swimmingprince:

He looked absolutely thrilled, just the way she blushed and looked around excited him, thinking about what kind of date they should have. It needed to be memorable. Needed to be something they could both think back on and laugh on, because it was great and no one could tell them otherwise. “I could take you to the theme park! Or…We could go on a picnic, on the beach!” He was moving closer to her, his smile wide as he fawned over her. 

“Just say yes, for sure say yes!” 

“M-Maybe.. one date couldn’t hurt..?”

“You really mean it? You mean I’m finally gettin’ me some pretty Flannery all up in my life?” He chuckled deeply and tried not to become nervous as he thought about it, barely able to comprehend how amazing they’d be as a couple. Not like I think about it all the-…Okay yes I do. I think about it all the time. She was the reason he got into swimming, she was the reason he worked out and tanned… She was the reason he did anything in life and he wanted her to be close to the life she helped him make. 

“We’ll have fun okay? I seriously promise…And yeah let’s help you on that homework!” He grinned, looking pretty cock. “And how about, every answer you get wrong, you take off a piece of clothing. Hm? We’re in our dorm, nudity ain’t a crime sweet cheeks.” 

This guy… He thought just because she said yes they— “W-We’re not DOING that..” She said, glaring at him slightly. “There’s no way you’ll ever see me naked.” She crossed her arms over her chest with a ‘hmph’; she didn’t realize that he’d already seen quite a bit with that whole towel fiasco earlier. With a sigh she gave in, that’s all she seemed to be doing today.. Giving into his help, giving into the date.. This wasn’t really like Flannery; why was he doing this to her? I mean it has got to be his fault..

Flannery retrieved her books and moved back into the common area with Marlon in tow. She sat down by the table and organized the books and papers. She looked towards him, forcing herself to smile. “S-So.. What should we go over first..?” Getting help from him really made her angry, and she was trying to hard to look happy.. Or grateful  it just wasn’t working. Flannery never needed help from anyone due to studies, she was usually fine by herself. She probably had gotten those answers wrong because he was distracting her. 

Why was he distracting me though…? She thought for a moment, blanking out yet again because of him. A-Ah.. I was… Checking him out.. Her cheeks turned a light shade of pink. Maybe I really do..— But her thought was cut off by the boy, and she quickly nodded at whatever he said, actually grateful that he cut off her thought. There’s no way.

swimmingprince:

He watched as Flannery began to flip out, throwing a huge hissy fit, kicking her legs and screaming at him, even going as far as to hit him. “Flannery.” He said, while she was freaking out, just letting her get it all out. “Flan Flan.” Marlon tried again, scratching the back of his head as he watched her, flexing his muscles so when she hit him, it wouldn’t hurt a tiny bit. “Duckling….!” He was trying to get her attention, affectionately speaking to her with her tiny pet names. “Are you okay now?” He wasn’t being rude when he said this, he was legitimately concerned. Hell, he wouldn’t have even cared if she threw things at him. None of that mattered and he figured it never did. 

“I mean…We haven’t even had our first date and you’re already shoving me against a wall…” He chuckled a bit and flipped her, having her back now against the wall allowing him to move in close to her face. “And I forgive you. I always will forgive you.” He looked apologetic at the moment. He always caused trouble, and he never ceased to be a thorn in her side it seemed. “And I’d never be mad at you. You know I love you right?” He wasn’t afraid as he said this, actually he was very straight faced, showing his seriousness. “It just came to me one day, you know… I don’t mind that you never noticed me, but I noticed you. How did you think I got all AP classes?” He chuckled deeply and shook his head. “You gotta study sometime. My time was middle school. I wanted to impress you. That didn’t seem to happen though… But I’m not mad…Like I said I could never be mad.”

He shut his eyes for a moment and smiled. “I mean, there’s nothing in any kind of rule book saying you have to notice me. That I’m aware of, and even now I’m appreciative of your existence being near me.” Marlon leaned in, frightfully close. “It’s just, I noticed I loved you when I got nice and close…Then my heart starts to beat fast and my head spins…” 

“I’m totally crazy for you Flannery, and you know what?” He pushed away, moving to lift up her homework again. “I’m willing to wait for as long as I need to… I feel one day you’ll notice how great I am… Everyone does at some point, you know?” He handed her the homework. “So come on, let’s do your homework. Wanna copy mine?” 

She felt the turn, her back now against the wall. Her bottom lip quivered a bit, scared of what was to come. 

“And I’d never be mad at you. You know I love you right?”

