Chapter 5: Getting Acquainted Part 3: Sunsplash and Beyond!
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Zel: Tell me why we're here.
Steph: ::rolls eyes and as if explaining to an idiot and/or child:: To swim, to have
fun.
In fact, the whole harem is going swimming. They're pulling into the Meitingen swimming
pool as this fic is written. They park the bikes (only three) and head for the money counter,
although not without the general complaining over who carries what. Zel, of course, chooses
to open his mouth over the whole idea, and denounces it loudly in his fashion.
Zel: I don't swim.
Steph: ::obviously having this conversation before:: Fake it.
Zel: Whatever.
Suboshi steps in front of the sign and reads aloud.
Suboshi: Sunsplash, Freibad Meitingen.
Xel: Looks like fun. ^_^
Zel: Fruitcake.
Duo: Freibad?
Zel: It means open air swimming pool, you dopes.
Val: Someone here sure is touchy.
Xel: That's 'cause he can't swim. ^_^
Zel: Shout it to the world, why don't you!
Xel: Been there, done that. ^_^
During this conversation, Steph has paid the desired bundle to enter this fun in the sun
domain, and walks in, followed by the still talking harem. Steph wanders around some, before
pitching camp half in the shade and getting ready to swim. The harem follows her example.
Pull off shirt, grab goggles, put away stuff, and get ready to leave. The harem does remove
the outer garments, but abstains from donning goggles. They have to hold Zel down and
make him take off his outer clothes do he can swim. He cusses volubly the whole way.
Finally, details out of the way, they head for the pool.
Duo: Dang it, it looks cold.
He puts a toe in.
Duo: Check that, it feels cold!
Suboshi: Do we want to swim in this?
Zel: No.
Duo: No one asked you, rock.
Xel: Hmmm ... wonder if he sinks like one. ^_^
Xel kicks Zel in the pool. He sinks like a rock, alright, but lucky for him, it's
shallow, so he just stands up again. Val takes offense to this, and kicks Xel in too.
Duo: So is it as cold as it feels/looks?
Xel: No. ^_^
Zel: Nope.
Duo and Suboshi share looks before hopping in. And fly right back out, yelling, and
blue.
Suboshi: ::shivering:: Lies.
The wind on their wet skin, however, is cold too and incentive enough to get right back
in. Which they do, then ask the question of the day.
Duo: ::to Zel:: How come you're not cold?
Xel: He's a rock. ^_^
Zel: Duh.
Suboshi: Then what about you, Xel?
Xel: ^_^
Suboshi: I should have figured.
Zel: Again: Duh.
Xel notices that Val has not joined them in the water (reiterate here: cold!). He takes
it upon himself to get him in.
Xel: Hey Val! Come and join me, the erotic brat, the bloody-death-god wannabe, and the
rock! ^_^
Suboshi: Erotic brat!?
Duo: Bloody-death-god wannabe!?
Zel: Rock!?
They jump him, or try to, anyway, he's a good swimmer. That or near death
gives him speed. Pity really. They just chase him in circles through the current pool
part.
Xel: With your hair, you'd blend in just fine! ^_^
Val holds him temper.
Xel: With the rest of the freaks! ^_^
All 'cept Val: Freaks!?!?
Xel swims/runs a little faster. Good thing too, they're out for his blood now.
Duo: Comere Xel, let's see if blood really is thicker than water.
Xel sticks out his tongue at Duo.
Xel: ::to Val:: The water's fine! ^_^
Val: The water is ice cold.
Xel: I know. ^_~
All: And let us introduce you to it more personally!
Xel: Not a chance. ^_^ ::to Val:: Like ta see ya try, Horny Boy! ^_^
Zel finally gets fed up with all this and on the next pass reaches up and pulls Val in.
Zel: Stop standing there and help us.
Val: ::upon immersion and now also blue:: ACK! ::upon emerging:: With pleasure!
They finally catch up, tag team, and punt the fruit over the rainbow. Well, over the
slide, anyway, and into it.
He goes down with a happy shout. Then Duo and Suboshi think it looks like fun and swim
off to try the slide, too. Val gets revenge on Zel by dunking him. There's a splash
and Steph joins the fun.
