Hi ladies, fellas and anything in-between, I hope you enjoyed the first chapter! I could personally see the flaws in my chapter as soon as I hit that 'publish' button lol. I want to put more description into the characters' appearances and actions, and the area around them this time I hope you enjoyyy! The next chapter will be focused on Kasumi, then another character next, then another – you get my drift.
Leifang and Tamaki had arrived at the Dead or Alive 6 Coliseum, where the tournament was held. Helena's servant had cleaned the place wonderfully. Nearby the coliseum stage was a small café and a bunch of tables. The girls noticed Zack sitting with a woman at one of the tables.
"Are they on a date?" Leifang asked.
"One way to find out," Tamaki grinned, "I'm going to ask them!" Tamaki sprinted off to the café.
"Tamaki, wait, no!" Leifang followed Tamaki, jumping off the stage to follow her.
…
"Zack," Kokoro sipped her tea, "thank you for bringing me here. Was there, uh, something you wanted to tell me?"
"Well…not really," Zack scratched his head, "mainly wanted to spend time with you. Well, I guess there is something, but I assume you already knew?"
"The Eden Beach project?" Kokoro asked, "of course I'll come! It was so generous of you to help Tamaki out – speak of the devil!"
"Hey, lovebirds! ~" Tamaki leaned on the table, "I have a surprise for the both of you! Am I interrupting your date?"
"Oh, of course not!" Kokoro said, "I need to ask you something. I know it seems ridiculous, but seeing as you're inviting guys too…can you invite Zack, please?"
"Ah, Kokoro, you ruined the surprise!" Tamaki handed a ticket over to Zack and another to Kokoro
"It's…still a surprise, damn!" Zack nodded in approval at the ticket, "I'll still help out if I can, Tamaki. This is going to be awesome!"
"Why wouldn't I invite you?" Tamaki hugged Zack from behind, her chest directly on the back of Zack's head, "you've helped me so, so much! ~" Zack winked at Kokoro and she rolled her eyes, shaking her head.
"TAMAKI!" Leifang sprinted up to her, "DON'T HARASS ANYONE!"
"Whaaat? ~ I'm not?" Tamaki stepped away from Zack and placed both of her hands on Leifang's shoulders, "that's almost everyone! We just need to invite Leon and Lisa and that's everyone!"
"That's amazing!" Kokoro said, "wait…Helena…"
"I think she might come too, I never saw her, but I told that hot Russian to give her a ticket." Zack's right eye twitched behind his glasses in disgust after hearing Tamaki say that.
"Oh…" Kokoro murmured, turning to Zack, "I didn't tell you what happened between me and Helena, did I? Tamaki, I want to talk to Zack about something privately."
"Go for it," Tamaki gave Kokoro a hug as she stood up, "see you at the beach, then?"
"Yeah!" Kokoro nodded, grabbing Zack's hand and almost dragging him to someplace else.
"Where on earth could Leon and Lisa be?" Tamaki asked Leifang, "I mean, it's not like they'd be together, socializing in the coliseum stage for the sake of plot convenience – OH, LEIFANG, THEY'RE OVER THERE!"
Lisa and Leon were talking on the Coliseum stage. What are the odds my bois?
"Why is everyone in this building today?" Leifang shook her head and slowly followed Tamaki onto the Coliseum stage.
…
"So, you think if we stand here she'll invite us?" Lisa smiled, "you know, I ran into Kokoro the other day. Seemed upset. Got her a coffee and cake and we had some girl talk. I hope she's better now."
"Poor thing," Leon said, "I now understand why everyone's hanging around the Unforgettable and Coliseum areas, they knew Tamaki would arrive and try to invite them."
"WHAT?!" Leifang asked, "okay, that explains it." She jumped on the stage and stood in-between Lisa and Leon, "why does everyone want to go to Eden Beach?"
"Free vacation," Leon shrugged, "why the hell not?"
"Tamaki is a PERVERT!" Leifang pointed at Tamaki, who was staring at her on stage, "WHY DOES EVERYONE…UGH!" Leifang stomped off stage.
"What's her problem?" Lisa asked.
"Well, she did spend almost the whole day with me, ~" Tamaki winked at them, climbing onto the stage.
"That would drive anyone insane," Leon murmured.
"Ooooh, how would you know?" Tamaki got incredibly close to this Italian hunk, "have you been watching the Venus festival on TV? ~"
"Look, I was just interested because it had strong fighters like myself, I didn't know if the contents"-
"Yeah right," Lisa rolled her eyes, "keep using that excuse."
