Early Morning Swim (Sterling, Open)

[sureto]

It was around 6:45 in the morning, a light fog was still covering the lake and the sky started to brighten to a dark blue from black. The sun wasn't visible quite yet, but it would be soon. Sureto wasn't a big swimmer, in-fact, she only swam maybe once a month. Not even always once a month. It had been two months since she's gone swimming now. Even though it was fall and pretty cold - she still felt like swimming. Whenever she did swim she'd come to this very lake. She wasn't a big fan of the ocean... it was too big, had a lot of people, and it was just more dangerous than swimming in a lake. Swimming was pretty dangerous anyways for her. If her legs or arms were to give out on her while she was in deep water then she'd be in a lot of trouble.

That's why just before she got into the water she injected some of her stimulants into her arm to prevent that. "And w-with that I'll be o-ok!" she said proudly to herself. She looked around to make sure nobody else was there... and she was alone. Good. Today was a Monday which meant that she her shift at the nursing home wouldn't start for another three hours so she had enough time to swim for an hour or two before heading home and getting ready for work. She took her hoodie and shirt off as well as the jogging pants that she was wearing. Under those clothes she already had a one-piece bathing suit on with a cartoon-style fish pattern on it. It was a very childish-looking suit.

That was the only suit she had though. She didn't go swimming enough to warrant having multiple suits and she wasn't confident enough to wear something more revealing so she just stayed with that same embarrassing swimsuit. It's not like anything would see her in it anyways... She walked over to the water and slowly dipped in her right foot. "C-c-cold... she said to herself quietly as she shivered a bit just from putting her foot in. She didn't really mind cold water though - she actually preferred it cold. She submerged her right foot into the water and then slowly put in her other foot. She was hugging herself from how cold it was as more and more of her body slowly got submerged in the water. She wouldn't go too deep into the water out of fear that one of her limbs would give out on her and she'd drown.

The water was about 4-feet deep now and it reached up to just-above her chest. She was still shivering from how cold it was but at the same time she was smiling. She was happy that she could be alone and swim in the morning. She didn't know quite why she didn't come more often... she just couldn't ever really bring herself to do it even if she wanted to. She would swim for a couple of seconds every now and then but she wasn't very good at it so she just preferred to stand in the water and relax. She looked up to the sky and the moon was just barely visible now. Usually it would be out-of-sight by now but today it must have decided to hang around in the sky for a little bit longer.

T-t-t-t-thisss i-iss n-n-nice... she stuttered even more than usual thanks to the shivering caused from the water. She laid on-top of the water with her back and just stayed perfectly still - staring up at the sky which was slowly but surely beginning to brighten up because of the rising sun.

[ginny1]

Sterling laid coiled at the bottom of the lake. He was in his snake form and had bean down there for some time. Meaning he would have to go up for air soon. Not far from the lake was a small cabin that he shared with a human woman named Violet. From time to time Sterling liked to come out to the lake and in his true form just swim to the bottom of the lake and think. The water was freezing cold and he hated the cold but there was something he needed to think about.

In his snake form he could hear the tiniest splash on the water from a bird or fish. So when Sureto stepped into the lake Sterling could heat it even though he was a few hundred feet from her. At first he thought it was another animal. But he could here the soft vibrations of her voice echo through the water. His interest was quickly peeked. In hopes of finding a human to torture he slowly began to swim to the surface. His head burst from the water towards the middle of the lake. He looked around and hissed softly when he spotted her.

Ducking back under water. Sterling made his way to the girl slowly. He could tell she was a vampire by her scent and thought about having some fun with her. When he was close enough he used his tail to wrap around her foot and tugged gently. Not enough to pull her under just enough to give her a bit of a scare.

Finally he raised himself out of the water until he towered several feet over the girl and hissed. With in seconds he began to transform until he was in his human form. His shaggy black hair hung over his eyes. Laughter filled his face even showing through his usual hard ice blue eyes. He was wears a black t-shirt and black jeans. "Greetings, not very smart coming out here by yourself. Even if you are a vampire. You never know what could be sleeping in the deep water." He winked at her and walked out of the water.

[sureto]

Then suddenly, Sureto's foot had something wrapped around it which tugged on her. "W-WHAT!?" she immediately panicked. If the stimulants hadn't just been fresh and running through her system she probably would have lost the ability to stay up-right in the water. The next thing she saw was a giant snake towering above her that was... turning into a human? Wait... was it a demon? She knew that her three "moms" could transform into foxes since they were demons... but could they turn into snakes too?

"Greetings, not very smart coming out here by yourself. Even if you are a vampire. You never know what could be sleeping in the deep water." the mysterious man said to her followed by a wink.

"W-w-w-what!?" she frantically answered as she used her arms to cover up her chest despite there not being anything to see due to her swimwear. "W-who are y-y-you? How l-long have you be-been here?" she asked the man that was walking out of the water. Instead of following him she just sunk herself a bit so that only her neck and up were visible.

She didn't know what to do... What if this man had ill intentions? He even winked at her! He could be planning on doing all sorts of weird things... She hated thinking bad of people but just couldn't help it right now. He gave off a similar smell that smelled just like her demon-mothers do so he was most likely a demon. There wasn't anybody else around either... It was just the weak vampire girl and the new mysterious demon man. If he were to attack her or anything then she'd be doomed.

