Sharks In Your Mouth {open}

[Kiki Hellistic]

Possibly not the typical girl you would expect to find at the beach, Kiki dropped her packed bag onto the sand by the edge of the shore. Up near the top it was full of the 'Livingston Royalty' and all their hangeroners, but thankful they seemed to have some kind of fear of the actual water.

Dropping down into the slightly wet sand she reached up and pulled her shirt up over her head, revealing her cute hello kitty bikini. Anyone that knew her was aware that she had a strange love of the cartoon character. Though it wasn't as warm as she would have liked, she bit her teeth against the sudden change in temperature and pushed her large white sunglasses further up her nose. With her elaborate eye makeup covered she almost looked, dare she say it... normal. even though the small black dots of her snake bites were clearly visible. At least she'd left her rings out.

Folding her legs beaneath her she drew her name idly in the sand, wondering whether to brave the water. It look clear and blue enough... but she could tell from the grey tinge that it would make her shiver. IF someone else was with her, she wouldn't hesitate, because if she did her friends would pick her up and throw her in my force. At the thought a smile curled her lips.

[Alex Smith]

Alex icy-blue eyes searched the water for a moment as he walked along the beach. The ocean's light waves collided into each other almost in perfect rhythm each time. This poor boy could never get away from his music and of course, same as always he was thinking about something to write. A new inspiration for his next song.

He shook his head slightly as the breeze continued to blow his hair around frantically, something that always annoyed him. His nicely sculpted chest was exposed for the first time in a long time, wearing only a pair of swim trunks.

Slowly he made his way up the beach, staring down at the sand the whole time. Out of no where he felt himself bump into something and his eyes darted up to spot someone familiar.He recognized her instantly by the hello kitty bikini she wore and her exetremely blond hair."Hey Kiki." he said his voice welcoming."Uh, sorry about that, I'm a bit spacey today."he added with a light chuckle, inviting himself to sit next to her in the sand."What are you doing here?"

[Kiki Hellistic]

When the girl was bored, she tended to purse her lips in a very striking way. A mixture of cuteness and determination as well as antisocialness creeping into her features. IT was one of the reasons she got into alot of arguments with other students. They decided she was giving them a dirty look when in fact it was an unconscious action. Sighing lightly she tossed, her white hair. It was longer than usual today and reached just above her waist. That was the great thing about extensions.. instant hair transplant.

Already her feet and legs had attracted a thin layer of sand and she reached forward to brush it off just as she felt something, or someone rather collide with her. Swaying slightly to keep her balance she shot out a hand for extra support and turned an indignant face on the culprit. "Watch-" when her green eyes fixed on who it was she cut off immediately and gave a sheepish smile. "Hey Alex, it's alright, in a world of your own as usual I take it," the smile turned slightly less sheepish as he sat down and she found herself thankful for the sunglasses as her eyes kept darting back and forth from his face to his bare chest. It was hardly appropriate not to be able to keep your eyes of your friends body, even if it was a rarity to see it.

Eager to distract herself, she finished cleaning her bare legs before speaking again. "So how's things? Wrote me any new songs?" At this she grinned and glanced back at him.

[Alex Smith]

Alex looked down at his legs for a moment, pulling them up and resting his hands on his knees. The snake bites underneath his lips were clearer then ever do to the sun that shined on them occasionally. He lightly brushed his hair to the side, looking over at her as she spoke.

"Things are good. My muse and I are playing hide and seek and he's winning but other than that lifes pretty good."he said chuckeling slightly at how she phrased her question."What about you? Anything new and exciting?"he asked with a small chuckle.

With his hands he brushed his legs lightly, staring out at the ocean for a moment before looking back at her. His mind was slowly drifting into other things but he did his best to give her all of his attention, looking back at her with a small smile, exposing his snake bites even more.

[Kiki Hellistic]

A smile curled her pink lips as she watched Alex play with his hair, it was nice having someone near you whose habbits you knew as well as your own. Mirroring his movement, she pushed a strand of white hair from her eyes and tucked it behind her ear lazily, once again marvelling at the fact that it wasn't yet dead after the treatment she gave it with hair dyes.

"Well if you need help, I'm always here, I rock at that game," behind her sunglasses her eyes glinted mischeivously, though they were unseen by him it was reflected in the flash of the teeth in her grin. Kiki was naturally a teasing girl, but most people never bothered enough to find out about the real her, they saw eccentric clothes, hair and behaviour, piercings and tattoos and ran a mile, a stereotype firmly in their mind. When he laughed she joined in, shaking her head. "Isn't everything around here exciting?" Quietening her laugh she shook her head again, more firmly this time. "Nope, same old." There was no need to elaborate, he would know what she meant by that.

