Chapter 8
The Next Day – Raptor's POV
After we'd sorted out the robot problem the other day we decided to spend a day at the beach. Currently I was lying on their couch waiting for them to get ready
'Maybe I should've pre-emptively stolen some swimwear during my antagonistic phase' I mused dozing off slightly with a sigh 'Though they probably would've made me return it… plus, thinking about it, it probably wouldn't even matter'
"Falling asleep on us?" a familiar voice woke me from my thoughts
I turned towards the tomboy donned in a light green tank top, khaki shorts, sandals, a green towel slung over her shoulder and green sunglasses hanging from the collar of her top
"Not like I have anything to pack" I responded
"Yeah well you might as well catch a nap" she said plopping down on the other couch "If I know my sisters, they're gonna be a while"
"Ya don't say?" Brick said coming down the stairs with his brothers, each wearing a pair of swim trunks of their respective colors, black sandals, no shirt and towels hung around their necks
"Blossom will probably be last" she explained "Always wanting to pack every possible thing she might need"
"Sounds like her" Butch joked as he sat on the couch "subtly" eyeing Buttercup, trying to envision her bathing suit
She obviously could tell he was staring but chose to ignore him
"Bubbles on the other hand is a bit different" she continued
"Why?" Boomer asked
"She spends most of the time trying to pick out the 'cutest' outfit" she explained
I chuckled a bit, though it was mostly at Boomer's expression
"The Professor coming too?" I asked
She shook her head
"Ever since you gave him another of your feathers he's been studying it non-stop" she said
I stared at her for a bit
"He's a workaholic isn't he?" I asked
"Yep" everyone in the room agreed
After that we all watched TV to pass time until the other two Puffs were ready. Eventually Blossom walked downstairs wearing a pink shirt, loose fitting shorts, sandals, pink sunglasses and a large sunhat while a large tote bag was slung over her shoulder
"Okay" she said "I'm ready"
"That's rare" Buttercup commented "Usually you're the last to be ready"
"I passed by Bubble's room on the way down" Blossom said "She was trying to choose between two different bikinis"
"Is she usually indecisive like that?" Brick asked
"Not really" Blossom said
I smirked a bit
"Maybe she really wants to impress someone" I said throwing a glance at Boomer
Everyone chuckled a little
"Well if she's trying to impress you bro" Butch said to Boomer "Why don't you head up and help her pick something so we can get going?"
"Alright" Boomer said with a smile as he got up and headed upstairs
Boomer's POV
As I walked upstairs I couldn't help but fantasize a bit on what Bubbles was trying to choose between. From what Blossom said they were both bikinis and my mind wandered a bit through all the possibilities until I was at her room
"Bubbles" I said as I stepped into her room "Need any help picking out- WAH!"
My reaction as I realized she had only just put on her bikini bottom and wasn't wearing the top yet. We both stood there, both with a crimson blush, staring at each other as if someone had hit a pause button, I tried my best to keep my gaze on her face but unavoidably I slowly looked down to her fully exposed chest. Technically this wasn't my first time seeing it, during the kidnapping incident I remember Lucifer had torn off most of her shirt and bra, however I had become so absorbed by a primal rage at the sight of what he was planning on doing to her it didn't really register as much. Now on the other hand, there were no distractions, there was only two partially clothed teens alone in a room. I couldn't help the thoughts that came to mind, I doubt any normal man of my age would be able to either, thoughts of us embracing completely nude and rolling around on the bed having sex until we both collapsed. At long last time began to move again and she reacted in a calm and collected manner
Narrative POV
Raptor and the other four Chosen were chatting amongst themselves before they all clamped their hands over their ears as the familiar sound of Bubble's sonic shriek not only filled the house but blew a hole clean through the wall to the outside
"The hell?!" Buttercups exclaimed once the screaming stopped
"That was Bubbles" Blossom said
"Really?" Butch asked sarcastically while he rubbed his ears "I thought it was the Tooth Fairy"
"I think I heard a body land outside" Raptor said also rubbing his ears
"We'll go check it out" Brick said "You both go to Bubbles"
With that they split up, the boys hurried outside to find Boomer lying unconscious on the ground outside the house
"Hey wake up dude!" Butch said trying to wake up his younger brother "What happened?!"
At the same time Blossom and Buttercup had just arrived to their sister's room
"Bubbles!" Blossom exclaimed
"What happened?!" Buttercup demanded
They then realized their sister was kneeling on the floor with a crimson blush while hugging her topless chest. Back with the boys Brick happened to notice something
"Uh guys?" he said
Raptor and Butch looked at him and he pointed downwards. Following his point they saw that Boomer had a slight tent in his trunks. At that moment the four Chosen and Raptor all gained a look of 'Oy Vey' as the simultaneously uttered the same phrase
"Solves that mystery"
Later, on the way to the beach – Raptor's POV
Once Boomer had woken up and we'd determined there was no permanent damage to his ear drums we finally flew off towards the direction of the beach. Needless to say, the air between the two blondes was a bit… awkward. Every time I'd glance back at them they had a light blush on their face which would only deepen if they happened to look at each other before quickly turning away. It was a bit funny in all honesty, though I hoped they'd get past it quickly before it went from funny to annoying.