[ginny1]

Sterling couldn't help laughing at the way the girl reacted. She was definitely different from other vampires he had met. "Who am I? I am Sterling that's all you need to know. And I have bean down at the bottom of the lake for a couple hours. I'm an early riser," his voice came out in a soft hiss. Grabbing a towel he had hidden behind a tree before going into the lake he began to dry himself off.

His ice blue eyes looked piercingly at the girl. "Now you want to tell me what you where doing out here by yourself? Vampire or not it's still not safe out here. What with the kidnappings of demons and vampires alike." He walked forward and picked up the towel on the ground where the girl left it and carried it to her. "Here maybe this will make you feel better. It will certainly hide that childish bathing suite your wearing. I do not believe I have ever seen a vampire especially a gorgeous vampire like yourself wear something so childish."

Sighing Sterling rubbed the back of his head and eyed the girl. "Listen you don't have to be afraid unlike some demons I actually like vampires. There usually lots of fun to be around. Though I may have to change my opinion about them in your case."

[sureto]

"Who am I? I am Sterling that's all you need to know. And I have bean down at the bottom of the lake for a couple hours. I'm an early riser,"

Sureto began blushing when he said that he had been there for a couple of hours. "Was he watching me the whole time!?" was the first thought that had crossed her mind. She didn't know whether it would be a compliment or just scary if he happened to have been watching her the entire time she was in the water.

"Now you want to tell me what you where doing out here by yourself? Vampire or not it's still not safe out here. What with the kidnappings of demons and vampires alike."

"W-well... I've heard a-about t-that... I j-just wan-wanted to come for a s-swim though... B-besides they wouldn't w-want me, I'm no-nobody importa-important..." she said as she sunk herself a bit lower into the water until it was up to her chin.

"Here maybe this will make you feel better. It will certainly hide that childish bathing suite your wearing. I do not believe I have ever seen a vampire especially a gorgeous vampire like yourself wear something so childish."

"I-it's not ch-childish... It's j-ust re-really c-c-cute..." she replied, blushing like mad from when he called her gorgeous. She was confident in her looks and knew that she was pretty... but she wouldn't exactly classify herself as gorgeous.

"Listen you don't have to be afraid unlike some demons I actually like vampires. There usually lots of fun to be around. Though I may have to change my opinion about them in your case."

"E-eh? W-what do you m-mean c-change your o-opinion..." that last thing he said had scared her. Did it mean that he wouldn't like her or just that she wouldn't be lots of fun? She took the towel from the man's hands and slowly walked out of the water - covering her waist-down with the towel as she emerged. She didn't want the strange man to be able to see her bare legs, so she made sure to cover up as much of her legs as possible with the towel while the childish bathing suit would still be visible.

[ginny1]

Sterling rolled his eyes and sighed. "Man your nothing like other vamps I've met. There so much more fun. If it wasn't for your sent I would think you where a human." A harsh laugh escaped his mouth at what she had to say about them not wanting her. "Do you think they will care if your important or not? It's your blood they want. I have a friend who escaped from the place. He said that they do experiments on you. And they transfer your genes or something to humans to make them super weapons."

Sterling jumped to the top of a tree with ease and scanned the area making sure no one else was around before jumping back down landing as graceful as a swan. "Yea real cute love. But I would think someone with your body would want to wear something less." He laughed softly at that and walked towards the girl. "Listen your safe with me. Unless your a human you needn't worry that I'll hurt you. I have nothing against vampires, demons or anything else non human. Humans though," his eyes hardened turning a red tinge. "I plan on killing every last one someday." Like a light switch it went back to it's playful blue eyes.

"What I mean love is that your no fun. Loosen up some relax and have fun. No harm and having fun is there?" He winked at her again and turned his back giving her a chance to get dressed. "Go ahead and dress I won't peak demon's honor."

[sureto]

Sureto silently listened to what he was saying as she walked over to the clothes that she had left on the ground. She didn't think there was anything wrong with being like a human.... and what was that about using other beings to turn humans into super-weapons? That was barely believable but.... she already knew that they were in fact being abducted so it would make sense.

"Yea real cute love. But I would think someone with your body would want to wear something less."

That had caused her to madly blush again. She knew that she'd probably look good in more... revealing swimwear but she didn't care. As long as it served it's purpose then it shouldn't matter what she wears. She wore her swimsuit so that she wouldn't get her normal clothes wet, not so that men could be staring at her. Well... even she wanted to be stared at sometimes but not because of how much of her skin is exposed.

"I plan on killing every last one someday."

"W-w-why do y-you w-want to kill all the h-humans...?" she asked - sounding sad.

"Go ahead and dress I won't peak demon's honor."

It wouldn't have really mattered if he had peaked or not since she just planned on putting the clothes that she came with over her swimsuit. Even if she had originally planned on taking her swimsuit off she wouldn't have with somebody else here. She put the shirt, hoodie, and pants on on-top of her swimsuit and then slipped her feet into her shoes. "Y-you can t-turn around now..." she said while looking to the ground as if shy. Well, she was shy.

"S-so w-why are you out h-here any-anyways?"