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*wears it*
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"GET YOUR SWIMSUITS ON LADIES!"
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Whack! Smack! Pow! Bonk!
Four hits from the girls and one death glare from Keith. Just cause it was early in the morning didn't mean that the base was ready for action. Be it evil teams or a perverted idiot.
"I meant to go to the beach!" Crawford whined, rubbing his sore head.
"The beach?" Luana blinked.
"Yeah. We all have the day off! Cleared up with the Union and everything!" Crawford told the group. "Plus there doesn't seem to be much to do today."
"Sounds good to me." Elaine stretched her arms out. "I need a break from those exploding lightbulbs anyways. Drives me nuts!"
No one saw Keith and Kate glance at each other nervously.
"I can show off my new bikini!" Annie posed like a model.
"And I love the beach!" Luana cheered.
"Why not?" Keith shrugged.
"Sounds like fun!" Kate said, happily.
"Let's hit the beach people!" Crawford whoop'd.
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An hour later and everyone was on Nabiki beach. The pokemon ran around, playing together and having a blast. Annie pranced around in her new, somewhat small, royal purple bikini. Elaine, in her black & red one piece, splashed the operator with ocean water and triggered a war between them.
"Hey Keith!"
Keith's face looked like a deep sunburn at the sight of Kate. Basic two piece, nothing like Annie's. A nice cerulean color that complimented her eyes. But it drove Keith crazy! She. Looked. Incredibly. Gorgeous. If Kate were wearing anything less, Keith's heart would explode.
Meanwhile, Kate was trying to restrain her own heart from the same fate. Keith was….hot! The white and dark red trunks were cute. But it was the bare chest that Kate noticed. Keith really put in the effort during those work-out sessions. Wow! And the redhead was taller?
"Um…er…" Keith's throat struggled to get the words out. "Wanna go swimming?"
"Sure!" Kate replied quickly. "Bet I can beat you to the water!"
"HA! In your dreams!" Keith accepted the challenge.
They raced towards the water, meeting the other girls there. Tube rides, water gun fights, splashing, diving and all sorts of activities. It was a fun for the entire group!
"Hey! Anyone seen Crawford?" Luana asked, wearing her red top + swim-skirt. "….EEEP!"
Luana shrieked before being yanked into the water. There was some splashing and struggling for a moment. When she came back up, Luana coughed water up and dragged up the laughing afro ranger with her.
"PERVERT!" Luana slapped him.
"Come on! You know I wouldn't purposely hurt you!" Crawford panted.
The extremely ticked off Luana gave Crawford the most epic ice glare ever seen.
"Let's go Kate." Luana grabbed Kate's arm as she stomped through the water. "I'd rather build sandcastles than stick around with that pervert."
"Ah…er…um…ok?" Kate sweatdropped, deciding not to fight this.
Keith stared at the scene in shock. Then faced the equally stunned Crawford.
"So what did you do?" Keith asked.
"Heh." Crawford gulped. "Meant to tackle her but that top of hers came undone."
Meanwhile, on the shore of the beach, Kate followed Luana as they created little sand sculptures. Luanna was extremely ticked. She was silent as she pounded sand together and furiously watched it crumble.
"I think Crawford might be sorry." Kate said, pointing to the sea.
Luana looked to see Crawford waving to her. She glared before standing up and storming to Breeze Hill. After making sure there were no other witnesses, Luana sighed.
"I can't take this anymore!"
"Huh?" Kate blinked.
"Crawford's driving me crazy!" Luana told her. "Always being a freakin pervert, messing with my head and….and…..AUGH!"
"Maybe it's his way of saying he likes you?" Kate suggested, not sure what else to say.
Luana was about to yell something but stopped. Tears formed on the edge of her eye and the mouth quivered. The girl dropped to the grass, the look of defeat on her face. At that moment, Crawford and Keith, wondering what was going on, snuck up to the hill and watched the girls from the trees.
"I give up…" Luana mumbled.
"What? No! Don't give up!" Keith responded.
"He's not going to see things the same way I do." Luana curled into a ball.
"Crawford will like you! Just give it time and he'll see you're awesome!" Kate told her.
"Wait…" Crawford whispered, surprised. "D-does Luana like me?"
"Guys who steal bras and undo girls swimsuits are only after one thing! That's all I'll ever be to him!" Luana sobbed.
Crawford's face looked like a combo of worried, guilty and ashamed. It was obvious he was regretting what happened earlier. And Keith noticed it.
"Do you like Luana back?" Keith asked, voice low so the girls wouldn't hear.
