Chapter 21: Beach Party!

13wolfsbane: Yep! We're takin' a break from the serious stuff and onto something fun for everyone. And where else could be more fun? The beach, baby! Just like what Takuya said in the beach episode. YAHA! This might be confusing!

Yin: It just might!

13wolfsbane: Go away, Yin.

Yin: Whatev'.

"Hey Yin, are you okay?"

Yin had risen her head upward, casting blank eyes at Zoe, who was on the other of the small changing room.

Just earlier this morning the gang had decided to have a small vacation on this spot of this island that had this beach house run by a group of bird digimon named Toucanmon. She thought they had looked a bit awkward looking, but what didn't in this world? But hey, at least they all had free food that tasted good like home... and let's not forget that Mr. I'm-the-leader-because-I'm-chosen-for-it decided for us to stay a little longer for some fun. Just perfect, Goggle Head! "Yeah, I'm fine Zoe, nothing to worry about. I was just thinking is all." Yin answered her quickly with a small lie.

Part of what she said wasn't all a lie, though, just the part of her saying that she was fine when she wasn't obviously. With all the crap that was going on, she didn't know what to do or know how to handle things properly. First was being with this go-lucky-team now, second was being near Koji, third was Koji saying that he loved her, fourth was her own mixed feelings for him, and lastly was what Duskmon had told her... about him and Koichi.

Why didn't they just tell me about that? Did they think I would right away start judging him because of how I judged Koji in the beginning? Even though I am their teammate now, they seem to don't even trust me with things like those involving my protector and a guy I once hated brother. I guess I can't be trusted with secrets like those then.

She hated this, as if she had enough bull to deal with and hide from these kids that may be starting to become her first friends now... even if they never planned on telling her about Koichi. But just thinking on what Duskmon told, she began to wonder what other secrets they were hiding from her-

-and if so, it may also involve my spirits.

"Oh, um, okay then. So decided on what swimsuit you're wearing, cause I can't really make up my mind." Zoe said sheepishly, going through a rack of various swimsuits that was in between the two girls. Yin had already found hers, but this girl was taking a bit too long to just decide and pick on already- just like her mother trying to find the right dress for movie premiere.

Yin cocked her head slightly, raising an eyebrow at her when she noticed the blond fumbling through the rack over and over again, still undecided. Oh brother! "Let me guess, you need help finding the right one or somethin'?" Yin sighed roughly, hiding the irritation flowing in her voice.

Zoe stared at her, smiling sheepishly and a small sweat drop appearing behind her head. Her smile was all the answer Yin needed because immediately she began fumbling through the swim wear, seeing which one looked the best on this girl here. Different colors, different designs, one piece, two piece, yada, yada, yada- oh wait! Found one. Yin took off a swim wear with the hanger and passed to Zoe harshly, keeping eye contact away as much as possible. "Here, this one should do just fine."

Zoe stared blankly at the swim wear she held: a red one piece that revealed the back and the sides of the stomach. No second later she smiled brightly at Yin in a cheerful way that said thank you or what whatever the crap it said. "I like it! Thanks Yin, you're the best."

"It's nothing, you were just doing what my mom would always do, so it usual for me to help. Anyways, I think I'll go wait outside for you to change." Yin said, turning on her heels to the door and began to walk out.

"Huh? You're not changing?" Zoe questioned.

"I am. But you said the last time you guys were here, those bird boys try to steal your D-tector and instead barged in on ya changing. Wouldn't want that to happen again, would we?" She responded nonchalantly.

"But those guys have change, they're not like that anymore-"

"There's always J.P tryin' to get a good peek at you." Yin interrupted Zoe, stating an obvious solution that they all knew very well.

"Okay then."

Only nodding, Yin walked out of the changing and stood guard at the entrance to keep an eye out on any peep-toms... namely J.P! The guys were already done changing and were already in the water of the ocean playing like kids while Bokomon and Neemon were just on land: Bokomon getting a tan- he could use one since he's all white and stuff like a vampire- and Neemon making a sand castle and then burying himself in it. Duskmon wasn't here with them, he said there were some things he had to look into with Dawnmon about Ophanimon and with the Spiritual crystal. He said he wouldn't able to protect her for a while in his absence, but he said that Koji and the others would do that in his absence. Yeah right!

