Right lads, ladies, and anything in-between let's get this show on the road.
Also, I know in the past I've made Mila's surname 'Montero' but I saw someone on YouTube refer to her as 'Mila Torrero' and I kind of like that more.
Let me know how this is going in the comments.
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Kokoro grabbed Zack's hand as they headed to the stage. Even holding Kokoro's hand would make Zack blush. What the hell is wrong with me, man, he thought to himself?
The crowd to this stage wasn't huge, but there were a lot of fighters in the audience for Tamaki to announce the first official volleyball tournament.
Tamaki appeared on the poorly-built stage wearing what appeared to be an…idol costume?
"Laaaadies and gentlemeeeen!" Tamaki waved one hand in the air, microphone in other.
"What the"- Leon's eye twitched.
Brad Wong wolf-whistled Tamaki, which resulted in a kick in the shin from Misaki who was right next to him, "right, right, my bad," he whispered. He then started to look respectfully.
He's got to be sober, Zack thought.
"We are here to announce our strong, amazing fighters! Whoever wins will get a gorgeous double-bed room. NOW! LET'S INTRODUCE OUR LADIES!"
Like, two people cheered.
"THE NAUGHTY TENGU PRINCESS HERSELF…NYO-TENGU!"
Nyotengu sultry walked on stage in her Deluxe outfit, a red front-laced leotard with fishnet tights and black satin-shorts underneath. Brad's cheers got louder, as well as a few more cheers from men and women alike.
"Hiiiiiiii!" she blew a kiss at the audience.
"Next up!" Tamaki walked up and put her arm around Nyotengu's shoulder, "the badass champion boxer of New York…MILA…TORRRERROOOOOOO!"
Mila walked on stage in a sporty black one-piece with a hoodie on top, crackling her knuckles and throwing air-punches to the audience. She let out a loud 'RAAAGH!' as she basically tore off her hoodie. The cheering got louder.
"Girl, she is takin' this way too seriously," Zack nudged his girlfriend.
"Yeah, she must really want that room," Kokoro murmured.
"And if they draw…" Tamaki said, putting her voice in a sexy whisper, "I originally wanted them to have a room together y'know…"
Mila flushed and crossed her arms, whilst Nyotengu bit her lips.
"But after seeing how fierce Mila is – I think she'd tear you apart in the bedroom," she giggled at Nyotengu, who was also now flushed. The audience now had a few mixed reactions, cheers, whistles and…sounds of disgust.
"Ok, ok, I apologise!~" Tamaki gave a little side smirk, "we're going to have three judges in case they draw! Ladies and gentlemen, our judges!"
Tamaki lifted a curtain, revealing Kasumi and Gen Fu sitting at two overly-flashy jewelled podiums. The third podium was empty.
"Hey, we're missing someone!" Tamaki yelled out, "you know who I'm talking about, come on Zack!"
Kokoro nudged Zack, and he nodded at her. He almost leapt on stage waving at everyone, sitting on the chair behind the judging podium.
"Wait, what was the point of this big-ass stage if the volleyball net is…over there?" Zack said, pointing to a net way in the distance.
"Ohhh…uhh…don't worry about it," Tamaki smugly smirked, "anyways, the tournament will start in…five minutes! Get ready, girls!"
The crowd was confused but headed to the net.
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The podiums hadn't been moved – so – Jesus Christ, Tamaki, what was the point in them? For the aesthetic? Probably. So Kasumi, Gen Fu and Zack were all sitting on the ground like absolute chumps, praying that Mila and Nyotengu did not tie in their volleyball match.
Mila and Nyotengu got ready for the match.
"HOLD IT!" Zack yelled, "Nyotengu's wings won't show up, will they?"
"Heh, they always disappear when I'm on the beach," Nyotengu said, "I feel like I've been stripped"-
"Can we just start the match already?" Mila sighed.
"Hmph, you're eager," Nyotengu said, "come on, let's make this match a good one!"
Three!
Two!
One!
Start! ~
Zack usually enjoyed seeing two sexy women on the beach play against each other in volleyball, but he just couldn't focus today. This was clearly an off day. Tamaki was intrigued at the assumed disinterest on Zack's face and approached him.
"Aww, what's up with you?"
"Just ain't feeling well," Zack said, "don't worry too much, alright? I got this bottle of water, so I'm good – Tamaki?"
