Unexpected Love
By Amalinah
Author's Note: This is a VERY random story, you have been warned! The idea struck me when I was bopping long to the wonderful TRL music, with Zip & Alister telling me what to do in Ghana. It starts just before Lara receives the message from Anaya about the dais in Bolivia, at the start of TRL. This is my first story on so be nice! ;)
Disclaimer: I own absolutely NOTHING related to TRL, that means the characters, locations, vehicles, ANYTHING!
Chapter 1: By the Pool
Lara walked slowly at the pool's edge, clothed only in her skimpy white bikini. She dropped her towel by the deckchairs, and leapt onto the statue fixed to the wall. She turned and grabbed the edge of the balcony overhead, shimmied along the edge to the other side, and sprang onto the other statue; she then swung onto the pole and landed on the upper balcony, overlooking the enormous pool.
She did not hear, however, when a lean figure slowly strolled into the room, below her. She took a deep breath, leapt onto the stone diving board and executed a perfect swan dive into the vast depths of the water below.
The watching figure jumped at her diving into the waters from above, but relaxed as he watched her doing lengths of the pool, only surfacing to retrieve a breath of air.
After watching her toned form zipping through the water, he decided to have some fun. Tip-toeing along the edge of the water, he sneaked up to the deckchairs and pocketed Lara's towel, guns, grapple and binoculars. He was just sneaking back out of the gallery, when she shot up out of the water, pulled out a knife from a strap around her leg and pinned him to the tiled floor, knocking her possessions from his arms, her eyes blazing with fierce strength.
'Dropping in for a dip then, Zip?' She asked, a trace of humour in her voice, Zip grinned, realizing he was going to have to pay for dropping in on Lara like this.
'I was just coming to, uh, pass on a message?' It was kind of true, but Lara could sense he had had an ulterior motive.
'Well, you know, I think you need to wash that smug grin off your face. Why not join me in the water.' And before he knew it, Lara had rolled off him, and gently pushed him with her feet into the pool. Lara dived in after him, tauntingly pulling him p to the surface, letting him gasp for air, before pulling him down again. After kicking upwards, Zip clung to the edge of the pool, gasping for air, choking with laughter.
'Very funny, Lara.' Zip turned, but she wasn't behind him any more. He looked around peering into the depths, before sensing a hand snake round his waist, yanking him back own into the cool depths. He spun around and grabbed the silently laughing Lara, pulling her down to the bottom of the pool with him. She teasingly straddled him, pulling him back upwards, with her legs wrapped around his hips.
After a long time wrestling in the water, the pair staggered back to the manor, parting to go to their separate rooms to dry off.
A few hours later, Zip saw Lara come back down the staircase, the sunlight shining from behind.
'Lara! I've got a memo from Anaya: She's heard about a rumour, something about an ornate stone dais, among other things, residing in Bolivia.' Lara walked over, snatching the mouse from Zip to read the email herself. She hummed to herself as her eyes scrolled over the letter. A few moment later, she straightened up, and said amusedly to Winston:
'Winston, how quickly can you pack me for Bolivia?'
A/N: That's it! For this chapter! Sorry if it was a bit short, I'm new to writing stories, and it's hard to get the ball rolling with this plot. Please review, I'd love to hear what you think!