"Natsu, I don't think we should be in here."
"Oh come on Luce," the pink haired teen gently took the blonde's hand in hopes of calming her down, "it'll be fine. No one will see us."
Lucy frowned but followed him in anyways as they closed the door behind themselves. The young blonde looked out to the indoor swimming pool with anticipation and trepidation. It would be so fun and relaxing taking a dip in the pool after such a blisteringly hot summer day like today had been but they also ran the risk of getting totally busted for breaking into the pool at such an ungodly hour.
Leave it to her childhood friend to give Lucy her very own criminal record.
The blonde looked over to see Natsu already peeling his shirt off, giving her a decent look at his flat stomach before the shirt came up over his head. His spiky pink hair was mussed up by the cotton shirt and although you could see the beginnings of some muscle definition, Natsu definitely still looked like the preteen boy he was. But that did not stop Lucy from still blushing at the sight of her bare-chested friend nonetheless.
Lucy shrieked as Natsu took off in a run, cannon balling into the deep end, splashing everything around him, including the not-too-impressed Lucy, "Natsu, you idiot!"
The boy broke the surface of the water with a big laugh and gulp of air, "Oh Luce, come on in, the water's amazing!"
That was really all she needed in terms of encouragement as she sighed and started stripping down to her bathing suit, "But what if someone catches us?"
"They won't Luce, calm down."
"But-"
"Oh quit your worrying and get in already!"
Lucy glared at him weakly before dipping her leg into the cool chlorinated water. It felt so good! She spotted the side ladder of the pool a few feet away and decided she would take a more slower approach to swimming than Natsu had done.
Unfortunately, her timid entry into the pool was short lived as the door they had closed behind them earlier was clicked back open, announcing the arrival of the graveyard security guards. With a squeal Lucy was in the water, hiding with all her might. Natsu heard their entrance as well as he pulled Lucy under the water with him.
The blonde's heart was pumping as she felt worry grip her at the thought of getting caught for trespassing and breaking and entering. Her parents were going to freak! Yes they were hiding under the water for now but they definitely had made plenty of noise upon entry and were going to need air eventually.
Suddenly Natsu's lips were on hers, shocking Lucy to the very core. This was her first kiss! And it was with Natsu who had practically been her brother ever since they met long ago in preschool. And they were underwater; her first kiss was underwater! The excitement of hiding from the guards had gotten to the both of them and without much thought that Natsu had pulled his friend closer to deepen the kiss. His awkward and unpracticed lips sloppily kissed her virgin ones as the friends held each other close.
Lucy did not have much time to savour the taste and feel of her friend's lips on hers for the lack of air was finally hitting both of their lungs. Both teens let go of each other and swam haphazardly to the surface, reaching it and gasping for air.
"What do you kids think you're doing in there?!"
Lucy felt more than saw the flashlight that was being directed their way. She avoided the security guard's eyes and instead looked towards Natsu who was staring at her as well. The pink haired teen smirked then sent the flustered girl a wink before hopping out of the pool, immediately getting on the security guard's case, taking all the blame for their mischievousness actions that evening.
Although Lucy was glad she got out of most of the trouble with very minimal consequences on her part, she was definitely never going to regret anything that happened this night.
Lucy touched her lips and smiled.
A/N: This short short drabble obviously takes place after our previous chapter. I'm not really planning on following any chronological order with these one-shots/connected story chapters so bare with me and hopefully you stick around for the ride to see where these two take off. The first chapter was obviously them meeting for the first time and this one is set more around them being around 14-16 years of age. :) R&R!