She didn't need to be protected by a bunch of kids, she could handle things herself. Yin knew martial arts from her father, and also had two spirits in her D-tector that could seriously kick butt- she would be just fine without them around.

And yet here you are with them... getting to know them and becoming friends.

"Hey Yin, I'm done."

Zoe's voice came from behind the door, slowly opening to make sure Yin wasn't directly in front of it. Zoe came out wearing the red swimsuit, a perfect fit on her as Yin expected it to be, though showing a little bit of cleavelage, but still worked for her.

"Not bad, Orimoto. I'd bet the guys would be drooling just by seeing you in that." Yin commented in her usual frown.

"You sure it's not too much?"

"Yeah. I'll go change right now, if guys ask where I am, tell 'em I died."

"Um..."

"I'm joking."

"Oh!"

"Seriously, you gotta learn to tell what's a joke or not."

"But it's hard to tell when you're all serious all of the time."

"I just have a really good poker face, that's all. So go ahead and have some fun, I'll join you guys in a bit when I'm done changing."

With a simple nod and a smile, Zoe went off her way to the others and Yin went back into the changing room: her thoughts were still jumbling around like crazy. Why the hell was she thinking this way about them? They were becoming her friends now, since she began to open up more to them since that night in the TV Forest and with Dawnmon. She had to get her mind out of the gutter for once, and try to relax and forget about the unnecessary stuff... Until later that is.

xXx

Those girls had been in that changing room for a long time now, even when the guys were fastly done and in the water, they were still in that changing room. Almost like last time without the Toucanmon trying to steal their spirits. Seriously, girls always took their sweet time with things- well, mostly Zoe, but maybe not that much for Yin.

How does it take to change? I really can't understand girls. Koji thought annoyingly, looking back and forth at the changing rooms and at the guys messing around in the water. He was standing by Bokomon and Neemon, not too close to them in case Neemon did something stupid around him. He was starting to get impatient with them now, but seriously, it doesn't take this long to change.

"Koji my boy, what's with the angry look? And why are you not with the others?" Bokomon's voice filled in the empty void of silence, Koji slightly, very slightly without notice flinching.

Koji had just gave him a simple answer, quite obvious of his current expression. "Yin and Zoe haven't come out yet."

Bokomon had peered over at his direction, raising the green rounded sunglasses above his eyes. "Yes, I see that now. Nothing to worry, my boy, it's not like anything like last time will happen again, and besides, they're warriors, so they can take care of themselves."

Not really. He retorted in thought, thinking back to the times he and the others had to save those girls from danger not once but countless of times in the Digital World. Zoe was enough, even when she got her spirit taken and when Calmaramon first appeared, but then there were recent events with Yin and her problems like being the new warrior, him almost dying by her beast spirit, the forest, and etc. Point is, they had to save them in those times, and that was it. But I swear, if those two don't come out any sooner, then I'll-

"Oh look, here comes one now." He heard Bokomon say in his usualness, pointing over where Koji quickly turned and saw Zoe coming. But no Yin. "I guess is still changing."

Damn girls. He was losing his patience now, as fast as it was when his irritation and annoyance was rising high sufficiently. He waited until Zoe was close enough to both him and Bokomon, wearing that apologetic smile of hers- meaning Yin might take even longer to wait for when she's done. Dammit, as if he wasn't mad enough as is. "Zoe," he tried to keep his cool without showing any negative emotions he felt right now. "Where's Yin?"

"Uh, well, um, y'see-"

He groaned roughly, having his right hand slightly pound against his forehead. "That tomboy... That's it, I'm gonna get her."

"Huh? But she's-"

"I wouldn't do that if I were you Koji." Bokomon, once again letting out his 'wise' knowledge to the young warrior of Light.

