Alone

John sat their his tattered black hair wet his shirt off.His torso was well built and atletic.John was a boy of 17 trying to think of a stratigie to defeat all whom challanged him.His black swim trunks clung to his wet skin.He sighed and jumped into the water again doig laps.

Silver white hair was pulled into a small braid behid her head, her clothing the simple white dress similiar to the one she arrived in, under it a one piece blue bathing suit. Like always, Silent walked slighly ahead of her, leading her to the lake she had only been to once. She had heard others talk about swimming there and decided she would too. Unlike the ocean she wouldnt worry about surrents pulling her under.

Ears perked as Silent watched the boy in the water ahead of them. Cryst heard im too and turned her face towards the water. For not the first time she wished she could see. "Hello?" She called, voice hesitant as she sat at the edge. Silent sat beside her, leash slack bewteen them.

"He mummbled untill he heard the girl, "Ermm...hello?" he called to the girl waving.

Lips curved into a small smile as she heard the other anwser her. Not seeing hi waving, her arms kept to her side, one holding a towel. Silent's tail wagged slowly, brown eyes on the other. Hoping the other was close she spoke, voice quieter. " Is the water very cold?" Head tilted as she waited for an anwser.

"Warmer then it has been." he said calmly. Noticing she didn't wave back he didn't bother asking.

Cryst nodded and pulled the dress off, putting it next to her towel. The bathing suit hid her shoulders, just a small bump showed where wings were growing back again. Silent stood as she walked carefully towards the water, the husky at her heals. Water reaching her ankles she laughed, the slight coldnss bringing goose bumps to her skin.

"If this is warmer, then I'd hate o be in here when it was cold." She told him then added, "Im Cryst, may I ask who you are?" She continues to walk til the water reached her hips, then knelt down s everyting but her head was underwater. Silent had stoped at the waters adge and watched. He was taught to swim, in case anything happened hough o one thought anything would.

"John." he said as she walked in, 'beautiful.' he thoughst and smiled.

"Well hello John. I hope you do not mind me joining you. If you do I will leave." Cryst told him, smiling at the name. Her hands moved ahead and around her and she pushed herself slightly further, careful of how deep she stood. Silent sat at the edge, laying down with his head on his paws. "Umm, before I find out the hard way, does it slope slowly ir does it suddenly get deep?" She asked, only a slight worry showing her nervousness. She had almost drowned once in a pool, and the fear kept hidden, though it did not stop her.

"It goes gradually." he said still marvaled by her beautie."Not meaning to be rude." he began scraching the back of his neck, "Why didn't you wave back."

"Thats good then." She smiled and stopped. As he asked why she didnt wave she looked at him suprised. Reaizing he didnt see her face looked slightly sad. "Im sorry. I did not see you wave. I dont see anything actually. If I'd have known I would have waved. Please forgive me." She told him and head tilted downwards.