The Skinny on Skinny Dipping

     "Moonlight?"
     "Check."
     "Late night?"
     "Check."
     "Flashlight."
     A pair of blinding beams came into being before two voices said, "Check."
     "Are you sure that we should be doing this?" Irvine asked, focusing his flashlight beam on his face.
     A third beam blinked into being, illuminating Seifer's face. "Yes," he replied with a smirk, "the water temperature is perfect, and I've been waiting all summer for a chance to get the two of you alone and down to the lake."
     "Well, why didn't you say so?" Alex said, swinging his flashlight around to illuminate his face. "A little late night dip never hurt anyone."
     Seifer smirked before turning his flashlight onto the road in front of them. "It shouldn't be too much of a walk, and we shouldn't have to worry about anybody seeing us so long as we're careful."
     "But isn't half the fun of skinny dipping the excitement of possibly getting caught with your pants down?" Irvine asked, pinching Seifer's butt.
     "Maybe," Alex giggled, wrapping his arms around Irvine's neck and kissing him on the cheek. "It's also quite a rush, since you don't have to worry about a bathing suit getting in the way."
     "Keep it down," Seifer hissed, "we don't want to wake anything we may have to fight."
     Alex clamped a hand over his mouth to keep from giggling and screaming as Irvine bit his neck in a playful manner. He clamped his other hand over Irvine's mouth, since the cowboy was also beginning to laugh a little too loud.
     "Sorry," Irvine said before nibbling on Alex's fingers, "we can't control ourselves back here."
     "Yeah dear," Alex said, pouncing on Seifer's back before kissing the back of his neck, "the excitement is too much for us."
     Seifer turned bright red when something poked him in the butt. "Is that a flashlight in your pocket, or are ya just happy to be with me?" he asked once he regained composure.
     "Take your pick," Alex purred in his ear.
     A short time later they reached the lake in question. The wind was calm, leaving the surface calm and ripple free, like a mirror that reflected the moon and the stars above. The trio turned their flashlights off and ducked behind a set of large rocks, where they looked at each other and chuckled.
     "This is so weird," Alex giggled, "we've seen each other naked many times before, and yet we're embarrassed to get naked right now."
     "Who's embarrassed?" Seifer asked, looking at the lake, "I just don't want you to pounce on me before I'm ready."
     "Sure you are," Irvine replied slyly, "and I'm a purple cockatoo."
     "Only one way to fix this," Alex smirked, walking up to the water's edge. He crouched down and stuck his hand in the still warm water, a gentle blue glow emmenating from his palm. "Sea blast."
     A veritable geyser erupted from the lake, splitting into two separate jets that descended upon the cowboy and the hyperion knight, soaking both to the skin instantly. Both turned angry eyes upon Alex, who had taken time to shed his clothes and dive into the lake.
     "Come and get me," the mage taunted, pulling his lower eyelids down while sticking his tongue out.
     "Oh, we're coming in all right," Seifer said, unzipping his shirt, which he shed with his jacket in one fluid motion.
     "But you'd better be ready for your punishment," Irvine added, pulling his boots off and tossing them aside.
     They were in the water seconds later, splashing Alex as much as possible in retaliation for the Seablast. Laughter and the sounds of splashing filled the air as clouds passed over the moon, cutting off much of the light and masking the person who had been following them.
     After a few moments of darkness the trio decided to step out of the lake, dry off, and head back to Balamb Garden. As they neared the shore, though, the person who had been following them made themselves known.
     "Lighting," a female voice said, a light spell flashing into existence above their heads. All three ducked into the water as the sound of a high speed camera clicking picture after picture filled the air.
     Irvine was the first to recognize Selphie, who was wearing black ninja gear to blend into the shadows. Seifer and Alex soon recognized her as well, and all three were less than happy at having their pictures taken.
     "These are going to be perfect for the next site update," Selphie giggled, not paying any attention to the angry looks she was getting from the three men in the water. "My readership will rocket sky high when I run the pictures of three of the hottest guys in Garden in a late night lake romp."
     "Mono....." Seifer growled, his anger growing, "Monobolt!"
     "Followed by Garv Flare!" Irvine added, casting his own spell.
     "And how about a fireball!!" Alex added, finishing a triple combo magic attack.
     Selphie's screams filled the air as she was electrocuted and then fried to a crisp by two high level fire spells. Then once again the night fell silent as Alex, Seifer, and Irvine began their trek back to Garden.

     "Selphie, these pictures are useless," Boomer said, looking through what remained of the digital files on the camera. "They're either corrupt, out of focus, or have insufficient lighting."
     "And nobody even bothered to ask what happened to me," Selphie sighed, applying more hot oil to her overly singed hair.
     "So what did happen to you?" Tiskili asked, licking a cherry lollypop. "Get into a fight with a bomb or something?"
     "Worse," Selphie sighed, dropping hot oil down the front of her top. She winced before adding, "I was hit with three magic spells and roasted to a crisp."
     "Way harsh girl," Boomer said, "I'm surprised they let you live."
     "They were naked," Selphie giggled, "so they only used low level stuff and not those one shot overkill spells that Alex is known for."
     "Well, some of those are salvagable," Anessa said, pulling the laptop away from Boomer to open up an image editing program. "So we do sort of have the skinny on skinny dipping."
     "We must get more pics," Tiskili giggled, "maybe of Squall and Tenal and Karna."
     "You get them next time," Selphie sighed, falling back so that her head was off of the bed. "I'm done being your field operative."

-End