Naoko's eyes snapped open the instant the monster's scaly hide touched her skin. Her panicked gaze immediately fell upon its enormous form, previously hidden from her sight below the edge of the pool. She opened her mouth to scream, but naturally all that came was a mass of bubbles. Panicking, she thrashed about, but it was too late. The serpentine creature had already tightened its hold on her legs and before she had time to react it had encircled her twice more, pinning her arms to her body and holding her nearly immobile. Her terror began to multiply as she felt the creature's weight pulling them both down, her lungs beginning to burn already, since she'd expelled most of her air with the failed scream. Her wide, frightened eyes stung from the chlorine in the pool, and if she hadn't been underwater it would have been clear that tears were streaming from them. Despite all the horrible things that had happened to her on the island, despite the constant fear, she didn't want to die. Desperately she strained against the monster's powerful hold, praying to anyone or anything that could hear that it would just let her go.
(Picture! She's wearing a slightly different swimming suit here, but I don't suppose she'll have it on for much longer anyway ^^
http://www.ExplicitSkin.com/members/Kitsuneko/images/naoko_bikini.jpg )