//------------------------------// // Chapter 2 // Story: Splash Zone // by Chelis //------------------------------// “You must be Silver Mist's friend! She was talking about you on the way here!" Sunset said with a smile and a hand on her hip. I felt as if I was the mouse trapped in the paws of a cat, feeling as if the cat was just trying to be friendly. I was expecting the fangs to come down at any time. Sunset was the queen tigress of Canterlot High, and a malevolent one at that. "Y-yeah." I stuttered, preparing to flinch in case Sunset had something planned. Still… God damn do they look good in those bikinis. Silver Mist looked on, a light tinge of blush on her face. She knew I was checking her out. "So, what did you get us? Oh, even I'm impressed," Sunset observed as she walked past me and into the cabana. Silver and I awkwardly stared at each other as we heard what Sunset was doing inside. I heard the sound of the plastic recliner groan under her weight (they were really cheap chairs too, so they would have done the same to any weight), then the sound of a bag of chips opening and the fizzing sound of a soda can being opened. She was getting pretty comfy in there, all right. The music then changed from the pop station to the heavy metal one, which snapped Silver and me of our awkward hypnotic gaze. "Thanks again for inviting me, it was really nice of you," Silver thanked me. "N-no problem. Thank you for coming and-" The conversation was interrupted by the sound of the music being turned all the way up. We covered our ears and laughed at each other awkwardly. "Hey! So want to hang out by the beach!?" I asked. "What!?" she yelled back. "Hang out where it's quieter!" "What!?" She yelled back. "Want to-" I hollered. "I'm messing with you!" She laughed, "Let's go!" We walked down to the manmade beach, our feet disappearing in it’s warm sands . The air was warming up and the full summer day was starting to reveal itself, with the mothers who chose to read a good book or socialize amongst themselves and let their children play in the water, looking out for their children when they weren’t ogling the young, oiled up, muscular lifeguard that I knew well. We would both look at each other, giggle, and look away. Every time I saw her, my heart skipped a beat. She made me feel weird, in that 'I want her to be my girl' way. We stopped at that small strip of the manmade beach where the water met the land. Each wave would wash over our feet to our ankles. We stood and enjoyed the conflicting warm body and cool feet feel. We looked at each other again and blushed. "So how did Sunset convince you to take her with you?" I asked, trying to sneak a quick look at her body. "Well, I was having a conversation with the counselor; helping me adjust to Canterlot High. I guess Sunset overheard and asked me while I was alone. She is a nice girl, but a bit pushy though." Just a bit? "Didn't know they had the counselors help people adjust to our school," I asked. "Yeah, you know I wasn't all friendliness. I had a boyfriend back home, but we had to break up before the move," She answered with a wry smile. Single? Oh yes. "Funny thing, the first time we hung out was at a water park too," She added. "Funny how history repeats itself," I replied. "I guess. Still, Neighbraska had its own charm to it, even if it was just cornfields and meth addicts," She said as she closed her eyes and enjoyed the quick gust. "How about you?" "Me?” I asked. "Yeah, who is your girlfriend and why am I jealous of your generosity?" "Well," I said as I ran a hand through my hair, "Truth is, I don't have a girlfriend," I answered. "What?! No way! Get outta here!" Silver hollered. "It's true!" I replied. "C'mon. You seem better than some of the guys at CHS." "You think?" "Yeah! Most of the guys at the school wouldn’t do this if they were expecting to screw afterward," she commented. Well, so much for hitting home of the first date. "Pfft! Lame!" "Yeah, you at least impress me enough to entice me to bed, geez," She said. "Oh?" She laughed, "Okay, maybe talking about sex on our first hangout wasn’t the best idea!" "I don't mind, I can talk about it all day!" I joked. She giggled, "Oh, of course, you can." "Want to test me?" I winked "Another time, when there're no kids around. Promise." She winked back. "Deal. What do you think of this place?" I asked. "You mean the park?" she asked. "Yeah." "You're still reeling from the last topic huh," She joked. "What?! N-no!" I stuttered. She laughed, "You totally are. It's alright, you're not the only one who got excited over it," She winked Oh, this little flirt. We both giggled, still trying to laugh through our nervousness but the sex talk was one fast start to getting to know each other. She sat on the ground and allowed the waves to hit her, splashing her every so often below her neck. She took a content sigh when each wave splashed on her body. I turned towards the cabana to check on Sunset. I expected it to be burning and spreading flames through the park by her impulsive need to destroy. However; the music was left on, but the she-demon was missing from her seat. "Huh, Sunset is gone." I noticed. "Really?" She said as she turned around. "Yeah. Guess we can chill there?" I asked. "Yeah, I want to get something to drink. Once I towel off, want to put sunscreen on my back?" Silver Mist asked. My heart skipped a beat. "R-really?!" "Sure! It would be nice for you to do that for me, friend!" she winked. "Oh, just a friend?" I answered back. "Hey, we all have to start somewhere." She whispered in my ear as she walked to the cabana, her round bottom bouncing with each step. Whatever I just got myself into, I want to thank whoever is up there for it.