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Authoress Note: A new one! Yay!! More HYxRP for ya'll. I'm thinking this one will be losta fluff, minus the plot. Who needs a story when all you want is Heero and Relena to get back together? ^_^
And fear not, I'm working on Elements too. New chapters of that fic will be up soon.
Ocean Waves: Chapter 1
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Relena Peacecraft took a deep breath, savoring the salty air around her. She was eighteen, and had become a woman. She was also alone. Relena had refused every advance made on her, because she knew that he was waiting for her somewhere. She lifted her face, letting the sun warm it, and tried to forget about that. She was here to enjoy herself. Splashing could be heard in the distance, along with the shouting of children playing. The beach was a long way off, Relena was treading water alone, enjoying the feel of the water around her. Well, not completely alone. A slick, smooth surface ran across her fingers, announcing the presence of her companion. His long, hard nose poked her side, and he lifted his head above the gentle waves. With a loud squeal followed by high pitched chirping he urged her to join him in his play.
"You want me to go down with you? Again?" she asked, and he squealed affirmatively. She stroked his skin until her hand came to his dorsal fin. She took a firm grip, and breathed in deeply. With a short squeeze of her hand she announced her readiness.
Her friend dove into the depths, taking her with him. Suddenly, the sounds of the shore disappeared, leaving her in a world of silence. When he reached the depth of his choice, she let go of him and floated alone. Here, it was silent, and the illusion of weightlessness was all but complete. The currents, both warm and cold, caressed her skin, letting her know that her guardian was near. He swam around her in lazy circles, ready to bring her to the surface should the slightest hint of danger appeared.
This was a part of the ocean he knew well. She came to swim her often, and he soon learned where she liked to go and what she liked to do. In return, she learned to play his favorite game, and, most importantly of all, she learned which was his favorite type of fish. Speaking of which... there was a school of them swimming quite nearby. He was torn between his duty to his friend and the lure of the food nearby. Surely a quick snack can't hurt...
Relena's mouth opened in a silent gasp of pain. She felt her foot being engulfed in pain... it felt almost as if teeth were sinking into her flesh, which wasn't that unlikely out in here in the deep water. She felt a rush of cold water impact her skin as the dolphin rammed himself into whatever had taken ahold of her foot. With her leg freed, she swam desperately in the direction that was most likely up, he foot throbbing with each stroke.
As she broke the surface, she let out a scream, the pain coming to her full force. She could feel the salt water flowing into each and every wound. She was engulfed in a coughing fit as her lungs tried to rid themselves of the water within. Suddenly she was pulled back down by an equally painful grip on her calf of the same leg.
Heero floated lazily on the water, his surf board floating not an arm's length away. He enjoyed floating out in the deeper water, where only the most obnoxious of girls would try and hunt him down. He complained about the relentless girls often, but his friends told him that it was no wonder. How could girls not fall in love with a man like him, with his well developed muscles, dark tan, and beautiful blue eyes. Add into the equation that he normally went around in a loose pair of red trunks, and sometimes a white tank top, and you had the Girl Magnet Supreme. That really sucked considering that he couldn't stay attached to any girl, memories of her always got in the way.
He'd joined the lifeguards because he loved the beach, and because he wanted to help people. It hadn't helped him much when girls tried to drown themselves just to get him to do CPR to them. It was a problem, but he'd rather not ask his friends at the lifeguards to help. Last time he did that, they started spreading rumors that he was gay. This led to many an awkward situation which he'd rather not repeat.
A shrill scream pierced the air around him. He jerked upright, looking around for the source of the scream. With a splash the sound was cut off. Heero swam towards where the splash had come from. He dived under, and saw a girl thrashing about, her long hair forming a cloud about her. He swam farther down and identified her problem; a shark was attached to her leg. He ignored the voice in his head telling him that he couldn't fight a shark, and kicked his feet to get closer. Then, a gray shape blurred past him and collided with the shark, making it release her leg.
Heero quickly took the girl in his arms and swam for the surface. She was still struggling with all her might, and Heero was forced to hold her that much tighter. She slowly stopped, before her head sank down. She was unconscious. Heero rushed all the more to get her above water. Finally they reached the surface, and Heero gently laid her down on his surf board. He signaled for a boat to come pick them up, and quickly returned his attention to her. She wasn't breathing. He tilted her head back and started breathing air into her lungs.
Relena felt the rush of water signifying the dolphin's passage. He was still there, still fighting. She dared keep the hope that someone had heard her scream and would help her. She felt the teeth loosen themselves, but before she could make another try for the surface she felt something grab ahold of her. She struggled ferociously, not willing to die, always hoping that her dolphin would save her. The little air left in her lungs grew stale, and she could hold her breath no longer. Fighting her instinct to breath, her conciousness faded.
She coughed harshly, but her cough was stopped by something warm and soft and dripping with salt water. The offending object, a person by the feel of it, was quickly removed, and she was free to cough. She laid there for a while, weakly trying to remove the water from her lungs, gasping for breath.
Relena suddenly became aware of a warmth on her stomach. Someone was straddling her! She reacted by rolling over, overturning the surface on which she lay. She flailed about, lost in the water once more, when she felt the person wrap his arms around her from behind and guide her to the surface again. She sputtered, getting the salty taste out of her mouth.
"Hey, there." a rich voice said, right in her ear. "Don't fight me, I'm a lifeguard." Relena relaxed in his grip, and he took her over to where she assumed the surf board was. She felt him pick her up and lay her on the board once again. His voice is familiar... she though, then dismissed it. She was too tired to think, and now she was safe, and could rest...
The girl was relaxing, he could tell. The speedboat was coming, and would be there in only a minute or two. He looked at her carefully, and started. Relena! Her hair was longer than he remembered, and stained a brown color by the water, but he would never forget that face. A rather adolescent part of him remarked that she had filled out, and that one piece bathing suit fit her well. Very well. He banished those thoughts, and looked at her leg, glad to see that the shark bites weren't that bad.
Suddenly, she sat up and yelled, "Where are you??" Her voice was full of panic. He grabbed her hand, and she said to him, "You've got to find him!"
"There's someone else with you?" he asked. She looked at him then, or rather, in his direction. It seemed as if she wasn't looking directly at him.
She nodded and continued, "Yes, but he's-" Her explanation was cut off as he dove under with a great splash.
"-a dolphin." Relena finished, sighing.
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