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Two figures stalked in silence through the sand, eyes scanning the landscape for the rendez-vous point. The older of the two was in a pair of baggy swim trunks that hung rather low on his hips, and his hands were currently hidden away in the pockets. The rest of his rather toned figure was left revealed, drawing the exact opposite sort of attention from the women on the beach than what his usual female companion was recieving. He lifted one hand and ran it through his hair, offering one of his sly smiles to one he caught gaping. She smiled back, but then looked warily at the awkward creature at his side.

Nero was toddling along beside his father, clad in a sweatshirt that fell to his knees and beneath that a pair of fitting green trunks. He was enjoying the feel of the warmth that radiated all around him, and was wearing a rather content smile. He nestled his head into the side of his caretaker, glancing around excitedly. He loved the beach...

"I-I see 'e-em!" The child declared merrily, just missing Simon as the boy disapeared into the water. He darted forward, his guardian following in a much more leisurely fashion. "Hey, Bree." He shot her a smile as they approached, and Nero threw in a delighted, "H-hullo!" Before casting a glance towards the water where his friend was last spotted.

Axel smiled warmly down at Nero, feeling the boy's excitement which just seemed to radiate from him. He ruffled his charge's hair, and earned a bright smile in return and a light and playful pinch from the claws that could break his whole arm already. Nero started as he heard a voice yelling towards them, and then his face lit up. "J-Jekel!" He hesitantly moved away from his father's side, which he had still been nestled into, and then began trotting over towards the shoreline to wait for his friend.

He stopped, rocking back and forth on his heels in anticipation. "H-hullo!" He couldn't help but look uncertainly towards the vast ocean set before him. That was a LOT of scary water... Jekel seemed fine with it, though..

Axel smiled and arched a brow, "Of course." He took the offered sunscreen and went down onto his knees, hand casually brushing across the front of her stomach with its fingertips, "I'm assuming you got the front already... Turn."

Nero smiled nervously, looking down towards the water. "I-it... U-um..." And then he clammed back up, somewhat embarrassed of his own timidness. He ducked his head down shyly and shuffled his feet in the sand. "N-nevermind.. B-but, um..." He looked back up, his wider set of eyes setting back on his friend. The smaller pair slipped to a close. "I c-can't swim... R-real well, s-so.."

He had somewhat overcome his fear of water after a year or so of being sponge-bathed. Atleast he was back to showers and baths, and the water couldn't be scary if you could use it for nice things like those, right? Right. It was just in his head. Just like his daddy had told him a lot of the things were. Just in his head.. Although an image of crimson stained water was so vivid in his memory...

He shrugged it off and took a few more steps forward, until the water was just touching his feet before rolling back to the ocean. He bit his lower lip uncertainly, and then smiled apologetically up at Jekel. He wished he was as good as him as swimming, then he wouldn't hold him back...

Axel smirked slightly, "Sounds like a good idea." He poured some of the lotion into his hands, and then went immediately into caressing them over her shoulders and back, more of a gentle massage really. After covering that area he let his hands slide down to her lower back, and then stroked to her sides, coming to rest for a moment on her hips. Slowly his fingers traced along the line of her bathing suit bottoms, and then upwards over her stomach. He'd behave, sure... But that wouldn't stop him from being his bastardly self. She had offered him this position, after all.. He'd make the best of it.

Nero took in a deep breath, and was soon up on his feet, claws very gently closing over his friends hands. He glanced at them uncertainly, not quite used to anyone besides Axel being willing to hold onto them. They had the power of a steel bear trap already, and he was still growing. He finally looked up, "O-okay.." He gave a crooked little smile and began to shuffle in towards the water.

His claws tightened their grip just slightly as the water reached up to mid-calf, although it didn't seem to be the cold or anything that was bothering him. Actually, he could barely feel it. It was just the feel of the water encasing him. It made him kind of nervous. "Y-you sure i-its gonna be o-o-okay?" He looked to his friend with an expression of nothing but blind trust. His tail lifted slightly behind him in an unconscious effort to stay away from the water, and his extra legs curled in towards his belly.

Axel was turning his eyes towards the ocean, in his perpetual state of over-protectiveness when suddenly there was a shout. He blinked, watching as two creatures bounded straight towards them. He remained completely motionless as they neared, and even so as they took out the girl he had just been rubbing suntan lotion on. He remained entirely silent, seeming not baffled but inquirious, one brow arching curiously. He knew that Bree was obviously something with wolf in her, but... He thought back to the words he had just heard her exclaim. "Mom" and "dad", eh?

