Chapter 25 – Beach Vacation: Uroko & Yoko
Raffina's POV
"Ladies, I present to you…THE MASTER SUITE!" I said as I pushed the double doors to reveal the room us teen girls will be using.
"WHOA!"
The room was huge. Bigger than the other rooms combined. The bed was probably a king-sized, but even with that there was still room on the floor for futons. To the left of us was a giant flat screen that looked like it was never used. Don't know how that's possible, since flat screens weren't a thing when we were last here.
"Raffi. This room's huge!" Amitie said to me.
"We're going to be using this room?" Lidelle asked.
"Yep. It took a lot of convincing to get Lily to let me use this room. It's usually my parent's."
"Geez, your parents need a room this big? For what?" Ally asked.
"I honestly don't know. Probably some rich people stereotype."
"There are rich people stereotypes?" Arle asked.
"I didn't think rich people had any." Ringo said.
"See. That's one of them."
"S-Sorry."
"Still, though. This bed seems unnecessarily big." Feli said.
At some point, Rafisol had gotten on the bed and she ended up sinking down on it. To the point where we couldn't see her anymore.
"Hahaha. It's squishy." We could barely hear her say.
"SIS!" Ally shouted as she grabbed Rafisol's hand and began pulling her out the bed. After a few tugs, she managed to get her out.
"Sis, you okay?!"
"I'm okay, Onee-Chan. Try the squishy bed."
"Sis, beds aren't supposed to be squishy."
"Oh."
We then started smelling this really bad odor and after looking for a bit, found where it was coming from.
"They're not supposed to smell, either." Peruvis added.
"Geez, when was the last time Auntie and Uncle changed the sheets?" Feli asked while covering her nose.
"Probably the last time we were here." I said while doing the same thing.
"Hey, what's this button for?" Arle asked as she pressed it. Suddenly, the bed started to shake and in a quick flash, it disappeared inside the wall. The button disappearing with it.
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"…Well, that works." I said.
"Yeah, at least the smell's gone." Amitie said.
"We'll just all have to use futons then." Lidelle said.
"No problem with that. I get to be closer with my girlfriend now." Ally said as she hugged and kissed her girlfriend.
"*giggle* Ally…"
"And the same us." I said as I did the same thing to Amitie.
"*giggle* Raffi…"
"Maybe Amira was right about the whole doing the nasty thing." Ringo whispered to Peruvis.
"*giggle* Yeah, probably."
"NO SHE WASN'T!" Me, Amitie, Lidelle, Ally, and Arle shouted.
"Okay, okay. We get the point." Both Ringo and Peruvis said.
"Anyway, should we get changed to the beach now?" Feli asked.
"Yeah, sure. But first, Peruvis I really need to know…" I said.
"Way ahead of you, Raffina." Peruvis said. "Feli put some kind of charm on the spot on my back where Phoenix usually pops out from. He won't be a bother for when stuff like this happens. Or throughout the entire trip! HAHAHA!"
"Or so you thought, you gullible child."
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"What the hell?!" We all shouted.
"For a second there, I could've sworn Phoenix's voice came out of Peruvis." Lidelle said.
"That's because it did."
"Huh?!" We shouted again.
"NYAHAHAHAHAHA! Did you girls really thought that was the only way of me communicating?! I can't believe you believed this poor sap!" Phoenix spoke through Peruvis.
"Phoenix, I swear to God! If you do ANYTHING to mess with us, it will be the end of you!" Peruvis gained control again and shouted.
"Yeah, yeah. Just don't do anything stupid, and I won't have to possess you."
"YOU SHOULDN'T BE POSSESSING ME AT ALL!"
"Whatever." Phoenix then went away, giving Peruvis full control of her body again.
"sigh. Just when I thought I was going to get a break from him…"
"Woah. You two seemed to hit it off real well." Ringo said.
"Yeah, Ringo. We hit it off really well." Peruvis said, making Ringo laugh. Soon she started laughing with her.
Okay. That's suspicious.
"Hey, Raffi. You think something's up with Ringo and Peruvis?" Amitie whispered to me.
"Yeah, Ami. I actually do. Don't know what, though."
"I may know what it is, but it's too early to tell." Lidelle whispered to us.
"You think it's that, Lidelle?" Ally whispered.
"Maybe. I'm not sure myself."
"What are you guys whispering about?" Peruvis asked.
"N-Nothing!" We shouted. It left confused looks on her and Ringo, but they eventually let it go.
"Anyway, let's get changed now. I'm sure the others are waiting."
"Okay!" Everyone cheered.
