[center][h3][color=598527]Corinthe Malakos[/color] & 
[color=Teal]Rozalia Éathliel[/color] &
[color=skyblue]Zeke Carter[/color]
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As Roze was heading towards the café, several questions were running through her mind. Had Dallas told the teachers? Or was he just keeping it among students? Shit, who could they trust or not trust? If the Headmistress was over 'On the Dark Side' who knew just how many others were?
[color=Teal]"Ugh. This [i]is[/i] a freakin' James Bond movie."[/color] She muttered to herself as she reached the café, heading straight towards Cori.
[color=Teal]"Hey. Did you get this text from Dallas?"[/color] Roze asked as soon as she threw herself into the chair beside her friend, blowing a windswept curl away from her face and handing over her phone so Cori could look. The soothing aroma of the coffee shop was already calming her nerves. Although she hated the taste of coffee, the smell always ironically put her in a good mood. Maybe she'd indulge in a hot chocolate or something before swimming.

Cori smiled at Roze's response. [i][color=598527]oh dear.[/color][/i]
She opened the café door with one hand, while texting Roze back, with the other. 
[b][color=598527]"one americano please."[/color][/b] She told the guy behind the bar. He looked like he was probably a student here as well. Which was weird, since most of the demigods were probably taken care for financially. [i][color=598527]...right?[/color][/i] But her thoughts didn't linger on that very long. Because halfway the composition of her reply to Roze, she already got a new text. Reading about her friends plan for Zeke at the lake, Cori laughed out loud. The glance of the bar guy made her shut up immediately again. 

[center][color=598527][b]To: Aquagirl
From: Moi
Let me think about that... NO! >_<  But we can invite him if you promise to keep his shorts on him ;)  I'll send him a text. I'm at the café btw. Do you think the bar guy is a student or a mortal? [/b][/color][/center]

[center][color=598527][b]To: Zeke
From: Cori
Hey Z, wanna join Roze and me for a swim today? We're going to the lake. I'm at the Coffee Station right now, meet me here?.
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All the while, Cori was blisfully unaware of the things going on on campus. Bar-guy just got her her coffee when Roze rushed in to change that. 
[b][color=598527]"Heyhey waterwitch, you seem in a hurry to go for a swi.. "[/color][/b]
Cori did not like to be interrupted, but Roze was one of her best friends so she had some credits. 
[b][color=598527]"No, why?"[/color][/b]
There were some questions running trough Cori's mind. Which wasn't strange, given the situation. Her friend acted stressed out. And what was worse, probably for a good reason. She decided to keep the questions for herself until she had heard that recording that Roze was playing for her. Maybe it would explain something. 


And it did. 
[b][color=598527]"Hell.."[/color][/b] Cori wasn't one to curse often. Not out loud at least. But this was absurd. She took Roze's by the shoulders and shook her fiercely. [b][color=598527]"What do we do, Roze?"[/color][/b]
She took a deep breath. [b][color=598527]"We have to do sómething. right?"[/color][/b]

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Meanwhile, Zeke had just received Cori's text about meeting up with her and Roze. He smirked; they wanted to go swimming at a time like this? He knew for sure that Roze had already gotten the text from Dallas. And while he was not really in the mood to swim, he felt somewhat obligated to go with them so he could protect them from whoever was out there. The lake was a bit away from campus and a good spot for kidnappers to... do their kidnapping thing. 

[center][color=skyblue][b]To Daughter of Death
From Zeke
Sounds like a plan. See you there.[/b][/color][/center]

He texted her back quickly and made his way to Coffee Station. He got there as fast as he could without using his super speed and soon found them. They were listening to something? After hearing Cori swear from a distance, he figured they were listening to the recording from Dallas. [color=skyblue]"Hey guys,"[/color] he greeted them as he approached. [color=skyblue]"Hope I didn't make you wait too long?"[/color]

He decided not to talk about [i]the incident[/i] with the Headmistress. There was a time and a place for that and this was not the time nor the place. Maybe when they reach the lake and are in a more private area of the campus. If the Headmistress was out to get them, who knows who else will be part of the "other side". 

[color=teal]"Jesus H Christ girl, calm your magnet hands!"[/color] Roze yelped as Cori shook her in a panic. [color=teal]"And we don't do shit all! Not until we've had a chance to talk with the others.[/color] She added in a somewhat calmer voice, removing Cori's hands from her shoulders, and turning to look at Zeke as he sat with them.

[color=Teal]"Hey Hercules - you're all good. I just got here."[/color] She said with a chipper smile - odd, considering the situation they now found themselves in. [color=teal]"We're just having a good ol' chat about the itch-bay eadmistress-hay we all of a sudden have to deal with.[/color] She added in a somewhat sour tone.

