Next theme here we go. This is sort of a follow up to one of the previous themes, Ice Skating.
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"That's it. Slow down carefully." Alissa slowly came to a wobbly stop in front of Seto. She beamed at him.
"I did it! I braked without falling on my face!"
"I told you that you'd get the hang of it if you practiced."
"I'm going to go again." Before he could respond she took off in the direction from where she came. He rolled his eyes with a small smirk. Sometimes she could really act like a child, but it was that childish curiosity and love for adventure that was part of what made her so attractive. He noticed that she was getting close to the area where the ice was thin and she frowned.
"Alissa the ice is thin over there, be careful."
"Don't ruin my fun, I know what I'm doing!" He watched her skate across the ice from his spot on the park bench. Suddenly the ice cracked beneath her and she fell beneath the ice with a loud shriek.
"Seto!" she screamed before she went under and water flooded into her open mouth.
"Alissa!"
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Alissa shivered in Seto's arms. He pulled her closer to his chest. Not that it would be much help considering they were both soaked to the bone.
"We're back at the mansion now, Alissa. I'll run you a bath."
"You need one too," she stuttered, her teeth chattering.
"I'm more worried about you right now. You were in the water longer than I was. You know none of this would have happened if you had listened to me. I told you the ice in that area was to thin but you still tried to skate on it anyway."
"I was finally getting the hang of braking. I didn't want to stop so soon." He climbed up the stairs to his bedroom and sat her on the bed. Pulled the comforter up and wrapped it around her shoulders.
"I'm going to start your bath. I'll be right back to help you out of those wet clothes." She pulled the blanket tighter around herself as he disappeared into his bathroom to start the bath. He returned a shot couple minutes later and began to take off her boots. She frowned when she noticed the lack of color in his face.
"What about you? When are you going to take one?"
"I'll take one once you're warmed up again."
"Together."
"What?"
"We'll take one together. I don't want you to get hypothermia." Once she was down to just her camisole and underwear he lifted her into his arms again and carried her into the bathroom. Stem floated up from the filled tub. He flipped the jets on and placed her in the hot, bubbly water.
"The color looks like it's starting to return to your face. Are you feeling any better?"
"You still look really pale. Get in too."
"You need to get warm first."
"There's room for both of us."
"I told you that I'm fine."
"Do you have your phone?"
"What? No. What does that have to do with anything?"
"Just checking." She suddenly reached up and with a string of curses and a flurry of limbs, he found himself in the tub with her while still fully clothed.
"Alissa! What the hell?" he spluttered, wiping the water from his eyes. "You're lucky I didn't have my phone on me."
"Why do you think I asked if you had it? Are you feeling warmer now?"
"I suppose," he grumbled as he shed himself down to his briefs and threw the soaking clothes next to the tub.
"Thanks for jumping into the water after me," she said after a pretty lengthy silence. Like I was going to let you drown, he thought.
"You're welcome."
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Another theme done! Yay!