Once the net was up, Sully whipped sweat from her forehead. "Phew! About damn time we brought it up!"
"Now all we need to do is make a bounds line!" Said Lissa as she picked up a broken branch and used it to form a big rectangle around them. "There we go! I think this should be big enough."
Panne then picked up the ball and looked at it while cupping her chin. "So the object of the game is to toss a ball back and forth with your partner before one of us tosses it to the opposite side just to make it hit the ground. Curious."
Sully scratched her head as she explained "Well, yeah. It's baisicly to keep the ball from falling on your side of the field and slam it over to the other side and the other team tries to do the same thing."
"We do our best to keep the ball from falling until it hits the ground." Sumia added. "If one team hits the ball to the other side and it hits the ground, that team gets a point."
"I see. And how many of these points do you need to win the game? If I may ask." Panne questioned.
"It depends on what we decide. Me? I think five points will do." Sully stated as she turned to Lissa and Sumia. "What do you two think?"
"That would be just fine to me." Said Lissa.
"Yes, I agree. Let's do it!" Said Sumia.
Sully picked up the volley ball and stood with Panne on the side opposite of where Lissa and Sumia stood. "We'll serve first." The tomboy informed as she took a ready stance.
Olivia then began to do a cheering dance as she chanted "You can do it! You can do it! Because your do fit!"
Hearing Olivia make that rhyme made Maribelle face palm herself in embarrassment. "Well, I suppose I'vs heard worse chanting."
Sully then threw the ball in the air and then hit it over to the other side of the net as Lissa ran to where it will land and bounced it to Sumia, who bounced it back. When Lissa bounced it back again, Sumia jumped high and hit the ball to the other side.
Panne observed them carefully to see how the game is supposed to play out before Sully bounced the ball to her and she bounced it back to Sully. The redhead then bounced the ball back to the rabbit woman who leaped up in the air and slammed it down to the sand. "Hell yeah! One point for us!"
Lissa picked the ball up as she said "Alright, it's our turn to serve." The princess then threw the ball up and hit it to the other side.
Meanwhile, as they played, Maribelle made some tea while stirring the sugar in. "Ah. There is nothing as nice as a fine cup of tea on a hot summer day at a beach." Said the aristocratic girl as she offered the cup to Cordelia. "Care for a cup?"
Cordelia looked at Maribelle saying "Huh? Oh, uh... sure. Thank you." Cordelia turned on her bottom, doing her best to cover her chest as she reached for the cup and set it on her side of the table.
Taking notice of Cordelia's timid behaviour, Maribelle decided to put an end to the silliness. "You know, Cordelia. You must not feel so ashamed of yourself."
Cordelia looked at Maribelle stunned as she said nervously "W-Wha? I uh... I Don't know what you're talking about. No sir! Not a clue!"
Maribelle let out a sigh as she continued "You can't fool anyone, Cordelia. You maybe modest, but there are some things that are so obvious of you. Such as your embarrassment of... Ahem, your bust size."
Cordelia looked at her chest in shame as she said "I know, it's... it's ridiculous. I shouldn't have to worry of what everyone thinks of me and my physical appearance." Maribelle then made a humming giggle as Cordelia looked at her almost offended. "What's so funny?"
Maribelle cleared her throat as she said in excuse "I'm sorry. It's just you and Lissa are a bit alike. Lissa had always wanted to be as lady-like and elegant as her sister, the former Exalt ever since she was a teenager. And you, you would feel that you are far from perfect and always push yourself to be better, even though people say you are already perfect."
Cordelia then wondered "What are you saying?"
"I am saying that you are amazing just the way you are. Even Sumia would acknowledge that of you. Just as you would of her."
Then, as if on cue, Sully slammed the ball over as Sumia shouted "I got it!" as she was about to run to where the ball would land, only to unsurprisingly trip and fall into the sand face first.
Everyone around her cringed after seeing that little accident. Lissa ran to Sumia and asked "Sumia, are you okay?"
Sumia stood up on her knees and dusted herself off as she assured "Y-Yeah, I'm alright. Sorry I messed up."
Lissa shook her head as she said "It's no big deal. You did your best."
