@ElderGod-Icefire
Quinn took a deep breath. "Yeah!" he called back, then accidentally swallowed water. He spat it out again, catching up to Sage and treading water.
Quinn took a deep breath. "Yeah!" he called back, then accidentally swallowed water. He spat it out again, catching up to Sage and treading water.
"Great, let's keep going," Sage said before swimming under the water. He was a pretty fast swimmer since he was on his high school's swim team.
Quinn kept following Sage, warming up from all the motion. He took a deep breath when he surfaced, still following Sage.
After about 5 minutes, they made it to the other side of the lake. Sage got on the shore, quickly wrapping his arms around himself. It was cold outside of the water.
Quinn climbed out after him, hunching his shoulders and wrapping his arms around his body. "Brr!" He exclaimed.
"Y-yeah… this is the worst part after swimming," Sage said softly. He jerked his head to the side, motioning to a path for them to follow. He smiled at Quinn then started down the path.
Quinn followed Safe, shivering now that he was out of the water. He shuddered. "I-it's f-f-freezing!" He exclaimed.
"Yeah, I know… this is one of the coldest nights that I've done this. But I promise it gets better." Sage said turning around to walk backward for a second to smile at Quinn. He turned around again and turned left at a fork.
Quinn was still shivering with cold as he followed Sage. He took a deep breath, body shivering still. He wasn't used to the cold. He really wasn't.
Sage turned once more, this time onto a very unused path. It was covered with sticks and rocks, the bushes almost overgrowing it. He kept going, very accustomed to this path. He glanced back at Quinn to make sure he was doing okay.
Quinn looked at Sage with a faint smile. He was fine, just cold. He took a deep breath, rubbing his arms with his hands to try and warm up.
Sage smiled back just as they came upon an opening. It lead up to slick rock where they would continue walking. After a little more walking, they finally came to the destination: a natural hot spring. Since it was a colder night, it was steaming. Sage ran over to it and waded in, letting out a satisfied breath.
Quinn followed him in, letting out a soft sound of contentment when he felt the water. "Ohh. That's better." He said softly, submerging up to his neck in it.
Sage smiled then dunked himself completely underwater. He popped out of the water and ran his fingers through his hair. "It's perfect, isn't it?"
Quinn nodded, closing his eyes for a moment. "It's amazing." He agreed.
"You glad you came with me? Even though it was really cold." Sage asked, smiling. He leaned up against the edge, while looking up at the sky.
Quinn shrugged a little. "Yeah, I guess. Though I'm not an insomniac, so I need to go back and sleep sooner or later."
"Ah, I guess so. I probably won't be leaving for a while, but I bet you could find your way back." Sage said as he glanced over to Quinn, smiling.
Quinn nodded a bit. "I won't leave right now, but eventually I will." He replied, stretching and sinking lower into the warm water.
Sage smiled. "So, you excited for camp?" He asked. That was something he always used at the camp to get a conversation started.
Quinn blinked. "Hm? Oh. Yeah, I am. Are you?" he asked, looking at Sage curiously. He was mostly submerged in the warmth of the water.
"Of course. I mean, they're probably going to do some of the same things or ideas as the past years, but it's usually pretty fun every year." Sage said before submerging himself all the way underwater again. He stayed there for a bit before going back up for air.
Quinn shrugged a little bit. "I'm just excited because, like I said, this is the first time i've been to one." he smiled over at Sage, watching as the male dunked underwater.
He ran his fingers through his hair and smiled again. Sage nodded and looked at Quinn. "By the way, we can leave whenever, I don't care when."
Quinn nodded a little bit. "Alright." he replied, stretching a little bit. "I don't want to leave just yet, though."
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