Heyo. That last chapter was a rather long one, so I want to make a shorter one to give myself a break. I have all these ideas, but not enough time to do so. You can see I kind of have my hands tied.

You have been very patient with me, and for that you have my thanks.

Enjoy.

A few days have passed since Joe met Ria, as the snow finally melted away, and instead, gave way for a massive heat wave across the land.

We see our usual group in the house, all finding ways of beating the heat.

Joe was sitting on the couch, without his sweater, trying to cool off with a bottle of water.

Surprisingly, Cupa and Andr were not wearing their sweaters, and were wearing a green tank top for Cupa and a black shirt for Andr, though they still had skirts on to not show their underwear. They were cooling themselves with pieces of paper shaped like fans.

Snowy had her jacket off, but she had a grey shirt and shorts with accents of orange and white. She sat near an open window to let air inside the house.

Ria seemed to not be having problems, since her clothes were a little too revealing anyway. But the two spider girls begged to differ.

They sat at the table, and they both had their jackets off, but still kept skirts on as well. Only problem was Lily was a little too nonchalant about her pose, revealing her underwear in an attempt to cool down, while Nia was trying to read, but you could see the sweat dripping from her.

"Never had a heat wave this bad..." Joe said, wiping sweat from his forehead.

"We'll die of heatstroke at this rate..." Lily said, shaking her head in an attempt to cool off.

"I can't take it anymore..." Snowy said, taking a drink of her own water bottle.

"Is there any way we can cool off?" Andr asked, fanning herself off.

An Idea sparked in Cupa's mind, as she perked her head up.

"What about swimming?"

Everyone then stopped and looked at Cupa.

"Swimm...ing?" Snowy asked, clueless.

"Swimming? We don't even have swimwear. And I doubt any of you want to go in your underwear." Joe said, placing his bottle against his forehead.

Cupa thought to herself, as she snapped her fingers.

"Colleen!" She exclaimed.

Joe raised his head. "What about her?"

"She made us those clothes for the snow, right? Maybe she could make us some swimwear as well!" Cupa explained.

Joe thought to himself, and went pink.

"E-Er...I guess…Its blazing hot after all…" Joe said, as he stood up. "I guess I could go ask. If I do some work."

"Work?" Ria asked.

"W-Well, Its only fair. I do something for the village, they help us as well." Joe said, as he walked over to the door to put on his shoes.

"D-Did you want us to help at all?" Andr asked.

"Yeah, You do plenty for us. We should do something in return." Snowy agreed.

Joe raised his hands towards the girls, shaking his head.

"Its alright, You girls just keep yourselves cooled off. I'll be back." He said, as he walked out the door.

He walked a mere two steps before something catching his eye.

And the sight was rather surprising to him.

"Ah, Joe. I was just looking for you."

He saw Colleen, but she was dressed a little different.

She had on a brown, two-piece bikini, on, along with her sandals, a bag, and what seemed like a small pile of clothes.

"C-Colleen!?" Joe exclaimed, covering his eyes. "W-What are you wearing!?"

Colleen looked at herself, and went a bit pink.

"Does it...look bad on me?" She shyly asked.

"N-No! Its looks great on you! Wait! That's not what I meant, I meant-"

"Joe, calm down, its alright. I apologize if I set you off with my outfit." Colleen asked, smiling.

Joe had his hands covering his eyes, with his red face obviously shown. "W-What's with the revealing outfit?"

"Oh, Its my swimwear." She replied.

"H-Huh?" Joe asked, lowering his hands.

"The heatwave is rather unbearable, so we all made swimwear for swimming." She explained, then held out the pile of clothes in her hands. "I made some for you and your friends, along with some towels."

Suprise was an understatement to describe Joe's reaction.

"Y-You...Did that for us?" He asked.

Colleen giggled. "Of course. And consider it free of charge. You helping us with collecting food fed the whole village, so this is repayment." She said, smiling.

"A-Are you sure? Shouldn't I collect something, or help out in anyway?" Joe asked, a bit of guilt surging through him.

Colleen made a slight sigh. "Joe, by taking these, you'll help us by making us feel as ease."

Joe tilted his head to the side, confused.

"This heat wave is unbearable for us all, so it would be a benefit for us if you benefit from these. We don't want you dying from the heat either."

Joe went a bit pink from flattery, as he scratched his head.

"Geez...I didn't know the whole village cared that much…" He said, looking down.

"Of course. Little Emily helped design your trunks, and we should have the colors right for everyone." Colleen said, offering the clothes.

Joe seemed hesitant, but took the pile, smiling.

"T-Thanks...You helped me out a lot…" He said, holding the pile.

Colleen bowed. "My pleasure. We all look forward to your next visit."

Joe bowed back, as Colleen raised herself, and waved, as she set on her way back to the village.

He waved back, as he looked at the pile.

