“Skinny Dipping!”

“I’ve never made snow angels before! The snow in New York isn’t clean! Pleaseeeee!”

“After skinny dipping!” Jin took a swig from the bottle and wiped his mouth. Aya held her hand out for the bottle and took an additional swig. This was good, he hadn’t thought about his situation with Rosa in ages. At least an hour.

Well until now but it didn’t count because he was being thankful for not thinking about it, not actually thinking about it.

In fact, he was so sure things were going well that he decided he was going to quit being next to her when she opened up tomorrow. He was going to tell her he wasn’t coming anymore. He was done. He was moving on and she better get used to it…or stop him.

He was done being yanked around.

Aya took a swig and felt the confidence heat her cheeks up. It was like each time she took a drink she felt her mind loosen up. It was probably because she was killing cells with alcohol. She was done too, how many times? Seriously.

How many times could she keep having this happen to her? How many times?

She closed her eyes and felt Ryo’s face come up behind her eyes and stretched into a smile automatically but it was pained.

“I’m done.” She whispered quietly pushing her face up towards the moon and Jin immediately turned around from where he’d been staring out at the expanse of the dark ocean to look at her and yell that he was done first when he saw it.

The tears that were flowing down her face and she was laughing hysterically like she was free from something.
He kept watching magnetized as she flicked off her huge sneakers and threw off her huge Sean John Jacket to the ground. With it gone under her baggy shirt she looked so fragile that Jin couldn’t stop staring. She took her pants off and stepped out of them wiggling her toes, grinning as widely as she could.

“Don’t keep looking.” She spoke softly as she turned to look at him smiling and reached her hands to his waist and pulled his own jacket off him and threw it onto the sand.

“We’re going skinny dipping right?” She smiled at him and he rubbed his head for a second and then he undressed from his shirt and stared at her.

“You’re that comfortable with me here? Don’t you feel scared? We’re in a strange place you’ve never been. You’re with a guy you barely know. You’re heartbroken...you’re drunk. Aren’t you thinking?”

“I’m not thinking. I’m tired of trying to think to find an excuse for the way he treats me. The way he keeps everything hidden from me. I don’t want to be tied to him because he’s not tied to me. Now in two seconds I’m going to take everything off and go into the ocean and float. If you want to come you’re welcome to...to me it’s inconsequential whether you’re here or not.” She ruffled his hair and took her shirt off and Jin turned away for her sake and she ran towards the ocean throwing her bra off and kicking out her underwear beneath her.

As she laughed from the water Jin could only be in a dilemma.

Until he decided to the dilemma and e took off his own shoes. “COME FASTER JIN!” She yelled and he could only follow her directions and he whipped his pants off running into the water with his boxers on.

“You’re keeping those on? Someone’s a little shy?” She and he glared at her.

“I just don’t think it would be right for you to see my little guy.” Aya burst into laughter and splashed him with the water around her.

“Come on! Don’t be such a wimp. It’s not like I’m going to go looking. This is swimming, not .” She laughed at the blush that came up on Jin’s face and he rolled his eyes and found his footing as he took off his boxers and Aya clapped in victory as she grinned. “I’m proud of you Jin!” She pronounced splashing him and he felt some of the water touch his tongue and he made a face and shook the water out of his face.

“I never used to like you Aya.”

“Thanks a lot.”

Jin shook his head and “No seriously that’s why I sided with Jun. It’s not that I didn’t think you were very humane. I just didn’t think you were a nice person. I thought you were a rich brat.”

“And you’re not?” She looked a little angry, her eyes narrowed and she glared at Jin.

“I’m not saying that!” He splashed her. “Chill out. I just never thought you were real but when you walked in today into the club in those clothes I knew something was up. That maybe you weren’t just another rich brat. So yeah. I guess what I’m saying is I don’t hate you anymore.”

Aya giggled. “You make no sense. Most guys after seeing my body say they love me...all I get from you is a ‘I-don’t-hate-you’.” She pushed his shoulder roughly and he smiled pushing her shoulder back.

“Well I’ve seen better!”

“I bet not! I bet you’re a wimp and in your head you’re all like ‘holy ! I’ve never seen a woman before!”

