Another chapter! I told you I had a bunch typed up already, but unfortunatly, I only had one more after this one! I'll have to get something together, though I'll warn you, I probably won't update again till after school lets out for me, just cause of finals and everything. (I get out on the 29th of May.) Anyway, this chapter is a happy, cute-like chapter. Reading through it, it kinda moves fast, and there aren't a whole bunch of details, but I don't want to add a bunch of unnecesary stuff in there.
Disclaimer: I don't own (God, I get so sick of typing these things.) Kingdom Hearts
I would say the week went by quickly, but that would be B.S.
Honesty, those little freaks were the terrible all week long. They'd wet themselves, pick their noses, beat up each other, attack me and Kairi, and throw food across the room. I was almost excited when Friday came. Just almost. Though I'd rather take twenty screaming midgets than Larxene.
"Here." She said shoving a bucket at me. "Clean the toilets first."
"It's nice to see you too." I grumbled.
I won't disgust you with the details, 'cause honestly, I'm trying not to remember them.
"Okay, I'm done." I said several minutes later remerging from the pool house.
"Finally," Called Larxene from the pool, "Now, go change and get in the pool."
"Uh, why?"
"You don't want to spend every Friday night cleaning out the toilets so I'll keep your secret. I'm going to teach you to swim."
Yeah, that one, I wasn't ready for that.
Not at all.
Totally unprepared.
I mean, I knew Larxene was on the swim team, and of course she was a lifeguard, but she wasn't nice. She was the living embodiment of evil. She didn't teach people to swim.
She must just be trying to off me. Let some unsuspecting child find my body at the bottom of the pool.
But teach me to swim?
"What's the catch?"
"You clean the toilets every Friday."
"But wait, I thought that I was learning to swim so I didn't have to clean the toilets."
"Yeah, but this is taking my time, so you'll have to pay for it somehow."
"But that just puts me back where I started!"
"Hey, it's your choice. The toilets get cleaned either way."
I did something I didn't do very often. I thought. On one hand I could go home, play my Xbox with Namine, and avoid pools for the rest of my life. Or I could be the guy that stayed after some kid's day camp to get swimming lessons with his friend's older sister.
Thank God Demyx wasn't my best friend or this would be weird.
"Give me a second to change." I said grabbing my damp trunks from my bag.
"Okay," Larxene said as I got into the pool, "We'll start simple. Lie on your back and try to float."
Hesitantly, I did as she said. It wasn't hard, all I had to do was lay back and I was floating.
"Okay, that's a good start, now pick you feet up off the bottom."
And as soon as I did, I sank.
"Yeah, you'll definitely want to practice that." Larxene said once I was back on my feet.
"Yeah, thanks for the hint." I said.
"Why don't you try holding on to the wall and then getting your feet up?"
"'Cause I'll look retarded."
She laughed, not a nice laugh, that evil laugh of her's, "How old are you and you're taking swimming lessons? It's not possible for you to look more retarded."
She was right. Feeling all my self-respect draining into the pool, I grabbed the edge and once again laid back.
"Okay, now feet up."
Right foot, left foot, and I was floating, kinda.
"Now try letting go of the wall."
"Um, okay." I said doing as I was told.
And I sunkā¦again.
"Okay," Larxene said, laughing again, slightly nicer this time, but still at me, "try using your arms to hold yourself up."
"Huh?"
"Move your arms when you start to sink." She said demonstrating in the air.
"Just like this." I said copying her and flapping my arms in the air.
And the weirdest thing happened, she smiled. Not the evil smile she had, an actual smile.
"Now, hurry up so I can go home." She said, smile fading.
The third time's a charm, and I managed to actually to float. For about a minute, and then I was back at the bottom of the pool. Of course.
"Okay, I'm going home now." Larxene said as I once again picked myself up. She pulled herself up from the water and grabbed her towel.
"Hey, Larxene." I called as I climbed the ladder out of the pool, "Thanks for doing this."
And I could have sworn I saw her smile again before she disappeared into the pool house.
Aw, how cute! They're not killing each other! Hahahaha
Reviews please!
Shay
