DISCLAIMER: I do not own Tron, or Tron:Legacy or any characters etc related to it. I do however own my own little character created out of necessity named Jason :)

So, I take it that my introspective needs a little work. Ah well that is what life is for I suppose, learning! :D I may yet do another so I will take all that I can into consideration when I take another crack at it. (And no that was not an empty warning about me not writing I am just... procrastinating actually stopping) This chapter is L.O.N.G. (for me) not to mention I was a good way through it when I decided I wanted to change the setting... And... I kinda sorta played with the pov a little bit. I hope it doesn't read out to be too jumpy or poor sounding. I just felt like I needed a little switching here and there but I tried to keep it discrete. Tell me if this is bad or does not work and I will make sure to never do it again, lol.

Splash (And this has no reference to the 80's movie... just needed a relevant title)

Sam laughed to himself as he turned off the two lane road onto the dirt two tack. There were just some things he had never thought of when he promised to keep Quorra safe. Such as teaching her about 'the birds and the bees' and all things feminine Lucky she read all those books... made my job a hundred times easier at least. It also never occurred to him until the end of her first day that clothes would be another challenge. Oh that was a fun, one he was just thankful that some way, somehow, she had ended up on the other side already dressed. All he had to do was stumble through explaining each piece of clothing to her rather than showing her how to put them on. With that in mind he had thought that finding her a bathing suit would have been a simple matter. Wrong.

"Which kind should I pick Sam? I don't know if I should go with one like this," she held up a one-piece suite in one hand and a bikini in the other, "or one like this. Is there anything that makes one better than the other?" She looked back to Sam and found him looking slightly to the side and beginning to blush. "I'm sorry, did I say something wrong-"

"No, no you didn't say anything wrong, I have just never had to answer a question like that." Or deal with the mental images associated with it, ha! Sam laughed and cut her off. "I think you should pick whichever one you like best but if you are feeling insecure about it go with the one-piece. You can try them on over there," Sam pointed over to the dressing rooms, "just make sure-" do I really need to tell her that? "just make sure you read the signs in the room okay?" Surely it will be obvious about the whole leaving undergarments on yadda yadda... Sam shivered and decided to end that thought before it went to far.

"Okay." she nodded to him with a serious face and turned to go try on the two bathing suits. She turned around right as she got to the door, "Do you want me to show you what they look like on me?" she asked with that innocent smile.

"No just pick one okay? All that matters is how you feel about it." he did his best to smile back and managed to keep from slamming his palm on his forehead until after she had disappeared from sight. If only she knew what she does to me... In an effort to distract himself Sam gazed around at the other people in the store, a few other women were giving him funny looks and he realized how odd he must appear. A guy standing amidst racks of bikinis explaining the function of them to his girlfriend. The first part wasn't too weird, he had seen guys trailing after their girlfriends through here before. The second part made him feel a little awkward and studied. Dad, if you're watching I hope you are enjoying this. You did a good job with the preliminary stuff though, this could have been much harder. A few minutes later Quorra emerged from the dressing room with a big smile on her face.

"I picked one! Quorra sang as she skipped over to him.

Sam laughed, "Oh you did? Good, well did you see anything else you liked? Might as well get it while we are here." Quorra looked around at the racks of clothes and swim wear. He watched as she gazed at the posters on the wall before looking at a rack of sarongs. She was able to pick one out almost instantly.

"Look Sam! The tag even has directions about how to wear it!" She held out the tag for him to look at.

"That's great because I wouldn't have the first idea how to tell you." He smiled. Now that would have been a disaster waiting to happen. She would be better off just wearing it like a scarf than any way I could tell her to wrap it on.

"Well I think this is it then." She handed him the two items. The bathing suit she had picked out was a bikini but it wasn't stringy, more solid like sports wear and had a leafy pattern in dark green over a lime green background. The sarong she had picked out simply screamed Quorra; It was a mixture of red, orange, yellow and purple, all colors associated with the sun. When he looked closer he realized that there was actually a sun with clouds patterned on the fabric. Figures, leaves and suns. Definitely Quorra. He smiled to himself. After paying for the items he handed the bag back to Quorra and she skipped all the way from the door to his bike in her excitement.

Sam had decided to take a day off work and take Quorra up to Alan's lake house and teach her to swim. He figured that one, she needed to learn how to swim and two, he would rather not be utterly surrounded by little kids in a cloudy pool. They parked the bike and walked around just to look at the area. The trees surrounding the lake were tall but the sun still managed to shine on the water. There was a little cabin just off the lake with a deck that went out over the water and even a sand volleyball pit. "Its amazing!" Quorra was wide eyed with a bright smile as she took in the scenery.

