Just A Chemical || Joshler //

Chapter 1 ~ Sass Queen

I walked down the stairs of my apartment, the community pool in my sights. Pushing open the gate, I noticed Brendon relaxing on a pool chair, shades over his eyes, and sipping a beer. Ryan sat on the pool chair next to him, and Patrick and Pete sitting in the hot tub.

Brendon saw me, and slid off his shades, spilling beer on his shirt in the process."Hey Tyler. Sorry I didn't message you back, my phone died."

I narrowed my eyes. "And yet you still managed to leave me on read."

The silence between us was so awkward, I could smell it.

Brendon and I both broke out in nervous laughs. I was standing on the edge of the deep end of the pool. A hand, out of nowhere, grabbed my ankle and yanked me into the pool. I opened my eyes underwater, the chlorine in the water stinging my eyes. I saw a flash of yellow before shutting my eyes again. I surfaced for air, and looked to the side. A man, around my age, sat there, his arms holding him out of the water against the concrete pool deck. His bright, canary yellow hair was slick to his head. He ruffled it once, and it floofed up.

Brendon looked at me, then at the other boy. "Tyler, this is Josh. Josh, this is Tyler."

"Hi," I murmured. Josh splashed back under the water, then came back up, squirting a jet of water in my face.

I threw water against Josh, and we became engaged in a fight to the death. We splashed water everywhere, and got Brendon wet.

"Ryan! Help me take down these two!" Brendon yelled. Ryan got up and pulled two water guns out from under  the pool chair. He tossed one to Brendon, and they started shooting us with short bursts of water.

Patrick and Pete watched with interest, chanting for Josh and I to win against all odds. I whispered to Josh, "You get Brendon, I'll get Ryan." He nodded once, and we dove underwater. I swam to where Ryan was standing and launched out of the water, dragging Ryan in.

"Begone you sea monster! Get back or I will unleash hell. I have Satan on speed dial," I heard Brendon screaming from the other side of the pool. I watched as Josh grabbed Brendon's shirt, and yanked him and his sass into the pool.