"Nope. Nuh-uh. No way, not going to happen." Max folded her arms and scowled at Wither, whom was currently floating in a lake.
"Come on! The water is great! Not too cold!" He attempted to coax her.
"I don't have a bathing suit, With."
"Who said you needed a bathing suit?" He suddenly lunged out of the water, grabbed her ankle, and tugged.
Max snatched onto a low hanging branch of a nearby tree. "No!" She kicked her feet frantically as Wither began to tickle her.
"Gasp! The queen of stone is ticklish! What a pleasant surprise!" His fingers danced across her feet, making her squirm even more when He tickled her ankle.
"Stop!" Max kicked her feet more as she laughed.
"Not until you let go of that tree!" He tugged on her feet. She tried to pull herself closer to the branch, but didn't go far as Wither pulled more.
An idea popped into her head. "Fine." She grinned, and let go. Wither hadn't expected that, so when she released the branch, she went flying towards Him.
"Oww!" He yelled when her foot hit His nose.
"Cold, cold cold cold." Max jumped up and down, fruitlessly attempting to escape the freezing grasp of the lake.
"Stop being such a baby. It's not that bad."
"Really? Is this-" she grabbed His shoulders and pushed downwards, then quickly released. "-not that bad?"
He sputtered once He breached the surface of the water. "You'll regret that." He promised, but it was hard to feel intimidated with the large grin on His face.
Max splashed Him. He splashed back. Then an all out war broke out. Until something landed on Max's face. "Ahh! Get it off!" She tugged at it. It easily fell into her hands.
"What's that?" Wither cautiously poked it.
"I don't know." Max frowned. "It definitely isn't a squid."
"Squid?" He asked.
"Squids," She replied, seeming to become lost in thought. "were, contrary to popular belief, the first animal. That's why they pretty much just float around. The Two hadn't figured out how to give their creations purposes yet."
"How do you know this?" She glared at Him. "Universe in your head. Got it."
The fleshy creature in Max's hands flopped, she dropped it in surprise. It began to swim around them, but quickly rushed off when large ripples appeared ten blocks away.
"I think we should get out of the water." The ripples closed in on them as Max backed away. Wither, however, stood His ground.
"Don't worry, Max. It's probably the other thing's parent coming to make sure we didn't eat it. I'm sure it must be quite friendly." Wither tried to reassure her.
"Or it wants to ea- Wither, look out!" Max had reached the shore, but rushed back into the water when the cause of the ripples surfaced and attempted to feast on her friend. If He didn't have His Godly reflexes, half of Him would of been screaming in pain as He was chewed.
"Not friendly! In no way is that thing friendly!" He ran from the water, grabbing Max's arm as he flew past her, dragging her out of the water with Him.
The large creature stared at them with its small beady black eyes, then slipped back underneath the blue sheen of the water.
Over on the bank, just within the tree line, stood a figure. It watched as the close friends scrambled out of the water. As the creature that It knew as a Shark chased the young God, with great effort, the figure pushed the water against the shark.
The Akroatis cared for the grey-skinned God, which meant All had to keep Him safe. Even if He was one of Its least favourite children.
All leaned against the nearest tree, cursing Itself for putting limitations on the almost physical form. But there was a chance -however small that was- that the discomfort would make Max more comfortable It.
I know you're there.It panted from the extertion of commanding such a small part of Itself without destroying anything. Max wouldn't like It if that happened. I know you're watching. But I don't want you here. Leave.
Max looked at the place the embodiment of the Universe had resided only seconds before, when she thought she heard It speak.
"Are you okay?" Wither looked over her for any new scrapes and bruises.
"Yea-Yeah. I just thought... Nevermind. My brain is playing tricks on me again." She shook head. She could have sworn that All was right there.
I am right here, idiot.
"Not you." Max frowned at the air.
"Are you sure you're okay, Max? I cou-"
"I'm fine, With. Just talking to another voice inside my head."
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