Warnings: First person present, random Naruto scene.
Disclaimer: alas, I own neither Naruto, nor the lovely pic that inspired this randomness.

Summary: young Naruto goes swimming.

Title: Summer Kids
Point of View: Naruto.
Rated: K+
Author: Taes
Date written: August 28, 2005
What I wrote it for: YaoiloverK (YaoiloverS on "Fun in the Sun." Retype the link to see her cute art!

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Summer Kids...by Taes

Splish, splash the water licks my feet like some kinda hungry dog. It's cold, but it's hot out of the water, so I'll take that! Definitely, this is much better than sparring with that stupid Sasuke...hmph...

He told me that a real ninja should be able to swim without a floatee, and I told him! I did, I said, 'I can so swim! I caught us a fish a time or two, and you know it!' but he just laughed his usual laugh and I growled at him and walked off as proud as a guy can with a bright orange floatee around his waist.

...grf...but they're so much fun to play with...

...stupid Sasuke...

Everyone else likes it. Sakura smiled and even laughed at my visor! She said it fits me just fine, and you know what? I believe her! 'cause Sakura-chan's the best, even if she does wear a weird bathing suit...I mean, if you're gonna wear that little, why not just go nude?

...maybe she'd get cold...

...hehehe...it'd be fun to see Sasuke swimming nude...I bet his but reflects the sunlight, it's so white, haha!

So, yeah, I wade into the water and it hugs me close, like a real wave should, even. It carries me lazily back and forth...

I think maybe I'll close my eyes for a little, and let the waves take me around...

...blech, salt water tastes nasty...yucky...

...why's their salt water in my mouth...?

Oh, yeah...I was swimming in the ocean...

...oceans are pretty...

Oh, waitasecond. Ocean? water. In my mouth.

Oh, man...this is not good...I flail about frantically for a few minutes, about to yell for help as hard and as loud as I can, when my feet touch sand.

I look down.

Oh. Dude. I can stand...

Hmm...maybe I shouldn't go to sleep while playing...