Disclaimer: I do not own Full Metal Panic. I don't own any of the characters either. I'm not making cash off of this. I don't support underage drinking.. unless your in international waters.

A/N: Rating might go up in the last chapter. In the mean time.. review happiness. Enjoy!

Once upon the summer bash...

Kaname peered out the window of the cramped eight-passenger rental van. It was Memorial Day weekend, the start of the summer. Mizuki, Kyoko, and she had decided to take a beach vacation as their final trip together.

It was hard to believe that one-year had passed since the entire hijacking incident. One year older, one year stronger. In some ways not much had changed. Figures, we were supposed to have our class trip to the beach when Mithrils dam operation got me involved in whatever that thing was. After one year she still wasn't sure what the crap was that she was brainwashed with. What a waste of time... that was what started the ruin of last year's summer. No it was Sousuke... it was all his fault... dammit, it was always his fault.

It would be different this time. No Sousuke to mess things up. She hadn't even bothered to tell him where she was going. The big jerk didn't get it. One year after he rescued her and he had shown no sign of seeing her as anything other then a mission.

Lets face it.. time was running out for Sousuke. Graduation was less then a month away. He probably doesn't even realize my feelings for him. He's such a dork, I doubt he's ever felt any emotion for anyone. Sousuke wasn't human. Oh sure, he looked human on the outside.. but on the inside, he was way too controlled. It just isn't natural to be that stiff. This makes plenty of sense- if he's a nut then what does that make me? I'm the one who likes him. Hell, I don't even know what I see in him.

She thought for a few moments.

No the last one was a complete lie. She knew exactly what she liked about him. He was innocent. What an ironic characteristic for a soldier. She was certain that he had killed more people then she could imagine... yet even with all that bloodshed, he was the purest soul she had ever encountered. He never lived his life for himself. Everything was simply self-sacrifice without a second thought to his well being. Dammit he was making her sound corny. Only the dork has this effect on me. She thought with a smile.

His dorkiness was really endearing as well. His poor attempt at speaking human English was enlightening. She looked forward to his continued abuse of the English language. No one else speaks the way he does; he could effortlessly make even the simplest sentences sound like they came out of some technical manual.

She had to admit that Sousuke was rather attractive. Yea he looked average in a school uniform but underneath she knew that he probably had more muscle then anyone on the football team. Somehow his hair was always a mess. It never mattered how much he combed it. And his eyes... they were slate grey... no... more like water. They were like mist on a calm glassy lake. He always reflected what he saw. He was almost like a child, it seemed he was always seeing the world for the first time.

"Kaname... hello? Earth to Kaname..." Mizuki took her eyes off the wheel for a moment, looking slightly annoyed.

"Snap out of it would you?"

Kaname blushed. She hadn't noticed that her friends had been chatting for nearly an hour. Scenes of the highway had passed, replaced with images of the beach. The town seemed to be loaded with row after row of identical looking bundlows.

"God this town must be empty in the winter." Kyoko mused.

Kaname stared out at the cute little tourist shops littering in clumps between some of the bundlows.

"Probably." She replied. There didn't seem to be one chain supermarket in the area and the small markets looked strictly seasonal.

"Ok the motel should be just down the street."

"Which one is it?"

"hmm... well according to the conformation... we have a room at the Spray Beach Motel. It wasn't the best one on the list but at least we can all afford this one."

Mizuki went in to get the room keys while everyone else unpacked the car. The motel did look a little worn but they'd be spending most of the time at the beach anyway. She started unpacking the cooler into the mini-fridge.

"Hey look what I've got!" Mizuki pulled out a suitcase that seemed to contain...

"Oh my God, Where the heck did you get all of that!"

It was a suitcase completely filled with booze.

"Heh, like I'd give away all my trade secrets." Kyoko leaned in closer to take a picture.

"You don't actually plan on drinking all of that? Do you?"

"Well, if it helps me get lucky.. I might just consider." Everyone started wide eyed.. somehow... it really wasn't that surprising coming from Mizuki.

"No comment."

"Ahem.. so.. How about that beach."

"Oh yeah, lets go."

Kaname dug through her suitcase for the bathing suit that would show the most skin. Maybe this was her lucky day.

A/N: Yea I know its very Americanized, but hey, I don't speak Japanese, I've never been to Japan and I have no idea what summer holidays they have. Oh well. I'm almost finished with the 2nd chapter so comment constructively and I will be sure to put it up.