Flannery’s eyes widened. “W-..What..?” He loves me..? Marlon had been watching her throughout the school year- he’d noticed her and he’d been waiting for her to give him some recognition back. In a weird way.. It was endearing.. But at the same time.. I could definitely use this against him.. Flannery wasn’t normally a mean person, although she did know when she had the upper hand. Marlon was the most popular boy in their grade.. He stood out amongst all the others- and all the girls constantly talked about him. And he has a crush on me..! Flannery almost started to laugh- the idea of Marlon having a crush on her seemed ridiculous, especially due to the fact she liked him so long ago as well.. Were those feelings truly gone though..? “It’s nice.. that you care about me..” She trailed off, trying to find a way to word this correctly. “And… I mean, I don’t think you’re a horrible guy…”

Although she felt strong, powerful even at this point.. She couldn’t help but feel embarrassed. No one had ever confessed to her before.. This was also a new experience. My first kiss and love confession all on the same day. Flannery smiled, she couldn’t help it; today was just turning out to be so .. so weird. “Maybe you could help me later…” She looked to the side, the blush still slightly on her cheeks, then smiled up at him. Even if she did have feelings for him.. She wouldn’t— COULDN’T tell him that. He’d get a big head… Or feel full of himself- and that’s not something she could live with- not right now anyway.. And he’d probably kiss me a lot and try to sneak into my bed at night and— Her face turned crimson again as she tried to disperse the thoughts currently running rampant through her mind. 

If she turned him down now.. She’d feel absolute gratification, right? She’d feel total power.. right? Because there was just no way I could have feelings for that guy..! So if I do turn him down.. I’ll always have that over him. Isn’t that what you want, Flannery..?

Then again.. Marlon is kind of the perfect guy.. He’s nice enough.. and He obviously cares about me; we have some what of a past together.. I doubt he remembers much of it though. He’s very smart, and admirable.. He has a lot of good qualities about him.. Was she making a mistake..? Was it wrong of her to toss him aside just like that? Maybe she owed it to herself- and then again.. if they did go on a date and she told him it wasn’t going to work out afterwards, wouldn’t that be all the more gratifying? Because people would see us together..! Y-Yeah..!! Or at least that’s what she told herself.. “M-Maybe.. one date couldn’t hurt..?”

Her cheeks flared up upon saying these words- Flannery had never gone on a date before.. So this would also be another new experience. “A-After you .. help me with my homework of course…” She looked away, shifting her eyesight from his. “N-Not that I need your h-help though! I just.. Wanted to check and make sure that my problems are actually incorrect like you claim..!” She had far too much pride to admit that she needed help.. At least for a few problems- “But I don’t copy— That would be cheating..! And I certainly don’t cheat.”

swimmingprince:

“Well yeah I’m smart and stuff I-” He watched her get up and watched quite a few of her papers fall to the floor with quite the drama. “Hey! Duckling!” He groaned with disdain as he stood, lifting the papers up and examining them. She got quite a few of these wrong… I should tell her! She’ll be happy that I helped! He happily walked up to her door and was about to open it. “Hey Flan!” He called out, wiggling the knob playfully before beginning to open it. “Hey you dropped some stuff and-“ 

Flannery let out a massive scream, causing his eyes to widen and just stand there as quiet as possible. “Uh…You need help?” He managed a little laugh as he walked over to her, looking down at her face and how startled she looked. “Maybe you shouldn’t slam yourself around on your bed. Well, not without me… But…” He poked at her papers she left behind. “You got a bunch of these questions wrong…I figured I’d help you with that and…” He leaned down, seeing as she was pinned down he’d take a bit of advantage. 

“And since you’re here I’mma just do this. It’ll be like paying me back for saving you!” He leaned right down and pressed his lips against her’s, shutting his eyes and just trying to hold the kiss for as long as possible. 

H-Heh…My first kiss… “There we go…” Marlon said confidently, pulling up and smacking his lips with his tongue as if she tasted good. “Now let’s get you from under this stuff…” Slowly he picked up everything, pulling the heavier things off of her. “And I thought you’d be a ble to lift this stuff! You moved it after all…” He chuckled deeply and pulled her from under the smaller things, holding her close to his bare chest in hopes of getting a response from her. 

“So how about that homework huh? I already finished mine.” He gave a cheeky grin and kissed her cheek. “Then we can go out on a date.” 

“H-How dare you even.. ASSUME.. I-I want your help..!” Flannery winced out, the books and other objects crushing her slightly. “Especially with homework a-and another thing—” Her yelling was cut-off as soon as Marlon kissed her. Her eyes widened and she didn’t really understand what was happening. She felt his lips on hers.. The kiss was actually kind of gentle- he wasn’t pressing against her too much; she felt a tingling sensation.. Something that was definitely new for her. Her eyes began to close slightly as she slightly accepted what was happening.. And then she shot her eyes wide open feeling him pull away from her. N-NO HEY.. I WAS…— Her face lit up, and she pulled her face away, trying her best to hide her lips- “M-Marlon..” Her bottom lip quivered, She couldn’t tell if she was angry or.. not..

