A World of Stars ➳ A Zodiac Story

Chapter Twelve: "A Voyage Down the Lake"

  They all rushed after him. "That is terrible grammar," Virgo shouted after him,

"Shut up Einstein," Aquarius shouted back as they ran to the edge of the lake. They stopped when he did and stood on the edge of the water, almost falling in.

"Hey, let's go check if they have any swimsuits in our rooms, I remember seeing a cupboard in my room." They all nodded in agreement and immediately sprinted back to the cabin, excited to finally be outside again.

  They joined each other at the same spot a while later. They stripped their clothes on the beach and underneath they were each sporting swimwear. Sagittarius walked up and dipped a toe into the inviting water, precariously balancing on one foot. "Oh. My. GOD. That is cold!" She cried, turning around and quickly running back to the others.

"Well then, here goes nothing," Cancer shrugged before taking a running leap into the water. He shrieked as his head surfaced again,

"Are you crazy?" Gemini cried and he grinned,

"I suppose so. Come on in," he said, spreading his arms out in a welcoming gesture.

"Don't mind if I do," Pisces cannonballed into the water, spraying the others with water and engulfing Cancer with water again. Gemini tentatively took a step into the water but before she could get used to the temperature she was pushed in by Aquarius, who chuckled evilly. She came to the surface and gasped for air as Cancer helped steady her,

"You are definitely crazy." Cancer swam over and extended a hand,

"Hey, can you help me out." Aquarius laughed and took his hand,

"What, are you gonna pull me in Noodle-arms? Don't think I haven't heard that one before." Cancer smirked,

"No, I wouldn't dream of it. But someone else might push you in!" And with that Aquarius flopped into the water, however, he was able to pull in the culprit with him. Aries groaned as she came to the surface of the water,

"Why did you have to pull me in?" She complained to Aquarius, who bobbed next to her.

"Well, you did push me. Hey, Wouldn't it be so cool if we had a boat?" He said suddenly.

"There is one," Capricorn replied, pointing further up the shore. She frowned, "I didn't see it before,"

"Neither did I," Libra said, "Which is strange seeing as it is HUGE,"

"Who cares!" Leo shouted as he ran towards it and hopped into the motorboat. "I'm driving!" He called as everyone else piled in. He started the motorboat. It began growling before jerking forward.

"Woah!" Libra said, grabbing Virgo's arm to steady herself before he shrugged her off, she noticed that he had stalled for a second before shrugging her off. "Be careful,"

"Sorry!" Leo said before the boat began gliding smoothly across the water. They all cheered before relaxing.

  A few minutes later Aquarius piped up. "Hey let's go check out how far we can go before the 'force field' stops us," He said from where he was sprawled across the deck. Leo looked up at him curiously, "What? It's not like we're actually going anywhere. Might as well have something to do."

"I don't know if that's a good idea," Libra frowned,

  He had a point. Most of them shrugged their shoulders, while others looked slightly skeptical. However, Leo started down the lake without asking. As their speed picked up, Taurus began to feel slightly uneasy,

"Guys, I really think we should stop," Everyone looked at her,

"Why?" Aries asked, raising an eyebrow questioningly. Taurus shivered, yet she wasn't cold, her eyes glassed over for a split second. Nobody seemed to notice apart from Pisces, who frowned,