beach boys and beach girls

miles didn't know if this was supposed to be a date or not. he guessed not, but whatever. there were still other times for that. he was sitting casually at the right edge of the beach, the white, warm sand pressing into the palms of his hands. it was an unusually warm day for fall, and he was surprised that it hadn't rained neither yesterday nor today. he was happy, though. this might be the last good day of autumn. he was shirtless underneath a simple red hoodie jacket, the hood up. his earbuds of his iPod were in, and he was listening to some punk rock. mainly panic! at the disco. his hair was messy, as usual, and side swept, but the soft wind ket blowing it to the other side, so that his bangs halfway covered his right eye. he was humming along to memories. he had brought his usual rucksack with him, aswell as some clothes to change into if he got too wet. he had layed down a towel behind his head, so that he was laying down, but his head was at an upright angle. he had gotten new lime green swimming trunks from the camp store, and they clashed with the bright red hoodie. should've just worn pink. miles said to himself and even let a giggle slip.

his hands held his usual waterproof white watch goku, just for emergencies. he fumbled about in his rucksack, then smiled as is fingers reached the two blow up mattresses he had brought with him. it would be fun, floating about on them on the clear, cyan water. "c'mon, then..." he mumbled as he looked at his watch. three minutes to five, which meant that maddy and him were meant to meet here in exactly three minutes.

miles jumped up, grinning. "now that you're here, let the fun begin!" he said and laughed. he fished out the two blow up swimming pool mattresses and handed one to maddy. "'ere, have fun blowing that up, girl." he said and unpacked his. his was green, hers was pink. "figured ya fancied somethin' more girly, eh?" he said and started blowing up the mattress. it was an easy effort for him, he had strong lungs. the camp store had had them on sale for one drachma each, apparently they weren't all too popular. hopefully they didn't sink. once he was finished, he took off his hoodie, revealing his bare, muscular chest, and smiled at maddy. he trudged over to the water, mattress under arm, and put his toes in. he yelped, a bit, his cheeks flushing momentarily. he was such a wuss.
the water was pretty darn freezing though. he grinned crookedly, clearly embaressed at the yelp. he was an irishman. not a prissy american. an irishman. he proceeded to shakingly walk over the water, and once in to his knees, he gave maddy a thumbs up, that was meant to mean 'i'm okay, this is great!' but in reality it meant 'oh my god get me out of here this water is freezing my f*cking legs oooooooff' he just carried on grinning, clenching his teeth, then put down his green mattress, and tried sitting on it. it held his weight just fine. he relaxed a little, his cold feet getting used to the water. "hurry up, then, i ain't waiting for you forever!" he said cheekily.

as maddy stepped out of her clothes, miles grinned, and gave her a 'not bad' face, and mouthed, '10 outta 10.' He gave her a cheeky wink and a grin, then layed down on the mattress, chest down, and began paddling with one hand, the other used to pull maddy along with him. frankly, he was quite strong and could, with some silent 'ughs' and 'oofs' pull her about 100 metres away from the shore. as it was autumn, the days seemed shorter, the sun setting earlier and everything. the sky was turning pinka nd purple against the clouds, the sun shining, yet dimly, reflecting off the water. he smiled, and then paddled back to the shore, making a 'wait here' gesture at maddy. he ran over to his bag with some shouts and laughter, the cold water freezing his legs. he rummaged through his bag, picked up his box of cigarettes, and then, the glorius champagne. it was quite a small bottle, medium sized, and miles had no idea what brand it was. it looked fairly expensive, no wonder, but the other dionysus kids had offered to give him a bottle in exchange for 6 drachmas. a bit pricey, but okay enough. he wobbled over the mattress, half fell in, but managing to keep the box of cigarettes above water. his hair was now soaking wet, and he groaned. "just great..." he murmered in his thick irish accent. he paddled over to maddy. he realized that he forgot to open the bottle. he almost face palmed right then and there. once he was opposite maddy on his mattress, his dug his teeth into the little cork thingy, and grunted as the cork flew out, steam rising from the bottle. "sorry, i don't'ave any cups, dear." he said and winked. he took as sip and smacked his lips. it tasted wonderfully crisp, the bubbles popping delightfully and softly on his tongue. he passed the bottle to maddy. "once it's darker, i'm totally gonna show you something sweet." he said and laughed. "my powers ain't half bad." he realized that was an innuendo, and felt a blush creeping on his pale cheeks. his jawline was quivering at the coldness, but he had to man it out. he opened his pack of cigarettes. still four left. he had put his lighter in there. he flicked on the lighter, stuck a cigarette between his teeth, and lit, smoke curling off his lips. he relaxed, sighing at the feeling of the cigarette in his mouth, and the champagne working its way through his body, making him cheerful and bubbly.

