"She was afraid to come out of the locker,
She was as nervous as she could be.
She was afraid to come out of the locker,
She was afraid that somebody would see."
Snow looked down at her beachwear and blushed. She had gotten this outfit especially for this trip to the beach all of Team MAR had decided to take, but now that she was actually wearing it, she couldn't help but think of everyone else who would see her.
"Two, three, four,
Tell the people what she wore."
She had gotten the suit especially for Ginta to see her in, he had called her sexy when he had seen her in her tank top, so she was sure he would be tripping over himself when he saw her in this, but if he saw her, that would mean that Jack would see her too, and that she didn't want to even think about his reaction. Not to mention Dorothy would probably mock her when she saw, Dorothy had a much better looking body and had the personality to show it off at the beach, unlike her. Plus Allan, Edward, Gaira and Belle, as well as the rest of Team MAR was there and would see her, she thought she would burst into flames just thinking about all their reactions.
"It was an itsy, bitsy, teenie, wienie,
Yellow, polka-dot bikini,
That she wore for the first time today.
An itsy, bitsy, teenie, wienie,
Yellow, polka-dot bikini,
So in the locker, she wanted, to stay."
She wished she had someone she could talk to who wouldn't laugh at her, and as she looked at her clothes neatly folded on the bench she tried to think of someone. Her first thought was of calling Yuki-chan, but she would never talk, only help her out where she could, but her newest summon, Undine. Snow shrugged and decided to try at least.
Forgetting about what she was wearing for a moment she dug into the pocket she had stored the water spirit's ARM and summoned her forth. Undine formed and took a moment to appraise Snow before commenting.
'Trying to catch someone's eye?' The water guardian teased.
Snow blushed, even the guardian made her feel small. 'I bought it for Ginta.' She answered quietly.
'Ginta, he's the leader of your team, isn't he?' She hadn't really been introduced properly, but she remembered a little. 'So you like him, what'd you summon me for?'
The princess shuffled her feet as she answered. 'I like Ginta, but I hadn't really thought about the fact that everyone else would see me too.'
'So you want to make sure the leader notices you, but you're afraid of what everyone else will say about it.' Undine laughed and threw a watery arm around her master's shoulders. 'I suppose you wanted me to say something inspiring to get you to walk out there with your head held high?'
'I was hoping for something like that.' Snow answered, actually somewhat comforted by the guardian's caring for her.
'Well,' The water spirit said, a grin taking over her face, 'You're not going to get that from me. Get out there and have fun.' Undine ordered, and gave Snow a shove out the locker room door, barely giving her master time to squalk and grab a towel before she was forced out into the open.
"Two, three, four,
Stick around we'll tell you more."
Undine laughed one final time before returning to her ring form and almost intelligently hiding in the folds of Snow's clothing.
"She was afraid to come out in the open,
And so a blanket around her she wore.
She was afraid to come out in the open,
And so she sat like a lump on the shore."
Snow nearly turned right around and marched back into the saftey of the locker room, but her squalk had told the others of her being there and Ginta called to her as soon as he could see her.
'Hey Snow, finally decided to join us?'
"Two, three, four,
Tell the people what she wore."
She wrapped the towel she had grabbed around her to hide her bikini and blushingly started walking towards the towels everyone had set out gathered around the beach umbrella someone had thought to bring. The princess glanced around as she sat down on the towel she blushingly noted had been Ginta's choice to bring as an image of his father had been drawn upon it. Jack and Edward were a short way off building an elaborate sand castle, Dorothy and Ginta were splashing around in the water, both completely soaked and Snow became a bit jealous thinking that it was more likely because the witch had probably been trying to kiss Ginta than them having fun in the water, while Allan, Gaira, Alviss and Belle had brought beach chairs and were either tanning in the beach sunlight or reading, all unconcerned with the princess' entrance and subsquent joining them instead of running straight to the water. Nanashi was no where to be seen, probably having run off after the other women enjoying the beach.
"It was an itsy, bitsy, teenie, wienie,
Yellow, polka-dot bikini,
That she wore for the first time today.
An itsy, bitsy, teenie, wienie,
Yellow, polka-dot bikini,
So in the blanket, she wanted, to stay."
She kept watching Ginta and Dorothy, but every time she thought about joining them, she remembered what she was wearing, blushed and decided to stay put.
Eventually Belle looked up from her seat on Alviss' shoulder at her. 'You aren't going to join them?'
'I..' Was as far in answering the fairy before a soaking wet Ginta appeared in front of her.
'Come on Snow, we came to the beach to have fun.' He took her arm and pulled her to her feet, leaving the towel behind.
"Two, three, four,
Stick around we'll tell ya' more."
She blushed brighter than ever as Ginta stared at her in her new swimsuit, and luckily didn't make too much noise to attract the other's attention, but Dorothy eventually pulled his attention away.
'Gin-tan, even the water's boring when you're alone.' She complained.
'You coming Snow?' The boy asked and she nodded, taking his hand and letting him pull her into the ocean.
"Now she's afraid to come out of the water,
And I wonder what she's gonna do.
Now she's afraid to come out of the water,
And the poor little girl's turning blue."
Eventually Dorothy had gotten tired of the ocean, and probably with 'her' Gin-tan paying more attention to Snow than to her, and so had left the two in the water to go and sunbathe, and eventually even Ginta had decided the ocean was getting a little cold and had gone to join the others gathered around the small campfire, a simple matter with Allan's Fire ARM. Every time Snow tried to get out of the water though, she remembered what she was wearing and knew that this time everyone's attention would be on her until she could get the towel around her again to hide.
"Two, three, four,
Tell the people what she wore."
Even worse, Nanashi had come back and had brought a few of the girls he had been chasing as well, so she knew word would spread quickly once they got back, she wouldn't be able to show her face in the city again after they saw her.
"It was an itsy, bitsy, teenie, wienie,
Yellow, polka-dot bikini,
That she wore for the first time today.
An itsy, bitsy, teenie, wienie,
Yellow, polka-dot bikini,
So in the water, she wanted, to stay."
'Come on in Snow, the fire's warm.' Ginta called to her, but not even he could get her to move from the waves hiding her embarassment, it was getting cold though.
"From the locker to the blanket,
From the blanket to the shore,
From the shore to the water.
Guess there isn't anymore."
'You're going to freeze again if you stay in there all night.' Alviss told her from the shoreline, she hadn't even realized he'd moved. He held up her towel, ready to hide her again and a lot closer than it had been when it was sitting behind the group in the impromptu campsite and so she took the few steps and the neccessary embarassment of having one more person to approach him and step into the towel.
She shivered and Alviss wrapped the towel around her shoulders. 'Come on, it's warmer by the fire.' He told her and lead the way.
With Alviss reclaiming his chair, the only seat left was beside Ginta, which she took with practiced elegance. It was only when she shivered as the fire warmed her and he put his arm around her shoulders than she felt safe leaning her head on his shoulder.
Maybe it hadn't gone entirely according to plan, but it was ending happily. Snow made a note to summon Undine again, when she was dressed, and thank her for the push that had started things off.
Every time I hear this song, I imagine 'Koyuki' doing this to show off to 'Ginta' (even though they both know she doesn't need to) and every time, no matter what I'm doing, driving, trying to sleep, etc, I giggle at the images. So I did a little converting and got this written out.
Sorry for concentrating on Snow and Ginta, they're just so much fun to write and tease. I'm trying to write a piece for Alviss and Belle, but I'm having trouble finding an appropriate song, and Snow/Ginta songs keep coming up. I'll try to write for someone different next time.