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Chapter 10: The Joys of Swimming

"Oh no! You cannot expect me to swim in that!" Dagger shouted once more. She crossed her arms against her yellow swimsuit standing by the lake. Eiko shook her head.

"Dagger...You have skipped out on it every day since you got here," Beatrix started. "I understood at first but you have to swim."

"There are fish in there! And mud...and where do you think those fish....you know..." Dagger started.

"In the mud?" Eiko answered teasingly. She couldn't help but laugh. She had been swimming in that lake since she first came to that camp. She knew there wasn't anything dangerous in there. Beatrix shot a look at her. "What?"

"Dagger the swimmers scare the fish away," Beatrix was getting annoyed.

"Yeah, Eiko's bathing suit is enough to scare any fish away..." Came another voice behind Dagger. She turned to see the voice belonged to Zidane. Eiko punched him in the arm. "Calm down little bit...." He said rubbing his arm. Eiko crossed her arms.

"The fact of the matter is...You have to swim. One way or another." Beatrix tried again.

"And what is the other?" Dagger asked crossing her arms.

"This!" Zidane picked her up and threw her into the lake....jumping in after her.

"Zidane! When I get a hold of you.....!" Dagger shouted splashing about.

"Ah....music to my ears....." Zidane kicked back to float on his back only to meet a face full of water as Dagger stood up.

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A puddle of water now sat under where Dagger had been wringing her hair. She didn't want to admit it but she really had fun with that. She smiles to herself tosing her hair back. She was wrapped in a soft towel inside of the cabin. Eiko looked up at her from behind her magazine.

"Told you it would be fun..." Eiko teased.

"Well it wasn't..THAT fun..." Dagger was detirmined not to tell Eiko she was right. Eiko laughed.

"Or what about how you blushed when Zidane picked up up!" At that moment, a pillow came flying at Eiko.

"I'll be in the shower..." Dagger muttered and dissappeared into the bathroom.

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The night air was cold. Freya folded her arms in front of her. The boat she sat on shook a little on the still surface of the lake. A full moon was over head. Where is he? Then a sound she had been waiting for sloshed across the lake. A small boat headed from Camp Terra. She waved to it. Fratley paddled his boat up to her.

"You are late..." Freya told him calmly.

"There was a counciller's meeting that took hours..." Fratly answered. Their boats drew together beside one another. "I trust no one caught you?"

"No...." Freya looked worried anyways.

"What's ever is the matter?" Fratley asked her...genuinely concerned.

"Why must we always meet like this? Our camps are rivals...not us." At this, Fratley put a hand on her shoulder.

"Freya, Someday our camps will unite as one....and we do not have to paddle our ways through the murky water. For now, let us simply enjoy eachother's company..." Fratley told her gently. Freya looked up at him appreciating his strength.

"Yes...you are right. Perfectly right." Freya smiled to him. Frately wrapped his arms around her and all questions escaped her mind.

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A slender figure stood at the side of the lake from camp Terra. His white hair fell into his eyes. He brought a hand up to brush it away. How romantic....and with the enemy! A smile came across his lips. Why don't we liven this romance up a little bit!

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