"Woooo!"
Nenet cheered as she surfed through the lava filled Ocean of the Underworld beach. She along with a few of the others had decided to spend the day there, and she had been eager to try out lava surfing for herself since she'd heard about it from Lars. She came up on the shore of the beach and laughed as she picked up her board.
"It was unnecessary!"
"He had it coming!"
Nenet looked over towards where she heard the yelling, and wasn't all that surprised to see Dorado and Lacerta glaring at one another. The others stood around the two bickering brothers. "So, what's going on this time?" Nenet asked, making her way over towards Ravana.
The other girl was laying on the sand, soaking in the sun. "Some guy tried to take our spot on the beach and Lacerta punched him. I think Dorado's mad he didn't try to talk it out," she said simply.
Nenet hummed. If she was being honest, she probably would have punched his light out too. But she was a pretty interesting opportunity here. She walked forward and stepped between the two, pushing them apart. "Hey, c'mon boys. No need for you to fight when there's a way more fun way we can settle this."
Dorado looked at her confused, while Lacert smirked, taking in the sight of her in her swimsuit. "Well there kitten, you all done playing in the lava?" he asked before pulling back on her bottoms. He let it go, and it snapped against her bottom.
"Yeow!" She turned around and punched his arm before rubbing her backside. "Ass."
Dorado tilted his head. "What do you mean by another way to settle this?" he asked.
Nenet turned back towards him and then smiled. "Well, as fun as it would be so see you two jacking eachother up, we're on a beach. So why don't we settle for a good ole fashion game of volleyball?" she asked.
"Volleyball? How the hell does that decide who's right?" Lacerta asked.
"It doesn't. But you two were never gonna decide that anyway. So might as well make a game out of it. You guys and your gangs against each other," she said walking over and picking up the ball. "And while we're at it, why don't we make things interesting?"
"What do you mean by that exactly?" Dorado asked.
She tossed the ball up and down in her hands. "A bet. The losing team becomes the winning team's servants for the rest of the day," she said.
"That sounds dumb," Dagon said, narrowing his eyes.
"You scared you'll lose?" Nenet asked.
"What did you say?!"
Ravana sighed. Her brother was so easy to manipulate it was sad. "I'm gonna have to shrink down for this, aren't I?" Fum asked, frowning. He hated shrinking down.
The two teams stood on opposite sides of the court. Lars and the Crew were on one side, and Dorado, Wisteria, Fum, and Sandor were on the others. Nenet had joined Dorado's side to even the odds, and after flipping a coin they'd decided Lacerta's wide would get the ball first.
"You're gonna regret coming up with this idea, kitten. Once I win I'm gonna wear the little tail of yours out," Lacerta said tossing the ball up and down.
Nenet smirked back at him. "Keep talking fireball. Gonna make it even worse when you lose," she said, signalling for him to start.
"Just to be clear, we're all sure of the rules, right? No magic, no flying, and Ravana and Dagon have to limit themselves to a reactable speed," Dorado said.
Lacerta cracked his neck. "Yeah, yeah, the big boys have to handicap themselves for the small fry," he said. "Now are we ready to get going, or not?"
"Yeah, let's go…"
Lacerta's smirk grew, and he tossed the ball up before jumping into the air and serving it. The ball whizzed through the air and towards Sandor. The boy saw the ball coming, and then… quickly moved out of the way, letting it hit the ground. "Ha! One point already!" Dagon yelled.
"What the hell Sandor?!" Nenet yelled.
The boy scowled. "Did you seriously expect me to try and receive that? Fuck that, I wanna keep my arms," he said annoyed.
Lacerta smirked as his brother tossed the ball back to him. "Smarter than you look kid. But you shouldn't have punked out. Now I know who the weak link is…" He tossed the ball up again and then hit the serve, aiming it right back at Sandor.
The boy stepped back again. Nenet and Wisteria both scowled at the boy, but then Dorado rushed over. "I got it! Move Sandor!" Before the ball hit the ground Dorado slid in front of it and then knocked it up into the air.
Sandor ran forward and got under the ball. "The hell am I setting for…" he muttered, narrowing his eyes. "Fum!" He set the ball into the air towards the giant, who had shrunken down to a reasonable size.
