The water envelops them in a refreshing temperature that was neither too hot nor too cold. After the bubbles from the splash clear, Haruhi and Tamaki look out. The water was perfectly clear. The white sandy bottom went on for as far as the eye could see. They could see around them different fish, shells, and other aquatic life. Coral was scattered here and there. It was beautiful beyond comparison. Haruhi felt relaxed and calm. Being underwater, away from the noises of the surface, made her feel as if she was in another world. And she gets to enjoy it with the love of her life, Tamaki. He too was enjoying the underwater scenery, but he was also looking at Haruhi whenever he got the chance. Other than looking out for her to see she was not having any trouble, he couldn't believe how beautiful she looked underwater. Her hair flowed freely, free of gravity and wind. She almost looked liked a mermaid, other than the snorkel tube and mask. When Haruhi looked at him, he could tell she sees him smiling and she smiles too. She then motioned to go up to the surface. They swim up and take a breath. They stay there floating for a bit in an upright position. Tamaki tries to talk, but he still has his snorkel in.
"What do you think, my love?" he asks, as he takes out his snorkel, "Isn't it beautiful? I think I made the right choice by choosing to come here."
"You're right, it is beautiful, and I'm lucky to be here with you to enjoy it," Haruhi says as she takes out her snorkel.
"Likewise," replies Tamaki as he kisses her. "I wonder if we get to see any fancy tuna before it becomes fancy?"
"I don't know. Do Tuna live in Tahiti?"
"I don't know either, I guess we'll keep our eyes open. Ready to go back under?"
"Yep." They put their snorkels back in and go under. Haruhi points to some fish as they swim hand in hand. She lines up her camera and takes a picture. She pokes Tamaki and points downward. She wants to get a closer look. Tamaki nods and they take a deep breath as they swim down. Haruhi takes some more pictures of the fish and the coral. She sees a crab crawling on the bottom and takes a photo of that. Tamaki pokes her and he makes a motion similar to him taking a photo. Haruhi starts to hand the camera to him, but he shakes his head. Then he points upward. They ascend back to the surface.
"Can you take a picture of me?" Tamaki asks.
"Sure," and Haruhi snaps one right there.
"No, I mean underwater. I'm curious to know what I look like."
"The same, but wetter," Haruhi says sticking out her tongue.
"You know what I mean."
"Don't worry I will but you have to take some of me too."
"Deal." And they dive back under. Haruhi lines up the lens and takes a photo. Then Tamaki starts hamming it up. He strikes a valiant pose, then a laid back pose as it he's laying on a bed, and then one of him upside down. Then he motions for the camera. Haruhi then becomes the model. First she just floats there, then throws up a peace sign, then goes into a pseudo-Sailor Moon pose. She puts her hands on her hips, and then does a somersault, Tamaki taking pictures the whole time. They then head up for air. After catching their breaths, they head down again. Tamaki pulls her in close, and takes a photo of them together, cheek to cheek. Then he takes out his snorkel and motions for Haruhi to do the same. When she does, he kisses her and takes a photo. She's kissed him hundreds of times, but this was their first underwater kiss. It was so different. She returned the kiss to him. He too never felt anything like it before. They started to get lost in it. They pulled close to each other, wrapping their arms and legs around each other. They started floating upward in a somewhat comical fashion, but they didn't care. Until they realized they needed to breath. They separated and headed up. They came into the air not really gasping, but breathing more than usual.
"That was different, we should to that more often."
"Yeah, but we almost drowned there Tamaki."
"I wouldn't say that, we weren't really in any danger. We weren't going to do anything drastic and…" Tamaki realizes something midsentence. He brings his hands up and the underwater camera is missing. "I think I dropped the camera."
"What?" Haruhi asks. They both look down. At first they couldn't see anything, but then Tamaki pointed. Haruhi looked and could make out against the sand the bright neon orange camera. "I thought that was suppose to float?"
"How are we going to get it back?"
"We dive."
"Isn't that kind of far?"
"You're right Tamaki, but how else are suppose to get it?"
"It might be dangerous."
"It doesn't look that deep, and there's nothing down there."
"Alright, I'll go down there and get it for you."
"I'll go with you."
"No, I dropped it I'll go get it."
"But you might drop it again. Besides it'll be safer if we both go down."
"Alright but hold my hand."
"Yes your majesty."
"Haruhi, this is no time for jokes."
"I wasn't joking, it's a confidence boost."
"Oh, thank you. Ready?"
"Yep." They both take deep breaths and dive down. They kick in tandem as one, helping them get down to the sand quicker. Soon, they get there and get the camera. Tamaki starts to go up, but Haruhi holds him. He looks and sees her pointing at a sea turtle. Haruhi takes the camera and takes a photo. They watch it swim along, resting on the sand. As they do, they disturb a fish hiding in the sand. Tamaki and Haruhi are startled and realize it's time to head up. They kick in tandem again, propelling themselves towards the surface. Haruhi started to realize she needed to breath soon. Tamaki did too; he was running short of breath. 'Almost there' he thinks. He looks towards Haruhi to see if she's ok. Haruhi looks back at him. They break the surface in a big gasp, somewhat coughing.
"Tanuki" *breath* "Are you" *breath* "Alright?" Tamaki asks as he catches his breath. Haruhi took a while to answer. She was breathing hard. That was too close.
"I think so," she managed to say.
"Oh Haruhi, I'm sorry, that was foolish," he pulls her into a hug. "We shouldn't have done that over a camera."
"It was fine until that fish scared us." Haruhi felt better in his arms. "But we're safe now. Let's head back, ok? I think that's enough for today.
"You're right. It was fun while it lasted. Can't wait for the wait for the scuba trip."
"Let's get back to our room first. And I'm more concerned about dinner." They start swimming back. Then Haruhi realizes something. "Did you call me 'Tanuki'?"
"Yeah, it slipped out." Haruhi rolled her eyes. That was a nickname they saved for special occasions. One such occasion may come up. But for now, they were concerned with getting back to their room. They had to dress and get ready for dinner.