"Yea, its easy to forget that when you have lived here your whole life." He sighed, appreciating the fact that Quorra seemed to teach him something new all the time. "Here are your things," he handed her a bag, "and here is the key to the house so you can go change." Sam had insisted that Quorra wear her jeans and leather jacket for the bike ride, it was bad enough that she didn't have a helmet. I really need to get her a good helmet seeing as she will be sticking around I guess. Sam smiled to himself at the idea of Quorra being around for a while. He would probably need to do something about his apartment as well. It made a great bachelor pad but with two people and one being female it just wasn't enough. He tugged his jeans and shirt off as he waited for Quorra, why she hadn't decided to just wear her suit underneath her other clothes he didn't know. He was busy stuffing the denim into a bag when she walked up behind him. His jaw fell open slightly when he turned around and took in the sight of Quorra dressed in her brand new bikini and sarong. Wow... and I thought her outfit from The Grid made her look good... She had the sarong wrapped around like a halter which hid some of her curves but put her slender legs on display. After a once over which Sam tried to keep discrete (he ultimately failed as Quorra would one day tell him) his eyes snapped back to her feet where something just didn't look quite right.

"Sam, these shoes feel funny, did I put them on right?" While Sam was busy inspecting her feet she gave him a good once over herself. It had always been obvious that he was fit under his clothes and thick leather jacket, she had even seen him shirtless when he randomly decided to freshen up before coming or going. This however was something completely different, with the sun reflecting off each muscle as it rippled under his skin he looked amazing. As she stared at him she began to feel the strangest sensation in her knees. However her attention was quickly brought back to reality when she felt Sam trying to fix her sandals.

"Uh, no," he chuckled, "here see this toe goes on that side, yea just like that." she giggled as he helped her readjust the sandals. "Does that feel better?"

"Haha, yes! And that tickled." she laughed. Such a beautiful sound... He laughed with her and packed her clothes away for later. The stillness of the area as incredible as they walked down toward the dock with their gear in hand. They took a shortcut through the volleyball pit and Quorra quickly took her sandals off to allow her feet to feel the sand directly. She laughed and scrunched her face up in joy immediately upon digging her feed into the silky soil. "It's so soft! And to think that it is composed of million's of tiny rocks! Sam why are the sidewalks not made of this? I could walk on it all day long!" He laughed for several seconds before responding.

"Actually Quorra the sidewalks are made of a similar compound but if they were made of sand there would be a lot of mud to walk through when it rains. Concrete is used mainly to eliminate the problems associated with more natural paving methods." She nodded her response, content to just enjoy the sand for the time being. Sam continued walking and plopped the towels down at the end of the dock.

"So just to clarify Quorra, you have never actually gone swimming right?" Sam asked as he started rubbing on sunscreen.

"You mean when people move through water? No I have not, though I read about it often. Is it difficult? Although regardless of difficulty I want to learn!" She smiled broadly at him.

"That's what I thought! But before we sit out here in the sun and bake put some of this lotion on. Over all of your skin that is showing."

"Sam, I thought we were here to swim, not cook dinner? And is it bad that my skin is showing? Should I have chosen a different outfit?"

"Ha-ha, sorry that was just a phrase. The lotion protects your skin from the sun and because the sun is hot and emits low levels of radiation if you were to lay out all day in it you would burn, thus the term 'bake" Sam explained as she took the lotion and began rubbing it on her arms and legs. "Don't forget your stomach, you probably won't want to wear your sarong in the water." Sam got up and stood right on the edge of the wood before diving off into the lake. For half a second Quorra panicked and then relaxed when she saw his head break the surface again but farther out. "Whoo! That felt good." the sound of his shout echoed off the trees as he began to propel himself back towards the dock. He almost sunk under when he got back and saw Quorra standing there watching. Her sarong was folded and set aside so she could put sunscreen on her stomach and she stood holding one arm with her hand, a nervous pose that she probably picked up from watching other people. Even with the awkward posture she looked beautiful with just the right combination of slender and shape. She smiled down at him, partially aware of what she was doing to him.

"So where do I start Sam?" she asked as he climbed to ladder back up to the dock.

"Well, lets start in some shallower water, where you can touch the bottom if you need to." he led her halfway back up the dock and then jumped in to test the depth, it came midway up his torso "Here looks good, go ahead and hop in." Quorra sat on the dock first and dangled her feet in the water only to yank them back out.

"Its cold!" she looked at him as if he had lied to her.