After our group had changed into their swimsuits, we head out back to meet up with everyone else. The only ones out there were Witch, Draco, and Harpy. Witch and Draco had on swimsuits, while Harpy still had on her white dress.
"Hey, guys." I called out to them.
"Hey, you guys." Witch said as she turned around, revealing her white and light-blue bikini. Well, that's what I noticed. Amitie, Lidelle, and Feli noticed something else of hers.
"C-Crap…" Amitie said.
"S-She's one of them…" Lidelle said.
"W-Why…? Just why…?" Feli said.
"Don't tell me you three are still upset from earlier?" Ally asked.
"How can we not?!" All three of them whined.
What happened earlier was, while we were changing into our swimsuits, it was discovered that Amitie, Lidelle, and Feli were…a bit lacking, in the chest department. When they saw the rest of us, they didn't take it so well.
"Uh…what's with them?" Witch asked.
"They're upset because they don't have as big of a chest as the rest of us." Arle said.
"Oh. I see."
"It's just not fair! How is it that we're around the same age, yet we can't grow any bigger?!" Amitie whined. She was wearing a white bikini with red hearts all over.
"It's shameful having to feel self-conscious about this all the time!" Lidelle shouted. Her bikini was a similar design to Amitie's, but completely green.
"I would've gotten mine a perfect size for my age! And even help you two! But Raffina won't let me!" Feli whined. Much like Amitie and Lidelle's, Feli's was similar, but black and purple.
"Feli…No charms!" I said.
"B-But…"
"No!"
"Fine."
"Oh come on, you guys." Ringo said. "There's nothing wrong with having…how should I say it…?"
"Itty-bitty-titties?"
"RAFISOL!" We shouted at her.
"I don't see why you guys are upset. Me personally, I would rather have itty-bitty-titties than tig 'ol bitties."
"DRACO!" We shouted at her.
"*giggle* Itty-bitty-titties."
"HARPY!" We shouted at her.
At this point, Amitie, Lidelle, and Feli were crouch down on the sand wallowing to themselves.
Great. Now these three made it worse.
"What's with these three?" Rulue asked as she walked towards us. She had on a red mini-shirt with white flowers on it for a design underneath a clear white vail. Her turquoise beach skirt also had flowers on it with it revealing her right leg, and she also had on blue-ish sandals white and pink flowers on the top.
"They're upset because they have itty…"
*BONK*
"OH MY GOD! QUIT HITTING ME!" Draco shouted at Witch.
"I'll stop when you learn to behave."
"GAO!"
"Anyway, They're upset because they don't have a…bigger chest." I said.
"Oh. Well that sucks."
"See? Rulue understands." Amitie said.
"Ami…" I said with a sigh.
"What's wrong with my daughter?" Melody said as she, Lily, Amira, and Yumi joined us.
"Why, Mom? Why did you curse me with this nightmare?! It's so embarrassing!"
"Ami, what the hell are you talking about?"
"She's pretty much blaming you for giving her a small chest." Ally said.
"What?! How is it my fault?! I can't control such a thing! The process must be different be different here than back in France!"
"France?" We asked.
"Huh? Didn't I tell you, Ami? I was born and raised in France. Paris, to be exact."
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"SAY WHAT?!"
"You seriously never told your daughter that, Melody-senpai?" Lily asked her.
"I thought I did. I must've forgot."
"Geez, Mom! You forgot to tell me your first name, you forgot to tell me that you and Ms. Accord knew each other when you were younger, you forgot to tell me that I'm going to your old high school, and now you forgot to tell me that you're from Paris?! Is there anything else you forgot to tell me?!"
Melody went silent for a bit, thinking of anything else.
"Oh, yeah. I can speak French fluently." She said.
"Are you serious?!"
"Yeah, I'm serious. Want me to prove it?"
"Prove what?" Sig asked. He was walking up to us with Klug and Chu with him.
"We just found out that Melody's from France and can speak French fluently." Peruvis said.
"And we want to make sure she isn't messing with us." Lidelle added.
"Chu, you speak French, right? Can you translate what my mom's saying?" Amitie asked.
"Sure, Amytee." Chu said. Melody then cleared her throat as she faced Chu.
"Bonjour, ma belle fille et mes amis. Je m'appelle Melody. Agréable de vous rencontrer tous."
"She said: Hello there, my lovely daughter and friends. My name is Melody. Nice to meet you all."
"Je suis ici en vacances avec ma fille pour célébrer l'anniversaire de sa petite amie."
"She said: I'm here on a beach vacation with my daughter to celebrate her girlfriend's birthday."
"Joyeux anniversaire, Raffina."
