A/N: Hello, guys! This is my first story submitted to and I plan to keep this story going until it's finished… (a/n continued at bottom of page)

Genre: Romance/General (SBxLG)

Disclaimer: I do not own Sharkboy or Lavagirl. They live in the wonderful imagination of Racer Max.

XXXXX

Chapter 1

The ocean. Calm, cooling breezes and the fresh scent of sea salt they carried. The sound of the rolling waves as they slapped against the hot sand. The vast sea life that made it mysterious. The way the sunset made it shimmer. Everything…

He loved it all.

Sharkboy let the gentle waves carry him. He always found it relaxing to float on his back, clearing his mind and letting his built up anger be carried away with the gentle flow. Without the ocean, he would surely be lost.

"Sharky…."

Another thing that calmed him was the voice that called him by that silly nickname. It was so gentle and soothing.

"Sharky…"

So loving…

"Sharkboy!!"

Sharkboy's eyes snapped opened. He hesitantly tilted his head back towards the shore. A glowing figure was waving to him from the dock, flashing him the most dazzling smile he'd ever seen.

He whispered her name "Lavagirl…", and submerged himself below the waves, letting his dorsal fin stick up through the water as he quickly swan toward her.

Lavagirl giggled, letting her arms drop to her sides.

He lifted his head from the water and gave her a toothy grin. "What's up?"

"Max is looking for us." she said, helping him up onto the dock.

Sharkboy sighed. "Don't tell me his head got stuck in the bucket again?"

"No no no," she laughed, lightly slapping his arm. "He wants us to go somewhere with him."

"Where?"

"I don't know. All he said is that he needs us to come to Earth, and he'll explain when we get there."

Sharkboy nodded, but bared his teeth in a vicious frown as he said "But if his head is stuck in that bucket again…"

"C'mon, Sharky." Lavagirl giggled, pulling him toward the shark shaped rocket.

XXXXX

Max stood in front of the wide clearing; the clearing where he first saw the amazing rocket that brought Sharkboy and Lavagirl to him from planet Drool. He shielded the sun's rays with his hands as he scanned the sky and nervously shuffled his feet.

He bit his lower lip in anticipation as a stream of smoke came into view, hurdling toward him.

"Come on, guys. You can do it…"

The rocket did a vertical spin so the tip of the shark's nose was facing the sky. It started to slow down as it neared the ground, landing with a thud and releasing smoke from the tail end.

"Yes!" Max smiled and sprinted down the hill in excitement.

A large door opened as the smoke cleared, making his best friend's visible as they stood in the entrance.

"You did it perfectly!"

Sharkboy glared at him as he walked down the lowered ramp. "Of course I did. Why wouldn't I do it perfectly?"

"Chill, Sharky," Lavagirl said, putting a hand on his shoulder. She gave Max a smile. "It's easy to land now that you dreamed the controls into the rocket, Max."

"Yeah, it needed them after those numerous crashes and failed attempts at landing." he laughed, earning another piercing glare from Sharkboy. "But c'mon! I have something to tell you!"

Max led them past the school's campus and across the street to his house. He let them in and up to his room, closing the door behind them.

"Ok, guys, just wait 'till you see these!" he said, opening his dresser drawer and shuffling through cloths. He pulled what he was looking for out, and turned to his two companions.

He placed a small strip of paper into their hands, beaming with joy.

Sharkboy studied the paper before giving Max a doubtful look. "You called for us to come all the way to Earth so you could give us paper?"

"It's not just paper, Sharkboy." Max said, holding his own strip. "They're tickets."

"Tickets?" Lavagirl asked.

"Yeah. For the new amusement park that opened up across town. My mom and dad said we'd go there for a family fun day type of thing," Max replied. "I asked if I could bring you guys with us and they said yes, and bought you tickets!"

Lavagirl gave him a big smile. "That's awesome, Max. Thanks!"

Max returned her smile. "We are renting out one of the cabins for the whole weekend, so we'll be able to go through the whole park and all of the rides."

"Great, a whole weekend at an amusement park with a baby." Sharkboy muttered, earning him an elbow in the side from Lavagirl.

"This is awesome, Max." she assured.

Max scanned his ticket and passed a glance over at his calendar. "We're going to leave on Friday, so two days from today. You guys can stay here until then if you want."

Sharkboy snorted. "As if." he said, crossing his arms.

"Well, I'll stay, Max." Lavagirl said, giving him another smile.

Sharkboy whipped his head in her direction. "What?"

"Great! I'll go get the spare bedroom ready." Max said before running off to the extra room located down the hallway.

"Why are you staying?" Sharkboy asked. "Wouldn't it be better if we go back to planet Drool and make sure we can even go on this stupid trip?"

"It's not stupid! It's very important to Max." she defended. "And what's the worse that could happen, Sharky? It's only a couple days away from Drool; I'm sure it will take care of itself until we go back."

He gave her a pout, crossing his arms and looking away. "It is stupid. But of course you'd like childish things like this. I, on the other hand, have better things I could do."

Lavagirl gave him a disbelieving look. "It's not childish! And you have to come. Do it for Max, cause I know you love him like a little brother even if you don't show it."

"Tch… whatever. It's stupid and I'd rather go back to Drool instead of staying here with a bunch of babies until we get this thing over with."

"Fine. Go back instead of staying here."

He grabbed her arm and anxiously pulled her toward the door. "Great, let's go then… ouch!" he screeched, pulling away and looking at the new burn mark on his hand.

"I'm still staying. You can go back."

He looked back to her. "Without you?"

She nodded. "Yeah, you can just return before we leave. If that will make you feel better."

Leave Lavagirl on Earth by herself? Without him by her side? Sharkboy knew well enough that she could stand up for herself without his help, but just the thought of her being on a different planet without him… and staying in the same house with another boy without him.

Oh, that got his insides boiling.

Sure, Max wouldn't try anything, knowing that he'd be fed a knuckle sandwich, but those creepy boys in his class would. He saw the way they looked at her when they first came for Max…

"No." he growled. "I'm staying too."

"Really?"

"Yeah… but don't think too much into it." he said, raising his shoulders and walking out of the room.

"The spare bedroom is all set up!" he heard Max yell from a door on the right.

He let a steady sigh escape his lips, looking down at his ticket.

This was going to be a long weekend.

End chapter 1

XXXXX

A/N: How was it? Nothing major happens in this chapter, except Sharkboy being the same stubborn, rude boy that he is. Haha, I love his character.

I was watching this movie with my little brother and just had to write a fanfic about Sharkboy and Lavagirl. I love their complex relationship. ;)

Reviews are very much appreciated!

- Jubilations