“Th-That..” She began, feeling him pull her up and into his arms. “Th-That was…” Her body began to shake with anger, her hands balling up into little fists again as the realization hit her like a brick wall. “THAT WAS MY FIRST KISS YOU IDIOT..!!” She yelled at him, pushing him away from her as much as she could, her face the same color as her red hair. “I-I can’t believe you…! A-And then you ask for a date.. L-Like you just expect me to have FALLEN for you or something..!” She began walking towards him, ready to strike.

Flannery reached out and grabbed a hold of Marlon, shaking him wildly. “A-AND DON’T ASK IF YOU CAN HELP ME WITH MY HOMEWORK..!!” She let go of him only to push him against one of the walls of her room, not really caring if something was knocked over in the process. She’d have to clean up later anyway.. “Y-YOU’RE… YOU’RE THE ONE I’VE BEEN TRYING TO BEAT THIS WHOLE YEAR… YOU HAVE THE HIGHEST SCORES AND YOU DON’T EVEN HAVE TO TRY?” She was furious, all of this anger and anxiety was just coming out- she didn’t even mean for it to. It’d just been a long day. She hit his chest a few times with her fists, slowly stopping and leaning against him for a moment. “It’s not fair…” She sighed, “I didn’t even know you were my roommate.. I never thought I’d see you again after that time at summer camp.” Maybe her old feelings were returning.. But part of her was happy that he was here.. For whatever reason. Although I hate him.. I.. can’t help but like him.. It was a confusing feeling, and Flannery didn’t understand it at all. But she knew that he was her friend.. in some way or form.

“I’m sorry.. I shouldn’t have hit you..” She said finally, cooling off. The red-head realized she was still leaning on him, and quickly backed away, her cheeks turning slightly pink. “S-Sorry about that too..”

swimmingprince:

Marlon chuckled as he laid there, arms behind his head as he listened to Flannery shuffle and wrestle around with her things before finally coming out. “You were totally thinking about going on a date with me.” Marlon said, his lips slowly forming a smile as he just lounged there very still, not even peeking to see what she had or what she was doing out there with him; to be honest he figured he knew already. “It’s okay duckling, every girl on campus wants to go out on a date with me. It’s okay to have those feelings.” Obviously Marlon was teasing her, and on the inside he was just nervous and unsure… Acting like this usually got him answers. 

I doubt she’d ever want to go on a date with me anyways…She’s not just being all cranky at me… He sighed, trying not to show his disappointment in this predicament, because obviously he changed for the worse. He failed on impressing Flannery but he wasn’t going to give up, so help him Arceus he was going to go out on a date with the girl he’d had a crush on for who knows how many years. 

“AP Battle tactics..? I didn’t realize you had that class as well..”

Of course. Ooooof course. Out of all the women here, she’s the only one who doesn’t notice me. “Of course Flan. I’ve got all AP classes. I can’t help that my brain is as big as my muscles.” Playfully he flexed while lounging, pretending to nap, but really? How could he sleep when she was out there? All he’d think about is whether or not he slept in an attractive manner and he could probably guess he doesn’t. But since when do I give a fuck either. 

Since Flannery I guess. “Do you need help studying or something? I mean I could help you.” He groaned as he stretched his body, flexing his muscles for her. “And my marks are high, I have the highest grades in our year.” Marlon casually said, staring over to her as he sat up and looked at her, his blue eyes very serious as he just waited for a response because he was going to guess that she wasn’t going to believe him. 

“And…And…” He put his hand to his chest. “Flannery…” He stared at her, mock shock. “I am up here not down there…!” He looked down at his body. “I am not a piece of meat. I mean, unless you want me to be…” 

Flannery let out a laugh, “You can ask as many times as you like, Marlon.. But the answer is still gonna be ‘no’~” She continued to flip the pages of the book she was looking at. Wow, I thought I noticed him around school before… but he has all— ALL AP CLASSES…? He has all … of his classes with me and I never realized it… How could I not have..!? 

“Do you need help studying or something? I mean I could help you.” He groaned as he stretched his body, flexing his muscles for her. “And my marks are high, I have the highest grades in our year.”

Her eyes widened and her hands dropped to the table. She began to rise from her seat shakily. “W-What..?” She stuttered out, now fully standing upright. Flannery was angry. She’d been trying to get the highest marks in her classes for the past few years- and she hadn’t been able to.. Because someone always beat her.. H-How did I never realize… If it was humanly possible her eyes would’ve began to glow red as her hair whipped around.. But lucky for Marlon- it wasn’t possible. Flannery was in a state of shock and rage all at the same time. “There.. There is no way… You’re the one I’ve been trying to beat…” How was he doing better than her..? HIM out of everyone..? Was Marlon really that smart..!? 