Watching him glance out to the ocean more and more frequent she laughed once more, a surprisingly high and musical sound. Kiki knew when the boy was spacing out. "Fancy a swim?" Of course she was only joking, but if he said yes she'd join him.

[Alex Smith]

"Yeah Well I think my muse is a pro."he said with a soft chuckle, glancing down at the sand for a moment before staring back up at her. His icy-blue eyes slowly looking behind her for a moment, before returning to her face where he studied it slowly. An old habit of his. He was looking for anything out of the ordinary, but didn't really find anything.

Her reply took him out of his little world and he smiled."Hmm, yes.. very exciting."he said sarcastically with a soft chuckle, his hand moving up to play with one of his snake bites. He never had the ability to stay still.

He stared out at the water as she asked her question a soft chuckle coming from his lips."Are you kidding the waters freezing."he teased with a small chuckle."Beat you there."he added with that he stood brushing off his trunks lightly as he started towards the water at a half jog. He wasn't in that much of a hurry. After all he did cheat.

[Kiki Hellistic]

As he fidgeted she was, as always, content to just watch him, glad her sunglasses hid the intensity of her gaze. His tendency to lose concentration often saved her the embarassment of being caught staring at him. Maybe she should try to control that...

Grinning again at his words she tore her gaze away and looked out to sea, hoping silently he wouldn't accept her offer. The waves looked awfully cranky further out. As she watched the small walls of water crash against each other, she thought of how it would only get worse from here on. Winter was coming, the beach would become off limits to those who didn't have a death wish soon enough. Looking back she allowed her mouth to drop open as her ears deciphered his words. The first answer had been what she'd expected, but as she watched he stood and jogged towards the water.

Under her breath she muttered something about not being able to believe this, and pulled her sunglasses off, following him at a much leisurely pace. When she reached the edge she eyed it suspiciously. "Well I guess here's when we find out if swimming season has ended," another laugh escaped her lips at this and once again she shook her head. "If I catch a cold I expect you to nurse me back to health."

[Alex Smith]

By the time she got there Alex had already had the water at his feet. It was cold but he could easily go deeper without the water becoming to cold. He smiled as her feet reached the edge of the water, glancing down at them for a moment before looking back up at her face. His eyes studying it once again a small smile on his face.

"As it should be."he said with a nod, going a little deeper into the water. He turned around to see her standing at the waters edge and he moved back up in the water."It's not that bad, really.."he assured her, placing his hands on hers pulling on them lightly to get her into the water."Come on."he insisted, the water only slightly hitting the back of his calf's as he pulled her slightly further.

Normally he would test himself to see how far he could go. But that was at night when no one was around. When the weather was so much colder then it was during the day. Normally it could get to about his waist before his body disagreed with him and he ended up running out of the water to wrap himself in a large towel. He had no towel at the moment.

[Kiki Hellistic]

Following Alex seemed like the best decision and she made her way into the ocean, though it was evident Kiki hadn't exactly thought this through and as her bare toes plunged in to the water she shrieked rather loudly, a noise most people wouldn't think could come from her lips. Throwing him a frantic glance, she bit her snakebites and waded further in, the cold biting her bare skin as it crept up her legs. Looking back to find him studying her face she blushed slightly as she always did when he looked like that. It always got 'what ifs' running around her brain.

As he took her hands she gave him another rather sheepish smile, trying to ignore the contrasting feelings of his warm hands and the biting cold of the water now swirling around her ankles. "Yeah how it should be for penguins maybe," though she sounded bitter enough she ended it with a flippant laugh and allowed him to pull her further in until the water reach mid calf.

When it finally reached her knees, her mouth dropped open into an almost perfect 'o' as the shock losing feeling in the bottom half of her body hit her. "You best have a hot tub in that box of yours Alex Smith," she joked, her eyes twinkling at him. She wondered if he knew how privelidged he was that he had gotten her even this far. Keeping a tight hold of his hands she told herself it was just for balance, though she knew deep down it wasn't, still he didn't have to know did he?

[Alex Smith]

Alex chuckled softly at her reaction to the water. He wasn't going to take her to far because he knew that if his body could barely handle the deep water, then hers defiantly wouldn't be able to. "It's not that bad."he said with a small chuckle, a cold shiver running up his spine, making him shiver slightly as the water teased the back of his knees.

Alex chuckled."I've upgraded, it's a dumpster now!"he joked, chuckling softly.He looked up at her and smiled lightly, his hands still pulling her a little deeper. It wasn't as bad as he expected it to be, which was good.

He watched her expression laughing at slightly."I wonder how far you'll go."he thought aloud a small chuckle escaping his lips after he said it. He could feel how tight she was holding his hands it only making him chuckle.

