Swimming Away

[Damien Blade]

Life had been pretty average for Damien lately. Nothing strange of startling had happened recently. He had just been going around, doing his own thing. Playing and writing music. Keeping to himself mostly. He hadn't tried for the quidditch team as he realized it just wasn't his thing. He had developed an interest in swimming. Ever since Jazzy started it he was curious to try so when he went home for the holidays his Mom set him up with a local swimming pool. There he learned to swim and he realized he had a knack for it. When he returned to hogwarts he swam everyday before classes. It was nice and refreshing and he was getting fit from all the swimming. He now balanced his swimming with his music and classes though he did have to spend extra time with his homework as his dyslexia did put him at a disadvantage but he figured he was doing okay. School didn't matter to him as much as he knew what he wanted to do when he left school. Music. It had been his goal since he was a young kid to have people hear,play and love his music. He would love people to get the same kick out of hearing his music as he did.

It was a lovely day. The weather was beginning to turn, summer was on the way out but today was warm and Damien was in a real mood for swimming. He put on his swimming shorts and put a t-shirt on before grabbing his guitar and towel before heading out to the lake. He didn't go much places without his guitar, even swimming. Once he was down at the lakefront he left his guitar, towel and t-shirt by the tree and ran down to the water. He had been swimming now for three years and he loved it. He dived into the lake and did a tumble before floating on top for a few minutes and just staring up at the sky. He loved the feeling of the water on his skin, it was just so refreshing, especially after such a hot day. Once he had relaxed he began swimming lengths, pushing himself but loving the feeling of the water all the same.

 

[Jazmine Della-Robbia]

JazzyMae had gotten used to her title of Prefect. Of course, she did not understand how she got it, but she was going to get suck it up and be a woman about it. School had been okay, not as her father planned, but it was okay. She had to start getting her grades up again. Jazzy's grades had been great in her first year, and she was having a hard time figuring out what happened. Worrying would give her wrinkles, so she just let the thoughts pass as she walked to the lake.

Swimming was great, she loved it. It helped her clear her head, and the water carried away all of her doubts. In the water, she forgot that she was a Della-Robbia or formerly had been a Smile. She was just JazzyMae in the water, and she did not need to worry about anyone of anything. JazzyMae saw that the lake was occupied by someone. She was stil a little ways away, so she could not tell by who yet. She walked over to the tree that had the persons belongings. Her heartbeat increased when she saw the guitar. She knew one person who always had a guitar with him, Damien Blade. She held her head high. It didn't matter who was in the lake. She was a better swimmer. She stripped down to her purple one piece, and jogged to the lake. She put her hair in a ponytail and stood at the edge of thae lake and smiled. "Wow. I never knew you could swim!"