FicWad

I lay down on Joe’s waterbed, feeling queasy. Joe puts a warm washcloth on my forehead. I smile up at him weakly. He lays beside me on the waterbed, stroking his fingers through my hair. He smiles and kisses my cheek.

“You hungry?”

“Yeah but… I don’t know if I should eat…”

“Well, first you should eat some crackers, they help you not throw up… We can make cracker sandwiches!”

I laugh at his dorkyness “Sure… but for a few minutes I just want to lay here…”

He nods and continues stroking through my hair.



After a while we get up and make cracker sandwiches. I use veggie ham and mustard on mine. I have no idea what he put on his, but it looks odd. After I eat I actually feel better. I tell Joe and he smiles.

“See? Told ya!”

I stick my tongue out at him. He leans over and bites my tongue.

“Ow!”

“I told you to stop doing that.” He grins.

I frown and poke his side “Meanie!”

“Nuh-uh!”

“Yea-huh!”

“Nope!” He jumps on top of me and begins tickling me.

I try to get him off but its no use. He’s winning. My throat becomes soar from the laughing and my sides hurt. I also have that odd feeling that I have to pee.

He finally gets off so I can breathe.



We decide to go swimming in a local gym. He puts on his Hulk swimming trunks. I just put on a pair of shorts and a T-shirt. As you know, I’m not very comfortable with my body. So being shirtless like Joe just… isn’t going to happen. The only thing I hate about swimming, because I love swimming, is the fact that I have to be blind when I do. And I can’t wear a hat. But I like swimming. I also like swimming with Joe. He’s all shirtless and…wet. I grin.


When we get there he dives into the pool. I shake my head, laughing. He surfaces and shakes his head he motions for me to get into the water. I set my glasses with our stuff and slowly creep into the water. I gasp feeling the icy water touch my feet. I frown, half thinking about not getting in. Joe yells for me. I sigh and walk a few more steps. The water is now up to my shins, and I'm shaking.

"If you just jump in, you get used to it faster!" Joe yells.

I shake my head.

He walks over to me with that devilish grin of his "If you don't... I'll have to splash you."

My eyes widen "You wouldn't!"

"Wouldn't I?"

I frown knowing good and well, he would. In a heartbeat. I sigh "Fine!"

I run to where its deep enough for me to dive under without hitting the bottom. I hold my nose and breath. I dive beneth the surface of the water feeling the icy water touch my entire body. I stay under until my lungs feel as if they are about to shrivel. My head breaks the surface and I gasp for air. Joe smiles at me.

"I-it's still cold" I stamer, shaking.

Joe grins "After a while it wont be."

I shake my head in disagreement. He shrugs. I go back under and swim behind Joe. I pull the back of his legs, making him fall. He falls underwater with me and grabs my arm. He pulls us both up and blinks the water out of his eyes.

"That. Was wrong."

I giggle.

"Now, you shall pay!" He picks me up into his arms "If you need to hold your nose, I suggest you do that now!"

I quickly take a deep breath and hold my nose. He throws me over his shoulder. I fall into the cool water and open my eyes. Everything is blurred, more so than just without my glasses. My eyes begin to sting so I close them. I kick myself up from the bottom of the pool. I surface and gasp for breath. He chuckles and swims over to me. I fake a pout.
"what?"

"Joe dunked me..."

"You had your nose..."

"But what if when I hit the water I a ccidently let go and i gasped under water because it frightened me and I drowned?"

"Well... you didn't."

"What if I did?"

"Then I would dive under water and give you mouth to mouth, even though I'm not really certified to do it."

I smile "Awe."

"By the way... when we kissed-"

"Oh my gosh! It's Patrick and Joe from Fall Out Boy!" a gril shrieks.

I sigh "Time to go?"

He shrugs "Nah... I wanna swim and no one is stopping me!"

I chuckle. He can be really blunt sometimes. But hey, that's why we love him. The firl that shrieked drags over her friend.

"Hi I'm Natalie and this is Cristie."

Cristie looks annoyed at her friend.

"Hey..." Joe and I chorus.

"I have to go get my camera be right back!" Natalie runs off.

Cristie frowns "Sorry about her... She can be really obnoxious. You guys rock by the way..."

Joe smiles "Well thanks Cristie..."

She smiles back "My pleasure. Is the water cold?"

"Nah..." Joe says.

"He's lying! It's freezing!"

Cristie giggles "Well do you mind if I join you? swimming with you guys is way cooler than a picture that can easily be photoshopped."

Joe nods "Sure, as long as your friend behaves..."

Cristie grins "Cool, but no promises... And she's not my friend... It's my cousin..."

I grin "Our bad."

She shrugs and pulls over her shirt, covering her bathing suit. She quickly jumps in. Joe and I both await her re-surfacing but we still don't see her. He frowns over at me. I frown as well. We both dive into the water, eyes open. I catch a glimpse, well blurry glimpse, of her purple bathing suit. Joe and I grab her arms and pull her up to the surface of the water. She starts coughing up her lungs. We get her out of the water. She gets her breathing back, rubbing her head.

"Did you hit yoru head?" I ask.

She nods.

Joe frowns "You know you can't go to sleep for an hour right?"

She nods.

"Well... just to be sure, Pat and I are going back to my place... wanna come?"

She nods.

"And, we can ditch your cousin..." I smile at her.

She grins "Deal!"

We get out of the water and Grab our stuff. I'm finally gifted with sight again.

Joe smiles over at me as we wait for her to change her clothes.

"Hey Patrick?"

"Yes?"

"Do you think you would-"

"Alright I'm ready!" Cristie says in her lovely sing-song voice.

I smile at her "Ok, what was it you were saying JOe?"

He blushes "Uh... nothing."