"Yeah! Good job Zwei!" Yang cheered as the little Corgi did his best belly flop into the pool. Though his stubby legs only propelled him a few inches off the ledge, it was too adorable not to congratulate. Zwei doggy-paddled over to his owner and gave her a storm of dog kisses when she scooped him up into her arms.

"Maybe if we put springs on his feet he'd go further," Ruby suggested, popping her head up from under the water beside her sister.

"I think he did just perfect, didn't you Zwei?" Yang cooed, nuzzling the cheerful Corgi, "Anyways, has Pyrrha come outside yet? I haven't seen her since we finished changing."

"Nope. Probably still nervous about Jaune seeing her. You really shouldn't have said her swimsuit looked so risky."

"Risqué, Ruby."

"Same thing."

"I was just teasing her anyways," Yang shrugged as Neo casually floated by in an inner tube, "It's no more revealing than mine is."

"That isn't saying much," Ruby said, poking Yang's boob.

"Hey!" The blonde yelled, dropping Zwei and splashing her sister in the face with water. That sparked retaliation from Ruby, and soon there was a water war waging in the center of the pool. Blake laughed to herself as her teammates duke it out from under her tree, when Sun returned with a platter of Ren's cooking.

"Hope you like chicken," Wukong said, handing her a kabob while he munched on a banana.

"Thanks," Blake replied, taking the food, "But wasn't there any fish?"

"Wow. You really are a feline."

The cat playfully punched him in the arm, "Look who's talking. Don't you see what you're eating?"

"Hey, come on! I'm a vegetarian. This was all Ren had. And besides, look around us," he gestured to the rocky outcrops and fake jungle plants around the pool, "Suits the whole tropical vibe Ozpin built into this place, you know? Reminds me of home a bit."

"You live on the beach?" Blake asked, putting her chicken down after sniffing it. Smelled a bit too hot for her tastes.

"By a lake, but its close enough to this. Hot and wet, all the time… Oh man, that sounded wrong."

Blake giggled, brushing back her hair. "You're such a dork."

"At least I'm not afraid to get a little wet," Sun grinned slyly as Belladonna gasped.

"I-I am not afraid of water!"

The monkey laughed at how transparent her lie was, throwing his banana peel over his shoulder. It landed fairly close to the pool; a pretty obvious slipping hazard. "I'll say it again: you really are a cat."

Blushing, Blake looked over her shoulder at Ruby and Yang, enjoying themselves in the pool. "I can't help it, you know? It's just… my instinct tells me not to go near it, let alone in it. I really want to have fun with them, but I can't overcome my nature on my own."

"Ah, I get it," Sun hopped to his feet, giving his hand to Blake, "If you can't do it by yourself, then I'll help ya out!"

"I-I don't know about that…" Blake said, turning her bright red face from him. Just the thought of him all wet holding onto her while she tried to swim was making her nervous!

"Oh, it'll be easy! We'll go in the shallow end over there, and you can just wet your feet for a bit. I'll be beside ya the whole time. What do you say?"

She pondered it for a moment, before gathering up her courage to take his hand. "If I drown, then it's your fault."

"Hey, if that happens Adam will give you mouth to mouth."

Blake punched him again. "Real funny… Wait, what about Weiss?"

The two Faunus looked back at Weiss, who had fallen asleep on her lounging chair face down.

"Eh, she'll be fine," Sun said, "As long as she's got sunscreen on that is."

"I guess you're right."

What Blake didn't realize was that Ruby had been too busy getting Zwei into his swimming gear to put any sunscreen on Weiss's back when in the room. The heiress must have forgotten about that, as she had carelessly flipped her sensitive white skin into view of the sun's ultraviolet rays and unknowingly readied herself to receive one of the harshest sunburns known to man…

From the cover of artificial ferns, Mercury and Adam surveyed the many girls around the pool. The latter, of course, was fixated on Blake and Sun the whole time as the monkey helped her take her first steps into the water.

"That ape is touching my Blake," Adam growled, trying to keep calm, "Go kill him for me."

"This isn't a snuff film, dumbass," Merc groaned, "Though those do sell pretty well too."

"Can we turn it into one then?"

"Unlike you, I want a piece of the prize money. Now stay focused. We need to pick our target."

"I thought our target was Blake?"

"Nope. Sun's with her, so he won't let you anywhere near her."

"But you said-

"I said we'd consider her. Emphasis on consider."

"…If I wasn't afraid of getting shocked to death by this collar, I would snap your neck right now."