"Well…yeah." Crawford replied. "I admired her optimism, sense of humor and upbeat energy. And she's cute."
"But you never said anything to her." Keith said.
"Crossed my mind once but that was awhile back. Didn't think it was a good time." Crawford shrugged. "I can't believe the chick likes me back. Even after all those pranks…"
"You're lucky, Kate!" Luana hiccupped, still shook up. "At least you fell for a guy who doesn't steal underwear."
Right away, Keith felt something shatter. His blood ran cold and breathing stopped. Eyes widened as the words echoed within the depths of his mind.
Kate likes someone.
Crawford saw the redhead's expression. "Maybe she's talking about you."
She couldn't be. Keith couldn't be the one she liked. And…and who knew Kate actually liked someone? Kate just didn't seem like the person to suddenly crush on a guy. But here she was. Luana said it. Keith knew he should've been relieved. Kate liked someone so he could move aside his own feelings and continue the assignment. Yet Keith still felt hurt. He still felt something within him pull, like a giant magnet, towards this girl. Whether Kate liked another guy or not, Keith really liked her. The feeling just keep growing…
"Luana, he's not going to like me. I know for a fact he'll never develop feelings. It's impossible." Kate muttered, looking away. "You and Crawford? You two have a chance. I can see you both being together, happy. So if Crawford's going to keep being a perverted idiot, then it has to be you that initiates the first move."
Keith heard Kate talking but only concentrated on that first part. So she thought she was in a doomed love tragedy? HA. If she knew what Keith was feeling….
"But guys usually…" Luana was about to say.
"Screw it. Guys don't always make the first moves. Sometimes their afros are so big, their brain gets lost." Kate huffed.
The afro ranger in question cringed at the harsh words.
"Point is, tell Crawford yourself! He seems to like girls who stand up for themselves." Kate went on.
"I thought it was girls with big breasts and good humor." Luana raised an eyebrow.
"That too." Kate sweatdropped.
Kate kept pep-talking Luana who listened and slowly started to return to her cheerful self again. Keith could see Crawford was in deep thought.
"So are you going to tell her now or see if she makes that first move?" Keith questioned.
"Eh." Crawford shrugged. "I'll wait and see. And you?"
"What about me?" Keith asked.
"Are you going to confess your love to Kate?" Crawford grinned at the word 'love'.
"I don't love her!" Keith hissed. "Even if I had a chance of her liking me, Kate already likes some other guy."
"Yeah but it sounds like its not going well. If there was a time to swoop in and claim the girl, it's now." Crawford advised.
"….I don't think so." Keith whispered, looking down.
Crawford overheard the girls for another minute before sneaking off down the stairs. Not a moment too soon. Luana went down there herself, forgiving Crawford and happily chatting with him. Kate, herself, sat on the edge of the cliff and looked over the view. Keith came out of hiding and over to her.
"Not enjoying the beach scene?" Keith took a seat next to her.
"Needed time to rest." Kate said. "Have you ever felt tired talking to Luana? Even for five minutes?"
"You noticed too?" Keith sweatdropped.
Kate stared back out at the coast of Almia, wind blowing through her hair. Such a beautiful girl. Her eyes caught the sunshine, the light dancing within the sky-blue color. Eyes that looked faraway, as if thinking about something. And then snapped back to reality, turning to look at Keith with a weird expression.
"Keith? You ok?" Kate asked.
"Hm? Oh…er…yeah!" Keith shook his head, realizing he was staring at her like an idiot. "How about we go back down to the beach?"
"Sure!" Kate responded, smiling.
Keith walked next to Kate as they hopped off the ledges and back down to the sand. Annie and Elaine were passed out on the sand from exhaustion. Figures. Luana was soaking up some sun while the pokemon napped nearby (Wave and Chia snuggled).
"Keith! Kate!"
Crawford called from feet away, his styler in hand. The pair ran up to him.
"What's up?" Keith asked.
"Barlow called. Turns out you two are needed at the Union for the meeting!" Crawford told them. "Change back in uniform and meet them there on the double!"
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Pikachu author sky says she totally nailed the suspence this chapter! Crawford knows about Luana's feelings! Meanwhile Keith knows Kate has feelings for someone but has no idea that it's him! And he just keeps falling hard for her, doesn't he?
Off to the Union! Spoiler but don't worry about the sharpedo & key scene. Predictable right? Well I shall ix-nay that scene for this fanfic. When do the pair leave for Union? When is the next chapter releasing? Pika pika pika! Chuuuu Pikachu! Chu chu chu pika pika Pikachu!
