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Matt was soaking in sweat by the time they reached the clearing. He wondered how Dom could keep his energy all along the way from their car.
The blue-haired boy let out a heavy breath and collapsed on a nearby log, forgetting completely about his large rucksack. One of the iron bars from the tent stuck into his ribs.
"Stupid tent," Matt hissed and started rubbing the place.
Dom was a few steps ahead and he started looking around. He admired the height of the trees, the sun rays shining through the foliage and in the back of his mind there nagged a slight admiration towards the innocent figure sitting on a fallen log, looking rather grumpy. But the blond didn't mind. He was glad Matt agreed to tag along on this small trip.
Dom snapped out of his trance and walked back to Matt. "It's a nice place I found, innit?" Dom smiled.
The younger flashed him a grin, that one wonky tooth peeking out. It was adorable.
"C'mon, let's build the tent," the blond encouraged his friend, patting his shoulder.
Matt slid the backpack from his skinny shoulders, finally relieving himself. He slid down dramatically and laid next to Dom's feet.
The blond took mercy on him; Matt wasn't used to these big hikes at all. He opened the backpack and started putting the tent together on his own.
Matt closed his eyes for a few minutes and listened to the sounds of nature - and Dom's huffing. It really felt refreshing being out after a few days spent caved in a studio. The crisp air seemed to had started affecting Matt already, his head clearing off of negative thoughts, replacing them with bliss.
His eyes took a glimpse at struggling Dom, deciding to offer a hand when Dom was trying to ground the tent.
Smiling, Dom accepted the help, letting go of the peg and steadying the hammer with both hands, so he didn't hurt Matt or himself.
It took a few tries and some almost hurt fingers, but their tent seemed to stand still. For a some time anyway.
Dom swept the sweat off his forehead and looked at his wristwatch. "We survived the biggest heat, now it's time to reward ourselves, yeah?"
"What's on your mind, Dom?" Matt's eyebrow rose up.
"It's almost six, the sun's lazily going behind the horizon, and we're both drenched in sweat. Well, aren't you lucky you have me?" Dom smirked and took Matt's hand, dragging him behind the trees. There was an almost invisible path; they followed it and after a few minutes Matt understood what Dom meant.
Right in front of them was a lake.
Dom was the first one to take off his shirt and trousers, and he ran towards the water, not wasting any more minutes in the heat.
Matt, deciding to be a good friend for once, took Dom's clothes and jogged to a small pier where he sat down. Dom was swimming around.
"How's the water?" Matt asked the blond. He was hesitant to go for a swim, but the heat was so unbearable...
"Soothing as fuck, after being on sun for god knows how long." He propped himself on the wooden texture of the pier, looking directly at Matt. "You should try it, Bellamy."
Matt couldn't react fast enough to dodge Dom's hands around his wrists and with a click of two fingers he was under the water.
Safe to say it was cold. Plus he was still dressed in his clothes.
With a gasp his head dove above the surface and looked for Dom.
"You're gonna pay for that, you bastard!" he yelled, but he couldn't see the blond mop of hair anywhere, until he felt another tug on his feet, giving him a second to take a deep breath, and he was soon sent down again.
Dom's hands held him by the shoulders and Matt opened his eyes to have a proper look at the blond. The water was clear and as the sun was setting, he could clearly see Dom's broad smile in the slightly orange light.
Bloody hell, he was gorgeous in his half-naked form with hair flying all around him and those crystal clean canines showing.
Matt needed to breathe.
He grabbed Dom's hands on his shoulders, dropping them from its place, swam to the surface while still holding Dom's hands. He coughed up a few breaths, trying to keep his head aove water.
Then he felt two arms circling his waist, squeezing gently, as if trying to help with his cough. "Hey there, are you alright?" Dom laughed.
Matt's breath calmed down after a few seconds, but his heart was beating fast. He turned around in Dom's arms.
Dom was looking straight into his blue eyes and the sun was illuminating his form. "Hi."
Matt stared back. "Hello."
There was a moment of silence and Matt almost thought Dom was about to do something stupid, like try to push him down again. Or kiss him.
But that was just his imagination.
Dom smiled his million dollar smile, his white canines showing, and turned his head away. "Let's swim til we can. It'll be dark soon." The blond jumped to the water, splashing water at Matt who couldn't care less about getting more wet by now.
He was stuck in one place for a moment, deep in thoughts about the ten seconds that happened between them. He grinned.
Dom's gonna pay for that too.
He took off his shirt, trousers and shoes, threw it on the pier and went to chase Dom, getting him in a headlock after he caught the blond.