"Wow…" Shuyin murmured, emerging from his truck. "This is a really nice spot."

Tidus exited the truck and went to get their surfboards. Clasko emerged from the backseat, picnic basket in hand.

"Isn't this a great spot?" Lenne asked as he exited her car.

"Yeah." Shuyin nodded. "Really nice. Thanks for showing us."

"No problem."

Shuyin went to help Tidus get the surfboards and Lenne unstrapped hers from her car. Surfboards ready the group headed for the beach. They spread their towels out in the shade with the picnic basket. Shuyin and Clasko nearly drooled when Lenne removed her sarong. Tidus just rolled his eyes at them.

"I bought my own wax." Clasko piped up, pulling the wax container from his pocket. "It's Grape."

"Same flavor as mine." Lenne smiled.

Clasko flushed, Shuyin pouted, and Tidus giggled. Lenne just laughed softly and started checking her board over, making sure it was ready to go. The others did the same and soon they were out surfing the waves. Shuyin and Lenne surfed together while Tidus stuck by Clasko and made sure the brunette didn't drown when he wiped out. Clasko had improved since the last time they surfed together but he still wiped out quite a bit. Tidus could tell that Clasko was embarrassed about wiping out so much in front of a girl he was trying to impress but Lenne was nice about it, often shouting encouragement to the boy when he fell off his board.

After a while Clasko got tired of falling into the drink and headed for shore. Tidus decided to follow Clasko and keep the brunette company. Shuyin and Lenne were sitting on their boards for the time being, just letting the waves push them around.

"Lenne…there's something I have to tell you." Shuyin said. "Something…that you have to be okay with if we're gonna be friends."

Lenne frowned, slightly wary about what Shuyin had to say. "Okay…what is it?"

"Tidus, my little brother, is gay."

The girl laughed, "Is that all? Geez Shuyin…the way you were talking I thought you were going to tell me you'd killed someone!"

"So…you're okay with it?" Shuyin asked, blushing slightly.

"If I can like guys why can't he?" Lenne replied. "Of course I'm okay with it. His sexuality is honestly none of my business anyway."

The blonde smiled sheepishly, "Sorry for freaking you out but…a lot of people in our past haven't been so accepting of him. Even some of the ones that seemed they would be accepting weren't…"

Lenne smiled sadly, "Yeah…I understand."

"But what are we sitting around discussing this for? Let's surf!"

Lenne laughed and nodded. She and Shuyin started to paddled out to catch waves. At that moment Tidus had just reached shore. Clasko had moved his towel into the sun and was watching Shuyin and Lenne surf. Tidus smiled softly and went to pull his towel into the sun as well before sitting beside Clasko.

"It's official…" he sighed, "…I can't compete with your brother."

"Well…even if Lenne is just interested in Shuyin there are plenty of other girls out there."

"Yeah…you're right." Clasko nodded, a small smile on his face.

Tidus smiled and lay back on his towel, stretching his arms over his head.

"The sun feels really nice…" He murmured.

"Oh crap! If forgot to put sunscreen on before I left the house…!" Clasko muttered.

Tidus chuckled and sat up. "Shuyin and I brought some waterproof stuff. I'll get it."

Clasko sighed and hung his head, "Just when I thought I was all responsible and wouldn't have to mooch off people…"

The blonde laughed softly, stood up, and walked over to Shuyin's bag to get the sunscreen.

"You're not mooching, Clasko. Your just borrowing. It's no big deal."

Tidus got the bottle of sun block out of Shuyin's bag and went to sit by Clasko. He gave the bottle to the brunette and smiled.

"Can you put some on my back?" Clasko asked.

Tidus nodded. Clasko opened the sun block bottle and squirted some of the lotion into Tidus' hands. The blonde rubbed his hands together before he started rubbing Clasko's back. The brunette squirted the sun block onto his arms and started massaging it in.

"You have such fair skin…" Tidus said, spreading the sun block over the back of Clasko's neck and shoulders.

"Yeah I know. I burn easily. Good thing you brought sun block."

Tidus finished putting the sun block on Clasko's back and wiped the excess on his own arms, rubbing it in. Clasko soon finished slathering himself in suntan lotion and handed the bottle back to Tidus.

"Thanks again." Clasko said.