Quickly, the red-head picked up all of her things from the table, a few papers slipping out and landing on the floor- almost automatically forgotten. “A-And..” She puffed out her cheeks, her face red with anger and embarrassment. “I-I wasn’t STARING… AT YOU.. O-OR CHECKIN’ YOU OUT..!!” And with that she ran out of the common area back to her own room, saying something mostly inaudible along the lines of ‘I can’t study while you’re here..’ 

Once she was safe inside her room, she let out a sigh. It’s not like Marlon was a bad guy or anything.. He was nice enough.. W-WHAT AM I THINKIN’? That dumb guy got ta me.. She set her books down on her bed, realizing she hadn’t even really studied much anyway. Gosh.. Maybe I was staring at him… Her cheeks flared up, and she put a hand to her head, ruffling her bangs back for a moment trying to make sense of .. well just about anything right now. Maybe it’s the heat getting to me.. The female sighed and looked towards the window- it was really hot today.. And it’s not like being in the pool with him was so bad.. — W-Wait.. YES IT WAS.. !! Flannery was getting angry with herself; she didn’t need to have stupid thoughts like these.

She turned around and kicked her bed post, instantly regretting it because it hurt. “A-Ah Ouch!!” She helped holding onto her foot. And then she remembered she made that really weird fort all around her bed- and all of the books and other items came crashing down onto her- crushing her like an ant. “A-Ahh..!” She screamed, becoming buried in the wreck.

swimmingprince:

“Hey! You would totally go out on a date with me and-” As he was motioning at her and being pushed out of her room he saw it. For a split second her towel dropped down and while the door slammed maybe half a second later… I totally just saw Flannery’s boobs. Seemingly satisfied, he lifted his arms above his head and just moved to the couch to relax again, not even turning his head when she zoomed out and ran to the bathroom.

“Totally just saw your panties too. Man I’m on a roll.” Marlon called out, not actually looking but it was still worth saying, and quite funny to him. Actually I’m totally due for a nap. He lazily thought, kicking his feet up and closing his eyes. “And now that you’re dressed we should go on a date.” He wasn’t going to give it up, he was going to ask her again and again until she would accept and he knew that was a pretty damn good tactic. 

“We can do that later though, I’m sleepy as shit.” Little did Flannery know that Marlon slept throughout all of their classes today. He didn’t pay a lick of attention, nor did he take notes. Hell, Flannery probably didn’t even know they shared all of these AP classes, let alone the fact that he slept in them! 

“Man, and AP Battle tactics was really boring today too…I slept through all of it.” He casually complained, looking off to the side as he propped his head up with one of his arms. “It’s not like the class is that difficult. I could do it in my slee-” He cut himself off and began to laugh. “Actually, I suppose I do do it in my sleep.”

“Wha— I’m certainly not going on a date dressed like this..” Flannery was moving back and forth between the rooms- moving clothes and books and all sorts of things. — wait a second..! She poked her head back into the room Marlon was sitting in, “N-Not that I’d go on a date with you period..—!” She stuck her tongue out at him for a moment and then continued shuffling about.

“If you’re tired you might as well go to sleep.. No one’s gonna stop you.” She called out, finally done moving. She built a fortress around her bed- making sure it was secure and she couldn’t be attacked during the night hours. Flannery smiled at her handy work, laughing a bit. If he even dares to touch me I’ll rip his face off!! She took a few books from her desk and moved into the common room the two shared, this is where she normally studied. The red-head sat down at the table and opened the book, she planned on studying a bit.

“Man, and AP Battle tactics was really boring today too…I slept through all of it.”

“AP Battle tactics..? I didn’t realize you had that class as well..” She rested her elbow on the table, flipping through the pages of the book she was only semi-reading. Flannery’s mind wandered, she had other things to think about. I wonder … how many other classes we have together.. I mean I do see Marlon around sometimes- I didn’t even realize we shared a dorm. How could she be so careless..? Up until now she thought her roommate was as close to semi-existent as could be.. So why..!? “You shouldn’t sleep through your classes..! What kind of grades do you get anyway?” She huffed out. Flannery got high marks all the time, but she had to work really hard for them.. The female never bothered to check Marlon’s scores- seeing as after that one summer together they never met up again.. Not until today.

