A Refreshing Afternoon Swim in the Pool

-A Lara Croft Tomb Raider Story-

By James M

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Writer's Note:

I have no ownership of the Tomb Raider series, please enjoy!

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Our story begins in the countryside of England on a nice, summer day. Lara Croft had just returned from another archeology hunt in Asia and was relaxing in the sitting room of her luxurious family mansion, thinking about the last few days.

After dodging traps, nabbing the treasure that lay within one of the temples, evading mercenaries after her, Lara needed to rest and relax. She needed a well-deserved break from adventuring and ancient artifact hunting, she hadn't had one in ages.

What can I do that can help me relax right now aside from sitting here and thinking or drinking tea? Lara thought to herself, looking up at the ceiling as she rested upon her chair. She'd already had tea, she'd already showered, what else could she do?

The answer came: She could get her swimsuit and go for a swim; the Croft family had a pool out in the back yard after all. The archeologist stood up and left the spacious, sitting room, heading to the large changing area where she would find a swimsuit to wear.

Lara opened the swimsuit drawer and began looking through it, debating on if she should go with a one piece or a two piece. She eventually decided on a two piece and looked at the different colored bikinis, after a bit more thought, Lara chose a red thong.

Going behind a changing curtain, it didn't take long for her to put on the bikini and came out, looking at herself in the mirror as she tied her hair back in a ponytail, reflecting on how much she'd grown over the years, becoming more gorgeous and shapelier in appearance.

Winking at her reflection and blowing herself a little kiss, Lara grabbed a pink towel and left the changing room, walking down the mansion hallway and straight to the backyard where the swimming pool was found. Ah, the wide, blue swimming pool, looking nice and clear as usual.

The young and experienced archeologist took off her sandals, set down her towel and kicked her feet in the water next to the diving board, smiling contently as she breathed in the smell of fresh air and the clean grass and apples growing on trees.

Lara finished kicking her feet in the water, climbed up on the diving board and bounced up and down on it before performing a graceful leap off the platform and into the pool with a splash. She closed her eyes and smiled, feeling the water on her skin, as she swam on her back and front.

Just for fun, the archeologist swam a few laps around the pool, imagining herself in a swimming relay race against a rival of hers and partaking in a swimming race meet with fellow archeologists of hers, maybe playing with... her boyfriend.

Three minutes passed with Lara still in the water, enjoying her afternoon swim. Finally, she climbed out of the water and dried herself off before sitting back in one of the lawn chairs beneath the sun, letting its rays shine down upon her, drying her off a bit.

Lara loved sunlight, she loved daytime, she loved the bright blue sky and seeing clouds. Summer was fun, despite being notorious for its intense heat just as winter was infamous for its freezing cold weathers despite bringing awesome days such as Christmas.

The seasoned adventurer tanned in the sunlight for five minutes while applying some sunscreen to her arms and legs, then afterwards, she decided to get in the hot tub and she did just that, sitting in the small pool full of hot, steamy water, sighing happily.

I really needed this after spending so much time running around and adventuring a lot, Lara thought to herself, maybe I should go to the beach next time after a big adventurer instead of immediately coming home and getting in the pool, tanning and sitting in the hot tub.

She nodded, deciding that next time after an adventure, she would go on a tropical vacation before coming home to her mansion. Lara had hardly done a tropical vacation before in her life, so it was about time to do so to help herself relax after adventuring and doing archeology...

The End