At the beach with the Investigation team

(chapter originally by doragom333 on writing.com)

The summer season was well far and gone this late in the year, but somehow the weather was warm enough one autumn weekend for the Investigation Team to have a trip to the beach. With the chill of the ocean off-setting the warm sun, it was good enough outside for a fun day to be had by all.

Even Naoto, the most serious of the group, was ready to enjoy the day with her friends. While normally she wouldn't she wasn't much for beach days, especially this late in the year, even she had been feeling the stress of her work and the **** case lately and was soon onboard after some persuasion. It seemed like the perfect opportunity for some bonding and R+R, and perhaps a good opportunity to understand her new friends a little better.

But things rarely tend to go so smoothly, as the young detective would soon find out. Naoto's day at the beach started to go south not long after they arrived, thanks to-