The phone rings, Nobita gets up to go answer the phone while still without taking off his school bag, he grabs the phone and answers the call "Hello, Nobi residence" The boy is startled to hear a female voice on the other line "Oh, Shizuka! Tell me. Are you already there...?" Another startle, which draws the attention of Selene and Doraemon who came closer to hear. "Really? But... I had said that there was no problem and... Well, if that's what you want. Although..."
Nobita sketches a sad smile "Sure, you can come if you want. We'll wait for you, see you" the boy hangs up the call letting out a sigh.
"Was it Shizuka? Did she call you before going to Hawaii?" Doraemon says
Selene is also startled "Was Shizuka going to Hawaii?"
Doraemon nods "A few days ago before you arrived, Suneo's family had gotten a reservation for this weekend for a resort in Hawaii, they invited Gian and Shizuka, but not Nobita because according to (there was only room for two extra people), they were going to the airport after school today"
"Yes but according to what Shizuka told me now, she called Suneo to tell him that she was not going anymore because she thought it was not fair, she called him for that one day after that night of the Scarlet Moon vampire attack, that explains why Suneo wasn't in a good mood the next day."
Selene puts on a confused face when she hears that "Hawaii is like a set of islands and beach style. Right? In Amarant there are beaches, but they are very far from Kyuketsu, I have never been to a beach, the council always filled my agenda with tutoring. Does Suneo know how to do that of leaving you behind in that type of situations? For me it's better if the fun is shared"
"Most of the time, and the other times when he does invite me sometimes he usually plays pranks on me. Although, Shizuka was excited to go there, I told her that it was okay and to go even if Suneo didn't invite me, although inside I was dying of rage for that. It's not just with trips, also with things that his family gets and that he shows off. We are friends because he has his moments, but it's a bit tiring that he does that" The boy sighs again tiredly "I appreciate the gesture of not going, but I feel like I'm taking away an opportunity from her"
Doraemon smiles and looks at the pair "Selene, you said you've never been to the beach, right?" Selene nods at the blue cat's question "Well, I've got an idea." The robot walks up the stairs leaving the pair confused.
Moments later, Shizuka arrives home and Nobita and the vampire greet her "Hi Nobita, hi Selene" both guys greet her back
"Thanks for coming Shizuka" The boy with glasses scratches his neck embarrassed "I'm sorry you decided not to go to Hawaii, I know you were excited about going there"
The girl with pigtails shakes her head smiling "Don't feel bad, I feel like it's better this way. I called Suneo and although he tried to convince me not to give up, I think it's not good when you leave your friends aside and that they should behave better, and since I was with Takeshi that day I also told him"
"That explains why Gian was looking at me angrily the other day, thank goodness it had passed" Nobita thinks who only exhales a little scared.
Instead Selene smiles and nods "Wow, so you did the routine escape thing, that's a good start"
"And I still don't understand the routine escape thing" The only thing left for the boy to do is sigh again confused although the two laugh quietly.
Doraemon goes down the stairs and doing like a fortune cat calls the three of them to go up "Well, Shizuka has arrived, we can go now"
The three of them look at each other confused wondering what the robot meant, but if he told them, it wouldn't be a surprise. The three of them go up with him to Nobita's room and see that the Anywhere Door was in the middle of the room. Doraemon approaches opening the door slowly, leaving the three of them open-mouthed at what they saw on the other side.
A beautiful paradise beach where there was no one was the place where the Anywhere Door led
"I looked for a good beach for all of us, at least no one will be left wanting to go to one today. Come on, come in and don't worry Selene, with the bracelet not even the beach sun will stop you from enjoying today"
Nobita and Shizuka smile and run inside the door, Selene was a little hesitant because the sun was beating down harder, but Nobita turns around extending his hand and smiling at her "Come on Selene, today you're going to visit a beach for the first time!"
The princess looks at her friend's hand, so she takes it and also sketches a smile, confidence was growing stronger, when she left, the vampire was fine, she looked at the sea and the sand in wonder, the view was not so different in Amarant except that it was always dark and the sand is purple. With the Camera that serves to change, the three of them put on swimsuits instantly, Nobita's was a blue one, and Shizuka's was a pink swimsuit with flowers and Selene's was a purple swimsuit with black details and dark sunglasses with a beach hat and a red rose on it.
Little by little she approaches the sea, she had seen beaches in photos, but it was the first time she was in one, she feels cold on her feet when the sea surrounds them, she felt it pleasant. "How beautiful and what a nice breeze!" says Shizuka as she sits on a beach chair that Doraemon took out, there were four and a parasol.
"It is! And it's better when you're all together. It's not like the beaches in Hawaii but I hope you like the view" says Nobita who couldn't stop looking at how pretty both girls looked in swimsuits.
"Don't worry, this place is quiet, pure and beautiful, it's just as perfect as Hawaii, thank you very much Nobita. And thank you too Doraemon" Shizuka says
"Well, although it was really my idea, we had to celebrate Nobita's progress at school somehow" Doraemon winks at his friend who nods in gratitude
"Yes, you're doing very well Nobita, and I know that if you keep going like this you'll show that you can overcome anything" Both Shizuka and Nobita smile at each other for a moment. "I'm going to keep trying harder to keep getting out of the routine" She winks at him smiling and although the boy still didn't understand that, he felt grateful because he felt it as support from her.
