It had been only two trines, since skekTi had found it. She breached from the pond. Her body glistened from a small shaft of sunlight that peered in from the roof of the cave. The Skeksis muscian had hypnotized skekEkt to make her a special swim suit a few days after she found it. skekTi had discovered it one night when she heard a strange dripping sound. Curious, she followed the sound till she fell through a hole in the ground.
skekTi was surprised to still be alive. She had fallen into an underground spring.
Secretly, she had a ladder installed so she could climb her way down. The Skeksis dried herself off feeling very refreshed. skekTi got dressed and went back to her room. Even though it was night, she was still nervous about being followed and have another Skeksis try to steal her special place. She slipped into bed and got some sleep with a smile. Once a week, she'd swim at her pond. Letting the water relax her after working hard on her music.
Till one day, someone did follow her. It was skekSil, the Chamberlain. He stealthfully followed her to her pond. He watched as she took her robes off to reveal her special swimsuit. He had never seen another skeksis show that much skin. Her bathing suit was a one piece colored like her robes. skekSil felt himself blush as he watched her dive into the spring. After the discovery, he went back to his chambers.
It was that night again. skekTi got ready to head back to pond. She grabbed her towels and closed the door behind her. The Musician climbed down the ladder. That's when she saw something that shocked her and made her blush hard. It was skekSil. He was in the pond. He was wearing a Skeksis equivalent to male swimming bottoms. He swam up to her with a huge grin on his face.
"Hmmm! Why hello, Musician!" he said, "Fancy seeing you here!" skekTi clenched her fist, but that quick turned to laughter. "I should've known," she replied, "You always were a bit of a stalker around me." Both the Skeksis laughed. skekTi went to a small cliff and dove into the deep part of the pond. skekSil looked around to find her. She popped up behind him and hugged him from behind. skekSil squawked in surprise, but turned back around to splash a small wave of water at her.
The two Skeksis played in the pond for a few hours till they got tired. They rested in the shallows leaning, against a rock. skekTi had fallen asleep in the Chamberlain's arms from exhaustion. skekSil woke up and stroked the Musician's hair. As he did so, she smiled and mumbled in her sleep. He gently shook her awake. "Time to get back to our usual duties," he said to her. skekTi's lips turned into a snarl as she slowly opened her eyes.
Her face turned cherry red when she saw where she was. She broke out of skekSil's arms still blushing. The Chamberlain laughed at the reaction. "ARGH!" the Musician said, "I wish we didn't have to work." skekSil gave a look that read, "That's Skeksis life." The two got dressed and went to get started on they're usual duties. skekTi might have a Secret Place, but she'll no longer be alone at it and with the Skeksis she loves.
The End
