Lock broke the surface and took a breath, before he suspiciously surveyed the water for either Lillith or the lake monster. The surface broke again, and he saw Lillith rise like the undead corpse she was. He gave her a playfully annoyed look before he found her lips against his.

He smiled under her kiss and let her play with his tail. When he broke the kiss, he rested his head against her chest as the two of them held themselves in place.

"Very funny," he said, though the amused note in his voice gave away that it hadn't been anything more than an inconvenience.

Shock occasionally asked what he saw in Lillith. Once in a while, her more playful side showed in front of his siblings - such as whenever she lifted him up to kiss him - but in private, Lillith was almost as troublesome in her own way, and he adored it. It made it even better that she usually saved it [i]just[/i] for him. Lock nipped at her neck, then gave her a quick kiss on the cheek before he dove back under the surface. He'd allow the lake monster to give chase again as he headed back for the shore.