Demonic Waters 2

'It has been six years since I last saw you. You must hate me for leaving you behind. I put a special stone inside this bottle that you can use if you want to talk. Just come to the beach and it will shine bright enough for me to see. I miss you my dear fighter.'

Since I found it, I have talked to her every month for the past four years. I grabbed the stone and slid to the entrance. I hope that James is done talking to his human friend.

'If I can't have him happy with me, then I can at least help him be happy with someone he loves.'

I swam closer to the shadows because I know his pathway home. There was a sparkle of gold up ahead and I dived down into a crack to hide. He was humming a tune as he swam by my hiding spot. As soon as he left, I swam out and continued my journey.

When I got close to the beach, I broke the surface of the water and I had the stone reflect the moonlight. I had the arm holding the stone, held up high as I swam closer. I heard an animal moving closer as I got close to the beach.

"Caesar! My baby boy!" My mother called out as I saw her riding a large animal.

"Mother!" I called out as I crawled up on to the beach.

"Here, let me help you." She got off the giant beast and helped me on the beach.

"What is that thing?!" I asked as she prepared a picnic.

"That's a horse. They make it easier to travel long distances very fast." She gave me a mothering look. "What's wrong? You normally don't call me between visits." I grabbed some of the biscuits and started nibbling on one. "Caesar, tell me." She used the mothering tone on me as she gave me a cup of tea.

One problem with human food, it is really dry compared to mer-food.

"Thanks." I grabbed the tea and took a few drinks out of it. "I wanted to talk about my friend James."

"Did you finally kiss him?" She asked while jumping in her seat.

I am now regretting telling her about my crush.

"No, but I found out that he is in love with a human."

Her eyes widen before answering.

"You found my notes." I nodded my head. "You are lucky I found the cure just in case. If you really want to, I can make the tea."

"What makes it so deadly?"

"It is only deadly to merfolk. Because the potion works on the love of both people. If one merfolk or the human loves them then the other will become human. But if the love is one-sided then the tea will rip the tail in half to form legs. No merfolk has ever survived that."

My mouth dropped at her words.

"So if the human doesn't love James, his tail will be ripped in half!"

"Yes, that's why it was forbidden and lost until I found it. I was very lucky to find a cure. It will take me a few days to get the ingredients."

I took another drink of the tea.

"Does the hot water still run from the spring near my desk?" I nodded my head because my mouth was full of tea. "I should give you some of this if you like it so much."

"How's the little one?" I asked after I swallowed the tea.

"Oh! She is growing up so big now! Even though she looks human, she must have the soul of the merfolk!"

Lily is my half-sister, but I never actually met her. But, my mother has been trying to find another way to turn me human so I could meet her new life.

"Hopefully, I get to meet her soon."

"I'm still looking for anything that might help." She hugged me before standing up. "I need to go before the guards get too worried." She kissed my head before helping me to the water. "I will see you in two days. Safe travels."

I waved her off as she rode off, then I swam off. I kept a hold on the stone as I got closer home. As I swam into the entrance, I noticed something was glittering nearby. I didn't think it was anything and continued on my way.

"So, where were you at?" James whispered in my ear as I started to climb up onto the dry land.

I turned around as he used his arms to block me.

"I was just going to a midnight swim." I could feel the blood rushing to my face as I spoke.

I felt his tail starting to wrap around mine.

"Oh really? Then why were you hiding from me with such a shiny rock?"

I almost smacked myself from how stupid I was. I forgot to keep the stone hidden from all light to keep it from shining.

"I thought that you would be too tired after spending time with your human." I tried to hide my jealousy as I spoke.

He kept on moving closer to me and I thought that my heart was going to pop out of my chest. He got close enough that our chests were touching and our tails were wrapped together in a way that I couldn't escape even if I wanted to. I could feel his breath in my neck before he spoke.

"You know that I am always up to a little adventure." I rolled my eyes at him. "Hey, that eel had it coming! I wanted that shiny coin!"

"You had twenty of them!" I had to facepalm at the memory.

"But who cares how many I have, it's no big deal!"

He moved away and climbed up onto the edge. I tried to calm my breathing but he moved his fin right across my chest. My body shivered at the touch but he didn't notice.

"So, what kind of adventure did you have without me?"

I knew that he wasn't going to stop until I told him. With the way that he was teasing me without realizing it, I had a feeling that I was going to lose control and do something stupid.

"I found a way to turn you human so you could be with your human."

"Is it from the same source as your human drinks?" I just nodded my head at him. "How long before I can be with my love."