“HEY SHUT UP!”

And with that they played -skinny-dipping-tag.

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Masami was bored.

She hated this place. She hated the way they all pretended with her. She was just glad Ryo was here and that he came out with her when she begged him at the last minute.

They’d been on and off for a long time after he’d broken up with Aya. He’d never actually loved her like he loved his sister but Masami never mentioned it anyways. Ryo and her had been a relationship of convenience and they always would be. They were there for each other but never because they loved each other.

Kato Shige approached them and shook her shoulder and she gave Ryo a roll of her eyes as she stood up with the perfect smile on her face and felt her breath stop.

“Toma?”

Oh . What was Toma doing-

“Masami...Pi’s Masami?” Toma questioned softly and they stared at each other for another couple of seconds before the girl beside them raised her voice in what could be considered an irritated tone.

“PI’S Masami? Uh...Toma what’s going on here?” And Masami didn’t know why but as she saw the girl demandingly ask her ex-boyfriend’s best friend about her relation to Pi she couldn’t help but look onto the short girl as the most annoying thing she had ever seen in her life.

"I'm Nagasawa Masami. Yamaa Tomohisa's ex-girlfriend? Who the hell are you?"

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Mao couldn’t stop her heart from racing. She was outside their room and all she wanted was to run to Toma but he was gone. Where was she supposed to go? She didn’t understand this feeling. She didn’t have any gay friends except for-
Tegoshi.

Oh god Tegoshi. He had texted her a week ago and she’d ignored him. .

Within moments she had her phone whipped out and she found
his number under Teppei’s and called him within moments.

“Tego babyyy what’s up?” She started as soon as she heard the click of the phone against her ear as she walked briskly across the lawn of their school. It was becoming a habit for her to come out here when she was feeling stressed out.

“Uh...Mao it’s late...what the hell are you calling for?”

“Oh please like you and Mass are ever ready to get down to bed that early.” She used quickly as her excuse though it was true. Tegoshi and Massu were the hardest gay partiers she knew. So honestly it wasn’t that ridiculous she would call them and expect them to answer.

“Mao...we’re pregnant. I told you this last time you called too.” He sounded tired but he sounded even more annoyed than he was tired. She could hear Massu in the back telling him to come back to bed as she heard him edge towards the balcony of their apartment. It was beautiful and she’d only been there once. She would like to go there again. Really she would...this is why she had to do damage control.

“Oh yeah.”

“Lemme guess what this is about shall I?” He started for her and she gulped. he’d noticed.

“You haven’t been giving us anything good lately. The foreign news you gave us is old. It’s done it’s gone and you haven’t proven your worth lately. You’ve been so involved with your relationship with Toma and your new friends that you’ve forgotten why you have all this power...all these luxuries a girl like you could never normally have unless she does her job. Which lets be honest you have been doing a really eous job of.”

She stayed silent for about two seconds before realizing she might be making the situation worse.

“How’s this? By the end of the week if you come up with something good I won’t fire you..legit good Mao. Like- Toda heiress finally lands a boyfriend or girlfriend, touch my sister though and I’ll kill you okay?” His voice was smiling but the severity of his voice was not lost on Mao. “Okay so if you’re done...I’m leaving. I need to get back to Massu.”

She whispered a quick yes and shut her phone quickly.
Well...she didn’t know about Erika but if nothing else maybe she could sell a lesbian story on herself...but no one really cared about her huh?

No no one would pay to read about her.

That revelation was almost sad.

it. Tomorrow she was going partying with Toma...she had to get rid of this feeling Jun had made her feel and she had to feel like something again.

Or maybe that was the problem...maybe she had to numb herself down again. Like that night at Mayuko’s new club.

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As Maki looked like she was about to slap Masami for speaking like that to her Toma grabbed both her hands in his.

Ryo himself was looking intently at the Maki. “Aren’t you Shun’s girlfriend?” This was ridiculous he had bumped into this girl twice and both times she was out with the same guy.

Maki didn’t know how to respond. Should she say she’d broken up with Shun? Leave herself open to Toma and interpretation thus forth questions on why she hadn’t told them yet?

