We Belong Together {A Tom Felton Love Story}

Chapter 31: Fun While It Lasts

Hey fans! Sorry this took so long. >.< But here it is! =) This story is almost over, I think there's only 3 more parts left. =/ I'll save the sappy stuff for the end though. In the mean time, I hope you all enjoy! =)

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            Adrianna sat in the front of her aunt and uncle's boat. It was her favorite spot; the wind whipped carelessly through her hair, a cool mist hitting her face. As far as she was concerned, it was the best seat on the boat. She did not envy those hanging off the tubes being pulled by the boat.

            The girl glanced past Tom, who occupied the seat next to her, to see Rupert and Marisa hanging on for dear life to the two inner tubes being pulled along the water's surface by the boat. Adrianna admittedly thought they were crazy; she had done it many times, and each time resulted in bruised legs and very sore knuckles. When the girl tried it for the first time a few years back, she had decided then that if tubing was anything like Quidditch, Adrianna was glad she was a Muggle.

            She watched her friends anxiously as her uncle made the boat make a sharp left turn, pulling the two to the side, tilting both tubes almost vertically. Adrianna knew turns were the worst; they caused more wipeouts than any other aspect of tubing. Adrianna was surprised to see both of her friends still firmly grasping to the tubes once the turn was complete. Admittedly, she was unsure how much longer they would be able to hold on.

            She glanced down for just a moment to adjust her life vest. It was far too tight for her liking and she felt like she was suffocating. When she had fixed that situation, she looked back up. She realized that they were circling around at a much slower speed. Rupert and Marisa had finally fallen off, and they were going back to pick them up. Adrianna felt her heart rate increase; she knew she and Tom were next to go.

            Her friends climbed up the small ladder, Adrianna stood, mentally preparing herself for the hell she was about to endure. Admittedly, she hated tubing, and it wasn't because she didn't like physical activities; she just thought it was ridiculous that she could be in so much pain just from holding onto a tube. The girl remembered hurting for days after one of the times she went; she experienced less pain when she fractured her ankle in middle school.

            "Woo! Let's go again!" Marisa exclaimed, interrupting Adrianna's thoughts.

            "Oh please do," Adrianna urged, hoping they would all forget that she hadn't gone yet.

            "Oh no you don't," Tom caught on to her act. "It's our turn. You're not chickening out on me."

            Adrianna frowned slightly. She was afraid he was going to say that. "Alright, alright," she sighed. "Let's get this over with." The girl followed behind Tom towards the back of the boat, and past her friends where they would board the tubes. After a few moments, Adrianna carefully lowered herself down onto the inner tube. The girl was lying on her stomach, and was admittedly not very comfortable doing so. I'm getting too old for this, she thought silently to herself as she held on tightly to the handles.

            "You ready love?" Tom called out to her from about fifteen feet away, lying comfortably on the other tube. Adrianna couldn't believe how at ease he was; Tom looked perfectly content and normal over there; she certainly was not.

            "As ready as I'm going to be," Adrianna replied, forcing a smile even though she was really not excited to be on the water like this.

            Tom tilted his head, giving her a smile. "C'mon, Dree. This is going to be a blast!"

            "You may not be saying that once we get going," she muttered.