This is a fan made story, I do not own the Naruto series and all Characters are copyrighted by the official owner.

Akari is copyrighted by me.

Sorry to those of you who don't like my OC, but I added her because I felt that she made this story much more fun.

Beach Bash: Summer's Here!

Chapter 1: We Need a Vacation

Suggestion

The sun beat down viciously upon the Village Hidden in the Leaves; summer had just begun and everyone in the Village was feeling its heat, some, however, were feeling more heat than others…Naruto Uzumaki, Hinata Hyuuga and Genma Shiranui sat together in silence around a circular dining table in the apartment of Akari Motsumoto's, Naruto's sister-like protector and guardian, between the three of them, not a lot of clothing. Naruto wore a pair of blue boxers and a single sock on his left foot, Hinata was dressed in a pair of mid-thing shorts and a lavender tank top, while Genma wore a pair of black boxer briefs. The three sat around the table, fanning themselves with pieces of paper and whatever was on hand, trying to keep cool. It had been almost half a year since Naruto and Hinata confessed their love to one another, about the same amount of time since Akari and Lee also told one another their true feelings. Naruto and Hinata were as happy as could be, but Akari and Lee on the other hand...

"GOD DAMN YOU LEE!!!!"

Akari's outburst made the others all jump. As the dining room door swung open and crashed against the wall, Akari barged in, her eyes glazed in anger. She stomped over to her chair next to Genma and Hinata and sat down, scoffing as she leaned back slightly and began to fan herself with the newspaper she brought in with her. Akari was probably wearing the least amount of clothing out of everyone sitting at the table; she was clad in a matching pair of lacy undergarments, the bottom half a g-string and the top was almost two sizes too small for Akari to wear. She had no care for her appearance and only focused her thoughts on Rock Lee…her current boyfriend, who she was starting to have suspicions about. Everyone was silent as Akari fanned herself, they had felt Akari's wrath before, but never anything like this before, and were truly frightened. Genma took in a deep breath, ready to ask the question that was on all of their minds.

"What exactly did Lee do, Akari?"

Akari opened her eyes, which still were twin pools of fire, and glared at Genma. Genma leaned away from Akari, a bead of sweat falling down the side of his face.

Maybe it wasn't a good idea to ask… he thought, praying Akari wouldn't take her anger out on him.

"I think Lee is cheating on me." Akari said bluntly, turning away and beginning to fan herself again, "End of discussion."

The others sat in silence for several minuets until Naruto couldn't take it.

"There's nothing to do around here!" he yelled, slamming his hands on the table and making everyone but Akari jump, "I sick of this place! We need a vacation!"

Hinata's eyes lit up. "What a wonderful suggestion Naruto-kun!" she said happily.

"It is a good idea," Genma agreed, he turned to Akari, "what do you say Akari-chan? What about a vacation?"

Akari was silent for a moment, she then put down her newspaper and said, "That's a good idea except for the fact that none of us have any money."

Genma smiled. "I've been saving up some money for quite a bit of time now," he said walking to the open window, still fanning himself, "I think I might have enough for a trip." He turned to Akari again, "What do you say? It wouldn't be a vacation if the three of us went and you didn't."

Akari sighed and leaned back in her chair slightly. She then smiled, "I guess I could spare some money for this trip as well, god knows I need a vacation."

The others all laughed and the packing began.

Disbelief

Akari had just zipped up her bag and placed it by her door. She was in a much better mod now and was hurrying a little, considering the boat their were taking to Sunwater Island was leaving in an hour. She turned from her bedroom door to the closet and reached out to grab a wide brimmed, straw hat that had a blue ribbon tied around it. She had changed into a light, short-skirted summer dress made out of white silk. It, like the hat, had a large blue ribbon, which was tied around her waist, and was detailed with light blue flowers at the hem.

As Akari grabbed onto the brim of the hat, she saw something on her desk out of the corner of her eye. She looked over at it and her cheerful mood was instantly turned to sadness.

