I got up early . . . which isn't anything new. I silently walked down the hall, down the stairs, down another hall and into the kitchen, from there I walked to the dining room and sat in one of our oak chairs. I don't know how long I had sat there, but I heard creaking upstairs, no one wakes up at 5: 30 in the morning like I do. I decided to go and investigate. I walked up the stairs and down the hallway, to Ardeth's room, which is where the sound was coming from. I knocked on the door and stepped back.

Ardeth: Hold on a minute!

I heard a few foot steps running back and forth. The door unlocked with a click and the door swung open. Ardeth had a white towel wrapped around himself and another on his shoulders. His long black wavy hair was very wet. He looked surprised to see me.

Alexa: Oh sorry ( blush) I just heard a noise.

I turned around and walked off very quickly.

Ardeth: Hey . . . wait! . . . . Alexa!

I continued to walk off. (Maybe I just need some fresh air . . . . no, I need a swim.) I went to my room and locked the door. I went to my bathroom and put on my bikini, but put a nice silk robe over it and tied it. My robe had a hood so I put the hood on and grabbed my little vase like thing with my own and specially made shampoo and conditioner mix. I opened my door and checked down the hallway to see if anyone was there and no one was, so I continued to walk down the hall through the dining room and then through the living room to the front door. I walked outside; the sun wasn't even up yet. I walked through the jungle and came to a giant and deep pool of water with a few small waterfalls rushing into it. The water is bright blue and crystal clear. I took off my cloak and put down my shampoo on a rock where I could reach it without having to get out. I stood at the edge of the rock and then dived in. The water was cool, yet at the same time it was warm. I was in there just swimming for at least an hour, when I finally decide to wash my hair. It took me about 10 minutes to thoroughly scrub all of my head and have all my hair covered in shampoo (my hair is very long and thick). I dipped my head in backwards and I scrubbed the soap out of my hair. I took one more dived underwater and then surfaced for air.