Gokudera smiles and pulls Phoenix closer to him.
"I'm the best boyfriend?" He kisses her. "You're a much better girlfriend. Seriously."
"How's that?"
Phoenix smiles and pulls herself half out of the water and rests her arms on the poolside. Gokudera copies her.
"You just know exactly what I want and how to do it."
"Oh really? Maybe I'm just a good guesser." Aydan moves closer to her boyfriend. "You are a much better…significant other than me."
Gokudera looks at Phoenix longingly.
"How exactly am I better? I don't think I am…"
The red head girl leans on Gokudera's shoulder.
"Because my heart rate went down. The minute I touched you my heart rate went down…and I don't feel so anxious. You give me peace. What do I give you?"
Gokudera smiles softly down at Aydan and places his arm around her.
"You give me peace to. I mean, I don't exactly have any patience for anyone else…not to mention I fucking hate people. You change me Aydan. You really do. For the better."
"Hayato…the peace I'm talking about isn't like that…It's…it's something I haven't felt since Nicky's third birthday. We went to my Dad's pizza shop and he closed it down just for us, despite it being a Saturday. He taught me how to make his famous pizza and my mom sang and Nicky was smiling the whole time. It's…it's the feeling of home Hayato. You make me feel like I'm home…Like I belong somewhere."
Gokudera pauses for a second before pulling Phoenix onto his chest.
"Ti amo." He buries his face in the crook of her shoulder. "Ti amo." He kisses her shoulder. "Ti amo, Aydan. You do the same for me in another sense. You make me feel…wanted and loved for the first time in my life. Sometimes I feel like I don't deserve it or this can't be real but…Jesus Christ Aydan, I love you. I love you so much."
"Hey." Phoenix takes Gokuderas face in her hands. "You do deserve this. And trust me it's real." Phoenix pecks Gokudera on the lips. "Is breá liom tú níos mó ná an t-aer." She pecks his lips again. "Is breá liom tú níos mó ná an talamh" Once again their lips touch. "Is breá liom tú níos mó ná an farraige." This lips connect one final time. "Is breá liom tú níos ná an lasair."
Gokudera smiles and kisses Phoenix back.
"I have no freaking clue what you're saying, but I love you too." He kisses her again. "So much."
Phoenix chuckles.
"I said, I love you more than the air. I love you more than the land. I love you more than the sea. I love you more the flame."
"You're such a sap."
Gokudera laughs and Phoenix kisses him.
"Yes I know. Now are we going to swim or what?"
"Okay, then. Wanna rave to the other side?"
"Only if you're okay with me kicking your ass."
Phoenix grins as Gokudera snorts.
"Yeah right, I'd totally leave you in the dust."
"Oh really? Well then let us test that theory."
She grins and takes up a launch position against the wall. Gokudera smirks and positions himself next to her.
"Ready. Set. GO!"
Gokudera dives into the water and begins to swim. Phoenix launches after him but quickly catches up and smiles as she passes him. The pale girl touches the wall and flips around, swimming out to where Gokudera is.
"What I tell you?"
Gokudera picks up the pace.
"I can still beat you!"
Gokudera swims a lot faster, touches the wall and swims back. Phoenix sighs and begins to swim again. Once again she passes Gokudera and touches the wall.
"Hayato, just give up. I've been swimming in the lake for years. In all weather. You can't beat me."
The silver-haired teen furrows his eyebrows and swims over to Phoenix, tackling her underwater. Phoenix locks her legs around him and hooks his arms behind his back, immobilizing him. A huge smile spreads across her face as she gives Gokudera a look that says, "What now, hot shot?" Hayato throws himself backwards, flipping them, Phoenix's natural instincts kick in and she presses down on a nerve, sending waves of pain throughout Gokudera's body. Horror comes over Aydan's face as she realizes what she did and she hooks her arms under his shoulders and pulls him above the water.
"Oh my God. Hayato, I am so sorry…I didn't…I…I don't know why I did that."
Gokudera coughs out some water and rubs his stinging throat.
"M-Merda…" He coughs out some more water. "What did you do?"
"I hit a nerve that causes extrearm pain to the whole body. I didn't mean to I swear. I'm so sorry Hayato."
The girl frets a bit and then dives under the water, swimming to the bottom and sitting cross legged with her eyes closed.