[sorreh it's so bleh]

[Kiki Hellistic]

"Ahhh no, not that bad," rolling her eyes exaggeratingly she laughed again. "It's just like being dipped into the sea at the North Pole." The very idea of it made her shiver even more. "Imagine what those poor polar bears go through," her voice was quiet and it was obvious she was actual musing over the very idea of it.

Catching his words she laughed again, raising up on her toes to avoid a small wave. "Wow, now you have everything a girl could ever need," at her words she blushed slightly again, it wasn't good to joke about things like that around Alex, it always became too awkward for her. At least now the numbing sensation in her legs was tackling the cold and the fact that he pulled her still deeper in didn't bother her. It was a good thing she'd worn short shorts.

Holding her nose high at his words, she kept a straight face. "Me? I'm a regular dare devil, I won't stop until I can't see anymore," trailing off she laughed, "Or at least until it starts to touch my clothes."

[Alex Smith]

"You know if you keep thinking about cold things it's not going to help you any."he said noticing her shiver a small chuckle coming from his mouth. This was probably the most entertaining thing he did all day. Though he had done a lot of other things before coming to the beach.

Alex chuckled softly once he thought about her statement for a moment.He was going to ask something, but decided against it. He didn't want to make her feel uncomfortable if he started joking about the matter. He could never be to sure, though he didn't suspect her liking him. It never really crossed his mind. Until then, when he noticed her blush.

"Really?"he asked, laughing when she added something."Wow, I guessed you'd chicken out way before then."he teased with a small smile, still pulling at her hands slightly as he walked deep into the water. He wasn't positive where the cutoff was he just hoped it didn't come anytime soon. The water now going a little passed his knees, kissing the bottom of his shorts.

[Kiki Hellistic]

Green eyes rolled heavenwards again at his words, and if she hadn't been so keen on keeping hold of his hands she would have flourished them sarcasticly. "Well then I'll think of fires and the beach as it should be, hot, in summer!" The volume of her voice rose as her words progressed and she finished with it with another loud laugh. Watching him smile she had the urge to push him into the water, it was obvious how much he was enjoying her misfortune, but she couldn't be mad at him. Who could be mad at such a cute face?

Silently scolding herself for her lingering gaze, she gave another laugh, trying to avoid any awkward moment that might come from watching each other silently for any length of time. For the second time she had the urge to remove her hands from his, this time to put her hands on her hips in a condescending tone at his words. "Really, you think I am that weak Alex," there was mock offence in her eyes as she looked back at him, wiggling her fingers in his grasp to show she was joking.

Choosing her footing careful as he lead her further out, she took her gaze from his face again for what felt like the first time since he had arrived. The beach had a tendency to just fall away once you got deeper in, and with their luck in the past, Kiki could just imagine them disappearing under the waves, just to remerge seconds later spluttering and shivering from the cold. With no towels or way to get dry, that didn't sound like such an attractive idea.

[Alex Smith]

Alex chuckled at her sarcastic tone and how her voice changed through out her statement. Alex small smile turned to a smirk, his lips pursing slightly exposing his snake bites.

Alex chuckled lightly."Maybeh?"he said, his tone teasing."I have yet to see you prove yourself otherwise."he added, raising an eyebrow questionably. Alex wasn't one to get offended easily so even if she was serious he would have made it into a joke anyway. Sometimes he just couldn't take life seriously.

Slowly and carefully he stepped backward, pulling her deeper with him. The waters waves now traveled up his legs a bit, making him shiver slightly though he was determined to continue. Testing himself on how far he'd be able to make it. He stopped when he felt unsure of a patch of sand, stopping without warning, so she had a chance of running into him.

[Kiki Hellistic]

Again, she rolled her eyes, something that happened often when she wa sin the presence of Alex. Though she was one to frequently poke fun at life and peopel in general, the boy always knew how to make her thing he was being silly. Watching him smirk she shook her head, he was enjoying this way too much. Matching his expression she laughed "Snap" both their snake bites now clearly visible. "It's like we're having a competition... that I will of course win."

Listening to him laugh, she squeezed his hands hard, though not to hurt him. "I need not prove myself, I am me," at this she grinned again, thinking how close she had been to uttering the words 'I am Valerie.' God did she hate that name.

Gritting her teeth slightly as a wave crashed against her legs, she withdrew one leg slightly, an impulse move. Of course the wave had been little more than an inch high, it had been enough to rock her body with the cold as it hit fresh skin that had yet to be numbed against the water. Looking down she saw it rise to just above her knees and grinned again, see she wasn't so much of a wuss, was she? Looking back up just in time to see Alex stop abrubtly she opened her mouth in surprised and tried to stop. Though they had been travelling far from fast, the momentum and the pull of the water was enough to send her toppling into his arms. The main thought flashing through her head was how horrible it would be to hit the water, but there was a niggling voice telling her at least she'd be in Alex's arms.