After flying for a few more minutes we finally arrived
"About time!" Butch said as we landed on the sand before taking off to the surf
"I take it he doesn't get to come to the beach much" I mused aloud
"Pretty much" Brick replied with a similar 'oy vey' face to the one he had before
We finished setting up our spot and got settled in, Buttercup and I went to join Butch in the water while the Reds stayed on the shore reading under their umbrellas. I swam around a bit while watching the Greens get into a water fight and before long I noticed the Blues were just sitting awkwardly next to each other on the shore
"Well I'm sure they'll sort it out eventually" I said to myself
However, as the day wore on neither of them moved from that spot nor said anything to one another and as expected it began to wear on my nerves
"Alright they're not gonna get anywhere fast" I said to myself "Guess I need to step in a little"
I swam back to shore and shook the water from my feathers before I lied down on the towel Blossom loaned me
"Hey Boomer" I said, snapping him out of his stupor and pointed to some far off rocks "I saw something shiny over by the rocks over there when we flew in, if you're not gonna swim why don't you go see if you can find it?"
"Why don't you go look for it?" he asked
"I wore myself out swimming" I answered in a half-lie "Besides you're clearly in need of a distraction"
He thought about it for a while before he stood up
"Alright" he said starting off to the rocks
"Ya know" I said with a 'thoughtful' expression "It never hurts to have a second pair of eyes, why don't you go help him Bubbles?"
They both visibly jumped at the recommendation
"I-I don't know…" Bubbles said nervously
"Oh just go" I said as I pushed her up and sent her slightly stumbling towards Boomer "Happy hunting"
Seeing they didn't have much choice they left for the rocks
"What was that about?" Blossom said having looked up from her book
"A gamble of sorts" I said closing my eyes for a nap "I either fixed a problem or made it worse"
Bubble's POV
Neither of us said anything as we made our way to the rocks and even when we got there we both just stood there not moving. I could feel the awkwardness growing thicker between us, I wanted to say something but I wasn't sure what. After a minute or two he finally broke the silence
"I guess we should start looking" he said a little stiffly
"Y-yeah" I responded
With that we started looking around for this 'shiny thing' Raptor saw without much luck. After a few minutes of searching we still hadn't found it and growing sick of the tension I decided to be the one to break it. Taking a deep breath I turned to Boomer
"Boomer I-" cutting myself off when I realized he was about to start talking too
We stared at each other before laughing a bit
"I guess we both have something we wanted to say" he said
"Yeah" I said with a nod
"Listen" he started after a brief pause "Sorry about walking in on you, I should've at least knocked on the wall before I just waltzed in"
"No" I said shaking my head "I'm sorry, I should've had my door closed"
We smiled as the awkwardness started to melt away. We decided to take a break from looking in the shade of a nearby rock. I rested my head on his shoulder and we sat in a comfortable silence until a question started nagging at me. What did he think? It seems a silly question but I was afraid that maybe I wasn't a big enough size or he thought something else. I didn't want to ask and risk things being awkward again but it wouldn't go away. Taking in a deep breath I spoke up
"Boomer?" I asked quietly
"Hm?" He asked looking at me
I swallowed nervously
"Back at the house…" I started a blush stretching across my face "When you saw…"
I trailed off but I was sure he knew what I meant
"Did you… I mean… were you…" I fumbled a bit, blush growing deeper "Did you… like… them?"
He didn't respond for a few minutes and I risked a look up at him to see his face was as red as mine was
"W-well… yeah" he said nervously "I mean I think every part of you is amazing"
I felt relief at that
"It's just…" I began "I was worried that maybe you didn't think they were big enough and that you… would…"
I trailed off again and started fidgeting a little before I felt him turn my face towards his. The blush from before was replaced with a serious expression
"There's no way in hell I'd ever leave you" he said clearly "Especially not for a shallow reason like that"
I could feel my heart somersault with joy as he said that. His expression softened as we stared into each other's eyes, then he spoke up
"Can I kiss you?" he asked
"…Yes" I said losing myself in his deep blue eyes
The kiss was soft and filled with the love we shared for one another and we lied there like that for a while before the kiss started to grow in passion. Soon I could feel his tongue gently lick my lower lip, asking for entrance. I opened my mouth and my tongue met his and they swirled and danced around the each other. It wasn't long before we'd lost all sense of reasoning and went at it with wild abandon. We pulled back slightly for air before he started kissing down to my neck. I couldn't help the moan as I felt his lick over a sensitive spot on my collarbone which he continued to kiss and lick eliciting more moans from me. Then I could feel his strong hand move slowly across my stomach moving slowly to my breasts. It was then that my logic returned and I stopped his hand. He looked at me with a mixed expression of fear and child-like disappointment and I smiled warmly at him
"Not here" I told him "Not now"
Then he smiled in understanding before he helped me to a sitting position
"We should probably head back" he said
"What about Raptor's shiny thing?" I asked
"He'll get over it" he replied
I smiled as we flew back to the others hand in hand
Me: Done!
Nar: Very impressive work, you actually met your quota before you even got to the beach
Me: Yep! I decided to try and finish this story before the year's end
Nar: You've made promises before
Me: True, but I told my fans I'd get it done so that's what I'm going to do
Nar: Noble
Me: And then you and Tsuki will stop nagging me about it so I can work on To Kill a Demon ^_^
Nar: *sighs* -_- well in any case: R&R!
Me: Enjoy Life!
Both: AND LATER DAYS!