Sorry for the wait! I got lazy...
The next day, Carlie was back outside in the backyard. She loved being outside and soaking up the summer heat. Just then, Rex came out in his swimming trunks. Not wanting trouble, Carlie packed up her computer and went inside.
"Hey, wait!" Rex called out.
"What?" Carlie asked, slightly annoyed.
"I just want to say I'm sorry." I shouldn't have thrown you into the pool, especially since you can't swim." Carlie looked away. "So change into something you can get wet in. I'm going to teach you how to swim."
"Why? So I can "accidentally" drown? No thanks." Carlie tried to walk away, but Rex grabbed her hand and pulled her back.
"Please just hear me out. My dad said it's either this or I'm grounded and the last time I was grounded, I almost burned my hair off." Carlie raised an eyebrow. "I got bored." Rex answered.
"Fine." she said.
"Good. Now next time I throw you into the pool, you'll be able to swim out." Rex teased. Carlie frowned at him but went to change anyway. Ten minutes later, she came out wearing a gray t-shirt and denim shorts.
"Is this okay? These are the only shorts I have." Carlie said. Rex nodded. Rex taught Carlie until sundown. By then, Carlie started to get the hang of it.
"Thanks for teaching me." Carlie said.
"No prob. You're not so bad for a virus." Rex answered.
"You know, I'm only half virus." she told him.
"What's the other half? Serial killer?" Rex joked. Carlie splashed water in his face. He spit out a mouthful of water. "Jeez! Just kidding." They got out of the pool and sat down on the edge.
"No, I'm half human. My mom died trying to have me, though."
"Oh, sorry. If it makes you feel any better, you can borrow mine any time you want. She babies me way too much." As if on cue, Rex's mom, Leah, came out to tell them dinner was ready. "See ya later, Princess." Rex grabbed a towel and followed his mom into the house.
*****
That night, after Carlie fell asleep, Thrax decided to relax in his hot tub. It was specially designed just for him to become hot enough to boil a human alive, but to him, it relaxes his muscles after a long, stressful day. Thrax turned it on and went upstairs to change into some shorts, since it would take a while to heat up. Once in his room, he changed his clothes, covered Carlie with a blanket, and kissed her forehead.
"Finally." Thrax said as he walked outside. "Now I can relax." He took off his shirt and stepped into the hot tub. He sat down, leaned back, and closed his eyes. He quickly fell asleep. His dreams were full of images like Liliana, Carlie, and their new houseguests. Thrax soon woke up to the smell of food filling his senses. He felt something brush against his leg. He grabbed it and found it was a cooked chicken. Carrots, peas, potatoes, and other vegetables floated around him in the hot tub, making him into a chicken and Thrax soup. Thrax growled and threw the chicken against the side of the house hard enough for it to burst into a million tiny chickeny pieces.
"JONES!!!" yelled a very angry Thrax.
*****
"Good morning, everyone." Carlie said as she entered the dining room the next morning.
"Nice hair, Princess." Rex said. Carlie tried to smooth down her hair. Rex changed the song on his iPod and continued eating his cereal.
"Morning, baby." Thrax kissed Carlie on the cheek and Carlie sniffed his face.
"Mm, you smell good." Rex choked on his cereal, trying to suppress a laugh. Thrax glared at him, positive that he was the one who dropped the food in his hot tub. He decided to deal with him later.
A.N.: Sorry for the wait. We got a new computer and I was so into how fast it went, but it wouldn't let me go on fanfiction. I ditched the devil computer for my old, angel computer, which is now in my room.
So Carlie can now swim and I got to see Thrax take his shirt off. Can this day get any better?