A/N: Wow! Thank you guys so much for all of the kudos! And sorry it took so long to get this chapter out. I was feeling really sick and depressed and I just didn't feel motivated. I'm all better now though!
Chapter 3: An Unusual Spell
Did you know this was a nudist resort?!" interrogated Akko.
Akko narrowed her eyes as she glared at Diana. Admittedly, this made Diana uneasy. Diana didn't say anything, but her looking away and scratching the back of her neck nervously seemed to give Akko enough of an answer. Akko gasped.
"B-B-But…why?!" she asked. "Why did you take me here?"
"Um, well…" stammered Diana.
"Unless…" interrupted Akko.
Akko's mouth dropped again when she made a realization. "Wait a second…Diana, are you a…n-n-nudist?!" she asked.
At that moment, Diana's cool facade broke away, as she turned away from Akko, embarrassed. She looked down at her feet, tilting her head forward so that her long blonde hair could cover her bright red face. Diana's uneasiness proved again to be more than a sufficient answer for Akko.
Akko could only look at Diana in stunned silence.
Aimi stood nearby, smiling. "Trust me, this isn't the worst reaction we've seen," she said, "it's certainly up there though. Maybe we should start a wall of fame for this kind of thing."
After a few moments of awkward silence, Aimi then grabbed Akko's luggage and handed it to her. "Why don't we head to your room?" she asked.
Akko said nothing, as she was still in complete shock.
Eventually, Akko calmed herself down, at least enough to follow Aimi to their room. "Right this way!" Aimi said, leading the girls down the path toward the hotel rooms. Along the way, Akko kept her eyes down at her feet, trying hard not to look at any of the nudist women walking around.
"This resort was started by my mom, Hiromi," explained Aimi, "she's always been a nudist, but she hated how there were so few places for her to unwind and be free. So that's where the idea for this place came from, to create her own private area out of the way of everything for me and her to be nude!"
"Fascinating," Diana said, feigning interest. "That's what I like about this place. It's secluded and out of the way."
While Diana looked much more relaxed, like Akko, she was also trying to keep her eyes forward and on the ground to avoid seeing her and the other women gallivanting around in the buff.
"But then my mom realized she wasn't the only woman who felt that way," continued Aimi, "So we opened it up to other women and…well, it turned out to be more popular than we thought! Here we thought we were the only nudist women around!"
"Yeah…that's g-great," Akko said, blushing.
Akko wasn't paying too much attention to what Aimi was saying. She was still trying to comprehend the idea that Diana was secretly a nudist.
Diana…the prideful, arrogant beauty from the high-class Cavendish family…is a nudist.
"Diana's a nudist…" she kept thinking to herself. "Diana…of all people…is a nudist. Her! Out of all people! I don't believe it!"
Akko then looked over to Diana. Diana happened to lock eyes back with her and immediately looked away, blushing.
Akko began thinking about how Diana could ever be a nudist. Especially in a family like hers, there was no way someone like her could be a nudist, let alone one who supposedly practices it regularly. She doesn't look like someone who would freely let people see her naked without any problems.
"Yeah…I don't believe it," Akko thought.
Soon, they arrived at their room. "Here you are!" Aimi said, as she unlocked the door. She escorted Akko and Diana inside.
Their room was an average room with two beds, a bathroom, and a T.V. Much like the rest of the resort, the decor was fairly plain and subdued, which (knowing Diana's tastes) greatly surprised Akko.
"If you need anything, I'll be around!" mentioned Aimi. "And I'm sure my mom will be coming by any minute to greet you herself. She always likes to meet the first-timers."
"She…does?" Akko asked, nervously.
"Yeah, but don't worry," reassured Aimi, "my mom is really nice! I think you guys will love her!"
"And…is she going to be naked too?" Akko asked.
"Most likely," said Aimi. "In fact, I can't even remember the last time I saw her wearing clothes."
Akko groaned. "I'm not ready for any more naked people!" she cried.
"Akko, will you relax?!" scolded Diana.
