you & me in the age of fire

Eris heard the response and laughed a little, lowering her arms as a way to let him know he can lower his hands. “Me neither. Why are you out so late? Swimming in this cold water?” She made a run for the water, jumping in right next to Elliot so it splashed him. Swimming to the surface, she gasped loudly, shivering at how cold the water was, something she knew before she jumped in. “How are you not freezing?” Eris laughed a little. Her tolerance for cold had always been low, which was unfortunate considering she grew up in Seattle. But she figured her body may have changed; it did not.

          elliot placed his hand back into the water, once again helping to keep him afloat. the water was actually already beginning to feel warmer than the air. “i couldn’t sit still. i figured swimming might tire me out or something,” he answered with a small shrug. his face then scrunched up when the water hit him, though he still smiled. if he were wearing his glasses, that really would have pissed him off. luckily, he wasn’t, because he figured they would get wet somehow - i mean, surrounded by water, how could they stay completely dry? elliot chuckled as well. “eh, you get used to it after a second.” he paused before deciding to continue, “so what brings you out here into this freezing lake so late?”

Eris didn’t like being cooped up in a room with someone she hardly knew. She needed time outside. She needed time to herself. So the minute she found a chance to slip out of the room, she was out the door. Her favorite place already was the dock. The chestnut haired girl claimed that as her spot the moment she got to Enclave. Any moment she got she was sitting on the dock, watching and thinking. The bottom of her shoes softly clicked against the wood of the dock before an idea popped into her mind. Within seconds she was stripping off her clothes into she was in nothing but her underwear. A soft pat against the sand, and the trickle of unnaturally moving water startled her, though, causing her arms to cover up her vulnerable state. “Who’s there?”

          elliot ran his hand over his hair after coming up from underneath the water. he took in a deep breath, but then gasped when he noticed eris standing there. oh, she was standing there in her bra and underwear. at twenty-one especially, that shouldn’t have been that big of a deal. and it wasn’t, really. he had, of course, being the idiot he was, decided to get into the lake the furthest from the one light the dock had. he began to swim closer to where she stood. “it’s elliot,” he replied. once he knew she was looking at him, he half covered his eyes with his hand, just to be oh-so silly, and grinned a little. “i didn’t expect anyone else to be down here,” he told her. he still glanced at her through a small space in his fingers.

     her toes were dipped in the water, absent-mindedly kicking her feet and creating small ripples. arabella liked having time like this by herself to reflect, but she soon noticed she wasn’t alone. a familiar raved hair female’s figure appeared in her line of vision, racking her brain to see who this person was. “ beautiful day, huh ?? ”

          cosetta set her water next to her, pushing it back just a little so it had no chance of falling into the lake. when the girl spoke up, she turned to look at her. a semi-polite smile appeared on her face, and her eyebrows rose. “yeah, it’s pretty nice out. a little warm, but nice nonetheless.”

              “  ouch–  my  ego  is  truly  wounded.    you’re  looking  at  him,  though:  a  legend  in  the  making.  ”

          “i see. now, i’m honestly not trying to be an ass or anything, but what exactly is going to make you a legend? your charming personality?” 

“I understand that…I can’t relate to it, I’ve been working since I was 15. My dad didn’t really spend his paychecks wisely. And then I got a job at a diner when I was 17, and got together with Wes, stayed with him for a year in secret, and then my dad kicked his ass and sent me here the moment he found out…Parents overreact a lot, I think.”

          “yikes, yeah, for sure. but hey, to bring this conversation full circle, maybe this summer won’t be so bad.”

“Really? I didn’t think that would be a reason someone would send their kid here…”

          “my parents are crazy. i mean, yes, being 21 and never having a job, i could understand why they were angry. but then my dad set me up with this stupid job that i hated? so i didn’t do the work or didn’t show up. i’ve never been one for doing things i didn’t enjoy. so yeah, they got pissed and sent me here.”

              “  can’t  be  all  that  bad  if  the  jinx  fitzgerald  is  here.  ”

          “oh, the jinx fitzgerald? i don’t believe i’ve ever heard of the jinx fitzgerald.”