Yuno, Mimosa, and Klaus were riding overhead in Klaus's chariot as he scolded Yuno for acting on his own when they fought against some bandits. Soon, they heard a scream from down below and went down to where the voice originated from. They ran inside a store, and Klaus was the first to see what was going on.

It was Noelle with Vanessa. However, Noelle was naked, and so Klaus passed out as blood rushed out from his nose like a geyser.

Yuno:"What's going on?!"

Noelle:"You're the ones who came barging in here!"

Yuno looked away and noticed they were in a store that sold swimsuits. He was confused until Vanessa told them she was out shopping for one with Noelle since she didn't have one. When they asked about why Noelle was screaming, it was because Vanessa had just started to tear her clothes off unprompted.

Klaus finally came to before chastising the girls for setting off a false alarm and saying that they were goofing off. Vanessa rebutted by saying the swimsuits were for a secret mission. They continued talking before the Golden Dawn trio all left. Vanessa lifted up a couple of swimsuits, but they weren't to Noelle's liking.

The store clerk then motioned over to one behind a display case. It was rather pricey, but that really didn't matter to Noelle.

Woman:"Wear this to the beach, and you'll be sure to have all eyes on you!"

Noelle: All... eyes? What about (Y/n)? Will his eyes be on me, too? This might actually get a compliment out of him! Not that I care about getting a compliment from him of all people!

Noelle finally settled on the swimsuit and bought it.

The next day

The Black Bulls all stood outside as it was finally about time to head out.

Luck:"I wonder what's stronger, a whale or a shark?"

(Y/n):"I mean, whales are pretty damn big. But sharks can be rather aggressive. Honestly, I think people will hate you more for punching a whale."

Luck:"Ah, gotcha! Then punching a shark it is!"

(Y/n):"What? No!"

Magna:"What do you two think you're doing?!"

Magna was yelling at Asta and Noelle, who just decided to get on his Crazy Cyclone without asking.

Asta:"Pretty please, Magna?! I don't have any magic..."

Magna:"Alright, since you asked politely."

Noelle:"A royal is willing to ride on your tacky broom. Be happy."

Magna:"That's it! Get off, Miss Priss! Hitch a ride from somebody else."

Finral:"I can give you a lift!"

He shot her a wink, and she gave him a scowl.

Noelle:"Not a chance. Ugh, fine. I didn't want to ride on your dumb broom anyway."

Noelle looked around and saw that Charmy was on a cloud, Gauche was immediately out due to his rugged personality, Gordon was Gordon. Vanessa and (Y/n) were her only viable options left. She gazed over at (Y/n) and watched as the morning sun shined down on his features. He scratched his head a bit as he stared off into the distance. She blushed lightly before walking over to him.

Noelle:"(Y/n)!"

(Y/n):"Hey, Noelle."

Noelle:"I... need a lift..."

(Y/n):"Oh, alright then. Hop on."

She flipped her hair and faced Magna.

Noelle:"See, at least someone knows how to respect royalty."

Magna:"Yeah, yeah."

(Y/n) got on the broom and lifted it gently off the ground as Noelle soon got on. She held onto his waist loosely and was feeling her face heat up.

Asta:"Where's Captain Yami? He's not sleeping in, is he?"

Finral:"He said he was going ahead to check some things out."

(Y/n):"Damn. That's surprising."

Vanessa:"You said it."

Magna:"Alright, Black Bulls! We're off!"

Magna took off first as everyone followed after him. When they were higher in the air, Noelle gained a tighter hold on (Y/n). (Y/n) felt her arms snake around his torso and hold onto him tighter than earlier, but he paid it no mind. As they all flew to the city of Raquey, they began to chat with one another.

Asta:"So how much longer till we reach the ocean?"

Magna:"Who knows, Little Rasta? I kinda figured we would've been there by now."

(Y/n):"Who's gonna tell 'em?"

Noelle: *sigh* "You idiots, you're both staring at it. You see all that blue? That's the ocean."

Both Magna and Asta were stunned at the sight of the sprawling ocean as it stretched on for miles upon miles. And it seemed that the Gordon that was with them wasn't the real one. It was Grey who used his magic to turn into Gordon. This means that if Grey was here as a fake Gordon, then the real Gordon was back at the hideout.

They soon landed on the beach and everyone got changed into their swimsuits. Asta then started to dream about bringing Sister Lily here and proposing to her. (Y/n) was walking over as he wore a plain pair of black swim trunks.

(Y/n):"Sup, Asta, I couldn't help but notice that dumb look on your face."

Asta:"Dumb look?!"

(Y/n):"Let me guess... Sister Lily?"

Asta:"Yeah! I wanna bring her and the kids from the church here!"

(Y/n):"Yeah. They'd love it, wouldn't they? Now that I'm thinking about it, I wanna bring Rebecca and her siblings out here."

Asta:"Rebecca, huh?"

He smirked and glanced at (Y/n). (Y/n) smiled and just playfully punched Asta's arm.

(Y/n):"Shut up."

The two began to laugh together as across the beach stood Noelle. She was hidden behind a coconut tree and frowned.

Noelle: Rebecca! Ugh, he's not thinking about that stupid kiss she gave him, is he?! Well, if he is, he should knock it off already. Not that I care! I don't wanna kiss him or anything!

She was still standing behind the tree and tugged on one of the shoulder straps of the swimsuit.

Noelle: Maybe it's time to give that insect a proper eyeful of this new swimsuit. He better not get the wrong idea, though! I-I don't want him to want me. I just want him to see that I'm more appealing than Rebecca! Yeah! That's all!

