My Friend Yuuko's Backyard Pool
By Emi Tsuruta


One of the people I met through the Japanese Student Union on campus is an older woman named Yuuko.  I'd heard about her from some of my other friends, and then one day during the summer, she came into the JSU office while I was there, and we got to talking.  Like me, Yuuko was born in Japan, but she came here to California to study at Oceanview U., and she ended up marrying a Japanese American man, having kids, and settling here.  She is very outgoing and friendly, and we became fast friends.  She invited an older American woman, Mrs. Olgren, another friend named Izumi and me up to her house on the north side of town.  The four of us got something to drink in a coffee shop, and Yuuko told us a bit about some beaches she recommended nearby.  I really like the beach too, so I was glad to find out we had so much in common.  Soon, she drove us over to her house for supper.

Yuuko lives in this big house just in front of a park, something like the one where my host family lives.  She took us out back, and showed us the park behind their house and the swimming pool they have in their backyard.  Yuuko's daughter Yuuna came out, and joined us.  She was in middle school and apparently quite the swimmer.  I was so envious.  I wish we had a pool.

Suddenly, Yuuko switched to Japanese, perhaps so Mrs. Olgren wouldn't understand, and told me that her family sometimes skinny-dips in the pool.  To tell you the truth, I was a bit surprised to hear this.  Of course, I've been skinny-dipping a few times - at my friend Debbie's house and the nude beach and stuff, but somehow I never thought it was something that normal people do.  I squinted up at Yuuko's face, wondering if she might be teasing, but she looked quite serious.  I nodded up toward the neighbor's windows.

"What about the neighbors?  Don't they mind?"

"They don't care," she guffawed cheerily.  I haven't really met that many people like Yuuko here in the States, so I was kind of happy to find someone so open-minded.  I wanted to ask her more about it, but Mrs. Olgren was standing right there listening, so I decided I'd better not.  Soon it was time for supper, so we went back inside, and the conversation moved on to other things.  Yuuko's husband Gavin and her two sons, Hitoshi and Naoki, joined us.  They all seemed very nice, polite and much quieter than Yuuko herself.  Yuuko dominated the conversation at supper talking with Mrs. Olgren about people they used to know and the things they'd done together.  I just listened politely looking for a chance to ask more about the pool, but it never came.

After that, I didn't see Yuuko again for quite some time.  Still, I couldn't get what she'd said off my mind.  I guess it made sense.  They were treating the swimming pool almost like it was a Japanese hot spring.  No one ever wears swimsuits in a hot spring.  Eventually, I couldn't contain my curiosity anymore.  I phoned Yuuko up, and asked if I could come visit her again, and go for a swim in her pool.  She sounded a little bit surprised, but eventually, she agreed.

I was still worried about how to handle this whole thing.  To tell the truth, I was already thinking about how I could convince her to let me go skinny-dipping in their pool, but anyway, I ended up taking my old red and white bikini and my hoodie with me just in case.  On the way, I stopped by at the store to buy them a gift, some fresh fruit, to thank them for all their kindness.  Yuuko came to pick me up at the station.  She seemed in a good mood, and happy to see me again.  She told me that her kids were home for the summer, but the boys had gone off somewhere.  She seemed really calm and at ease.  I was still kind of thinking about if I should ask her if I could go skinny-dipping, but somehow I couldn't quite get up the nerve, and before I knew it, we'd arrived at her house.

Yuuko's young daughter, Yuuna came out, and sat with us in the living room while we had tea, and chatted about what was new since last I saw her.  It was a weekday, so Yuuko's husband, Gavin was off at work.  I kept peering out the back window at their pool.

"Oh, you wanted to go swimming, didn't you?" Yuuko smiled.  "Did you bring your suit?" she asked.

"Um... yeah, I did.  But, um... I... uh..." I sputtered.  I don't know why I was so nervous.  It was just the three of us girls.  It should have been the simplest thing in the world to ask if I could skinny-dip, but for some reason, I couldn't do it with the two of them looking at me so innocently.