I mean.. I knew about Marlon- but I didn’t realize.. it was the same guy. How many Marlon’s really walked around here though..? Augh, I should’ve known.. Flannery’s eyes trailed upwards, she was staring at him now. He’s changed so much… She smiled slightly, honestly impressed by how much he’d changed. He was taller now, and had more of a build to him.. His hair was different and he wasn’t pale. He even smells differently than how I remember…— OH GOD AM I CHECKIN’ HIM OUT..? She patted her cheeks a few times, trying to snap out of it. I have no idea what’s come over me.. But I don’t like it..!!

swimmingprince:

Marlon stretched as he moved to walk to the bathroom, figuring her could dump a cup of cold water over her head while she was in the shower but- “Whoa-” He looked down, his chest tightening as if to flex for Flannery and impress her; honestly he was peacocking constantly around her and he had no shame. “Duckling…!” He chuckled a bit and tilted his head, his smile widening as Marlon felt tickled pink with their predicament. “Shouldn’t we be putting our clothes on before we run about our dorm room?” With a tiny chuckle he leaned down and brushed his hand across her neck and just examined her glistening skin. 

“Heh, would you need some help?” He lifted her slowly, his strong hands at her waist. “Since you’re in such a hurry…” He licked his lips and carried her like a small cat over to her room, setting her down hoping that she thought his motions to be flattering enough. After all he didn’t act like this for just anyone! Sure he was popular, and tended to be lazy and dorky but suave was something he wasn’t too good at, but it was something would strive for at all costs around Flannery!

“So Flan Flan…We going to go out on a date?”

“Heh. I mean, I know I’m pretty great and stuff, but if you don’t want to be too formal we can always go on a date in your room. Or you know, mine. I never would pass up a secret randevous with my duckling.” 

“N-No..! We’re definitely not!” She spat out, squirming just enough so the towel wouldn’t budge in place. She looked up at him once she was put down, “I-I still need ta get dressed..!” A giant frown appeared on her face, along with a crimson red blush. She couldn’t very well tell Marlon that she’d forgotten the most important part of her ensemble in her room! “And why would I ever want to go on a date with you?” She pursed her lips and looked away from him. Marlon.. You’re annoying, self-centered, and far too full of yourself. Definitely not my type.

Flannery got up, pushing him along with her; of course she was strong enough to move him even the tiniest bit, although.. even for her it was difficult. “G-Get out..!” She pushed him towards the door, having to use both hands. Finally she got him close enough, forcing her body against his just so she could push him out. The red-head definitely didn’t want him to see her take out her underwear; or worse.. know which drawer she kept all of her undergarments in. He’d probably go through it while I wasn’t here or something..! She grumbled a bit, honestly feeling like he’d do something like that. She gave him another push- getting him all the way through the door. “HA..!” She smiled to herself feeling totally accomplished and also feeling the towel slightly fall down the length of her body- and with that she slammed the door.

NO NO NO NO…!!!!!!!

Flannery’s face lit up again, that bright crimson color. She hurriedly picked up the towel when the door was closed and ran over to the drawer; scrounging around through it- once she checked to make sure the coast was clear she slipped on her underwear. I hate having to leave my room to get to the bathroom… She made an annoyed sound and ran the length to the bathroom; not really caring if Marlon saw her in her underwear- it’s not like it was very flattering.. at least in her opinion. All the better..! She got her spare clothes from the bathroom- the ones she forgot and quickly slipped them on- just a t-shirt and shorts. Finally she was fully clothed. She flipped her hair, pulling it into a ponytail and walked out of the bathroom once again.

swimmingprince:

As he lead her out of the pool her watched her get up and out using the ladder, blatantly staring at her ass as she did so. Hot damn, those jeans are even tighter when they’re wet. He chuckled deeply and followed very close behind, looming over her as if to ensure his little duckling was going to be just fine. “And you know, I think I’mma keep remembering summer camp.” He grinned broadly as he thought back on it, having the biggest crush on the loudest girl in the camp. You know Flannery thanks to you, this is who I am. I hope you like it… He inhaled deeply as he remembered summer camp, remembering that he wasn’t nearly buff enough for this kendo queen to even get attention from her. Well… Not the kind of attention he wanted from a girl. 

I vaguely remember all the girls having a major crush on one of the counselors. With a little huff he pouted and looked to the side, still following her towards the dorm and this is when he realized something. This was Marlon’s dorm, and as she walked into it, he made sure to pay very deep attention as to what room, what floor. “Hey where you sleepin’ princess? I’m pretty curio-” He stopped as Flannery stopped at his door. His fucking door. Co-ed dorms. He thought to himself, slowly beginning to grind like a cheshire cat with a trick up his sleeve. 

G-Gulp… He thought to himself as she went to unlock the door, and just knocked her hand away. He wanted to make a statement and this statement was: They were rooming together. “Oh no, allow me.” He said in a dorky tone, pulling his key out so he could unlock the room and walk in casually. “You must feel pretty lucky huh? Having a room mate like me, huh duckling.” As he tugged her in, pressing her against him he leaned in close to her face and chuckled. “We’re going to be the best of friends, okay?” With a little laugh he tore away from her and shut their door, locking it lightly. 

