What an interesting experience....[Raijin]

[Umiko Kuroda]

Umiko sat on the warm sand, dressed of course in beach gear. The prospect of being fifteen minutes early for their scheduled date made it obvious how nervous she was. It had been ages since she'd even thought of going on a date with anyone. But Raijin was special...she didn't know how but that didn't bother her.

The blonde young woman smiled softly and lay down on her back, looking at the clear blue sky. She was basking in the glory of having someone to share her life with, no matter whether it did last or not. Her mind told her not to get too ahead of herself and called her a cougar. He was almost sixteen and she was almost eighteen.

Her green eyes closed for a moment as she let the sound of the sea lapping at the shore be the only one she heard for a while. It was 11:50 pm...ten minutes to go.Time was taking forever to pass! She had only been separated from him for a couple of days but she was almost crying because she missed him that much. Her ears pricked and she heard the familiar footfalls of her boyfriend.

"Hey, good morning Rai..." She called out and sat up, her legs stretched out lazily over the golden sand. She shook her head and sand fell from her blonde locks, shimmering as she got up and stretched lithely. She grinned a little and turned around once, letting him see her new bikini.
"You like?" She asked with a shy blush and that grin of hers.

[Kenny Motzimoto]

Raijin looked at the sea and smiled that famous smirk that his small mouth had been fixed recently. Ever since he met Umiko, things seemed to go a lot smoother and suddenly the threats of Verada seemed to deteriorate into thin air. Raijin hadn't felt this way in a while and it seemed as though he was on cloud nine, living it up in a sea full of gold. Umiko was certainly his shocking poison and he couldn't stray away from her. Which was why they were going right back to the place where they first met. The Resarea Beach, full of sand and crisp, blue water. Raijin would promise to take her somewhere more sophisticated than the beach. But, not to seem like a bad boyfriend, Raijin had brought a basket of goodies inside, planning to make this an acceptable date.

Dressed in a tank top, trunks, and flip-flops, Raijin looked around for his date who would be waiting for him somewhere... but where exactly? With his basket in hand, he walked around the beach until he spotted her extremely long-blond hair. He jumped up and started sprinting to her as she stood up and waved to him.

"Morning to you to, Umiko!" He called out. He slid the basket over to her area and stared at her bikini. He whistled and jumped to the ground, next to her foot. He jumped to his feet and planted a kiss to her cheek, nodding.

"Of course! How could I not? So, ready to start the date?" He asked looking at the water and shuddering. "The Rai and Umi experience starts today, now!"

[Umiko Kuroda]

"Morning to you to, Umiko!" He called out and slid a basket close to her. Of course, he had wanted to make this a good date for her. But he was already here, because of this she thought that the date was perfect. Rai gave her a kiss on the cheek and she smiled before gesturing to the basket.
"What's all this Rai?" She asked before giving him a hug.

"Of course! How could I not? So, ready to start the date?" He asked before shuddering as he looked at the water. She nodded once before laughing at his next comment. "The Rai and Umi experience starts today, now!"
"Indeed, so what do you want to do? Go swimming first or have a peek at what's in the basket?" She asked before planting a kiss of her own on his cheek.

She poked her tongue out cheekily and raised one eyebrow as she thought. One hand went to her hip, the other raised an index finger to tap at her mouth and then she shrugged. She tied up her hair into a ponytail and looked at him suddenly.
"Have you put on sunscreen Rai?" She asked before sitting back down on the sand and waited for him to decide what he wanted to do first. Learn to swim or see what was in the basket?

[Kenny Motzimoto]

Raijin picked up the basket and flipped it open pulling out all of it's containments. Inside was a couple of sandwiches, fruits, drinks in bottles and to top it off, Raijin's favorite dessert: Strawberry cake. He wiped away his mouth and looked at an empty bag smeared with frosting and a strawberry leaf. Obviously, the temptation got to Raijin before they were able to snack down and he had an appetizer before he met his girl.