Just like he'd always done with Takuya, he ignored him and went on his way to the changing room. Blinded by irritation and severe annoyance of waiting for the girls to just hurry up and with Yin just changing- what the heck was she doing all this time? Talking to Zoe and keeping watch for her? Zoe should have told her about that already and have them hurry up. He heard Zoe calling him, but ignored it when he approached the girl's changing room and went in without warning.

"Alright Ikumi, it doesn't take this long for someone to change, so what's the-"

His eyes grew wide, feeling his face warming up and turning red after looking at what he was looking at this very moment. In the very middle of the small room, with shadows and dimmed lighting mingled in one with the awe-settling atmosphere. (I think that's the right way of saying it.) Yin stared back at him in the same way, blushing uncontrollably when he had barged in on her changing. Her shoes, socks, belt and jacket were already off, showing her bare legs and arms; he had barged in at the wrong time, just when she was about to take off her green dress as she held the top of the dress' skinny strap in her clenched hand to her chest.

They hadn't spoken for several seconds, eyes never leaving each others until things became very, very awkward. No later, Yin had screamed, trying to cover herself completely in his presence. "What the hell are you doing! Get out, you peeping tom!" Yin yelled at him while throwing a few baskets at him.

"Wha-" Was all he could even say at the moment while dodging a barrage of baskets being thrown at him. "H-hey, hold on a minute!"

"GET OUT!"

Not a minute later, he immediately ran out of the room and back outside, where he found Zoe standing in front of him as well as Bokomon and Neemon alongside him, staring into space as usual and thinking of nothing. Just telling by the racket that went on inside and his blush told the story of what happened. "I warned you, you know." Bokomon said to him, giving him an I-told-you-so look with his small white arms crossed in front of him.

"I was gonna tell you that she was keeping watch for me while I was changing, but you just marched up here without even listening to me." Zoe explained, a small nervous frown plastered on her lips with her arms behind her back.

"Next time, try stopping me before having me do something stupid, alright?" Koji groaned, even more irritated than before.

"But then you wouldn't have learned your lesson now, would you?" Bokomon said as the smart one he was so nonchalantly.

Koji was about to retort to him before he was struck behind the head hard by someone's hand. "OW! What the hell was that for?" He turned and immediately went stiff as a stone, blushing once more when he saw Yin standing right next to him.

She had her hair pulled back and her bangs to the right side, wearing a light blue one piece with her arms folded as she shot him a darting knife-like stare. Her choker still around her neck. "Do you really have to ask, pretty boy?" She said simply.

He'd just continued to stare and blush madly at her, not daring to utter a single word from his mouth.

"HEY!" Takuya's voice had echoed in the winds of the warm breeze, having the others turn to the direction with him standing in the watter and waving at them with that big, childish smile of his. "WHAT'RE YOU GUYS DOIN' OVER THERE FOR? THE PARTY'S OVER HERE!" He continued his annoying shout.

Both Koji and Yin side glanced at each other, hers more of a death glare to him by the way she was darting them at him. She sighed, "we're not finished with this, Minamoto."And with that, she, Zoe, and Bokomon trailed their way to the rest of the group, leaving Koji there behind as he was in deep thought. I'm dead!

xXx

"It's coming this way!"

"I got it!" J.P shouted as he jumped in the air and smacked the ball with the palm of his hand to the other side of the net. "YES! We're gonna-"

He had spoken too soon, his grin quickly dissolving into a frown, when Yin had sent the ball back their way with full force and almost hitting J.P full in the face if he hadn't moved fast enough. The ball was about to land on the sandy beach ground when Takuya dived down and saved the ball from landing, swiftly having it sent back to the other side. The ball went past the group, landing hard on the sand as a point was gained for Takuya's team. "Hell- I mean, heck yeah! I rule at volley ball!" Takuya exclaimed cheerfully like a five- year old child, rising his arms in the air as a sign of victory.

"I never would've guessed he was this good at this game." J.P said, quite amazed at their leader in the middle of him and Koji. Koji had nodded in response, also quite amazed. "I'm just as shocked as you are, G."

"Hey Tommy, what's the score?" Takuya asked, a big toothy smile showing with brightness (which just might be the sun).