"Good lord, I'm holding a bunch of bikini's aren't I?" He said to himself, turning a tad red.

He turned around, and stepped those two steps back to his door, before entering.

He stepped in, much to the girls' surprise.

"That was fast." Nia said.

"They had them already made for us. They said its according to color, so I guess you guys can sort them out." He said, before pulling out what looked like his trunks.

They looked like they would be his size, and they were mostly blue, with vertical lines of black and white.

"Huh. They certainly got the colors right…" He said, impressed at the craftsmanship.

He walked over to the couch, as he put the pile on said couch. He then went a bit pink. "I-I'll be upstairs, so you all can change."

"Don't let me catch you peeking!" Nia said, pointing at Joe.

"N-Never!" Joe said back in his defense.

"Well, We won't be long." Ria said, going through the pile.

Joe nodded, as he held on to his trunks, and walked towards the stairs.

On the way up, he saw the girls all go through the pile of clothes until he walked the final step.

He walked to his bed, as he looked at the trunks.

"Hope they fit…" He said, as he slipped off his own clothes naked, and slipped on the trunks.

They fit perfectly.

"What, did they measure me in my sleep?" Joe joked, and slipped on his shirt.

He was done changing, but he was sure that the girls were not.

This was explained by comments he heard from downstairs.

"Geez Ria, yours are huge!"

"Well, you have a nice bottom. You have that going for you."

"You have some nice legs, Andr-chan…"

"H-Hey, don't say that, Snowy-san! At least yours are bigger!"

"Nia looks just adorable in hers!"

"S-Shut up! You're one to talk!"

The images ran through Joe's mind, and he felt his face could boil water.

He shook his head, as he sat on his bed, waiting.

"Weird…" He said, in his thoughts. "I haven't even seen any other men here. Am I the only man here?" He said, laying on his bed.

He laid in his thoughts.

Was he the only man in this world? There was Herobrine, but he has even yet to see him, but he plagues Joe with nightmares.

He shivered at the thought of a female Herobrine.

He sat up, hearing Cupa's voice.

"Joe-kun, we're...R-Ready…"

He walked downstairs, nervous as all hell.

He looked down, and nearly fell off the stairs.

The girls were all grouped up, all wearing their swimsuits.

He looked over them, one by one, analyzing their suits.

Cupa had on a green, one piece suit with a green water cap on, with a design of a creeper on the cap. Her seemed to be very similar to a Japanese female swimwear given by schools, as the upper part was separated from her bottom.

Andr had on a black top that went to her neck, with shoulders being the only visible skin on her torso, besides her abdomen, which was bare. Her bottom was black as well, and frilled along the sides, looking like fins.

Lily had on a black, standard-looking top, with what looked like jewelry of a snake coiled around her left arm. Her bottom looked like a pair of short-shorts, that wrapped around her upper thighs and nether regions.

Nia had on what looked like a teal colored tanktop, but cut to the underneath of the breasts. Her bottom consisted of what looked like teal-colored bloomers that reached just above her upper thighs.

Snowy's took him by surprise a bit, as he analyzed her swimwear. She had on an orange top, with black straps, with her bottom stripped with horizontal lines of white and orange.

Ria's outfit surprised him the most, as he went red at the sight. She had on a grey top, but the bottom of the top was nonexistent, as the straps crossed over each other. Her outfit seemed very similar to her normal outfit, exposing the mid region between her breasts. Her bottom seemed more risque, which comprised of a string along her hips, with a small piece of fabric over her nether regions.

The sight of this all made Joe's face burn up, red as a beet.

"How...do we look?" Cupa asked.

"You all...I...Er…" Joe said, attempting to put simple words together.

Nia seemed to be getting impatient, as she had her arms crossed. "Are you done looking at us yet? Can we get going?"

Joe snapped back to reality, as he nodded. "Y-Yeah, lets go." He said, before leading the girls out the door.

A few moments pass, as everyone is walking through the forest, on a path Joe made to the lake.

The look of the lake seemed like heaven to the group.

"Let's go!" Lily said, jumping the gun right off, jumping into the water.

Everyone but Nia seemed to laugh a little, as Nia seemed more annoyed.

"Lily-chan seems to be having fun." Cupa said, placing her towel down.

"Yeah, I think I'll go join her. I'm dying from this heat." Joe said, slipping off his shirt.

In that moment, everyone but Lily looked at Joe, and all seemed to be staring at his topless body, with his wayfinder hanging off his neck.

He didn't notice this at first, as he slipped off his shoes, and looked at everyone, confused at their expressions.

"Why are you all looking at me like that?" Joe asked, confused.

They all went red, as they all looked away in embarrassment.

Joe shrugged to himself, as he threw his shirt down, and walked to the edge of the water. He stretched his arms, popping them a little, before diving head-first into the water.

While he was in the water, the girls seemed to be talking among each other.

