I know I've already done a pool fic But playing Marco Polo today I thought it would be interesting to see what would happen in a game with Helen and Nikola.

Still a chapter to come so tell me if you like it and I'll upload it! :)

"Oh come on Magnus! Even you have to admit it's bloody hot! And plus, It would be fun." Will whined as they made there way up the Sanctuary steps.

"And we could play Marco Polo; it's a lot more fun in the dark." Kate added.

"That's a child's game" Helen scoffed "At it is almost midnight. Don't you just want to sleep?"

"Normally yes, but it's just so warm sleeping is not possible at this point."

She had to admit, it was extremely hot.

"I wouldn't miss the chance to see you with less clothes on Helen, childish games or not" Nikola spoke up, wiggling his eyebrows at her.

Helen just ignored Nikola "All right but I want you all to have a quick rinse off first. I don't want mud in my pool!"

"Yes! Thanks doc, see ya in 10" Kate practically ran the rest of the way to the front door.

"Kate!" Helen yelled after her.

"Yeah?"

"See if Henry is still up, if he is ask him if he would like to come in as well"

"Yep, good idea he will most likely still be awake playing one of his online games…"

"What?" Helen said curiously. She hadn't heard anything about Henry and online gaming. Although, she wouldn't put it past him.

"Oh um nothing" Kate blushed and went inside.

**around 15 minutes later**

Helen walked down the corridor with her fluffy white towel in hand clad in her favorite purple bikini with a silver butterfly pattern on the left breast and her hair in a French braid so it didn't go everywhere and get tangled.

It didn't take long to get down to the Sanctuary pool. She remembers when she had it put in about 10 years ago.

She had spent a week with the architect to get it exactly right. Where the steps entered it was circular but gradually opened out in to a subtle Y shape with one end leading off into a waterfall and the other a luxury spa. The waterfall had to be her favorite part. Behind it lead to her little hideaway. You had to swim just under the little ledge and you came up on the other side in a little cavern that opened out to what looked like a fountain in a secluded bit of the garden that only Big Guy had access to. She loved going there when nobody was around on a warm night so she could look at the stars. She planned on going there after everybody had gotten out tonight.

Helen was so caught up in her thoughts she almost walked straight into the pool gate.

The fence surrounding the pool area had a 7 foot hedge up against it so none of the residents could see in from the Sanctuary windows.

She placed her towel on the day bed and made her way over to the stairs. She wasn't one for diving and "bombing". She made it just in time to watch Henry sneak up behind Kate while she was talking with Will who was obviously distracting her. In about two seconds Henry leaped the last few steps towards her and pushed. Kate had managed to grab Henry's and Will's wrists on her way down so now they were all in the pool laughing. Then they all looked at her as if waiting for something.

Then she felt someone's arms hit the back of her knee's causing her to fall backwards but she was caught at the last minute. She looked up ready to yell at who ever did it and saw Nikola grinning down at her and then looked at the water.

"Oh no you don't! Don't even think about it!"

But it was to late, Nikola backed up and ran towards the pool and jumped in, taking Her with him.

Helen came up for air to find that she was still in Nikola's arms and the others were laughing there heads off. So Kate being pushed in was just a distraction. Bloody scheming monkeys. Nikola had finished laughing and was now busy studding her body in his arms. She realized he had never seen so much of her skin exposed before.

"Oh your going to pay Nikola!" Years of catching Abnormals did teach one a thing or two.

Taking advantage of his distraction she back flipped out of his arms, to his surprise, in to a hand stand on the bottom of the pool using her exposed legs to wrap one around the back of his neck and the other one around his stomach and effectively dunked him. He was to busy watching her legs in awe to realize what she had done before it was to late.

Now everybody was laughing at him.

The look on his face as he came up was priceless! Surprise mixed with anger and more surprise. He just settled with standing there, with his hair plastered to his head pouting.

"Now what did I say last time you tried to sneak up on me?" Helen smirked.

"Don't do it again or I will regret the Consequences" Nikola said through gritted teeth. He didn't want her to know he enjoyed every minute of it. Having her in his arms then with her bare legs wrapped around him was like Christmas all year round!

"Ok Now everybody's in, Lets play Marko Polo!" Kate suggested with child like glee.

