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Guest: That sounds like a great idea. I've never been so I'll have to do some research about it first though.
Rikku laid her towel out on the warm sand and stuck an umbrella into the sand. After a second it shifted in the sand and started to fall. Rikku frowned and fixed it before it shifted again.
"Damn it." She muttered. She looked around for a rock or something to keep it in place. "Hey Thor!" The thunder god looked up from setting up Jane's towel and looked over at Rikku. "Could I borrow your hammer?" Thor raised an eyebrow but walked over with the hammer. "My umbrella won't stay up. I figured since nothing can move your hammer it would be able to keep it up." Thor nodded and put his hammer down at the base of the umbrella to keep it upright.
"There you go." He said with a smile.
"Thanks." Rikku said with a big smile. He nodded.
"Of course." He said before walking over to Jane.
Rikku was sitting on a towel on the sand a good 20ft from the water. There was a small umbrella shading her from the sun. She was in a light t-shirt and a pair of shorts with a ball cap on to cover her ears. Jane was sunbathing with Natasha nearby. Tony and Pepper were in the water along with Steve who was racing against Thor. Clint was putting sunscreen on Natasha's back and Bruce had gone to get drinks.
Rikku sat with her knees to her chest and her arms around her legs. She watched everyone before her ear twitched hearing Bruce. She turned and saw him coming over with a cooler. He put it down near her towel before sitting down.
"Not going in the water?" He asked. Rikku shook her head.
"Didn't bring a suit. Besides the whole cat plus water thing."
"Right." Bruce said with a chuckle. "Well, do you mind if I keep you company?" He asked with a cute smile.
"Sure." Rikku said smiling back.
"I'm guessing the beach isn't really your thing." Bruce said.
"Well besides the whole water thing it's too hot." Rikku said picking up a small fan electric and pointing it at her face. Bruce chuckled.
"Yeah."
"Hey Kitty!" The two looked over at Tony.
"What?" Rikku called back as Tony started walking over.
"Afraid of the water?" He asked.
"Uh hello, cat?" She said. He chuckled.
"Seriously?" He asked. Rikku nodded. "I'll give you 10 bucks if you go in the water."
"Really rich guy? 10?"
"Fine 100 bucks." Tony said. Rikku shook her head.
"Not happening." She said. "There's no way in hell I'm getting in that water." She said.
"Hmm.." Tony looked to be thinking. "I know one way to get you in." He said. Rikku rolled her eyes.
"How?" She asked.
"Like this!" He said before picking her up and slinging her over his shoulder.
"Hey!" Rikku yelped. Bruce quickly got up.
"Stark." He said sternly following Tony who was making his way to the water.
"Tony, don't you dare!" Rikku yelled. By now the others were looking over. "Tony!" Rikku let out a small scream as Tony threw her in the water. Bruce, not far behind, went in and picked her up out of the water. Rikku coughed and sputtered out water, clinging to Bruce as he carried her out. Pepper slapped Tony's arm and started chewing him out about throwing Rikku in the water against her will. Bruce brought Rikku back over to her towel and put her down.
"Are you alright?" He asked moving the hair out of her face. She nodded, still coughing slightly.
"I can't... I can't swim." She said. Bruce had a hand on the side of her head. He grabbed a nearby folded towel and wrapped it around her. He stroked her head slightly; her hat had fallen off in the water. He frowned and turned to look at Tony who was getting scolded by Pepper. Bruce got up with a scowl and marched over to him.
"What the hell was that?!" He yelled. Everyone looked over at the out-burst. Rikku quickly scrambled up and ran over, the towel falling in the process. She grabbed the back of Bruce's wet shirt.
"Bruce it's okay!" She said. He turned to look at her. His eyes were fading from brown to green.
"No it's not he-!"
"Bruce, it's fine! He didn't know. Please..." She took his hand. "I'm okay." Rikku said softly. The green faded back to brown and Bruce swallowed. He looked around and saw everyone was watching him carefully.
