Only time will tell

chapter 4: clear waters

The road quickly moved backwards, disappearing the further they moved. The horizon was painted with white sand and waters that reflected the sun

The sky was clear from white and grey clouds. It shines it's rays down onto the land

"Woah.." Mouse said in awe. She watched as the car came to a stop

In front of them was a small building, a house that was 2 stories tall and seemed to be abandoned.

"We're here" Connor said

All of them got out of the car and stared at the building. It was white and red, the windows were clearer than the water.

"Holy crap Connor, you got us this?" Aki asked

"I saved up so we could all go on vacation" He replied

Joey came around from the back with several bags in either hand. He seemed to be struggling to hold them all

"A little help?" He groaned

Garnt and Sidney walked over and took a couple bags off his shoulders. Mouse ran to the front door and unlocked it.

A cool breeze came rushing out, cooling the hot summer air. The interior was decorated with furniture and a working tv, it had everything that a normal house had

Connor walked in followed by the others. He plopped down his bags by the front and took his shoes off

"This is our new place for the next week" He announced

The bottom floor had a living room and a kitchen. Beside it was a bedroom and a washroom right next to it.

"Dibs!" Joey shouted and ran to the room

"We're not even done seeing the house Joey!" Garnt shouted

The door suddenly closed and there was no response from Joey. It seemed like he'd been tired the whole day.

Upstairs was 3 bedrooms, One was the master bedroom and the other two were rooms for other people living in the house.

"Garnt, Sidney, Do you want the master?" Connor asked

"Are you sure about it?" Sidney asked

"Yeah i'm okay with it, you guys are a couple" He responded

Garnt and Sidney walked away, into the master bedroom. It was a wide open space with a single queen sized bed placed in the center of the room. There was a washroom that connected straight to the room as well

"I guess we're room mates again" Mouse sighed

"I guess we are, aren't we, Rat?" Connor laughed

"IM NOT A FOOKIN RAT" Mouse screamed

Once everyone got their things unpacked and ready, they had a meeting in the living room sitting around the couches.

"Anyone wanna go to the beach?" Aki asked

"I'm down" Garnt said

"What else is there to do?" Joey responded

"The beach?? I wanna go!" Mouse squeeled

The split up into their rooms gathering the needed supplies for the beach. Luckily for the 6 of them, there was a beach in walking distance

They met up, dressed in shorts and loose t-shirts. Hats were placed about their heads to protect from the blazing sun

"Ready?" Joey asked

"Ready" Everyone responded in unison

They began their walk, the air was hot and was very uncomfortable to be in. From time to time there had been strong gusts that cooled down their whole body.

"Jeez this heat..." Garnt sighed

"Oh, stop complaining" Connor replied

They arrived at their destination, it was an empty beach with little to no people. They found a place to put all their things and unloaded.

"The umbrella goes like this-" Garnt grunted

"I think it's like this" Joey added

The girls all walked away to the water. Sidney kicked her sandles off and dipped her toe into the ice cold water

"we're  here to have fun, so let's go swim!" She shouted

Sidney pulled off her shirt, revealing a black swimsuit top that covered most of her front.

She ran further into the sea, being almost fully submerged in seconds.

"wait up!" Aki shouted following her

The two of them were treading a far distance from shore, Mouse stood there and watched them splash around.

"you're not gonna join them?" Connor asked walking up to Mouse

"I can't swim..." Mouse responded

"You can't??" Connor quietly shouted "Should I teach you?"

Mouse looked at Connor with puppy dog eyes, a smile formed from ear to ear. "Please do" She begged

"How long do you think those two have been together?" Garnt asked from the shade

"I don't think they've been dating, just really good friends" Joey responded standing up "I'm heading in, wanna come?"

"I'm okay, gonna stay in the shade a little longer" He replied

Joey pulled of his shirt and sprinted to the water and bang to swim to Aki and Sidney who were still in the water.

"like this?" Mouse asked

"A little more power" Connor replied

Mouse began to float in the water, her head stayed above and she began to laugh

"I'm doing it!" She shouted

"You are!" Connor shouted back

Mouse began to swim away with Connor right on her tail. She grouped up with sidney and Aki who were planning something with Joey

"What you doing guys?" Connor asked

"We wanna see who can hold their breath the longest" Aki responded

"I'll win it" Sidney exclaimed

The 5 of them submerged into the water, holding their breath for as long as possible. Mouse looked over at Connor who seemed to be doing just fine

Connor caught a glance of Mouse's glare and gave her a wink. A bubble of air came from Mouse's mouth and she swam to the surface coughing hard

"Is she okay?" Garnt thought to himself walking towards the shore

They can up one by one, Connor first, Aki, Sidney and then Joey last.

"I win!" Joey cheered

"You okay Mouse?" Connor asked

"Could you carry me back to shore? I'm pretty tired" Mouse coughed

She got onto Connors back and held on tightly. They passed by Garnt who was heading towards the bunch.

"Everything okay?" Garnt asked

"Mouse is just tired" Connor responded

Mouse sat by the shore , her feet in the water. The sun was starting to set and it made the water look like it was straight out of a movie

"Beautiful isn't it?" Connor said suddenly

Mouse jumped a bit and looked back at the horizon.

"It is" Mouse agreed

She looked over at Connor who was standing beside her. The sun illuminated his body, showing every curve and toned muscle he had. Mouse's face began to turn a little red

"Let's head home, shall we?" He asked offering up his hand

"Mhm! let's head home" She smiled