Chapter 12: The beach

--days later--

~June's POV~ "Juuunnne~! Hey, Juuunnne~!"

POUND. POUND. POUND.

I groaned and rolled over in my bed.

"Oh, Juuuuunnne~!"

POUND. POUND. POUND.

What the hell...?

"JUNE! Hey, June!"

POUND. POUND. POUND.

I eventually groaned again and sat up annoyingly and reluctantly. I looked across the room to see Kyouko was awake too.

"What the hell is that noise?" Kyouko mumbled, her usual grumpy morning self.

It was 8:30 in the morning on a weekend and someone was annoyingly pounding on Kyouko and I's dorm room door.

POUND. POUND. POUND.

"That's it." I said before I got up, went to the door, and opened it.

Ibuki stood outside, mid-knock.

Ibuki Mioda, another one of my classmates. She has awesome pink, blue, and white streaks through her long black hair and she is punk-rock and has a feisty personality. She's also a prodigy; the Ultimate Musician.

Oh, and I almost forgot, she's incredibly hyper.

Ibuki jumped up and down excitedly. "Hey, June! Hey, Kirigiri-san! Guess what?!"

I sighed and rubbed my eyes. "What, Ibuki?"

Ibuki smiled brighter. "Some of our friends are going down to the beach soon and were wondering if you'd like to come along! Kyouko too!" She said.

The beach?

I was about to turn down her offer when Kyouko jumped in.

"We'd love to join you." She said. I shot her a look.

Ibuki smiled. "Yay! Awesomesauce! I tell everyone! See you soon!" Then Ibuki left.

I closed the door.

I looked at Kyouko.

"What the heck, Kyouko? I was just about to decline...!" I said.

"I know. You need to get out more, that's why I'm making us both go. It's good for you to get out every once in awhile." Kyouko said.

I groaned. "But I don't like being social...!" I whined.

Kyouko sighed. "Cheer up, would ya'? I bet Hina and Makoto might be there."

I sighed. "Fine. I'll go. But only because Hina and Makoto might be there." I huffed.

Kyouko smiled. "That's the spirit." She said.

Curse her and her positive attitude...

~~~~~~~~~~~

"Hina?"

"Yeah?"

"I'm not wearing this."

"Why not???"

"Um, for one it's WAY TOO TIGHT, and two, IT'S WAY TOO REVEALING...!"

"So? I'm not trying to be a drag here, but don't you want a guy to notice you some time? I mean, this is the time everyone starts dating. You're already WAY BEHIND!"

I sighed. Hina and I were in Hina's dorm room, going through her closet for something for me to wear to the beach. Luckily, Hina and I are about the same size.

Unluckily, most of her swimsuits are tad bit... Revealing...

And by "tad bit" I mean EXTREMELY.

"So? Look who's talkin'! I don't see YOU with a boyfriend! HMMM?" I said.

Hina looked guilty. "Sorry! It's not MY FAULT...! I don't have time for a boyfriend... Besides, I'm currently focused on the huge swim meet I have this week! Speaking of, are you and Erin coming to watch me? I know Makoto, Kyouko, and Sakura are."

Sakura is yet another one of my classmates. She carries the title of the Ultimate Fighter. And she's one of Hina's best friends.

"Yeah, we can come and watch you. My schedule's completely free and open." I said.

Hina sighed. "See? This is what I'm talking about! A girl your age shouldn't HAVE an empty and free schedule! You should be FLOODED with things to do! Like dates to go see a movie--"

"Hina, FOR THE LAST TIME, I'm NOT getting a boyfriend anytime soon! I haven't got the time."

Hina frowned. "Oh really? You just said your schedule is OPEN. COMPLETELY FREE." She said.

I shuffled awkwardly. "Well... Uh... FORGET WHAT I SAID!"

Hina rolled her eyes. "Face it, June, you're lonely and you need a boyfriend or SOMETHING! ANYTHING! You're desperately crying out for romantic attention!" She said.

"Um... I'm pretty sure I'd know if I were crying out for something... Which I'm not..." I said.

"Whatever. The point I'm trying to make here is you need someone you can relate to--and, no, Erin does NOT count. You need some romance. Are you currently interested in anyone?" Hina said.

"No." I said.

"Well... Is anyone interested in you?" Hina said.

"Not that I know of... No." I said.

Hina frowned again. "Well... Were you EVER interested in anyone?" She asked.

"Well... There was this one guy I had a huge crush on... But that was a LONG TIME AGO. Plus, it was just one sided; he didn't like me back. I'm sure of it." I said.

"Wait... What do you mean you're sure of it...? You mean, you never actually ASKED HIM if he liked you back???" Hina said.

"No, I didn't. So?" I said.

Hina's eyes widened. "So? SO?! That's important, June! He could've totally liked you back!"

I snorted. "Trust me, he DIDN'T...," I replied surely. Because, I was sure. "Besides, that was years ago, I've moved on from that."

"Any chance you'll tell me who it is?" Hina asked.

I smiled at her. "Nope." I said.

Hina pouted. "You're no fun." She mumbled.

I smiled again. "Yeah, I know. Deal with it." I said. Hina snorted before she tossed another swimsuit at me.

"Huh, this one actually doesn't look half bad." I said. Hina smiled.

"See? I told you we'd find one."

I rolled my eyes playfully. "Yeah, you sure told me." Then I went into the bathroom and began to change into it.

When I was in it, I came out and showed Hina.

"Well, here I am." I said.

Hina looked at me and her eyes widened. "Wow, June...! You look amazing in that! You look better in it than I do! I bet, that guy you used to like, if he were here, he'd have a complete and total nosebleed if he saw you now!" She said. I blushed.

"Stop it, Hina..." I mumbled.

"No, really! You really look good in that!" Hina said.

"Thanks... But even if the guy were here, he wouldn't have a nosebleed of any kind. He's not like that. Not at all. And besides, I'm not interested in him anymore." I said.

Hina sighed. "Oh, love that died... What a tragedy...," Then she smiled again. "Oh well, come on! Let's get the others and head to the beach!"

I nodded before I put my shirt and shorts on over my temporary swimsuit. "Yeah, let's go." I said.