"WHAT?! You're in love with Yomi?!" "SHH!" Tomo hastily shushed Kagura, who was always a little hard to keep quiet. "Don't say that so loud. You're the only one I've told so far, and I want to wait and tell everyone else once we get somewhere." "But this is big news! Why do you wanna keep it secret?" "Oh, never mind! Anyways, I needed your help. I totally made myself look like a jerk in front of Yomi last Sunday, and I need your help winning her back." "But why pick me?" "Because Osaka would just get confused, Sakaki would be too embarrassed to say anything, and Chiyo-chan's too young. Happy now?" "Yeah. Anyway, the first thing you have to do is secretly invite Yomi someplace where you'll both be really comfortable. Set the mood a little with some lighting or something. And, when the two of you are all alone like that...then you go ahead and tell her how you feel. I'm sure she'll forgive you, no doubt!" "Y-you really think so?" "Trust me! Don't forget, I'm the one who reads all those dumb romance novels during Study Hall." "Well, if you say so. This'll take some thinking." The next afternoon, Yomi walked up to her locker to find a letter sticking out through the flap. All day she had avoided Tomo. She used to think Tomo was just stupid, but...with that crazy stunt she had pulled at the nude beach, she now thought of her as just plain weird. The plan was to spend as little time in Tomo's presence as possible from then on. Well, imagine her surprise when the letter turned out to be from Tomo. "Dear Kiyomi, I need to apologize to you with every fiber of my earthly being. My heart aches for the pleasure of your now-absent company. Please meet me at the Yuubara Nudist Colony this Sunday night at 1:00. I will be there with bells on (and little else, ha ha). Sincerely, Tomo Takino" "She actually wrote `ha ha'?" Yomi was all ready to throw the letter away, but then she read it and saw Tomo's intelligent wordplay. "Maybe," she said aloud. "I should give her another chance." She gripped her hands into fists resolutely. "All right, I'm going! And I'm going to try and get naked this time!" Too late, she realized that she was still standing in a school hallway filled with boys. "Get those filthy images out of your minds, you perverts!" Tomo stood, naked in the moonlight as she waited for Yomi to come. The tall girl with glasses slowly strode forth into the light, her brown eyes meeting with Tomo's. "So what did you call me for? You've got some nerve, calling me out to a nude beach like this." Yomi's face blushed a little bit. Tomo was curious. "Why's that, Yomi?" "You of all people should know that, Tomo. It's because...I'm so fat and ugly. You say it yourself all the time. How I'm made of almost nothing but fat and how you always make fun of me on physical measurement day." Tears sprang to Yomi's eyes. "Why do you do that, Tomo?" Tomo felt herself beginning to tear up as well. "B-because...sometimes it's easier to just hurt people than to say what you really feel." "And how DO you really feel, Tomo? I'm here. I'll listen." Tomo's face flushed beet red and she blurted out her confession before she even had time to think it through. "Yomi, I love you! I've loved you ever since we were in middle school together. Y-you're the most important friend I have, and I love you!" Both girls blushed a little bit after the sounds of Tomo's outburst had faded from their ears. "T-to tell you the truth, I almost didn't come here, but then...I read your words and saw a whole different side of you. I mean, you usually act the fool wherever we go, but you really have a brilliant mind and a way with words." "I just act the fool, Yomi. A long time ago, everyone labeled me a troublemaker, and it was too hard to convince them that I wasn't. But I'm tired of being something that I'm not. I want to be a respected intellectual like you." "Heh heh. Wow. I guess we really have a lot more in common than we thought, huh?" Neither girl said anything. Tomo moved a little further away from Yomi, but it was only to wade out into the water. "Hey, you wanna come on in? You know, catch up on what we couldn't do last Sunday?" Yomi was in shock. The water droplets on Tomo's body almost seemed to magnify her womanly assets. The bookworm couldn't help but feel a little turned on. Maybe she and Tomo were even the same in their hearts. Taking a deep breath, Yomi gave her answer. "Yes!" Hastily, she stripped out of her shoes and socks. Then, taking a deep breath, Yomi undid the buttons on her shirt and revealed the same pink bra she had worn on their last visit. In one swift motion, she removed her skirt. Yomi was now standing there wearing nothing but her bright pink underwear and a bright red face. Yomi could feel her heart thumping in her chest as she reached around back for her bra straps. Closing her eyes and holding her breath, she undid them and let her bra fall into the ever-growing mound of clothing. When she opened her eyes and saw Tomo staring at her, however, she screamed like a little girl and hastily scrambled to put it back on. "Dammit, I can't do it!" Tomo waded out of the water and put her arms around the shy girl. "Well, I suppose it was just too much to hope for. But that's okay. I'm not going to force you." "WHAT A GYP!" Both girls turned towards the sound of Kagura's familiar voice. She had been waiting in the nearby bushes, along with all the other girls, as well as Miruchi and Yuka. Yomi's eyes flashed with anger as she noticed the video camera Kagura was holding. "I go to all the trouble of bringing everyone along and staying up for hours past bedtime, and you two don't even kiss!" The next thing Kagura saw was a pair of fists descending onto her face. "Pervert!" the two girls said in unison. Now that their cover had been blown, everyone came out of hiding, including a very naked Chiyo-chan. Yomi was surprised. "Chiyo-chan, you too? I thought you and Sakaki were dead set against going naked around here." "Well, Miruchi and Yuka talked me into it at first, but now I think I'm really starting to like it. And Miss Sakaki is, too." At the mention of her name, the tallest girl in the bunch shyly moved out of the bushes, revealing her completely naked body. "Here I am." Yomi seemed to snap at seeing Sakaki naked. "DAMMIT! IF YOU GUYS CAN DO IT, THEN I CAN TOO!" Running on sheer adrenaline, Yomi unhooked her bra and kicked her panties off to one side. She now stood completely naked in front of all her friends. The chill night wind made her nipples stiffen up and harden. Her bright red blush faded as some new sensation ran through her body. Yomi suddenly started laughing from all the different feelings going through her and ran into the water. Turning back to her friends, she waved cheerily. "Come on in! The water's fine!" Some time later, after the older girls had finished playing in the water, they lay just relaxing on some pre-provided beach towels. Tomo was the first one to say something. "Y'know, I was thinking that maybe we should come out here for summer vacation this year. They have little nudist cabins, so we could vacation without any clothes at all." Yomi thought for a minute, and then replied. "I think I'd like that." She moved in slowly to kiss Tomo, only to find that Tomo was doing the exact same thing. The two girls looked at each other awkwardly, and then laughed. This was going to be the start of a beautiful relationship.
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