Tommy looked at him, also smiling with a peace sign (groovy) at Takuya. "It's a three to two."

"He's right, I've been keeping count." Bokomon added in, seeming a bit confused at what they were all doing with a long net and white ball being passed back and forth to each other with force mostly. I may never understand humans.

Do my pants make me look fat? Neemon thought, thinking of nothing but the usual dumbness that rattles in his small head.

"Aw man, we're only a point away from a tie, huh guys?" Takuya said, wiping sweat from his forehead as he waited for a reply from the other two.

"Yep!"

"Uh huh!"

They have been playing since they had gotten out of the water, which was only 40 minutes ago if Bokomon and Koichi hadn't always kept a close eye on timing. Koichi's team (yes, he's the captain) had been ahead of Takuya's team (the usual leader) since the game started, since he had the brains and the girls had the mad strength and speed. Including their martial arts singer that seemed to be letting out some steam at Koji, which was where she was always hitting the ball at in angry force- getting them their first point of the game. Koichi didn't know what happened this time, but figured he should just let it be for now and have fun with his friends. He'll just ask Koji later.

Both teams were determine to win to this game no matter what, since Takuya had laid out the rules for the game that had them going. Before this started out, Takuya said the rules to the game and what the losers had to do. The winners of the game with four points had to dare one of the losers to do something: the old fashion daring game is what it was, that was all. And see how it got both team motivated?

"Alright, the next serve goes to Zoe." Koji said, tossing the ball over to Zoe, who had caught the ball in a sloppy way that almost caused her to drop it.

"Uh, okay." She said, getting into her stance and taking her time on planning where the shoot the ball at.

Positions ready, stances taken, all waiting, Zoe took this as her sign to throw the ball up slightly and with the palm of her fisted hand, she whacked it as hard as she could and sent it flying over to J.P. J.P had hit it, but had sent it the wrong way that still remained on their side. To correct the mistake before the ball had ever tried landing on their side, Koji dove right after the ball and struck it with both hands back to Koichi's group.

Yin had struck back at it in almost the same way Koji had back at him, only her hit had been harder than his, releasing more anger into it than the other throws she's done.

Crap! He readied himself, watching as the ball came hurling towards him in full speed. He had managed to hit with the end of his palms, but it had been sent to Takuya in the middle, who had actually starting stumbling before smacking the ball up in the before falling flat in the sand. The ball had landed hard on top of his head. J.P had sighed roughly of disappointment of their leader failing to throw the ball in teh correct direction, causing them their victory when all three boys heard Zoe and Koichi shouting with glee... well, mostly Zoe.

"Yeah! We won!"

"Sorry Koji, but what you did to Yin might've helped us in a way." Koichi said nervously, scratching the back of his head while sweat dropping.

"Hell yeah it helped us! Right Yin?" Zoe had actually cursed aloud, swinging her arms around both Yin's and Koichi's neck like a sling, bringing them close to her.

"Yeah, whatever. I just wanted to kick pretty boy's ass for barging in on me changing." Yin murmured a small growl, sounding less annoyed than she usually sounded. Her small whisper were loud enough for Koichi to hear, though, since he was right next to her right now because of Zoe. "Is that what he did?" He whispered to Yin, catching a quick pink blush on her cheeks when she turned the other way from him; that reaction was enough of an answer for him. "Shows how much I know my twin brother, huh?"

"Ya think?" Yin said in a sarcastic way, glaring daggers back at Koji.

Crap! Here we go again with the daggers and evilness and cold glares from her: he did try to explain things to her but she was being too stubborn to even listen to a word he was trying to say and just blocked out his words like nothing, totally ignoring him like some soundless wind. Yin was just way too stubborn, one of the traits that she had that made her unique if not her voice and appearance.

But the main thing was, their team won... and they had to one of the guys on his team for a dare. "Okay, since Yin got that win for us with that anger punch of hers, I suggest that she picks the one to get dared." Zoe said, smiling way too much to creep Yin out of her own skin that was crawling like crazy.

