you were added to my victim list, it doesn't mean that everyone will make the cut, you're special," I said sending him a finger heart.

"I'm overjoyed." by his tone I could tell he was sarcastic. I decided to shift the topic.

"Didn't you guys say we would have another person joining, where are they?" I couldn't see any car following us, and we were already packed like sardines so I doubted we were on our way to pick him up.

"Inupi decided to take his bike there, he said something about making his friend tag along." So not only would I meet Inupi but Kokonoi too.

"I see." then the ride continued as normal, we listened to the radio and the oldies were sometimes singing to Japanese I never heard in my lifetime. I must have dozed off in the middle of the car ride because when we arrived Sanju had to wake me up from my slumber. As soon as I walked from the metal can I stretched my body. Inupi was already there with Kokonoi waiting for us.

"What are those?!" I yelled as I noticed how the blondie came to the beach in heels, wouldn't it be difficult to walk in on sand? Maybe he was planning to go bare feet from the beginning?

"Heels?" he looked so confused, maybe I was a little too direct.

"Wow, I could never wear those." that seemed like a fact at this point.

"But it's not that difficult." Wakasa approached me and handed me my bag.

"This kid would most likely fall each passing minute in those shoes... resulting in tragic death." Wow, he didn't have to take it this far.

"I wouldn't die... there is always an option of taking off the shoes." Kokonoi just laughed at our exchange.

"I can totally see you tripping and breaking your neck." Takeomi was trying to get back at me, didn't he?

"I bet you will fall at least once today." The tripping trick seemed to work only when around handsome guys, I could conduct this much since when I was alone, I never had such problems.

"Oh no! I bet you're right!" Takeomi was taken aback at my quick acceptance.

"Have you finally accepted your circumstances?" Wakasa asked as Senju put me in a hug.

"Don't bully her, she's just built differently." Is that how she planned to console her friends?

"I bet a higher existence is causing this, why I think so... because I only fall around single guys... what could it mean." Wait, was the system really making it into some otome game? Senju that was aware of how many boys embrace I was already in, was also considering this possibility. Kokonoi was again finding our talk amusing.

"Stop overthinking bizarre stuff and let's go find a good spot." We started to walk, there weren't many people around. I took a spot beside Senju, but Takeomi decided to flee away from me, taking the furthest spot away from mine. I was taking out the stuff from my pockets when Inupi took a spot beside me and Kokonoi was next to him. We made a whole line of towels.

"What are those things?" Kokonoi seemed curious.

"Just a camera or two." he seemed a little mortified, I took off my dress next as I had the swimsuit underneath, I think I saw Inupi covering his eyes cutely, but he sighed in relief when he saw my swimsuit being on. Then I heard the notification.

'Would you rather put sunscreen on Seishu Inui or Kokonoi Hajime?' Why did I have a feeling that it would be easier to apply it on Inui than on Kokonoi? I chose the first option and decided to start some banter.

"So is Inupi your real name or some kind of alias?" he nodded his head.

"It's an alias, my real name is Seishu Inui." yes this was good, for a starter.

"You can call me Michi." I wonder whatever Kokonoi was calculating something in his head because he suddenly asked.

"And your surname?" I wasn't so sure what he needed that for.

"Hirabayashi." He gave it some thought and as he was distracted by his mind, I decided to take action.

"Want some suncream?" I asked Inupi, and he nodded his head. He really seemed like a guy of few words.

"Let me put it on you-" before he could refuse I jumped onto the opportunity, put some cream on his back, and helped him spread it. I wasn't too sure whether he was indifferent or was too stunned to speak, but he didn't complain.

"Oh like the famous lawyer." he must have put the cameras and lawyer part together or did he gasp loudly because I was touching his friend? I could feel his stare, but suddenly I felt his hands around my waist.

"Let go of my friend!" he tried to drag me away.

"Don't worry you're next on my list. Let my hands do wonders to you!" I then poured the cream on him, it looked like unlike him Inupi didn't feel like interfering. We ended up wrestling each other, I had a hunch he wasn't using all his strength, but I soon accepted my defeat.

"Okay okay, I will let you be." I let him do it on his own, but it was fun messing around with him as well.

"Congrats you made it upon my 'people that's it's fun messing with' list." He looked at me.

"Sounds like a nightmare," he added.

"Don't worry you can now create a therapy group together with Takeomi,... if that's still isn't enough there is this guy named Tetta Kisaki and Hakkai Shiba." he looked at me like I grew three heads all of sudden.

"Wait a moment... Hakkai? You know him too?" I guess they were already associated with Taiju.

"What's the problem in me knowing Hakkai?" I asked.

"Isn't he like shy around girls?" I guess they must have met.

