Waterworks
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“You’re here!” Sarah exclaimed with a grin as she charged at Leona when she hopped out of Quinn’s convertible. Leona’s not-a-girlfriend was wearing the bathing suit she’d teased about, and it was ultra cute. Super-mega-ultra cute, in fact. A one-piece with pink cats all over it, true to her nature. She also carried a small waterproof bag she’d slung over her shoulder. She threw her arms around Leona, almost bowling her over onto the hot cement of her parent’s driveway where she’d been waiting for the prime moment to pounce on Leona.
“Hahahahaha! That bathing suit you’re wearing is ridiculously cute! Don’t you feel a little embarrassed wearing it?” Leona blushed, grinning in a silly way while hugging Sarah.
“Nope!” Sarah pursed her lips into a small, cat-like grin. “I’d be really embarrassed if I wore a two-piece swimsuit, but my parents would never allow that, anyway!”
“Shhhh, here come the overlords now—” Quinn laughed as she spotted Sarah’s parents walking out from their home’s front door off to the side some distance from the garage door, arm-in-arm. They wore serious expressions, causing Quinn to step forward with a warm smile. It was almost like first contact with an alien species.
“Hey there, Mister and Missus Namias.” Quinn greeted them. “Nice to meet you. I’m Quinn, DJ and musician extraordinaire by trade. Don’t worry, I’ll take good care of them both. Thanks to my little sister, I’m used to chaperoning. You can count on me.”
“Make sure you do.” Sarah’s father offered a smile. “She’s a handful. See that she does nothing wild or meets any of that criminal element I hear San Isidro is famous for.”
Though she wondered what Sarah’s parents were doing here instead of over in Seaside City if the crime rate bothered them so much, Leona still spoke her mind, “It’s not that bad here— I mean, crime’s been on the rise recently but that doesn’t mean the people of San Isidro are all bad.” Sarah’s mother gazed pensively at the two as she noticed how Sarah’s hug hadn’t yet ended.
“So, what brought you folks to this oh-so-lovely town?” Quinn asked, overriding Leona’s defensive statement. “Not that we’re not happy to have Sarah here. She’s been nothing but great!”
Leona’s new friend’s mother smiled warmly while the father frowned now. “A forced relocation by my company. Apparently the corporate taxes are lowest here for the moment.” He was not at all happy to be here, it seemed. “Profit matters above all to corporations. I could have commuted across the bay, but the quickest way would be to go via the gondola. It’s a bit too slow and unreliable. The drive would have been an hour and a half hours up the coast, so I settled for the best neighborhood I could find here.”
“Oh! It’s a lovely home, though, isn’t it?” Quinn laughed, scratching her head. “Nicer than ours, though ours isn’t too bad either. Ma owns and operates a charming café. The people who come in are nothing but friendly and wonderful people. They hug each other, particularly Ma, every day. You can’t expect to see that kind of thing too often outside a church, am I right?” she asked lamely.
“That sounds wonderful. Do they worship when they come?” Sarah’s mother’s eyes sparkled.
“Uh—not as far as I know—— ahahaha! —We’re not exactly devout types or anything like that—but we feed the body and soul in all kinds of healthy ways. Everyone calls our mother Goonie. That’s her beatnik creed.”
Sarah’s father scowled and tersely said, “You should be on your way. At this rate, the sun will set before you’ve left.” Sarah’s mother looked at her husband with narrowed eyes.
“Don’t be so harsh with them,” the kitty’s mother chided her husband and laughed as she returned her attention to Sarah and the other two. “Go on, kids. Have fun today! There’s a lovely pie in the oven waiting for you when you get back. Make sure you come home before it gets cold, okay? You can all have some.”
Leona gestured and tugged Sarah toward the backseat of the convertible. Seeing Leona hop over the door into her seat, Sarah less gracefully followed suit. She looked anxious as Quinn hurried to the driver’s seat, leaping in herself. It had become almost expected to not use the doors... Like, ever.
Before he returned inside, Sarah’s father turned back for a moment to say, “Drive carefully.”
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“SHIT! No offense, Sarah, but your dad’s pretty intense—” Quinn complained as they drove down San Isidro’s most major boulevard. An alarm rang off in the distance, indicating some sort of theft was in progress. It didn’t happen every day, but it happened more often these days now that Cheshire was nowhere to be seen in her hometown, let alone El Aguilla.
“I’m not offended.” Sarah fidgeted. “Daddy’s stern, but he's a good Christian. Dad—he expects nothing but the best from me.”
Leona wasn’t sure if she should comment on that.
Sarah eventually broke the uncomfortable silence again. “Anyway, I’m so happy to be going with you to a water park.” She gazed at Leona pensively. “But I’m wondering why you chose that swimsuit, in particular. It’s not as cute as mine even though you’re way cuter than me. I’m wondering if you wore that just to make me giggle.” Leona laughed and blushed beet red, already resenting Quinn for having convinced her to wear it.