Tamaki was just…almost drooling at the match. Zack took a gulp of his water and gazed at the women too.
"Man, this is gonna be great!"
Nyotengu really was not trying her hardest. She was nowhere near as competitive for this room as Mila was. Because of this, Nyotengu had 3 points and Mila had 5. Mila was a very aggressive volleyball player, and as this was her first time Zack saw her in a volleyball tournament, he was stunned at her vigour. She relentlessly hit the ball as hard as she could, but her defences were weak. Before the last match could start – Mila took a deep breath. She noticed Nyotengu holding onto her back a lot.
"Hey, are you…okay?" Mila asked.
"I'm okay…" Nyotengu groaned.
"You're not playing any more of this," Mila said, "you've pulled something."
"Nonsense!" Nyotengu placed both hands on her hips, "I'm fine – oh my god!"
Nyotengu collapsed to her knees and Mila forgot about the match, approaching Nyotengu.
Zack also approached Nyotengu. "Tamaki did say there was an ambulance nearby, we should"-
"NO!" Nyotengu yelled out, "I'm fine!"
"No hospital attention is needed," Tamaki said, "Nyotengu, I know what you're doing."
"Pretending to be in pain so I can get closer to her?" Mila scoffed, "pervert."
"Not that," Tamaki said, "Nyotengu. Relax."
"But"- Nyotengu's face was almost red, "my wings, they'll"-
"You've been holding in your wings?" Zack asked, "why, man?"
"Well, ever since I lost them on Zack Island and regained them again, I learned a…technique to hide them. Painful, but it's so worth it…"
Nyotengu fainted as her wings burst out of her back.
"Jesus," Zack groaned, "Zack Island – as well as Eden Beach - are places you can be yourself, girl. There's no need for this…I…" Zack shook his head and stood back up. A couple of fighters helped carry Nyotengu to the hotel building. Zack tried to help, but Tamaki stopped him.
"You need some time off, too, Zack," Tamaki said.
Kokoro approached him, "Zack…you okay?"
"Yeah…yeah…" Zack looked away.
"You're not," Kokoro said. Zack didn't even object to it, "it's a bunch of things built up, isn't it?"
"You get it?"
"Of course!" Kokoro hugged him, "all this advice you've given me and the other fighters, and you don't even apply it to yourself."
"I am… pretty guilty of that," Zack smirked.
"If you're up for it, we can get some smoothies?"
"Hell-to-the-yes!" Zack exclaimed.
Zack almost dragged Kokoro away from the volleyball match to the nearest bar. It was a fancy-looking bar with an arrangement of all drinks. The flashing neon lights were a bit much but other than that it was a luxurious-looking bar. Brad Wong was getting sloshed, with an overprotective Eliot watching over him.
"Sorry about this, guys," Eliot tried to put on the best smile he could.
"Damn, kid," Zack said, "you're on vacation, no need to watch after this guy constantly!"
"Yeah, you're right," Eliot said, "he's an adult." Eliot walked away from the bar, heading to the ocean for a swim.
"Zack the Therapist!" Kokoro chuckled, making her smoothie, "what do you want in yours?"
"Eh, anything," Zack said, "I ain't picky. Obviously no nuts."
"Got it," Kokoro winked, "so, uh, were you okay? You got a bit emotional seeing Nyotengu like that."
"Maybe it's not the exact same as her situation," Zack said, receiving his smoothie from Kokoro, "but I know what it's like to…good lord how do I word this? The way she was hiding her true self. And then fainted from the pressure. Man, that's all I'm going to say."
"Damn, Nyotengu fainted?" Brad lifted his head up a bit, "she alright?"
"She uh…" Kokoro gulped, "was trying to hide her wings. She was really desperate to be seen as a 'normal human' whilst on this vacation."
"That's heavy, man," Brad said, "when we met on the abandoned ship, she was showing off those flying skills like crazy. Hope she gets better. And to be honest, she's more normal than a lot of people here."
Zack laughed, "you can say that again. The more I got to know Kokoro, I found out she's as wacky as me!"
Kokoro nervously laughed, "Zack! I'm still kind of nervous about revealing that side to certain people!"
"Eh, he's drunk, he'll forget it all. Bet he can't even remember my name!"
