"H-hey, wait!" The sand crunched beneath Cassy's toeclaws as the ocelot dragged her by the hand down to the party. "Can't we just go someplace quieter?"
"No way! It'll be fun," the cat assured her in a cheery tone that made Cassy feel even more nervous than she already did. She glanced at the crowd of anthros she was being led towards, most of whom were drinking or dancing to loud music. Most were dressed in swimsuits or other skimpy clothing, while others only had their furry hides covering them. Although she would deny it if asked, the skink found her eyes lingering on a few particularly attractive unclothed feminine bodies, and this did not help ease her nerves any at all.
"I'm going to find you a drink, okay? You need to relax. You look like you're expecting someone to eat you." Suzie let go of Cassy's hand and moved off towards the crowd where she made a beeline for the bar. Her tail lashed behind her as she pushed her way through the packed area with her voluptuous, spotted body.
"No, I don't—" Cassy began to say, but before she could finish, the ocelot's sleek figure disappeared into the sea of people. The skink sighed as she watched Suzie go, and then stiffened when she noticed how many anthros were staring at her in a way that made her feel uncomfortably self-conscious. She grimaced, her stomach fluttering unpleasantly, the fear of disappointing her friend barely winning over her sudden urge to run away.
A couple minutes later, Suzie returned with an alcoholic beverage for Cassy, which she presented to the reptile girl in a plastic cup. "Here you are! Jeez, you don't look so great. Maybe get out of those stuffy clothes, get some sun on those scales? That should get that cold blood pumping!" The ocelot girl chuckled, but Cassy merely took the drink, smiling weakly at her.
"Ooh, I know! You could enter that contest I saw they had going!" Her friend waved her hands excitedly. "I think they allow reptiles. C'mon!" Suzie practically dragged Cassy towards the edge of the beach where the contest was being held, and the lizard reluctantly let herself be led. When she spotted what they were meant to compete in, however, she hissed loudly and tried to pull away from the ocelot.
"Suzie, no," she pleaded with her.
"I'll cheer you on!" the cat insisted as they walked up a staircase to where a stage had been set up. "And I bet I won't be the only one, you sexy thing."
Cassy frowned and looked down at her drink, reluctant to take part in such a display. "But it's, you know, nudity."
The ocelot leaned in, nuzzling the skink's cheek and purring. "C'mon, what do you have to be ashamed of? You're beautiful! Go on, Cass. You deserve to show off your body, make the girls jealous, have fun!"
Giving another glance at the sign for the 'WET FUR CONTEST' and the lewdly posed female anthros standing around the stage, Cassy quickly chugged her drink and wiped her mouth on her arm. She took a deep breath to steady herself, then turned her head to meet Suzie's eyes.
"Fine," she finally said, her voice meek and defeated. "I guess I can try… But if anyone gives me an evil look or something, I swear I'll drop out of this."
"Deal," the ocelot replied and the two girls went up onto the stage where the host was waiting for them. The jackal made them go through some simple formalities involving the rules of the contest, and then at last it was time for her to get undressed. Nervously, Cassy reached for the hem of her white hoodie, pausing as she felt the eyes of every anthro on the beach upon her. Her heart skipped a beat as she thought about her friend's advice to her: that she needed to take this as a compliment.
"Need help getting that off?" Suzie asked in an eager voice as she moved forwards and gently squeezed Cassy's sides with her fluffy paws. The feline's grin and glimmering golden eyes made it impossible for the skink to say no.
"Y-yeah," she finally admitted as the lizard girl let go of her top and allowed the cat to help her pull it off over her arms. Her smooth, thin scales were tingling as she revealed them to the audience, which stared openly at the young skink's undergarments. The cat's teasing whispers as she helped Cassy with her clothes made her feel even more embarrassed than getting naked in front of the crowd, but the ocelot distracted her as best she could.
As soon as Cassy's last article of clothing had been removed, the skink realized she was showing absolutely everything to the anthros on the beach. She immediately covered herself with her hands and tail, cringing when her breasts pressed against her palms. There was laughter among the crowd, but Cassy just hung her head in shame, too mortified to look around.
"Alright ladies and gentlemen, it seems we've got a reptile willing to get wet for us this evening!" the jackal host joked to raucous applause. "She may have no fur to obscure her charms, but I'm sure that doesn't mean she can't titillate us with the talent of her dance skills."
Suzie giggled behind Cassy as the reptile girl shot her a glare, her dark blue eyes darting with fear and embarrassment. She looked to the stage again where the first contestant was already walking up on the platform. She was a rather thickly-furred raccoon, her enormous breasts swinging as she stepped up to the edge of the stage.
"Okay, our first contestant is a lovely lady we've seen before here on the beach named Leona," the jackal continued. "She'll be the first to wet her fur for us tonight."
The raccoon smiled as she slowly wiggled and shook her boobs at the crowd, clearly proud of her assets. She started slowly stroking her plush paws over the top of her cleavage, taking her time and letting her audience drink in her impressive rack. After a few moments, she dunked a rag into a nearby bucket of water, wringing it out and letting it drip between her tits, the drops rolling down towards her bellybutton.