My eyes blinked a few times, feeling my arm already getting numb, I opened it completely. In front are Aaron and Luke looking back at me, a camera in Luke's hand. "Morning Sleeping Prince~" Aaron grinned. I got confused and saw Artemis still sleeping on my shoulder, peacefully. OH SNAP…
"Th-This is not what it looks like!" I whispered/shouted, careful not to wake the sleeping ice prince. "Geez no need to be so defensive~" Luke said as he showed me the camera. "You look like a boyfriend whose girlfriend saw with you another girl." He added then Aaron started to laugh silently.
I glanced at the camera screen and saw Artemis sleeping on my shoulder and I'm leaning on him, almost like a couple. WAIT… COUPLE? "You look sweet ya know, we had trouble covering you two up while the guys left the bus." Aaron giggled.
I sighed. No ones except these two idiots saw us, that's great. "Wait… they left the bus already?" I asked then the two nodded. "Welcome to the spring resort." Luke said with a grin. "That's great, by the way Luke, delete the bloody picture." I groaned then felt Artemis slowly turned to the other way, leaning at the chair.
AT LAST! I stretched my numb arm, punching Luke lightly on purpose. "No can do Prince, this might come in handy in blackmails." He said then the two looked at each other then grinned. I stood up then smashed their heads together. "Ow… that hurt you idiot!" Aaron said while Luke is rubbing his aching head.
Artemis wiped his eyes then contained a sleepy yawn. He stood up, grabbed his things then left without a word. "Uh... huh…" I groaned then the two frowned. "Looks like he doesn't know what happened to you two." Aaron said then Luke and I nodded. "Who cares, let's go" I said, grabbed my bag then the three of us left.
It was humongous, the resort that is. There are four outside pools, two under a roof. All of them have slides and all. There are also hot springs indoors… SWEET! The three of us threw our bags under a tree.
"BANZAI!" we all shouted as we jumped in a pool. GOD IT'S COLD! The other students followed us then splashed water to each other. "THIS IS THE LIFE!" I heard someone shouted. "Dude let's try the slide!" Luke shouted then Aaron and I followed.
On top of the slide I can see the whole resort. I glanced down and saw Artemis under a huge umbrella, shielding him from the sun. On his lap is a laptop. He looked rather annoyed, probably because of some droplets of water reaching him.
"DUDE C'MON!" Luke shouted as he pulled me and rode the slide. I unconsciously grabbed Aaron then we all went free styling on the slide. Rolling and trashing, hitting the corners. We all splashed on the water harshly, my head hitting the ground. We all soared up the Luke was laughing with Aaron.
"YOU BLOODY IDIOT!" I shouted at Luke who just laughed louder. "Your fault you're spacing out." He answered. I groaned the hit his head. Everything is spiraling in my eyes. My bloody head hurts like hell.
I pulled myself out of the water then lazily fell on the edge. "Oh my head…" I groaned out. I glanced at where I saw Artemis and saw a paper flew off of his chair, towards the pool. He shot up, causing the laptop to fall. He ran towards the pool and saw the paper gracefully fell on the water.
He groaned then tried to reach for the soaked paper. I stood up and strode towards him. "I'll get it." I said then reached for the paper. I got it then looked at Artemis; he was frowning since the paper is badly soaked.
Someone ran behind us, tipping him towards the pool. "Oh sh-!" I shouted then saw Artemis fell on the pool. I waited for at least two seconds if he can help himself up, no Artemis came insight. "You've got to be kidding me." I groaned then jumped down the pool.
I saw something sparkled from the darkness of the waters, it was a ring. I swam towards the ring and saw Artemis unconscious on the ground. I grabbed his hand then pulled him up. I held him in my arms in a princess carry, and the two of us pulled out from the waters.
People are looking at us, especially Aaron and Luke, holding his freaking camera, AGAIN. He snapped a picture of us walking away from the pool. I placed him gently on the ground then started shaking him.
"Artemis! Artemis, wake up!" I shouted then his eyes started to flutter open, revealing his blue eyes looking… scared? I don't know but it looks like it. He blinked another time then his composure went to cold again.
He was unstable, trying to sit up so I helped him. "Are you okay?" I asked then he nodded shortly. "THE PAPER?" he shouted, everyone was surprised. "Paper?" I asked. "The paper earlier, where is it?" he asked, looking around. I glanced behind him and saw a paper torn into pieces, due to the water.