"What's wrong?" Yuuko asked.

"Oh nothing."  For some reason, I just couldn't ask her.  I decided to relax for now, and see what happened.  Yuuna and Yuuko disappeared off into their rooms, so I went into the bathroom, and changed into my bikini.  Yuuna came out in her swimsuit, all excited now, and took me out to the back stairs that led down to the pool.  I stood there for a moment peering over at the neighbor's window trying to tell if anyone was home.  Was Yuuko telling the truth when she said they really didn't care if they swam naked?  It was a bit hard to imagine.  Most of the people I'd met here in Oceanview seemed pretty uptight about nudity.  Maybe I was wrong, and people didn't really care as much as I thought.

Yuuna ran down the stairs, and dove into the pool, swimming around like a little tadpole.  She was obviously quite the swimmer, diving deep and then resurfacing, seemingly not winded in the slightest.  I followed her down, and dove in too.  The water was refreshingly cool after the intense heat of the afternoon sun.

Soon, Yuuko came out in a one-piece swimsuit.  She was a large woman, not fat, but had a big boxy frame and thick bones for a Japanese.  She came down to the pool's edge, and looked over at my figure somewhat jealously.

"You seem to be in good shape."

I blushed.

"I do my best.  I love to swim."

The three of us swam around for a bit.  Yuuna knew all kinds of stunts.  She could do all these flips and somersaults in the water.  She swam like a fish.  Her mom was a strong swimmer too, but she just tended to do lengths.  She stopped at the edge, and squinted over at me, smiling.

"So what do you think?" she asked good-naturedly.

"It's great.  You guys are so lucky."

We swam around for maybe an hour or so, but eventually, Yuuna got out, and went back up to the house.

"I'd better go get ready for supper," Yuuko told me.  "Would you like to join us?"

"No, that's OK.  I'd better go."

"Are you sure?"

"Yeah, thanks."

We got up out of the pool, and went back to the house.  I could hear Yuuna puttering away in her room, but there was still no sign of the boys.

"Could I use your shower?" I asked Yuuko.

"Sure, go ahead."

I fetched my backpack, went into the bath room, and stripped out of my bikini, examining myself in the mirror.  My arms and legs were a bit tanned from being outside, but my breasts and pubic area were as white as a sheet.  My boyfriend Ryosuke said my tan lines look erotic, but I think they look kind of silly.  If I'm going to tan at all, I'd like to get an all over tan.  That summer, I hadn't really gotten a chance for that.  I'd been too busy with work and stuff to work on my tan much.

I had a quick shower, and toweled off.  I decided to wait a bit till the air dried my body completely.  I pulled on my hoodie, and then peeked out the door.  As far as I could tell, it was still just the three of us.

"What time are the boys supposed to be home?" I called into the kitchen where Yuuko was working away.

"Hard to say.  They are in and out all the time.  I lose track."

I pulled down the hem of my hoodie to cover my pussy, and cautiously padded out into the hall.  I felt a twinge of excitement at running around their halls half-naked.  I giddily nipped into Hitoshi's room, and looked around.  He had all these bookshelves with school books and CDs and toys and such.  He had so much stuff.  Soon, Hitoshi himself came in, back from wherever he had been.  I reeled back, a bit surprised to see him.  He moves so quietly I hadn't even heard him come in.

"Oh sorry," I apologized, nervously tugging at the hem of my hoodie, worried that he might be able to tell that I wasn't wearing anything underneath.  "I was just taking a look around.  I hope you don't mind."

"That's OK," he mumbled, looking down shyly, setting his bag down on his bed.  There was an awkward silence.  I guess I should have headed back to the bathroom right away, and got dressed, but for some reason, I decided to stay, and see what happened.  I shouldn't just stand here though.  I glanced around looking for something to talk about.

"You have some Japanese books here," I noted.