"J-Jack!" Brad slurred…
"Close enough!" Zack exclaimed, "say, I wonder what the results of the match are now. Don't tell me Mila gave Nyotengu the room out of pity. She's a nice girl, but she's competitive."
The three continue chatting, enjoying the nice sea air in the evening but they hear a distant scream from the hotel.
"We need to check this out, someone might've hurt themselves!" Kokoro grabbed Zack's hand. Brad tried to grab hers as well, but she pulled away – obviously. Brad still followed.
As the three got closer to the hotel, the sounds were not screams, but squeals. They entered the hotel to see Tamaki squealing in ecstasy.
"Tamaki, thank God! we thought you'd been hurt!"
Tamaki instantly started leaning on Brad, much to his enjoyment, "Mila and Nyotengu, they're…sharing the room! AAAAAHHHH!" Tamaki almost squeezed into Brad. "I'm just so excited, Nyotengu and Mila are deciding to keep a room together! They seem to have…bonded over Nyotengu's problem earlier and became friends…or…MORE!"
"You say 'bonded' like…they're a thing," Zack raised an eyebrow.
"I saw…them…touch HANDS! They held hands! Once!" Tamaki was almost foaming at the mouth. Brad was too, but for different reasons to why Tamaki was.
"God…" Zack facepalmed, "a bit of a stretch there, Tamaki. Say, talking about sharing rooms, is there any way we can arrange for Kokoro and I to have a room together? Or do we need to have an emotional moment during a volleyball match, too?"
"That can be done," Tamaki smirked, "say, Kokoro, why are you so red-faced?"
"Haha…just a bit nervous…" Kokoro murmured, "I've never shared a room with a man before."
"Oh god, I didn't even consider that!" Zack placed both hands on his mouth, "if you're not comfortable we can"-
Kokoro's nervous look turned into a cute smile, "well…I don't mind. I've always wanted to know what it feels like…"
"' IT?' KOKORO!?" Zack honestly thought he felt his heart stop. Tamaki couldn't believe her ears, and Brad was intrigued for disgusting, impure reasons.
"How it feels to cuddle someone next to you!" Kokoro pecked his cheek.
"Ok girl, you gotta be doing this on purpose…" Zack took a sigh of relief.
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Lisa was relaxing on the beach with a new-found friend, Misaki. The two had found something in common – their love for helping others, especially newcomers.
"It just feels good," Misaki let out a cute smile, "I don't know how else to put it. You weren't at Zack Island this year?"
"Nah, I wanted to focus more on my work. Then it started to consume me…ah, enough of that! Why don't we pair up and do some fun activities? We might even be able to help some people out if they're struggling with Eden Dollars or a minigame!"
"Sounds good!" Misaki adjusted her hoodie, "let's go to the waterslide first!"
Before the girls could get up, the owner herself arrived.
"Mind if I tag along, girls?" Tamaki grinned.
"If you insist," Misaki murmured.
"Still wearing that conservative hoodie?" Tamaki asked, "what a shame…"
"Hey, she's cute in it!" Lisa said, "in fact, I'm going to buy one for myself on the way to the slide! Oh…I have the best idea!"
"Huh?" Tamaki and Misaki widened their eyes at Lisa.
"Let's get everyone on the island to wear the same hoodie!" Lisa bounced up and down.
"WHAT?!" Tamaki shrieked, "I mean…oh my god, that sounds so cute!"
"Hehe, what a challenge!" Misaki got close up to Lisa, "but waterslide first, okay? I might hold onto you a little tight, though…"
"I don't mind in the slightest," Lisa winked and grabbed Misaki's hand, "c'mon, let's go."
"I can't believe I'm the third wheel here," Tamaki sighed, slowly following them behind with arms crossed, "I guess I'll have to win both their hearts, then."
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BOOM BABY! The computer still hasn't been moved upstairs due to some work needing to be done in my room. To make up for it, I've written a BONUS chapter of how the characters would all react if Tamaki gave them a Pole Dance ticket. A little more suggestive for sure – but nothing will go higher than a 16+ rating.
Next up is Chapter Lisa, where Lisa and Misaki will play multiple of Eden's minigames, as well as help some people along the way. Misaki's also a bit nervous around a lot of attractive fighters she hasn't met and hopes to work on that.