"You're welcome." Tidus replied, closing the bottle and returning it to Shuyin's bag.

The two boys watched Shuyin and Lenne surf again. Lenne was a better surfer than Clasko but she still wasn't as practiced as Shuyin and Tidus. Once they were thoroughly sun baked the two teens decided to go back in the water. They grabbed their boards and headed back out into the water to surf.

It was nearly one in the afternoon when Shuyin's stomach growled loudly. The teen looked at his watch then motioned to his friends.

"You guys want to go in and have lunch?" He asked.

"Yeah!" The three called back in unison.

They headed to shore and stuck their boards upright in the sand. Shuyin rubbed his stomach and grinned.

"I'm starving…" He said.

"Me too." Tidus replied, gathering the picnic basket.

The teens all moved their towels into the sun and Tidus put the food in the middle of their towels. They sat down and opened the picnic basket. Tidus looked through their small cooler of sandwiches and drinks while Shuyin pulled the veggies, chips, and cookies out of the basket. They all talked as they ate their lunch. Tidus was quite impressed with Lenne. She included everyone in her conversation, not just the guy she had a crush on. Once lunch was over Shuyin and Lenne went to surf again. Clasko hadn't build up much upper body strength so he was done surfing for the time being. His chest and arms were aching. His legs ached too but not as badly as his upper body did. Tidus chuckled softly as Clasko groaned and lay down on his towel.

"Paddling out there really takes a lot out of you." The blonde said. "But once you build up some strength it won't be as bad."

Clasko just nodded and groaned again, rolling onto his side.

"I recommend buying some of that Icy/Hot stuff. It works well on sore muscles."

"I'll keep that in mind." Clasko replied with a small chuckle.

"You probably shouldn't be laying down right now. You might get painful muscle cramps. Let's go for a short walk."

Tidus stood and offered his hand to Clasko. The brunette took it and Tidus helped his friend to his feet.

"We're going for a walk!" Tidus shouted to his brother.

"Okay!" Shuyin called back.

Tidus smiled at Clasko and the pair started walking down the beach. It was a really nice day. There were no clouds in the sky and the sun was shining. It was hot but once in awhile a nice breeze would blow and cool them off.

"Hey Tidus…"

"Yeah?"

"Have you ever kissed…a guy?"

Tidus blushed somewhat, "No."

"A girl?"

"No. I haven't kissed anyone at all. Have you?"

Clasko shook his head, "No. I came close once last year…but I chickened out."

"That girl you told me about before? The one that moved away?"

"Yeah." The brunette nodded.

"I came kind of close too but…I didn't really have the desire to kiss him."

"Who was it?" Clasko asked.

"Baralai. He's that silver-haired guy that I hang out with."

"He's pretty cute."

Tidus chuckled, "Yeah but he just wanted to make out because he was bored. I kind of want my first kiss to be with someone who wants to kiss me y'know?"

"Yeah. That makes sense." Clasko nodded.

"If you could kiss anyone you wanted who would it be?" Tidus asked.

"Hmn…" The brunette pondered that over. "Probably…Lenne or Rikku. Rikku is this really cute blonde in my English class. I think she's going out with Gippal though."

"Well…she's kind of going out with Gippal. I don't know how long it will last."

"Who would you kiss?" The younger teen wanted to know.

"Baralai or maybe…Wakka…Wakka is pretty cute."

Clasko smirked when a slight blush streaked across Tidus' nose. "I think I remember Wakka. He's on the blitz team. Tall, redheaded guy?"

"Yeah. That's him. He kind of helped me out when someone was picking on me."

"Oooh. A hero type." Clasko teased.

Tidus laughed and gave Clasko a gentle push. The two teens didn't walk far. Neither one knew the area and they didn't want to get lost.

"Hey look…" Clasko pointed at a jumble of rocks that extended out into the water. "That one on the end there looks like a walrus."

"It does…!" Tidus laughed. "Neat."

The two teens stood there and admired the walrus-shaped rock for a few more moments before turning around and heading back towards Shuyin and Lenne.

"You too." Clasko said as they were walking along.

"What?" Tidus blinked.

"I would…kiss you too." The brunette said. "I was going to add that onto my earlier answer, but I got sidetracked by thoughts of Rikku."

Tidus laughed softly, "That's all right."

"Would you…uhm…kiss me too?"