Fum smiled and leapt up into the air. "I got it!" he said swinging.
He hit the ball, but Raza leapt up and blocked it. "Nice one big guy!" Dagon yelled.
The ball bounced back towards Wisteria who reached out and knocked it back up towards Sandor. "God damn it… Nenet!" The demi-goddess smiled happily as she rushed over to hit the ball.
"Set it high!"
Sandor set the ball high into the air, and Nenet leapt up after it. The others looked surprised as she zipped through the air and then smacked the ball down hard. She landed and then pumped her fist. "Hell yeah!"
"Girl can jump…" Pavo muttered.
Lacerta whistled. "Not bad kitten," he said, tossing the ball back over to their side. "But just because you can jump high doesn't mean you'll win."
"Gives me a hell of an edge though," she said, winking at him.
Sandor served the ball, getting it just over the net. Dagon knocked it back up, and Pavo ran underneath it to set the ball. "Raza it's all you."
The goliath ran forward and leapt into the air. Fum jumped up to block him, but Raza managed to get over him and smashed the ball down to the ground. "Aw shit…" Sandor muttered. He didn't know the big guy could jump that high.
"Whoa, that was pretty cool," Fum said, impressed.
Raza rubbed the back of his head. "Oh, thanks. I do a lot of jumping exercises with mom," he said chuckling.
The next play started, and this time Pavo served. He sent the ball Nenet's way, and she got ready to receive it. But then it suddenly swerved to the side. She cursed and dived for it, but it hit the ground just before she could reach it. "Hell yeah! Not one!" Dagon said slapping Pavo on the back.
"Nice serve," Ravana said casually.
Pavo hummed. "Thanks."
Nenet huffed. "I got it this time guys," she said cracking her knuckles. Pavo sent another serve her way, but this time she was ready for it. She jumped over and knocked the ball back up towards Dorado, then scrambled up to her feet and started running. "Send it this way!" she shouted.
Raza moved over to try and block her, but the girl cut to the other side of the court and then leapt up. "Shit!" Dorado set the ball, sending it quickly towards her. Dagon jumped up and tried to block it himself, but she was too high up. She spiked the ball down, and Lacerta just barely missed saving it.
Nenet landed and then stumbled a few feet, but then smirked up towards Raza and Dagon. "Sorry boys, but I got speed and height on my side," she said confidently. Dagon fumed while Raza scratched his cheek. "Keep them coming my way Dor! I can do this all day!"
The next few plays, Dorado continued to set quicks to Nenet, who kept spiking them down before either Dagon or Raza could stop her. Lacerta and Pavo managed to dig a few of them back up, but they ended up being smacked right back down by Fum. "Hell yeah!" Nenet cheered as she gave Fum a slap on the rear.
Lacerta scowled. They were starting to pull way too far ahead. "Seriously, you guys can't do anything without me…" Ravana muttered. They looked towards her as he stepped forward and then scooted Dagon back. "Step back shrimp, I'll get it."
The next play, after the ball came back their way, Dorado once again set it towards Nenet. She jumped up and brought her arm to swing. She smacked the ball down, but at the last second a pair of hands rose up and blocked it, sending it right back down onto her side.
Nenet landed and looked surprised to see Ravana in front of her. "Ha! Fuck yeah!" Dagon cheered, pointing towards his sister.
"Very nice," Pavo said, smirking
Nenet smirked. "Well, looks like someone came out to play today."
Ravana rolled her eyes. "I'm just bored…" If she was going to play in this game, she might as well have done something.
During the next few plays, Sandor and Dorado had decided to try and be tricky about who they set it to. With Ravana staying on Nenet, they wanted to try and throw them off a bit. Pavo wasn't trying to be tricky at all however, calling it right out to whoever he was setting it to. The ball kept going back and forth, each play bringing a long rally.
"Wisteria!"
The Spiderbite princess smiled as she leapt up to hit the ball Dorado had set. Pavo jumped up to block her, but she swung anyway. She knocked it off the tip of his fingers, and it bounced up and went flying behind them. Pavo scowled, and Wisteria let out a laugh. "Power isn't everything…"
Dagon rushed after the ball letting out a yell as he jumped forward and just barely managed to knock the ball back up. "Get it!" he shouted looking back at the others. Pavo ran underneath the ball and then set it high into the air.
