AN: Sorry for the wait! These weeks have been busy!
Another apology if Cat Sora was a little too weird for you in the last chapter with Leon's dream. I don't know about you but I have some really weird dreams sometimes. XP
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Leon felt that he had been lulled into a false sense of calmness.
Practice had gone smoothly, though, there were some moments of shyness when they came close to one another. He figured that if they continued dating, they were just going to have to learn how to not be bashful - maybe Dr. Kate could give him some advice for that.
After practice, Sora went to her dorm and gathered some beach gear while he went to one of the many beach shops nearby and bought some trunks and a tank. She had offered to wait for him and they'd go find the others together, but he hadn't wanted to make her wait, instead telling her that he'd find her on the beach.
She had smiled, and with a blush gave him another 'kiss and lick' on the cheek.
The action, coupled with the pink kitty on her top, made him think of his strange dream yet again. Honestly, he wouldn't be surprised if she sprouted a tail and ears. Though, in hindsight, maybe he should have taken all of these reminders that something else was coming, another instance from his dream that made his gut squirm...
He was now in his shorts and tank, sans shoes since he really wasn't a sandals person, and his hair pulled back in a low ponytail. He spotted Sora and their co-workers out on the sand and walked over. The ocean breeze felt nice, the sand - initially burning hot when he first stepped on it - was now mildly warm and grainy soft. It was a nice day and he found himself glad that he agreed to come. Some kids ran by him, making him look away from his group temporary so he would not run into them. Once they passed him, he looked forward again, hearing familiar voices.
Then he stopped with his eyes wide open.
Not even a full ten feet away from him was Sora pulling her top off.
Like in his dream, he found that he could not look away even though his mind screamed at him about propriety. It felt like slow motion as the cloth uncovered her belly, the sun highlighting her tan skin and the lines of smooth muscle of a lean acrobat. The cloth went further up, uncovering her ribs and he admired the way she was shaped with not too big hips and the delicate curves above the hips and along her sides. He has seen bare female torsos before and he's seen male ones too, as a matter of fact - given the athletic performances he was a part of, it was a given that some skin would be shown during practices if not on stage. Wearing too many layers can be too hot or confining for an acrobat.
He could not recall ever admiring anyone's belly the way he was now.
Great. There was something else wrong with him. He made a mental note to make mental notes of any other odd behaviors to tell Dr. Kate in addition to asking her for advice about how to overcome bashfulness.
He blinked as Sora threw her shirt down, revealing a pink polka dotted bikini top. He relaxed a little, glad that it wasn't a solid hot pink color, however, his shoulders stiffened upon seeing her undo the button of her shorts. His mind underwent a visual meltdown and he swayed where he stood, completely falling onto his knees when she started lowering her jean shorts.
His vision momentarily turned black as he almost passed out.
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Not knowing that she had been giving a show, Sora continued to shimmy out of her shorts.
Once out of them, she made sure that her bikini bottom was on properly and then put her shirt and shorts into her beach bag. It wasn't until her sunglasses slipped off her face and she put them on her head that she saw Leon kneeling in the sand not too far away from her.
Sora ran over to him. "Leon!"
Hearing his voice, his head lifted up, his eyes blinking as he cleared the blackness from his vision. When he could properly see again, he saw Sora kneeling in front of him in her polka dot bikini and a pair of shades on her head, her messy bun completing the look.
She looked...cute...even with the bandage on her forehead.
He blinked at what word he used and added it to his list of new symptoms.
"Are you ok?" she asked, one hand cupped along his jaw in order to keep his head up as the other hand was along his forehead. "You feel a little warm," she mused. "Let's get you under the umbrella."
Without missing a beat, she slipped herself under his arm and his hand hung around her shoulders, his fingers accidentally grazing her skin. Both of them stiffened upon feeling the skin to skin contact. She thought she could feel his body heat up, though she had a feeling he wasn't the only one given how her cheeks were flaming right now. She cleared her throat and stepped forward, prompting Leon to move with her.
They moved slowly, though he tried to will his legs to get a move on. But her proximity kept his movements slow and his face flushed, though the latter wasn't that visible. He inwardly sighed when they finally reached the umbrella, however, when he moved his arm off of her the sensation of skin kept him lightheaded, even when she dashed off to get a water bottle for him.
I shouldn't have come.
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Sora jogged over to the cooler. She was still a little flushed by the return of the zinging sensation down her spine, but decided that getting water was more important at the moment.
Just as she was about to lift the lid, someone else did it for her.
She blinked as a soda can was offered to her by Ken, who was smiling right at her. "Oh thanks."
"My pleasure," Ken said with a wink.
When Sora smiled back, he felt a sense of triumph. Getting her something instead of asking her seems to be the solution. He was getting faster results this way. The book does say to try to anticipate what she would want. Sora ran to the cooler and he saw that and snagged her favorite soda, a cherry coke.
Watch out Leon, Ken silently told the silver haired performer under the umbrella. I know your techniques...
In the middle of congratulating himself, Sora opened the cooler again and got out a water bottle. Ken heard her rummaging around too late, the redhead already jogging back to Leon with her soda and water, which was offered to Leon.
Drat! He only got half of that one.
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