That is, until Nobita feels someone take his hand, it was Selene who takes off her hat and throws it into the wind where it falls on Doraemon who just adjusts it happily.
"Thank you very much for taking me to a beach, it really is a different place than the beaches of Amarant but it's beautiful. Let's go swimming, Nobita!" Of course the vampire knew how to swim, after all there were pools and rivers in Kyuketsu and her tutors were strict.
"I... Sorry, I don't know how to swim" says the boy embarrassed because now another person knew that he didn't know how to swim.
For Selene, that only makes her take him into the sea "It's okay, you don't have to be embarrassed, I don't know how to ride a bike at 120 years old, there are things that some people know that others don't. If you want, one of these days I'll teach you how to swim"
"Well, Nobita doesn't know how to ride a bike either." Doraemon walks with Shizuka to where the water reaches his hips, putting a life jacket around his friend's waist, who just looks at him annoyed and pouting. "But now let's enjoy it, the day goes by quickly when you're having fun."
The guys had a good time the rest of the day, swimming, throwing water at each other, making sand castles, as well as eating seafood thanks to the Gourmet Tablecloth and drinking soda.
Yes, it wasn't Hawaii, but they all enjoyed it together. Finally, Doraemon takes out an instant camera to take a photo all together and thanks to the vampire bracelet, even Selene was able to appear, something that was normally impossible for a vampire since they weren't reflected, they could not be filmed or photographed, they took several photos.
It was the end of the day and Shizuka was back at the entrance of the Nobi house to say goodbye to her friends, they all had their normal clothes on again. "Thank you so much for today, it was really fun"
"Same here, it's the first time I spent my time on a beach, and it was wonderful. Can I really keep the photos?" Selene asks curiously
"Do it, Doraemon took a lot, I have some. It's better to have a nice memory before you go back home" Shizuka smiles at him as she watches Selene show some photos to Nobita and they smile at each other, she had that feeling but, the joy of enjoying with friends who gave everything for her on that night of the attack made that feeling not so strong this time.
"Oh, I have to go get something, wait for me Shizuka" The vampiress quickly runs to her room, while the silly boy approaches his friend.
"By the way, since Selene left to look for something, I'll tell you that Doraemon and I have a plan in mind. Would you help us with that?" Nobita asks Shizuka, to which she nods, so the boy whispers something to her, which makes the girl get excited and nod again to confirm her help in the (secret plan).
Selene returns just when the pair finished whispering, she had in her hands a magentun necklace similar to the one she gave to Nobita. "Take this, it's a shiny magentun, sometimes it shines in the dark, a gift from friends"
Shizuka rejoices as she takes the necklace "How pretty!" She puts it on right away and blushes excitedly, because she liked pretty jewelry "Thank you very much Selene"
The atmosphere was full of happiness after a day of fun, Shizuka says goodbye to Doraemon, Nobita and Selene, and then leaves the house, Nobita shouts at her from afar to be careful if she goes out at night, to which she nods grateful that her friend cared about her. As she walked she took the magentun of her necklace with one hand and the photos of the beach in the other.
"Nobita is the first friend Selene made, there are those who want to hurt her for power and she has lived the pain of a betrayal and must be worried about her father. I don't know why I have felt this every time I have seen them living together, but, even if I feel this, I know that what Selene wants more than ever right now is the support of a friend." The girl just sighs as she walks home. "Still... I think, I miss him a little"
Already at night, in the Nobi house, everyone was already preparing to sleep, Selene comes out of the Anywhere Door after having eaten and while Doraemon guards the door, she approaches Nobita who was writing in the notebook, she tried to see but upon noticing her presence, the boy closes the notebook in one go "No, no. I already told you, when two months pass, you will be able to see it complete" Says the boy with a mocking smile which is answered by one from the vampire.
"Oh, I understand. I understand, you really are a unique person" Both laugh when they joked with each other, Selene moves away a little "Thank you for being my friend" The young man is startled to hear that, to which she turns around while smiling at him fondly.
"Nobita, you are also and will always be my friend and I will always trust you."
The vampire leaves the room while saying goodbye to Doraemon, the boy with glasses is stunned, he remembers that he said that phrase to her the night he faced the vampire of Scarlet Moon, so he smiles and goes back to his thing. "Are you going to sleep now?" asks Doraemon who was already settled in the closet.
"I'll finish this and I'll do it. Thanks buddy, for the beach thing, good night Doraemon" The boy smiles at his friend and he smiles back.
"It's nothing, you're trying hard and also helping Selene by being her friend. The Vampire Link may have made you two meet, but it was you two who decided to form a friendship that is helping you both. Good night Nobita."
The blue cat yawns as he slides the closet door closed, the boy turns off the light in the room and turns on the lamp on his desk as he finishes writing in the notebook, rather, he was drawing himself, the girls, and Doraemon playing in the water. In Selene's room, a room with a modern gothic touch, she was lying on her bed looking at one of the beach photos; the one of her with Nobita smiling together, which makes her smile too, it was a beautiful memory that she would take home.
Nobita finishes what he was doing and pastes a photo on one of the pages, which was also one of him with Selene on the beach splashing in the water with smiles and playing with the water. When he does that, he writes something under the photo.
"Selene is happy not to be alone"
