Moonlight Surf

Fin woke up with a start. Moonlight peeked though a crack in the cheap curtains, lighting up the small room. She brushed her short blonde hair off her dark blue eyes, and got out of bed. She walked over to the window and looked out the window. Large palm trees surrendered the Staff Quarters, only revealing a path down the middle, showing 8ft waves. She smiled. It was only a nightmare, but surfing made everything better. She got on her trademark swim-suit, and ran down the stairs, jumping over the broken stair. She grabbed her board, unaware a blue-haired boy watching her.

She heard the door slam, and someone walking down the stairs. She stopped and turned.
"G'day, mate" said an Australian accented voice.
"What do you want, Ripper?" Fin said, annoyed. She didn't really like Ripper…but she loved his accent.. It sounded like a true surfer..

"Aww, come'on mate.. I found this place first.." He said, smiling, grabbing his board. She knew he was right..

"Then let's go.."

The senior and the gorm headed off to the Office. It was low tide, and the waves were roaring loudly. It was named "The Office" because if you got dumped, you got a work-out.

"It's never been this big before.." Fin said, amazed.
"You rode Cyclops?" Ripper asked.
"Cyclops? Like a mythical beast?" Fin said.

He chuckled. "No. Cyclops is Australia's biggest and heaviest wave. I've ridden it. It's suicide if you dump."
"Really?" Fin was stunned. That's why he got the job of Surf recreational. All because he surfed a huge wave.
"Yeap. I got on the cover of TRACKS."

They headed towards the surf. The moon glowed over the water, lighting up the waves. Dark shapes glowed in the uncrashed waves.. She'd never surfed at night before.. but it was beautiful...
"You coming?" His accented voice broke her from her thoughts. She looked and saw he was out the back, already wet.
"Oh, yeah!" She replied, running into the surf. She held tight onto her board, and dived under the waves. It was quiet, tiny fish swimming hard against the waves. She surfaced, paddling faster to the Aussie.
"How did you get out so fast?" She asked.
"I'm an Aussie; we are MADE to surf!"
"Ha ha ha!" She laughed.
"There's a good one out the back." He pointed. She looked. She looked at Ripper.

"Ladies first." He said smiling. She paddled out to meet the wave, and started to surf. A couple of hours later after she watched Ripper surf, the sky turned a beautiful light pink.
"Look at that. It's….beautiful" She said.

"A bloody good sunrise, mate." Ripper agreed.

They watched the sunrise, then black shapes blasted out of the water. She smiled.
"Dolphins!" she said. A couple of dophins were doing flips when airborne, others leaping higher.

"You know that dolphins can surf?" Ripper said. Fin looked at him.

"Really?"

"If you don't do tricks, then yeah."

The dolphins moved closer to the teenages, and Fin and Ripper paddled in, as if to surf together. Fin hated when other people on her wave, but never surfed with dolphins before. It was hard for her not to do tricks, but saw the dolphins in the wave. It was amazing to this close to wildlife while doing something she loved..

"HEY, FIN!!!" A voice yelled. The dolphins fled. Fin glared to who had spoken. Her friends and Ripper's mates had arrived.
Emma waved. She smiled and ran towards Fin. She was the one who yelled. Emma was a newbie at surfing, but still tried her best. Fin and Ripper waved and paddled out the back, the others following suit. Broseph stayed with Emma, helping her. Poor Emma tried to dive under, but got dumped. But she go her board back and paddled out.
"Great try, Ella." Ty said. Emma blushed. "Thanks Ty…"

"Em, Let's practice that awesome surfing skills!" Johnny said. She paddled in, and got on a small wave. She stood up, and let the wave take her. Everyone cheered, including Ripper. Reef stared, "Dude, why are you cheering?!"

"I have my reasons." He said, holding the back of Reef's board and flinging it up, making Reef fall off. All the seniors laughed, and Fin giggled.

Lo, who noticed Fin giggle, stared. "Why did she giggle? She hates Ripper…Unless.." she thought

Then it hit her.

Fin had fallen in love with Ripper.

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D8 Oh No! Fin's fallen for Ripper! What will Reef say about this?!

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