Sully scratched her head feeling a little awkward and sorry for Sumia. "Geez, kid. If you keep doing that, your gonna ruin your face."
Sumia scratched her head as she assured "I'll be careful this time! Don't worry."
Olivia then asked timidly, "Um... Perhaps I should be cheering less enthusiastically? I fear I could be making you a bit overconfident. I feel so responsible and ashamed of it."
Lissa then assured "Nah, it's not because of you, Olivia. That would be rediculous! Just keep on encouraging us!"
"O-Okay... I'll keep cheering." Acknowledge the adorable dancer.
"Okay then, let's try again! Ready, Sumia?" Asked Lissa , picking up the ball.
Sumia took a ready stance and answered "I'm ready!"
Meanwhile, Robin and Tharja had just finished setting up their chairs and the dark mage had firmly planted the umbrella, shading over her chair. Both women then laid down flat on their backs in their respective chairs letting out a sigh.
"At last, the ability to relax." Said Robin calmly with a smile.
"Indeed, Robin." Said Tharja, taking a quick glance of Robin's body again from head to toe. 'By the gods, she is gorgeous. How bad I want to feel her press against me in the nude.'
And in the sky, Cherche flew across the sky on Minerva along side Nowi, who was giggling during their little race. "This is so great, Cherche! I'm having so much fun with you two!"
Cherche smiled happily at Nowi as she said "I'm glad! I'm having just as much fun!" Cherche then had an idea in her head as she said "Say, Nowi?"
Nowi gave her human friend her attention. "Yeah?"
"How's about we do some tricks. I'll perform as many as I can while you do them in the order I did. Sound good?"
Nowi lifted her head up a bit high as she said "Yeah, that sounds fun! Okay, I'm ready!"
Cherche then made Minerva do a back flip and a dive before Nowi did the same things. "Not bad. But can you memorize this?" She performed a barrel roll, pulled up and then dove.
"Too easy!" Said Nowi as she did the exact same moves Minerva did.
Cherche nodded in an impressed manner. "Pretty good. Now try doing this in order." Minerva then rolled to the left, did a back flip and rolled to the right before doing another back flip.
Nowi made a smirked saying "Trying to trick me, huh? Okay then!" Nowi then did exactly what Minerva did, rolling to one direction, back flipping, rolling to the other direction, and back flipping again.
Cherche rubbed a palm underneath her chin as she said "That was amazing, except... You switched the order of direction Minerva rolled."
Nowi looked surprised with discouragement. "What? I did? Aww... Sorry."
Cherche shook her head, assuring "It's alright. The point is, we're having fun, right?"
Nowi looked at Cherche surprised before smiling cheerfully, saying "Yeah, you're right! We are having fun! You and Minerva are the best!"
"Thank you, Nowi. Shall we head back to the island?" Cherche asked.
Nowi thought about it and said "Well, I am getting a little tired, but how about we race back there?"
Cherche smirked as she said "Very well, if you insist! Ready, Minerva?" Minerva let out a roar in response before both she and Nowi flew as fast as they could back to the island.
Back on the island, in the more greener areas, Miriel was observing every insect specimen she could find, seeing their behavior, how they mate and what they eat. One of them, a dung beetle of which was rolling up some ding in a ball. "This creature seems to be rolling some dirt in a ball of which he will feed upon for the time being." And a caterpillar of which was spinning silk all around itself. "And this caterpillar is weaving itself in silk, creating a cocoon so as to process it's final transformation. Such a fascinating creature."
Back with the volley ball game, Sumia got ready to serve . "Here goes!" When she hit the ball, a strong gust of wind suddenly blew by them, causing the ball to fly further away and land right at Robin.
"Ow! Hey!" Robin responded in annoyance while Tharja took notice and chuckled.
The wind even caught Maribelle and Cordelia table and tea tipped over. "Ah! My goodness!" Maribelle yelped.
"Gah! What was that!" Cordelia yelped.
Even Miriel tried to keep her hat from being blown away. "Gracious! That was a rather strong wind current." She then noticed that the ding beetle lost it's ball and the caterpillar was on the ground. She let out a disappointed sigh and said "What a shame. The process of these insects have been completely eradicated, and so has my studies."
