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The second everyone reached the shore, chaos erupted.
"HELL YES!"Megan ran straight for the water.
"MEGAN, WAIT FOR US!" Sophia yelled, immediately chasing after her.
Yoonchae was already taking pictures of literally everything.
Lara and Manon found a spot under a palm tree.
Jay and Martin were arguing about who forgot the snacks.
Yunjin and Colet had somehow already started collecting shells.
One of the coordinators clapped their hands.
"Alright, everyone! You're free for the rest of the day. Explore the beach, swim, relax—have fun. Tomorrow is for the school activities and educational tour."
A loud cheer went up. "BEACH DAY!"
A while later, both friend groups had naturally merged.
Mostly because everyone kept drifting toward the same spot.
Y/N sat on a beach towel, sunglasses on, looking perfectly content doing absolutely nothing.
Colet dropped beside her. "You look like a divorced dad on vacation."
"We've been here for fifteen minutes."
"Exactly. I've had a long day."
Meanwhile, Daniela had just come back from the water with Megan and Sophia.
Her hair was damp, and she looked suspiciously happy.
Her eyes landed on Y/N. And stayed there.
Lara noticed immediately. "You know she's not going anywhere, right?"
Daniela nearly jumped. "I wasn't staring."
"You've looked at her three times in one minute."
Lara grinned."Love you too."
Everyone groaned."Come on!"
Yunjin was holding her phone up."We need a beach photo."
Eventually, everyone gathered together.
Megan looked around."Where's Y/N?"
She hadn't moved. At all. Sophia sighed.
Megan and Yoonchae physically pulled her to her feet.
The group squeezed together.
Without really thinking about it, Daniela ended up next to Y/N. Their shoulders touched. Neither of them moved.
Everyone made ridiculous faces.
Y/N looked unimpressed. Daniela laughed at her expression. The camera caught it.
After the pictures, everyone split off again.
Megan and Yoonchae returned to the water.
Sophia went shell hunting with Lara.
Manon stayed under the shade.
Y/N had reclaimed her spot on the towel.
A few moments later, someone blocked the sun.
She looked up. Daniela. Holding sunscreen.
Daniela held up the bottle.
Daniela smiled. Then sat down in front of her.
Y/N uncapped the bottle. Poured sunscreen onto her hands. Then stared.
Because suddenly...This felt way more intimate than it should.
Daniela looked over her shoulder. "Everything okay?"
Another laugh. Y/N rolled her eyes.
Then gently spread the sunscreen across Daniela's shoulders.
Her back. The back of her neck.
Trying very hard not to think about the fact that Daniela's skin was warm.
Or that she smelled like sunscreen and sea salt.
"You're concentrating really hard."
"I'm literally putting sunscreen on you."
"Exactly. Why do you look like it's a final exam?"
Y/N shook her head. Then continued.
Megan followed her gaze. "...Oh."
Yoonchae looked too. "...OH."
Lara looked over the top of her sunglasses.
A smile slowly appeared. No one said anything. They just watched.
The scene looked ridiculously domestic.
Daniela sitting between Y/N's legs while she carefully put sunscreen on her back.
Like it was the most natural thing in the world.
Then Daniela glanced over. "Why is everyone staring?"
Y/N didn't even look. "Don't turn around."
Naturally, Daniela turned around.
Everyone immediately looked elsewhere.
Sophia suddenly became fascinated by a seashell. Megan looked at the ocean. Yoonchae looked at the sky. Lara was smiling far too innocently. Manon trying not to laugh.
Daniela slowly turned back.
Y/N finally looked at her. "...Because this looks very couple-y."
Daniela smiled. A small one.
She looked at Y/N. "At least we're sticking to the plan."
Y/N stared at her for a moment.
A tiny smile appeared on her face too. "I guess we are."
Neither of them looked away.
Y/N finished rubbing the last bit of sunscreen onto Daniela's shoulder.
Daniela glanced back at her. "Thanks."
For a moment, neither of them moved.
The sea breeze was nice. The waves were calm.
Then Daniela's eyes wandered. And blinked.
She pointed. "Since when are Sophia and Lara... close?"
A few feet away, Sophia and Lara were sitting together under the shade.
Close. Suspiciously close.
Sophia was saying something while Lara laughed.
Then Sophia brushed a strand of hair out of Lara's face.
"That's..." She paused. "...new."
They both watched. Neither of them had really noticed before.
Then Sophia handed Lara her drink. Lara took a sip from the same straw.
Daniela looked at Y/N. "Have they always done that?"
"Am I missing something?"
Sophia said something. Lara laughed again. Then lightly shoved her shoulder. Sophia just smiled.
"Do you think...?" Daniela trailed off.
Y/N looked at her. "You think what?"
Then Sophia looked up. Caught them staring. And waved. Perfectly normal.
Lara waved too. Also perfectly normal.
"Maybe they're just becoming better friends," Daniela said.
Neither sounded convinced.
Then Sophia leaned closer to Lara and whispered something. Lara immediately smiled.
The two looked at each other.
"Absolutely none of my business."
They nodded. Then simultaneously looked away.
"We'll figure it out eventually."
Y/N shrugged. "Good for them."
Daniela laughed. "Good for them."
And with that, they let it go.
Completely unaware that under the shade, Sophia and Lara were having their own moment.
And equally unaware that this was definitely not the first time they'd sat that close.
author's note: since it's Dani's day today here's an update🥳. jgh from an orientation of my college😥