Mission 07: Pool Fun

"Somewhere cool huh? I could do that," a smirk was playing on Dante's lips.

I almost immediately regretted ever saying that last part when I saw where Dante had taken me; an indoor pool. Although, I would be lying if I'd said I wasn't in the least bit excited about it.

It didn't take him very long to 'unlock' the door. Leading me inside and pulling back the cover that was over the entire water surface. What about clothes? The sound of my voice called out through my mind. The thought of it, not having a bathing suit and just what I was wearing, making me panic. What if he wants to go all out? My cheeks flushed a deep red as these thoughts filled my mind.

"So, you ready, babe?" Dante had finished pulling the cover out of the water and had made his way back over to me. Back to where I was panicking and blushing like an idiot.

"I uh… Well, it's just that… What will we wear?" I felt like a stupid school girl who just ran into her crush, stumbling over words and no eye contact.

Dante moved in much closer than I was prepared for, leaning down so his lips were near my ear, "you could wear what you have on, but that would take longer to dry later on, so maybe…" he paused and leaned back a little, a smirk growing on his face, "it might be better to just go-" he stopped talking as I quickly interrupted, not wanting to hear what was coming next.

"I think I'll just sit on the edge, thank you," I pushed passed him and walked over the steps leading into the pool, taking off my shoes, putting my phone a safe distance away from the pool, and sitting down, almost slipping in anyway.

I could hear him sigh and small thuds hit the floor, curiosity burning through me like fire, making me turn to look. His coat and black shirt were on the floor next to his boots, his hands going to the top of his pants next, "don't even think about taking those off thanks," I called over my shoulder to him, a quiet chuckle echoing through the building.

"Will you punish me if I take them off?" he winked at me, the smirk on his lips not leaving for a moment. I could feel my cheeks growing hot again as I quickly looked away, watching the water gently move. Why oh why do you have to flirt with only your pants on? I thought to myself, if he wasn't so damn attractive it would be so much easier.

"Get your mind out of the gutter. And no, I won't be doing anything like that with you," I froze, hearing myself snap at him. Why did I do that? He didn't reply and simply got in the pool. I wasn't sure if he was angry with me now or what. I don't even know what made me angry in the first place. I felt horrible, "Dante, I'm sorry. I don't know what that was," he stopped moving about and looked at me, he was grinning.

"Get in and I'll forgive you," he spoke it so casually, as if he wasn't upset to begin with. I sighed, rolling up my jeans and getting in slowly to adjust to the water temperature. "Much better, babe," he winked at me, clearly pleased to have gotten his way.

This man will be the cause of your death someday… My voice whispered in my head, chilling me down to the bone. It was my voice… But it wasn't my thought.

As I stepped out of the building, a cold wind came across, making me shiver. I still hadn't dried off yet and it looked like a storm was heading our way. I pulled out my phone to check the time, it was nearly ten past eleven, and I had missed six calls from my father with two from Anna.

I called the home phone and Anna answered. I ended up getting a long lecture from dad while Anna kept telling him to relax.

"Just be careful at this hour, Jade, you don't know what kind of people are out there," Anna told me after taking the phone from dad.

Yeah, demons and drunks…

"Don't worry; I have Dante here with me." Anna went quiet for a moment and I was worried I'd said something to the equivalent of the world literally ending.

"Tell him if he doesn't bring you home safely, I will personally make his life a living hell," she spoke in an incredibly serious voice before whispering, "you kiddos have fun, okay?"

"U-uh, okay then…" I was stunned at that and thought that for a moment I could hear him chuckle.

After saying goodbye and hanging up, I turned to face Dante and saw he was just watching me, making me feel a bit self-conscious, "what?"

"I think she thinks we're an item…" he gave his best at pulling a pondering face.

"Maybe… Wait…" I almost froze completely on the spot, "how did you know what she said?"

For a split second, I swear he looked almost panicked, but not any longer after that he flashed me a grin, "that's a secret, babe."


A/N: I'm back :D woww it took forever to get this file and I just spent a few hours finishing writing this chapter. Since it was a filling chapter, it Is kind of on the short side, so I apologise, but hey, now I can move on and write More for this story *party time* I even re-read this story to try and get back into the characters p.o.v... But I hope you enjoy it. Dante without a shirt, isn't it wonderful? xD