Or be dishonest and reveal herself later but look like a horrible girlfriend to Shun’s brother.

“I’m here to support Toma today...this is my brother’s function. I’m sure you know him. Shige?”

Ryo raised an eyebrow but shut his mouth quietly. Toma turned to look at her in confusion but she just indicated they should sit down and so they did. He didn’t understand why she didn’t vehemently deny anything between him and her. He didn’t get Maki a whole lot recently.

“So...what about that drama last night huh?"

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“I’m splashing the out of you!” Jin yelled between sprays of water that were hitting his lips and he laughed as he saw Aya drenched completely so her hair covered the surface of water around her.

“I am going to get you back you little loser.” She ran towards the shore and Jin didn’t understand.

“Well if this is your idea of getting me back it’s quite pointless!” He yelled over the splashes of water he threw towards her as she squealed. He saw her run towards land and saw the water climb past her back and lower itself as it revealed more and more of her as she raced away from him to the sand. When he spotted her bum he turned his eyes away.

Yes. Shockingly he still managed to be a gentleman while ‘sober drunk’ a state of mind in which you could easily blame foolish activities on alcohol while being conscious enough to have a great time.

But when she yelled he was forced to look at her. He couldn’t make out much except for her distant silhouette which he supposed he ought to have been thankful for.

“Yo Jin! Aren’t you coming out after me?”

“And see that ugly fat body no thanks!” He yelled back jokingly and as the sound of her laughter ringing like bells echoed past his ears he couldn’t help but throw his own head back in laughter. It was crazy how much he was laughing with this girl. Really it was considering he’d been expecting to have the most horrible time with her but she’d-

Yeah. She’d managed to make him forget about not hooking up with Serena for the night. And with her baggy outfits finally off her body she looked beautiful as she bent down towards the sand and rifled through where their clothes were lumped together.

“You sure you wanted to say that?” She yelled back at him as he saw the light of the moon make her back look like an iridescent white. He was gulping as he realized this and he nodded weakly even splashing some water on himself in that moment.

He could not be finding Aya this attractive.

Damn his teenage hormones to react to any girl like that around him.

“Yeah,” His voice sounded unsure and as she picked up the clothes from the sand he suddenly realized her intentions.

“YAH!” He yelled out as he saw her pick up his pants and dangle them in front of him.

“If you’re man enough come out and get them!” She squealed out and started away from him and he didn’t need telling twice as he sprinted spreading his legs to run out after her. Within moments he felt the sand between his toes but he didn’t pause as he raced after Aya and eventually caught up with her snaking his arms around her.

“You’re an idiot for even trying to outrun me. As a boy I won medals you know.”

“Not to forget you regularly attend the Gym.” She joked and she turned around to face him in his arms.

“Exactly.” He was smiling at her and Aya was smiling back at him. It was kind of strange. If there was someone he hadn’t expected to be in this position with it was her.

He wondered what Rosa would think if he kissed Aya right now? He dropped the pants that were in his hands now and made a move to back out but Aya pulled him back with such ferocity that he tripped on one of his lose legs and fell on her forcing them both into the sand.

And maybe it was the fact the alcohol still had some power in his bloodstream...or maybe it was because he hadn’t felt this way about a girl in a long time, maybe she wanted to use him against that guy who had disappointed him.

He wasn’t sure how it ended up happening but within moments he felt himself holding her tight within his arms as he kissed her, her hair entangling itself in his hands. He flipped over, so as to make sure it was consensual. When she didn’t move away he knew that she wasn’t leaving and so he flipped back.

For a second they broke apart staring at each other while breathing heavily. “Is this going to be complicated in the morning?” She asked softly and Jin scoffed.

He let his hands caress the side of her face and her eyes fluttered in the most hypnotic manner that Jin found the slightest bit of a drunk smile coming on his face as he uttered his next words.“Do I look like Jun?”

Aya’s smile brightened at the mention of her best friend. “No you most certainly don’t.”

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A/N: =D love it? I hope you did =D the next chapter will take a longer while. It hasn't been written yet. This one was sort of depressing. For Mao especially.

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