Hit the gym

You've always been a firm believer in the 'healthy body, healthy mind' proverb - partly because a healthy body is the first step towards getting laid, and what could be better for your mind than getting laid? (No wait, don't answer that, otherwise you picked the wrong university.) Point is, you enjoy a good workout, and you're keen to test out the facilities here.

"Aw, you're no fun," teases Hazel, when you relate your decision to your friends.

"Hot, though," adds Naomi, giving you her signature alluring smirk.

"Well, obviously," flushes the brunette, her eyes lingering on your chest, before the two girls get up.

"Oh, and Felix," pauses Naomi. "The three of us are planning on testing out the hot tub tonight. I trust you'll join us." The ghost of a smile touching her dark lips, she turns and shepherds Hazel towards the party.

"I think the pool, gym, and other sports facilities are all in the same building," Emma tells you. "Would you like to walk over together?"

"I'd love that," you smile, resting your hand on hers.

Wiping your mouth with a napkin, you return your tray then head to the gym with Emma. It's a good thing she's with you - you soon realise you still don't have the foggiest idea how to navigate around campus. The Irish girl happily leads the way, and the two of you chat about your shared love of exercise on the way over. You always figured Emma was smarter than your typical model, but the way she talks about the psychological and physical benefits of working out, you realise she really knows her stuff - probably far better than you do.

You change in the changing rooms, which to your surprise have individual cubicles, part with Emma, and find your way to the second-storey room. Pushing open the glass door, you look across the space. Machines, stacks of weights - all the usual gym equipment, save perhaps for the wall-to-wall window offering stunning views over the lake. For a large room, it's pretty quiet - there's a guy using the bench press, a blonde girl doing curls, and two black-haired girls - one on the overhead press machine, another on a stationary bicycle.

As you get out a mat for your warm-up, the cyclist dismounts and strides purposefully towards you. You can't help but get the feeling you've done something wrong.

Fortunately, her smile is pleasant enough. "Hi, I'm Stella."

"Felix."

"You're a first year, right?" She has a faint Italian accent. "I need to give you a quick induction, just for safety reasons."

"Oh, sure. I've used a gym before though."

"Great," she beams. Fuck, she's gorgeous when she smiles. "This shouldn't take too long then."

Stella does exactly as she promised, quickly taking you through the machines, along with the general policies of the gym. You're not really listening though, nodding and laughing as her body takes most of your attention. Her top is stretched taut over two large globes on her chest, matched only in size by her round bum. Her black leggings beautifully hug the shape of her strong legs, though from the smooth, bronzed skin of her hands, neck and face, you only wish you could see more of her.

The feeling seems to be more than one-way, it seems, as your induction begins to slow down. You're not sure at first, but when Stella watches you do a shoulder press "just to be sure", you begin to feel you understand the situation.

As much as you want to just stand here with this curvy Italian, you did actually come here to work out.

"I'm sure I'll see you around, yeah?" you nod.

"Definitely," grins Stella, before heading back to the bike.

After warming up, you soon settle into your regular workout routine - but your mind and eyes are firmly fixed on the female gym occupants. You've just about finished a set on the ab crunch machine, when a figure walks up to you. At first glance, you think it's Stella - only to realise it's not, but this new beauty looks a hell of a lot like her.

"Hi, I'm Aurora." You stand and shake the offered hand, and look up at her face curiously. She certainly does resemble the other girl, but you now see her black hair gradates to blonde near her shoulders, and her nose is a subtly different shape.

"Are you -"

"Stella's sister, yeah," smirks Aurora. "Well, her non-identical twin."

"I'm -"

"Felix," interrupts the Italian, smiling mischievously. "I overheard."

You laugh, your eyes quickly running over her. Aurora is not quite as well-endowed in the chest and ass department as her sister, but more than makes up for it with a toned, strong musculature. She's wearing a purple sports bra and shorts, showing off her lean arms, legs, and the outline of a six-pack. You look back up to Aurora's blue eyes, to find them sparkling with... something, as she watches you.

"How are you settling in?" she asks.

"Loving it," you say truthfully. "Though I've only just realised there were quite so many clubs and activities going on."

"Yeah, it's not a big place, but we have a lot of fun."

For a beat, the two of you just gaze at each other, having a wordless conversation with your eyes.

"I'd better let you get back to your workout, huh," says the Italian eventually.

"Yeah," you say, releasing a breath you didn't know you were holding.

"Go get 'em, tiger," she jokes. You turn to go to the next machine, only to feel a sharp pinch in your bum. You turn around in surprise, only to see Aurora striding away from you, her hips swaying, merely throwing you a wink over her shoulder.

You're somewhat distracted for the rest of your session, but do your best to push hard and make the most of it. It barely seems like half a minute has passed when the clock hand suddenly reaches twenty past, and you're out of time.

• Body +5%

Seems the girls are on a similar timetable, as they also finish up, and after stretching the three of you wordlessly descend the stairs to the changing room. As you shower and change, you hear a persistent whispering and giggling from the girl's side of the changing room (it's mixed-gender, presumably due to the skewed gender ratio here.) When you finally emerge, you nearly flinch at the two girls waiting directly outside your stall.

"Uhh, hey," you blink.

"Hey," grins Aurora, and you can't help but feel a little nervous at how devious her expression is.

"We were wondering if you were free tomorrow," elaborates Stella, with a more friendly tone. "We love the cycling round here - the bike club has an outing over lunchtime and we were hoping you would join us."

"The uni has bikes you can borrow," says Aurora, answering your question before you can even ask it. "Meet at 11am, by the south gate. See you then!"

Before you can utter a word, the twins walk off, leaving you wondering what on earth just happened.