Note from the author: This is an experiment more than anything. I've always thought a story like this would be fun to write. Do let me know if you enjoyed it!
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I am water.
People of the lands know me as Nix. I do not know what I am, or who created me. I just am. Have always been. I was created to tend the waters, and I will die the day they boil away.
I don't do my work alone. I have minor sprites to help. The planet, it is suffering. We cannot help it fast enough. I do my best to make more sprites, but it has been slow for hundreds of years, ever since people moved to cities, stopped living with the nature, bathing in ponds and streams.
Fortunately, things are changing. Water pipes connect the seas to people. There is still a chance to save the oceans, save the planet. I must work tirelessly, for what is one's hardship compared to the fate of the Mother Earth.
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Mary was swimming laps like someone was chasing her. She loved the burn, the build-up of lactate in her muscles, the shortness of breath, even the nausea that came with body becoming overly acidic. She didn't swim competitively any more, but she still did it for the exercise. Hundred yards, two hundred, then five. A short break. Another five hundred. Dive twenty five, dive another twenty five back. Five hundred more yards to cool down, let the mind focus on the classes that she kinda had to rush to very soon.
There was a strange sensation, something she had not felt before. As if something had brushed against her. There was nothing here, though. She was the only swimmer, the only person crazy enough to exercise at 7am on Tuesday.
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Yes. This female seems promising. Strong body. Attunement to water. Young and fertile. Full of hormones.
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Mary ditched her one-piece swimming suit and stepped into the shower. The warm water washed the chlorine off her skin, and she reminded herself to lotion up before classes. Her skin had been dry lately. Mary was short and fit. Her shoulders were a little wide for a girl, and her butt was full of muscle. Her breasts were medium in size and firm in composition, lifted to be on display by strong chest muscles. She kept her pubic area trimmed to a narrow strip for swimming. She wished there was someone else than the shower wall to look at it.
The strange feeling came back as she was washing her hair. It was stronger, a clear touch. She opened her eyes, ready to confront the person who had groped her chest. But there was nothing, just her and the running water.
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Good glands. Good hips. Fat percentage a little low. Slight concern about the ability to feed herself without malnutrition. Still the prime candidate to carry the next generation.
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Mary couldn't get the strange happenings out of her mind as she was powering through homework that evening. It hadn't reoccurred after the shower at the pool. Maybe it was just a strange thing with water pressure? It was unthinkable to mention this to anyone. Her friends would think she was going crazy because it had been years since she had had a boyfriend. She did not want to hear about that again, mostly because it was a really sore topic.
To illustrate how desperate the situation was, that one imaginary touch on her breast had made it impossible for her to focus the whole day. She wanted more. She wanted someone to run their hands across her body, to carry her to a bed, and to fuck her silly. Was it too much to ask? This was college, for fuck's sake.
There was nothing wrong with the way she looked. She had shoulder-length hair, medium breasts, a good figure, and a face that had been called pretty more than once. Her friends told her she was too timid. Too selective. Too focused on long term. "Just let go and have fun," they said. "Worry about it in the morning." But she couldn't do that. Her fantasies were different from her realities. Had a guy tried to carry her anywhere, she'd maced him and called the cops. Not exactly the best response to a mating ritual.
At least she had masturbation. It was better than nothing, and she was getting pretty good at it. Her favorite style was to lie in the tub, and let the pure stream of water rush to her clit. The sensation was incredible. The raw nature of water, the relentless, primal force sending millions of vibrations through her body as individual droplets hit her most precious spot. She'd stay there for as long as she could, one orgasm after another, letting her screams drown under the deep, calm voice of water.
After, she would lie in the tub, her body soaking in the warm bath. All of the worries in the world washed away, she in her element. She'd make tiny waves with her hands, those waves coming back and massaging her. In bliss, waiting as patiently as water itself.
Unfortunately, today was not one of those days. She would have to settle for a quick fingering in the shower. She had a paper due, and an early swim tomorrow.