Will quickly got out to dim down the lights. Apparently it was more 'fun' that way.

"Alright who's going to be it first?" Henry said.

"Not me" Everybody said in unison.

"Ok how about a race?" Will thought out loud.

"Ok from this wall" Helen pointed at the wall behind them "To over there" Then the opposite wall.

"Ok sounds fair, Last one there is it. No cheating." Everybody looked at Nikola.

"What?"

"Nothing. It's just knowing you, you would cheat." Helen told Nikola.

"It's a swimming race, how could I possibly cheat?"

"You would find away." Nikola's head was already swarming with ideas. But he decided he could win this fair and square with out cheating. 27 laps everyday for that last how ever many years did do something for your speed.

"Ok Ready," Everybody lined up against the wall. "Set, GO!"

Every body pushed off. Nikola had a pretty fair lead the whole race while Helen hung back a little but just enough not to come last. She didn't want to give away her advantage just yet. Nikola ended up winning followed by Kate, Henry, Helen and then poor Will.

"Well Dr. Expendable, looks like you're it!" Nikola laughed at Will.

"Yeah yeah what ever" Will turned his back to them and started counting down from 20. Giving them all time to spread out.

Kate and Henry hid behind the waterfall. Leaving Helen and Nikola out in the open. Which was smart considering Kate and Henry had nowhere to go if Will found his way in there. Which he did. He got Kate first but unfortunately his hands ventured a little to fare which earned him a slap and red cheeks as they all came out.

Next Kate was it, who after some very close calls got Henry. Nobody knows how it happened but one minute Nikola was walking past Henry a few meters way from him and the next Henry had his hand closed around his arm.

"It's a HAP thing. I could smell him from a mile away." Henry looked at everybody innocently.

"That's cheating!" Nikola whined. He didn't want to be 'it' that was just degrading.

"Ok Henry no more using your heightened senses to seek out Nikola. He's right, it is cheating." Helen interjected before it could develop in to an argument.

"But he smells really bad!" Henry said.

"You don't smell so good either junior! You don't see me complaining."

"Stop it both of you!"

"Fine. But Tesla, you're still it!" Henry said smirking and pointing at Nikola.

"That's so not fair!"

"Oh suck it up Nikola! Just close your eyes and start counting"

Nikola growled but turned around and started counting.

Nobody had noticed that Helen hadn't been caught yet. How did they think she stayed in shape? There was a reason the hedges were so tall around the pool. It gave her a little bit of privacy. She hated getting all hot and sweaty for no reason. Swimming was a much cleaner solution. But the others didn't know that.

"Marco" Nikola said standing completely still in the center of the pool.

"Polo" Everybody said as quietly as they could.

Helen knew Nikola was using his excellent hearing so she thought she would play a little prank. She looked around for something she could throw. Will had left his thongs by the pool. Perfect. She stealthily made her way over the edge so Nikola wouldn't hear her and picked up one of the thongs. Then she threw it in the opposite direction away from anybody else. Nikola took the bait and launched him self towards the thong. He held it in his hands and opened his eyes to find out what he'd caught.

He looked up to find everybody trying not to laugh but falling short and erupting in a fit of laughter.

"Ok who's is this?" Nikola said holding it up.

Will stopped laughing when he realized it was his. This isn't good.

"Judging by the look on your face this is yours Dr. Expendable?"

"Uh Yeah"

"Well come and get it if you want it back"

Will cautiously approached Nikola. When he was in about an arm's length Nikola Pounced and grabbed Will's arm while closing his eyes.

He opened them again and grinned "Gotcha!"

"That is so cheating!" Will exclaimed.

"Actually it isn't…. He did have his eyes closed." Helen said thoughtfully.

"Looks like your It Will. And if anybody else does that you're it for the next two rounds. That's just playing dirty." She glared at Nikola.

"Hey Doc" Henry said.

"Yes?"

"You haven't been it once yet." Crap.

"Your point?" she said slowly.

"I think it's your turn." Henry said.

"And why would that be Henry? It's your own fault you got caught"

"Oh come on Doc! We've all had a go I think it's only fair" Kate said.

"Alright then. But for the record that is not fair!"

Helen Turned around and started counting down.

This will be interesting, she thought. She wondered if she could use her tracking skills in a child's game. Well we will soon find out.