I waited to suffocate. I waited for the pain of my lungs getting crushed and the feeling of inhaling water. I waited for ten minutes, fifteen minutes, twenty minutes... But for some reason I was fine. I heard Chishio chuckle from deep inside of my body.

"You know..." she said slowly. "You know that you could very well last an hour or two down here before you felt any need to release some of the air trapped inside of your lungs. You think that getting held underwater would kill a bijuu that easily? Ha ha. Asuka, you have much to learn." I felt incredibly stupid. I should've known that I probably had some superhuman ability to help me survive a predicament like this. I grumbled and quickly resurfaced to get out of the chilly water.

Apparently coming up from the bottom of the pool so hastily wasn't the best idea. I felt very lightheaded when I stood up. My dress was soaked, and it was clinging tightly to the curves of my body. Oh God, I thought. I hope I don't look too much like a whore. But that wasn't the number one concern right now. I felt like I could collapse at any given moment, so I needed to visit a nurse in the ship's infirmary.

I stumbled forward, trying my best to keep my balance. I had made it halfway to the infirmary when I saw Dutch. Just the person I need to confront right now, I thought sarcastically. I approached him slowly. "I-I'm sorry," I stammered at him. "About earlier, I mean." Ugh! I sounded so drunk! At that moment, I felt overly dizzy and I fell forward, blacking out.

How... annoying.

Someone please continue!
~Asuka