"Did you bring the watermelon?" I asked as I turned to Ikki. He tapped the bag that was hung over his shoulder and nodded.
"The one thing I never forget when going to the beach."
"Awesome."
We sat down at the least crowded spot, laid out our plaid and stuck our little parasol into the sand.
"This is nice." I said as I looked at the calm waves washing up on the shore.
"Couldn't agree more." He stroked my arm. "Those bruises still aren't gone."
"It's only been a few weeks, they're bound to stay a while longer." I felt Ikki's eyes on me and turned to meet them, seeing a large amount of guilt in them.
"It was worth it, though. This was a much better solution than yours." I said, half joking.
"In the end, I suppose it was. At that moment, though, I don't think I felt the same way." He grinned. "Still, I must"Ve looked like quite the hero back there."
"Of course, you played your part expertly."
"There are a few things I still wonder about though." He said curiously.
"Ask away, nothing in the world could ruin my mood right now."
"How did you get Waka to go along with it? He hates my guts."
"He doesn't hate your guts, you wouldn't be working with him if he did. But Waka can tell when I want to give something my all and he always supports me, same thing here."
"Okay, I guess. How did you know everything would go as it did?"
"I didn't, everything was entirely up to you and them. I just trusted in their ... violent nature and your good will. That worked out okay." He pushed me down onto the ground and got on top of me.
"Thank you, Alice. I guess that wish did work in the end, somehow."
"Mine did too."
"What was yours?" I leaned up and kissed him.
"You."
THE END