Some Surprises Are In Order

~Chapter 9~

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Megan went into the elevator and hit the button to the next floor. The elevator clicked and began to move upward. She looked up and the elevator immediately clicked and the doors opened to an open hallway that led to what seemed to be a gym on the left side and a pool to the right. Ahead of her was the entrance to the locker rooms; she went to the left side first.

It was a huge weight room with a whole bunch of SOLDIERs training—no Turks. She continued through the room and out to an open gym where a few people were playing basketball, but there were still no Turks. Megan disappointedly shrugged and left back out.

"Where are those two," Megan mumbled to herself as she stormed over to the pool. She peeked through the glass doors and found Lex sprawled out on a chair with a book in her right hand and her left arm behind her head. She had her left leg propped up and her right leg laid out on the lounge chair.

"How comfy," Megan mused as she pushed the double doors open and went in. She heard a sudden splash and then saw Lex giggle.

"You coulda opened sooner," Lex said placing her book on her leg.

"Oh hush. You weren't even watching," someone had rebuked, but Megan didn't see who it was; the voice was coming from above her by the time she walked over to her friend. She guessed the diving board.

"My, my, do we look cozy," Megan said smugly.

"Aren't I," Lex responded with the same grin. The two friends' laughter was interrupted by—

"Ahem…Lex?"

"Heh…yeah," Lex said looking up with Megan's head following.

"Could you watch this next one and check out the form," a young man asked from up on the three meter springboard.

"Who's that," Megan asked with a grin checking out the guy above them. Whoever he was he didn't seem to be wearing much "I can't tell from here."

"You wouldn't believe me if I told you," Lex said smiling. "Sure! What are you throwing?"

"A back one and one-half with two and a half twists," the man said.

"Oh, is that all," Lex yelled up sarcastically as she stood to get a better view.

"Yup," he responded with a noticeable grin. "Oh come on, it isn't that big of a dive."

Megan moved closer to Lex. "He is cute, not to mention handsome," she whispered into Lex's ear.

"Stop checking him out," Lex whispered back.

"Why? Is he yours?" Lex glared at the comment; she wasn't one for boyfriends; she was a tomboy herself. "Who is he?"

"Lex," the man interrupted yet again. "Are you gonna chit-chat or what?"

"No! Come on, Kid, dive!"

The diver walked to the end of the board and turn around. He put his arms up in the cross to hold his balance. He put his left foot out onto the end of the board and then his right foot next to it. Slowly, he rose up onto his toes and looked straight ahead. Once he had total control of his balance, he put his arms down.

"Relax your shoulders," Lex yelled up. "You're too damn tight, just like Meg!" Megan glared and he smiled. The diver relaxed his shoulders and stared at the end of the board in complete concentration. Megan watched in awe. He was handsome, in control…and in a tight black Speedo…What more could you want?

The diver began to bounce the board just slightly to get a little more height. He circled his arms and right as he left the board upwards, someone yelled,

"Hey, Kid! How many times must I tell you? Keep your pants on!!"

The diver dropped his head and jumped forward onto the board. He turned and yelled, "GABE!"

Gabe walked in laughing at his reaction with Mike smiling behind him.

"Gabe, I hate it when you do that!"

"I don't do it to you in meets."

"Yeah, thank God," the diver said shaking his head.

"Sorry, Kail. What are you gonna throw?"

He looks so hot in that little tight speedo Megan thought with a grin.

"Back one and a half with a two and a half twist," Lex said leaning over to Gabe.

"Oh, well…go for it," Gabe said in encouragement. All the Turks were like family to Gabe; especially the two young ones—Lex and Kail were his kids.

"No obscene remarks from down there, Angel," Kail said getting back into position.

"Just dive already. Mike and I have to talk to you and Lex."

"You wanna call," Lex asked.

Kail shook his head and took position yet again. This time, he circled, went up and threw his arms into the twist as his body followed. Megan watched in awe again as she saw his body go from a beautiful twist into a half summersault and dive in perfectly; barely any splash.

They applauded.

Kail swam over and to the edge of the pool and looked up. "Well?"

"That was gorgeous," Megan exclaimed amazed.

"Nice. But you sat just a teensy bit on the take-off," Lex said.

