A/N: I hope you guys enjoy the new original characters I bring to the story! If you've read my other fanfics, you already know about them. But for those that haven't, I think you'll have a lot of fun with them!
Komi certainly will!
Enjoy!
Chapter 6: It's Just Meeting a Nude Friend
"Here we are, honey! Our new home!"
"Wow! I can see the ocean!"
"And the best part is we're all alone out here! It's just you and me!"
"Does this mean we can be naked outside and no one will stop us?"
"It sure does!"
"Alright!"
A young teenage girl with long, brown hair looked up towards the sunny sky, wiping the sweat from her forehead. She held onto her sun hat as she felt the ocean wind passing by.
"It's gonna be another beautiful day," she said, cheerfully.
She then went back to watering the flowers that lined the walls of the resort, occasionally flapping her very long shirt as the humidity was causing her body to sweat profusely.
Suddenly, she saw a car pulling into the parking lot of the resort. "Oh! More new guests!" she said. "Boy, this heatwave has really been good for business!"
After a long drive along the eastern coast and through a winding road in the mountains, Shuuko pulled into the parking lot of a secluded tropical resort.
"Wake up, Shouko! We're here!" Shuuko said, gently rocking her sleeping daughter.
Eventually, Komi began stirring. She lifted her head up and rubbed her eyes, trying to wake herself up.
[She fell asleep during the long car ride.]
Komi stepped out of the car and stretched her arms up towards the sky, her limbs popping as she did.
Because the heatwave took out several students and teachers, Itan High School had canceled classes for the rest of the week. With Komi now having a lot of free time on her hands, her mother suggested that they have a "girl's day" at the beach.
With what had happened the day before, Komi was nervous about being alone with her mother. But she went away as a trip to the beach sounded like a great idea.
Although she wondered why they went to a beach so far away, as opposed to the one closest to home.
But once they arrived, it didn't matter to Komi.
She gasped as she gazed upon the beach that the resort overlooked. The leaves of the tall palm trees fluttered gracefully in the ocean breeze, which provided much-needed relief against the humidity. The bright sun glistened off the waves, giving off a shimmering light.
She sighed as, for the first time in days, she didn't feel hot or anxious.
Komi then saw the front entrance to the resort. It was a rather large building with a wooden exterior that made it resemble a giant beach hut, like one you would find in Okinawa or Fiji. While not the most luxurious, it looked welcoming and relaxing.
"Pretty nice, right?" Shuuko asked. "Just wait until you see the rest of the resort!"
They both grabbed their bags and made their way to the lobby. On the way, Komi caught a glimpse of a sign that had the resort's name on it.
HADAKA BEACH RESORT
Komi was surprised by the name. She wondered why it was called "Hadaka."
[She knows what it means, hence why she's confused.]
But before she could think about it anymore, her mother led her into the lobby.
Much like the outside, the lobby was very basic. It had a few decorations and potted plants placed throughout, which helped offset the plain-looking check-in desk.
"Isn't this place charming?" asked Shuuko, excitedly.
Komi was somewhat confused. While she liked the peaceful atmosphere and simple appearance, when her mother told her they were going to spend her day off school at a special beach resort, she expected something much fancier.
Komi's mother hurried over to the check-in desk and began ringing the bell furiously. "Hello?! Anyone here?!" she called out.
There was a voice coming from behind a closed door nearby. "I'll be right there!"
"Is that you, Himi-chan?" Shuuko asked.
There was a long pause, then a gasp.
"…Shuuko?! Is that you?!"
Just then, the door swung open. A woman with wide hips and long flowing brown hair stepped out from what appeared to be her office. She had a great, big smile on her face.
Komi shrieked as she was horrified at what the woman was wearing.
Or more accurately, what she wasn't wearing.
This chubby, brown-haired woman stood before both Komi and her mother completely naked! Her large chest and bushy privates were out for anyone to see!
The woman, unabashed by her lack of clothing, stretched her arms out to greet them.
"Shuuko!" she shouted, happily.
"Himi-chan!"
The woman ran up and hugged Shuuko tightly. "I'm so happy to see you again!" the woman said happily.
"It's been too long!" Shuuko replied.
She broke away from the woman and eyes her bare figure. "Wow! Look at you! You look amazing!" she said, complimenting her.
"The benefits of being a full-time nudist!" boasted the woman. She struck a pose, which highlighted her large rear.
The two began catching up with each other, completely ignoring Komi having a mental breakdown in front of them.
"Well, what am I waiting for?!" cheered Shuuko.
She dropped her bag on the floor and lifted her shirt up high over her head, her bare breasts bouncing freely. Kicking off her flip-flops, Shuuko then tugged on the waistband of her pants, pulling them down to her ankles and kicking them off.
