After the date with Yukio, Shuku and Yukio had split the bill, which Yukio seemed thankful for, and had gone back to the dorm. Yukio kept glancing at Shuku, it was interesting actually, that her target was her father, though same with Rin, hers was the man that had supposedly raised her. With his memory refresh on that mission with his dad, he remembered the Dragon and the temple, he also remembered how sad Shuku had looked, and he now knew what her words had meant. She was just biding her time until she was strong enough. And she wanted to do it on her own two feet. In a way, it made Shuku even more respectable despite her attitude with the others. She would always be that sad yet strangely stoic girl he had met that day so long ago, somewhere.

Shuku went to bed, and cleaned her makeup off and removed the contacts. She changed into a simple sports bra which she had found in the bottom of her bag and some slack pajama pants then went to sleep. Taking a small puff from her pen, she closed her eyes and her breathing slowed.

She didn't do much on her day off other than sleep in and study a small amount. But when night came around, Shuku was forced to have a serious discussion with Rin, Hebimaru, and Rin's new familiar, Kuro. Kuro was a Catsi, a cat demon, with a split tail, making Kuro really old. Rin didn't want Hebimaru to do to Kuro what he had done with the other cat that had been about.

The two familiars had fought, well... more like Hebimaru decided the Kuro was a snack, then had jolted the cat when the cat had gone supersize and tried to eat Hebimaru. The two didn't want to seem to share territory or prey. Shuku had watched as the two familiars fought, and Rin tried to stop it, getting electrocuted by Hebimaru, which angered Kuro even more. The fight ended with a beaten up snake missing more than a few scales, and a paralyzed cat covered in static electricity. After that, the two made up and all was well.

Everyone had been sent out on missions the next day, being Exwires, that was now a bother they had to deal with. Shuku was assigned as an "emergency backup" on a mission with Polka-brow, Redhead, and Idiot. Then there was the P.E teacher. The mission really hadn't been explained much, but from what Shuku picked up from it, she had a free day at the beach to do jack crap.