He followed my eyes and saw the paper he was looking for. He frowned then shot up, grabbed the paper then ran towards his laptop. He crushed the paper in his grasp then jerked away from us, muttering words. I think I heard something along the lines of d'arvit in the sentence, not really sure since I've never the word in my life.
Aaron sat beside me, Luke behind him. "Dude you okay?" he asked then I nodded myself. "That was some heroic act you did." Luke said then showed the picture, revealing me carrying Artemis in my arms. Great, two pictures in a day.
"What's wrong with that guy, someone saved him and yet he didn't even say thanks or something." Aaron said as he glared where Artemis had gone to. I laughed. "Dude its okay. Seems like the paper earlier is more important than his life." I said then Luke slammed my back. "Let's go have lunch." He said then we all head towards a small cottage.
At the time I saved him, I had a warm feeling, like being responsible. I felt that I should protect him… NAH, WHAT EVER THAT IS MAYBE IT'S JUST A GUT FEELING OR SOMETHING 'CAUSE I'M BLOODY HUNGRY.
We had our lunch and when I roamed my eyes around, I didn't saw Artemis. Probably just going around with his laptop. I finished my lunch then dashed around the resort, looking for a nice place to hang out.
Night time fell then we all head towards the rooms, all the futons scattered on the ground. I took a spot near the corner and snuggled under the warm sheets. I glanced around for the last time, and like earlier, I failed to see Artemis. I frowned then strode lazily towards our teacher.
"Hey have you seen Artemis?" I asked informally. He groaned, disapproving the way I addressed him. I rolled my eyes. "Sir?" I groaned. He shook his head. "I was wondering the same thing, can you look for him?" he asked then I once again groaned. There goes my luxurious sleep.
I ran outside of the rooms then around the pools, calling his name out loud. "Artemis! Artemis!" I shouted then remembered where Artemis vanished the time he saved him. "Maybe… no way…" I ran towards it and saw a dim light away. I ran faster and saw a small figure quivering, his body lit by the laptop.
"Artemis?" I asked then he glanced towards me, his lips and skin paler than ever. "You idiot!" I shouted as I removed my jacket and covered him with it. He groaned, obviously not used to being referred as an idiot.
"Wh-What are you doing here…?" he asked as he gripped the jacket tightly. "You never left this place since that incident? What's wrong with you?" I shouted. He sighed. "I have to finish this immediately." He said, referring to the documents in his laptop.
"You should've changed or something! You'll catch a cold!" I shouted then frowned when he coughed. "See what I'm saying?" I scolded. Artemis bowed down like a guilty kid in my words. "YOU ALMOST KILLED ME!" I shouted as I ripped my hair off from frustration.
"Why would I kill you?" he asked simply, his face really curious. "You IDIOT!" I shouted then once stomped my feet like a kid. "I WAS SOOO WORRIED! GOD I DIDN'T SAW YOU AT LUNCH AND TONIGHT!" I shouted then ran in circles.
"So… why would I kill you again?" he asked then I screamed loud but silent enough not to reach the dorms. "FOR SOMEONE SO SMART YOU'RE A BLOODY IDIOT!" I screeched. "DON'T MAKE PEOPLE WORRY! In this temperature you'll get cold of course! EVEN I'LL CATCH A COLD!" I scolded. Artemis snorted.
"Idiots don't catch cold." He said with a small chuckle. "WHAT?" I shouted then realized that Artemis just joked. He probably meant it BUT IT'S A BLOODY JOKE NONE THE LESS! I stopped ranting then leaned towards him. "But you're an idiot so that proves that even idiots catch a cold." I said with a grin.
Artemis bowed again, then that's the time I noticed that his shoulders are shaking. "You're so helpless you know." I said as I carried him in my arms. HE'S REALLY LIGHT. "P-Put me down!" he stuttered then coughed. "In your situation, I'd rather jump off a cliff." I said as I bent down and reached for his laptop.
He groaned then struggled lightly. "Stop moving will ya. In this case you might fall." I said as I held tighter. With the way he's acting, I think I just bruised his ego. Well, being held by a guy in a bloody princess carry two times in one whole day would definitely kill my ego.
Bruising a man's ego, get ready for medical fees. Bruising Artemis' ego? GO GET YOURSELF A PSYCOLOGIST.
I just realized, IT RHYMES! THAT'S SOOOO COOL
END OF CHAPTER 2~
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BTW, sorry that Artemis is a bit OOC ._.
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