The blonde smiled, "Yes. If you really wanted me to."

"You wouldn't mind?"

"No." Tidus shook his head. "I said I wanted my first kiss to be with someone who wants to kiss me...and you'd want to right?"

"Right."

"So there you go." The blonde grinned. "If you want to we will."

"I don't really know how…" Clasko admitted, cheeks coloring slightly.

"Me either."

"My brother told me to practice kissing on my hand…"

Tidus laughed, "I tried that once but I felt like an idiot so I stopped."

Clasko laughed too, "That makes two of us."

"Would you like to uhm…kiss now?"

The brunette blushed and scratched the back of his head. "No. I have to psych myself up first."

Tidus chuckled and nodded, "Okay. I understand. Let me know when you're ready."

"All right."

Once the teens made it back to where Shuyin and Lenne were the two had come onto shore again.

"You two gave me an idea." Lenne said as they walked up. "Want to go for a little hike?"

"I don't know." Tidus replied. "It's getting late and we didn't pack supper."

"I did." The girl smiled, "I didn't know how long we planned to be out here."

"I told Rin we'd be back around nine or ten…" Shuyin said.

"Well…in that case…a hike sounds fine." Tidus replied with a smile.

"Actually…I told my dad I'd be home for seven." Clasko spoke up, blushing somewhat.

Lenne smiled and went to her bag, pulling her cell phone from it. "That's all right. Call and ask him if you can stay longer. If not we can all go hiking another day."

Clasko nodded and wandered off with Lenne's mobile for some privacy. Lenne took her ponytail elastic out, wrung the water from her long hair, then tied her hair back up in a ponytail. Shuyin was somewhat staring off into space and Tidus elbowed him. The older blonde chuckled and elbowed Tidus back.

A few minutes later Clasko returned and handed Lenne her phone back.

"My dad says I can stay." He said, smiling.

"Great!" Lenne chirped.

"Should we just leave our stuff on the beach?" Tidus asked.

"We should lock it in the truck just to be safe." Shuyin replied.

After everyone dug a bottled water out of their stuff they carried the remainder to their vehicles to lock it in. Lenne had troubles getting her car top up but Clasko helped her. She was quite impressed with him. Tidus giggled softly when Shuyin shot a glare of jealousy at Clasko's back. Once their stuff was locked up, their surfboards hidden, and their supper ready to go Lenne led them down a trail into the trees. As they walked Lenne pointed out flowers, wildlife, and many other things. Tidus was surprised to see that Shuyin was actually listening and paying attention to the girl.

Lenne should be a teacher. Shuyin would be able to pay attention then… Tidus chuckled to himself.

As if he heard Tidus' thoughts Shuyin shot his brother a subtle glare before continuing to walk. That just made Tidus laugh. Clasko looked at his blonde friend, slightly puzzled. Lenne glanced over her shoulder at Tidus then gave Shuyin a "wtf?" look. Shuyin just grinned and shrugged.

"What can I say? Tidus is weird." He teased.

"Hmph." Tidus snorted, giving his brother a gentle push.

Lenne and Clasko shook their heads and they continued their hike.

"How are you doing?" Tidus asked Clasko.

"Still pretty sore but walking is helping. I bet I'm going to be sore tomorrow though…"

The blonde chucked almost evilly, "If you can get out of bed tomorrow I'll be surprised."

"Thanks Tidus. That is really reassuring." The brunette laughed.

"You're welcome."

At the beginning of their hike they had been quite hot but the further they went into the trees the more sun was blocked out. Tidus took another sip of his water and rubbed the back of his neck. He was going to be sore tomorrow too. They had been hiking for over two hours when Shuyin's stomach growled loudly. Lenne giggled and looked at her watch. It was almost five-thirty p.m.

"Well if we hike any further we'll need camping gear. How about we have supper somewhere around here then head back?" She suggested.

Everyone agreed and they searched around for a decent spot to eat. Tidus found a small clearing and everyone sat down to eat. Shuyin shrugged Lenne's heavy pack off his shoulders and set it in the middle of them. Lenne looked apologetically at Shuyin and pulled a mini cooler from the pack. The teen just smiled. He hadn't minded carrying supper around. Lenne smiled back and opened the cooler. She pulled out chicken sandwiches, some salad, chocolate cake, cold fried potatoes, and lemonade. Everyone took their share and started to eat.