"Really?" I asked as he nodded his head.

"I would refrain from involving yourself too much with him tho." Was he looking out for me?

"I don't want you to meet Tanju!" he admitted while looking at me.

"Who's that?" I asked.

"Hakkai's brother... he can't control his temper, but if he beats you up to a pulp I will lose my money." Inupi seemed really confused about how we arrived at this topic.

"Why would you lose your money?" Inupi decided to question.

"Don't you see, that famous lawyer is her father, she strolls around with cameras even to the beach, if Tanju ever beats her to a pulp, she will sue his ass with all the evidence she would gather, we will lose all our money! She's a walking red flag!" His demeanor suddenly changed.

"Please never meet Tanju! I beg of you!" was he crying because he imagined all his money flying out the window just by the news of me knowing Hakkai? I patted his back awkwardly.

"I will try?" After this whole spectacle, I returned to my spot, I was sunbathing until Senju decided to go out into the water. I think we splashed in the water for like 1 hour before we became hungry and decided to eat the sandwiches my mother made us.

As we were all eating I spotted some foreign women in the distance.

"Yo big guy, want me to talk with these women and score you a date?" Takeomi choked on his sandwich. Benkei asked astounded.

"You mean me?" I nodded my head.

"I believe you have the best shot at it, you got the muscles and height to impress them I hope you at least know some English." I send him a thumbs up.

"Where did you guys even find this kid?" Benkei asked as he was perplexed about my idea, I decided to explain.

"It all started with a toilet stall, and a simple request of holding hands." I guess they haven't heard this before. Senju was laughing while holding her stomach.

"I said yes because I was curious who would ask for such a thing." Kokonoi just looked at me questioning my sanity.

"What do you want to hold hands as well?" I asked him as he just scoffed at me.

"Rejected yet again," I said while taking a bite of my sandwich.

"Again?" Takeomi asked, he seemed curious.

"I mean you rejected me as well." to which his answer was.

"I don't think that counts because you weren't serious." I release my trap card.

"If I was, you would accept?" he proceeded to flick my forehead.

"Who wants to date a snooty brat?"

"You're right, I shouldn't date someone that will leave my side at the ripe age of 50 caused by lung cancer." Senju covered her mouth in shock.

"I'm not sure whether I should be insulted or impressed by your resolve to date someone until marriage."

"Why not both?" Wakasa then turned his attention to Senju.

"You sure you want this kid to be your duo in anything?" Senju had my back, even if the adults around her didn't agree.

"She's funny." I was so touched someone appropriated my humor. Although I asked Benkei again if he wanted me to fix a date for him he refused. So next we were building a sandcastle with Senju, somehow Kokonoi and Inupi joined, but decided to make their own, sparking some kind of competition between our teams.

'Would you rather build the best castle you can think of or destroy the competition's work?' I was against cheating only good sportsmanship was accepted under this roof. We worked really hard with Senju to make something amazing. We did build a castle that reached our waists.

"Phew, that was an intense workout." We all took a quick dip in the ocean and decided to go for ice cream all four of us. But as we were enjoying our time, suddenly some buzzing flies approached us.

"How about you two girls, hang with us rather than those two losers?" Did they really believe it was how you got a girl's attention, by threats? I saw from the corner of my eyes how the other three were ready to stir a fight but I stopped them by saying.

"You guys really believe this is how you pick up chicks? Bu intimidation and insulting their friends, actually for all you could have known this could be one of my brothers." They were too stunned to speak.

"You two reek of insecurities, only losers would call other losers. You should feel confident when asking someone out." then I glanced at their posture.

"And what is this weird posture? Do you really think it's sexy to look like your riding a pony, hunching over like this? You two are sure you want to score a date? Or just came here to try to intimidate poor girls that came here to have fun?" I straighten up their backs.

"You need to have a good posture, smile, or at least make a sexy smirk, who would want to see your frown? Are you here to fight?" I gave them a second glance and now they looked so much better.

"See that pretty girl, now go get her number or say some pick-up line, but a tasteful one." They were frozen in place.

"Ready set go! But go only one by one, girls don't want to see you in packs. What are you wolves? You can play your bad boy role, but don't be a shit bag." One of them walked carefully to the girl's side, and after some banter, he excused himself and came back to us.

"It worked." I nodded.

"I'm proud of you my student. You can go out into the world with your new experience." We left them to it and returned to our spot.

"That was really unexpected," Kokonoi said as he was still stunned by everything that happened.

"We were ready to fight them, but you pushed him to score a date I'm impressed," Inupi said. Senju decided to share the story with everyone else. We were here until late evening, this trip was so much fun I wished we did it again.