From student to teacher.
" No" Gil crossed his arms and glared sternly at Del " It's stupid I won't wear it.
Del sighed having somewhat of a flash back of this same conversation with Kishi a few years ago. though back then she'd not been that great of a swim teacher, now she had years more experience and a better plan than plopping her sister into a fountain and shouting orders.
"Gil you have to wear the life vest it's not safe otherwise and father said you're not allowed into the lake without it." Gil was not a small child by any means and he'd had a few lessons before but never in a lake before and in open water Del was taking no chances with her little brother's safety.
Green eyes glared at the dolphin girl but slowly Gil slipped the bright orange life vest onto his body. It was , Del noted, at least a slimmer model than the bulky old things she'd seen in the past.
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Two hours later Del found herself sighing as she lay on the dock basking in the sun. The warm golden rays warmed her and dried her bathing suit , they also died her skin a little but it wasn't that bad and she could use a moisturizer later. the important thing was that the lesson was over and they'd both had fun.
She's made certain Gil could tread water and float on his back while still controlling where his was going as well and proving his could do a simple breast and backstroke. they were all things they'd practiced before in pools but Del wanted to be sure Gil remembered since it had been a while. plus she wanted to be sure he could do them before she took off the life vest.
Once she'd been satisfied with that she'd watched him like a hawk while he swam with only his own skill as flotation. then she's taught him a simple pencil dive and how to correctly surface without panicking.
All in all it had been a good lesson. Next time she's teach him some more dives and how to dolphin kick.
for the first time in a while Del was really looking forward to the future.
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