Leona was wearing a gaff beneath a stereotypical Japanese school one-piece swimsuit. It felt a little smaller than it actually was when she became more self-conscious of it. Quinn was rocking a lovely and daring bikini beneath the layer of clothes, a light and breezy green sundress with sandals, to make a better impression on Sarah’s parents. Leona wasn’t sure how that actually worked out though, considering her hair was still olive-green.
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Leona and Sarah screamed happily as they slid down a water slide. Leona held onto Sarah to control her position and scooch her away from certain key sensitive areas. If something unexpected happened, things might get really, really, really awkward. ‘By accident’ wasn’t how Leona wanted Sarah to find out what she had down there.
The two were otherwise uninhibited as they landed in the pools and paddled madly towards the edges, only to run to the next slide. Leona followed as Sarah sought the most exciting ones, grinning at how happy and enthusiastic she was being. While they were waiting in line for the biggest slide, Leona considered for a moment and asked, “By the way, how did you manage to sneak out to a rave when your parents are so—?” She didn’t complete that line.
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Sarah’s shoulders jumped, but eventually she chuckled to herself mirthlessly. “Um—it’s rare, but I rebel a bit sometimes, like I’ve said… You know I didn’t tell them where I was really going that time—but I try not to overdo it, otherwise someday they’ll start policing everything I do, I mean. But anyway, when I left my house that night, I said it was to go to a small anime convention. My father doesn’t approve of anime in general, saying it’s full of satanic messages——but Mom is a little less uptight about it and she convinced him to let me out since she wants me to make friends.”
“Oh—what’s satanic about this swimsuit? It’s like the most proper and modest thing ever invented—” Leona started, but someone behind them cut in and interrupted.
“Oh crap! A real middle-schooler Japanese swimsuit! That’s awesome!” A guy standing behind them exclaimed. Leona blinked and blushed furiously as he continued, “I haven’t seen one in the wild before. Can I take pictures of you?”
“Dude, this isn’t an anime convention.” His friend laughed. “But that’s still not a bad idea. Why don’t we hook up after this ride and get a bite at the stands? I’m kinda in the mood to head to the lazy river after, wanna come?”
“Ahhhh, wimp! We’re going on this like four or five more times first. If you don’t go on the big slides, it’s a waste of money!” The first guy exclaimed. “Nice idea, though. These girls are really—” He was eyeing Sarah in particular with her white swimsuit covered in kitties.
Leona fidgeted uncomfortably. This was the first time in a while this kind of thing had happened. Ever since her transition, whenever she was brave enough to go into the world, some creepy guy or other would catcall at her, even trying to hit on her. Even though she’d coped a few times before, Leona’s mind went blank when she went scanning her brain for Goonie and Quinn’s advice.
“These girls are underaged, so keep it in your pants, buster. No, just stay away.” Quinn stepped forward from where she’d been watching nearby, popping her knuckles. “Bottom line, don’t mess with my little sisters, would ya kindly?” She said darkly to the two guys who just grinned back at her; the two more interested in her bikini and her fit, tight body than feeling any kind of intimidation.
“The more, the merrier. There’s no harm in having a snack. It’s my treat. I’m loaded.” The first guy with blonde hair said with a benevolent smile.
“That’s nice and all, but I’m good,” Sarah stated.
Quinn nodded and spoke with a sarcastic tone, “It’s kind of you to offer, but I’m afraid we’ll be on our way. Our schedule today doesn’t involve you two.”
“HEY!” The second guy glared. “That’s rude. What about you? You’re kinda quiet.” He eyed Leona with a smile.
“I said: Don’t TOUCH MY LITTLE SISTER.” Quinn snarled. “Fuck off.” The boys glared at Quinn but remained quiet, once in a while exchanging glances. Quinn took Leona and Sarah by the arm and pulled them closer to the back of the queue.
“Can we stand here? We were up there. It’s not gonna change anything.” Quinn asked.
The woman and the man she was addressing agreed with gentle smiles on their faces. Their children grinned gleefully, caught up in their anticipation of the fun they’d have when they got to go down this super long and twisty slide.
When it became their turn, the girls all started climbing the platform’s stairs until they reached the top along rows upon rows of scaffolding-like walkways. After the long and hot trek upwards where the water slide’s top came into sight, an unexpected sight greeted them. The blonde guy from earlier was standing there in place of an official employee, who usually stood under the canopy, keeping the lines moving. Quinn seared him with a glare as he watched someone sit and start their way down and she looked into the eyes of Sarah and Leona as she spoke softly, “You two go first. We’re definitely not coming back to this slide if they’re still here.”