"Stuff in case we get hungry," He said smiling smugly. "I thought ahead." Besides thinking about Umiko and the date, the second thing on his list was his dark hole of a stomach, nothing surprising there. He thought for a moment about what he wanted to do on the beach. He bit his thumbnail and tapped his foot, debating whether or not they should eat or swim.

"Sunscreen? Well...maybe..." He lied. He then looked at Umiko and shook his head. She was about two years older than him, so it would be normal for her to act more mature than the self-proclaimed lightning master.

"But, swimming has nothing to do with sunscreen, eh?"

[Umiko Kuroda]

She watched Raijin take out item after item from the basket and she spotted the bag that was smeared with frosting. Umi laughed at that moment and listened to him intently, trying not to giggle.
"Stuff in case we get hungry. I thought ahead." He said and smiled smugly, she answered him with a smirk of her own.
"So thoughtful of you Rai." She said gently before watching him think.

"Sunscreen? Well...maybe..." She raised an eyebrow at him before he shook his head and she smiled. Umi got up and showed him the container of sunscreen in her hand. She took the cap off and squirted some of the white stuff onto her hand. Umi walked up close to him and wiped it on his neck, arms and any place that was not covered by clothing.
"But, swimming has nothing to do with sunscreen, eh?" He said and she shook her head at him.

"That's not correct, you get sunburnt worst because of the sunlight reflected off of the water. Come on, off comes the tank top." She said the last half cheekily and smirked before shoving her hand up underneath his tank top. The cold sunscreen made contact with his chest and she poked her tongue out at him before retracting her hand from beneath the top.
"Hey Rai, if you don't hurry up I won't let you put sunscreen on me!" She teased and gestured for him to keep putting sunscreen on. Umi started putting sunscreen on her arms and legs before looking at him pointedly.

[Kenny Motzimoto]

Raijin stood stil and extended his arms as she placed the sunscreen on him. He felt a little embarrassed that she was doing it for him and it made him look kinda young to the other people on the beach. But, he shrugged it off since he could shock them in the water had they said any smart remarks, but because he had the ability to do it, it was against his personality to do it. Mild shocks that might frizz girl's hair... another story. Raijin shuddered as she placed the cream on him, but the chill quickly went away. She shoved her hand underneath his chest and to make it go a little easier, he took off his tank top. To play around with her a little bit, he flexed the few muscles that he had and smiled. Hell, he even flexed his arms to the people next to their spot.

"Thanks Umi, don't see the reason for this, but safety first." Yeah, Raijin was a person who disregarded safety. But yeah, he never did anything that crossed into safety and he took things head on. Boys will be boys though.

He then grinned and ran over to Umiko, rubbing the skin cream to her arms and legs. Just for a laugh, he squeezed her ribs and when he finished, played with her ponytail. Damn she had long hair. He then turned to her and like a child would, looked at her with huge puppy eyes.

"Can we go in the water now?" He said. He just realized what he said and stood in a heroic pose. He would fight the water and learn to swim no matter what!

[Umiko Kuroda]

Umiko watched him flex his muscles and such, amazing...boys were just like each other at this age. It reminded her of Tristan, her younger brother. But he was over that now...hopefully. Umi laughed softly at his antics and smiled for him.
"Thanks Umi, don't see the reason for this, but safety first." He said and she then realised he was rubbing her arms and legs, working the sunscreen into her skin.

He squeezed her ribs and played with her hair and she grinned. He turned and looked at her with puppy eyes and she looked at him blankly.
"Can we go in the water now?" He asked before striking a heroic pose that had most of the girls snorting in laughter.
"Not just yet Rai the Super Hero, we need to do your back. Sit down so I can and then we'll go swimming." She said before grabbing his arm and pulling him back down onto the sand.

She got the suncream out again and spread it over his back gently, massaging it in, occassionally her fingernails would whisper over his skin. Her hands went down to the waistband of the boxers and all the way up to the nape of his neck. Then she stopped, he was now covered in sunscreen.

She did the rest of her but stopped because she couldn't reach her back.
"Rai, could you do my back for me please? Then we can go swimming..." She asked and slinked her arms around his stomach and blew on his ear. Umiko then got an idea and turned him around slowly, before giving him a soft kiss on the lips and giving him her own version of the puppy dog eyes.

