Page 28 of Celestia, Year Four

Swimming to where she was, I scooped her up and raced to the top, lifting her up through the surface first, before my head reached broke through as well and I took a deep breath.

"Momo! You can't swim?!" I exclaimed.

"Boooooo!" She started to cry, and I sighed.

Using one hand to keep her out of the water, I used my left hand to help me move to the shallow side of the bath, reaching the tiled ledge and lowering Momo to stand on it.

Turning her to face me, I stroked her head comfortingly. "I'm sorry, Momo. I didn't realize you couldn’t swim. Are you okay? No water in your lungs? "

She blinked her swirling eyes and pouted her mouth for a moment.

"Mo-"

A stream of water hit my face and I needed a second to blink as Momo smiled at me. "BiBo!"

"Guess that was all of the water," I mumbled. "You didn't tell me you couldn't swim."

"Bo..." She lifted her hands to the side and began to lean towards the water again.

"AH!" I quickly stretched my hands out to catch her, and she landed in my arms. Before I could move them, she began to move her body like she was swimming.

Huh? Maybe Odion lets her wear floaties? Would they even have floaties here? Or maybe a mini float?

I lifted her up slightly and peered into her face. "Momo, does Odion give you a floatto ride on when bathing?"

"BIBO!" She responded happily, pausing in her movement to give me a smile.

"You're so adorable," I mumbled and gave her wide smile. "Do you want a little float for yourself?"

"BiBo!" she replied, and I moved her back to the ledge. She waddled in a circle in anticipation for what I was going to make. "BiBiBiBi."

I have to ask Odion what Momo's age is. She sometimes acts like she's three or four familiar years. Hmm.

Shaking my head, I placed the thought in the back of my mind, hoping I'd get to talk to Odion about it later tonight.

He was currently taking a bath on the third floor of this place, which was where his room was. Esme said she'd give me a tour after I'd taken a long bath to relax my sore, tight muscles.

I noticed that the entire house seemed to follow the black and purple theme. Even this large shower and bath area were made with black tiles and the ledges were a mixture of black, purple,and hints of white that added a bit of flare. The lights were a light purple, created by flames that turned off once a shifter exited the room.

Regardless, the room was well lit by the flames and didn't give off a spooky feeling like I'd thought it would.

I finished creating the Dark Rider float I'd basically imagined and opened my eyes to view the result.

The float was a perfect mini size to fit Momo, the lower part being circular with a space in the middle so Momo could still feel the water. The top had a unicorn head with a horn that reminded me of a thunderbolt.

The float was black and the eyes of the unicorn were purple, which was a bit unusual since I imaged Dark Riders to be more black and white, but decided to take into consideration Momo's fondness for purple.

I turned over to present Momo the float, and she stopped in her waddling to stare at it. After five seconds of staring she squealed and jumped towards that float. "BI!"

"Wait, Momo!" I let go of the float to catch her again and she looked at me with a confused expression, blinking her swirling eyes at me.

I sighed in exhaustion and hooked my hands under her arms to place her properly into the float.

"BiBiBi...BO!" she sang, lifting her hands and smiling brightly at me.

"There. You can have fun now," I encouraged, and she looked at the unicorn head on the float.

She wrapped her arms around it, giving it a hug as she began to float. "BiBiBi."

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