Lissa and the others stood up from the sand after the strong gust knocked them down. "Are you all okay?" Olivia asked in concern.
Lissa rubbed her head and said "Yeah, we're alright. But where's the ball?"
Her question was answered when Robin walked up to them and asked holding the ball out "Did someone lose this?"
Sully noticed the red mark on her forehead and started to puff her cheeks, trying her best not to laugh. "Wow, Robin...! What is... up with your head...? Missed a spot...?!"
Robin glared at Sully and said "Very funny." She then reached her arm out, offering them the ball. "Here."
Sully looked at the ball before shaking her head saying "No thanks. We're kind of tuckered out. We'll find something else to do."
Lissa stretched her limbs as well. "Yeah, I think we'll call it a draw."
Robin was struck with disbelief after hearing what they said. "Wh_WHAT?! You can't be serious! You can't just... You can't just leave a game in a draw!"
"Sheesh, calm down, Lady Nag-A-Lot! It's just a game." Said Lissa.
"It's not how it works! There has to be either a winner and a loser!" Robin stated.
Sully then wrapped an arm around Robin's shoulder and said "Robin, I think all of that war stuff has gotten to your head."
Robin backed away with a flinch as she denied "Don't be rediculous! War hasn't gone through my head! I'm just stating the obvious in life."
Then, from the far distance were Cherche and Nowi, who came to check on everyone after their little accident. "Is everyone alright?" Asked Cherche.
"Sorry we blew you all away like that." Nowi appologized with guilt in her face.
Sumia shook her head and said with an assuring smile "It's no bid deal. No one was seriously hurt."
"Nonetheless, you should be more careful in the future." Said Panne a little strictly.
"Lissa, dear?" Maribelle called out. Lissa turned to see Maribelle and Cordelia on their knees, picking up the tipped over objects. "Could you and Sumia please give us a hand in cleaning this mess up?"
"Oh! Sure thing, Maribelle! Come on, Sumia." Said Lissa.
"Okay." Sumia replied as she followed Lissa.
Robin let out a sigh as she decided to just drop the ball. "Oh well. I quess I shouldn't worry about petty things so much. I'm supposed to be here to relax, anyway."
She then heard Tharja call to her. "Robin?" The silver haired woman turned her attention to the raven haired sorceress. "I've just brought along some sunscreen of which will prevent tanning." She then smiled seductively, saying "And I was hoping that you could help rub it all over every single inch of my body."
Robin made a nervous sweat and rolled her eyes. "Oh boy. Alright, hang on. I'll be right over." She informed as she left walked back to Tharja.
Sully flexed her arms as she said "Well, I think I better go see what Miriel is observing. It can be real amazing what that egghead chooses to study."
As Sully walked to find Miriel, Cherche looked down at Nowi and said "Well, I suppose I should give Minervakins a bath. It's been a while since she's had one. Would you like to help?"
Now I smiled cheerfully and answered "Sure! I'd love to help! Maybe you and me should take a bath too. It'll be so much fun!"
"Alright then. Let's go." With that said, Cherche and Now I left to find a spot to bathe, leaving Panned and Olivia alone.
Olivia pressed her index fingers together and said timidly "Well, I... It looks like it's just you and me, Panne."
"It would seem so." Panned acknowledged. "I must admit, the way you man-spawn exercise and entertaine yourselves at the same time is... interesting. I found it rather enjoyable."
Olivia smiled happily. "Oh, I'm glad you liked it." She then narrowed her eyes and asked "So, um. It's still pretty much the afternoon. So... What would you like to do now?"
Panne held a fist to her chin in thought. "Hmm, I'm not entirely sure. I've rarely been to ocean shores, especially one such as this."
"Um, perhaps we could... go for a walk... along the shore line?" Olivia suggested.
Panned looked at Olivia curiously before answering "Well, I Don't see why not. I would love to walk with you."
"Oh, thank you!" Said a happy Olivia as they began their walk along the shore lines.
Sorry it took so long for me to update. Hope you've enjoyed.