"Yeah," he nodded, not quite meeting my gaze.

"Is this like a textbook from Japanese school?" I asked, nodding up at one of the books on his shelf.

"Which one?"

I was standing there with my back to him.  I reached up, and took the book off the shelf.  I could feel the hem of the hoodie sliding up my bare backside.  I quickly lowered my arms, and covered my behind with the book, but I was too late.  His face had gone white, and he was staring down at my hips.  He'd obviously seen my bare bottom.  I don't know why, but for some reason, I was getting all excited.  My pussy had started tingling like crazy.

"Oh sorry.  I uh..." I started, but my mind had gone blank.  I couldn't think of how to explain.  Holding the back of my hoodie down with one hand, I clumsily replaced the book.  "Anyway, sorry," was all I could think to say.  I scurried out and back into the bath room, but I heard him calling after me.

"No, that's alright.  You're pretty."

My head was all in a tizzy by then.  Why had I gone, and done such a thing?  I quickly got dressed.  I honestly hadn't planned on flashing him, but somehow I always get carried away.  I quickly found Yuuko, thanked her, and headed out.  Hitoshi came to the door, and watched as I walked away.  My heart was pounding in my chest.  Shoot!  I sure hope he doesn't tell Yuuko.

After a while, I slowly calmed down again.  Maybe it wasn't such a big deal.  Yuuko had said that they skinny-dipped in the pool.  I still wasn't sure if the 'they' included Hitoshi, but anyway, he must be used to the idea of people running around his house in the nude.

A week or so later, I gave Yuuko a call, and she seemed the same as ever.  She even invited me to drop by again.  As far as I could tell, Hitoshi hadn't told her anything about what had happened.  I was so relieved.

I headed over to her place again one day not long after.  Yuuko came in their SUV to pick me up at the bus stop.  I was starting to feel a lot more comfortable talking with her.  This time, I was determined to ask her if I could go in skinny-dipping.  Before I could though, we arrived at her house.

"Listen, I'm really sorry about this, Emi, but I have to go run some errands before supper.  Yuuna!  Could you play with Emi while I'm gone?  Maybe the two of you could go in swimming.

"Um, first, could I use your shower?" I asked.

"Yeah, sure, go ahead."

"Um and also there's something else I wanted to ask you about."

She raised an eyebrow looking at me curiously.

"You know how you were saying you go skinny-dipping sometimes..."

Yuuko stared at me dumbstruck for a moment.

"Uh, yeah," she answered hesitantly unsure of what I was getting at.  I drew in a deep breath steeling myself to ask.

"Do you think I could...?"  I couldn't quite finish the question, but she eventually figured out what I was trying to ask.  Her face froze in this strange grin for the longest time, and then finally she nodded.

"Um, yeah, well I guess so.  If you'd like."  She glanced off towards her boys' rooms.  "Um, maybe I'd better tell Hitoshi not to bother you."

I nodded.  Obviously, she didn't know he'd seen me half naked already.  I headed into the bath room, but could vaguely hear her talking with Hitoshi through the closed door.  I pulled off my jeans, unbuttoned my blouse, and shivered a little standing there in my undies.  I found my bikini in my bag, but decided not to bother putting it on.  Stripping naked, I had a quick shower, toweled off, pulled on my hoodie, and wrapped the towel around my hips.  I felt a twinge of embarrassment as I snuck past Hitoshi in his room.  Yuuko was still hanging around in the kitchen, perhaps a bit worried about how this all was going to go.  She'd been the one who had first mentioned skinny-dipping, but I guess she hadn't really expected me to want to join in.

"Yuuna!" she called out into the back.  "Could you take Emi in swimming?"

Yuuna came out, and then rushed off to get changed.  When she came back in her swimsuit, her mom called her over, and whispered something in her ear.  I couldn't quite catch what she said, but it must have been something about my skinny-dipping.  Yuuna looked at me strangely for a moment, but finally nodded, and took me out back and down to the pool.

