Viridescent Flares

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After eating the lunch we packed with us by the clear rocky river, Henry suggested for us to try the water because it was one of the best attractions for the tourists every time he hikes with them. It was indeed beautiful—the calm waterfall that gives life to the light green water in surrounded by the stony basin. Being prepared for situations like this, Lauren and I stripped from our clothes as we left our body covered with bikinis. Mike and Clara decided to stay and watch after our belongings as Vero and Lucy joined us climb the waterfall with Henry's help. We asked Mike to take pictures of us once we're on top, arguing next on who'll jump first.

"I'll sell my soul to Satan first before I go down there," Lucy said, holding her hands up as Vero was trying to push her. "Since you're insisting too much, why don't you go first?"

"Ladies first," Vero said, smiling cheekily at the brunette.

"In that case, y/n and I are going last," Lauren said, making the four of us laugh. "Lucy, just go in already."

"Why are you pushing me to go first? You're probably going to find another way to go down and leave me the only one doing this fucking jump," Lucy said, backing away so she was standing far from the edge. "Henry, why don't you go first?"

"Sorry, ma'am, but I don't have enough clothes for change," Henry declined politely, smiling in amusement at the girl.

"Vero, go first," Lucy demanded. "I'm going to change the 'ladies first' rule and make it the 'gayest first.'"

"Well then," I said nonchalantly as I shrugged my shoulders, running to the brink and pushing myself off on the right time. I flipped my whole body around and performed a frontflip, landing on the water like I did when we went cliff-diving.

"You did take Lucy's rule seriously, man!" Vero called from above once I resurfaced, the others laughing behind her.

She didn't even have time before Lucy pushed her and she was dropping down from the waterfall. I quickly made my way to the shallow part of the water, not wanting to get pancaked by Vero.

"I swear, I'm going to drown you once you got your skin here, Lucy!" Vero yelled, glaring at the laughing brunette on the edge.

"Granted!" Lauren suddenly said, kicking Lucy from the top as she laughed whilst watching her friend splash down the water.

When the other two were killing each other—with Lauren dying out of laughter—I looked up at her. "Babe, get your beautiful ass down here!"

"The water might be too col—AAAHHH!"

"Granted!" Henry said mockingly after pushing Lauren off, making me laugh hard.

I swam to where Lauren fell and searched for her under the water, pulling her by the arm towards me. Once she managed to open her eyes underwater, I dove in to give her a short kiss. With her arms around my neck, I pushed the both of us to surface. Vero and Lucy were still bickering and Lauren and I laughed as she locked her legs on my waist and I walked us by the small rocks where we could sit.