Crap! Why Yin! I'm definitely gonna get it now. Koji already started to complain in his thoughts, foreshadowing on the many possibilities Yin had planned for him. If Yin was still able to smile, this would have been the moment of her to do so with pleasure.

Keeping the usual frown with her hands placed on her hips, sighing out of annoyance and irritation with eyes closed: "Okay, fine." She opened her eyes and began glaring once more, her blue eys scanning all three guys as if trying to choose which one when Koji obviously knew who she was going to pick. And here we-

"I choose J.P."

-go?

"WHAT! Why me? I thought you had some grudge against Koji right now!" J.P started to make some excuses that were useless to this stubborn girl on the victor's side.

"I did, but after playing the game made me feel a lot better when you guys lost and we won, so basically, I'm over it." For now at least.

"Dammit!" J.P hissed under his breath, earning an devilish kind of stare from Takuya with a smug expression playing out. "And you tell us not to curse in front of Tommy."

"What? Tommy isn't even listening to us right now as we speak." J.P said, pointing over to the youngest of the group to find Bokomon capturing his attention with something cool that involved the warriors. Or just something that caught his interest. "See? Still the innocent one of the group."

"Oh."

"So what's J.P's dare?" Koji asked, so relieved that he wasn't picked by Yin and thankful because of that-yet scared for what she had planned for next time.

Yin turned to Koichi, deciding that since he was the captain of the team, he should be the one that should give out the dare. Hopefully a good one if he had that wicked mind when he was-

-bad timing on thinking that now Yin. Just push it aside for now till later. Yin scolded herself mentally.

"Umm... okay then, I think his dare should be... I can't think of anything."

Wow, he really is different from Duskmon... Maybe just a bit.

"Oh! I just thought of one!" Zoe exclaimed cheerfully as hyper as she sounded when she had risen her right hand highest in the sky, eyes bright and wide.

"Okay Zoe, what is it?" Koichi asked, curious and worried at the same time for his hyper teammate.

Zoe had bent over to Koichi's ear, whispering to him her plan. He carefully listened to every word she said, eyes soon becoming wide with shock as his cheeks turned magenta red. He pulled himself away from Zoe, staring at her like a crazy insane person and at J.P, feeling sorry for him after hearing Zoe's plan for him. And that was when he had decided to take a chance with just a small and simple dare that was harmless. Sort of.

"J.P, I dare you to slap either Koji or Takuya once." Koichi said, keeping his voice calm and hiding nervous cracking in it.

"Huh? That's all, that's not so bad." With that finished, he looked between both Koji and Takuya, trying to figure out his pick of a slap-able person. Left and right, side to side, choices that were awesome to make. Clapping his hands together only once that created a loud sound, he had readied his hand; having it straightly flat before him as he had turned and-

SLAP!

His hand had made a connection with Koji's face, hard enough as the sound of the slap caused them all to flinch of it. "What the hell was that for J.P!"

"Hey, Koichi said between you and Taki here, and since you've been a bit emo-ish lately, I thought you could use the slap for than Taki did- since he's cheerful most of the time when you're not." J.P explained to Koji, shrugging his shoulders as she smirked at him.

"You son of a-"

"Child present." J.P pointed at Tommy, staring blankly at both the two older boys in confusion.

I'm so getting back at Koichi and J.P for this. AND Yin for picking him. Koji thought solemnly, things weren't going to be as easy with Yin as he thought it was.

xXx

13wolfsbane: And I'll end it right there. And sorry, it's about 10:22 P.M. Over where I live and I have school in the morning, so I'll just leave it as it is for now. The beach episode will continue next chapter, since I'm planning for something to happen in it... without Yin this time.

Yin: What?

13wolfsbane: Nothing! :)

Yin: You're freaky.

Koji: At least she didn't get slapped twice in this story. (Glares at J.P)

J.P: Again, dare. Who couldn't resist such a temptation?

Koichi: And 13 did point it out that it was sort of harmless.

Koji: Dammit all.

13wolfsbane: Okay time to go! Bye guys! And sorry it took me a month to write!