On the desk was a framed picture of Lee and herself on Valentine's Day; she sat in his lap on a snow covered park bench with a red paper Valentine he had given her, which she always kept with her. He held her tightly in his arms and kissed her cheek gently, winking at the camera. She picked up the frame and gazed at the picture. Sakura had taken the picture that day and after the photo had been shot, she looked at Lee with flushed cheeks and flirtatious smiles. Ever since Sasuke had admitted to everyone that he was gay (after he had returned out of the blue with the hand of an attractive, tanned male ninja from an unknown village), Sakura had become the equivalent of the village's whore. As far as Akari was concerned, Sakura had already slept with Kiba, Neji (before he started dating TenTen), Shino, Shikamaru, and even Jyaira. MULTIPAL times. She and Sakura had never been the best of friends, considering she had called Akari a whore and a fake. That argument ended quickly with a very hard slap from Akari and Sakura silently crying as she ran away, embarrassed and humiliated. She knew Sakura was waiting for a chance to get back at her, and she was beginning to think she was going to get at her through Lee.

Akari only noticed she was crying when she saw her tears crash onto the image of her face in the picture. She slammed the picture down and grabbed the hat, placing it onto her head so it was covering her red eyes and flushed cheeks. She didn't want to believe it, even though she had a feeling that it was true. She grabbed her suitcase, slammed the door and rushed downstairs, leaving the broken frame and shattered glass spread out over the top of the desk.

Voyage

The boat rose and sank gently on the surface of the deep, blue ocean; waves crashed against the side of the cruise ship and sprayed Hinata, Naruto and Akari's faces. Naruto was wearing a pair of dark green swim trunks with a yellow stripe along each side of the legs and a white tank top. Hinata was wearing a lavender dress decorated with beaded white flowers. They all laughed as the ship continued on its voyage to Sunwater Island, but one of the Leaf Ninjas wasn't having such a good time.

Genma leaned over the side of the ship, his face slightly pale and his body quivering slightly. He was wearing a white tank top under a dark green, short sleeved, button-down shirt and dark-blue shorts. He placed his hand on his forehead as he gripped tightly onto the railing. I never though I'd get sea-sick… Genma thought, taking slow, deep breaths as he tried to calm his queasy stomach, Man…What a downer on this vacation… he thought as he clutched at his quivering abdomen, I hope I'm not sea-sick all the way there and back… Genma had always been by the ocean when he was little, and was used to the feeling of being on a boat in the middle of deep water, but he had been involved in Ninja assignments for so long, that he had lost his sea legs. Hopefully he wouldn't remain that way for long.

Akari skipped over to Genma and placed a gentle hand on his back, "You feeling alright Genma?" she asked, lowing herself so she could gaze into his eyes, "You look a little pale, did you get sea-sick?"

Genma tried to laugh, but as the ship rocked suddenly, all that escaped his lips was a groan as he lost his grip on the railing and began to fall. Akari reached out and caught him just in time, giggling a little. She slung his arm over her shoulder and helped him stand once again.

"I think I have some aspirin in the room," Akari said once he was balanced again, "why don't you come with me to get it Genma-sensei?"

Genma nodded and began to walk with her to their room, Akari turned back to yell at Naruto and Hinata, "Genma and I are going to the room; we'll see you later!"

Naruto and Hinata waved to them until they were both out of sight and then returned to watching the sea. Hinata took in a deep breath, stretched out her arms and the breeze rushed through her shimmering navy-colored hair. Naruto stood only several inches behind her and smiled down at the beautiful woman before him, his mind racing with romantic ideas for the time they would spend together on the Island. He bent down to kiss the back of her head when suddenly a wave splashed Hinata, startling her and making her fall backwards. Her head crashed against Naruto's jaw and nose, making him loose his balance and pull the two of them back and land on the deck of the ship. Hinata rubbed the back of her head, soaked from the enormous wave and turned to check on Naruto, whom she had crushed. Naruto's lower lip and nose were both bleeding, but his clothes were mostly dry. Hinata tapped his cheeks and he groaned as his eyes slowly opened.

