Beach Buddies! (Emi)

[Nicolas Constantine]

It was too nice of a day. When Nick had woke up and looked out the long glass doors to the bright sunlight, he knew this was a day he couldn't spend inside. It was beach time. Nick put on his swim trunks and his flippy-floppies, grabbed a towel and sunglasses, and head out the door towards the beach. He would walk there and chill and swim a little, while the day was still at it's peak.

Once he got there, he breathed in the fresh beach air and entered the sandy area, finding a nice spot to set up his beach towel on the sand. He lay down and felt the warm sun on his bare skin, soaking up the rays. He would continue to do this for a while until he either felt like going swimming, or until he fell asleep. Hopefully he didn't burn...

[Emi Hitokata]

Emi took a long whiff of the salty beach air before she went back to her football game. Well, it wasn't exactly a real football game; she and a few students from school we're separated into two teams. The goals were just two large boxes drawn into the sand and placed a couple dozen feet away from each other.

However, there was still tackling and fighting for the ball. At first, some of the guys on the opposing team went easy on her because she was a short girl, but they soon regretted that when she scored at least two of her team's goals. After that, they treated her no differently than the other male players.

Plus, why would they not want to touch a half-naked girl? Emi, although having no curves to boast of, was suited to wear a bathing suit. The bikini revealed her toned stomach and rounded shoulders. As the breeze blew gently, her neck--which has had an erotic effect on Japanese men for hundreds of years-- was revealed. Emi did not need a large chest or wide hips to feel beautiful. Her innocent appearance attracted males, nonetheless.

With the football tucked into her right arm, she sped down the beach. A few people turned to watch the Asian chick in the orange bikini jump over sunbathers. Feet behind her was a young male who was pretty fast, but not fast enough to catch up with her. Emi would have scored a third goal if someone hasn't pushed her from the side. The ball slipped out of her hands, and she fell on a certain blue-eyed boy.

Meanwhile, her buddies from the opposing team ran away with the ball. Without Emi, there was nothing to impede them as they ran to the goal.

"Sorry," she groaned.

[Nicolas Constantine]

Nick was drifting off to sleep, as the sun's rays beat down on him gently. His eyes grew heavy and were about to close.

"Oof!"

A small object fell on top of him and he sprung awake to see a familiar girl on top of him.

"Sorry."[/b]

"Oh, hey Emi! It's alright..." he looked down at her laying on him.

And that's when he noticed she was in a bikini, her bare skin on his. Back when he met her, he only noticed how cute her face was, but now because he had the full view, he could see that she had a very nice body as well, even if it were rather small.

[Emi Hitokata]

The male voice sounded so familiar. Her head lifted to confirm her guess. Yes, it was in fact Nick. His eyes were blue, hair messy, and he was as--maybe even more--handsome as he was when she first met him in the nurse's office. She was reminded of how one glance from his bright eyes would leave her breathless. Even now, she could think of nothing to say to him.

Her hands rested on his stomach, and she couldn't help but notice how toned his body was. She had never even been in such an intimate position with her own boyfriend. The dirty thoughts running through her head made her cheeks flush.

"Hey, Emi! Aren't you gonna play?"

She sat up, straddling the British boy's waist as before answering her friend. "Um. I'll join in later. Let me talk to a friend."

Her classmate--a large guy who was actually a member of the football team--shrugged and went back to the game after saying,"Your choice."

Emi tucked a piece of stray hair behind her ear and looked down at the blue-eyed British boy.

"Um, hi," she said nervously.

[Nicolas Constantine]

Nick just sat there, smiling the whole time Emi told the football player that she would join later. She had sat up and straddled him as he was propped upwards using his arms as supports behind him. She tucked the strand of hair behind her ear and all Nick could do was look at her with his big blue eyes and his smirk before she said anything.

"Hi there..."

There wasn't much to say when a girl you don't know terribly well stumbled on you and winds up straddling you in an awkward position. Nick didn't really mind, but he wondered if she had noticed.

"So how's my lap?" he smirked, wondering if she would get completely embarrassed or if she would go with the flow.

[Emi Hitokata]

"I am so sorry."

Her face turned an even deeper shade of red as a mortified look appeared on her face. This was the sort of embarrassing moment that you would read in some teen girl magazine. Just landing on a boy and getting into an awkward position with him ranks a five out of five on the embarrassment scale.

Unfortunately, a few of her football buddies noticed. A couple of guys even whistled, causing her embarrassment to deepen further. However, they didn't stick with teasing her, as they had a football game to continue.

"I am so sorry about that," she apologized again. Emi pushed herself off of him and stopped moving only when she was off his beach towel. She sat in Seiza with her hands clenched tightly in her lap. Her new position was demure and the exact opposite from where she was seconds ago.

[Nicolas Constantine]

Nick chuckled.

"Ha ha, I was joking with you, Emi. I really didn't mind."

She was embarrassed right now and he could tell from the shade of red her face had become and from the position she had chosen after she decided to get off Nick's lap. He actually wished he hadn't said anything now, as he would have much rather her stayed on it.

"Don't be shy, really. Its okay."

Nick looked at her and smiled.

"So... what brings you to the beach, other than this lovely day, of course." he said, turning towards the water and looking out across the horizon.