“Now go change, I’m gonna chill.” He plopped down onto the couch in their sitting area, almost instantly forgetting that Flannery existed. 

 

Flannery didn’t understand why he kept following her- I mean.. This is my dorm, he doesn’t have to see me here or something…- and especially not to my.. —

“Oh no, allow me.” 

Her mouth dropped. No… NO. My roommate usually sleeps in late… MY ROOMMATE .. USUALLY STAYS OUT LATE… IS THAT— Her eyes widened as she turned around shakily. There was no way.. But he had a key as well.. The red-head looked up towards him, her mouth quivering a bit. Why.. OF ALL PEOPLE.. She narrowed her eyes at him as he pulled her close. “W-WHY..” The day had been going just FINE until Marlon met up with her.. She balled her hands into fists and turned away from him, going over to her drawers and picking out some clean clothes. “I-I..” She pointed at him, her words seemingly stopping midair, falling to the floor without any continuation. “I’m.. Taking as shower..—!” She didn’t have to explain what she was doing to him- She never did before.. She never even SAW him here before…

Flannery huffed off, walking away to the bathroom; making sure to lock it once she was inside. She leaned up against the door and slid down it, holding her head in her hands. Come to think of it.. Marlon and I are both pretty busy.. Maybe we both just so happened never to run into each other . It’s not like we eat together as roommates  he wasn’t even here when I ran into this dorm.. There were only notes from time to time.. She shook her head quickly, and straightened her back; accidentally hitting her head against the door. “O-ow..!” She helped out, getting up and holding her head. She must’ve had a lot on her mind..

She walked over to the mirror, looking at her drenched clothes; and her hair that was all over the place. She sighed, taking her hairband out and stripping out of her soggy clothes. The red-head wrapped a towel around her body, and turned on the water, waiting for it to get hot. Once it was the right temperature she jumped in- Flannery wasn’t the type to waste shower water, so it was a relatively fast shower; she got in, cleaned herself off and washed her hair, then got out. Simple as that. She re-wrapped the towel around herself and looked around the bathroom. “Where…” Oh good lord… Flannery forgot to bring a change of underwear. Her face lit up, and she was about to scream. Marlon was right around the corner, she couldn’t very well walk outside of the bathroom like this.. And it’s not like she could ask him to bring a change of clothes to her… 

I-I’ve got to do it… Flannery made sure the towel was good and tight around her body, and held onto it with one of her hands, crossing it over her chest to ensure it wouldn’t fall. She unlocked the bathroom door, and turned the knob with her hand- waiting a second before opening it. And with a quick breath, she ran out- running full speed until she crashed into him.

swimmingprince:

“Pocket rocks?” Was the first thing Marlon said, his eyes wide with fright as he loomed over her, his mouth gaping as he panted ever so slightly. “You know…I remember you now…” He nodded a bit, trying to remain calm but the look in his eyes, and the way his arms were flexing showed that he was as tense as could be. “I…” 

“I almost-” Instantly he inhaled and shook his head, having to calm himself; mainly because at the moment he just wanted to slam his head into the pavement and say goodbye for almost killing Pocket Rocks. “I mean, man…You’ve got really nice lips you know… A mighty fine first kiss for two lovebirds you know?” He grinned lightly and lifted her up, carrying her over to the water once again. “When we were in summer camp? Maaaan, you don’t remember that? Some kid pushed you into the lake and I saved you?” As he lowered them both into the water he held her by the waist so she’d float; he also knew since she couldn’t swim, she wouldn’t be able to punch him or headbutt him in the face, else she wanted to drown again. 

“And that’s when I started to call you Pocket Rocks…Cos it’s like you got rocks in your pockets, you know?” He chuckled and waded around in the water, being tall enough so he could just stand while her feet wouldn’t touch the ground. 

“And we should behave in here… I mean, if you punch me we’ll both drown so…” He chuckled a bit and moved close to her face, nuzzled their noses together. “My little duckling…I’m going to have to teach you how to swim! It’s fate, is it not?” He laughed and moved to the deep end of the pool where it was rather dark at the bottom. He’s been down there obviously, especially when he’d dive off to show off. 

“What do you say Flan Flan…” Marlon winked, knowing that if he let her go, she’d be clinging to him like an Octilary holding some food. 

“M-Marlon..!” Flannery hissed out once they were back in the pool together. “I swear, Marlon.. if you even dare to let me go..—” Her cheeks turned pink wait I— “I-I didn’t mean..!! YOU KNOW I SINK… T-That’s all!!” She stammered out, her face turning the same color as her hair. She had to hold onto him so she wouldn’t begin to sink or slip; and so that’s what she did. Flannery wrapped her arms around his neck, making sure she wouldn’t slip. “Y-You know.. The only reason I’m doing this.. is so I-I don’t slip..” She turned her face away from him. I can’t believe I didn’t realize it before.. He was the boy from summer camp— “L-LOVERS..!?” She turned back towards him, her gaze set on fire. Finally giving him a response to what he said earlier.