"It's okay," Aimi said, kindly, "it's not uncommon to feel overwhelmed. It happens to a lot of first-timers."
Aimi then turned to Akko and put her hands on her shoulders. Akko made sure to keep her eyes focused solely on Aimi's face. "Akko, you have nothing to worry about!" she smiled, "Just give it a chance! Sooner or later, it won't matter to you whether you're naked or not."
Aimi then turned to Diana. "After all, there has to be a reason why she brought you here," she said, seemingly oblivious to Diana's body tensing up. "If someone like her can be a nudist, it should be a piece of cake for you!"
Akko just squinted her eyes at Diana. "Yeah…sure…" Akko said, doubtfully.
"Well, I suppose we should get settled in," interrupted Diana. "Thank you very much for your help, Miss Aimi!"
"Um…yeah!" said Akko. "Thank you!"
Akko then bowed down to Aimi. But as she was bowing, she caught another glimpse of Aimi's private area. This time, her face was much closer to it than it was at the front desk. Akko found herself unable to look away from it.
Diana groaned as Akko continued to be fascinated at Aimi's nether regions. "Akko…what are you doing?!" she thought, angrily.
Aimi, however, wasn't bothered by Akko staring at her. She crouched down and looked Akko in the eye.
"See something you like?" Aimi asked, playfully.
Akko jumped! "Ah! I'm sorry! I didn't mean to stare!" she shouted, frantically.
Aimi only laughed. "Don't tell me, you just found out that you like girls," she teased, putting her hands on her hips.
"No, no, no! It's not like that!" Akko replied. "It's just that…"
"It's alright," laughed Aimi. "Mom says I have that effect on people."
Neither Akko nor Aimi noticed Diana growing more and more impatient.
Aimi then placed the tip of her finger on her lips. "But you know…I am single."
Akko jumped back in shock. First she comes to a nudist resort, sees far more naked people than she would like, and now one of them is hitting on her?! All happening in the span of an hour?! "Wait, hold on!" she said, frantically. "I don't think I like girls like th-"
Diana let out an annoyed cough. "Miss Aimi!" she said, sternly.
Akko and Aimi saw that Diana had her eyebrows furrowed, giving them both a nasty stare. It was then that Aimi realized that she was going a bit too far. "Right," she said, quickly. "I should probably head back to the front desk anyway."
With one last goodbye, Aimi left the room. Now, Akko and Diana were all alone in their room.
Diana let out a frustrated sigh before taking a deep breath to calm herself down. "So what do you think?" she asked Akko. "She's pretty nice, all things considered…"
"So when were you going to tell me we were going to a nudist resort?" Akko asked, suddenly.
Diana was caught off-guard. "Yes, umm…" Diana replied, nervously. "Well…I…I did say these people wouldn't care about what swimsuit you'd be wearing. So…now you know why!"
Akko didn't say anything back. She crossed her arms and glared at her. "It's…because…they don't wear any…swimsuits," continued Diana, sheepishly.
Diana let out a nervous giggle, but Akko continued glaring at her. Diana could tell she was in no laughing mood. "Is this some kind of prank?" Akko asked, bluntly.
"Akko, when have I ever pulled a prank on anyone, let alone you?" Diana asked.
"But this has to be some kind of set-up!" snapped Akko. "Are you trying to see me naked so you can find some weird mole or something and laugh about it to your friends back at Luna Nova?!"
"Weird mole?" Diana asked, somewhat curiously. She shook her head and continued arguing with Akko. "What are you talking about? I don't pull pranks or gossip about anyone! That's what your friends do!"
"At least Sucy and Amanda wouldn't blindside me and take me to a nudist beach resort without telling me!" Akko said.
Diana sighed. Realizing that things are going very poorly, she calmed herself down and sat down on the edge of the bed. "You're right," she conceded. "I'm sorry! I should have told you before that we were going to a nudist resort. I was just…afraid…that you wouldn't have come if I told you."
Akko relaxed her glare, but she remained skeptical. She sat down next to Diana on the bed. "Diana, tell me the truth," said Akko. "Are you really a nudist?"