"Lacerta!"
The redheaded titan smiled as he jumped into the air and brought his arm back. He smashed the ball down towards the ground, but Nenet ran in front of it and held her arms out. She managed to receive the ball, knocking it back up into the air. The force behind the spike had sent her rolling back, but she quickly got back up to her feet.
"Nice one Nenet!"
She smiled and then rushed forward along with Wisteria as Sandor prepared to set the ball. The septerian jumped up as both the girls jumped up to hit it, and then… tipped it over the net. "Sneaky bastard!" Dagon shouted as he dived for it, just barely missing it.
"We're at game point now I think, right?" Sandor asked casually.
Lacerta grunted. "Not for long losers…"
Dorado served the ball, and Raza managed to knock it into the air. This time, Dagon rushed over and set a quick to his sister, who smacked it down. Fum stretched hit foot up and kept the ball in play.
Sandor sighed and then ran over underneath it. "Nenet, put it away." The girl smiled and rushed over to get ready for the set, and both Raza and Ravana moved to block her. Pavo stepped over to the other side in case she hit a cross shot.
"I got this!" she yelled bringing her arm back as she jumped.
Sandor set the ball into the air… right towards Dorado, who tipped it over the next. It hit the ground before anyone could react. "Damn it!" Lacerta cursed.
Nenet looked towards Sandor. "Hey! Ya tricked me dude!"
"Sure did. And we won…"
"...fair enough."
With the game over, Dorado had made his request of his brother to refrain from being rude for the rest of the day. Lacerta had simply sat, been quiet, and scowled, not uttering a word. The other thought he was being bitter, but the Crew knew it was unlikely anything he wanted to say right now would be considered polite.
Wisteria and Sandor had made Dagon streak across the beach, which they got a laugh out of. They'd thought about requesting the same of Pavo, but knowing him that wouldn't have been much of a challenge at all. And they didn't really care to ask anything else of him either.
Nobody dared to ask a thing of Ravana…
And Raza had been requested to tend to Nenet.
"Is this really what you want me to do all day?" Raza asked. The girl was sitting in his lap, purring as he scratched her ears and held a bundle of grapes nearby.
She picked one and popped it in her mouth. "Sure is big guy. Unless you wanna do something more physical," she said, wiggling in his lap. Raza's face turned bright red, and Nenet laughed. "Ah, the spoils of war."
She then glanced over towards Lacerta, who was still scowling as he sat on the ground. She hummed and then jumped up from Raza, making her way over to the young titan. "Yo Lars, you really gonna sit here and sulk for the rest of the day?" she asked.
Lars grunted. "Look, deal a deal. I'm gonna be… polite, for the rest of this dumb trip. But I don't have to like it, so…" He wanted to say back off, but he was pretty sure that was rude or whatever.
Nenet rolled her eyes and leaned, cupping his chin before giving him a kiss. Lacerta looked surprised, but then she broke the kiss and raised her hand, slapping him on top of the head. "The hell?!" he snapped, raising an eyebrow at her.
"Look hot head, if you can't take a loss then don't play the game. And stop sitting over here sulking. It's totally not your style," she said standing back up. "Raza, come on. Me, you, and red over here are gonna go grab a bite to eat."
Lacerta looked up at her with a scowl as Raza made his way over, but then grunted. "Whatever. It's not like I couldn't use something on my stomach," he said getting up.
The three made their way off towards the snack stand on the boardwalk, Nenet hooking her arms around both of theirs. "Plus I get to show off my arm candy on the way there," she said, smirking as she gave them a smack on the butt. Raza blushed while Lars scowled at her.
"What the hell was that for?"
"The bet's still on. You pop off and I spank you. Now be a good prince and behave. Or don't. I win either way."
"Wait, why did I get hit?" Raza asked.
"Because you're adorable and I wanted to see your reaction, cutie."
Lars grunted. "I swear when this bet is done…"
A/N: One-shot for onelastfic.