#testing new waters

[the--argent]

Testing New Waters || verse 3

Allison shifted in her seat, chin resting on the palm of her hand as she listened carefully to the words of their guest speaker that had been invited into her business class. Neal Caffrey, famous, wealthy, successful businessman. Everyone knew who he was and she had been glued to everything he had been saying for the past half hour of class,

College had been a lot different than what Allison had imagined. At twenty-three, Allison would done with her undergraduate degree  in a little over 6 months. Graduating with a major in Weapons Technology and a minor in Business had seemed like an impossible feat but here was, almost done.

After she graduated, she just had four more years of school before she could take over her father's business and expand it. It was something she had wanted since she was kid.

Dropping her pen, Allison snapped out of her thoughts and looked back towards the front of the class just when her professor stepped forward and dismissed the class. Gathering her belonging into her book bag, Allison swung the strap over her shoulder and made her way to the bottom of the lecture hall to where Neal and her professor were speaking.

Reaching them, Allison cleared her throat, giving her teacher a polite smile before turning her eyes to Neal. He was much more attractive close up and he gave off this intimidating vibe that only made her squirm. Holding out a hand, Allison introduced herself. "Mr. Caffrey, I'm Allison Argent. I was wondering if you had a few minutes, I'd like to ask you some questions." She smiled at him, tucking a strand of dark hair behind her ear as she glanced up to meet the most beautiful eyes she'd ever seen before.

[keegansimons]

Testing New Waters || Keegan & Ruby

Though it was his first night in the new town, Keegan wanted to be sure that moving all the way across the country or to wherever he was now was worth leaving everything behind. He didn't want to waste his energies to come out here, just to do the same things that he would have done back in Long Island. The same family traditions of the Simons being raised there, settling in and letting themselves form their own families there as well. Discovering Town X had just been the breakthrough that Keegan had been hoping for. He needed to find his own footing away from Long Island with a new face of scenery and new faces along with it. Plus he had to admit the concept of their energy source was both intriguing and brilliant. Energy taken from physical contact. The thing every human craved and harnessing that into something productive just seemed like a great idea in his opinion.

After sorting through his luggage, Keegan managed to retrieve his swim trunks. They weren't buried too deeply and he knew they would still fit as he had just gone to the beach wearing them a few weeks ago. Now being in Town X just made everything feel like a lifetime away from when he lived in Long Island. He had barely been here a day and it felt like an entirely new world. Nowhere was he complaining, but it was just a big adjustment. He slid the trunks on before pulling a shirt on over his head and finding his keys to the house he now shared. 

With the vague map they were given, he made his way to meet Ruby at the recreation center. Even though there were all new faces here now, he was sure that he would become accustomed to everything and become familiar with everyone soon enough. Pushing through the entrance of the building as he arrived, Keegan looked for directions to the pool area and didn't have to much trouble getting there. He wasn't the best or the worst swimmer, but having the ability to swim was really all that he needed tonight. Deciding to wait at the edge of the pool, Keegan laid a towel down to sit on the concrete, dipping his legs over the side of the pool and into the waters as he drifted into his thoughts in wait.