"She said: Happy birthday, Raffina."
"Holy crap!" I said.
"She really can speak French!" Lidelle said.
"My mind is blown!" Ally said.
"Est-ce suffisant pour vous, Ami?"
"She said: Is that enough proof for you, Ami?"
"Yes, Mom. I believe you now." Amitie said.
"Good." Melody said with a smile.
"Still, it was quite a shock when we found out you were a French girl going to a Japanese high school, Melody-senpai." Yumi said.
"What in the right mind made you want to leave the love capital of the world and live in Suzuran all by yourself?" Rulue asked.
"I just got bored with it."
"You got bored? With Paris? Only you could ever say that, Melody-senpai." Lily said.
"Well, I still had fun when I brought you guys there to meet my family. Harmony even told me herself that she enjoyed it."
"Where is Harmony-senpai, anyway?"
"M-M-M-Melody!"
"There she is."
We looked over to see Ms. Accord hiding behind the door with only her bright red face showing. Popoi was sitting on her head trying not to laugh at his owner's embarrassment.
"Geez, Harmony. What took you so long?" Melody asked.
"D-D-D-Don't give me that! H-H-H-How could you make wear something so embarrassing?!"
"You say that to everything that's not your usual clothes."
"And we even spent that entire day picking out swimsuits for all of us." Yumi said.
"And that one I picked out matched you perfectly, Harmony." Rulue added.
"B-But…"
"Just come out already, Harmony!" Melody said.
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"F-Fine…" Ms. Accord finally gave up. she then opened the door fully to reveal that she was wearing a swimsuit similar to Rulue's, but the mini-shirt was white, the skirt was light-blue, and instead of flowers, there was musical notes on the mini-shirt, skirt, and sandals.
We were blown away with seeing our old teacher in such a swimsuit, let alone any at all.
"W-Wow." Ally said.
"Ms. Accord…" Lidelle said.
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"YOU LOOK SOOOO CUTE!" Me and Amitie shouted.
"NYAAAAA! So embarrassing!" Ms. Accord got even redder.
"Oh come on, Harmony-senpai. I think it looks cute on you." Yumi said.
"It could've been worse, meow."
"See, even Popoi agrees."
"W-Well…I do like it…a little."
"See? You look fine." Rulue said. "Swimsuits look good on you, Harmony."
"That reminds me…how come you two are wearing shirts?" Ally asked Klug and Sig.
"Does it really matter if we do or not?" Klug asked.
"No, it's just that boys usually go topless when swimming, right?"
"W-Well, yeah…but I kinda have a really big and deep scar on my back, and I really don't want to show it." Sig said.
"And I…don't really plan on going in the water…like at all." Klug said.
"That's not a valid excuse, Klug." Amitie said.
"Quit being a wimp and just admit it already!" Peruvis yelled.
"Admit what? I've got nothing to hide."
"Klug…you can't swim, can you?" Lidelle asked.
"Wh-What? O-Of course I can swim. I-I just don't want to right now. And what does that have to do with me wearing a shirt with swim shorts, anyway?"
By this point we all figured out that Klug can't swim. But he's clearly not going to admit it, so we just left it alone…for now.
"And how come you're not wearing a swimsuit, Harpy?" Ally asked her.
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"What's a swimsuit?"
I'm not even going to bother.
"I'll tell you later, Harpy."
I don't know how Ally has so much patience with her.
"So, that everyone, right?" I asked.
"Except Schezo. I don't think he's coming out." Arle said.
"Figures. That hermit never does anything fun. Unless it involves fighting someone." Witch said.
"Yeah, true."
"Well, whatever. Let's go!" I cheered as most of us ran towards the ocean with no hesitation at all.
Everyone was out around doing their own thing. The adults sitting around the lounge chairs, still trying to convince Ms. Accord that she looks good in her swimsuit. Most of us were in the water, with me and Amitie getting out because we were hungry. We grabbed a few snacks from the house and brought it outside in case anyone else wanted some. And we sat on the blanket eating together.
"Having fun, Ami?"
"Yep. Sure am. And especially since I'm with you, Raffi."
"I feel the same way, Ami."
We both shared a kiss on the lips (after we swallow the food in our mouths) and wrapped our arms around each other enjoying the other's company.
"Hey is there any food to eat?" Ally asked as she came and joined us.
"Just these snacks. We have to go the store later and get stuff to cook for dinner tonight." I said.
"Yeah, we could cook…or we could go to Burrito Bell!"
"Ally, we are not going to Burrito Bell." Amitie said.
"Aw, why not? I saw one as we were walking here and I've dying to eat some again!"
