Prompt: Neela - "You better come back, you know that don't you?" - 'ER'
"Dude, are you actually going to wear that life jacket?" Finn asked, glancing in Kurt's direction. The two had just carried the canoe to the lake shore and placed it on the edge of the water. Finn's own life jacket was sitting in the bottom of the front of the canoe.
"As I'm getting into a canoe with you? Yes," Kurt replied, zipping up the flotation device.
"What's that supposed to mean?"
"Finn, you're my brother and I love you, but no one has ever accused you of being graceful and I don't see that happening any time soon. I'd say the likelihood of you upsetting this canoe is about ninety-five percent and I want to be sure I won't drown even if I hit my head or something."
"Well aren't you a little ray of sunshine," Finn muttered as he started to climb into the canoe.
"I prefer the term realist," Kurt countered as he held onto the canoe to help steady it.
Even with Kurt steadying the canoe, the vessel rocked precariously as Finn made his way up to the front. Once his stepbrother was seated in front, Kurt pushed the canoe further into the water before climbing into the backseat.
The two stepbrothers propelled the canoe into the lake. Before long, Kurt forgot about not enjoying himself and started enjoying the view afforded to them. Finn's attention meanwhile wasn't on the scenery around them but down into the water as he checked out the fish swimming beneath the surface of the water.
"Finn, will you stop leaning over the side of the canoe. You're going to tip us," Kurt scolded from behind his stepbrother.
"I was just checking out the fishing prospects," Finn replied, even though he did sit up straight. At least until a particularly big fish caught his attention. "Wow, look at that one," he exclaimed, leaning to one side, tipping the boat that way.
Instinctively, Kurt moved from the seat and knelt in the bottom of the canoe somehow managing to keep the canoe from capsizing even as Finn found himself in the lake. The momentum of the canoe carried it forward, leaving Finn in it's wake.
"Didn't I warn you," Kurt called out, after the canoe had stopped rocking. He glanced over his shoulder at his stepbrother.
"Yeah," Finn said sheepishly as he treaded water. "You are coming back for me though, right?"
"Why should I?" Kurt asked, picking up his paddle and slowing the canoe's forward momentum.
"Kurt, you better bring that canoe back here," Finn demanded, not at all sure his stepbrother wouldn't leave him stranded.
With a sigh, Kurt started propelling the canoe backwards. Somehow he didn't think their parents would like hearing that he had left Finn in the middle of the lake, even if it was all Finn's fault.