Yuuna dove into the pool right away, but I stood there looking around for a little while.  I couldn't see any sign of the neighbors.  I cautiously stripped off my hoodie and towel, and set them down on the patio table under the stairs.  I slowly walked over to the pool edge naked, shivering from excitement more than anything.  Yuuna peered up at me curiously, but she didn't seem offended.  I guess she'd seen her parents naked enough times that it was no big deal.  I got in, and swam around for a while enjoying the feeling of the water on my naked body.  It felt so wonderful to be naked outside on such a warm sunny day.  I'd wondered at first if Yuuna might come in skinny-dipping as well, but clearly, she intended to keep her suit on.  Oh well.  Maybe I can talk Yuuko into coming in later.

After we'd been swimming around for a while, I noticed signs of movement from inside the house.  I swam over to the pool edge to get a better look.  Clearly, there was someone there in the rec room looking out this way.  I turned to alert Yuuna, but suddenly, the phone started ringing.

"Oh oh.  I'll get it," she called out getting out of the pool.  Before I could say anything, she'd run upstairs and back into the house.  I was stuck out here alone with this peeping tom watching.  He wasn't moving at all, perhaps hoping that I couldn't see him.  It was kind of dark in the house, but there was definitely someone there.  It had to be Hitoshi.  I guess his mom had gone out, and he'd come down to get a peek at me swimming in the buff.  At least he was keeping his distance.  He probably couldn't see very much as long as I stayed in the pool.

I slowly went back to swimming keeping a close eye on my not-so-secret admirer.  He just sat there reading something and looking up now and then.  Yuuna was sure taking her time on the phone.  My fingers were starting to get all shriveled up from staying in the water so long.  Eventually, I heard Yuuko come back.  She came out onto the balcony, and called down to me,

"You will stay for supper this time, won't you?  I bought some fresh oysters for you."

"Um, yeah, OK."

She disappeared back inside before I could explain about Hitoshi.  Shoot!  Now what do I do?  He seemed determined to stay there until I got out.  I debated what to do for the longest time, but finally decided I'd have to get out sooner or later.  I came over to the pool ladder, but he must have realized what I was planning, because he got up, and came right to the window.  It was Hitoshi alright, and he was making no bones about looking straight at me.  My whole body started shivering uncontrollably.  I probably should have come up with some other plan, but I was getting so excited it was hard to think straight.  I grabbed the handrails, and slowly climbed out looking down in embarrassment at my own naked body.  I looked horribly obscene with my breasts glistening in the bright sun and water dripping from my pubic hair.  I paused for a moment shuddering from feeling of flashing my naked body at Yuuko's poor son here.

I scrambled over to where I'd left my towel turning my back to Hitoshi trying to hide how excited I was getting.  I tried to pretend like I didn't know he was there although obviously he could tell I'd seen him.  I dried myself off, desperately trying to hold back the orgasm I could feel coming on.  I couldn't take much more excitement though.  I grabbed my hoodie, and bounded up the stairs.  I paused on the balcony to try to calm back down.  This wasn't easy though, because it sounded like Gavin, Yuuko's husband, was home, and here I was standing just outside the door stark naked.  I quickly pulled on my hoodie, and wrapped the towel around my waist, but I still felt as randy as ever.  I took a deep breath, and went in.

"Oh Emi, there you are.  Did you have a good swim?" Yuuko asked coyly.

"Um, yeah.  Thanks.  Can I use your shower?"

"Yeah, sure go ahead."

I quickly retreated to the bath room, stripped, and showered off.  I could hear Gavin and Yuuko talking in the kitchen, and it sounded like Naoki was home too.  I don't know why, but I still felt excited showering there like this with all of them home.  I toweled off again, but by this point, my towel was soaking wet.  I pulled on my hoodie, and looked around for my backpack with my clothes, but it wasn't there.  Oh drat.  I must have left it outside.  Now what do I do?

