Say Something(2)

"Come on, Clary. It's a waterpark. Why are you here if you're not going into deeper water?" Trey complains.

"I can have as much as fun in the shallow part, you know. Besides, I can't swim."

"You can learn."

I shake my head viciously.

"I'm having so much fun. See?" I splash the water on his face, eliciting a sound of disapproval from him.

"Clary," he coughs. "Stop."

He starts splashing back, but there's something in his eyes. Guess that's why I decided to turn around. But too late. Derek grabs me by my waist, throwing my on his shoulder.

"Derek!" I scream. "Stop. Right now."

Despite my dangerously low voice, he marches in to the deeper part of the pool.

"Derek, please. I don't want to die yet. Please," I change my plan, begging him.

"No can do, princess."

"Put me down. Now."

"Oh really?"

He suddenly drops me, and I desperately cling onto the back of his neck. Reflexively, I wrap my legs around his waist, and search for Trey for help.

"Trey! You're my boyfriend! Help."

Trey shrugs, leaning back on the edge of the pool, smirking evilly. I look around for-although I don't want to admit-Sebastian, but he's just grinning at me while Christina is trying to grab his attention.

"Sebastian?" I groan.

"Yes, Clarissa?"

"Help?"

"Are you begging me?"

I shoot daggers at him. Clenching my jaw, I look at Derek, who's smiling in amusement.

"Three."

"No."

"Two."

"I'll kill you."

"Damn it!" He suddenly says, his smile faltering.

"Why? What's wrong?"

Now that was a mistake. Because in that distracted moment, he throws me into the deeper part as hard as he can. It feels like I'm flying, thanks to my non existent weight. I scream a silent scream, knowing that there are people around me.

The water takes me in, my eyes and nose and throat burning from the chlorine.

"Help!" I scream when I bob over the surface for a second.

Then, I sink again, repeating the procedure. I half plead, half glare at the lifeguard.

"You need help?" He finally asks, but there's this amused smile on his face.

Ugh.

"Duh!" I gulp.

"No, you don't need to. This is her, swimming," Derek interrupts.

"Got it," the lifeguard says.

So I decide to do the worst thing ever. I grab onto a random stranger. Which unfortunately for both of us, happens to be a girl that can't be more than eight, clinging onto her mother.

"Mommy!" She screams.

I try to let go, but I can't. What can I say, my survival instinct cannot be ignored. So, the mom pushes me away as hard as she can, glaring at me while I sink deeper.

I'm dead. Dead. Dead. I can already see the inscriptions on my gravestone.

Killed by a devilish ex angel.

Then, two strong hands grab my waist, pulling me upward. I gasp for the air, my throat burning like hell.

"You're quite short, aren't you?" He asks.

Nodding, I continue to catch my breath.

Then, before I can thank my savior, I lunge myself away from him, flying straight at Derek. He looks alarmed as I grab his torso, making him fall while he brings me down with him. But I don't care. All I'm thinking right now is revenge. I keep him underwater as long as I can, but I have to eventually come up for air.

"See? You already learned," Derek says, smirking.

"I will kill you, I promise, I will kill you."

I look back at the guy who saved me. He has short brown hair, with a silver loop through his right earlobe.

"Thanks!" I yell, smiling at him.

He nods in acknowledgement, wadding away from me.

"Guys, I'm bored," Christina whines. "Let's try some of those rides now."

We don't complain. We decided to save the rides for later, but I think everyone pretty much agrees with Christina.

To my surprise, Sebastian didn't exactly bother me. Yet.

"What do you want to try first?" Trey asks.

"How about the Revenge of Neptune?" I suggest.

"That," Derek says. "Is the lamest name I've ever heard."

"Well, name doesn't matter," Tris points out. "It looks fun."

"Look at the line," Christina says. "It's the shortest ever. Actually, there's like no one."

"Exactly my point. We'd get to do it again and again," I say.

Finally-with a lot of sighs-we decide to try that ride first.

"It's two people per tube," the lifeguard explains.

"Come in, sis. Let's go kill this ride," Sebastian says, slinging his arm on my shoulder.

"I'm not going with you," I say, frowning.

"Yes, you are. Come on, it's just one ride. I promise not to bother you again."

"But Sebby, can't you go with me?" Christina pouts.

"Christina!" Tris scowls.

"Fine, Tris," she rolls her eyes. "Next time, Sebby."

Care to explain why I'm sitting next to Sebastian in a small floatable boat, all tensed up? Trey and Derek went first, and then Christina and Tris.

We're in this tunnel thing, and it's just dim enough to make out a face right in front of me. The ride is pretty boring. I guess Neptune isn't really that scary at all.

"It gets bumpier in the end, Clarissa. Heard there's like a twelve meters fall later on," Sebastian says, seeming to read my thoughts.

I gulp, holding more tightly onto the handle. Okay, maybe I'm a little bit more afraid of the fall than Sebastian. But that's because we are out in the public. Sebastian can be very very scary. His unpredictability is the scariest.

Then, I let out a yelp just as the boat jerks with an incredible amount of force. I close my eyes, bracing myself for another sudden move. Then, I feel it. The boat. Damn it. It's sinking.