"Did you see that?" Cupa asked.

"Those abs could chisel stone…" Ria said.

"Those arms look so strong…"Andr mentioned.

Nia seemed to be more annoyed by the moment, as she stepped her foot down. "Can we just get in the water already!?"

Everyone snapped to reality, as they all went their own business.

Joe rose from the water, shaking the water from his hair. "Come on in, the water's great!"

Cupa and Andr then immediately jumped right in after Joe, rising near him.

In that moment, Lily grinned to herself, as she put her hands on Joe's shoulders.

"Gotcha!" She yelled, before dunking Joe into the water.

"H-Hey-blurb blurb-no fair!" Joe laughed between being dunked.

Meanwhile, Nia looked over to Ria, who looked concerned.

"Anything wrong?" Nia asked.

"Is Andr-chan alright? I thought she couldn't touch water…" Ria asked.

"Don't worry, shes fine. Joe made sure the water in our area was treated with certain herbs and such so it won't hurt her." Nia explained. "She's been bathing her for a while, so she'll be fine."

A wind of relief blew over Ria, who took a few steps back.

"You're going to jump in?" Nia asked.

"Why not. It should be alright." She replied, readying herself.

She then ran forward, and jumped in the area the other four were in, but she seemed to over shoot herself, as she flew in the direction of the group.

Lily noticed this, and pointed at Ria. "Incoming!" She yelled, which made everyone in the area besides Joe clear out, who was shaking his head.

He looked up to see Ria's bottom heading straight for his face.

"L-Look out!" Ria said, as he flew towards Joe.

"Huh?" Was what he said, before Ria's bottom hit him smack dab in the face, causing him to plummet underwater under Ria's weight.

Ria rose out of the water in a frantic, looking around herself.

Joe then rose from the water, doing a dead-man's float, but face-up.

"J-Joe!? Joe, Are you alright!?" Ria asked in a panic.

"I-I'm….alright…." He said, before regaining his balance.

Meanwhile, Nia and Snowy were near the shore, both with only half their bodies in the water, as Nia was reading her book, and Snowy looking over the rest enjoying the water.

"Not joining them?" Snowy asked Nia.

"I'm good. I'm really getting into this book." Nia said in return.

Snowy looked over to Joe, who was carrying Cupa on his shoulders, who was chicken fighting with Lily, who was on Ria's shoulders, while Andr was watching.

Lily managed to get Cupa off balance, sending both her and Joe into the water.

They both rose, with Joe carrying Cupa bridal-style from the water. He both looked at eachother, before laughing.

Lily seemed to be celebrating to herself, before being sent into the water from Ria.

She seemed to laugh to herself, before having Joe dive into the water and rise behind Ria, who grabbed her around her waist and threw her into the water with himself.

Snowy smiled to herself, looking over her friends.

She didn't know what to feel, seeing her friends. She was only made just almost a week ago, but she felt she was already part of the family.

Her heart sort of skipped a beat whenever she looked at Joe. She wasn't sure why, but she cared very much for him. He was her creator after all. She didn't know if it was because of that, or she was feeling something else. It bothered her a bit.

But looking over her friends made this seem to fade away, as she relaxed herself into the water.

Her mind then set to Joe, as the water cooled herself off.

About an hour passed, as Joe seemed to be sitting on the shore, watching everyone, even Nia and Snowy, playing in the water.

"Mind if I sit here?"

He looked over, and saw Cupa standing next to him, looking down at him.

"Not at all." Joe replied, watching Cupa sit next to him.

"Everyone having fun. I'm glad to see that…" Cupa said.

"Yeah, looks like it." Joe said, smiling.

Cupa then hugged her legs, looking over everyone.

"You know, its all thanks to you everyones happy like this." She said.

Joe's face beamed in flattery, as he scratched his cheek.

"Well, think about it. Me and Andr-chan would have either starved or froze if you hadn't taken us in. Lily-chan and Nia-chan had no home after another creeper blew up their home, so you took them in. Snowy-san wouldn't have been birthed into this world, and Ria-chan wouldn't be united with her friends…" Cupa said, smiling at Joe.

"W-Well...I just can't turn my head to someone in need. Its not in me." Joe replied, raising his left knee and resting his left arm on it.

"You saved all our lives…" Cupa said, before moving herself near Joe, and resting her head on Joe's left shoulder.

He went a bit pink at this, as he looked over to his frolicking friends, all playing in the water, their faces brightly smiling.

He then looked down smiling, chuckling to himself, as the sun shined on the swimming area.

"Because you all saved my life…"

Six o clock, I'm tired, I need sleep. After cake. Yes, cake, cake is good.

I tried to describe their swimsuits as best as possible, but you can look them up online for a better image. I apologize if I couldn't describe this well

Thank you for your patience, I look forward to seeing you in the next chapter.