The Unexpected Visit

Tuesday, 11 May 2021

"Welcome to Earth!" Procopio said as he appeared from behind me.

"Yeah, welcome to Earth!" I said in an awkward tone, trying my best not to look at her naked body, so when I greeted her, I was looking at Procopio. Realizing that he's also a man, I covered his eyes, but his pincers instantly clawed at my hand, making me silently cry in pain. Princess Nicolette gave us a weird look, and all that Procopio and I could do was to respond with a big smile.

She tilted her head, possibly contemplating what was going on. "Thank you," she simply said while looking at me and Procopio. Then, she studied my face and said, "I suppose, it would have been more decorous to meet the eyes of the individual that you are greeting, do you concur?"

My heart almost stopped when out of the blue, she held my chin to shift my gaze directly to her face. Though I was on eye level with her as we sat on the ground, my peripheral vision could still see her breasts. Just one glimpse might send her the wrong signal, so I turned my face away from her again. "Uhm. Here, you can use my shirt." I took my shirt off and handed it to her, but she just looked confused while staring at it, not realizing that I was trying to be a gentleman. Then, my eyes accidentally caught sight of her breasts, with her pink nipples in full view, and I swallowed back my saliva or else, I'd be drooling like a maniac and I certainly did not want to give her that kind of impression here on Earth. "Uhm. Let me..." I took it back, still trying not to look at her breasts by staring at the dark starry sky instead. "Please raise your hands."

"Why?"

"So that I can put this t-shirt on you."

"But it's yours."

I sighed, still looking up. "But we don't have a choice. You're completely naked and public nudity is an offense here. No one should see you like that."

"I see. Alright then." She raised her arms and I dressed her with the shirt.

"There you go." Finally, I could look at her.

"But now you are naked."

"No, it's okay. I'm a man and I still have my pants on, so I'm not really completely naked although it's still inappropriate for me to be topless in public. It's a good thing that it's dark already, so I'm less visible."

"Alright."

"I want to ask you a lot of things, but I'm really, really hungry. Let's talk about everything I need to know after we have dinner at Justin's place, okay?"

"Who's Justin?"

"My closest friend."

"Alright."

I sighed.

"What was that sigh for?"

"Hmmm?"

"You sighed. Why?" She was soaking wet and looking really hot, so even with my shirt on, I was feeling a bit tensed.

"Can you dry yourself like I can? You're dripping wet."

She wiggled and completely dried herself.

"We have the same power."

"Power?"

"Yeah, you can dry yourself easily like I do."

"All mermaids and mermen can. And for your information, it is not power, it is a normal ability for sea creatures such as us to quickly dry ourselves." She said that with a quick glance at Procopio since she was referring to both of them.

"Oh, it's not part of the power? But I can do it too, and I'm not a merman."

"Perhaps when you inadvertently absorbed my power, abilities of our kind were transmitted to you."

I nodded. "Okay." My stomach growled. "I'm super hungry. Come on, let's go."

I helped her stand up by holding her hand, but she seemed to be having a hard time balancing herself up, so I slid my arm around her waist like a belt to support her weight. She tried to use her legs and feet, but they were shaking, and she looked too exhausted in exerting much effort.

She easily gave in, locked her arm around me and said, "Perhaps, I shall grow accustomed to these legs in due course. I have consumed all my energy in my journey from the Underworld, so I am tired."

I carried her as if we were newlyweds. "I got you, Princess. Let's go." I used my power to manipulate the fountain water and make it our ride to Justin's place. It swiveled around us and carried us. I also did the same to my bike after using water to grab my book, which I dropped onto the bike's front basket.

Procopio looked proud of me as we slowly flew up in the air inside the water bubble that I created. "You're a natural!" He screamed with joy.

I giggled, then looked at the princess in my arms. When I noticed that the shirt was pulled up a little, exposing her hairless private area, I lost control of the water which caused a turbulence. I immediately got my equilibrium back, silently cursing myself in my head as I regulated the water properly.

"Be careful, or we will both fall down."

"Yes, sorry. I got distracted. Can you pull down your shirt? I can see your uhm…I can't do it myself because I'm carrying you."

I was glad that she understood what I meant. "Oh." She pulled down the shirt to cover her private area.

I shook my head and let out a heavy sigh while my heart started to palpitate. Her effect on me was making me crazy and dizzy. AND REALLY HUNGRY.

When we reached Justin's place, Procopio was already by the gate. He went underneath it to get to the other side, then called out to Justin. "Hey, Justin. You've got company! There are three of us to be exact!"

My bike with my book all wet on the basket also just landed to the ground as we went through the gate. Justin was probably in the living room because he easily heard Procopio's loud and deep voice and instantly responded.

"Hey, Proc. What's up?" He opened the door and was surprised to see me carrying Princess Nicolette. "Oh. Who's the girl and why are you topless in this cold breeze at night?"

"She's wearing my shirt and I'm not cold. She's Princess Nicolette, the princess and supposedly queen of the Purple Sea."

"Ohhhh. So, she's the one you stole that power from."

"Why thank you! I feel utterly delighted that someone else other than myself perceives it that way!" I rolled my eyes, and she gave me a smirk. She then extended her hand to Justin. "It is nice to meet you, Justin."

He chuckled. "Nice to meet you, too, Princess!" His smile slowly faded as he remembered me telling him about Princess Nicolette being a mermaid. Yet, he was seeing her with legs.

He didn't need to comment on that, so I told him, "I have no idea, too. She will tell us everything after dinner."