[Emi Hitokata]

She lifted her right hand and touched the piece of bikini string running over her shoulder. The type of bikini she wore was tied instead of clipped in the back. In addition to dodging her opposing teammates in football, she had to live with the fear of having someone untie her bikini in the back. She tried to tell herself that no one would do such a cruel and humiliating thing, but still...

Out of all the bathing suits in the store, this one stuck out the most at her. It was in her favorite shade of orange, and the cut showed off the good parts of her body while taking attention away from her lack of chest.

Emi rubbed her cheek; it felt hot. Usually, she was outgoing and never paid much attention, but Nick somehow stripped away all of that.

"Well, we never get time off from school, so I want to use this day to go somewhere where I can never go on a school day."

[Nicolas Constantine]

Nick lay back down, his hands acting as a pillow to prop his head up. He peered over in Emi's direction and smiled lightly.

"Yeah, it's nice to go to get out sometimes. Usually I just sit inside and do schoolwork, play instruments, and work out. But I just couldn't resist coming to the beach today. And I'm glad I did, or I wouldn't have gotten to see you."

His smile got wider and his eyes sparkled at her from the light of the sun. She was definitely a cute one, and the bikini she was wearing really heightened a cheery look from her, as well as giving her body a nice innocent look.

[Emi Hitokata]

Slowly, Emi began to relax. Her fists were not clenched as tightly, and the knot in her stomach did not feel so painful anymore. She lowered herself onto the sand and rested on her stomach with her feet in the air. Her face was resting on her propped elbows where she got a good view of the blue-eyed boy.

"Same here. But I do not play an instrument."

Her face flushed again. He actually told her that he was glad to see her. The fangirl side of her sighed deeply. However, another part of her scolded herself for hanging out with a guy when she is seeing Ryuu.

The feeling of the sun hitting her back and the sand on her skin was exhilarating. Despite having Nick around, the atmosphere managed to melt away all the stress from school work, family, and extracurricular activities. The spot she picked was amazing.

"What do you play?"

Emi remembered hearing from Nick that his father was a music engineer. She assumed that music ran through his family.

[Nicolas Constantine]

Nick chuckled at her question.

"The question should be 'what don't I play'."

He tended to get a little carried away when it came to music, because it was his greatest skill and passion. Emi probably had guessed that his family was musical, as he remembered telling her that his father was in the music industry. Nick spoke as if he were reciting information.

"I play a total of thirteen instruments including the double bass, the bass guitar, classical guitar, piano, keyboard, synthesizer, cello, violin, viola, saxophone, clarinet, trumpet, and the harmonica."

He turned to her and smirked. He wanted to see the reaction on her face to that repertoire.

[Emi Hitokata]

Her jaw dropped. She had heard of musical geniuses that could play dozens of instruments and compose songs and do other things that she could never do in a million years, but she had never met one. How could it even be possible to fit all that music knowledge in one's head?

Nick became a cooler person in her eyes. He was handsome but had a mischievous look to him. Since Emi associated music with kindness, she began to think of him as a more sensitive guy. How could she ever compare herself to him? Emi had no academic or musical talent whatsoever. She remembered taking a few piano lessons when she was little, but those didn't last long. Her kickboxing abilities were okay but not enough for her to boast of. She felt so inferior to Nick.

"That's amazing."

She rolled onto her back and blinked when the sun hit her eyes.

"Wow... I can't even hit the right notes in music class or even know what the names of all the instruments are."

[Nicolas Constantine]

Her reaction was priceless, and it was exactly what Nick was hoping to see. He knew his talent was impressive and it was one of the few things he was extraordinarily good at, so why not flaunt it?

Emi rolled on her back and looked upward and Nick emulated her.

"Well, if you'd like, I'd be more than willing to teach you a little something, or if you'd like to come watch me play sometime..."

He wasn't asking her on a date or anything. Even though she was really cute, Nick wasn't completely into her in that way right now.

[Emi Hitokata]

"Teach me something? I doubt I could ever learn." Emi laughed before letting out a sigh. She lifted her hands and stared at them. They were small, and except for hitting and carrying things around, they were pretty much useless. She couldn't imagine her clumsy fingers trying to play a tune on the piano.

"But I would like to hear you play sometime," she turned her head and smiled at Nick. He would look so handsome and peaceful playing the piano. If he knew how to sing, then that would complete everything. She was jealous of the lucky girl that dated him. Well, she had no idea if he had a girlfriend or not, but it would be impossible for a guy like him to stay single for a short time.

Especially with those dreamy eyes.

"Do you have any other surprising talents?"

[Nicolas Constantine]

Emi didn't seem very confident in herself. He didn't want to mention anything about it either, for fear he might offend her or lower her self-esteem further.

"But I would like to hear you play sometime."[/b]

She finally smiled. It was one of the cutest smiles he had ever seen, mostly because it was so innocent on her. It definitely fit her perfectly.

"Ha, of course, Emi! I'd love to play for you."

"Do you have any other surprising talents?"[/b]

Nick snickered inside his mind.

Oh... if she only knew about his other "talent"...

"Hm, well other than boxing, playing that many instruments takes up most of my time. But what about you? I'm sure you have some great talents!" he smiled widely at her.