Steph: Ahhhh ... warm ...
Val: Are you crazy!?
Zel: Stupid question.
Val: ::ignores him and continues:: This water is cold!
Steph: Not compared to the diving pool. That water's liquid ice!
Xel chooses this moment to climb the mushroom and start singing. Val throws a
conveniently placed rock at him. In short, he throws Zel.
Val: Shut Up!
Xel is knocked off the mushroom into the water. Zel bounces off him and lands on the
mushroom, yelling at Val. Steph decides this is fun and darts over there, climbs the mushroom
(amazing, how she does that) and pushes Zel off. Zel lands on top of Xel, who just recover
from his former dipping, and under they go. Steph finishes a dissertation on the temperature
of the diving pool, the insane pain-lovers who decide how cold it would be, and why Xel is the
only one who deserves it. Val claps accordingly as Steph bows, and hops off the mushroom,
grateful to get out of the wind. Xel and Zel come back up (for air we guess, what were they
doing under there?).
Zel: Hentai!
Xel: ^_~
Zel: Sicko! Fireball!
Zel fireballs Xel, who phazes out, so it hits the water, instead, causing much ado as the
water turns to steam. This warms up the pool considerably, which is much appreciated by all.
Xel remeets with Duo and Suboshi as they share high fives. This was obviously their plan all
along. Sometimes a kinky, queer, fruitcake really is the best suicidal nut for the job.
Emphasis on the suicidal. Val pounds Xel while Zel washes his mouth out (do we sense jealousy
here?). Steph just floats on her back, enjoying it all.
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Later ... on top of the slide.
Duo: Looks dangerous.
Suboshi: Yup.
Duo: Should we try it?
Suboshi: Yup.
Duo: Who first?
Suboshi considers this carefully, then his eyes light on Xel, who's whistling and waiting
his turn.
Suboshi: The fruitcake.
Twin smiles. They punt the startled Xel down the slide. Then he gets stuck. Figures.
Just like him.
Duo: We need the rock.
Suboshi: Yup.
Duo: Stop saying yup!
Suboshi: Nope.
Duo punts Zel down, he dislodges Xel, then he punts Suboshi down, before going himself.
Val watches all this and makes a decision.
Val: I don't wanna go.
Steph: Chicken.
Val: Who're ya callin' a chicken?
Steph: Who do you think!
Val: Hmph! I'm not goin'.
Steph: I'll tell Ruaki what a chicken you are ...
Val: Ya wouldn't.
One look at the miko, however, proves she would. In a heartbeat. At warp velocity.
With lotsa details. He gives in. Val sighs.
Val: ::hopefully:: Go with me?
Steph: 'Kay!
Steph pushes him down and follows. Splash Steph hauls a sputtering Val out
of the drink and they all collapse on the edge, momentarily.
Steph: Val ...
Val: Yes?
Steph: You do know how to swim.
Val: Oh. Yeah.
Xel: ::to Duo and Suboshi:: Traitors. ^_^
Zel: ::also to Duo and Suboshi:: Morons.
Duo: It was fun, wasn't it?
Xel: Yes. ^_^
Zel: But I would rather have gone on my own, not play Drain Away for the fruit, here.
Duo: I'm hungry.
Suboshi: Me too.
Zel: Always thinking with your stomachs.
Duo: That's not a crime.
Suboshi: Could be worse.
Zel: How?
Suboshi: We could be thinking with our --
Steph claps a hand over his mouth.
Steph: Let's not talk about that.
Zel: I get the picture. So where's the food?
Xel: Hungry for once? ^_^
Zel: No. But if they eat, they'll shut up.
Steph: True. Let's go.
Steph leads them to the snack bar and then has to listen to them try to run down the food
they want. Finally, they decide, she orders (in German), they eat, and then they return to
the water like fish to the sea, salmon swimming upstream, ducks to a pond, well, the point is
made.
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Later ... as they're leaving.
Xel: Now wasn't that fun? ^_^
Zel: No.
Val: Don't listen to that rock. It was awesome!
Duo: Yosh!
Suboshi: I wanna come back!
Steph: We will.
Zel looks as if the knoll of doom was just sounded and he's the one doomed.
Zel: ::groan:: Someone just kill me now.
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