"I know it is, you will get used to it though. That's why we came on such a warm day." Sam laughed as he looked up at her. She had her feet in the water again but appeared as if deciding what to do next. "Just push yourself off and jump in." Sam held his hand out for Quorra to take. She plastered a determined look on her face and used her other hand to push off the dock. She made a short squeaking sound as the cold water surrounded her and the grip on his hand tightened. Quorra flailed around for a moment until her feet found the bottom and she remembered how to stand, only then did her face relax from the scrunched up expression she had worn after hitting the cold water. Her nose is so cute when she does that... Sam smiled back at her. "Okay so swimming 101; move your arms like this," he released her hand after a little coaxing and demonstrated how to fan her hands and arms back and forth to hold herself above water. "and you can also keep afloat by kicking your legs like you are jogging in place- woah!" Quorra had decided to try treading water with her feet and fell over with a small splash. Sam grabbed her arms and righted her but not in time to keep her from taking on at least some water. He griped her shoulders gently while she coughed the water out of her lungs. "And last but not least, you must learn to hold your breath. That might be the hardest part actually. How do you feel now?" Quorra had stopped coughing and was standing there taking deep breaths. She looked up at him and rolled her eyes, something that she had picked up from him early on.

"It sounds simple enough..."

"Okay, well you want to start by taking a deep breath and holding it in okay. Now when you go under the water you will have to keep your nose closed, and you can force some of that air into your nose to help keep the water out, although probably the easiest way to learn this would be to first learn how to blow bubbles." She smiled at the idea of bubbles and suddenly it changed to a mischievous smile.

"Like this?" she grabbed his hands for security and plunged back under the water. The space she had occupied a moment earlier was soon replaced with bubbles rippling up to the surface. After a few seconds her head popped back up and her hair was plastered to her face as she opened her mouth to take a breath. Releasing his hands she began to wipe the water from her eyes.

"Perfect." Sam took a few steps deeper into the lake. "Okay, let's try treading water shall we? Just remember to keep the water out of your nose."

Quorra's swimming lesson lasted almost an hour, eventually she was able to tread water and propel herself forward although she preferred doggy paddling to strokes. She watched as Sam demonstrated things named after animals such as butterfly and frog and explained how they were each different. He makes it look so smooth and easy. She smiled to herself as he took off across the lake again, arms and shoulders cutting through the dark water. Perfect, handsome, rugged... descriptions that she had only imagined through reading suddenly manifested themselves in her mind.

By the time Sam swam to the other side of the lake and back Quorra was sitting on the dock enjoying the sunshine with her feet twirling around in the water. She turned her face down from the sun to smile at him. "Are you ready for lunch?" He nodded.

"But first-" Sam swung his arm up and splashed Quorra making her squeal.

"Sam!" she realized it was a joke and countered with a few kicks, "I was almost dry, it was nice and warm!"

"Well I guess you should just get back in the water for a while." Sam smiled mischievously at her before grabbing her hand and pulling her down into the sparkling water. Once her balance was lost Quorra reached out for something to help keep her head above water and found Sam's shoulder. She felt his arm wrapping around her back and his other hand gently supporting her by the arm and Quorra realized, not for the first time that she felt utterly and completely secure around Sam. The world could be ending and Clu somehow chasing after them but as long as Sam was with her things would be okay.

Once Quorra was confident that she was not sinking she laughed and gave Sam a playful shove, "What was that for?" He laughed right back and smirked.

"Well if you wanna know, you have to catch me first." Sam started backpedaling away from Quorra, forcing her to use her newly acquired skills to chase after him. She eventually became good enough at the doggy paddle that Sam had to flip over and do a couple front strokes to keep in front of her. Not one to give up easily Quorra tried a few front strokes of her own and found it to be a much more efficient method. Sam laughed and pushed ahead of her again but made sure to stay close enough to the shore that Quorra could easily swim to a place where she could touch bottom if she were to tire out. At one point Sam had paused to look at something when he heard a splash behind him. When he turned around Quorra was out of site and for a moment Sam panicked but then something else captured his attention and he was glad his wits were sharp that day. Quorra had grabbed his ankle and was shaking it, something that he normally would have kicked and flailed at. Not bad, she is a fast learner. He reached underwater to pull her up and congratulate her for catching him but something was wrong. He pulled upwards on her wrists but was met with a resistance that could only mean on thing. Jason will never criticize me for swimming with a pocket knife after this... Sam tried to act quickly knowing that Quorra was probably out of air by that point, he dove down to her feet after grabbing the knife from his pocket. There was less light but he could just make out the remnants of some person's fishing line or net that was snagged on a rock. Quorra had accidentally hung her foot up in it while trying to surprise him. The solution was simple enough just a swipe or two of the knife and she was free but she was beginning to sink so without a second though Sam wrapped one arm around her waist and pushed off the bottom to help propel them the short distance up to the surface. The second Sam felt air on his face he heard a ragged gasp from the woman in his grasp, leaning back slightly he used his chest to help keep her head above water while he used his free arm to swim backwards towards the shore. When he reached a depth that he knew she could stand he loosened his grip and turned her around to face him. "Quorra, I am-"

"It's alright Sam, I'm alright," Quorra took a quick breath and rubbed her face with the heel of her hand. "I knew that you would help me once you realized what happened so I covered my nose and mouth with my hands to keep from taking in water. I figured my chances were better if I could keep all the air in my lungs." she smiled up at Sam who looked back at her with the most worried expression she had ever seen. Without warning he pulled her into a tight hug and tucked her head beneath his chin. The skin to skin contact startled Quorra but Sam paid it no mind as he simply held her there for a moment before releasing his breath in a big sigh.