Cori let go of her friend. [b][color=598527]"You're right Roze. Sorry."[/color][/b]
She calmed down and retreated into her thoughts for a moment when Roze and Zeke started their conversation. She didn't like the fact that she seemed to be the only one to lose her cool. And the fact that apparently everybody already knew about this before her. Why did she still feel like she was so new to this world of gods and demigods? She sighed. [b][color=598527]"Hey Z, good to see you."[/color][/b] She gave him a soft smile. It seemed like her cursing hadn't gone unnoticed. Bar-guy was glancing with a weird look on his face. Maybe that was his thing, but nevertheless it made Cori feel uneasy right now. 
[b][color=598527]"Maybe it's a good idea to move on right away."[/color][/b] She said while trying to subtly signal with her eyes that people where listening around them. She cleared her throat. [b][color=598527]"I reeeally want to go swimming."[/color][/b] She raised her eyebrows somewhat. Hopefully the others got that she actually meant she'd rather talked to them alone and somewhere else. 

Zeke held back something between a chuckle and a groan. Cori's acting was horrible as usual, but no one in the cafe seemed to bat an eye. [color=skyblue]"Alright, alright. Let's go!"[/color] he said, playing along. 

The trio left the cafe and made their way to the lake. However, upon arriving, Zeke realized that he did not bring his swim trunks. He [i]knew][/i] there was something that he had forgotten. He rubbed the back of his head, slightly embarrassed. [color=skyblue]"So, are we really going swimming or are we going to talk about what's going on here. Because I kind of left my swim trunks at home but I can get them really quick if we are swimming,"[/color] he said, once he knew that there was no one around to eavesdrop on them. 

Roze couldn't help but grin at Cori's more-than-obvious way of telling them to get away from the creepy bar guy (Cori's text had a good point; was this guy a Demi-God? Confused mortal? Weird-ass creature? God of Coffee doing overtime? Who knew...)
Upon reaching the lake, Roze groaned dramatically and nudged Zeke in the ribs.
[color=Teal]"Damn Z, do you have storm clouds between those ears of yours?"[/color] She asked with a grin, rolling her eyes as she dumped her bag on the floor. Inside were her usual things - fantasy novel,  earphones, snacks - and yet no towels. One fine attribute of controlling water was that you could tell it to get the heck off of you. Not her preferred way of drying, but it sure was quick.

[color=Teal]"And yes, we are swimming. Cori needs to get one last swim in before that delicate butt of hers can't stand anymore cold."[/color] She said firmly, beginning to pull off her clothes to reveal a blue swimsuit beneath. [color=Teal]"Don't be running back to your dorm though - we do have some important shit to be talking about. Just jump in in your boxers - or jeans, if that makes you more comfortable - and I'll tell the water to keep away from your down-under area.[/color] She added with a quick chuckle, before slipping into the cool water of the lake.

Cori was well prepared as well and was in her black bikini within 20 seconds after arriving at the lake. At the wave of her hand, her bracelet and earings unfastened from her ears and wrist, to gently float to a place on top of her clothes. She pretended to not hear the conversation about Zeke's down under area. 
She dived into the lake. When she reappeared from under the surface, she saw Zeke still on the side. [b][color=598527]"Come on Z, don't leave us hanging here."[/color][/b] She laughed her clear laugh. 
[b][color=598527]"Hey mermaid, do that trick again you did last time!"[/color][/b]

Now it was as if she hadn't just heard that their headmaster had been killed and that there was a conspiracy against all demigods and that their lives were in danger. It was just three friends having fun at the lake, as if everything was normal. As if live was great. And maybe it was. For now. A little window in time without worries. It would all soon change though. 

Zeke might of blush if he wasn't so crude himself. [color=skyblue]"It would only have taken a few seconds, [s]literally[/s], but as you wish,"[/color] he shrugged. He casually took off his shirt and pulled off his pants, stripping to his boxers. He jumped into the water, hoping to splash the girls. 

The water felt nice against his skin and though he was not as good with water as Rozie over there, he still enjoyed swimming. He began to swim laps around the lake; might as well get some work out in, right? It was a good stress reliever after everything that has been happening. He almost forgot that he had arrived with Roze and Cori. 


Although severly tempted to let Zeke's panties get absolutely drowned, Roze kept her word and created a little bubble around his butt-area.

[color=teal]"You got it, Magneto."[/color] Roze said with a laugh at Cori's request, and then indeed did her 'trick'. It was a little something she'd begun practicing when she stayed in California. With a secluded beach and the occasional merperson popping up to give her tips, Roze had developed her hydrokinesis pretty well. Her first attempt was to try and imitate Squirtle's Water Cannon, but it didn't particularly work too well. It was more of a water sploosh than a cannon. However, she had developed some other things.

Concentrating on the water beneath her, she began building up the pressure below her legs until she was rising up slowly on a thick pillar of water, the water coming up, spilling voer the top to create a waterfall effect, all with her sat atop with a somewhat smug grin.
[color=Teal]"Haha! Guess I put the 'High' in Hydro! [i]Eyyyyyyyy.[/i]"[/color] Roze fell about laughing - for all she demanded to be seen as an adult and not the 14-year-old girl she looked like, she had such an immature sense of humour. Especially when it came to puns. As she looked out and saw how far Zeke had gone, she cupped her hands around her mouth to yell at him.

[color=Teal]"Hey Zeke! Don't be going too far dude - there could be piranhas in here or something!"[/color]

Cori applauded Roze's rise on her water pillar like the majestic demigod that she was. The illusion was broken when she opened her mouth. [b][color=598527]"oh dear"[/color][/b] Cori chuckled.