“Who said anythin’ about bein’ lovers??” She growled at him, taking one of her arms back, getting ready to punch him until they moved into the deep end of the pool- at least in the shallow end she’d sink to the bottom and could manage to walk to the side; but in the deep end she’d be completely useless. “I think you’re trying to torture me..” She brought her hand back and around, not really feeling like she wanted to die today.

“And you owe me some new clothes- mine are all wet now and it’s all your fault.. How DARE you drop me in this dumb pool with you..” The red-head sighed. Marlon really must’ve felt like he could do just about anything he wanted.. Flannery on the other hand was not taking a keen liking to it- and although she was a hardworker; that didn’t mean she was strict. No.. Flannery could actually be quite fun and outgoing; but around Marlon she became this totally different person. She’d known about him for a while now- heard girls talking about him.. seen him in the hallway.. But she never wanted to get herself involved with someone from the swim team; they threw parties and didn’t seem focused… At least the host club has a reason to act like that.. They have that idiotic prince running the show.. As for the swim team, they have a stupid fish boy. “I-I would like it if you’d refrain from talking about saving my life at summer camp any how..! That was a long time ago..” She trailed off; thinking about that summer.

When was the last time she’d thought about it..? She really liked Marlon back then, and he wasn’t how he was now.. He wasn’t this well built, he was more scrawny and very pale.. And something about him just really attracted her to him; they spent their whole summer together and became really close. I even had that dumb crush on him.. As Flannery remembered their summer together, her cheeks flushed a rosy pink color. I’d almost forgot how much I really liked Marlon.. She shook her head, then stared into his eyes for a moment. “B-Besides.. a kiss like that.. it’s not really a kiss, it doesn’t count..!” She shrugged her shoulders a bit while still holding onto him. “At any rate.. I’d like to go to my dorm and dry off now; so will you please let me get out of this godforsaken pool already…?”

swimmingprince:

He shrugged casually and gave her an even bigger smile. “Me? A hot shot? Hotness you lookin’ at me? I’m cooler than a sea breeze let’s face it.” He licked his lips and leaned down due to her being a lot shorter than him. “And don’t start lying to me now. We’ve got a friendship to shelter and love…I know you don’t have club activities.” With a little quirk of his brow he gazed into her eyes, his own never looking away, owning the situation with a mere glance. 

“What could you possibly have against me anyways? I mean…I know it’s hard being me but…” He tilted his head lightly and began to lay. “Man, I’m just kidding… I’m not perfect or anything but I am pretty cool. Why don’t you wanna hang with me? And why do you think I’m trying to impress you?”  With a tiny chuckle he put his hands onto her waist, lifting her up so her feet couldn’t touch the ground. “Now…I can keep you up here for as long as you want or you can go swimming wit me!”

“You know I could carry you anywhere! For a hot little duckling like you? You sure are light as a feather!” He began to walk away with her like she was a small doll, laughing from time to time at her little insults or grumbling. “And stop your grumbling, you act like you sink when you swim.” He stuck his tongue out at here and gave her a tiny look; of course not before stealing a very obvious glance at her breasts but hey! They were there and he wasn’t being rude about it! 

“Man, I think we have some classes together too. We can hang out with each other. We can totally be best friends.” He leaned in while carrying her, moving close to her face. “Hey maybe we can be more than friends? Heh heh, you’d be the most popular girl in school if you had me swimming behind you!” He wiggled innocently as he entered the pool area, keeping her hoisted up so she couldn’t touch the ground with her feet. 

“I’m going to be glued to your hip hotness! Man, you won’t even tell me your name…That’s cool though! Or hot? Should I say hot? You’re pretty on fire! I’m the cool one right?” As he tilted his head at her he walked to the edge of the pool and after a short second she dropped into the water. Of course Marlon dropped in with her, keeping her at arms length and making sure she got a good dunk before coming right back up, keeping her afloat with his strong arms. Heh. She’s too short for this part of the pool. But I can just stand! “Was that so hard duckling? Now am I gonna have to be mama duck and keep you up or-” He let go of her, figuring she’d be able to stay up just fine. 