"So CJ…what grade are you in?" Lenne asked, taking a bite of her sandwich.

"Ten…but I take some grade eleven courses for a head start next year."

"Ah so you're smart, huh?"

Clasko blushed, "N-not really. It's just a family tradition to graduate early. I kind of…have to uphold the tradition."

"But still…you have to be smarter than some Gr. 10s if you're taking Gr. 11 courses."

"Y-yeah…I guess." The brunette tried to think of something to ask Lenne. "How long have you been surfing?"

"Just over two years." She replied. "I didn't really get into surfing until I hit high school."

"And why is that?" Shuyin asked, sipping his lemonade.

"I wanted to impress a boy." Lenne admitted, smiling sheepishly.

"Did it work?" Tidus wanted to know.

"No." The girl laughed softly. "Once I got into it he decided he didn't want to date a surfer girl."

"Ouch." Clasko said.

Lenne shrugged, "I got over it. So how long have you been surfing, Shuyin? You and Tidus are really good."

"Since we were kids." Shuyin replied.

"Their mom was Maya Spardas." Clasko blurted out.

"Really?"

"Yeah." Tidus nodded.

"Wow. That's neat."

Shuyin and Tidus just smiled and nodded.

"What was she like?" Lenne asked.

Shuyin froze in mid-bite and looked up at Tidus. The younger blonde swallowed hard.

"She was a wonderful woman." He replied quietly. "Very talented on the waves and a loving mother."

Clasko smiled softly and patted Tidus on the shoulder.

"I'm sorry." The girl said, blushing. "I shouldn't have asked…"

"It's all right." Tidus replied with a weak smile. "Talking about my mother does make me sad but…at the same time it makes me happy."

Lenne nodded and reached across, squeezing Tidus' shoulder. "I can't say I understand exactly what you feel but I sort of know. My father died when I was really young and I'm very isolated from my sister because of my mother's hatred for Braska. I only get to see Yuna at school and I never see Braska."

"I'm sorry, Lenne. That sucks." Shuyin said.

Clasko nodded his agreement to Shuyin's statement and Lenne smiled lightly.

"Thanks guys."

Tidus wrapped his arms around Lenne's neck, pulling her into a hug. The girl was shocked at first but then she hugged Tidus back. She hadn't even realized that she had needed a hug until Tidus had embraced her. Shuyin and Clasko exchanged "lucky guy" looks and Tidus let Lenne go.

"Thank-you, Tidus. I needed that." The girl smiled.

"You're welcome."

The group finished eating their supper and put all their garbage back in the cooler before closing it. Shuyin put the cooler back into the knapsack then put it on again.

"All right. Let's get going."

Everyone walked a bit slower as they headed back to their vehicles. They didn't want to walk to fast since they were still digesting. As they walked Shuyin pointed out everything Lenne had on their hike into the woods. She 'rewarded' him once in awhile with a laugh and a pat on the shoulder.

"If Lenne were a teacher Shuyin would be an A student…" Tidus whispered to Clasko.

The brunette chuckled and nodded. Shuyin and Lenne looked over their shoulders at the two laughing teens briefly.

"I think your brother likes CJ." Lenne murmured.

"Yeah maybe." Shuyin replied.

They continued their walk mostly in silence. It was nearly eight-thirty when they reached the beach. Shuyin put Lenne's pack in her car and they decided to go for one last swim before leaving.

"Tidus…?" Clasko watched Shuyin and Lenne dive into the ocean.

"Yeah?"

"I'm…ready."

"For a kiss?"

"Yes."

"All right."

Tidus looked around then took Clasko by the hand. He led the brunette round to the front of Shuyin's truck where they wouldn't be spotted. They were both blushing. When they saw the other was blushing they shared a small laugh.

"Yup. We're the typical blushing virgins…" Clasko laughed.

Tidus nodded and chuckled. Their laughter slowly died down and Tidus wrapped his arms loosely around his friend's neck, pulling him close. Clasko's arms wrapped around the blonde's waist. They both laughed again lightly. Once their nervous laughter tapered off Tidus leaned up, pressing his lips to his friend's.

To be continued…

Nyawww…first kisses all around… X3 (I'm a sap). R&R Please .