It was a bright, beautiful day outside. The sun was bright, the weather was hot, and there was a cool breeze that would blow on occasion. The day was perfect for a trip to the beach. A trip that the girls of Berserk decided to take. Even Juri and Elena decided to join in on the fun. Sakura was especially happy to see Elena join in. And judging by the fact that Elena brought a surfboard with her, she seemed ready to enjoy herself on the beach.

"So, you're going to surf, I see." Sakura said.
"You could say that." Elena said. "Yukimura taught me how to surf, and he helped me pick out my very own board to use."
"So you two have really hit it off, huh?" Sakura asked.
"You bet we did." Elena replied. "He's such a sweetheart. And what about you and Yoshi?"
"He's getting better, but he's a very sweet guy." Sakura replied.
"...Also, I hope you and the girls don't get mad… but I invited Yukimura to join us." Elena said.
"Nothing wrong with that." Sakura told her. "True, I would have preferred that this be a girls-only thing, but we never really set any rules."
"Not to mention, you invited Yoshi to come join us too." Chinatsu chimed in. Sakura looked back and glared playfully at her maroon-haired friend. Elena raised an eyebrow and grinned.
"Ah, so THAT explains the bikini you're wearing." she said.

It was true; Sakura had picked out a special bikini just for Yoshi. It was similar to the bikini Elena wore to Berserk when they did that promotional stunt. However, it had red linings instead of blue, and there were pink hearts on the left cup and on the front of the bottom. It was a bit more revealing than her usual one. She got it for when she and Yoshi are together, hoping to help him get more used to touching her. Rio was the one who suggested that she got it. And when she explained it to Elena, she had to fight back a few giggles.

"I'm sure he's gonna love it." Elena said.
"I sure hope so." Sakura said.
"I bet ya he will." a male voice said from behind them. Elena's eyes lit up like stars and she turned around to see Yukimura standing there, wearing aqua-blue swim trunks with tribal marks on the sides to form a shark, and holding a surfboard. She placed hers down and ran up to hug him, even wrapping her legs around his waist to give him a tight hug. Yukimura staggered back and chuckled, hugging her back. "Nice to see you too, gorgeous." he said. Elena locked her eyes with his and kissed him on the lips. He was quick to kiss her back. Sakura rolled her eyes in amusement. And behind Yukimura, Ichiro came walking along as well, chuckling at the couple's moment.
"Not shy about showing affection, are they?" he asked rhetorically.
"Nope." Sakura replied anyway. "So, did Rio invite you?" she asked him.
"NO I DID NOT!" Rio yelled with a face as red as a ripe cherry. "I'd prefer that the stupid mutt were to stay as far away from me as possible."
"Not what I heard from you." Misaki said. "I heard you talking about how you wanted to be with him, to cuddle him, and to-"
"SHUT IT!" Rio yelled at her, even redder than before. Ichiro was chuckling at her reaction.
"So, is Yoshi with you?" Sakura asked.
"No." Ichiro replied. "We were actually coming here to meet up with him."
"Wait, he's at the beach already?" Sakura asked in disbelief. Ichiro and Yukimura grinned and pointed to a nearby palm tree over on the beach. The girls turned their heads, and they saw that Yoshi was resting up on the top of the palm tree.
"...That boy..." Juri said in amusement.
"He'll even climb freaking palm trees?!" Rio asked, trying her hardest to not bust out laughing.

But the sudden outburst from her shook Yoshi awake. He gasped and yelled as he lost his balance and fell out of the tree, landing on the sandy ground face-first. Sakura rushed over to check on him. "Yoshi!" she ran up to him and rolled him over. "Yoshi! Are you alright?" she asked, concerned for him. Yoshi shook his head, groaning in pain. He opened his eyes, seeing Sakura looking down at him. He smiled warmly at her.
"Did I die when I fell? Is this Heaven? Are you an angel?" he asked her jokingly. Sakura playfully smacked his chest. He laughed at her action. She then helped him up. When he was up on his feet, his body locked up, his eyes went wide, and his face flushed a deep shade of red when he saw her in her bikini. He even lost his ability to speak momentarily. Sakura giggled at his reaction. She knew he liked it.
"Cat got your tongue?" she asked him. Rio was about to say something, but Yoshi was able to recover quick enough to shut her down.
"I swear, Rio. One more joke out of you, and I'll cut yours off." he told her. Rio smirked and made a zipping motion over her mouth.

"So, ready to begin?" Sakura asked. Yoshi nodded and held his arm out to her. She smiled and looped her arm through his. The two, along with the others, walk on to the beach. But before they could set up, Misaki told them to follow her to a private spot over behind a cliff. She explained that she would go there to avoid getting swarmed by fans, to have some more privacy and quiet time, and to give the three couples some more privacy. But Rio got into an argument with Misaki for that. The girls giggled at their argument.
"The tension between those two is thick, ain't it?" Yoshi asked.
"Yep. Rio may deny it, but deep down, I know she wants him." Sakura said to him.
"I HEARD THAT!" Rio yelled at her. Sakura and Yoshi giggled.