Shuku went over what stuff she had. Going to the beach and all, and since everyone knew and there was no bother to hide it anymore, Shuku bought herself some new bras and a bikini, which she was taking with her, but the cost of the new stuff hadn't been cheap, so she was now short on money. Without money, and no income, Shuku was fucked. So then, going to the beach, she had a brilliant idea and went down to the store to buy what she would need to do it. Let's just hope no one stopped her.

~~~~~~Next day at beach~~~~~

Shuku watched an overly enthusiastic Redhead, and just as excited Rin, with Kuro on his head, while Izumo looked bored.

"Summer time! The ocean!" Rin exclaimed.

"The bikinis! Let's hit on chicks!" Shima shouted, and Shuku deadpanned. She wore her bikini under her hoodie, a pair of shorts on instead of jeans, showing off her knee high boots. Her backpack was on her shoulder, heavier than usual, and she rolled around a fair size cooler. Hebimaru said he would stay in the dorm, and to summon him when it cooled off.

"Time to hit the water, Okumura!" Redhead exclaimed, running across the street over close to the place where the sand started. "Come on Izumo, get changed! Swimsuits people Chop chop! Oh man! I LOVE THE OCEAN!" He shouted at the sky.

"Shuku, aren't you hot in all that? I mean, this is the first time I've seen you wear shorts, and your boots are really cool, but I've never seen anyone wear knee high leather boots in the summer." Polka-Brow asked. Shuku just shrugged.

"I'm not a fan of water, at all. I'm probably not gonna go into the water, but I have something I need to do anyways while you guys do your mission." Shuku gestured at the cooler.

"Hey, Shuku!? What's in the cooler? Some cold drinks to sip while on the beach?" An excited Shima asked, and Shuku shook her head.

"Sorry. Not to burst your bubble or anything, but what's in the cooler is not for me. You guys go do your mission, I have some stuff to do." Shuku responded, not sounding sorry at all. Shima and Rin hung their heads, then walked off, Izumo waved bye to Shuku, then followed.

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Shima looked very depressed, sitting on the sand as Rin cooked the squid. Rin started to advertise the squids then Shuku walked up, Shima looked interested, and Rin was casting her a curious look. She made her way over to a void table and stopped the cooler right under the edge of the table. She set her bag on the table and started rummaging through it.

"Hey Shuku, whatcha doing?" Rin asked, watching curiously as she pulled out a large sun hat and set it down next to her bag.

"Helping. I need money since I have none." Shuku responded quickly. She pulled out a stack of clear cups in three sizes and set the up along the table, each one marked with a price. Opening the cooler, Shuku pulled out a tub of something that thumped on the table.

"So, what are you selling then?" Shima asked, watching Shuku boredly.

"Something special you don't really have here, homemade stuff. I made some ice cream so it should get some attention since the only thing being sold is squid, so I should make a pretty penny today." Shuku explained, pulling out an ice cream scoop and a pouch for money.

"Ice cream? You made ice cream?" Rin asked. He didn't know how to make ice cream, and it had caught his interest.

"Yeah, and if I sell it over here towards you two, you may get some more customers." She brought one of the umbrellas from an empty table and opened it up so it shaded her station. Shuku took out three more tubs of ice cream and set them up side by side.

"Shuku, aren't you hot, your wearing...." Shima trailed off as Shuku sat down and took off her boots and socks, and removed her piercings, and put makeup on with some contacts, hiding her violets eye and scar.

"Wow, you actually look like a girl now Shuku." Rin commented, clueless and earned a death glare from Shuku, making him shut up. That's when Shuku unzipped her shorts and took them off. Shima's and Rin's face went red as Shuku took off her shorts and hoodie, revealing a dark purple bikini.

The boys went beat red at that, and Shuku found this amusing. The bikini wasn't one that showed off everything, with a band at the top. Shuku brushed her hair out of her eyes and set the hat on her head. Letting out a quick huff, Shuku braced herself for what she was about to do. She put on a cute smile, hand on hip, like a teenage girl. The boys gawked.

"Come one, come all! A sweet tropical treat only found here and here alone! Sweet and creamy, perfect for a beach trip!" Shuku advertised, waving around an ice cream scoop and posing. She smiled kindly, and the boy's jaws dropped.

"Shuku! You look really hot in that bikini." Shima cooed, the blush still on his cheeks. "Why can't you be a girl at the academy as well?" He pouted. Shuku glared at him from the corner of her eyes, not breaking her smile.

"Can we trade? I want to try some of your ice cream." Rin stared at the orange-colored ice cream.

"Sure Rin. I'll give you a cup if I can get a squid." Shuku offered, act gone in less than a second. Rin nodded swiftly and traded and was handed a cup of ice cream with three scoops. A pink one, an orange one and a white one. Shuku munched on the squid, it was good.

Rin's eyes lit up as he tried the ice cream. "What flavors are these! They're really good!" Rin exclaimed eating some more.

"We have three flavors available! Each made with real fruit! We currently have Mango, Apple, and Strawberry while supplies last!" Shuku continued advertising, posing cutely. Shima enjoyed himself at watching Shuku act like a cute retail girl, though she could probably still kick someone's ass in that swimsuit and sun hat.

"Rin! We're not gonna sell jack if we can't have a hot girl to stand by the grill. Shuku's selling a lot of ice cream like that! How come Izumo's not out here suffering with us?" Shima asked, lying back on the warm sand, "The least she could do is suck it up for an hour? Even Shuku is acting like that just to get some money, But Izumo's not what you call a team player is she?" Shima laid back on the sand and sighed.

"Uh, excuse me?" Shima opened his eyes to see an unhappy Izumo, and Shuku almost broke her charade to scoff at him as he stared up at Izumo, as she handed a little boy a small cup of strawberry ice cream.

Shima panicked and got up off the ground. "Oh hey? I uh, see you look really cute in that swimsuit of yours?" Shima put a hand on the back of his head and smiled sheepishly, realizing he'd been caught.

"What's your problem, I helped you grill those squids, didn't I?" She scoffed, "Besides, I'm not really the girl who works retail." Izumo walked away from the boys and off to the water.

"I, uh, guess you have a point. Hey don't worry about me, I already went swimming, so have a blast!" Shima said, looking disappointed.

"Oh, don't worry I will. It's my turn to go swimming anyway." She replied smugly before walking the rest of the way to the water. After a second, the boys sighed, and Shuku glanced over at them.

"Yep, that's our girl." Shima sighed.

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