"Now, now, I don't want to start any fights," Tamaki handed two tickets to Lisa and Leon, "you can train, relax, have fun – Leon, you can meet strong and sexy fighters of any gender you like." Tamaki blew a kiss at him and skipped off, snickering.
"God damn it," Leon murmured, flushing slightly.
…
Leifang was deeply thinking in the women's bathroom of the café near the Coliseum stage.
"I'm going," she murmured to herself, washing her hands, "but only to protect everyone from Tamaki! She's a villain, I can tell!"
"Cool," Kokoro said, "anything else planned?"
Leifang widened her eyes, not knowing Kokoro was right next to her and finished washing her hands.
…
A few months later, early July at the Eden Beach (yes, we're finally on the beach. About goddamn time)
Eden Beach was open! Tamaki changed into a cute, two-toned blue bikini and did a few breathing exercises before entering the hotel lobby.
It was almost completely empty – well, people-wise. Decoration-wise the lobby was a luxurious colour combination of purple and gold full of high-quality paintings and entertainment such as pachinko and arcade machines, as well as wall-advertisements and leaflets showing all the activities you could do. She prayed it didn't seem too flashy.
Everyone must still be unpacking in their rooms, she thought. She noticed Zack and Kokoro sitting on the lobby sofa, cuddling. She tried not to interrupt them but sneezed. Zack turned around and noticed her. He stood up, revealing an incredibly flattering futuristic golden pair of trunks. Tamaki couldn't keep her eyes off.
"Tamaki!" Zack got up from the sofa and gave her a high-five, slightly flushed from being caught cuddling with Kokoro. Kokoro got up and joined him, wearing the cutest ruffled pink bikini "everyone should be down in a few minutes. You know, as an ex-Owner I can give you some awesome ideas!"
"That would be great!" Tamaki exclaimed.
"When all the ladies joined the island, I gave them a few welcome gifts"-
After Zack said that, Tamaki drifted off. She knew exactly what kind of gifts to get the fighters. Blood coming from her nose, she ran out to get gifts.
"Tamaki!" Zack tried to stop her, but Kokoro held him back.
"It's too late," Kokoro said, clinging onto his arm "she's going to learn the hard way."
"Yep," Zack heavily sighed.
…
Tamaki (for whatever perverted reason) had all the measurements of the fighters so that each purchasable swimsuit would suit the fighters perfectly. In the Tamaki Shop, you could buy swimsuits, gifts, food, and many other things for Eden Dollars.
Could've been a bit more original, Tamaki thought, hopefully, Zack won't sue me.
She wrapped up a ton of revealing swimsuits for each fighter, some interesting 'softening' lotion and flowers. She threw them all in a wheelbarrow and excitedly ran towards the hotel.
…
She entered the hotel, rolling in the wheelbarrow. Almost everybody was in this large lobby, just staring at her in a confused manner.
Zack looked at her, slowly taking off his sunglasses, the surprisingly twinkly and gorgeous eyes showing concern, "Tamaki, we gotta talk."
"I've labelled all your gifts in the wheelbarrow, guests"-
"DON'T OPEN THOSE GIFTS I'M TELLIN' YA!" Zack yelled, almost dragging Tamaki out of the hotel.
Some people ignored Zack and took their presents, some listened to the advice.
"She probably put skimpy swimsuits, that weird lotion, and probably something like flowers," Marie Rose scoffed as she grabbed her present from the wheelbarrow.
Bass was already opening his present, "you ain't even wrong, kid!" he scoffed, "this thing's a piece of string! I'M GONNA WEAR IT!"
Multiple groans (and one cheer from Nyotengu) were heard in the background.
"Mr Bass!" Mila grabbed the present from him, "that's what she wants! Don't wear it!"
"Well, what's the harm eh? I doubt she genuinely finds me attractive!"
Nobody decided to respond to that. Everyone awkwardly searched for their respected presents in the wheelbarrow.
"Waah! One of them has a UK flag, but I'm not the only Brit here!" Eliot flushed a deep red, "Brad, how am I supposed to know if it's mine or not?"
"Well, it should be obvious if the swimsuit is for men or women, right?" Brad winked.
"I don't know; Tamaki seems kind of weird…"
"Hehe, I'm sure she got something cute for a boy like you," Christie smirked, "I hope Tamaki's selected me something nice and stringy, huh NiCo?"