"No."
"Aw."
"Uh…what's Burrito Bell?" I asked looking confused as hell.
"You've heard of Taco Bell, right?" Amitie asked me.
"Yeah."
"Well, Burrito Bell is basically Knockoff Taco Bell."
"Oh."
"No, it is not! Burrito Bell is completely different from Taco Bell! They have tons of burritos." Ally said.
"Taco Bell has tons of burritos too, you know."
"Yeah, but Taco Bell's burritos make you crap all day."
"So does Burrito Bell's." Amitie said.
"Yeah, but it's not as smelly."
"Okay, I'm done having this conversation." I said while getting up from the blanket. "I'm going back in the water."
"Yeah, me too." Amitie said.
"Well, I'm going to try surfing a little." Ally said.
"You can surf, Ally?" I asked.
"No, but it's worth a try, isn't?"
"Uh…" We both tried to say something.
"Anyway, let's get YOLO!"
"What?"
"You know…You Only Live Once."
"Let's get You Only Live Once?" Amitie asked.
"That makes sense to you?" I asked.
"You two ask too many questions. You seriously need to get YOLO."
"But that…" I was going to explain to Ally that what she's saying makes no damn sense, but Amitie stopped me. Saying to just give it up already.
"YOLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" Ally yelled as she ran towards the ocean with a surf board in hand. She jumped in the air and placed the surf board underneath her, preparing to land in the water. She made impact, but…
"OWIE!"
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"D-Did the ocean just say owie?" I asked.
"Y-Yeah, it did."
Everyone that was in the water got out once they heard it and were standing with us. Bubbles started forming from the spot Ally landed with her board and out from it popped out what looked like a girl with gills, rubbing the top of her head.
"Ouchie, ouchie, ouchie. That really hurt. Just another bad thing that's happened to me since I got here." The girl whined.
None of us knew what to do or who this girl was. I then looked over to Arle, Witch, and Draco, who were talking amongst themselves.
"Uh, Arle. Isn't that…" Witch asked.
"Yeah. It really is." Arle said.
"I'm gonna say hi!" Draco cheered.
"No, Draco! You know how easily scared she is."
"Arle, you guys know that girl?" Amitie asked.
"Yeah, we do. That's…"
"*yawn* Hey guys. Why is it so quiet?" Harpy asked as she woke up from her nap. Apparently when me, Ami, and Ally were having that conversation about Burrito Bell, she fell asleep behind us and we didn't even notice.
"Harpy…look over there." Witch said to her.
"Huh?" Harpy then looked at the ocean and saw what we were seeing. Unlike the rest of us, who had looks of confusion and a little fear, Harpy grew a look of complete and utter joy.
"SERIRI!"
"GAAH! H-Harpy?!"
Harpy flew over to the girl and latched herself onto her. Giving her as much affection as a pet would when they haven't seen their owner for a long time.
"I REALLY REALLY REALLY REALLY REALLY REEEEAALY MISSED YOU, SERIRI! I'M SO HAPPY TO SEE YOU AGAIN!"
"Y-You did?!...I-I missed you too, Harpy! I-I'm happy to see you, too!" the girl said while blushing.
We had no idea what was happening.
"Hey, Arle. Is that the girl you told me about yesterday?" Sig asked.
"Yeah, that's her. Harpy's best friend." Arle said.
"Harpy's best friend?" the rest of us asked.
"I'll explain. Hey, Harpy! Bring Seriri over here!"
"Okay!"
Harpy then flew back to us with the girl hiding behind her. Her arms around Harpy like she's holding a teddy bear.
"H-Hi…A-Arle, W-Witch, D-Draco. N-Nice to…s-see you…a-again." She stuttered.
Whoa. And I thought Lidelle's stuttering was bad.
"Seriri, you don't have to be so scared. These are our friends." Arle said.
"F-Fr-Friends?"
"Yeah. They helped take care of us and we became great friends with them."
"I-I-I s-s-s-see."
"Seriri…stop being a fraidy-cat." Harpy said.
"Sorry, Harpy."
"She didn't stutter that time." I said.
"Yeah, Seriri's most comfortable when she talks to Harpy." Witch said. "In fact, she's most comfortable whenever she's near Harpy."
"Really now?"
"Yep! This is my bestest friend in the whole wide world! Seriri!" Harpy cheered. Seriri did a simple wave at us, still a little scared of us.
"Seriri, huh?" Ally asked. "That's a cute name."
"Th-Thank…y-you. B-But it's m-more-so a n-nickname."
"A nickname?" Lidelle asked.
