Zuma Beach

Kai and Kei woke up sweating. Even after they woke up, it felt like they were stuck in a nightmare. It was dark and they hadn't had the lights on when they went to sleep since it was somewhere noon by the time they had reached, and they didn't feel it was necessary to have the lights on since they fell asleep. They immediately held hands and were gasping. They felt around for a switch or remote control for the lights. Kei felt her fingers run along a smooth rectangular object. She assumed it was the switch for the lights and pressed it.

The room was clean and smelled like lime. The walls were white-washed. The bed was king-sized. It had two pillows on it with orange and black striped pillowcases The sheets on the bed and the pillowcases had the same design on them. There was a small bed-side table with a lamp on it. The lamp was white in color.

Once they were able to see things again, they remembered they were still in the hotel room. Kai and Kei pulled their hands away from each other. Kai got off the bed and switched his phone on to see the time. It was 4:30 p.m. He thought to himself, "I've heard that hikes should be taken in the sunlight..... I'm guessing it's a bit too late for a hike, eh?"

He didn't hear Kei get off the bed and walk up to him. She hugged him from behind and asked, "What happened? You seem a bit dissatisfied....Are you not happy in Malibu? Should we go somewhere else?"

"No, Kei darling, you're right about me being dissatisfied, but it's not because of what you're thinking. It's just that it's a bit late for a hike. Seems like we'll just be having a walk around the beach then. If that's okay with you, that is." "Sure it is, Kai" replied Kei with a cheeky smile on her face. She felt a bit upset that she didn't get to go on a hike first. That would've been a new experience for her, since she's already gone to beaches before with the organization. She thought to herself, "Oh well, at least I'll get to see a beach in the place I've wanted to visit for a long time."

Kei put on a pair of black track pants and paired it with a black T-shirt. She tied her hair into a top knot bun. To complete her outfit, she put on a pair of black flip-flops. Kai put on a black top and a pair of black knee-length shorts with a pair of black sneakers.

They exited their hotel. Kei spotted a Starbucks nearby and urged Kai to go in with her. Since they hadn't really eaten anything, Kai agreed to go in with her. Together, they ordered a chicken sandwich and a vanilla frappe. After they were done, they left the cafe and walked towards the sea shore. Kei squatted down and felt through the pale yellow sand. She pushed her fingers slowly through it and picked a handful of it, only to let it slide through her fingers.

"And this sand represents my life, how everyday just slips past me, and how I just crawl through it, and somehow manage to keep walking through this blazing hell", thought Kei. She didn't realize Kai had put his right hand on her left shoulder and squatted down beside her. When she looked at him, she saw him do the same as she did. He then asked her, "This is what you did, right?" "Yeah", she replied. "Why?" "No reason really, I just wanted to know what you were thinking when you were doing this, because you seemed absent-minded. Is something wrong? Is there anything that is troubling you?" Kai asked out of concern. Kei said, "Not really. I was just thinking about how I don't pay a lot of attention to my days and how it feels like they just simply pass through me like hot air, you know it is hot and that you're sweating, but you don't try to cool yourself because you're just stuck there." "Say Kei.....did you take your medicine?" "Yes, why?" "I just sort of remembered so....don't mind me, I'm just being weird-"

Kei suddenly pounced onto Kai, knocking him onto the ground. She kissed him on his cheeks and then his lips. She was about to kiss his neck, but then Kai pressed his fingers on her lips to stop her. "You can tell me if anything is bothering you, whether it is me or my actions, or anybody else, just remember that I will always be by your side. I won't judge you for your feelings. But please don't confuse me like this. I don't know what you want right now by suddenly kissing me like this. Even if I'm liking it, I know that this is not right. I know that something is bothering you."

"Oh Kai, you are probably an angel from heaven sent to save me. Well, I don't know if you will be able to understand this, it might even seem a bit random but, the thing is, at times, I suddenly start feeling like I'm tearing apart and drowning at the same time. This is how I feel when I start getting a panic attack. This happens for no reason. This is how I was feeling right now, so I tried to distract myself by flinging myself onto you. I'm sorry I made you feel uncomfortable."

"Kei darling, I didn't know that's how you were feeling. I'm sorry you are having a tough time right now. I heard kisses make people feel better. "

Kai kissed Kei the immediate these words left his mouth. It was a soft, tender and a passionate kiss. They slowly opened their mouths and let each other's tongues touch playfully. After quite a while, they slowly parted their mouths, they both turned bright red and we're panting.

They walked towards the hotel in awkward silence. By the time they reached their hotel room, it was about 6:55 p.m. Since they hadn't bathed yet, Kei announced that she would prepare the bath. Kei then decided she and Kai should bathe together. Kai got a bit flustered by the thought of this, but agreed. "Silly, we are going to wear bathing suits! I'm not ready to show you my body like that yet."

"Oh, then it's alright." Kai gave a sigh of relief since he wasn't ready to reveal his body in that way either.

Kei mixed the hot and cold water. Then she poured in some of the liquid which was present in a soapy bottle. It read: Bubble bath bottle. "What a lame name ", thought Kei. Kai and Kei got into the tub. Kei was wearing a black bathing suit. Kai was wearing black trunks.

After Kai and Kei were done bathing and had dressed, they lay on their bed, bored out of their minds. They later decided they were too tired to be awake and decided to sleep again.

Kai switched off the lights and immediately fell asleep, but Kei decided to surf the internet for cool amusement parks in Malibu. She saw that there was a Universal Studios Hollywood in Malibu. She had already visited the Universal Studios in Japan. She wanted to see if there was a difference in the rides in between the two Universal Studios. She thought Kai was still awake and was about to tell him about this, but then she heard Kai softly snoring and decided to wait till the next morning.

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