"Wait, Mikasa!" he shouted after her. Mikasa was too embarrassed to look back as she kept walking. Eren broke into a run and caught up with Mikasa. He put his hand on her back to slow her, but the contact of her soft skin cause his face to redden unexpectedly. Mikasa's face reddened heavily and turned around. She hadn't really been looking before but now that she looked at Eren, she realized how good he looked in a swimsuit. Eren stared at her in her bikini.
"Wow, Mikasa," Eren said in amazement. She looked absolutely beautiful.
"Well, I guess I'll be getting this one," she said curtly. "I'm going to go back in change." Mikasa hurried away, her face so red that it was almost the same color as her swimsuit. Meanwhile, Eren was still staring at the spot where Mikasa had just been. She was so beautiful, it was like she was out of a dream. Armin walked up to him and waved a hand in front of his face.
"Earth to Eren," he said to him.
"I'm here, I'm here," an irritated Eren said, swatting Armin's hand away.
"I saw you staring at Mikasa," Armin teased mischievously, elbowing Eren in the ribs.
"Oh shut up, I bet you were checking out Annie," Eren said, poking him in response.
"You going to wear those blue shorts?" Eren asked, pointing at them.
"Yeah I think I will," Armin said, striking a pose. Eren laughed.
Later on, everybody had picked out their swim suit. Annie was wearing a sporty white two-piece, Sasha was mock-modeling a navy one-piece, and Ymir was wearing a royal purple bikini with her shirt tied around her midriff. They bought their swimsuits and walked out of the store shopping bags in hand. It was a nice sunny day when the gang arrived at the sandy beach. The girls were all chatting with each other and the boys were carrying all the stuff.
"Why do we have to carry all of this?" Eren complained.
"Because you're guys," Christa laughed. Eren grinned to himself. When they got to the designated spot they all stared in awe at the beautiful blue sea. It shined and sparkled in the early afternoon sun. Armin reached out a grabbed Annie's hand unexpectedly. Annie was briefly surprised (not to mention embarrassed), but squeezed his hand back. Eren glanced at them and looked towards Mikasa. She was standing right next to him looking at the shimmering blue water. He reached out tentatively to grab her her hand. Mikasa was startled and looked at him, blushing slightly. Eren turned his head and looked the other way. She smiled and gripped his hand. They all stood like that, watching the ocean, until Ymir yelled obnoxiously,"Would all you lovebirds stop it and get it together?"
Eren laughed and let of Mikasa's hand. She was a bit disappointed but she knew they would probably be able to do it again soon. She felt embarrassed, thinking about how soft Eren's hand was against hers. The boys set up the chairs and umbrellas, and the girls began to take off the towels that were tied around their waists (the guys tried hard not to look). The boys ran into the water, enjoying the cold feeling on their skin. They yelled and motioned for the ladies to get into the water with them, but the girls held back, tentative about being freezing later on. Ymir suddenly picked up Christa and had playfully threw her in the sea. Loud screams and laughter could be heard from were they were. Eren laughed to himself and dove his head into the water. When emerged back up he noticed that all the water was salty. He dipped his head down and licked the water on his arm. Mikasa, who was right next to him, noticed Eren and laughed. Eren turned bright red, a playful grin spreading across his face.
Mikasa looked around at everyone who was playing in the water. Jean was playfully splashing Sasha, Ymir had tackled Christa in a affectionate and adoring hug, and Armin and Annie were joking and talking to each other. She had never felt this childish or playful before. Suddenly, she felt someone tackle her from behind. Strong arms wrapped around her shoulders as she fell headfirst into the water.