A Good Swim

[Deon]

Cobalt steered Maya through the familiar territories of Cassis, weaving through the occasional person and strange stares at their gooey cherry-pie-covered bodies. He could smell the familiar chlorine scent of the pool before they even reached the fitness center. He had spent so much time in here, that it was like a second home to him. He might as well own the weight room, at least.

He opened the glass door for Maya and led her into the large, echoey chamber that was the indoor pool.

"So, here we are. The water's usually a nice temperature, so don't worry about being too cold," he assured her as he started to strip down to his cotton boxers; which was easy, by the way, as he was already shirtless. He kicked his flip-flops over to the wall he was nearest to, dumped his pants on top of the shoes, and proceeded to take a running dive into the water. There were a few cries of dismay from the sparse swimmers as cherry chunks floated up into the water--the pool cleaners might kill him later, but he'd be sure to find a way out of it. If not, he'd been in enough trouble before, and he'd learn to bear it. Besides, a little more wouldn't exactly hurt him. He ran his hands through his short, crew-cut hair under the water to make sure he got out all the cherry goop and came up with an explosion of water.

"Come on, Maya! Don't be shy!" he called to her with a laugh and a small splash in her general direction.

[Krispey]

Maya grinned as Cobalt proceeded in introducing her to the pool. What he didn't know was that she had been coming to this pool for the past few mornings when it was empty. She was a swim fanatic, and enjoyed the water. It had been her surprise that water wasn't her element. Maya heard the shrieks and such that were made by the swimmers that inhabited the pool as the little pie chunks submerged upon the surface of the crystaline water.

Maybe this wasn't such a good idea...How much trouble would they get in? Maya surely wasn't about to strip down to her bra and underwear to go swimming with some guy she'd just met. And besides, there were others in the pool as well. How embarrassing! Well, she had to get the messy crap off of her, so she ran forward, slender digits acting as a nasal clamp, as she dove into the water feet-first. She slowly surfaced, her borwn locks acting as a curtian shrouding her form. Her hands removed the hair from her face, her legs kicking at a steady pace, keeping her afloat. She smiled at Cobalt, "Wow, this is a great way to get in trouble...And clean."

[Deon]

Cobalt closed his eyes as she jumped in with a splash, sending more chunks of cherry goop floating across the surface.

"Great way to get in trouble, huh? Ah, well, what's life without a walk on the wild side once in a while! Besides, it's not gonna happen," Cobalt told her with a large grin as he floated on his back with an occasional, strong kick. "Right?" his voice was slightly threatening and directed towards the others in the pool. He paddled himself to the side to glare at the two, who were now retreating from the pool area with annoyed looks on their faces. They were young underclassmen, attempting to act tough as they spoke loudly to each other with occasional glances at Cobalt and Maya. The two boys caught his eyes, dropped their act, and scampered out like injured puppies, obviously going to keep their mouths shut.

Cobalt laughed and sunk underneath the water, only to swim stealthily and pop up beside Maya with a tiny splash. "So how do you like Cassis so far?" he asked, trying to make some simple conversation.

[Krispey]

Maya nodded at Cobalt's statement, simply agreeing. She stayed in that one spot, teredding the water with ease. Then, she watched Cobalt as he sent threatning glares toward the two boys that were in the pool. She then watched as they scattered away from the pool area, as though Coblt had sent them a telepathic message telling them to leave, and to not be a snitch or else. Well, at least her reputation as a good girl wasn't going to be ruined.

"It's good so far...Well, you're the only bully I've seen so far. And the most popular. But, it's okay I guess."