"M-My real name is…U-Uroko Sakana Bito. WAH! I HATE THAT NAME SO MUCH!" Seriri hid behind Harpy again.
"Uroko Sakana Bito?" Ringo asked.
"It means Scaly Fish Person in Japanese." Chu said.
"Scaly Fish Person?" Peruvis asked.
"Well, you see…Seriri's a mermaid." Arle said.
"Huh?!" We all shouted.
It took us a while to notice it because Seriri was hiding behind Harpy so much, but we did eventually gained view of her mermaid tail.
"Woah…" We said.
"GAH! A-Arle! W-Why d-d-did y-y-you s-say th-that?!" Seriri yelled in fear. "N-Now th-they're…g-gonna…e-e-eat me!"
"Eat you?" We asked.
"Seriri has this fear that since she's a mermaid, people want to eat her because they'll become immortal. We keep telling her it's not true, but her fears and shyness keeps clogging her sense of reasoning." Witch said.
"I see." Ally said. "Well, Seriri. I can assure you that no one here is going to eat you."
"R-Really?"
"Yeah, Seriri. You can definitely trust Ally. She's my bestest friend, too!" Harpy said.
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"…O-Okay. If you say they're friendly, Harpy, then I'll believe you."
"YAY!" Harpy cheered as she started nuzzling Seriri on her cheek, which made Seriri blush like crazy.
"Okay I'm starting to see it now, Arle." Sig said.
"Yeah, it's pretty obvious now." Arle said.
"What's obvious?" Amitie asked.
"I'll tell you guys later."
Seeing how Arle know a lot about her friends from her world, one question just came up in my mind and now I want to ask it.
"Hey, Arle. Since Seriri has a real name, does Harpy have one too?" I asked.
"Tch!" That's when Harpy froze in nervousness.
"Yeah, she does. Although she hates it a lot."
"Really? What is it?"
"NOT TELLING!" Harpy yelled.
"What?!" We yelled.
"Come on, Harpy! We want to know what it is!" Peruvis yelled.
"NO! NOT TELLING!"
"You won't even tell me?" Ally asked.
"NO! NOT TELLING!"
"Aw!"
"Come on, Harpy. I told them my real name. It's only fair." Seriri said to her. After giving her a few nuzzles, Harpy finally gave in.
"Okay, Seriri. Anything for my bestest friend."
Harpy went silent for a bit while her cheeks turned red from possible embarrassment. Then after a few seconds…
"My real name is…Y-Yoko Tamura."
"Yoko Tamura? Harpy…that's such a cute name." Lidelle said.
"No, it's not! It's a stupid name and I hate it!"
"Don't worry, Harpy. I hate your real name too." Seriri said.
"Thanks, Seriri. And I hate your real name, too."
"You know, it makes sense how they're best friends." Ringo said.
"Yeah, with their names being Uroko and Yoko." Peruvis said.
"D-DON'T CALLS US THAT!" Both Harpy and Seriri shouted with blushed faces.
Wow. This has to be the first time I've ever seen Harpy embarrassed since we first met her. It's actually kinda funny.
"Well, anyway. We're all about to get something to eat. You want to join us, Seriri?" I asked.
"S-Something to eat?! J-Join you?!"
"We're not going to eat you."
"O-Oh. R-Right. O-Okay th-then, uh…"
"You can just call me Raffina."
"O-Okay…R-Raffina. Th-Thank Y-You."
We all went back inside the house to change into more comfortable clothes and eat some food. Seriri kept hiding behind Harpy the entire trip there, with the two nuzzling cheeks every so often. I don't really get what's up with these two, but I guess it's going to take a while for her to trust the rest of us, and get over her fear of being eaten.
A/N: A new character! Seriri is the last one to come out of the mirror with Arle, but more Madou characters are going to show up in this story and in Love of Puyo Puyo 3 (which is officially being called Love of Puyo Puyo Fever). Already have one in mind, and I really love this character. I'll explain next chapter.
Seriri's "real name" is actually what she was referred to during the Madou era up until Puyo Puyo Tsu. Her name was changed to Seriri when she appeared in Puyo Puyo 4, and it's been her name since.
Harpy's real name is a bit weird. One day, kirbymanx told me that she was named Yoko Tamura in the Japanese Mega Drive version (of maybe the first game. I forgot to ask) but it's never been brought up or referenced since. And not even Puyo Nexus has it on there. He considers it cannon, though. So I figured why the hell not.
There were too many characters in this chapter for me to describe every swimsuit they were wearing. And with most of them being girls, it made it even more difficult.
That's it for this chapter. Feel free to review, favorite, and/or follow the story. Thanks for reading.