Chapter 14
"IT'S SO HOOOOOT!" Ahri complained, fanning herself. "Can't you do something about this heat?" "The AC is on max, I can't do anything more." Ryou replied, sweating buckets. "Come on, Ryouuuu," Ahri whined, seemingly melting into the couch. "Think of something... I wish we could go to the beach, I bought a bikini not too long ago." A light went off in Ryou's head. "I know!" He exclaimed excitedly. "Let's go to the swimming pool! Come on, grab your stuff, let's go!" Ahri froze, and looked embarrassingly at the ground. "I don't need to swim at the beach..." She muttered. "What is that supposed to mean?" Ryou asked, confused. "I can't swim, idiot!" Ahri shouted, flushing red. "So?" Ryou said, smiling. "W-what?" Ahri questioned, taken aback. "You don't have to worry," he assured her. "I'll teach you. Unless you want to suffer in the heat." Ahri blushed again, and looked at the floor. "Okay." "Alright!" Ryou said, happily. After arriving at the pool, the two teens went off to their respective changing rooms.
Ryou sighed as he walked out of the locker room. "I need to make sure she's happy. I don't want her to be sad until I find a way to get her back home." He thought to himself. He looked around for the fox girl. "Looking for someone?" said a voice behind him. Ryou turned around and nearly got a nosebleed. Ahri was in a simple, plain black bikini that clearly accentuated her curves. Ryou never thought that such simplicity would look so good on her. "Hey... Don't stare at me like that, pervert." Ahri said, blushing. Ryou snapped out of his stupor, blushing just as much as Ahri, and said, "Sorry. Er... You look cute." "Thanks." After a few awkward moments, Ryou asked, "Wanna swim?" "Yeah." With jealous and longing stares biting into his back, Ryou slowly began teaching the kitsune to swim. Fortunately, she was a fast learner, and in less than 30 minute she was swimming like a pro, or at least as good as Ryou. "You're doing awesome. I'm gla-" SPLASH! "What was that for!?" Ryou sputtered. "Shut up, moron, you talk too much." Ahri giggled. From there, the educated 19 year old and the nine-tailed champion of the League were reduced to nothing more than children locked in an intense water battle of immaturity. After exhausting themselves, the pair took a break. "Hey, there's an ice cream machine over there, I'll be right back!" Ryou told the fox girl, walking away. But only trouble awaited him when Ryou made his way back to her.
"Hey, baby, wanna spend some time with us?" A blonde-haired guy asked. "Yeah, we can make it worth your while!" His chubby sidekick said eagerly. "Um, would you please leave me alone?" Ahri asked, nervously. "Oh come on, it'll be fun!" The blonde exclaimed, taking a step forward. "We'll even take you home lat-" "Are these guys bothering you?" Ryou interrupted, stepping between the guys and Ahri. "Ryou!" Ahri said, relieved. "Aw man, I thought she was alone!" The blonde complained. "Why don't you ditch him and hang with us?" The chubby one piped up. "How about you guys learn to leave a lady alone, and go away?" Ryou proposed calmly. People's heads were turning now, as they sensed the tension in the group. "Come on man, chill out. She's only a chick, you can find plenty more. Let's us have some fun, you know all girls are cheap whores." The blonde explained, smirking. Ahri winced from the insult and Ryou saw. He turned again to the two guys. "Merely cheap whores?" He echoed, a dangerous calm in his voice. Other people could see Ryou was becoming more and more intimidating, but the blonde was too worked up to notice. "Yeah, you heard me right! They don't care what you call them just as long as you push the right buttons!" He said, reaching for Ahri's ass. He never made contact. Ryou grabbed his arm, and twisted it behind his back, causing a howl of pain from the blonde. He then lifted the blonde youth up by his twisted arm like a shield and slammed him face first on the ground. Digging his knee to the back of his neck, Ryou came close to his ear and growled, "If you EVER dare touch her or insult her again, I will tear your fucking arms and tongue out." "I-I promise!" The blonde quickly replied, visibly cowed. Ryou let him up, and the duo quickly fled from the scene, triggering an applause from the watching crowd. Ryou blushed, shy of the attention, and then he saw Ahri's beaming face. "Come on," she said. "Let's go home, idiot."
I remember having trouble writing this chapter because I HATE it when people ae mistreated because of their gender, race, or sexuality. I've never been fond of bullies or arrogant pricks, but I hope this chapter was able to appeal to you in a realistic sense, because this is the way some people actually are. Hope you enjoyed so far!