[Kenny Motzimoto]

Raijin blushed when he heard the girls laughing at his heroic pose. It looked cheesy and corny in general, but in public it made him look... there were no words that could describe what he was looking like at the moment. Oh well, the only girl that mattered was the one who was talking about the sunscreen. Rai the superhero though, that had a nice ring to it. A little long, but it had a boosting one-up to Raijin's ego. They both sat in the sand and drummed his fingers as she rubbed the sunscreen into his skin. The cool sensation and the hot sun felt like a great warm vibe to him.

"Um, sure Umi." He said. Goosebumps rose on his skin and he laughed as she blew in his ear. She then turned him around and gave him a small kiss on the lips, in which he returned. To top off the "cuteness level", she even gave him her own version of the puppy eyes, which Raijin fell victim too of course. He took the sunscreen and started massaging a reasonable amount onto her back.

Raijin sent small vibrating electrical surges to her back also, relieving any stress and tension that she might've had.
"Can't go to a regular massues for this kinda treatment, can ya? Nope!" She said lightly pinching her cheek. He followed the same motion that she did to him; neck, back, waistline and even giving her a quick tickle for extra fun. Then, returning her previous favor, he gave her a small kiss on the neck. After a couple minutes of continuing the back massage, he gently gripped her chin and cheeks.

"Not to rush you or anything, but... we were going to swim, yes?"

[Umiko Kuroda]

She grinned as he complied with her request.
"Um, sure Umi." He then began to massage the sunscreen into her back and he sent some electrical surges through her back. Umiko relaxed and leaned back towards Raijin.
"Mmm, that is really good Rai..." She said quietly to him and then heard his comment.

"Can't go to a regular massues for this kinda treatment, can ya? Nope!" He said and lightly pinched her cheek. She felt him tickle her and she growled playfully. He continued the massage and then stopped so that he could say something.
"Not to rush you or anything, but... we were going to swim, yes?" Rai asked and she grinned before turning her head to look back at him.
"You want to learn how to swim that badly huh? Okay then, let's go!" She said and got up before offering her hand to him.

Umi helped him up and walked calmly into the water, her body was slowly surrounded by the cold liquid and she smiled.
"You ready Rai?" She teased and went under the water for a moment before coming back up. Her hair was now wet and she was used to the water's temperature. She then grinned and splashed him gently with water.

[Kenny Motzimoto]

Now was the big time, the big moment for him to finally learn how to swim! Raijin always had troubles with water, ever since he was a kid (though he'd be too embarrassed to tell Umiko that). It was a well known fact also to the people that Raijin chased as they would cross a body of water to get away, only getting out before Raijin had a chance to shock their system into oblivion. But now he would conquer his demons with his learning to swim, all thanks to his girl. She asked if he was ready, then all of that heroic, brave, tough-guy act washed away.

"Um... yeah," He said. He began to step into the water, seeing Umiko go under. He stopped for a moment, then saw her come up and breathed a sigh of relief. He stepped in deeper, almost halfway to his chest as he was splashed by a mini-wave of water. He rubbed the water out of his eyes and returned the splash, enjoying the time that the two had with their childish splash-fight.

"So, Umi, are you going to teach me now... or do I have to like, splash you again to force ya?" He asked, splashing again.

[Umiko Kuroda]

"Um... yeah," He said and she smiled as Rai followed her into the water. He seemed to have been worried when she went completely under the water to get herself used to the temperature of the water. He returned the splash and she yelped as she lost her footing in the sand.

Umiko fell backwards and went under water with a big splash. The current somehow or other stole her hair tie right out of the blond locks. She swam strongly to the surface and couldn't see anything because her hair was blocking her view. She shook her head like a dog and her mass of hair was pushed behind her shoulders.
"So, Umi, are you going to teach me now... or do I have to like, splash you again to force ya?" He asked and splashed her again.