Diana struggled to answer her. She ran her fingers through her hair and rubbed her neck nervously. "I-I-mean," she stammered, "I wouldn't have wanted to come here if I wasn't."
"You?! A nudist?!" Akko asked, suspiciously. "I don't believe it. I mean…look at this place!"
Akko waved her arms out towards the room. "It's so…average and normal. This style isn't you at all! There's no way you're a regular here!"
Diana began blushing. "Uh, well…s-sadly, not many people of my social status are nudists," she replied, "Sometimes I have to make do with what's out there."
"And isn't being a nudist all about feeling free and not worrying about other people think…and stuff?" continued Akko. "That doesn't sound anything like you! In fact, you'd be the first one to make fun of how disgusting naked people are."
"And what makes you so sure?!"
"All those times back at Luna Nova when you would put other people down? Acting all high and mighty? Am I really to believe that same person would take part in being a nudist and celebrating freedom? I don't think so!"
"Acting high and mighty?"
Diana thought about how she acts at Luna Nova. Despite what Akko (and maybe some other students) thinks, Diana usually kept to herself. She didn't really brag about herself as much as Akko thought she did. Truth be told, she didn't really remember putting anyone down either. Sure, she does regularly outclass everyone, but how is that her fault?
In fact, the only person she could think of who she regularly puts down is…
Akko.
"I'm not that bad, am I?" Diana asked herself.
She then shook her head. "So you think you know me that well?" she asked.
"I think I know you perfectly!" Akko said. "You're a lot of things, Diana, but a nudist isn't one of them!"
"Oh really?"
Diana only closed her eyes and held her chin up high. "Fine then," she said, sternly.
She then got up from the bed and walked over to her bag. Akko watched as Diana dug around inside until she finally found her magic wand. "Uh, what are you doing?" asked Akko.
Diana didn't answer. She held her wand up high and took a deep breath.
"Okay, it's now or never!" she thought.
Diana closed her eyes and then swirled her wand around in small circles. Then, when her wand began to glow, she gently tapped herself on the shoulder. Her clothes gave off a bright green flash. Akko wasn't sure what was happening.
Then, the glow quickly wore off…and Diana's clothes suddenly fell to the ground!
"Huh?!" Akko asked, surprised.
Akko was confused as to what was happening. She looked down at Diana's feet and saw a bundle of clothes strewn all around in a neat circle around her feet. Akko could see her shirt, her skirt, her socks, and even…her panties?!
Akko's face turned bright red. "No way!" she thought. "Did she really…?!"
She then slowly looked up from Diana's bare feet and to the rest of her body.
Her bare body.
Indeed, whatever spell Diana had cast had stripped her of all her clothing, leaving her completely naked! Akko could see everything! Her smooth, pedicured feet. Her tall, skinny legs. Her tiny waistline. Her…area…which, like Aimi, was also completely smooth. And her perky, rounded chest.
Akko's face went redder than ever. Her mouth slowly dropped to the floor.
Diana gulped. "Here it comes," she thought, worriedly.
Akko then let out a loud, piercing scream! Diana winced as it pierced her ears. She could only imagine what the rest of the resort was thinking of when hearing such a scream. "Are you trying to make the whole place deaf?!" Diana shouted, angrily.
Akko covered her mouth with her hand and jumped backward, inadvertently bumping into a wall. "D-D-D-D-Diana! What are you doing?!" she asked, frantically. "Y-Y-You're…naked!"
"That's right," boasted Diana, as she set her wand down on the table in the corner.
She did her best to stay calm and collected, but deep down, she was feeling really embarrassed about standing naked in front of Akko. It took all of her being to not blush or cover herself with her hands.
Akko continued running her eyes up and down Diana's body. Diana noticed a bead of sweat running down her forehead, but she said nothing.
"It appears you don't know me as well as you thought," she bragged, her eyes closed and her hands on her hips. "I, Diana Cavendish, am a proud, beautiful nudist!"
Diana stood there, waited for Akko to say something back. But she said nothing.
