The Exchange Student

Chapter 20

Should you be doing something you shouldn't be doing ?

No.

Should you be doing something you shouldn't be doing on a school trip ?

Definitely not.

Were they doing it anyway ?

... Yes.

Eren looked over at them, still in disbelief, watching them splash around in the swimming pool that people were explicitly warned not to swim in between 10 PM and 9 AM, according the to nicely big sized sign next to the gate leading to the pool area - that anyone could read clearly.

Despite that, it was shortly past midnight, and Hanji and Petra were happily splashing around the pool, the one attempting to drown the other. In a fabulous movement, Petra lunged across the pool, diving into the depths of the water, and in a swift movement, she grabbed Hanji's legs, and tugged them down into the water, hand instinctively clapping onto Hanji's mouth to muffle the shriek they let out, amber eyes dazzling maliciously.

Hanji was not long seeking payback, grinning menacingly at Petra. "Crois-moi je vais faire en sorte que tu regrettes ça toute vie, chère Petra."

"Vas-y, fais de ton mieux, Lunettes !"

"Prévois les frais des pompes funèbres," cackled Hanji, kicking of the border of the pool, propelling them towards their victim.

They continued messing around, enjoying the unusally warm air, and the pleasant temperature of the water, but all of this as silently as possible, given that they didn't want to attract attention.

Eren was sitting on one of the chairs on the wooden patio that bordered the pool, feeling too scared of getting into trouble to risk going into the pool despite Hanji's best attempts to convince him otherwise. But he was one of those people who are happy to sit back and watch friends have fun since it brings them joy. So he lay back contentedly on the lounge chair with a grin, partly enjoying the view too. It was a really nice night out, with a clear sky allowing the moon to shine brightly above them, illuminating the pool area so that they didn't have to use any flashlights.

The entire pool area was made out of wood, including the swimming pool's structure, allowing it to blend in well with the fields bordering it and the trees in the distance. The water sloshed in harmony with the crickets in the fields, making it a very enjoyable and peaceful moment. There was a stone bowl on the patio that allowed the making of a campfire, which Eren had to dissuade Hanji from doing because that could easily result in a disaster, knowing them.

The sound of dirt crunching under shoes cut through the sounds at the pool, making Eren's heart skip a beat, looking out to the path to make out the figure rounding the bend leading to the pool (since it was pretty secluded, it allowed Eren to feel more at ease with doing something forbidden). Thankfully, he quickly took into account the height of the figure, and figured out it was Levi approaching in all his short glory.

And all his defined torso lines glory too, as Eren realised when he got closer to him, he was nearing him with swimming trunks on, a towel slung over his shoulder, and Eren found himself struggling to take his eyes off of the beauty in front of him.
Levi must've sensed his heated gaze because once he was standing next to the brunette, he smirked at him, "Enjoying the view, are you ?"

"Nope not at all ! I was just making sure it was actually you coming and not someone who works here," he tried to defend himself, blushing.

"You had to make sure down to the finest details, hm ?"

"Your height gave me the answer straight away," grinned Eren, looking up to Levi, attempting to keep his eyes focused on his face.

"So you were admiring me then," Levi retorted.