Jin swam beneath the waves. His arms pushed against the small current as lights shimmered across the water. He submerged beneath the boat and made his way to the far side. Dolphins and giant turtles brushed by the light mage. Part of the teeming wildlife that lived in the clear waters.
The rungs of a ladder bobbed with the boat. He smiled softly in the water, still holding his breath as long as he could. She had made it there even quicker than he thought. His hand wrapped around the bottom rung of the ladder. Pink hair glistened above him, through the water and lights overhead. He gasped for air as he pulled his head from the water and flung his arm into the hallway.
"You...made it," it spoke through labored breaths, still taking in as much air as he could. He climbed onto the boat and let his back hit the wall. Aches and pains trickled around his body from the impact with the water.
"Not my smoothest escape." he reached his hand for hers if she would help him up.
"Thanks for coming all this way with me. Only a little farther now." he stood up with water dripping from his soaked clothes. Heavy droplets plodded the ground behind him. water sloshed out of his boots.
Seeing her continue to be there for him, made his heart beat a little faster. And despite all the dangers and running, she still stayed beautifully dressed for the event.
"It's right over here," he nodded his head towards a final door, that looked like it would be well locked but the door handle slid open easily. Steps clattered on the floors above them, as someone was headed for the steps that would lead them down here.
"The guards...well let's just say we're not supposed to be here," he quickly opened the door and if she let him, he would pull her in, just as the guard was coming down the steps. He eased the door shut. In his hurry, he had pulled her in and hugged her against the wall. Their bodies pressed against one another as the door shut softly. He kept his breathing low as the footsteps of the guard stepped by the door and turned in a circle.
The room led down some stairs and opened into an underwater room. The top revealed the sky above to see the fireworks still but had a dome that protected anyone from being able to look down into the room. It jutted out behind the boat. All manner of sea animals swam by the windows. It was a room meant for someone else. Someone that had been long held up at the festival and the boat was moving out into the waters.
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