Dracotok Story

-10-

The next day, you and Draco decide that you want to go snorkeling.

After lunch, you get changed into your swimsuit. It's a deep blue one piece with crisscrossing straps to hold the back together.

Draco comes in the bathroom as you're braiding your hair into two dutch braids.

"You need to teach me how to braid your hair sometime" he says, leaning back on the counter and admiring you with loving eyes.

You smile at him and give a nod of agreement. "Ready to go?" you say, finishing off your second braid.

"Yup." Draco holds your hand and you start walking to the dive shop. The air is warm, and the sun is shining.

"I see you're back" the Australian man says as you enter the shop.

"We're thinking about trying snorkeling today" Draco says.

The owner nods as if you've made a good choice. He comes around from behind the register to sit on the counter in front of you. "You're gonna love it out there in this weather. Today, I'll have you guys going to crystal cove. It's called that because of the crystal clear water."

"Sounds amazing" you say.

"Liv will be your dive master today. The boat is right outside if you want to take your gear out there and wait."

Once again, after filling out all the paperwork, and getting your gear, you head outside and sit on the dive boat.

"This is exciting" you whisper to Draco.

There's about ten other people on the boat with you.

Once everyone boards, Liv starts talking. "Hi everyone! I'm Liv, and I'll be your dive master today. We also have out captain Chris over there." She gestures to Chris, who waves.

The boat starts to depart from the shore.

"Alright, so it should be about a 10 minute ride to Crystal Cove. It's gonna be beautiful today. We have some stingrays, squid, and if you see a shark, that's Cleo. She's a nurse shark, so she doesn't bite. She likes to stay away from humans for the most part."

You nudge Draco, with a surprised look. He looks excited.

"Alright, we've arrived at Crystal Cove" Liv announces 10 minutes later.

You and Draco exchange excited looks. The scuba divers all get in first, leaving four snorkelers including you, Draco and one other couple.

After all the divers are in, you get your fins and mask on.

"See ya" Draco says as he jumps in first.

You hesitate a little, but jump in after him. He reaches his hand out to you, and you take it. You start to swim away from the boat, and the water really is crystal clear. It's a little cold, but it's not too bad. You get used to it pretty quickly.

You swim over to a coral reef. There are so many colorful fish and different corals. You dive down to get a closer look. You've never actually gotten to see real underwater wildlife up close until now. You see so many cute fish and even some small crabs hiding in the coral.

You hear Draco mumbling something through his mask, so you swim back up.

"I see Cleo the shark" he says. He sees that you got scared by the way the expression on your face changed. "Hey, I'm right here, okay?" You nod and he takes your hand.

You see the shark. She's probably about 6 feet long and she doesn't look that scary. It's so crazy to see a shark in the wild.

The rest of your swim was relaxing. You saw some squid, a beautiful angel fish, a couple stingrays, and your favorite was the sea turtle.