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Alfie's blue eyes, which had been fixed on the ground before her feet, immediately zoomed back to Theo's expression as he simply explained that he could never do that to someone; that a promise was a promise. A smile grew on the girl's expression, her blue eyes evaluating his expression disbelievingly; she'd never been around someone with that kind of mindset. In fact, and unfortunately, many of Alfie's past friends and social circles had been filled with unreliable people. "Well, that's very noble of you, Theo," she decided playfully, but it was easy to tell that she was rather happy with his words.
In the next moment they had arrived at the inlet he had described earlier, which was filled with beautiful, rainbow coloured fish. They seemed to glitter in the sunlight, their scales reflecting the rays of warmth, swimming back and forth in random patterns. The girl's face lit up at the sight of it, and a grin spread across her expression as she approached the edge of the water. In the next moment her feet were just barely underneath the cover of the cool, clear waters, though she was careful not to disturb any of the fish. She didn't want to step on them! She carefully took a seat on the dry shore, resting one of her arms around her knees, hugging them to her chest as she reached her free hand into the water gently. As she reached forward, her long light blonde hair swept forward over her smooth shoulders, brushing Theo as it went considering he was right at her side.
"They're beautiful fish," Alfie admitted, her hand beneath the water beginning to attract attention from the underwater inhabitants. A couple of fish dared to go near the hand before quickly darting away so others could try. She let out a chiming chuckle at this act, her smile widening.
Mimicking her movements, Theo hesitantly placed his hand under the water. It was only slightly cool; he had been expecting water the temperature of ice, like in the school's large lake. One brave fish swam straight up to his hand as the others backed away, nibbling on his pinky finger before zooming off. "Ouch," He muttered, his hand shooting back as he shook it out, a small red spot now on his finger. In his moment of spaztasticness, Theo had flung droplets of water into his face. Blinking a few times, Theo felt like a moron, to say the least. At least Alfie seemed to be enjoying herself. He had become frozen slightly when, moments ago, her hair had brushed against him. Pulling himself together, he turned to glance at his companion for a moment.
They're beautiful fish, She had said. "Yeah, they are," He answered, barely noticing that he was staring again. Theo had a problem.
Adjusting his position, he lifted himself up and sat down at the water's edge, lightly dipping his feet in a small area that wasn't inhabited by fish. A few of them had cleared out to the more spacious area of the lagoon upon the arrival of the students, anyway. As they momentarily sat in silence, Theodore felt his heart begin to race ever so slightly. Now that Alfie was here, what was he to do? Would he go through with the plan, if you could even call it that? The only thing to do would be to wait, for now. Good things came to those who waited. Clearing his throat, he decided to spark some sort of conversation. His throat felt dry, but he plunged on as he examined one of the yellow-colored creatures in the water. "Bree loves her gift," Theo began, "She wears it like a crown." The corners of his mouth turned upward slightly, as if he had told a particularly hilarious joke. What he said was no exaggeration; Bree was truly acting more like a princess than usual, although she wasn't nearly as feisty as before.