Chie grabbed on just in time!

(chapter originally by doragom333 on writing.com)

"Gotcha!" Chie yelled, wrapping her arms around Yukiko's hips just in time.

"Thanks, Chie!" Yukiko responded, steadying herself and pulling back once more. Looking down, she could see something thrashing in the water just a few feet in front of her. "I almost have it!" she shouted.

"Awesome! Let's just wrap it up already. I feel like we've been at this for hours!" Chie shouted back. She herself wasn't in a good position, being fully extended forward in a near-dive to save Yukiko left her using her legs and feet to hang on to the dock. There was no way she could cover Yukiko like this, so she hoped that it would end soon; not to mention all the rain and wind going on!

Unfortunately, the fish wasn't coming in easily. "Ergh... Come on, you big, stupid, fish!" Yukiko grunted, trying to **** the fish closer by jerking the rod back and forth.

"Hey! Careful, Yukiko!" Chie gasped. "I'm starting to-AH!" she screamed, as her feet slipped forward, jostled by Yukiko's motions. The good news was that, by digging her toes in, she managed to stop herself again before Yukiko fell over the dock. The bad news was that she was extended further, and lower than before.

"Chie, what's going on?" Yukiko asked.

"N-Nothing! Just keep at it!" Chie shouted. When Chie slipped forward, she ended up falling down Yukiko's legs, and taking her panties with them! She was still holding strong at the knees, but who knew how long that would last?

"Grrr..." Yukiko growled. She may had only started fishing today, but she had never faced a fish this intense before! She could feel herself nearing the end of her rope, but still, she wasn't going to lose! "YAAAHHH!" she roared, leaning back in one great heap, finally pulling the fish out of the water. The fish sprang out and slapped into Yukiko, sending her sprawling back over Chie.

"Oof!" they grunted.

"I've got you, I've got you!" Yukiko shouted.

Chie rolled over and sat up, and bore witness to Yukiko wrestling with a massive fish on the dock. It was nothing like she had ever seen, partly due to the fish's massive size and partly due to seeing Yukiko stark naked for the second time that night. "Oh, shit..." Chie swore, seeing that the panties she had inadventently slipped off while Yukiko fell over her were nowhere to be seen.

"Chie! Chie! We did it!" Yukiko cheered, standing with the calmed-down fish held in front of her. "We caught the fish! Oh! And the storm's dying down too!"

"That's great! That's... great..." Chie said, looking awkwardly at Yukiko. as the rain and wind died down to nothing around them.

"What is it, Chie? Aren't you proud of us?" Yukiko asked.

"I am but..." Chie said hesitantly. "I don't... see your bra on that fish."

"Oh, OH! Right, heheh..." Yukiko chuckled nervously. "I, um, guess it got washed away. Well, nothing to do about that but-" she then positioned the fish horizontally across her chest.

"Yuki-! Oh man..." Chie sighed. "And then there's the other thing. I kinda... accidentally pulled off your, um... in that last struggle..." she pointed down below.

Yukiko, confused, followed Chie's finger and saw nothing where her panties should've been. She flushed red, realizing she unknowingly flashed her crotch to Chie. "Oh no!" Yukiko shouted, re-orienting the fish vertically and squeezing it with her arms. "How are we going to make it back now?" she shouted.

"Um, maybe I can help with that?" said a voice behind Yukiko.

Yukiko slowly turned around, with Chie peering over to the side. Standing there, fishing rod in hand, was Yu Narukami.

"WHA-!? YU?" Chie shrieked, shoving past Yukiko to shout in Yu's face. "How long have you been there, huh!?"

"Eep!" Yukiko squeaked, nearly losing grip of the fish as it fell away from her for a moment, revealing her naked front for a split second. She fervently hoped that Chie had distracted him for that little bit. She also hoped that this was all a dream, but she knew it wasn't. Luchador masks were usually involved with dreaming, which was weird since she didn't even watch wrestling.

"I just got here, it was pretty dark so I only just saw your sihlouettes until just now!" Yu said a bit of franticness in his usual composed manner.

"Really?" Chie asked skeptically.

"Really," Yu said, now with a bit of nervousness.

"Reeeallly?" Chie asked again.

"If he didn't see anything, then he didn't see anything! Right?" Yukiko shouted, face as red as her hairband, the only thing left on her body.

"Of course," said Yu.

"Okay then," Chie sighed. "But, what the heck are you doing out here at this time of night!?" Chie shouted again.

"Fishing. Same as you, I believe?" he asked.

"Ah, yeah... didn't you say something about that earlier today, Yukiko?" Chie asked.

"Heh heh, yeah, I did..." Yukiko answered.

"Well, we'll just be on our way, so you have at it," Chie said, tugging Yukiko along as they strafed around him, keeping Yukiko's nudity hidden by the fish as best they could. They trusted Yu well enough, but there was no reason to show him anything he didn't need to see.

"Actually, I came for that fish," Yu said, pointing at the fish Yukiko was holding.

"Oh, suuuurrrrre you did," Chie said, giving him a dirty look.

"I'm serious! That's the Guardian of the Samegawa River." Yu explained. "Someone's been wanting to see that fish for a long time."

"Well, that would explain why it was so hard to catch..." said Yukiko.

"Wha? Seriously?" Chie asked, shaking her head.

"I believe you, and I'm sure that's very nice of you," said Yukiko. "But, as you can probably tell, I'm somewhat... compromised right now. Even if I wanted to, I can't just, you know..."

"All you need to do is ask," Yu smirked in a friendly way, taking off his jacket and extending it towards Yukiko.

"Oh, thank you!" Yukiko said, beginning to hand the fish over.

"Hey! Careful!" Chie interjected in the nick of time. "I'll just hand Yukiko the jacket first, oka-YYYY!"

The Guardian chose just then to get its second wind. Wiggling back and forth, it smacked its tail fin at Chie kicking up the ragged skirt she was wearing and knocking it down to the ground.

"AH!" Chie gasped, clasping her hands down below just in time.

"I'm losing it!" Yukiko shouted, stumbling near the edge.

"I got it!" Yu shouted, dropping the jacket and rushing in, grabbing onto the frenzied fish.

"Okay, now hang on!" Yukiko yelled, letting go of the Guardian.

"Yukiko?" Yu gasped, now struggling with the full power of the fish.

"Take this!" she shouted, winding up and punching at the fish, hitting it right in the gills.

"I think it's working!" Yu said, knocked back a little.

"Then here's some more!" Yukiko said, continuing her ****, punching again and again until the fish calmed down.

"Phew! You did it, Yukiko! That was great..." Yu drew off, realizing what he was now properly looking at.

"Ah! Hold still! I think it's still moving!" Yukiko shouted as she decked Yu right between the eyes. She realized it too.

"Yukiko!" Chie gasped, having finally gotten her skirt around her waist again. "What happened?" she asked, seeing Yu collapsed with the fish in his arms, and her friend standing before them, still naked.

"It's all taken care of," Yukiko said matter-of-factly as she picked up Yu's jacket and put it on. Fortunately, it was enough to cover her enough in both front and back.

"So... the fish?" Chie asked.

"What about the fish?" Yukiko asked, the meaning clearly present in her tone of voice.

"Ah, gotcha," Chie nodded. "Let's head back while people are still inside."

As the two barely dressed girls headed off the river and back to their homes, the old fishing man, who witnessed the whole thing, walked up to the **** Yu, and took the Guardian off his body. Putting a note of thanks in Yu's pants pocket, he began to whistle as he walked away. "Never thought I'd get my wish fulfilled with a show like that," he said. "That shrine sure is something!"