Once they were at their destination, the girls and guys set up their stuff and applied sunscreen. And given that there were multiple people there, they had a lot of sunscreen on hand. Yoshi and Yukimura helped to put sunscreen on the backs of Sakura and Elena respectively. Ichiro tried to help Rio, but she swatted his hands away each time. Kurea shook her head and allowed Ichiro to do her back.

Soon, everyone was sunscreened up and ready to play. Kurea and Chinatsu decided to sunbathe at first, Rio and Misaki went to set up a volleyball net for later, and Elena and Yukimura went surfing. All that was left was Yoshi and Sakura. Yoshi rocked back and forth on his feet. "So… uh… what would you like to do?" he asked her. She began to think of something to do, walking towards him. And when she was right in front of him, she tagged him and ran off. "TAG! YOU'RE IT!" she yelled. Yoshi watched her run for a few seconds before going after her with a grin.
"C'mere, you cheeky little weasel!" he yelled back at her before running after her.

Sakura looked over her shoulder and saw him chasing her. She giggled and ran faster. Yoshi grinned, taking her challenge and running faster. Sakura would make sharp turns to dodge him, even making him trip up. But Yoshi was able to recover rather quickly and go after her. She tried to lose him by going behind a big rock wall, but he still managed to see her go and went after her. When he got to the other side, he saw her leaning against the rock, grinning and panting.

"There you are." Yoshi said as he came in closer. "Nowhere to run… time to give up."
"I refuse to go down so easily." Sakura said before getting into a fighting stance and throwing a playful punch at him. Yoshi jumped back, narrowly dodging the hit. Sakura giggled and threw another one, making him jump back again. But after that, he took off running. Sakura grinned devilishly. Now it was her turn to be the chaser. "Here I come, tweety! Ready or not!" she yelled before running after him.

Over with the others, Rio and Kurea were playing volleball together. Kenji and Chinatsu were cuddling together on a towel, Elena and Yukimura were surfing, Moe was swimming happily, and Ichiro was talking with Misaki. "So she always acts like that?" Ichiro asked her, referring to Rio.
"Yep… she's a handful." Misaki replied.
"I bet I can help her out somehow." Ichiro said.
"I'm sure you could… if she'd only give you a chance." Misaki pointed out.
"Well, I'm not one to give up so easily… especially for snow-head." Ichiro said. That made Rio whip her head in his direction, only to receive a volleyball shot to the side of her face.
"WOO! 5-4!" Kurea whooped. Everyone fought back laughter. Rio glared and blushed hard. But then she shrugged them off and walked over to Ichiro.
"You don't have much sense, do you?" she asked him. Ichiro smirked.
"You could say that." he said nonchalantly. "Besides, it's hard to think straight when you're in the presence of a beautiful lady like yourself." he added. Rio softened a bit and blushed. She was about to smile before she shook herself back to her senses.
"Don't try to soften me up, mutt." she warned him.
"I'm just speaking the truth." Ichiro said with a shrug of his shoulders. Rio turned her head away to make sure he did not see her fighting back a grin.

"GANG WAY! COMING THROUGH!" Yoshi yelled, running past them, with Sakura close behind him. The others watched on in amusement as they ran.
"C'MERE, BIRDY!" Sakura yelled at him. Misaki and Chinatsu were giggling at the event unfolding.
"YOU'LL NEVER CATCH ME!" Yoshi shouted as he ran back past them.
"YES I WILL!" Sakura retorted.

Rio shook her head, smiling. "Oh, those two." she said.
"I bet that will be you and Ichiro some day." Chinatsu said.
"Yeah..." Rio said dreamily. But then she snapped back to reality and snapped her head over to Chinatsu. "Wait, no!" she yelped. Kenji chuckled.
"You'll cave in… I just know it." he said. Rio tried to come up with a response, but nothing was coming to her.
"S-S-Shut up!" she yelled in embarrassment.

Yoshi tried tried to make sharp turns to dodge Sakura, but on the third one, he tripped and fell. Sakura wasted no time and immediately pinned him down by straddling his lap. She looked down at him with a smug grin and crossed arms. He looked up at her, blushing hard and grinning sheepishly. She gave him a cute, seductive look and leaned in close, pressing her breasts against his chest. Yoshi felt things were about to heat up for him and her, and his nervous side began to creep up on him. However, Sakura saw the look in his eyes and knew he was not quite ready to go that far yet. So she laid down on him, resting her head on his chest. Yoshi smiled warmly and wrapped his arms around her. And for the next five minutes, they stayed there, cuddling under the sun on the beach. When they were done, they went out into the water for some swimming. Sakura knew she scored another victory with Yoshi, and the thought made her smile big. He was coming more and more out of his shell with each passing day. It would not be long now before he becomes comfortable with kissing her. But for now, she will wait with patience and anticipation.

*That concludes this short-story. If anyone has any ideas for another one, let me know.
Also, I won't do any lemons, so don't ask. However, if YOU want to do one for Sakura and Yoshi, go right ahead. Just message me and let me know.
Anyways, I'll see y'all around. God bless, and stay safe!