"Naruto-kun," Hinata asked as she positioned herself over him, looking into his blue eyes, "are you alright? Did I hurt you?"

Naruto gave her one of his prized foxy grins and rubbed the back of his head with one of his hands, saying in a comforting voice, "No, Hinata. I'm all right. I've got a pretty hard head, so I should be fine."

Hinata looked down at him lovingly. One of he things she loved about him was that he never showed pain in order to keep everyone at ease. She bent down and tenderly kissed his lips, ignoring the small amount of blood. Naruto was about to respond to the kiss when he heard one of the ship attendants suddenly called out to them.

"Are you two alright?" they heard as they glanced up, both blushing slightly.

"Uhhhh…Well—you see—" Naruto said nervously as he and Hinata quickly got up from the position they were in, "She—fell on top of me as this wave came out of nowhere—and uhhhh…yeah…"

The attendant, who was a woman with short, choppy black hair and brown eyes smiled and looked at the two of them, "Don't worry," she said smiling, "I won't tell anyone, but I think you should get some fresh clothes, miss."

Hinata, Naruto and the attendant all laughed a little until the woman gave Hinata a towel and waved them goodbye as they headed back to their room.

Genma was seated on one of the Queen-sized beds in their room; his head in his hands and his face still a little pale. Akari came out of the small bathroom with a glass of water and several pills in her hand. She gave Genma the water and placed he pills in his hand, saying comfortingly, "Here you go, that's two aspirin and something that should stop your sea-sickness."

Genma looked at the three pills and placed them in his mouth before quickly taking a gulp of water. He then took several more sips until all the water was gone. He then looked up at Akari and asked, "How long until it kicks in?"

Akari smiled and said as she walked back to he bathroom, "About five minuets or so." Before she went in, she turned back and asked, "Do you want me to wait here with you until you're feeling better?"

Genma looked up at her, a little bit of color returning to his face, "Yes, could you stay?"

During the time the two of them looked at one another, neither made any kind of movement. Their eyes met and remained fixed on one another as the floor beneath them slowly rocked up and down. Akari suddenly felt her heart flutter for a moment, she then nodded and quickly closed the door of the bathroom behind her.

Genma gently touched his forehead and felt his cheeks, which were warmer than normal. I—I must still be a little sea-sick, he thought to himself, taking off his button-down shirt and walking over to the door of the room.

Akari stared at herself in the bathroom mirror, she splashed a little water on her face and took several deep breaths.

It can't be possible. She repeated in her mind, There's no way I have a crush on Genma-sensei. He's been my mentor AND guardian since my parents death. I mean, yeah, there was what happened at Christmas, but I know he only did that because Kakashi made him do it. There's—nothing between the two of us…

Akari looked at herself in the mirror and sighed.

"Nothing…nothing at all…"

She opened the door and walked out, closing the door behind her. She looked up and didn't see Genma in the room. As she was about to turn around, the ship suddenly rocked viciously as another giant wave crashed against its side. Akari fell backwards and reached out to grab something that would keep her standing, but whatever she grabbed onto, it fell with her. Luckily, she landed on one of the beds, but the thing she grabbed landed on top of her. She groaned, opened her eyes and gasped as she came face-to-face with Genam, their lips only an inch apart. Genma had been next to the bathroom door and had been waiting for Akari to come out. When she didn't see him, he walked behind her and when the ship rocked about, she had grabbed onto his arm, pulling him down with her so he ended up on top of her. Both were as silent as the dead, and their faces were as red as two cherries, which had not yet been pulled apart. Akari gazed once again into Genma's warm eyes, her mind now racing with one question she desperately wish could be answered:

There is nothing between us…right?