A/N: My deepest apologies for disappearing form you guys for so long! I have been kicked in the bum with all the deadlines and such. But luckily, I have a few chapters written in advance, that I'm glad I saved. Also, thank you so much for the wonderful reviews!
It was a half an hour bus ride to the nearest beach. Kimihito had stared out the window at passing roads, awaiting their arrival. A gym bag of their belongings sat at his feet. Miia, was seated beside him, to the aisle, with her full length coiled below her, as much as possible anyways, and the remainder of which atop his lap and across the gym bag. Luckily, it was not a substantial weight he could not manage. But, on the occasion, he would shuffle his feet, to keep them from falling asleep.
As per usual, their hands were clasped. That is, after he had chased off a particularly rude, gruff man, grumbling about how much room Miia took up on the bus, and how it inconvenienced him. An acerbic comment about the self-serving bigotry of the idiotic man sent him glowering and sitting at the very back of the bus, far away from them. It was Miia, who besought him not to be too harsh upon the stranger, much to Kimihito's amazement. She insisted it was only natural, and that they mustn't ruin their first trip to the beach in such a manner, even though her eyes seemed to smile dolefully at him. It would be wasteful, she had said. What a tremendously forgiving heart she possessed. Or maybe that Mia was easily distracted by the imminent date to be. Whatever the case, it was beyond him, and he was furious that she should be treated any differently due solely to her physical appearance, in which, she had no control over whatsoever. Even so, her voice brought him back, and upon arrival, he had shoved the incident to the very back of his mind. He too, should make the effort much like she was. Surely it was no easy task to ignore a man like that.
"Let's go!" she announced in her usual enthusiastic manner, one of the first off the bus, despite her length, with Kimihito in tow. Miia desired to spend more time with him after all.
A short walk later, they had reached their destination, the warm sand spilled over the expanse of the beach, a fine layer of warmth, soaking up the sun. Beyond, sparkling a dazzling cerulean, the inviting sea was before them, eliciting an awe-struck gasp from the lamia.
"It's so beautiful!" she exclaimed excitedly, "let's hurry!"
"Hold on, hold on. Let me set up first." He walked closer to the waters, plopping down the bag nearby.
There were already a considerable amount of people there, for it was past noon. He had explained they must wait until the waters were suitably warm before she entered, even under such a fiery sun. It took water longer to warm up, and of course, also to cool down. As it were now, the sun was crawling towards the distant horizon. Kimihito plunged a relatively small umbrella for them into the sand, extending an impressively broad towel, setting the bag on top for the time being, and rummaging for sun block. Procuring the bottle, he started peeling off his shirt, already in his swimming trunks. Miia, on the other hand, had all but thrown off her blouse and skirt in one fluid movement, scattering it haphazardly, before stuffing it into the gym bag, as Kimihito had done with his own shirt.
He swallowed thickly at the sight. It was the same cardinal-red bikini from two days past, and it still looked stupidly attractive on her. With her figure though, she could probably make a burlap sack look enticing.
Squirting a significant glob of sun block on his hand, he handed her the bottle before starting the application... only to find that, her dazed eyes were upon his bared chest, especially when applying there, and did not make any initiative to look elsewhere, despite her coloured cheeks. He could feel his own flare up in response. What was she staring so hard at? Was it weird to use so much sun block?
"I know you don't burn as easily, but it's still safe to use the sun block." Kimihito tried. At the least, she would burn more easily upon the human skin if anything. Did she... like what she saw, though? Ah, no! That's not what he should be thinking about right now!
Miia was drawn back - if only slightly - from her heated thoughts, just enough for her to glance up at him, her amber hues peering at his chocolate brown ones. Her pretty blush did not subside, and with her next words, she utterly shocked him into a euphoric stupor:
"Could you... put on the sun block on for me, please?"
A/N: Imminent beach scene ahead! And good news, it spans three chapters. Hopefully I have more time to write in the upcoming holidays. :) I have been RPing when I can (on tumblr and Facebook), so if you're interested in that, please feel free to message me, and I can give you a link to reach me at. Finally, are you wonder readers interested in reading little things like omakes? If so, please feel free to provide some memes! Until next time. :)