Saturday, June 26, 2004

   Okay, fine...
AleXavier @ Alex is a boy I swim with. I sorta like him but he likes me sister.. alright, I'll post the story. I've got one chapter finished so far and I am working on the second chapter (NOTE: I used Japanese names instead of the real names):

So Close, Yet So Far

Prolugue - So We Meet Again

Eriana stood infront of the swimming pool. She was ready in her goggles and swimsuit. She swung her arms in anticipation. To her, this was a dream come true. Her sister, Ikura---the head of the pool this year--- had opened it up for a select few. She was among that few. She hadn't swam laps in almost one year. She had gotten in the water, of coarse. But her strokes? She hadn't worked on them. That is why she saw this as the perfect oppertunity to better them before the swimming team practices started. She hadn't been on the team in years, it was hard to stay away, but at the same time, it was hard to come back. But she was back, along with her sister, Aiko.

Aiko had quit the team the same time Eriana did. Aiko was also just as excited as Eriana. Then he came. What the hell? was all Eriana could think as Alet Kazumo walked through the gate.

To be honest, Eriana didn't like Alet at all. The thought made her pause. No, I like him, he just... she looked for the right word. irritates the hell out of me.

How true. The irritation started last year. The pool filtration system had been damaged. That took a whole year to repair. It hadn't been the end of the swimming and diving team. They practiced in a different pool. It was a longer drive, but Eriana went to the practices. So did Alet. Though there was only a few practices, Eriana had been determined to get through them---they weren't even hard anyway--- but Alet did not. He got out of the water halfway through the practice. That irritated her. She didn't know why, but it did. He could do really good if he just tried... was that what irritated her? Misplaced potential? Maybe it wasn't misplaced, it just wasn't used.

Eriana walked to the side of the pool when she realized everyone had already started their laps. She rushed to put her goggles back on and dove in. 200 yard freestyle is easy. 200 yard freestyle is easy. Ouch, my arms don't agree. She stopped four laps into the workout to grip her throbbing legs. God, she was out of shape.

"Your goggles are upside down." Eriana snapped her head in the direction of the voice. She had took keep her jaw from dropping. What in the seven hells?! She was face to face with Alet. His-his voice is so... different. EXTREMELY DIFFERENT. She remebered exactly how he sounded. After all, she argued with him alot last year---which always resulted in her calling him a baby, and him telling her to shut up (that always pissed her off). She blinked a few times, making sure she wasn't halucinating. Hm... she thought. That's sort of scary...

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So what do you think? I know it's kind of weird... but I'm weird too. Lol.
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