Heroes (a zodiac story)

Chapter eight

The update from chapter six were only some small corrections I saw when looking something up.

"This is going to be so much fun! First thing I wanna do is claim the best room and then go to the swimming pool." Ruby said as she walked on board followed by Aiden en Koda.

"I don't think that's a good idea." Koda puts his hands in his pockets.

Ruby stopped and turned around to face Koda with a questionable look. "Why not?"

"How about your bullet wound. I don't want it to get worse."

"Ooohh is someone concerned?" Aiden got closer to Koda to annoy him.

"Shut up." Koda pushed him away while Ruby laughs slightly.

"Well don't worry about it. I got it covered." And she walks off leaving the two boys.

Ruby walked into her own balcony accessible. Because she was the only girl she didn't have to share it. She walked to her closet and picks out her new bathing suit. It was a sea green one piece with little holes just above her hips. To cover her wound from getting infected she had a matching watertight band around it.

When she arrived at the pool the boys were already lying on the deckchairs, with no shirt on. And she had to admit, they're not ugly without it. She looked at Koda with his raven black hair and his ice blue eyes. She could even see a little bit of a tattoo that he would have on his back.

"Well, you could at least change in water shorts if you're not going to wear a shirt." She laid her towel on the deck chair next to Koda.

"And what's your plan to keep your wound clean." Koda set up on his chair.

She pointed to her colored band around her arm. "With this."

"That's actually pretty smart."

"Yooooohooooo!" They heard Aiden scream when he jumped into the pool. He disappeared without them knowing and changed. Luckily there was no other tourist near the swimming pool. Which was pretty odd but they didn't care.

"Koda go change! The swimming pool is ours!" Aiden floated on his back to them.

"No, I'm not going in there." He pointed to the pool.

"Aw, why not? You're a water sign after all!" He leaned with his arms on the edge of the pool

"That doesn't mean that I like water." He gave Aiden a cold glare.

Aiden put his hands up in defense. "Alright alright. If you answer this question for me; did you have a street name?"

"Yes." He closed his eyes.

"Yes, and?" Ruby was curious now too.

He opened an eye to look at her. "Sasori."

"And that means?" Aiden asked.

Koda let out a sign. "Scorpion."

"Totally not ironic." He swims away. "Are you coming, Ruby?"

"Coming!" She turned around to face Koda. "See ya later, Sasori." And she jumped into the pool.

"Don't call me that." But she didn't hear him anymore. Sasori was my past. Koda will be my future. With you, Aiden, and the others. They'll be my future. They'll be my......water? Koda sat back up and looked at his legs. Little drops of water were dripping down his legs.

"What the hell?" He looked up and saw Ruby and Aiden laughing and diving quickly underwater when they saw him looking. He sighed, laid back down and closed his eyes again.

They'll be my new headaches for sure.

When Koda fell asleep and Aiden and Ruby were still swimming, the lifeguard returned from her break. She was surprised to see people in the pool. Every other guest went inside or off the boat just before she took her break. As she sat back on her spot and the boy and girl in the pool stared at her but she didn't care. She might be young but so were they. The girl swam towards her.

"Heeeeyyyyy, nice to meet you. I'm in need of a towel. Do you have one for me?"

"I'm not in charge of the towels, so I can't help you." She said in a sweet voice. The customer is always right, right? 

"Alright, I'm Ruby by the way. And you are?"

Couldn't she leave her alone? I only took this job because my mom works here and I want to swim all day. Not having conversations with spoiled customers. "Genesis."

"Do you know the Zodiac, Genesis?"

What's that for a question. "Yes, I'm not stupid."

"Good." She got out of the pool and walked towards her.

"Hey, Sasori! Wake up!" Koda heard a familiar voice say as he groaned.

"Don't call me that." He opened his eyes and looked at the male next to him. "Why did you have to wake me?"

"We found Pisces. Ruby is talking to her right now." Aiden pointed behind him at the two girls.

Koda looked at her. Pisces had a tinted skin with long black hair like his and she were pretty small. Ruby pointed behind her at the two boys by the deck chairs. Pisces studied them and gave them an acknowledging nod which they returned. The two girls started walking towards the boys.

"Hey, this is Genesis, Genesis, these two are Koda," She pointed to him. "And Aiden."

"So we only have four of the twelve?"

"No, we split up so it would go faster. We're with nine and I think Lyra got Aquarius so ten. And with you, we're eleven!" Ruby explained.

"And where are we going now?" Koda asked still sitting on his deck chair.

"Back to the mansion to wait for the rest," Aiden said as he walked away from them back to his room.

"Wait, we have a mansion?" Genesis asked looking at Ruby with her big onyx eyes.

"Yes, it's situated on our private island which we'll get to with our private jet. Oh, and next to the mansion we have a school training area." Pisces mouth fell open.

"Damn I'm happy I said yes."

"Well, that girl doesn't take no for an answer so you didn't have a choice."