"What's happening?!" I yell at Sebastian.

But I know the answer. There's a hole somewhere on the boat, and it's sinking.

"Damn it!" I scream as the boat turns into a heap of mess. "Sebastian!"

I grab onto his shoulders, not daring to let go of him.

"Told you you'll clinging onto me soon."

"Are you fucking serious? Is that what you're gonna say right now?"

Somehow, he doesn't look panicked.

"Calm down, panicking won't do much."

"We're going to die!"

"We are not going to die. I promised, remember?"

"The bracelet," I whisper. "Use the bracelet!"

We are now being carried away by the rapid current, constantly bumping into the wall.

"But that's no fun now, is it?"

I stare at him in a shock. What did he just say?

"The fall."

"We'll live through it," he says, smirking.

"Sebastian, please!"

"Why would I if I like being in this position."

I quickly unwrap my legs from his waist, but soon return to my previous position when I bump into the wall again.

"Sebastian," I groan, clenching my teeth.

"Mm."

I want to glare at him, but I'm too scared. Is this how I'm going to die?

I hate my body flushed against him, I hate my hands clinging onto him, and I hate my legs wrapped around him.

"Do it. Now!"

Then it happens. We both fall into the darkness. I scream, somehow seperate from Sebastian now. Then, suddenly I see the light. What the hell? It's over?

"Told you we won't need the bracelet," Sebastian says, standing up.

I am still sitting in the middle of the small pool, while a lifeguard tells me to get out.

"You idiot!" I scream at Sebastian. "Why didn't you tell me?"

"I did, actually."

"You know what I mean."

"But if I told you it'll be fine, we wouldn't have been in that position for that long, now would we?"

I gape at him, then almost slap myself for being so stupid. After all, I'm just left with a few bruises.

"I told you to get out of there, Miss!" The lifeguard shouts again.

"Are you okay?" Derek asks, looking at my bruises. "Was it your..."

"No," I answer. "It wasn't Sebastian. It was the stupid boat."

He raises an eyebrow, but I don't answer back.

"I'm tired. Can we come back tomorrow morning or something?"

"Sure. I'll ask the others."

Fortunately, they all agree with me, and we get in Derek's car to head to the hotel. Christina and Tris is asleep like dead bodies, and I think I might too if Sebastian isn't sitting right next to me, constantly playing with my clothes. I'm too busy slapping his hand away. There's this unmentioned tension between Sebastian snd Derek, but I decide to ignore it.

"So, Sebastian," Derek says, driving. "How's things going on so far in your life?"

Damn him. What is he doing, and why?

"Pretty cool, actually. I have my amazing sister with me, don't I?" He puts his arm around my shoulder and I stiffen, but decide not to show it. "What about you? Anything I'd need to know?"

"Possibly. I'm all about good and evil, you know," he laughs dryly.

"That's a funny thing to say. Especially when someone's records are not that clear either. I heard love can destroy you."

Derek tenses up, his hands gripping tightly at the handle.

"Take you, then take Clary."

"Sebastian," I speak in a warning voice.

"I was just pointing out things, dear sister."

"What are you guys talking about?" Trey interrupts.

"Yes, take Trey too. It'll happen anytime soon now."

"Stop it," I warn him.

"It would have been so much better if Derek stopped too, right? Now look where she is-"

"Say one more word, and I swear I'll break your neck," Derek growls.

"Guys, stop," I say.

"Clary, what are they talking about?"

"You'll understand soon, dear boy. Very soon," Sebastian smirks at Trey.

Derek jerks the car to a side of the road, hitting the break.

"Derek!" I exclaim. "Just ignore him. He's not worth it. There's Trey and the other girls."

Derek braces himself again as Sebastian just remains calm.

That's another thing about him. He knows how to mess with people's emotions.

The girls and I got our own hotel room which was right next to the boys'. I really don't like the idea of Derek and Trey spending time with Sebastian, but I guess there's no other way.

We're eating chips right now, watching a horror movie in the boys' room. I flinch everytime something scary appears, and the flying chips from my hand seems to annoy Christina who's right next to me.

"No! Don't open that door! You idiot, haven't you watched any movies?" Christina shouts as the girl approaches the door. "Don't open it! Don't open it! Damn it!"

The girl opens it and screams as something falls down from the ceiling.

"No, no, no, no, no! Don't look straight at the cameras!" She yells again when the girl's gaze starts nearing the camera. "Don't you dare!"

Too bad, her eyes stare right into us, screaming once again as a figure appears.

"She needs to learn what cliches are," Tris mutters under her breath.

"Can you turn the volume down? The music's killing my nerves!" Trey complains.

"That's the whole point of a horror movie," I point out.

Derek seems pretty amused, not really affected by the movie. Of course, he was a freaking angel. Could he fly? I'm gonna ask him that later. Sebastian is looking at the screen, his eyes looking bored.

The movie finishes with a girl screaming my ears off, and I sigh in relief when the screen turns black.

"Well, that was something," Tris says, standing up.

Well, I hope you enjoyed that, and just in case you were wondering, that guy who helped Clary out was Scott Parnell from Hush Hush. And I love him so much, but... Alright, no spoilers.