𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘬𝘭𝘦𝘥. ( 𝘬𝘺𝘭𝘦 𝘣𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘴𝘬𝘪 𝘹 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳 )

ch 9. ) kiss

with stars gleaming down at them, the night sky felt like a fever dream. everything about the night itself and the scenery around them felt all too good to be true. with people below them still splashing in desperation to get out of the way, the pair flew through the sky in what seemed like slow-mo.

y/n clutched kyle's hand firmly as they neared the pool's surface. suddenly, the two plunged through the water in a big splash. still hand in hand, y/n kept her eyes shut. although she was a big fan of swimming, she always hated opening her eyes under water. and sadly, goggles weren't the most flattering accessory ever.

even with the music muffled due to the surrounding water, y/n could still feel the intense vibrations from the thundering speakers nearby the pool. finally kicking out her legs, y/n broke the water's surface with a loud gasp for air.

all around them, cheers and yells bellowed out. she could barely pick out what half of them were saying, yet she couldn't help but to laugh in a dazed high. as y/n slicked her hair back and brushed a few droplets from her face, a familiar face bobbed up right in front of her.

kyle's thick curls had draped over his face, now a darker ginger color due to the water. his deep laugh rang out, still regaining his breath. "i can't see shit," he cackled, shaking out his hair. water droplets showered all around them at this action, to which y/n held up her hands.

the purple hue that casted over the pool gave off the perfect vibe. y/n reached forward to help move a few strands from his face, as his eyes were still fuzzy from the splashing water. as she moved the last of his coiled hair out of his eyes, his emerald gaze stared back at her. being things close to him now, she was able to pick up on the warm amber flecks in them.

being drawn away from his features by excited screams from above them, she turned her head up to view the commotion. it seemed they made quite a big splash, as it influenced multiple other teenagers to try to jump off the balcony into the pool as well.

however, the boys above them seemed pretty impatient and gave little to no warning before hurdling themselves over the railing. suddenly, y/n felt a pair of arms wrap around her waist. kyle had clutched his arms around her and lifted her up as he shifted them out of harm's way.

as he trudged through the water closer to the edge of the pool, a huge wave exploded behind them as the boys jumped all at once. returning her attention to the ginger haired boy that had earlier engulfed her in his arms, she felt her face flush slightly.

it seemed as though her arms had instinctively wrapped themselves around kyle's neck when he picked her up. in the trance of the moment, the two met one another's gaze in blissful silence. they admired the other's features, focused simply on each other.

a series of small water droplets collected themselves along kyle's long eyelashes, which she noted she was extremely jealous of. y/n felt her back against the rough pool wall, gently pressed against it. something about the whole position the two were in made her feel similarly to the night in stan's basement.

arms still wrapped around his neck, she let her gaze drop down over his features once again. despite being relatively scrawny from what she had been previously able to tell, kyle's arms had a decent bit of muscle on them. after coming to the conclusion that it was likely from conditioning for football, she allowed her eyes to focus on the pretty dots that freckled all along his body.

the little brown speckles were splattered all over his broad shoulders and prominent collar bones, trailing down onto his chest and stomach. when she noticed him shift slightly uncomfortably under her ever so persistent gaze, y/n instinctively let go.