Ace watched everyone pile on top of the shark and laughed. What a day to be alive. To think they actually dragged themselves from practically hell, to be on a beach. They had gotten so far... It was nice to see even Leila and Jasper happy. She realized she was one of the last to be in the group hug and she ran pushed her wet hair to one side.
"Uhh...yeah I don't do group hugs."
Being so chipper and optimistic, one would think she would be fine with being affectionate, but that wasn't the case. Ace was no cold hearted criminal, but she wasn't one for being too close to others... It was one of the reasons she moved from place to place. Staying with people too long caused a whole lot of emotional struggle to leave them when it was time to go. The only ones she went back to was that gang of hers, but that was business. It had nothing to do with friendships- merely allies working for a common goal.
Thinking about it, made her feel rather contradictory. Here she was, having the time of her life with people- and nobodies- that she actually considered friends. For the first time she could say something like that. Ace sighed and laughed softly to herself. "I've gotten into quite a predicament." She noticed she was standing for some time, and was ignoring the disappointed look the shark gave for not receiving a hug from her.
"Ha, it's too crowded, I'd rather not."
This earned water in her face from the shark along with a grin showing off his rows of sharp teeth. "You know Charles, are you sure you weren't suppose to be a dolphin or something?" Ace laughed, pushing hair out of her face. With some persuasion, probably some light arguments of participation, and more than likely some protests- Ace playfully rolled her eyes and walked over to join the huge hug. Well, she more like sat on tip of the shark while everyone else hugged him. She watched as it looked like Charles was trying to flap away and then laughed.
"I think sharky here is giving up and tapping out." She jumped off of Charles and walked off to the sand. "I'm pretty tired too. Hah, I think I've had my fill of water and sharks." She adjusted her bikini top, almost forgetting that she had to be careful in them. They weren't normal shirts and shorts...
"Okay. Next time we do something, we all have to be here. Guides and humans." Ace declared and grabbed the cloth that wrapped around her waist like a skirt.