He shifted back away from her slightly, and looked towards the wolf staring straight at him. He straightened himself up, staring back with no sign of fear or uncertainty in his expression. He wasn't certain if the creature spoke english, so he simply offered a small nod and wondered if the creature would understand.

The scorpion lad looked to Simon with uncertaintly in those wide eyes of his, and then allowed a smile to come across his face and he nodded. "Y-yeah, I g-guess so!" Maybe this wouldn't be so scary, after all. He began to move forward again, much more confidently, taking strides rather than the shuffles he had been limiting himself to before. "L-let's go. I-I think.. M-maybe I can d-do it.."

His claws did tighten a little bit on his friend's hands, however, showing his nerves were still a little bit jittery.. Well, as long as his friend was there he didn't have much to worry about, right? Eventually his feet lost touch with the ground, and he immediately found nature trying to drag him back to floating on his back like what would happen to his feral counterpart. He released the other boy's hand to wrap his arms slightly around one of Jekel's in an attempt to keep himself balanced.

Axel glanced in Bree's direction, chuckling softly at her embarassment. He settled back, folding his legs indian-style. A man came running along not long after, and he offered the weirdo an arched brow and a flip of the bird as he walked off. "Whatever. a*****e.." If he gave them anymore trouble, the thief had no problem with pulling out the knife he always kept on him and waving around a few ambiguous death threats.. Oh wait, no. They're in public, with the kids around. Damn.

He gave a nod to both the canines, "'Lo, I guess.." He looked to the ocean now, watching the kids as they ventured into the water. "Looks like they missed you a lot. Must be nice having parents, I suppose." He had never really had "parents", persay... But that was another story, one kept with the skeletons in his rather frightening closet.

Nero blinked all four eyes, and luckily the thin film over them kept out all the water. He nodded, and everytime he could he'd try and get a kick off, although it was harder for him. He was a bit shorter than his friend. He glanced around, finally beginning to relax. "Y-yeah.." He smiled. It was pretty nice, really... He reluctantly let go of his friend's arm, and instantly he was beginning to float backwards. He allowed himself to float amongst the waves on his back, closing his larger pair of eyes and just relaxing for a moment, bobbing up and down with the lighter waves. "I-it's nice." Much better than the pool.

Getting off of his back was another problem, however. Once he decided he actually wanted to do stuff, he had to struggle a bit until he managed to roll over. He found himself face down in the water, staring unblinkingly into the minor depths below him. He blew a few bubbles in confusion, and then continued to force himself upright until he managed to stop floating. He was a light little guy, and had a sort of place in his body where it was basically pouches of air which worked in the water like some strange floatation device. Had he been a feral scorpion, it would have killed him, however he had some characteristics of a human so he kept alive. He huffed.

Axel didn't seem all too phased- perhaps it was because he had been faced with much worse. He was used to the unordinary. Besides, for a wolf she had a very nice female-humanoid body. It's not like he was into ******** animals that looked like ANIMALS. Besides, she was much better conversation than these canines. It was better than that one three-eyed whore from when he was much, much younger... That girl had some frightening secrets. He almost shuddered thinking of them. Eck.

He folded his arms over his chest and continued staring off at nothing, allowing her to get her parents caught up.

The man's brow arched curiously, "Hmm..? Well." He paused a moment, and then let a casual smile spread across his face, "Of course. It won't be a problem." He settled back slightly, letting his fingers run through some sand in an idle sort of manner. She was some kind of woman.

The scorpion stared at Simon for a moment, eyes almost owl-like in his current shock. And then he turned a slight reddish color and turned to spit out some of the sea water that had found its way into his mouth. "Uckk." He wiped at his mouth with the back of his wrist, offering a small smile. "U-uh huh. I-I'm o-okay.." He was a little bit more of a trooper than he had been when he was younger, although he felt the hair beginning to stand on the back of his neck... This ocean definately had scary potential... But he'd let it go, for now. "'K-kay.. S-sorry, I-I will." He promised solemnly, drawing in a deep breath of the air he suddenly had a keen appreciation for. He was struggling to keep himself in an upright position, his body trying to throw him onto his back or belly again. His body certainly wasn't made for water.