~{Not Your Average World}~

"Let's go see if she wants to go swimming," Chelle suggested.
"Okay, come on!" Em led them to the library.

There was Tempest, sitting and reading a book.

Tempest looked up from a book. "Oh, uh, hi guys," she said startled.
"Hey! We were wondering if you wanted to come swimming with us," JJ beamed.

"Uh.. I'd have to check with my parents," Tempest replied, getting out her phone.

"Okay, tell us what she says!" Michelle said and smiled.

Tempest dialed and talked for a while. She quickly walked back to the girls.
"She said I could go," Tempest began, when Michelle ran up excited and jumpy.
"Yay! You can hang with us now!"

Tempest could see the excitement in their eyes, so she forced a smile on her face.

Tempest was shy, but felt the girls were overly-excited about everything. They were nice, though.

Tempest knew that they were only happy to get new friends, but she still felt kind of uncomfortable...

Maybe they just seemed kind of loud, or she just needed to get to know them..

"I'm going to get back to my book, I want to finish it before the school ends." Tempest said, a little louder than usual. "See you later." Em, JJ, and Chelle nodded and walked out of the library.

The rest of the week was a blur. Discussing LotR with Em, and making small talk with Tempest were some of the best things that made JJ and Michelle enjoy coming to school. But when Saturday rolled around, Tempest became a nervous wreck. She never really learned how to swim, and she definitely wasn't going to tell her new friends that now.

It would be better than waiting for the last minute, though. They might be really nice about it, though they may think she's stupid. Tempest pondered over these thoughts as she finished her book.

Tempest's doorbell rang. Her mother answered, smiling.
"Hello girls," Tempest's mom greeted.
"Hello, is Tempest ready to go?" JJ asked.
"Yes, hold on a moment," her mom replied. "Tempest, your friend are here!"

Tempest silently groaned as she put her book in her bag and took it to the door.
"Hi," Tempest said.
"Hello!" Michelle replied.

"You ready?" Em asked.
"As ready as I'll ever be," Tempest mumbled.

"You okay?" asked JJ as they got back into the car.
"Yeah." she replied. She decided to tell them later.

The car pulled up to (I think it was Em's?) house. The girls thanked Em's mother for driving them, and got out of the car.
"This is going to be so much fun!" Michelle squealed.

As they changed, Tempest gulped. "Guys, can I talk to you about something?" she asked
JJ smiled. "Sure, anything."

"I think that I might just sunbathe for awhile," Tempest began. She wasn't going to tell them her secret. It was too soon.
"Oh okay, cool. I think I might join you, I'm not that tan," Em blushed.

Temepest laughed. "Okay. You look fine, you don't need a tan."
"Well, I still want to sit for awhile."

"Okay," Tempest smiled softly and laid out her towel in Em's yard. She applied sunscreen and pulled a book out of her bag.
"The Hobbit?" Em practically squealed.
"Yeah, I've already read it about three times, but I couldn't go to the library today and it's really good." Tempest laughed. JJ and Michelle were jumping in the water, and pushing each other down.

Em stated many facts about The Hobbit as the other girls played.
When Em was done, she got into the water with the others.

JJ shouted at Tempest from the pool. "Coming in Tempest? The water's great!" she beamed.
"Oh, um, I don't know. It looks kind of deep," Tempest stammered.
"Don't worry, its no more than five feet," Em stated.

"I'll just sit on the step.." Tempest said, stepping her feet into the water and settling on the step.