Justin went to his room as we got inside. I almost said 'hallelujah' to the sight of a scrumptious dinner already waiting for us at the table. I headed straight to the dining table and gently sat Princess Nicolette on the chair, pulling the shirt down before I settled on my seat. Justin came out of the room with an oversized black plain shirt and boxer shorts. After handing them to me, I gave him a smile of gratitude, then slipped the boxer shorts into Princess Nicolette's small frame with my eyes closed. I quivered to her touch when she had to lift herself from the chair by holding onto me so that I could pull up the boxer shorts up to her waist. When I opened my eyes and settled to my seat, Justin also opened his eyes as I wore his shirt.

"I figured you'd be hungry by this time, so I had everything prepared already." Justin said, standing beside me.

I responded with a smile. "Thanks, bro. You're the best!"

Justin finally settled himself on the chair right next to me with a satisfied look on his face, while Procopio seemed comfortable on the table situated amongst the dishes. He looked at Procopio and said, "Proc, that sprouted mongo is for you. I didn't know what you wanted, but thought that maybe you'd like that."

"You're so thoughtful! Thanks!"

"What are these?" Princess Nicolette asked, her inquisitive eyes made her look so adorable with her long orange hair practically dangling on the entire shirt. Though I like her hair down, I thought that maybe she'd be more comfortable to tie it up, so I stood up for a moment and went to Justin's room to get a handkerchief because I was a hundred percent sure he didn't have any scrunchie, rubber band, or hair clips.

While I rummaged through Justin's things inside his cabinet, I could hear him introducing each dish. Surely, he was pointing at them, too. "That's kimchi, that's rice, this one's beef bulgogi, and this one's japchae, they're Korean glass noodles made from sweet potato starch. They're gluten free. I mean, not that you'd be concerned about that. They're all Korean dishes except for the sprouted mongo. It's a Filipino veggie dish. I just simply sauteed it in garlic and onions and put some ground pork, soy sauce, pepper, and…" He chuckled. "I don't know why I'm explaining that to you."

I came out of Justin's room and stood behind Princess Nicolette with a navy-blue tribal handkerchief on my hand. Then, I cautiously gathered all her hair to tie them up with it.

"What are you doing?"

She didn't sound angry, but she was obviously startled because I felt a tension in her body when I started to sweep her hair up. "This will make you more comfortable while you're eating. It's to put your hair away from food." I said while tying her hair up with the handkerchief, and wrapping the excess cloth over her head like a headband. With two young sisters, I've perfected the art of making a ponytail out of anything.

"I see." Without seeing what her hair looked like, she touched it and seemed satisfied with the result.

When I sat down and saw her face in full view for the first time, I was in awe, and couldn't help but stare. She didn't notice that because she was so mesmerized by the smell of food. She kept smelling them that I almost giggled at the sight because she looked like a sniffing dog. A cute and lovely little sniffing dog. Justin, who was seated on my right, snapped his finger in front of my eyes.

"Are you okay? You look enchanted."

I scowled at him then grabbed the spoon and fork on both sides of my plate. Justin did the same, and we were about to get some food when Princess Nicolette used her bare hands to get beef bulgogi onto her plate. Then, she also got some kimchi, rice, and sprouted mongo using her right hand.

Justin and I looked at each other and didn't say a word. We put down our utensils and used our hands to put food on our plate, then started digging. We all gobbled the food in silence though once in a while, Princess Nicolette, Procopio, and I would compliment Justin about how yummy the food was. Justin rose from his seat to wash his hands and get four cans of Coke from the fridge. He placed three on the table, so that he could open one and pour some onto a small bowl in front of Procopio. He immediately started to drink it.

Princess Nicolette licked her lips while looking at Procopio, then her eyes glowed in amazement at the red can of cold beverage that Justin moved near her plate. She immediately held it as if it were the most precious thing in the world, then placed it on her cheek.

"I love it, it's so cold!"

We all giggled. How can she be so cute like this? She acted different from the assertive woman who rarely smiled in the Underworld. Here on Earth, she looked so amazed by every little thing.

I figured that she might not be able to open the can of Coke, so I took it from her.

"Hey, you shan't obtain what is mine!"

Justin got surprised by her fierce reaction, almost choking on his Coke while drinking it. I didn't get surprised because that was just a normal side of her.

"Relax, I'll just open it for you." Her frown instantly disappeared and my heart fluttered at the sudden change in her reaction. When I pulled the tab with my thumb and forefinger, the swoosh made her eyes bigger with astonishment, and she wiggled her feet when I handed it back to her.

God, she's too cute! Her eyes were full of joy while she looked at the can of Coke. I opened mine and showed her how to drink it. She did the same and the beam in her smile after getting a taste of it was too adorable that I wanted to freeze time. I wanted to cherish every moment that she looked so innocent and jolly, a side of her that I never thought I would ever see.

"So, My Lady, what is it that prompted you to make this unexpected visit?"

She was gulping her Coke so aggressively that she almost drowned in it. She put it down on the table and coughed.

"Be careful. There's plenty more of that. You don't have to drink it too fast," I said.

"I understand," she responded to me, then answered Procopio's question. "The objective of my voyage is to disclose the absolute plan to Uriel." She returned her attention to me upon the mention of my name.

"I thought there was no progress yet," said Procopio.

She looked at me and Procopio interchangeably. "My mother and I resolved the discussion and arrived at an amenable conclusion after you left. We shall commence as soon as possible, so that I can acquire my power back." Justin just listened intently, obviously eager to know about Princess Nicolette's plan.

I still couldn't help but admire her hair and how the handkerchief over her head matched the color of my shirt. She kept wiggling her feet. I guess she does that when she's excited. She looked so cute and innocent. "So, what's the plan?" I asked.

"We shall wed and consummate. That is the solution," she casually said that to me as if it wasn't a big deal. Then, she gulped more of her Coke.

Justin and I just stared at each other in disbelief. And not one of us uttered a single word.