"I'd like to see you try," Merc grumbled, scanning over the girls once more, "Dammit. They're all in difficult positions! There's no way you could sneak up on one and undo their top!"

"She's not," Adam said bluntly, pointing at newcomer Pyrrha. The redhead was cautiously approaching the pool, a robe draped around her. She seemed shy about revealing herself: a perfect trait in Merc's eyes.

"That's genius!" Black clapped, "Imagine how much people will pay to see the face of Pumpkin Pete's cereal in the buff!"

"Hm… Probably about $20 per DVD. $30 for Blu-Ray. I'm not that up-to-date on prices these days."

"Jesus Christ…" Merc pinched his brow in frustration, "Look. I need you to listen closely. Are you listening?"

"I'm looking right at you."

"Are you listening to me or not?!"

"What's the difference?"

"Forget it! When she drops that robe, undo her swimsuit! Got it?"

"How should I approach her?"

"Just don't let her see you, dumbass."

"I meant from which direction?"

"I don't care!"

"…Should I stand behind her, or-

"Just take her fucking top off!"

"An' so then I told him if he didn't buy any of m' drugs, I'd fuckin' kill 'em!" Roman slurred, slapping his knee with a cup of his special mouthwash cocktail in his other hand. A slightly frightened Jaune was in the pool, looking for a way to escape the drunk's messed up conversation. "And ya know what? I did! Ain't that funny?"

"Uh, yeah…" Arc laughed nervously, slowly backing away from Torchwick, "But I, uh, I gotta go over there now. I think Nora wants me for something."

"Ya know, you're not that bad," Roman mumbled, taking another drink, "A little boring, but not bad. Let's be pals, pal."

"S-Sure thing!"

Jaune was out of there faster than you could blink. He had lied about Nora calling for him, instead retreating to an empty part of the pool near where Weiss was dozing off. He thought about waking Schnee up to tell her that her back was as red as a cherry, but then she'd probably slap him for disturbing her. Sighing, he went to get out of the water when a pair of legs stepped in front of him.

"Oh, hey Pyrrha! I was wondering where you were."

Nikos rubbed her arm, looking away from him. She couldn't keep herself hidden forever. "Oh, just getting ready, that's all! This swimsuit takes a while to put on."

"Ah. Then what's up with the robe?"

"Oh, well… The house is fairly cold, so I kept this on to stay warm when walking through it."

"…Then why do you still have it on? It's like 100 degrees out here."

Pyrrha gulped. Now or never.

"Well, Yang said it was slightly… revealing, to put it simply."

"…R-Really now?" Jaune tensed up. Was this really going in that direction?

"So… I was, um… hoping you would be the first to tell me how it looks. I-If you're okay with it, that is!"

"O-Okay…" Arc shuffled his feet under the water as he tried to brace himself and imagine what she was going to look like underneath, "Whenever you're, uh, ready Pyrrha."

From behind a nearby rock, Adam poked his head out as Nikos stood before Arc. He looked across the pool at Mercury, who was hiding in a similar manner with his camera focused on their target. Black gave him a thumbs up. It was time.

Closing her eyes, Pyrrha took a breath and undid the knot in her robe. She let the white fabric fall off her shoulders to reveal a shimmering gold tube top underneath. The strapless swimwear tied around her chest was matched by a bottom with a sheer veiled skirt that hung around her hips. Just looking at her made Jaune really glad his lower half was underwater.

"So?" Pyrrha asked, putting her hands behind her, "How does it look?"

"U-Um…" Jaune was speechless. Not just because of how great she looked, but because he literally did not know what to say in this situation. "It's, uh, definitely not bad. Not bad in the slightest."

"Not bad?" A wave of disappointment overcame Pyrrha, and Arc could see it crash over her. Wrong choice of words, Jaune.

"I-I mean it doesn't look bad! It looks really good on you! There is nothing bad about what you're wearing at all! You look amazing!"

"It's not too revealing?" Pyrrha did a little spin, "This top isn't very concealing, and the bottom feels like it might ride up-

"It's perfect, Pyrrha! Really, it is. You look great."

A big smile spread across Pyrrha's lips. This surely wasn't the way she wanted Jaune to notice her, but she'd be lying if she said she wasn't happy it worked.

However, she wouldn't be so happy if she knew who else was eyeing her up.

"You're right, Jaune," Merc grinned darkly, focusing his lens as Adam dashed towards Nikos, "She does look great. And she'll look even better with nothing on at all…"