"uh... that would be a secret." he said and winked. he smiled at maddy, taking the bottle from her grasp, taking a gulp, sighing with enjoyment, then smiled. "let the show begin..." he said and laughed. he focused on the water for a while, then smiled at the right moment, willing the water to turn into a wave, his stomach churning softly, and then a 10ft tall wave erupted infront of the pair of teenagers, maybe 7 feet away from them. miles closed his eyes, focusing, then opened them again, willing the wave to stay at its position. with the sun shining on it, it looked absoloutely amazing, the yellow, hazy light reflecting off of the clear, turquoise water. he focused once more, and willed the wave to come closer. he then stood up wobbily, and put a foot down on the wave. what maddy didn't know what that he could solidify certain spots of a wave to make him able to stand on it, and then make the wave move. after 10 minutes it would collapse, and even though it went kinda slowly, it was quite nice, feeling the rush of the water beneath you and all the other things like the sea breeze. he opened his eyes, and sure enough, he was standing on the top of the raging wave, grinning down at maddy. but that wasn't it. miles could also waterbend. small things, no problem, bigger things weren't possible. miles bent the water to his will, and after a few moments of water surging up around him, he, sure enough, held a 4 foot rope in his hands. he threw it down to maddy, and bent the water so that it coiled around her. he then pulled, bringing her up with him. she crashed in to him slightly, making him nearly fall off the wave. but it was nice. she smelled of perfume and sea salt, and wine. miles caught himself staring, then he blushed, straightened up and pulled maddy into the spot next to him. it was unbearably close, becuase miles could only solidify one spot on the wave, but it would do. the closeness of her made him blush though, and he realized, for some strange reason, he was nervous. he was rarely nervous around girls. had he put on his cologne this morning? must've, he even sprayed himself a tad bit before heading to the beach. miles smiled, cigarette still dangling from his mouth, his wet shoulder touching hers. he willed the wave to surge forward, and even though it went at only 5kmh, it wasn't bad, as the wind blowing made it feel quite cool. he breathed in, closing his eyes with delight. the sky was turning darker now, not pink, but a deep indigo colour with a few slahses of pale pink clouds in the distance, spotting the at the moment starless sky. it was bound to be a beautiful night, however. "pretty cool, hm?" he asked and looked at maddy from the side.

miles found himself staring at maddy again, then he blushed and looked away quickly. had she said something? oh, yeah, she had. "around ten minutes. 5 minutes out, 5 minutes back." miles grinned at her. it was most definetely getting chilly, but they had nothing to keep them warm. miles had an idea. he focused, making the temperature of the water around 40 degrees, just above body temperature. atleast it would be better than freezing to death out. here. after around 3 minutes, the sun had set, the stars finally coming out. miles let his feet dangle over the top of the wave, his feet being ingulfed in the warm, soft ocean water. he relaxed, laying back. if he let his legs dangle outward, over the top of the blue water, he could just lay with his back on the solidified spot on the wave, arms crossed behind his head in relaxation. he watched as the night sky grew darker and darker, and as he checked his watch, he realized that is was 6 o clock by now, but that wasn't late at all. in the minor water gods cabin, everyone always called lights out at around 9 o clock. "so, maddy," miles began, "whats your favorite colour? mine's green." he said and laughed.

"hardly." miles added, lolling his head back to one side, the side maddy was sitting. he smiled up at her, and once she caught his eye, he gave her a playful wink, and then laughed, his eyes riveting back to the sky and the ocean. "you're quite cool, y'know. chilled out. i really like'at." miles said, then gave a yawn from him, a sign from his body that he needed oxygen. he pulled in a deep breath, then exhaled once, strongly. he eyed maddy once more, then sat up. "cold?" he asked, his eyebrows turning up with the question. he wondered if he should put his arm around her, but then again, this totally wasn't a date. or was it? miles was kinda confuzzled. it wasn't like he didn't go on dates all the time, but he was still half-unsure half confident around maddy. he grinned, then an idea popped into his head. he raised his fingers in a 'wait here' and stood up, flexing, then dove into the water behind the wave. flawless. he grinned. he had always been a good swimmer, although it was sorta difficult for him sometimes because of his fear of drowning. miles wasn't scared of water, but if he touched something, like an algae or whatever those things were that pulled you under, he freaked out. he opened his eyes underwater, scanning the surroundings beneath him. he then broke up for air, and started swimming swiftly to the shore, where he hurried to his bag to get his hoodie, and a towel. he then put the things on his mattress, and began swimming, the mattress pulling along with him. once he arrived at the wave he took the stuff, and willed the wave to go down a bit, and he climbed up. he willed it to go up again, then turn around, since five minutes had gone by. he smiled politely at maddy, then put the towel over her wet hair, rubbing it softly to get it dry. he then made her put on his hoodie. "bit big, but it'll do." he mumbled and layed back down again, arms behind his head. he realized he should've gotten a towel for himself, too. but whatever, ladies first. he clenched his teeth, the cold biting up his legs and arms. he shivered, but told himself not to let it show.

miles broke out into laughter. "yeah, well, i do hope you have a thing for the hulk, cos now you'll have to stick around with him for a long, long time, babes." he said and grinned, giving her a thumbs up. "so, where're you from? i'm from dublin. irishman, as you've probably noticed by now, eh?" miles said. a few minutes of silence passed, and then the wave hit the shore, pushing them off. miles landed with a thud in the sand, and instead of getting off, he just broke into laughter once more. after a bit, he stood up anyways though. he waddled over to maddy, pulled her up, and grinned. "now, do i get a smooch on the cheek for being the coolest lad you've ever met, or what, hm?" he said and laughed crookedly.

miles rolled his eyes and grumbled. he held up his index finger, though, about to say something. he pulled over his hoodie, slung his backpack over his shoulder, and grinned widely. "ah, so there'll be another meeting, hm? and that time, i shall call it a date. yes." he said, patted her on the head, and smiled. "get used to it. anyways, so i'll need some time to prepare, so maybe next week, at the same time, where we met yesterday?" he grinned, shook her hand, gave it a flirty peck, and turned around, jogging back to his cabin. he needed to get back before lights-out. he turned around once, put to fingers to his head, and flicked them off, then waved, grinning. "i'll bring some champagne!" he called once before turning around and exiting the beach.