I opened the door a crack, but I couldn't see my bag in the hall either.  I must have left it into the living room or somewhere.  I cautiously crept out into the hall, holding the hem of my hoodie down as best I could to keep my pussy covered.  I tiptoed past Hitoshi's room, but luckily he wasn't there.  Yuuko spotted me though.

"Oh Emi, there you are.  Supper's ready.  You can sit next to me."

I stepped out into the living room, and finally spotted my bag, but Gavin and the boys were all sitting right there.  I scooted into the kitchen hoping to get Yuuko to fetch my bag, but she was busy moving dishes into the dining room.

"Here, Emi.  Could you put this on the table over there?" she said handing me a dish.  I took it from her, and quickly set it down on the table, but when I turned back, she was staring down in puzzlement at my bare pussy.  Oh oh!  Now I'm in for it.

Strangely, at first, she didn't say anything.  Everyone came to the table, and sat down.  Anxious to hide, I ended up setting my bare bottom down on the cool cloth of the chair seat.  Yuuko was obviously aware of my predicament, but she was just acting like nothing was wrong.  Luckily, Yuuna was sitting on my other side, and Gavin down at the other end wasn't really looking at me.

"OK, dig in, everybody.  There's lots more in the kitchen."

I pressed my legs tightly together, and sat all the way back in my seat trying to hide my bare backside.  The hem of my hoodie was more or less covering my pussy, but it had crept way up at the back leaving my bare bottom completely exposed.  Oh god what am I doing?  Yuuko looked over at me, and said,

"Heavens, Emi!  You're sweating.  Hadn't you better take that big bulky sweater off?"

I stared at her wondering if she was inviting me to get naked in her dining room, but soon realized she must be just teasing.  I knew she had a sense of humour, but I couldn't understand how she could be so coy with her family all sitting right there.

"No, I'm fine, thanks," I mumbled, blushing even more as they all stared at me.

"Emi was skinny-dipping out back a bit earlier," Yuuko announced, pushing the envelope even further.  Hitoshi's eyes flashed as he stared over at my breasts, doubtless recalling my naked body from earlier.  My nipples stiffened as the image of him staring at me earlier popped into my own head.  Gavin started staring down at my lap, and I suddenly realized my hoodie was no longer covering my pussy.  Panicking, I stood up, but this just confirmed what they all suspected.  I was now flashing my pussy at their whole family.

"Sorry.  Excuse me," I apologized running off into the kitchen.  My heart was pounding in my chest.  What on earth did I do that for?  They must all think I'm crazy.  I didn't mean to do that.  I swear I didn't.  I peered over at my bag on the floor of the living room.  I'd have to walk out into view to get it, but luckily, Yuuko came out into the kitchen before I did.

"My dear!  Such a way to dress," she scolded.  I held up my hand in apology, and smiled weakly at her.  She went, got my bag, and handed it to me.  "Maybe next time you should be more careful," she chided winking at me.  Obviously she thought it was the funniest thing.  Still shaking, I fished out my panties and skirt, and pulled them on.

"Sorry," I apologized again, but Yuuko was too busy laughing.  Once I was all dressed, I went back to the table.  All three of the guys had gone really quiet.  Yuuko kept jabbering away about how funny this all was, but none of the rest of us knew quite what to say.  After supper, Gavin and Yuuko walked me out to the bus stop.

"I'm really sorry about that.  I didn't really mean to do anything like that," I kept apologizing.

"That's alright.  It's no big deal really.  Hitoshi and Naoki are pretty used to seeing me naked.  I wasn't quite sure how they'd react, but it's good for them in a way."

"Anyway, thanks again, and sorry for all the bother."

"That's alright.  Don't worry about it.  Give us a call next time you're headed out this way."

My bus came, and I finally headed back.  It had been pretty nerve-wracking at the time, but sitting in the bus I couldn't help smiling.  It's always kind of funny to flash people, and see how they react.


Emi Tsuruta
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