Suddenly, Diana let out a loud yelp. She looked down and saw that Akko had cupped both of her breasts. She stared at them with eyes wide open and her mouth agape. She looked at them as if she was eyeing valuable treasure or a tasty glazed donut.
"Akko, what are you…?!"
"They're so soft…and fluffy…" Akko murmured, as she squeezed them in her hands.
Diana slapped Akko's hands away. "Akko, stop that!" she said, as she covered her breasts with her arms. "I didn't say you can touch me!"
But that didn't deter Akko. Akko quickly crouched down and examined Diana's crotch, with the same expression she did when groping Diana's chest. "You're also smooth down here," she muttered.
Diana yelped as she quickly placed a hand over her womanhood. "What's with you and staring at women down there?!" scolded Diana.
Akko snapped out of her trance. She looked up at Diana, who was covering her breasts and private parts, and realized how erratic she was acting. Akko quickly stood upright and brushed her hands down her skirt, straightening it out. "Sorry Diana," she said. "I guess I lost control for a second."
"I'll say," Diana replied, sternly.
"I didn't mean to make you feel uncomfortable. I just never saw a hot naked girl before."
Akko, realizing what she just let slip, quickly slapped her hand onto her mouth. Diana perked up upon hearing Akko calling her "hot." Of course, she never doubted that she was beautiful. After all, she's a Cavendish! She has lost count of how many times boys (and sometimes even girls) would try to woo her at the different balls she would attend, all to be rejected by her.
But to hear Akko of all people say she was hot, it surprised her, especially considering how she usually treats her and how Akko responds back. "You think I'm…hot?" she asked.
"Uhh…" stammered Akko. "Y-Yeah…maybe. A little bit."
For a moment, things were quiet as both girls struggled to think of what to say or do next. Diana uncovered herself, but she wrapped her arms across her stomach nervously. The two looked away from each other, both with blushes on their face.
"She thinks I'm hot…" Diana thought.
"It's not fair!" Akko thought. "She's smart, talented, AND she's got a great rack!"
Akko shook her head. "So…you really are a nudist," Akko said, finally accepting the truth. "I…I never would have guessed."
Diana closed her eyes and took a deep breath. "It's not something I'm proud to admit to anyone," she confessed. "I try to keep my nudist habits a secret. Because I know people would think it's weird, especially for someone like me. It's why I didn't invite Hanna or Barbara. I know those two would never understand. I don't think anyone at Luna Nova would! But, I still wanted to come here, but I was tired of coming here alone."
"So…you asked me to come?" asked Akko.
"I thought you'd be the most understanding out of anyone I knew," said Diana.
Akko raised her eyebrow. "Really?" she asked.
Diana gulped. "And…out of everyone at Luna Nova…you seem more like the nudist-type."
"What?!" Akko asked, grabbing her collar by instinct. "You really think of me like that?!"
"You just strike me as someone who would happily take their clothes off and walk around nude without a care in the world," added Diana. "That's why I decided to invite you. Or…was I wrong to do so?"
Akko didn't know what to think. "Me? A nudist?" she asked herself.
Perhaps it could have been her obsession with Shiny Chariot occupying her mind for practically her entire life, but Akko never really thought about what it would be like if she were a nudist. There weren't really any times in her life where she could…explore that option, not in private and certainly not in public!
The closest is whenever she would go to the public bath with her family. But even then, she's not sure that really counted. Maybe a few times in her room after taking a hot bath, she would occasionally walk around her room naked and take her time putting her clothes back on. But she doesn't think that counts either. After all, everyone does that! Right?
Akko could only look away somewhat embarrassed. "I don't know if I would consider myself a nudist," she said, sheepishly. "I never tried anything like that before."
Diana watched as Akko clutched onto the bottom of her shirt, nervously contemplating about what to do. Diana then saw her wand, laying on the table. "Well…there's a first time for everything," she said, as she picked up her wand.
TO BE CONTINUED
A/N: I hope you enjoyed the chapter! I was trying hard to keep Diana and Akko in character. Hopefully, I did a good enough job of doing so!