“Man, she’s so cute.” He mused as he watched her dunk under water, figuring she was doing that by herself because she wanted to dunk her hair, or just feel the cool water again. Little did he know…

“Marlon..!! Marlon— LET ME GO..!!!” Flannery shrieked as he towed her over towards the pool. “I-I’ll be your friend..!! I’ll spend time with you, c’mon anything but this! Don’t you DARE put me in there- GET YOUR HAND OFF MY BUTT..!! HEY—” And suddenly, she was in the water- submerged  Flannery had no idea how to swim, she couldn’t doggy paddle, she couldn’t backstroke, she couldn’t even FLOAT. Whenever Flannery went in any body of water she’d instantly sink- she didn’t know why; but she knew it was weird as fuck and she didn’t want to have to deal with that. BUT HERE SHE WAS… DEALING WITH IT. I swear to GOD if I ever surface I’ll rip Marlon a new ASSHOLE for dunking me in here. She did her very best to flail around- but it was to no avail she just sank deeper and deeper until she hit the pool’s floor.

She’d been in there a while and already ran out of air in her lungs, the few last bubbles reaching the surface. Maybe I’ll die in here… Yeah- a watery grave like in the mafia movies.. Maybe Marlon will go to jail for killing me..!! That’ll be great- Maybe when I’m a ghost I can haunt him for killing me..

Suddenly Flannery’s eyes were met with a bright light; this is it..! The gates to heaven, who would’ve thought I’d end up here..! I didn’t get to see my life flash though.. And then she coughed up water- Flannery’s eyes shot open; fluid rushing out of her mouth. She gasped a few times, heaving up the liquid from her lungs. Gasping for breath, she looked around- but the only one there was Marlon. “D-..Did you save me..?” She gasped out one more time, reaching out towards him.

If he saved me.. That was his first mistake, because I’m definitely gonna beat his ass!!

swimmingprince:

Marlon emerged out of the water, running his fingers through his hair to get it off of his forehead. “Ah, yeah man!” He laughed, pushing his goggles down to sit around his neck. “It’s hot, and I’m smokin’!” With a swift grin he turned and he saw a girl walking away from the chain link fence, wondering who she was but… Hot damn who is that fine piece of fiery ass? He grinned to himself and hopped out of the pool, jogging effortlessly to the exit then after her, managing to catch up with her just in time. JUST in time. 

“Well would ya look at that.” He approached her all the way, watching the water drip down her face leaving him a bit breathless. “You know, if you really wanna put that fire out, you probably should jump in the pool!” He winked at her playfully and leaned against the tree, making sure to stretch and flex his muscles for her. “I saw you looking at the water…I could probably open those doors for you…” He trailed off and stared at her, waiting for her to give him her name but alas…She didn’t answer. “You know what? I’mma call you Hotness because-” He looked her up and down. “You’re smoking in this heat girl!” With a playful little grin he pulled his goggles back up and set them over his eyes, allowing him to lean in.

“How about you come with me and I can help you cool off, hm?” He began to walk around her, giving her that lazy but intense look he owned. “I mean, I wouldn’t want to keep Ms. Kendo club away from her duties but I think that for little ol’ me…You could make an exception.” As he was at her back, he examined her curves and her plush rump, leaving him chuckling. It’s like Christmas in July! 

“Now come on duckling… Let’s go swimming. Bathing suits aren’t required either. I wouldn’t want to oppress our leading lady.”

Augh.. I should’ve known the star of the swim team was here. Flannery rolled her eyes at him as he spoke. He is the most ridiculous person..! I don’t know how anyone could put up with someone like him. “Trust me..” She began speaking, closing her eyes and turning her face away from his general direction. “I wouldn’t want ya to open yer club up for me, ‘kay?” She was getting a little annoyed; definitely wasn’t the type of person to associate herself with Marlon. “Besides, why would I make an exception for you? You’re nothin’ to me..” She was trying really hard to stop her little accent from coming out- but when she got really worked up.. it just sort of happened.

The red-head crossed her arms, turning towards him- swishing the water bottle around as she pointed. “Besides, I have.. club activities to take care of!” Of course she was lying- but honestly she didn’t want to have anything to do with him. He’s a good for nothing, lazy, aloof guy who has everyone fawning over him for no reason. What a bunch of malarkey..

“Now come on duckling… Let’s go swimming. Bathing suits aren’t required either. I wouldn’t want to oppress our leading lady.”

Flannery made a face at him. “W-What..?” Her face tinted a light shade of red- not too far off from her hair color. “D-Do you know what yer sayin’?! Somethin’ must be wrong with yer head!” Of course she’d get worked up over that- He was asking her to swim with him.. NAKED no less. Flannery was definitely too serious; she needed to lighten up a bit more. “Listen up, Marlon…” She walked towards him, placing her water bottle against his chest to keep the two apart, trying to mildly threaten him to the best of her abilities. “I know that ya think yer some pretty hot shit.. And I know that ya think yer cool or whatever.. But you don’t impress me, okay..?” She ran a hand through her bangs, pulling them back for a moment. “Just leave me alone, alright?” She began walking away, saying some pretty unintelligent things under her breath as she did so.