Chapter 7!
A/N: Thanks to everyone that reads and reviews it! I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh!
Warning: Some Ooc, but it's more of what the characters look like.
Akiza walked to mall, alone, and didn't have anyone attack her. When she got to the store she wanted, she went to the swimsuit area.
"Uh, one piece swimsuit or two?" she thought, "I'm sure that I know which one Yusei would want."
It wasn't that Akiza thought she wasn't attractive, it's that she wasn't "super model" pretty. She didn't have the flattest stomach in the world. It was still flat, but not "model" flat. She always thought her butt was too big and that the only thing that really stood out was her chest.
She tried both types of swimsuits on. Although she felt uncomfortable wearing a two piece, especially with showing so much skin, she decided on a green one. She bought it and took it home. She then tried it on, like she would for their date. The only thing she could see, were what was wrong with her.
"Oh, my butts too big," she whined.
Akiza sighed.
"Well, it's what I was given," she said.
Meanwhile, Yusei was trying a similar approach to the date. He stood in front of the mirror in his black swimming trunks. He admitted that all the work on his runner isn't a real workout and his arms didn't have any muscle. He also didn't have the stomach that he thought Akiza would want.
He rubbed his hand over his stomach. No ab muscles stuck out. No even one. Sure his stomach wasn't bulging out and looked flat as a pancake. However, he thought Akiza would be disappointed.
"Akiza probably thinks I have more ab muscles sticking out of my stomach than I can count," he said.
He sighed.
"I tried to do all those "ab exercises", but I had to do them so often. It got really tiring. Plus, I could never get a six pack, let alone one."
He felt his stomach one more time.
"Well, you bring what you have Yusei," he thought and went back to put his regular clothes back on.
When Saturday hit, Yusei decided to change it up and meet Akiza at her apartment. He got there and rang the doorbell.
"Hey Akiza, you ready to go?"
"Yep, got my swimsuit, towel, and sunscreen," she said.
"Same here. Let's go!"
They walked to the beach and found a spot. There weren't too many people at the beach, but there was a good amount. One kid was having a Birthday party. It wasn't too hot, but it wasn't too cold.
They went into the changing rooms. Yusei, quickly, but nervously, put on his trunks. Yusei walked back to their spot and set both of their towels down in the sand. He laid down on his towel, leaned back, and stretched his legs. He leaned his upper body upwards and looked up at the clouds.
Suddenly, he heard a familiar voice.
"Yusei," Akiza called as she ran towards him.
Yusei gasped. He panned up and down at Akiza.
"She's so beautiful," he thought.
Akiza slowed down and walked up to Yusei. She suddenly stopped and she too panned up and down at him.
"He's so handsome," she thought.
After a few moments, a bird screeched and Akiza and Yusei snapped out of their panning. They then looked at each other's faces and noticed the other's was red.
They both laughed awkwardly.
Finally Akiza asked, "Can I sit next to you?"
"Sure," Yusei said slowly.
Akiza sat next to him.
"Wow, he doesn't have abs," Akiza thought.
"She doesn't have a super flat waist," Yusei thought.
They then heard some kids laughing in the water and turned to them.
"Should we go out into the water?" Yusei asked.
"Sure," Akiza said nervously.
When they got to the water, Yusei ran in, but Akiza was almost scared of it.
"What's wrong?" Yusei asked.
"I don't like seaweed," she said nervously.
"Hey I don't either, but you know, if you go to the beach, you'll just have to go with it."
He walked up to her.
"Do you want me to hold your hand?"
Akiza nodded.
Yusei grabbed her hand and they slowly got to deeper water.
"So, do you remember the last time you went swimming?" Yusei asked.
"No and I don't remember who it was with. I know my Dad was always too busy for me."
Yusei frowned.
"So, this might be the first time you went swimming with a guy," Yusei suggested.
"Yeah, but..."
Akiza looked up at Yusei.
"I don't think, even if I did go with my Dad, that he looked as good as you do in a swimsuit."
They laughed.
"Well?"
They stopped walking as Yusei put a wet arm around Akiza.
"I don't think I've ever been with a girl as nice looking as you."
Akiza blushed.
Suddenly, Yusei was hit in the head by a beach ball. A few kids swam around them and chased after the ball.
"Lets go somewhere that's more quiet," Yusei said.
"Right," Akiza replied.
They swam to an area on the right side of the beach.
"So, are you upset that I'm not as beautiful as you thought?" Akiza asked in a sad tone.
"Oh no Akiza! You're beautiful! It's me who doesn't look so good."
He wrapped his arm around her again.
"You probably thought I had a 6-pack or better."
"No Yusei. Your just as beautiful on the outside as you are on the inside."
Yusei looked away in embarrassment as Akiza giggled.
A loud whistle blew.
"Time to get out for a 15 minute break," the lifeguard shouted.
"Okay, lets go back on shore," Yusei said as they swam to shore. They got out and were about to start drying themselves off. However, Akiza couldn't help, but notice that Yusei looked even better now as his wet skin reflected in the sunlight.
Yusei stared as he saw Akiza sort of gazed at him.
"What is she looking at?" he thought.
Then, Yusei got lost in the same fantasy Akiza was in. He could help looking at Akiza's wet skin in the light.
They lost track of how long they looked at each other. The life guard then blew her whistle and they both broke out of their fantasy.
"Well, should we head back in?" Yusei asked.
"Yeah," Akiza said, "Race you there!"
Akiza and Yusei played at the beach and had fun for the rest of the day. They walked home and smiled at one another.
"So, what should we tell the therapist?" Akiza asked.
"Well, we could tell him that we had the best date yet," Yusei said.
"We could also tell him that we think we're beautiful on the inside and out," Akiza said.
They laughed as they enjoyed the walk home together.
When they went to the therapist on Monday, Yusei wasn't as nervous as before. They sat down and the therapist asked them, "So, how did it go?"
Akiza and Yusei looked at each other.
"It was our best date yet!" they said.
"So, did how you look on the outside affect how you saw one another?"
"No, we think it reflects who they are on the inside," Yusei said.
"And we think that we're now closer friends that ever before," Akiza said.
"Friends? You still only consider yourselves as friends?"
"Well, like we told you before, we're not into that whole "we got to be named boy and girlfriend as soon as possible," Yusei reminded him.
"Well, it's your choice and I think this experience worked well," he said.
They shook hands and Akiza agreed on another appointment.
As Akiza and Yusei walked out, they both thought about what the therapist had said.
"Are we really closer than that," Yusei wondered.
"Are we more than just friends," Akiza wondered.
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