"No, I know people who have died that way." He released Quorra so that he could run a hand over his face, That was worse than when she turned herself in to Rinzler just to create a distraction for us... "I'm sorry for putting you at risk like that, it was a dumb idea," Quorra placed her hand on the side of his face forcing him to pause and look at her.

"Sam I told you I was fine and it was not a dumb idea. I feel more confident now and yes it was scary but we're past it, the sun is shining and I am very hungry." She smiled again, "Now can we please go have lunch?" Sam looked at her eyes with a critical expression, they shined brightly back at him framed by her short black hair that was glued to her face from the water. He needed to make sure she was truly okay before he could relax and smile.

"Sure, lets go have some lunch" Sam replied after placing a quick kiss on the top of her head.

When they reached the dock there were a few kids out playing volleyball, Sam waved at them. "Do you know those people?" Quorra asked.

"Not really, but Alan said that occasionally the neighbors come over to play volleyball. Rule number one about using someone else's land, always be friendly to the neighbors." Sam laughed at himself as he rubbed his towel around on his head to dry off. They ate lunch in the sun at the end of the dock, a few ducks even swam by asking for crumbs which Quorra supplied generously. She laughed as they quacked at each other and fought over the bread floating in front of them.

After lunch Sam situated himself against the post on the corner of the dock to relax while Quorra pulled out a book to read. She was laying on her towel with her head resting in Sam's lap while holding her book up to the sky. "I see now why it is called sun-bathing," she laughed, "it feels like you are completely surrounded by the warmth of the sun." pausing she looked up at Sam, "Can we do this more often?"

He chuckled "Sure, anything that makes you happy." He started to blush when he realized that he said the second half out loud, Wait, why am I be embarrassed? I want her to know that I care about her, it doesn't have to mean that I love her, that's a big deal, it's just - Sam's thoughts were interrupted when he felt Quorra sit up and heard her book hit the wood, he looked over to see her smiling at him. Her face said it all, gratitude, affection, joy, and contentment.

Quorra was looking directly into Sam's eyes trying to tell him without words everything he meant to her when he suddenly leaned over and covered her lips with his. Why do I feel all warm and furry suddenly? Wait, maybe that was supposed to be fuzzy? Oh his lips are so soft... to their mutual dismay it wasn't long before their kiss was interrupted by whistling and shouts coming from the neighbor kids who had paused their game to watch the couple out on the dock. "Sam, why are they making all that noise?" Quorra pulled back from Sam with a confused look as she glanced between him and the kids.

"They are just trying to make us feel uncomfortable or cheer us on one of the two." Sam laughed and rubbed the back of his head hoping that they would resume their volleyball game soon.

"Oh..." Quorra trailed off and smiled slightly before snuggling up against Sam, enjoying the heat from both the sun and his body. Sam was starting to feel suffocated with the sun beating down on him and Quorra blocking any breeze from one side but it all came down to making her happy. That was all that mattered, and as long as she was happy he knew he would be happy too.

Can you say sappy ending? I really struggled with this one, I feel like it has a lot of hangups and reads a little awkward. It is the first one I have not been able to finish in one sitting so the mood might be a little inconsistent. Thanks for reading this far, I really hope you enjoyed it! I apologize for any typos and stuff like that, I read over it several times but I probably missed a few still.

On a side note there was one thing I wish I could have included in this or any other chapter... I was reading an interview about the movie and possibilities of another one and Olivia Wilde mentioned how she would love to work with Quorra in the real world... ""I want to see her whispering to laptops and hugging toasters..." made me laugh pretty good. Buut, as I have never really depicted that aspect of her it just wouldn't have fit for me to randomly have Quorra hugging a toaster, besides, that might be dangerous, LOL.

So, with this chapter I originally started with them at the beach and had Quorra picking up seashells and all that jazz... but it just didn't fit with my original idea :/ But on the bright side... it was SUPER long! :D And I came home from work last night without doing extra fun stuff to work on it and a guy from work pranked my fb and now everyone thinks I went on a hot date so! You people should feel special ;) (Actually I was supposed to go see the movie with a coworker at the IMAX last night but she is dead broke so I am going by myself on Saturday... )

TGIF! Thanks reviewers... You all must be in school, my usual crowd was kinda hit or miss this week, I was kind of lonely. But I managed to crank this out for you. ;)
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