"You're gross," NiCo rolled her eyes, "I regret this trip already."
"Hey, it can't be too bad," Eliot said, the room going dead silent, "I mean, uh…sorry."
At this point, everyone just grabbed their presents and walked out to the beach, quietly talking amongst themselves.
…
Tamaki and Zack were chatting privately, near one of the few volleyball nets on the island.
"Tamaki," Zack said, "you're going to get mixed responses for what you just did. You need to make everyone feel comfortable. Making your guests feel pressured to wear skimpy outfits and those other suggestive gifts, it ain't right."
"You know…" Tamaki smirked, getting uncomfortably close to him, "I like it when you tell me off like this. ~"
"Can you at least please take this in?" Zack asked, "I know you ain't forcing no one but at least keep it cool"-
"Zack," a familiar voice popped out of nowhere, "everyone knew what they were getting into, please relax." She was wearing a white see-through hoodie underneath a yellow ruffled two-piece.
"Misaki?" Zack's eyes widened, "holy balls kid, it's been ages!"
"Ah, yes, she was helping out," Tamaki winked, "she needed a break from me, though~."
"Of course she did," Zack said, "everyone's still unpacking, but a few people should be out soon- what in the Jesus?"
Bass Armstrong was the first one to leave the hotel room, he ran to the sea in his tiny thong with the American flag on it. Misaki and Zack wanted to unsee it instantly, but Tamaki had other thoughts…
"God, I want him to bear hug me,~" she bit her lip.
"He's not going to do that," Zack murmured, "there's no way in hell he's going to"-
"HEY, TAMAKI! THANKS FOR THE FREE VACATION!" Bass ran up to Tamaki and bear-hugged her, "LET'S GET SOME VOLLEYBALL UP IN 'ERE!"
Tamaki made some sort of…noise. I'm not even writing what kind of noise she made just use your imagination.
"Ah, kid, did I hurt ya?" Bass tilted his head as he slowly let go of Tamaki.
"Oh…only when you called me 'kid', Mr Armstrong…" Tamaki got weirdly close to him, "say, did you put on sunblock before you went into the sun?"
"NOPE!" Bass flexed his muscles.
"Seriously bro that ain't something to brag about," Zack murmured, "Tamaki, he isn't burning that fast, why did you ask"-
Tamaki took sunblock out of god-knows-where, "I have some right on me, what a coincidence! ~ Would you like me to do your back?!"
"Hahaha!" Bass burst out laughing, grabbing the sunblock from her with ease, patting her on the head and walking away.
Tamaki attempted puppy-eyes on Zack, but Zack just raised an eyebrow.
"I don't know what you expected…" Misaki said.
"Hmm," Tamaki crossed her arms, "maybe I should find a guy that's within my age range- oh, forget about guys! ~"
Kasumi was running towards the three in her classic pink Violet bikini. Zack and Tamaki stared in amazement for a few seconds, then realising the worried look on the ninja's face.
"Tamaki, Zack, come quickly," Kasumi said, "a fight's broken out outside one of the hotel rooms!"
Tamaki and Zack looked at each other, nodded, and then followed Kasumi.
…
Outside of one of the hotel rooms, Nyotengu and Mila were arguing. A small group of fighters were watching.
"Ah…you know we don't need to argue about this," Nyotengu smirked at the obviously annoyed Mila, "we could share the room together, you know…~"
"Absolutely not," Mila said, "I'm not backing down from this."
Tamaki ran in-between the women before things got physical.
"My, this arguing is getting me all excited," Tamaki grinned, "how about we settle this with a match of naked mud wrestling? ~"
"Tamaki, this is exactly what I mean," Zack facepalmed.
"That sounds good, Tamaki~," Nyotengu said.
"You're all perverts," Mila murmured.
"I'm not!" Diego raised his hand in the background.
"Okay, Diego's a special case but you're all perverts."
"I HAVE AN IDEA!" Bass stood out from the small crowd, in that even smaller thong.
"Let's hear it, handsome~," said Tamaki.
"VOLLEYBALL!" Bass exclaimed, jumping up and down.
"I can settle with that," Mila said, "but Nyotengu, don't you have wings? I mean, they're not there at the moment but"-
"They disappeared as soon as I went on the island," Nyotengu said.
"That sucks."
"What? It's great! I can be normal!"
"I don't think the wings were your abnormality," Mila murmured under her breath.
"Huh? ~"
"Nothing, see you in a couple of hours."
Nyotengu glared at the red-headed woman, watching her walk away.
