[Ania] Learning to Swim (With Another)

There were far too many times when Jacob had witnessed some hapless young man fumble with his words and body whenever they encountered a girl. They would stutter and trip all over themselves, unsure of whether to accept a girl's advances or try and be a chaste or listen to their instincts or any number of things. He always thought of himself above that. That age and experience had trained him to be more steadfast with women.

But the current situation was a little different. This was his student and he was already very confused with his own feelings. If they were caught, it could be his job on the line. But then again...

"Y-Yeah... I kinda do... But..."

Then Ania took the initiative and planted a nice peck on his lips. It wasn't quite the affectionate kiss he was expecting/hoping for, and that threw him off a little. Her lips were really soft though...

"... Huh?"

Then the poor girl started convulsing and changing and morphing and shrinking and Jacob had no idea what to do. He thought something was wrong and he was on the verge of panicking himself. Then it all ended with a little orange koi fish. He stared at the little animal as her bathing suit drifted away. It took him a moment for things to click.

"What.... Oh? Oh! T-That's how you transform? O-Okay... Um... Hey!"

Jacob didn't have much time to ponder how it all worked or what the implications of kissing his student was IF she used it to transform, because Ania swam away and around the pool. He tried chasing her for a moment, still concerned for her, but a fish would always be faster than a human in water. He slowed when it became obvious that she was still in control of herself and was just playing around or something.

When she finally came back around to bump into his stomach, he stared at her, confused.

"You okay? Whaddya need, Ania?"

"Hehe. Now you really got the hang of this whole swimming thing, don't you?"

If anyone else were around, Jacob would have felt awkward and silly talking to a lone Koi fish in a pool. Hell, he did not even know if Ania could still hear or understand him. He supposed it was just assumed that the alternate form of a person who could transform into an animal would still be able to comprehend human speech. But their brains and ear... parts changed too, right? So wouldn't they not be--

His thoughts were interrupted as Ania bumped into him again a little more forcefully. It was hardly enough to push or hurt of course. But he would never ignore the rather unique sensation of a fish hitting him in the water. Looking down at the dancing fish, he surmised that she wanted his attention for something.

"I don't quite understand. Do you want to be picked up?"

As dumb as it seemed for a fish to want to be picked up out of the water, Jacob tentatively reached his hand out to grab at Ania. But she sank away from him, and he stopped as well. Perplexed, he watched her dance a little more and then tickle at his stomach. It actually got him to chuckle a little, and then crouch down in the water. His face was just above the surface, no more than inch away.

"You're a funny and pretty little fish. Just like when you're a person."

"Such a pretty fish~Hup!"

Suffice it to say, Jacob was caught off guard by the sudden jumping fish and the subsequent fishy kiss. His reaction time was dulled by the sudden surprise and it was not until after Ania had plopped back into the water that he bolted straight up defensively, knocking himself backwards from the utter shock of it all. A splash and he was in the water. He broke the surface and stood up just in time for Ania to finish her transformation, though he didn't see it immediately.

"What was that for? That was so weird!"

As he pushed his own wet hair out of his eyes, he was greeted by the naked form of Ania. He froze instantly and just... stared as his face turned red.

"Y-Yeah... It certainly looked... fun."

He stood up fully, cleared his throat to compose himself, and tried to avert his gaze. He was a forty year old man. He had seen plenty of nude women in his lifetime. So there should not have been any reason for him to be so flustered over seeing another one. Even though she was his student and about half his age. And they were alone. And wet. And she was standing right there. And he was only wearing competition swim shorts were by small and thin by design. Oh, why were his eyes so hard to control now?

"I think you have as well... But, uh, d-don't be too embarrassed. I-I won't, like, touch you..."

Unless you wanted too...

"And besides you're very pretty! And it can only be expected after a transformation like that. And there's no shame in naked. And... I-I think I'll just go look for you suit..."

It was only a few moments, but it felt like longer to Jacob. His eyes flitted back and forth between Ania and various pieces of pool equipment, making him look even more suspicious than if he had simply chosen to just look at her. Pool cleaner. Ania. Plastic chair. Ania. Bench. Ania's milky skin. Lifeguard stand. Her captivating red eyes. Lifesaver ring. Her gentle young curves. Florescent lights. Ania. Ania. Eventually, he started to actually notice of her own reaction, or lack thereof. The girl seemed very much okay with being nude around him. Maybe he should feel the same way. About her. Being nude around him. Not that he should get nude too. Bu--

"I-I'm not some randy boy, Ania. Of course I didn't take it. It just floated off somewhere..."

Oh... Why did she have bounce? Sweet Ania had no idea what she was doing to poor Jacob.

"I don't know, Ania... Diving isn't very difficult. It's the coming up that can be hard, and it's pretty important cause... Well, we can't breathe underwater. Now while we're human anyway."

He looked out over the deep end of the pool, where the water seemed darker, then back at Ania and her perky... face. He was slowly coming down from his flustering and getting swept up in her cheeriness again. Though his face had yet to get any less red and he was still glad half of his body was beneath the water.

"Tell you what then. We'll dive together. You hang onto me and I'll take us both up afterward. It'll at least teach you a bit about controlling your breath. Deal?

Meanwhile, in Jacob's head....

"Core temperature is falling, Captain! Approaching nominal levels!"

"Good! I want to see blood re-routed back to the head ASAP. Subconscious, report the state of the libido!"

"*huff* We've suffered some causalities trying to contain it, sir, but we've got it back in its holding pen now. We're applying sedatives now and reminding it that we're twice her age."

"Copy that. *whew* We haven't had a sortie like that in years. Kinda feels good to be back at the ole helm again. Maybe we should dust off some the armaments and take him out for a--"

"CAPTAIN! Incoming fire from the opposing girl!"

"What?! Dodge it!"

"It's too late! We're going to take two direct hits to our back!"

"The core is already going critical, sir! We can't control the blood! It's all going right to the-!!"

"Oh god! The libido got out! It's killing all of us! Metaphorically!"

Jacob tensed-up the moment Ania made... contact with his bare back. It was difficult to ascertain the reason behind his tension. Fear? Apprehension? Surprise and shock? Maybe it was the physical reaction to something snapping or breaking inside him? Maybe it had just been so long that the once-familiar sensation of a warm feminine body on him that feeling it once more was too much electricity for him. Whatever the case might be, Ania was fortunate to be behind him.

Slowly he loosened back up. His shoulder lowered and he let out a long breath. He felt her lean into the back of his neck and... he came to terms with himself, a little. He did like it. There was no point in denying that. But it wasn't so much the scandalous closeness of her naked body so much as it was just being close to her. He liked the warmth of another. It was comforting.

"No need to apologize, Ania."

His voice had returned to its former evenness.

"We'll just explain ourselves calmly and laugh it off later."

He reached a hand back to pat her thigh, and he turned his head to smile at her over his shoulder. The blush was still there though.

"But hopefully no one comes. I'm kinda likin' this. Now just hold on..."

Jacob reached back with both arms and hooked underneath Ania's legs to hold her tight against him, full piggyback, as he started walking towards the darker water. He sounded a lot more chipper and excited than he did before.

"On the count of three, take a deep breath and hold it. Try to stay calm and don't squeeze me too hard. If at any point you want to come up, tap my shoulder and I'll race to the surface. Got it?