Here it is:
Sharkboy looked around hopelessly while the monster continued to beat the crap out of my shield. What something done right, you do it yourself. I stood up and the shield instantly expanded crushing the monster against the cave wall. I fell back to the ground slightly worn out.
"Well now you have food," I glared at Sharkboy as he sat smiling over the creature. "No thanks to you." I said Standing on my knees and pushing him into the water. I waited for him to yell at me but his head never came up. I figured he was messing with me but, a minute later he still hadn't appeared.
I slowly crawled to the edge of the water peering in, "Hey Shar-" I was interrupted by a splash of water; I assumed it was Sharkboy but I couldn't see him and neither him I.
When we finally saw each other my back was on the cave floor and Sharkboy was hovering over me. Oh my god! I wasn't even sure if I was breathing as we both just sat there motionless.
"Hey Sh- OH MY GOD! What's going on? Where are your guy's clothes!" Snapped back into reality by Sharkgirl's screaming we both jumped away embarrassed. Before either of us had a chance to explain Sharkgirl was asking tons of questions.
"Enough!" Sharkboy interrupted, "We were just nearly killed, and I don't feel like being attacked by you too!"
"Hey, I have good reason to "attack" you. I mean, where in the world are her clothes!" I felt like I wanted to run and hide when I saw the look on Sharkgirl's face; I couldn't even respond to her! I looked up at Sharkboy for some kind of assistance but just he handed me a shirt.
"Why does it matter Sharkgirl? You walk around like that all the time."
"Yes, but I'MYOURSISTER not some girl, you just met WHOISHALFNAKEDINOUR CAVE!" Hurtful.
"OK, that's enough!" Sharkboy started pushing Sharkgirl out of the cave, "You need to calm down!" Sharkboy gave her one final push before a big rock fell in between them.
"What was that?"
"That, Max dreamed it up for times when Sharkgirl is being annoying. It'll take her a day to get to the main entrance." He motioned toward the opening behind me and then sat down on the rock bed.
"You know you can put that on." I looked down noticing the shirt he had handed me was still in my lap; I blushed when I realized it was his before slipping it over my head.
"Do you really think she'll walk all the way around to the main entrance?" I glanced up at Sharkboy who quickly looked away and shrugged. I stared at him for a moment and I guess he noticed because he continued to stare at the entrance until a turned my attention to my lap.
"Sooo, people just call you Sharkboy?"
"Uh, yeah, I mean it is my name."
"Well ha yea, but where I come from, people have normal names; not something that qualifies as superhero name." Sharkboy turned to me raising his eyebrow and crossing his arms.
"You sayin` you don't like my name?" Oh crap! I didn't mean to insult him! He's gonna hate me!
"No, no! I was just- I meant-" I stopped my foolish rant when I heard Sharkboy laughing. I looked up and saw him doubled over laughing.
"What's so funny?" His laughing faded out and he looked up, still a smile on his face.
"You are, I was just joking with you."
"Ooh,"
"Well, what did you have in mind?" I stood up dusting the dirt of my legs and drying my hair. "What are you talking about?"
"You said I needed a 'normal' name, did you have something in mind?"
"Hrm," I stared at Sharkboy for a moment. "You peg me as a Taylor."
"What's a Taylor?"
"Taylor's not a thing it's a name." I said between laughs, "I mean, did you grow up in a cave."
"Yes, I did; Taylor, huh? Sounds good to me; now I officially have a normal name."
"Yeaah sure; Imma go back to the beach."
"I'll go with you!" Sh-Taylor said jumping up from his seat. I gave him a suspicious look and he began rubbing the back of his neck nervously. "Y-You know, cause of what happen last time."I stared at him for a moment but decided it wasn't such a bad idea.
Taylor and I walked a bit in silence not quite sure what to do. I stared at my feet watching as my toes dug into the sand only to have the water come and wash over them. It helped me keep my mind off Sh-Taylor, I didn't know why but I felt like butterflies were having a flight in my stomach. He was walking so close to me that his hand was brushing against mine; and I couldn't help but think about what happened in the cave.
"Let's go swimming!" Taylor pulled my shirt off before grabbing my hand and pulling me toward the water.
"Sharkboy! Wait!" Before I could get another word in he picked me up dragging us into the ocean and under the waves. I immediately swam to the surface only to discover that my feet no longer touched the sandy bottom. The waves toke me back under the air on the surface becoming farther from my grasp with each passing second.
oy, I really am beating myself up about this chapter. It just seems to short and uninteresting. I guess a cliffhanger isn't that bad though still. I plan to make the next chapter 10 times better! *determined* anywho, R&R