"I'll be in the RV." He mumbled before walking away, reluctantly pulling his hand from Rikku's.
Rikku ran after Bruce and met him at the RV.
"Bruce?" He glanced back at her with one foot up on the step. "Are you alright?"
"I'm fine." He said. "The Other Guy is kinda protective of you." Bruce said quietly before getting onto the RV. Rikku followed. Bruce sat at the table in the back.
"Are you?" Rikku asked, leaning against the wall.
"What?" Bruce looked up from the table.
"Are you protective of me?" Rikku asked slipping into the booth. He glanced at her.
"Yeah." He said.
"Why?" Rikku asked moving closer.
"Cause..." He said with a shy smile.
"Well.. thank you." Rikku said. She leaned over and kissed his cheek. Rikku got up and Bruce watched her go with a small smile.
Rikku walked off the RV and Pepper walked up.
"Hey, we're having a girl's day out." She said.
"Um okay." Rikku said blinking. "Tony will drop us off at the car rental place then he and the guys will do their own thing while we do ours." Pepper said. Rikku nodded.
"Okay."
"Then tomorrow night Tony wants to go to a club and have some drinks."
"I'll sit that one out." Rikku said with a chuckle.
"Nope, everyone. Tony's even making Steve go." Rikku chuckled.
"Alright." she said. "I'll go for Steve's sake."
Pepper drove the rental car with Natasha in the passenger's and Jane and Rikku in the back. They parked outside a Kohl's.
"Okay," Pepper turned in her seat. "No budget but don't go crazy." She said holding up one of Tony's credit cards.
"Please tell me he gave that to you." Jane said.
"Of course." Pepper said before getting out of the car.
"Don't look a gift horse in the mouth." Rikku said to Jane with a chuckle as they got out.
They walked into the store and were grateful for the AC.
"Okay, meet back here when you're done." Pepper said. "After, we're going to go to the nail salon a few stores down." Pepper added with a smile before walking over to the shoes. Natasha and Jane walked towards the swim suits leaving Rikku to walk around by herself.
After shopping the four went to the nail salon and Jane and Rikku ended up getting just manicures, Pepper got a mani-pedi with Natasha. Jane got golden colours, Pepper got red, Natasha got black and Rikku got dark green.
The girls pulled up to the hotel at the same time Tony and the guys were getting out of their car. Tony winced seeing how many bags the girls had as they got out. Bruce went up to Rikku and gently tapped her shoulder. Rikku turned and smiled at him.
"If you want, I can teach you to swim tonight." Bruce said with a smile. "In the pool." He added quickly. Rikku nodded.
"Sure." She said with a big smile. "Thanks."
"I'll come by your room in two hours."
"Okay." Rikku said. Bruce nodded with a smile. He noticed Rikku's nails and chuckled.
"You… got them done green?" He looked at her.
"Mhm." She hummed with a smile. "For you and the big guy." She said with a wink and a chuckle. Bruce could feel the Other Guy's happiness and couldn't help but smile and chuckle back.
Rikku put the things she'd gotten away in her suit case in the room she shared with Pepper before she walked through the door joining the rooms.
"Hey, does anyone have a swim suit I can borrow?" Rikku asked Natasha and Jane who were putting their things away.
"Here." Natasha said tossing Rikku a bag.
"What's this?" Rikku asked looking in and seeing a black and white two piece suit.
"We got it for you when we went shopping." Jane said.
"We know you don't swim but you don't have to swim in it." Natasha said.
"Why do you need it now anyway?" Jane asked with a smirk.
"Uh.." Rikku blushed. "Bruce is gunna try to teach me to swim." The two smirked. "What?" Rikku asked.
"Nothing." The two said in unison. Rikku rolled her eyes and went into the bathroom to put the suit on under her clothes.
There was a knock at the girl's door and Rikku ran to open it before Pepper could get up. Rikku opened it and Bruce smiled.