"Oh! Look at you!" the woman said, excitedly.
Komi was shocked to see that her mom hadn't been wearing a bra or underwear.
Now standing stark naked, Shuuko planted her feet and stretched her arms out, happily bearing her nude body to everyone. "At last!" she sighed. "Sweet freedom!"
"That's right, Shuuko! Let it all hang out! Feel the sun and the wind all over!"
Komi stood frozen in place, completely overwhelmed by what was happening. She covered her eyes as both her mother and "Himi-chan" cavorted about in the nude happily.
"Okay, it's your turn now!" said Himi-chan, turning her attention to Komi.
"Come on, Shouko!" cheered her mother. "Join in! It feels great!"
With her face still covered, Komi shook her head violently, refusing to undress.
"Now Shouko," said her mother, kindly, "it's no different than when we did this at home. If you could do it at home, then you can do it here!"
Komi clutched the bottom of her shirt tightly, again refusing to disrobe.
"Take it off! Take it off! Take it off!" Himi-chan chanted while clapping her hands. Shuuko joined in as well.
But it was no good. Komi instead turned around and bolted for the exit! She kept her head down as she ran as fast as she could.
As Komi ran out of the lobby, she nearly bumped into a young girl wearing a long T-shirt. The young girl spun around and around, nearly falling off her feet. "What the heck was that?!" she asked, surprised.
The young girl watched as Komi kept running and running until she ran out of breath. She stopped just a short distance from the parking lot.
She looked back at the reception desk. There, she saw Himi-chan and Shuuko, confused by what just happened.
"Oh dear," worried Shuuko.
"Would you believe that's not the worst first-timer reaction we've seen here?" asked Himi-chan.
"But she seemed so confident when we did this at home," said Shuuko. "Oh! Why does Shouko have to be her father's daughter?"
"Don't worry! I'm sure she'll calm down and give public nudism a chance."
The young girl then turned her attention back outside, where she could barely see Komi leaning over the railing overlooking the sea.
"Maybe I should go talk to her."
Komi clutched onto her chest as she struggled to comprehend everything that was happening. She thought today was going to be a relaxing day at the beach with her mom. She had no clue that her mom was taking her to a nudist resort.
With how fast everything happened, Komi went into her worst panic attack yet. Her heart pounded like a jackhammer, her breathing was akin to a fish out of water, her hands shook wildly, and her legs felt like jelly. Even the ocean wasn't enough to calm her down.
[She started to regret being interested in nudism.]
"Um, hello?"
Komi jumped as somebody tapped her on the shoulder. She was so surprised, she nearly fell over the rock wall and down to the sea.
"I'm sorry! I didn't mean to scare you! I just wanted to see if you were alright!"
Komi stared at the young girl with wide, blank eyes. She grabbed her chest again as she continued hyperventilating.
"Oh, she has it really bad, " thought the young girl.
Komi looked down and saw that the young girl was wearing clothes. Seeing a clothed individual allowed her to finally calm down.
That is…until Komi saw that a long T-shirt was the only thing she could see the young girl wearing. Komi's anxiety began flaring up again.
The young girl then introduced herself to Komi. "My name is Aimi," she said, "Your name is Komi Shouko, right? I'm guessing you're a first-timer here?"
Komi continued to stare blankly at her. Aimi waited for Komi to say something, but she didn't.
[Komi is still trying to figure out if she's naked under her shirt.]
"I'll take that as a yes," continued Aimi, "I'm guessing you didn't know we were a nudist resort until you saw my mom naked?"
Komi covered her face as the image of the receptionist and her mom naked was seared into her brain, making her feel embarrassed.
"That's also a yes?" replied Aimi. "Well, now you know why we're called the Hadaka Beach Resort!"
[If you haven't figured it out, "Hadaka" means "naked" in Japanese.]
"That older woman you came here with, I'm guessing that's your mom?" asked Aimi.
Reluctantly, Komi nodded her head, confirming her answer.
"And she brought you here without telling you that we were a nudist resort? She wouldn't be the first one to do that to someone."
Komi looked down at her feet before nodding her head.
Aimi was bemused by Komi's lack of communication.
"Hey, if you don't mind me asking," Aimi said, worriedly, "how come you're not speaking?"
Komi gasped at how bluntly Aimi asked her question. "I know it was surprising to see my mom naked, but I didn't know it would take your tongue away," she joked.
Komi frantically shook her head "no."
"Wait, are you a mute?" asked Aimi. "It's fine if you are. In fact, you can talk to me in sign language! I know how to read it! Watch!"
Aimi then reintroduced her, this time accentuating each word with a different hand gesture.
