My Only Exception

16. Tasks 17 and 9

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-Okay, I think I'm panicking about the sea. I don't wanna do this. - Ron said looking at the water

Avery, who was on a boat, looked at Ron, smiling. He looked so funny diving suit that she couldn't help but laugh.
-Now you're laughing at me... - He said, feeling bothered

-Ron... We're already here, somewhere on the sea, you're dressed. Everything's ready. Come on, it'll only be a few minutes. - She said with a cute smile

Ron nodded, taking encouragement.
-Number seventeen: Get a starfish while diving... Here I go. - He said before jumping into the water and start diving

Avery smiled as she sat on an edge of the boat to read a book while waiting for Ron to find a starfish.

It was unbelievable how he was doing with all of the tasks. He'd completed six... out of twenty. Not bad having in account that some were extreme.

Half an hour passed and Ron hadn't returned. The girl began worrying that the oxygen cylinders from her mother's diving equipment were rusty...

Impossible. No, she refused to believe that something had happened to Ron. The nerves stayed and increased as every minuted that passed.

She leaned down to check but it wasn't working. What he had drowned? She couldn't bare with the pressure.

Quickly, she began putting on the other diving suit that was on the boat when she felt how something pulled her back by the shoulders, falling into the cold water.

The fear she had in that instant, thinking that it was some monster. But it was Ron and only Ron.
-Ronald Weasley! - She hugged him strongly - You almost gave me a heart attack.

The ginger took the googles off and couldn't help but laugh.
-Come on, Avery... I thought you might want to refresh a little. - He joked

Avery sank him while getting back on the boat which, luckily, was anchored.
-Avy... - The ginger  got back on the boat, too and took the diving equipment off - Come on, don't be mad at me.

-I'm not mad. - She said, clearly mad, trying to dry her hair with a towel - Do you know how I worried by thinking that something might've happened to you? - She looked at him

Ron smiled at her as he extended the starfish towards her.
-The truth is that enjoyed myself... The sea's really pretty. And look... I found this, as well. - He said - I thought about you.

The girl, who was with her arms crossed, looked at the rock with no expression on her face. But after looking at it for a few seconds, her expression softened and looked at the ginger in a tender way.
-Should I feel offended or flattered? - She laughed

Ron laughed along her while looking at the rock. It was blue, small, and beautiful. He knew he to take it the first time he saw it

-Umm... I can see you got the star. - She smiled - Well done. - She said, throwing the star back to the water

Ron looked at her, worried and offended. Did she just throw the star? It looked like it.
-What? It's a living being... We're not gonna kill it. - She shrugged

-Oh... Okay... So, don't I get any reward? - He asked, approaching her, only making her roll her eyes
-A kiss? - She suggested, making Ron nod like a dog

And when Ron wanted to feel the girl's lips again, he felt how she pushed him towards the water.
-Very funny... Very funny. - He said, watching how she laughed

-Come on, Ronnie. I thought you just wanted to refresh. - She said proudly

-Oh, really? - He asked as he got back on the boat while taking his now wet shirt off - I think that, instead of washing Zeus... You'll wash yourself...

Avery didn't know what he meant. But when he took her by the arms and threw her towards the water, she knew how prankster he could be.
-What task do you have in mind, now? - She asked while watching how the ginger jumped into the water once more to be by her side

-Umm... None at the moment. I wanted to know if... You would like to have dinner. I might surprise you. - He winked at her

She hugged him, still over the water.
-I'd love to. - She separated from him and got back on the boat - For now... I think we should head home. Unless you prefer to keep roasting in the sun.

Ron agreed on accompanying her home and to see Zeus for a few minutes. He'd gotten along with the dog...
-You know, Zeus? Why don't you... Come play with me? - He asked the dog who began moving his tail

Avery was in her bedroom, tidying up when she saw how Ron tried taking Zeus to the bathroom. She smiled to herself as she watched Ron talk with the dog.

-Zeus! Please! - The ginger told him - Please, I'm begging you! I'll do anything you want! I'll... Buy you some carrots!

Zeus was hidden under the table, barking. But the carrots seemed like a good offer.
-Look... This is really important for me. - Ron said, crouching beside the dog who was now stretched

Zeus looked at Avery who was folding her clothes.
-Your mother... Owner, your beautiful girl... I really like her, alright? I need to bathe you to be with her forever... And with you. - Ron said, trying to reason with the dog

Zeus looked at Avery before looking at the giant carrot. Did he just say "forever"? It was a definitely a great offer.
-What do you think? Should we bathe you? - The ginger asked fearful

Zeus moved his tail, seeing the good side and getting out from below the table.

When Avery noticed how her dog entered the bathroom by his own will, she couldn't believe it.
-Traitor... - She muttered, watching how Ron looked and winked at her to show he'd completed number nine: Bathe Zeus.

How'd he do it? What kind of black magic was he using? It seemed like Ron knew what to do in every single situation.

Hey, bitches. Sorry for not posting on Wednesday. I had lots of stuff to do including school, edits, etc...

Anyways, HAPPY PRIDE MONTH, EVERYONE. I LOVE YOU ALL SO MUCH AND I HOPE YOU CELEBRATE WITH YOUR BOYFRIEND/GIRLFRIEND 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈❤️❤️