She barely stepped out the shade of the tree before immediately hiding again. She finally steeled her nerves and stepped out.

Noelle:"I got a new swimsuit! Hey, (Y/n)! What do you think?"

Magna:"Check it out!"

Magna's voice was drastically louder than hers as he showed off his loincloth swimsuit. Vanessa swung by and showed off her swimsuit. The trio of boys were indifferent on it as she practically lounged around in her underwear, so this wasn't really any different. Luck then came by and used his magic to set Magna's loincloth on fire as they ran down the beach.

Gauche created a lifelike sand sculpture of Marie and was using his mirror to transmit the process live. He then turned the mirror to face the ocean so Marie could see.

Asta:"(Y/n), you ready to go swimming?!"

(Y/n):"Sure thing!"

They ran over to the water, and (Y/n) immediately jumped in. Despite the water being cold, it didn't bother him all too much. Asta was still on the shallow side before being blasted with a Reflect Ray from Gauche.

Asta:"Dah! It's so salty! I can't swim! Help me!"

Asta was thrashing about as he struggled to stay afloat.

(Y/n):"I got you, buddy!"

(Y/n) swam over and grabbed Asta by his arms and swam back to the shore. Asta started coughing up water as he let out an exasperated sigh.

Asta:"I thought I was a goner! I'm glad you know how to swim!"

(Y/n):"You should probably learn how to as well. It's an important skill to have."

Asta:"Is it?"

(Y/n):"I mean, yeah. What if Sister Lily slipped off a cliff and fell into the river rapids? Who would jump in to save her?"

Asta:"I would, duh!"

(Y/n):"But if you can't swim, then you'll just make things worse."

Asta:"Crap, you're right!"

As the boys talked, Noelle stood by them and was going to tap (Y/n)'s shoulders when Charmy whacked a stick on Asta's head, thinking it was a watermelon. He yelled out in pain as (Y/n) fell over and started to laugh uncontrollably. Grey then turned into Asta and made fun of his muscles.

Asta:"Oh Noelle, is that your swimsuit? Cool."

Noelle: No! Not you! I want (Y/n)! T-To notice! I don't want him in that way! Dah!

Asta:"(Y/n)! Get up!"

(Y/n) stopped laughing and got up.

(Y/n):"What's up?"

Asta:"There's something you need to see."

Noelle: No way. Is Asta helping me?!

(Y/n):"What is it?"

Asta grabbed his shoulders and stared him dead in the eyes before taking off.

Asta:"This sand is great for leg training!"

Asta started to run off as (Y/n) watched him run.

Noelle:"Ugh! You should look at me, NOW!"

Noelle was fed up beyond belief and released a blast of water towards (Y/n) to garner his attention. However, she didn't have her wand, so her magic control was still unstable. The water curved direction and crashed into Magna, who was still running with his loincloth on fire. Noelle put it out for him before the loincloth crumbled to ashes and exposed his junk to Noelle. She screamed out in terror and blasted a stream of water directly towards the boys downstairs and put Magna out of commission.

Noelle: Ugh, it's pointless. I'll never get him to notice me...

Noelle decided to simply walk away as she stood under a tree with her arms crossed and a sulking look to her face.

Guy:"Well, hello lovely!"

Noelle turned her head to see some jock strutting towards her.

Guy:"What's a pretty little thing like you doing all alone?"

Noelle:"I'm with my friends..."

Guy:"Friends? I don't see them around, but if they're as beautiful as you, then bring 'em on over. There's plenty of me to go around."

The guy got closer to Noelle and smirked as she backed away, feeling uncomfortable.

Guy:"What's the matter, baby?"

Noelle:"Don't call me that!"

Guy:"Ooh, feisty. I love that."

He sneered and was about to grasp her chest before he felt someone grab his shoulder. He looked over, confused, and saw (Y/n) standing there with an unimpressed look on his face.

(Y/n):"Back off."

Guy:"Or what, bro?"

(Y/n) said nothing but tossed him towards the ocean and watched him splash into the deep end.

Noelle:"Thank you (Y/n)..."

(Y/n):"It was no trouble at all, Noelle."

He flashed her a genuine smile which caused her heart to flutter before his eyes traced down to her body.

(Y/n):"Hey, is that your swimsuit?"

Noelle:"OH! Y-yes..."

(Y/n):"Wow, it looks amazing on you!"

(Y/n) had a light blush as his smile grew a tad wider at the sight of her in her new swimsuit. Noelle was blushing like mad as he began to walk off.

(Y/n):"I'll be swimming if you need me or want to join me!"

Noelle: He actually complimented me! Hahaha! Take that, Rebecca!

Soon, Captain Yami came by and put everyone in the sand for goofing off. He explained that the Underwater Temple was at the bottom of the ocean floor and that they'd need magic to get there. He said that during the full moon, the ocean currents were at its weakest. Noelle was their only way to get down there.

Noelle:"Sir, I can't! I can't control my magic. Find someone else! If you were all relying on me and I messed up...

Yami:"Then we all die. That's it for us. We get swallowed by the current and drown. This is a top-secret mission that the Wizard King entrusted to the Black Bulls alone. There is no "someone else" it's just you, Noelle. The full moon is a week away. You got till then to control your magic. Push past your limits."

That night

Noelle was on the beach practicing her spells when she spotted (Y/n) standing in the water.

Noelle:"(Y/n)?"

(Y/n):"Noelle, I see that you're doing some training! Wanna train together?"

Noelle blushed lightly at the thought of them being alone together before they heard a voice. They followed the sound and saw a girl standing on a rock singing.

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