"Hello. My…name…is…Aimi! Welcome…to…the Hadaka…Beach…Resort!"
Komi just tilted her head to the side, looking very confused by what Aimi was doing. "Do you…not know sign language?" asked Aimi.
Komi slowly shook her head "no."
"Darn, " thought Aimi, " and I studied so hard too! I guess she's not like the other Shouko I met ."
Just then, Komi began digging through her beach bag. Aimi watched as Komi took out her notebook and pen and started writing. " She uses a notebook ?" she thought to herself.
Komi then showed Aimi what she wrote.
Sorry. I have a hard time communicating with people.
I'm trying to get better because I want to make many new friends!
"Oh, now I see," Aimi said. "Interesting that you came to a nudist resort for that. Are you trying to make nudist friends?"
Komi gasped again. She turned to a fresh page, then she wrote another message.
Not exactly.
I watched a news report on TV about nudists.
There was a girl that said that being a nudist helped her overcome her fear of talking to people.
I wonder if being a nudist could help me too.
Aimi's eyes widened as she read Komi's message, particularly about the news report. "You saw the interview I did on TV?" she asked, astonished.
!^O_O^!
Komi's cat ears popped out!
She took another look at Aimi. She saw that Aimi had long, flowing brown hair that was tied up in a side ponytail. Her hair was styled just like…the girl…on the news…
Komi's eyes grew wide upon realizing that the girl on TV who talked about having the same problem Komi did was standing right in front of her!
"You know, I've been a nudist for almost my whole life," said Aimi, "but I was actually really nervous being naked on TV. I know that people outside of the resort like to judge us. And yet, we got a lot more people showing up here!"
Komi wrote another message in her notebook.
Can I really get better at talking with people by becoming a nudist?
Aimi began twirling a strand of her hair around her finger.
"Well, it's not so much about being a nudist," she replied, "but more about being confident about who you are and not worrying about how you look to others. It does take a bit of time and effort. You can't just rip off your clothes and expect to become a social butterfly instantly."
Komi blushed at the idea.
"That said," continued Aimi, "every first-time visitor, no matter how anxious they were about being naked, always leaves the resort more of a nudist than they were before."
Komi thought back to the times when she slept nude in her room or wandered the house nude. She started remembering how good she felt letting her bare skin breathe.
She wrote another message.
I tried being a nudist at home.
When I'm naked in my room or alone in my house, it feels cool and refreshing.
"That's how most would-be nudists get their start," teased Aimi.
There was more to Komi's message.
But I'm still nervous about being naked outside and in front of other naked people. Just thinking about it makes me want to run away.
Aimi offered her hand to Komi. "How about this? Let's go back inside and we'll take it one step at a time. We'll go as slow as you like and take as much time as you need."
As kind as Aimi was, Komi was still afraid to go back inside the lobby, where the two nude mothers were waiting.
Aimi sensed this and reassured her further. "I know my mom came on strong with the nudity, but I promise you, she's really chill, especially with first-time visitors. Just give her a chance."
Komi still wasn't sure about seeing Aimi's mom again, but one look at Aimi's smile slowly put her at ease.
"Are you ready?" asked Aimi.
Komi took a deep breath…and grabbed Aimi's hand.
"Alright, let's go!"
Aimi then began escorting Komi back to the lobby, holding her as if she was helping an elderly lady cross the street.
[And just like that, Komi made her first (possibly) nudist friend.]
MEANWHILE
Tadano stood alone in the middle of his room, sweating and feeling overheated. His sister had just left for school and his mom was out running some errands.
He took a deep breath as he held onto the helm of his baggy shirt. "Okay…I can do this," he said to himself. "If Komi can do this, I can do it too."
Then, with one swift movement, he lifted his shirt up over his head and tossed it to the floor, leaving him bare-chested. He was already beginning to feel much cooler than he did before.
But he didn't stop there.
Without giving himself a moment to think, he unbuttoned his shorts, letting them fall around his ankles. He kicked them off to the side.
He now stood in his room clad only in his boxers.
Now wearing the most minimal of clothing, Tadano truly felt the cool breeze from the fan and the wind coming in from the open window.
Tadano wiped the sweat from his neck, then he looked down at his boxers.
He gulped as he gently grabbed the waistband of his underwear.
He closed his eyes and tried to calm himself down. "On the count of three," he said to himself.
"One…
…two…
…
…two and a half…
…
…"
Tadano then took his fingers off his underwear.
"Actually, I'm already in my underwear. That's good enough, right?"
[Even when by himself, he's still too nervous.]
CHAPTER 6 END
A/N: Komi is still hesitant about becoming an open nudist, even with the acceptance of her mother. But will Aimi be able to convert her?
As always, comments are greatly appreciated!
