"Heads up!" I felt a beach ball hit my head, irritating me. I glare at the us who threw it, who just shrugged. "You should get up and play with us, Y/n!" "John, you know I don't like any sports or physical activity." I reach down and pick up the pad of paper I was drawing on. I have stayed under the umbrella all day; I dislike the beach. The only reason I came was because they promised food. I sigh and brush off the sand that covered it. "Hey, when can I go home?" I ask Rose who was sitting next to me. She had already swam and was just working up the nerve to go back into the sunlight. "Well, you may, but no one will drive you home. You'll have to walk." I huff and she chuckles. I lay out on my towel and stare up at the umbrella shading us. It was a purple-magenta color with white stars all over. "Wwhat if I dragged you out wwith us?" I heard a familiar voice say, trying to be flirty. I roll my eyes, exasperated, and say, "Eridan, I have no intention on playing those stupid games. Just leave me here to this down time." "No, I wwon't leavve you here." I felt someone sit on my towel with me and I felt hot skin just inches away form mine. "I'll lie here wwith you." I frown a little. He's not normally near me, Sure, I do enjoy talking to him, you might say I have a crush on him, but he;s a social butterfly while I'm a loner. It feels better lying on my bed and going through the internet than being in a crowded party or whatever. "So," He tried making conversation. "Wwhat wwere you drawwin before I came ovver?" I fold over the pages from before. It had a picture of a troll with a dark look on their face. They seemed to be in various shades of purple. What is it with purple today? I seem to be seeing it everywhere. Even on Eridan's face. Probably because my arms is across his chest to grab the pad of paper. Everyone knew his little crush on me, but no one knew my little crush on him. It's good to be quiet; no one can figure something crucial about you. "Wwoww," He said in a quiet voice. He took the pad out of my hand and flipped through it. He's the only person who I let do that. He always helped me out, too. "Hey, can I draww somefin in it?" He asked, making a minor fish pun. I smile for a second and say, "Sure, knock yourself out." He turned to a blank page and began sketching out the making of two figures. The sun was so warm that the umbrella couldn't make the hazy heat leave us free. I felt my eyes droop a little and I nuzzle close to the boy. He was usually used to this sort of thing from me, but this time he froze. I ignore it and let my eyelids droop. I go into a dreamless sleep.

"Y/n." I heard someone whisper. 

"Y/n, wwake up!" I felt someone shake my shoulder and I shoot up. I felt something his my head and instantly pain. I yelp and hold my head, trying to see through the sleepy and pain filled haze. Eridan was holding his head and behind his glasses you could see his eyes watering. "Oh, I'm sorry!" I say, frantically trying to move away from him. He chuckled and rubbed his forehead. "It's fine, I'vve had wworse." I glance at him worriedly and he smiles a little. I felt color go to my cheeks. He is rather attractive with the smile, and nothing can drive that out. "I wwas wwondering if you'd like to wwalk wwith me for a bit." I nod and stand up, stretching a bit. The sun was lower in the sky and made the weather cooler. A perfect temperature. Eridan holds out his hand and I take it. We walk along the water, me in a big tee shirt with my swimsuit underneath and Eridan in purple shorts with white stripes at the bottom. We were walking hand in hand, not really meaning to. We just feel that comfortable around each other, which really makes me happy for some reason. I don't normally like it when people come near me. He puts his arm around my shoulders and I put mine around his waist. It was normal for us, it was just a simple thing to do. "I kinda havve a question for you," He says abruptly, sounding a little nervous. Will he finally say something I already know? "I'vve been needing to say this for a wwhile," He continued. Yes, yes he will. "I havve flushed feelins for you." I smirk at the flustered troll boy and kiss him on the cheek. "What took you so long, you dolt?" I say teasingly. "I already had figured it out." I saw his face turn purple then go pale then went back to purple all within ten seconds. He kind of melted to the ground, his face in the sand. "Wwell shit," I heard him muffle out. I chuckle and bend down to him and try to pick him up. "C'mon fishboy, lets head back." He stands up with his cheeks covered in sand and purple all around his face and the tip of his fins-ears sort of things. He brushed off most of the sand and said sheepishly, "Then wwould you mind being my matesprite?" "I wouldn't mind in the least." His face lit up and I chuckled once more. He leaned down and kissed me on the cheek, maybe a bit to shy for a real one. "You missed," I say cheekily and wait for him to gather the courage to kiss me fully. His blush goes darkened and he starts to give me just a peck, but I grab the back of his neck, deepening it just a little. He kind of squeals, but melts into it, his hands keeping me from falling over. I end it and smile lightly. "You havve sand on you noww." He says, breaking the moment slightly. I laugh and start walking back to the group. They were packing up and were talking to everyone. I smile slightly at the thought of being Eridan's matesprite.

 Finally, it happened.