…
Tamaki was setting up the stage to announce the first Unofficial Eden Beach Tournament! Helena, Hayabusa and Bayman were helping her out. Helena and Hayabusa were happily carrying props onto the stage, whilst Bayman and Tamaki were having a not-so-mature argument.
"Why are you wearing my beret?" Bayman was not amused.
"Don't you think I look so good wearing your things?" Tamaki bit her lip.
"No," Bayman monotonously replied, "give me back my hat."
"Mmm, will you let me keep it if I do a favour for you?~"
"I'll let you keep it if you find another beret," Bayman snatched the hat off Tamaki's head, smirking slightly "any colour will do."
"Even a pink or rainbow one?"
"Definitely," Bayman said monotonously as he placed the red beret on his head.
"You know, I'm amazed you've made perfect eye contact with me, especially since I'm wearing this sexy bikini."
"It's hideous, so hideous that I'd rather look at your face, and that's saying something," Bayman scoffed and got back to work.
"Oh, ~" Tamaki covered her bikini the best she could, not feeling this flustered before in her life, "I hope he insults me more. ~"
"Interesting," Helena overheard Tamaki whilst she was carrying a prop, "care to help me with this huge prop, Tamaki?"
"It's not that heavy, you just want to talk," Tamaki got unnervingly close to Helena.
"Guilty as charged, ~" Helena winked, "it seems Hayabusa and Bayman are talking, so they might not overhear us."
Tamaki lifted the other side of the prop and carried it to the centre-back of the stage.
"What's up with the guys on this island anyway? Almost all of them seem desensitized to sexy women, even Zack! And I know most of them are straight… or at least bi~."
"Well, when you're in the Dead or Alive tournament, you get used to women – and men – in sexy outfits, you know. The men on this island are more likely to feel strange if you wear a cute modest summer dress and call them affectionate nicknames." Helena and Tamaki both placed the prop down, "here, I'll show you an example."
"Ooh," Tamaki followed her.
"Bayman… Honey," Helena walked up to Bayman, interrupting his conversation with Hayabusa.
"Hm?" Bayman turned around, "Is everything okay, Miss – what did you call me?" His emotions did not change much, but he was slightly reddened.
"Oh, wow, I didn't think that would work," Helena giggled.
"So cute! I want to pinch his cheeks – the ones on his face to be more elaborate," Tamaki snorted.
The two girls burst into laughter, Hayabusa slightly joining in.
"I blame Tamaki for this," Bayman murmured, crossing his arms.
"You're next, Hayabusa!" Tamaki smirked, "wait, I don't think my outfit will help."
"Oh, I'm sure it will," Hayabusa said, "you're charming no matter what you wear, Tamaki."
Tamaki saw imaginary bishounen sparkles around Hayabusa's handsome face.
"Wah!" Tamaki's face went bright red and she covered her body, "our plan backfired Miss Helena! I think I know how Misaki feels daily now!"
"Hehe, I'll make it even more like how Misaki feels with you being weird around her," Helena's hands headed for Tamaki's chest. Tamaki friskily squealed and the two playfully wrestled on the ground.
"Tsk, no shame," Hayabusa shook his head.
Bayman nodded in agreement and they continued working on the stage.
…
Kasumi was amazed that there was already drama on the island, and everyone had just started unpacking their things. If she wanted to relax on her holiday, she'd have to keep her distance from the volleyball tournament and the loud, obnoxious-looking stage.
Kasumi noticed Ayane standing by herself near the coffee machine in the lobby. She took a deep breath and approached her sister. Their relationship at this point in time was just complicated.
"A-Ayane…" Kasumi twiddled her fingers.
"Chin up," Ayane jeered.
"Uh, yes," Kasumi made direct eye-contact with Ayane, "so…I feel like the drama's already a bit overwhelming, and"-
"I'm with you," Ayane said.
"I didn't even finish my sentence."
"I understand, though. It's going to be too much, so we can relax somewhere. I'll even invite a few more people if it makes things less awkward."
"Y-yeah, I'm sure Hayabusa and Hayate will come with us! Maybe even Momiji and Rachel!"
"Well, let's go find them then!" Ayane placed a shoulder on Kasumi.
Yay, Kasumi thought!
I hope you enjoyed this chapter, give your thoughts in the comments! It'll be a relaxing chapter with some cute moments between the ninjas! So if you're a big fan of the ninjas + Rachel and Momiji, you'll love this next chapter!