"I know; I felt it, but someone, who shall remain nameless…" Kail said glaring at Gabe, "…rushed me."

Gabe just smiled. "Come on. Get out and I'll make this quick."

Kail nodded and put both hands onto the edge of the pool and heaved himself effortlessly out of the pool. He shook his head and rubbed his hand through it; it fell perfectly into place. He walked over to his bag, grabbed his Sammie and stood next to Megan. She couldn't help watch him.

"Alright gang. You," Gabe started as he pointed to Lex, "may have the day off tomorrow because Meg is in town. And you can too, Kail. You can catch up on homework or practice, or play with the girls."

"That doesn't sound good, Boss," Lex said.

"Sounds fine to me," Kail said chummy punching Megan's arm. She blushed as Lex smiled and shook her head.

"Gabe and I can cover for you, so your welcome," Mike said.

"Thank you Unkie Mikey," Lex and Kail said in unison. Mike rolled his eyes.

Kail had all the while been wiping the water off himself with his Sammie; his arms were dry, but his legs kept dripping. He worked on them. "Anything else," he asked as he worked on vanquishing the irksome water.

"Who's staying at my house tonight," Lex asked as everybody raised their hands. "Come on, really, y'all, I know Megan is…"

"Just kidding," Mike said.

"Ditto," Gabe added.

"If Meg's staying then I'll just go back to the dorms tonight," Kail said as he wrung out the now soaked Sammie.

Lex and Megan turned to him. "I don't mean to be an inconvenience," Megan said.

"You're not, Nutmeg. And neither are you," Lex said poking Kail's well-built chest.

Megan looked him up and down openly as they all raised a brow at her. "How long have you been diving, Kail?"

"Why," he asked her back.

"Uhm…just curious," she said nervously she couldn't remember it had been so long.

Kail rubbed his hand through his hair again and scratched the back of his head. "Uh…about…" he counted to himself for a moment. "Ten, twelve years."

"Wow."

He shrugged. "It was a sport I liked…"

"Okay, kiddies. We'll try and make it for some leftovers, Babe," Gabe said turning to leave.

"I already knew that! Later, Boss."

Mike stepped over to Meg and put an arm out. She asked, "what?"

"Key card," he said.

"Damn, I thought you'd forget…" she mumbled pulling the card out and placing it in his hand.

"I'm old, but not that old…" They all smiled.

Mike and Gabe left as Lex turned back around to Kail and Megan. "You may want to get some pants on, Kid," Lex said with a roguish grin.

"What is with that," Megan asked.

"Because of what I dive in, they all think its funny…" Kail said with a side smirk to Lex.

"But true," Lex said shrugging.

"So they all ask where my pants are," Kail finished.

"But you may want to anyway, Kail," Lex pushed.

"And why is that," Kail retorted back in his playful tone.

"Heh…you seem cold…"

Kail blinked once and rubbed his tongue over his top teeth. He crossed his arms and stood placing one leg out. "And why are we looking?"

"Free show," Lex said still with the same evil grin. Megan looked away with a grin.

"You owe me…" Kail said turning around and going over to his bag. He bent down and picked up his bag. He pulled out a pair of terry warm-ups and put them on. Something glistened on his back that Megan immediately picked up on; his back was totally scarred. There were long, vertical, pink marks running the length of his back. They were almost gruesome looking, and Megan couldn't help but stare. She immediately averted her head as Kail turned back around with a Midgar U dive team sweatshirt; he knew she was staring and her face became warm.

"Uhm…why don't we go out. After all, Gabe said we had the night off and I doubt you've showed Meg the town." Kail said putting an arm around Megan. "Has she?"

"Well, no," Megan faltered.

"Then lets," Lex said putting her right arm around Kail's waist.

"Ah…my two favorite ladies," Kail said looking down at each of the girls with his arms around them. "Well, soon to be favorite," he winked at Megan.

"What would Gabe do if he saw us now," Lex asked as the three walked to the door with Kail in the middle of the two girls. He laughed.

"What," Megan asked as they headed out the double doors.

"Nothin'" Kail said shaking his head. Lex kicked his butt with her right foot and the two laughed as Meg smiled.

"So were to," Meg asked.

"El garaje," Kail yelled as the three maneuvered into the elevator.