Finnick teaching Annie to swim since...you know.
"At least your books won't get wet this time!" Finnick grinned at Annie, making her heart flutter with excitement.
Annie laughed, stepping into the pool hesitantly, holding the railing tightly as if she might fall again even though Finnick had promised he wouldn't let her drown. "It's cold," she stated, stopping as the water hit her waist.
Finnick, who hadn't gotten in the pool yet just shrugged,"You'll get used to it. You know what's fun?" he paused as Annie shook her head. "Jumping straight in. Like pulling off a band aid," he raised an eyebrow and backed up a bit, doing a cannon ball into the pool, sending water everywhere, including on top of Annie.
"Hey!" Annie squealed, her hair drenched. She shivered and then let out a small scream as Finnick came up right in front of her, grabbed her by her waist, and pulled her further into the pool. "Wh-what are you doing?" she demanded, trying to pull away. They'd only really been hanging out for maybe a week now, and the only reason they were even talking to each other was because Finnick wanted to make it up to her, as if falling into the pool was his fault.
"Relax, Cresta," Fnnick rolled his eyes, letting go of her. "It's like four feet, you can still stand. I'm pretty sure you're tall enough for that,"
Annie resisted the urge to smile and rolled her eyes. For some reason, she really liked that he teased her, because that totally made sense. But he did that a lot with his friends, which made her feel like she was one of them. "Okay, so what do we do first?"
Finnick shrugged,"Well honestly I didn't even expect you to come into the water, so.." he laughed and Annie slapped his arm. "I'm kidding! You gotta learn how to float, so that you don't... you know, sink," he grinned at her, his green eyes sparkling.
Annie nodded in understanding,"So how do you do that exactly?"
Finnick pushed up and floated on his back,"Like this! Basically you're laying down, but you have to relax." He explained, standing back up. "You have to arch your back and keep that above the water a bit, and make sure your ears are under the water. And also bend your legs a bit, occassionally kicking if you need to keep afloat." he looked at Annie to make sure she understood. "The first time you do it, I'll keep my hand under your back so you don't sink, okay?" he was so careful to make sure she was comfortable, Annie agreed.
Annie did as told, keeping her back arched and her body relaxed. It felt a bit weird as her ears submerged, but after a bit, it felt pretty natural. She closed her eyes, smiling a bit.
"You're doing great, Annie!" Finnick said encourangingly. "And I haven't had my hand under you for a while now," he chuckled as Annie's eyes snapped open in alarm and she quickly stood up.
"You mean I was doing it by myself?" Annie replied, more excited than scared.
"Yeah!" Finnick grinned, holding out his hand for a high five. "You're a fast learner! Before long, you might even be as good as me," he winked, looking up as the bell rang. "Free period's over. Wouldn't want to be late for math," he grinned.
Annie sighed, getting out a bit reluctantly,"Yeah, I guess I wouldn't." she watched as Finnick got out of the pool, blushing a bit as he caught her staring at his abs. "Don't flatter yourself, Odair," Annie managed to say, grabbing her bag so she could go change.
Finnick chuckled and watched as Annie Cresta walked to the girls' locker room, wondering why he had ever stopped being her friend. Had he really just decided one day that he was too good to be with her? He didn't even remember anymore ,but he was glad he had a chance to be with her again.
