Hi guys, here's chapter 5:
Jenna, Septimus and Beetle were promising Nicko obediently as he was lending them one of his most favourite boats to sail on. It was Jenna's idea that had come in a form of dragging Septimus put of the Wizard Tower and having him force Beetle to come.
After hearing Nicko's safety advises for the hundredth time, they finally succeeded in taking his boat. Septimus and Beetle pushed the boat into the sea while Jenna bragged on about how she didn't have to do these things since she was the only girl in the group and not mention a Queen. She was enjoying that they were too tired from pushing the boat to answer her and followed them happily into the sea while not stopping her gloating.
Beetle wiped the sweat off his forehead and gazed at Septimus who was motioning at Jenna with his eyebrows and making faces which didn't escape Jenna's eyes. "Septimus Heap, you dare to mock the Queen?" she put her hands on her waist.
"You really don't look like a Queen." retorted Beetle and pulled her to sit in the boat. He was right, she didn't look like a Queen with her black hair pulled back into a single french braid, red sailor boots and loose black blouse and matching trousers.
She gave up on making fun of them. "As if you two look any better." she answered flatly and lay on the boat as they exchanged glances at each others outfit. Beetle thought of himself to be dressed better than Septimus who was wearing the normal wizard's outfit while Septimus shared his thoughts in thinking that at least he changed often when Beetle's admiral jacket seemed to be stock to his body.
Jenna grinned at them but didn't say anything and closed her eyes. It was noon that a sound made her open her eyes. Septimus was holding his stomach that was growling. "Don't tell me you two aren't hungry." he objected to their amused looks. "I just express it louder."
"I brought something, wait." said Jenna and leaped up to take her bag that was on Beetle's other side. As she reached for the bag, Beetle who was oaring lost balance from being close to her and the boat tilted to side.
Jenna slipped and fell into the sea. She disappeared from Septimus and Beetle's sight. Immediately, they dived into the water which was cold as ice though the weather being hot. Beetle swam underwater and saw Jenna struggling to untie her braid that was caught in a bush of seaweeds and woods. He anxiously swam deeper and took a firm grip of her hand. She looked up at him and he saw her eyes losing focus from staying under water for so long. Bubbles were coming out from her mouth as she gave up on holding her breath.
Beetle pulled her up with one hand and tried to untie her hair hair with other. Jenna's eyes were shut from pain so he took out a pocket knife and cut her long hair loose. He hugged her and swam up to the surface. The realization of them being out from such a mess was hearing Septimus's cry of joy at seeing them out. Beetle shook Jenna who was still numb from lack of oxygen until she talked. "Thank you, Beetle." she whispered and clung to his neck since she was too weak herself to keep afloat and looked at her hair that was now falling loosely on her shoulders. "My hair!" she moaned.
Septimus had just reached them. "You okay Jen?" he asked but she just nodded and didn't tear her eyes from her now short hair. "You really care about your hair right now? Come on." he couldn't suppress his laughter as he knew how much Jenna hated short hair.
"It was my fault." Beetle confessed.
"You should watch it Beet." Septimus grinned from ear to ear at Beetle's way of holding Jenna. "If you loose it like this every time you're around Jen, just because you love her. We are_" he stopped himself when he saw Beetle glare at him to not say anything.
Jenna, however, liked the idea. "You love me?" she confronted him and when he blushed, she smiled. "Then I assume that Sep is wrong." she parted from him and swam a bit back. Beetle knew it was now or never so he grabbed her hand to stop her from going back any further.
"I really do love you." he confessed with difficulty and tried to ignore Septimus's bemused laughter as if he was watching a show.
Jenna moved back to him. "Then you should have told me." she splashed the water at him whose hair was just drying. "Why did you cut my hair? I could've now looked much better when hearing this. A little romantic." she continued to splash the water at him.
Beetle laughed and splattered the water at her as well while Septimus held the advantageous spot. Swimming in middle of them, he splashed water heavily at them both. He hid his hands underwater to magykally increase the amount of his splashes.
They chased each other without any thoughts of going back into the boat until Jenna bumped onto Beetle's chest from behind. He grabbed her waist to prevent her from floating away from her. Beetle drew closer to her ear. "You look beautiful with any kind of hair." he whispered in her ear and Jenna smiled.
I hope you enjoyed it and please review.
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