"Cat, welcome to Paradise. Also known as today's swimming hole. VIP entrance only." Daemon was staring at me like he was expecting something. "Daemon, what do you want?" I asked, irritated. That smug smile slipped into place. "Well, since you ask…" His smile turned predatory. "We are here to go swimming. I assume you wore a bathing suit? If not, well-" Sara whacked him, hard. Laughing-he tugged off his shirt and entered the pond. Great, wasn't this going to be a laugh. Maybe after this Sara will leave me alone. I started forward towards the water. This place was amazing, perfect if Damon left.
If I were to be honest though, teasing Damon was fun. It was great that he could take what he dished. Sara came up behind me and poked my shoulder. Turning, I saw her worried expression. "What`s the matter Sara?" I asked, confused. She shuffled her feet and would not meet my gaze. With a sigh she made up her mind. "Do you want to go back? If you are not having fun we can leave. I won`t mind. I just thought it would be something to get you out of the house…" I stared at her, disbelieving.
"What?" She asked defensively. Then I laughed. Daemon turned to stare at me like I had lost my mind. "Sara, this place is beautiful. I don't mind being forcibly removed from my house for a while to be here." She glared. "Forcibly removed? Ha! You know you came willingly!" I grinned. "Sure, I think you mastered that look of sadness. I think it is a technique you have to get your way." She looked at the ground sheepishly. "Well, Sara, I think if she has you figured out after meeting you twice…" Daemon shrugged. He looked uncomfortable for a second before he ran to the ponds edge.
I watched as Daemon confidently made his way over to a grouping of rocks that extended from the land into the water. He climbed them and ran. Then with a wicked grin he jumped off them into the water. Sara groaned. "I swear, he is such a show off!" I laughed. She nudged me towards the water. "C`mon. We can`t let him have all the fun!" As we made our way to the water she leaned close. "I bet with the both of us we can dunk him." We grinned at each other. "Okay!"
We slid into the water and sneakily made our way to the spot Daemon was splashing around. Carefully we maneuvered ourselves so that we would approach him from two different sides. When we got within two feet his voice cut through the air with a warning. "Don't even think about it." We pushed ourselves toward him and he went under. Surprised, we could only stare at each other. Horror dawned on Sara`s face a second before a hand grabbed my ankle and pulled me under the surface of the water.
Panic gripped her and she started struggling. She knew it was just Daemon, but she couldn't calm herself. The hand released her immediately and she kicked to the surface. She started gasping as soon as she felt air against her face. She had bad memories with being pulled under water. No matter what, she could not seem to get rid of the horrid panic that encased her whenever she was dunked. Her friends from Florida had learned that she couldn't take being dunked, but had no problem with her attempts to dunk them.
She had forgot that these people didn't know her. Their easy banter had eased her worries and she hadn't hesitated when Sara had suggested dunking Daemon. A stupid, stupid mistake. She couldn't forget something like that. She didn't want to explain her past to them. She should have known that Daemon would return the favor if she attempted to dunk him. And he had. She couldn't be mad at him for that. "Caitlyn?" She looked over to find Daemon and Sara staring at her worriedly.