"Ready?" He asked holding up a towel. Rikku nodded.
"Yeah." She said.
The two went down to the indoor pool, there was no one there but it was still unlocked. Bruce took off his shirt and Rikku had to resist staring as he threw it over onto a chair. Bruce got into the water and shivered slightly, it was a bit cold.
"Come on." Bruce said. He was standing in the water up to his chest. Rikku hesitated and slowly walked to the edge of the pool. She took off her shirt and Bruce's breath hitched in his throat as she threw her shirt over with his. He swallowed hard when she bent over to take off her shorts. He was suddenly very grateful for the cold water as he got a full view of cleavage before Rikku stood up. She looked down at the water and Bruce walked over to the edge. "You don't have to." He said looking up at her. She shook her head and sat down on the edge, her legs in the water. She also shivered from the cold. She moved forward and Bruce put his hands on her waist as she slipped in, the water was at the top of her legs. Her tail automatically moved up to avoid getting wet and her hands clung to his shoulders. "Don't worry, I got you." He said softly.
"It's cold." Bruce chuckled as he backed up bring Rikku into the deeper water. Her hands were gripping his shoulders and her palms dug into his chest.
"You're doing good." He said. Rikku's tail got wet and she went rigid. Her nails dug into his back. "You're okay." He said softly holding back a hiss of slight pain. He backed up into the water more so the water was up to his chest again and his feet were still on the ground. If Rikku were to stand it would be up to her neck. "Now just kick your legs and tread water." Rikku swallowed and nodded before doing just that. "You're doing great." Bruce said with a smile. Rikku smiled back. "Now I'm going to let go-" Rikku shook her head rapidly and her nails dug into Bruce's back more. He tried to ignore the slight pleasure he got from it and swallowed. "Don't worry. I won't let you go under. Just move your arms from front to back." He slowly let her go and she tried to move her arms but Bruce had to pick her up out of the water again. Rikku wrapped her arms around his neck and held herself against him.
"I changed my mind." She said into his neck. "Cat's don't like water even if they can swim, at least not this cat." She whimpered. Her legs went around his waist making him swallow hard as he put his arms around her back.
"Alright, that's enough for one day." Bruce said before walking out of the water, still holding Rikku who was clinging to him for dear life. "We're out of the water." Bruce whispered.
"I-I know." Rikku said into his neck before putting her legs down. She slowly removed her arms from around his neck and he let her go. "I'm sorry about your back." She said looking down at her hands and seeing little spots of blood on the tips as her nails retracted.
"It's no big deal." He said before petting her head. "Come on, let's dry you off." Bruce said before grabbing a towel and wrapping it around Rikku. He rubbed up and down her arms and noticed her face going pink. He chuckled nervously and stopped. "Sorry." He said before letting Rikku dry herself. Bruce walked over and pulled on his shirt before picking up Rikku's clothes. He handed Rikku her clothes and held her towel while she got dressed. "I'll walk you to your room." He said. Rikku nodded. The two started walking back inside. "Would you want to try again tomorrow or-?" Bruce asked.
"Maybe." Rikku said quietly giving him a smile. He smiled back.
They stood outside Rikku and Pepper's room and turned to face each other.
"Uh well, goodnight." He said.
"Goodnight." Rikku went on her toes and kissed his cheek. He swallowed and smiled shyly. She did the same before going into her room. Bruce let out a breath and checked his pulse by putting two fingers to his neck. He sighed before going to his room.
Rikku walked into the room and was about to go into the bathroom to shower when she noticed Jane and Natasha sitting on one of the beds while Pepper was reading in the other.
"So how'd it go?" Jane asked
"You weren't gone long." Natasha said.
"Uh, I kinda freaked out in the water and clawed his back a bit." Rikku said with a sheepish smile. The two women smirked making Rikku blush. "I'm gunna take a shower." Rikku said before quickly going into the bathroom and shutting the door. She leaned against the door and let out a sigh.
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