She nodded and swiftly grabbed his arm and gently convinced him to lie on his back and try to float in the water.
"Keep your stomach up! Good, nice job!" She said with a smile and put her hands beneath his lower back and his neck to support him. By putting her hand under his lower back she was actually pushing his stomach up so he could float.

[Kenny Motzimoto]

Raijin was finally going to get over his fear of swimming, but the ever cautious, ever paranoid Ryougan freaked when he saw Umiko go under the water. Raijin's eyes widened and he stepped back, splashing for her.

"I've killed her! I've killed my girlfriend!" He shouted, causing some wandering eyes to look at the two. However, that wasn't the case as she resurfaced and fixed her hair. Damn, she did have long hair. She took him by the arm and she slowly lowered him into on his back. He clentched his teeth and did as she told him, essentially placing all his trust into her. Although, Raijin did feel kind of guilty for having Umiko do this for him.

"Hey, you're not mad about this little lesson on our date, are you Umi?" He asked. Of course, the last thing that Raijin wanted to do was bore Umiko on her date or made it feel more like work than an outing together. Raijin, being a semi-niceguy, would have to make this swimming lesson up to her later on in the date. As he started to float, sudden ideas began to pop into his head on how he could make 'goldylocks' smile and have this a day on the beach to remember!

[Umiko Kuroda]

"I've killed her! I've killed my girlfriend!" Umiko heard the comment and laughed a little.
"Usually people don't admit to killing other people." She teased and smiled softly, looking down at him. How did she get this impossibly cute guy to even consider going out with her? She remembered dimly making a fool of herself in front of him by panicking when he fell on the ground.

Umiko raised one eyebrow as he said his next words.
"Hey, you're not mad about this little lesson on our date, are you Umi?" He asked and she smirked before leaning down close to him, her green eyes glittering in amusement.
"What makes you think I'm mad? Quite the contrary actually, I'm quite happy with this date." She said in a soft voice and touched her lips to his before giggling softly.

"I don't mind teaching you how to swim as our first date, really. Or do I have to prove it some more?" She said and gave him a kiss on the cheek.

(OOC: sorry, my muse dies for some reason in the holidays....)

[Kenny Motzimoto]

Raijin blushed. That was real embarrassing, especially making the two look like a suspicious duo. But, whatever, let the wandering eyes wander! It was Umi & Rai day and neither criminal, weather, or sudden spontanious combustion would stop their date for a complete day in the sun and Umiko's golden blonde locks.

"Not unless they're really honest." He said lying on his back. He was slowly getting the hang of swimming and he wondered why he didn't do it at a younger age. After all those years of sweltering in the hot sun watching the other kids play in the pool, he would finally gain redemption on doing the same thing they did. He sat back up and looked at her emerald eyes suddenly sparkling in the sun.

"So you're not pissed?!" He said smiling in glee. They kissed and that relieved all stress he had about the date. He looked to his right to see a child laughing with a disgusted face. He even added more fuel to the fire after Umiko kissed him on the cheek.

"Girls are still yucky at his age." He said pointing at him. "Not anymore though!" Raijin, with a mischievous grin, tackled Umiko into the water, rose up and struck an action pose.
"Raijin wins! Water-tality."

[Umiko Kuroda]

"Not unless they're really honest." She laughed at Rai's comment and smirked.
"Well I'm glad that you're honest then..." She murmured softly in his ear as he sat back up.
"So you're not pissed?!" He asked happily and she shook her head, ignoring the little kid for a while before looking over Raijin's shoulder for a moment then going back to Rai.

"Girls are still yucky at his age. Not anymore though!" Raijin said with a mischievous grin and Umiko giggled softly but shut her mouth and grabbed onto her nose as she went under the water. She watched him strike a super hero action pose before freezing for a moment. The knot that held her bikini top in place was coming undone!

She surfaced with her back facing him and coughed uncomfortably. A dark blush staining her cheeks.
"Um....Rai, I have a problem. The knot on my bikini's come undone! Can you retie it for me?" She whispered in an embarrassed tone, turning her head to look at him nervously.