The blonde guy smiled disarmingly while his friend waited by the slide.
Leona glared at the guys, wondering what they were up to. “Just go, quickly. Jump in,” Quinn murmured.
The two hesitated, but Leona nodded and dove feet first, holding Sarah’s hand. She followed Leona and with an excited eeep the two started their descent. Leona was glad she hadn’t wrapped her legs around Sarah again because if she got an erection while bumping into her while sliding down water slides might out her right there and then. But that wasn’t the biggest risk, in fact.
It wasn’t any better to do it the ‘safer’ way. When Leona felt Sarah’s legs wrap around her hips, squeezing firmly while she whooped into her ears as they catapulted through the twists and loops along the length of the slide, Leona’s reaction tested the mettle of her gaff to the max. It was a struggle to hide the inevitable reaction when Sarah pressed her modest B cups against her back and she felt her soft thighs clamp around her. Leona cursed herself for thinking going first would be easier to deal with than this.
Meanwhile, Quinn stood with her arms crossed. “What are you two up to?”
“Nothing. The guy on duty is a friend of mine. I’m not in the mood for food anymore, so I gave him a bit of money to get himself a nice cold drink.”
Quinn’s eyes narrowed further. The blonde’s friend remained silent while admiring the skyline across the bay. “Fine… I just don’t want to see either of you stalking us today.” Quinn made for the slide so she wouldn’t lose track of the girls she was looking after. As she neared the drop, the guy’s quiet friend rushed up behind Quinn to seize her legs, causing her to fall face first down onto the slide.
“Have fun on your way down, bitch!” The blonde grinned gleefully, waving as his friend shoved Quinn down.
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Leona’s hands flew down to her crotch to cover herself as they rushed down the slide, while Sarah whooped, screaming joyfully. All too soon, the ride ended, and they made a mighty splash at the bottom. Just as she feared, the sudden force and all her friend’s rubbing against her made Leona’s boy bits spring out from their restraints.
Worried, Leona resurfaced even as the laughing Sarah came up beside her with a gasp and a delighted squeal. Leona looked at Sarah with bleary eyes and cleared them as Sarah waded over to her. Leona dodged and stumbled backwards. If Sarah discovered her secret right here and now—if she hugged her—
Not only was Leona worried about her cover, but she was far more concerned about Quinn. She didn’t like the smug look in that blonde’s eyes the moment they dove onto the slide. She just knew he was up to something, but didn’t know what.
Sarah blinked and followed Leona as she waded away. While doing so, Leona was still trying to get herself under control. “Are you okay?” Sarah asked. Leona blinked and chewed her lip, leaning against the pool’s side to hide herself. Too much fidgeting with her crotch openly would be extremely suspicious.
Twisting towards Leona, Sarah looked into Leona’s eyes and asked, “You’re worried about Quinn, right? Anyways, I think she blew that whole situation out of proportion—they seemed kind of nice before, didn’t they?”
“Don’t be so naïve.” Leona snapped. “They probably wanted to take us somewhere else—for some ‘private fun’.”
“What?” Sarah gaped. “We’re just fifteen. Why would anybody in college want to do that?” Sarah asked. “I’m sure they just wanted to make sure we were having a good time and you’re both really paranoid. If his friend works here like he said, it’s probably—”
A distraught gurgling cry came from the exit of the water slide. Then, this next person in line hit the water. Hard.
Leona was facing the slide when she saw Quinn’s olive-green hair flash through the air just before she hit the water headfirst. Going face-first down a water slide no matter the rules was kind of her sister’s style—it was risky and she’d always been a thrill seeker, but in that split second she saw something else; she had a bloody nose.
“Quinn!” Leona yelped and dove after her adoptive sister, swimming as hard as her muscular legs could take her to her side. Something was seriously wrong. Quinn wasn’t moving, just floating with her head face-down in the water. Leona wrapped her arms around Quinn and quickly pulled her to the side of the wading pool. Sarah had followed and when she noticed Quinn’s pale face and bloodied nose, she gasped as she took Quinn’s other arm.
“Is she okay!?” asked a lifeguard from the poolside who had rushed over, noticing Quinn’s predicament. Leona shook her head. The man reached down, kneeling, and helped the two girls pull Quinn out from the pool. Once Quinn was out, he checked her vital signs and immediately started performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Quinn’s face was frighteningly pale, so very white, like a sheet with a few trickles of red leaking from her nostrils.
Leona started crying while the lifeguard was pumping away at Quinn’s ribcage and intermittently blowing into her mouth to fill her lungs. Sarah’s eyes filled with her own tears and she lost control, realizing she was wrong.
After a long moment, Quinn spluttered and spat out water and blood.
“Quinn!” Leona yelled, sobbing.
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