Adriane soon finished and got up, setting the pillow down in her
chair as she stretched, then quickly went to go hop in a shower and
get ready.
Matthew soon finished up his breakfast but simply pushed the plate
aside and stayed sitting, that way he could show Allium the large
bathroom whenever she finished.
Allium noticed this and scooped the last of her breakfast into her
mouth, swallowed, and set the utensils on her plate. "Let's go,
then?" She said, standing up to put her plate in the sink. Allium
hesitated before taking Matthew's plate. She walked over to the
sink and turned on the tap, bending the water so that it held in a
large floating circle. She held it under the soap dispenser and
pumped it, swirling the orb of water ever so slightly. She then
dropped the plates in it and swirled it a bit more, letting the
soapy water drain out. She turned the tap on again and rinsed the
plates by hand, setting them on the drying rack and whirling around
to face Matthew again.
''you didn't have to do that Allium, could've made mister quiet
over there that was sitting by you clean them, that way he's done
some contribution to the cottage'' Crystal said, taking a bite of
one of the fried egg's she made.
Matthew got up and stretched, then smiled as he looked over at
Allium, then went around her and the chair Rogue was sitting in and
led the way.
Matthew slowed a bit and lightly grabbed her hand, then continued
leading the way to the large bathroom that Adriane mentioned.
''Adriane took the smaller bathroom, so it's safe to enter the
large bathroom, i usually use it when my bag starts to ache and
just sort of float around in my hybrid form and let the water flow
over where the missing scales are'' he said.
Allium nodded in sympathy, almost forgetting about Matthew's back
scars. She held a sort of comfort in the water, especially with her
water dragon heritage. She would always be more water dragon than
fire and it didn't bother her one bit. She shifted her hand in his
a bit, following him closely.
Allium stepped into the room and her eyes widened, taking in her
surroundings slowly. It was a bit more luxurious and serene than
she imagined, and it vaguely reminded her of home. "Can I go for a
test run?" She asked, beaming brightly as she lightly tugged his
hand towards the water. She had never bothered with bathing suits;
Allium would normally sun-dry or suck the water out of her clothing
afterward. It saved money, anyways.
he laughed a little and closed the door behind them, then let her
hand go.
''let me go get changed real quick, you go on ahead'' Matthew said,
then headed off to the changing room near the back.
"Alright," Allium purred happily, taking a running start and
jumping into the water. She made little to no splashes and landed
on her back, her arms and legs spread out serenely. She slowly sank
beneath the surface, as if she were a weight, and closed her eyes.
Matthew watched her and chuckled, then disappeared into the
changing room to change into his swim trunks and a tank top that he
had stored in a small locker that was built into the wall.
after a little bit he came back out and was wearing a solid smokey
grey tank top and a pair of flame patterned swim trunks, having
left his shoes, socks, and clothes in the changing room for
later.
he went over to the stairs and walked into the water, sighing as he
submerged a bit once he was far enough in the water and had only
his head above the water, though he shivered since the water was
cold at first.
Allium swam over, poking her head above the surface. "You're
shivering," she acknowledged aloud, taking his hand and flipping it
underwater. "Here." She snapped her fingers and lit a flame. She
then dipped them under the water to warm it, spreading a pulse of
heat across the pool.
he blinked and laughed a little.
''it's normal to feel a chill against your skin, it was fine
really'' Matthew said.
he free'd his hand and reached up, brushing a few locks of her hair
out of her face.
"A-are you sure?" Allium mumbled, a bit too distracted by his
motion. She blushed furiously. "I-i mean, I don't really.. um.. get
cold in the water... y'know, water dragon stuff. I guess."
She caught his hand and instead wrapped it in hers. "You've got to
stop doing that," Allium said almost teasingly, a smile spread
across her face. "This is a rather deep pool," she mused, changing
the subject. Allium lightly swam backward, tugging him along into
the deeper ends of the pool.
''it's not that deep, i can still touch the bottom of the pool
without much of a problem, maybe why it's so deep to you is because
your shorter, though there's nothing wrong at all with being short
and adorable'' he said teasingly, sticking his tongue out at her as
he grinned.
Allium laughed, her eyes sparkling as she led him to the center of
the pool. "My dragon form is fearsome," she retaliated jokingly,
flicking a small bit of water in his face. Allium crossed her legs
and floated so that she sat criss-cross on the surface of the
water, resting her chin in her hands and looking down at Matthew.
"You've got your fair share of adorableness, too."
''what kind of adorableness do i have...? aside from my good looks
that is'' he said, though more in a joking matter even if he aimed
it right at himself.
Matthew soon relaxed and stepped away a bit, then slowly got to
where he floated on his back and looked back at Allium, though with
the way he was she was upside down.