Into The Woods

Vacation

Amelia and Blade had driven off toward the beach. It was a two day journey and Amelia wanted to know why they wanted to meet there.

   Amelia stared out the window, and watched the landscape fly by. She looked to Blade, who was in the drivers seat, "Do you think it's an ambush?"

   Blade shrugged, "I don't know."

   Amelia and Blade had been riding for awhile, almost four hours. Amelia began fiddling with her fingers nervously.

  Blade noticed her finger twitching, "Don't worry. I told your mother I'd protect you."

  Amelia sighed, "Who will protect you?"

  Blade shrugged, "I have you, that's all I need."

   Amelia looked back to the sky, and watched the sky's clouds slowly move.

   ~•~

   Amelia had walked into a gas station, Blade had stayed out and pumped gas. 

  Amelia handed the clerk some money, and told the clerk which pump to put the money on.

  Amelia scanned and had a funny feeling, she felt someone she knew. She could smell his scent.

  Her wolf was forming, which made her happy, but the scent made her nervous and afraid.

  She bursted out the door. Blade finished pumping and looked back, "Amelia?" he questioned as she skid to halt.

   Amelia exclaimed, "He's here!"

  Blade tilted his head, "Who?"

  Amelia frowned and said hushed, "Pain."

  Blade as surprised, as Blade vaguely remember his torturer, "Great." Blade gritted his teeth in irritation.

   Blade looked around, and didn't see him, "Okay, he's probably following us."

  Amelia nodded in agreement, "Okay, what do we do?"

   Blade shrugged, "What //can we// do?"

   Amelia tilted her head confused, and Blade continued, "If we start a fight, Lacey might cut our deal off and target my pack."

  Amelia frowned, realizing since Darren died, Blade is now the alpha.

   Amelia looked away, "We can't put the pack in danger."

   Blade nodded, "I'm sorry."

  Amelia shook her head, "No, no. I wasn't thinking."

    ~•~

  Blade tapped the steering wheel to the beat of the song.

  Amelia chuckled, and sung along with the song.

  Blade joined in. Soon the two happily sung every song that came on.

   At every red light Blade would take his hands off and play air guitar or air drums.

  They played eye-spy, they sang, and had fun.

  The sun was setting, and Blade pulled into a hotel.

  Amelia was amazed how fancy it looked, and Blade opened the door. 

    Amelia walked in and Blade got them a room.

  Blade and Amelia paused as they passed by a door that said 'pool'.

  Blade rolled his eyes as he held his suitcase. Amelia smiled, "This is a vacation, since it's always so serious and danger is everywhere."

   Blade sighed, "We didn't pack a swimsuit."

  Amelia grinned and hid her suitcase behind a plant. Blade mimicked this.

   Amelia walked into the pool room, and a family was getting out.

  After they left, Amelia smiled, she checked the depth of the pool, and exclaimed, "Okay, never mind. Let's go to our room."

  Blade smirked, "You can swim, can't you?"

   Amelia's face flushed, "No, no, I can't."

  Blade asked, "Then why want to go to a pool?"

  Amelia pointed to the shallow end, "I usually stay at the shallow end, and just enjoy the shallow end. But even the shallow end is deep."

   Blade walked to the shallow end, "Come here."

  Amelia shook her head, "No, I can't."

  Blade folded his arms, "Listen, if we go to the beach, then if Lacey throws you in the water, you'll drown. We need to teach you how to swim."

  Amelia grumbled, "Good point."

  Amelia walked to the shallow end, and looked at her warm clothes, and Blade pulled off his shirt.
 
  Amelia looked over, "Yeah, I can't do that." She couldn't pull off her shirt.

  Blade grinned and went to the deep end. He cannonballed into the pool. Amelia rolled her eyes, "Show off," she muttered.

  He surfaced and went to the shallow end, "Alright, come in."

  Amelia walked in, and stayed at the shallow end.

  Blade gestured, "Come further."

  Amelia went to her chest deep, and she shook her head, "No, I can't."

  Blade said, "Give me your hand," and he held it out, "please."

  Amelia extended her arm, and he said, "Let's try to float."

  Amelia started to freak out, as water started to move to her neck, "No."

  Blade let her hand go, and Blade extended his hands underwater.

  Amelia laid her back onto his arms, and the water went over her ears, "Blade," she said as she began to panic, "this feels weird!"

  Blade said, "I've got you. Don't worry. I'm in love with you, I won't let anything happen."

  Amelia calmed down, and Blade said, "I'm not touching you... You're floating."

   Amelia smiled, and spun onto her stomach. She started going under, and Blade quickly wrapped his arm around her waist and pulled her to the shallow end.

   She stood up, "Thanks." she said and Blade went to the deep end, "Swim to me."

  Amelia chuckled, "I can't."

  Blade shrugged, "Try."

  Amelia moved her arms under the water and dog paddled.

   She kicked her legs, and Blade cheered, "Kick your legs harder!"

  Amelia done as told and came swimming toward Blade. Blade said, "To tread water, keep yourself upright and kick your legs and use your hands to try and swim up, okay?" Blade demonstrated, and Amelia copied his actions. She treaded water.

  Blade smiled, "Okay, swim like this," his hands flew out of the water and back in like an Olympic swimmer.

  Amelia tried and got a gulp of water. She stopped and coughed it out. Blade smiled, "You're doing great, let's try to go under." Amelia tried again, and victoriously swam like a champ.

  Blade held his breath and went under and came up, "It's like swimming up here, only you have to move your hands with force."

  Blade helped Amelia and she done it! She excitedly hugged him, "Thank you."

  He hugged her back, "No problem," he let her go, and splashed her.

   ~•~

  They had changed, and went to their room. They got a shower and fell asleep beside each other.

  ~•~

  They awoke, and drove all day. Suddenly, the beach was in view.