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The Pool: Wednesday Afternoon

Karal wasn't quite sure how this had happened (it wasn't as if he could swim in any credible way), but here he was, dressed in swimming things, waiting for Evey. It felt very odd wearing only shorts and a shirt when it was the next thing to freezing outside, but at least it was warm in here.

He sat on the edge of the pool, toes dangling in the water, smiling down at his reflection. However odd it was, however it had happened, he was just happy because he'd get to see her.

[ooc: Karal's here for Evey, but it is an open pool. Their thread locked to them, thanks.]

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Karal's eyes went a little wide - Glory, she's beautiful - and he didn't stare, because that would be unforgivably rude. But he did blush, and he did shyly pull his shirt off over his head, and he did say, "I would not want you to feel underdressed," while he awkwardly held onto his shirt.

Evey didn't stare, but she did sneak a little once-over, blushing lightly as she meandered over to the side of the pool. "We'll want to start in the shallow end, I think, if you can't swim."

She shyly peeled off her skirt, sneaking another look at him, and slid into the water, which came up to her ribcage or so.

His mouth went dry and he stood like he'd been struck dumb for a moment, before turning away to fold his shirt and set it down. "I, yes. That sounds wise," he said, easing into the water to stand near her, grateful for it's slight coolness.

Evey smiled, still trying not to stare. "I've never taught anyone to swim before."

"Karse is entirely landlocked, I never saw the ocean before I came here, and we've nothing like this." Karal nodded at the pool. "I'd be surprised if anyone in Karse knows how to swim. A few people began teaching me, but I never moved past floating," he explained and moved his hand towards her, wanting to touch, but pulled it back. With both of them so unclothed, he wasn't sure if there were different rules.

Evey took a hesitant step towards him, wanting to touch but not sure. She deferred to teaching, instead. "I don't have any formal training, but I know how to not drown. Um. First thing is -- do you feel how we're a little more floaty in the water? How we're buoyant?"

Evey being closer simply made him want to touch her more. "I do, yes." He gave a little jump, feeling how the water caught at him. "Evey?"

Edited 2008-02-21 00:55 (UTC)

"Hmm?" Evey bounced up and fluttered her feet, treading water for the fun of it.

Karal kept his feet firmly on the floor of the pool, watching her with admiration and happiness and a whole swath of complex feelings that made his pulse speed up. "Is it still all right if I touch you?" he asked, blushing again. But he didn't want to do the wrong thing. And they were very unclothed. "While we're swimming, I mean?"

Evey drifted back down to rest her feet on the floor of the pool, stepping a little closer and looking down at the water. "I...yes. Please."

He let out a breath that was part relief and moved closer to brush his fingers along her shoulder and down her arm, fingers tingling. "I wasn't sure," he said, smiling softly. "So I thought it best to ask."

Evey tingled where he touched her, and hesitantly reached a hand out to him. "Can...can I touch you, too?"

Oh, glory, please. He didn't say that, just nodded shyly. It felt so different, being with her in the water in so little, the water warm around them.

Evey's fingertips skimmed over his arm, stepping backwards a little. "Want to go to deeper water?"

She didn't mean her voice to come out so soft.

Right then, he'd follow her anywhere; his feet were already moving. "All right," he said, and his voice was just as soft.

Evey moved to slightly deeper water; she had a devious plan.

She got to where she had to stand on her tiptoes, her hair dangling in the water. "The water feels nice."

If pressed, Karal might remember there was water. It was lapping against his chest, after all, but all his attention was on Evey. "It does," he agreed, stopping just in front of her. "Nicer than the ocean, for all that I love it."

Evey tiptoed her fingertips up along his shoulder. "Nothing lives in this water."

Karal shivered under her touch and carefully rested his hand at her waist. "And it's still." And warm and buoyant, and Evey's skin was silky and soft and smooth, and he would recover the ability to talk at some point, he was certain.

"And clear," she murmured, her toes barely on the bottom of the pool. She used her hand on his shoulder to steady herself almost unthinkingly; but then again, this was part of the plan.

It was automatic to thread his arm around her waist to steady her, stepping closer, and he sucked in a breath as skin touched skin.

...that would be the plan.

Evey thought she'd feel triumphant. What she actually felt was so far beyond that, it didn't have description. A pleasant shiver went down her spine, and she just concentrated on feeling, her arm sliding around his shoulders.

The breath he let out was shaky and he folded both his arms around Evey, drawing her flush against his chest. It sent a sharp shock down his spine, and he simply held her close as warmth spread through him.

Edited 2008-02-21 02:59 (UTC)

A wash of goosebumps moved over her skin, and Evey wished her suit was thicker.

Or non-existent.

And that particular thought sent a sudden, shocking warmth through her, so much that she could feel the heat radiating off her face as she pressed a soft kiss to his shoulder.

He breathed, slowly and evenly, briefly wishing the water was colder than it was, while his pulse skittered and raced. His heart jumped when she kissed his shoulder.

Eyes closed, Karal brushed his lips across her cheek, pressed a kiss against her temple. Bright flame. Words really were beyond him.

Edited 2008-02-21 03:16 (UTC)

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