Chapter Four

                Harry did not want him to die.  This boy tied to the mass was far too beautiful for that.  He would never understand, but he wanted this boy, even if he had to go through drastic measures to make this boy his.  Harry liked the sandy colour of his hair and how soft it looks too touch, and the colour of his eyes were bluer than any sea he had been in and that is definitely saying something because he has seen such amazing waters before.  Harry just felt this pang in his chest when the boy first laid eyes on him and he felt so important.  It is odd to say the least, but he liked this feeling and he wanted to keep feeling it.

So when he swam to the bottom of the ocean to see if he can find the glow fish (he isn’t delusional, trust it), he smiled wide when he found it submerged into the sand.  They tend to hide, they cannot be discovered by humans, but when they feel the water movement of merpeople’s tail swishing the water roughly, they glow bright.

Harry retrieved the one and swam back up to where the boy was, smiling and showing him the fish.   He did not once seem impressed with what Harry had brought him.  He cried out in desperation to get him untied, but Harry did not want that, he wanted something else.  He closed his hands tight and squished the fish in between them, his tongue poking out in concentration.  When he offered it out to the boy, he just cursed him off and screamed to be untied again.  Harry did not understand he really did not because like he really was a going to leave this boy to die.

Groaning, Harry reached forward when the boy had his head extended high and his mouth wide open just above the water and tipped down the glow fish mush and right as they went under, he stuck his hand over the boy’s mouth to stop him from coughing it up.  Harry smiled at him again and when he felt that the fish was inside the boy he pulled his hand away and swam around him to where the binds held the rope.  He dug his fingers into the rope and may have ripped some skin from the tight pressure, but they soon loosened and were able to be pulled free.

When Harry went back to hovering in front of the boy, he pulled at the rope and it soon followed.  He smiled down at and when then looked back to the boy who looked slightly panicked.  Harry guessed he probably felt some discomfort on his lower half because that’s what most says afterwards.  Harry just smiled at him and held onto his right arm right over top an inked design of an animal he did not recognize.  Louis stared downwards for a little bit before looking up.  He made no attempt to swim away because soon enough there were slits forming on either side of his head just underneath his ears as they allowed him to breathe.  Harry was ecstatic, the change process was going over smoothly and it seemed like nothing was going to go wrong.

The human peered down once again and mumbled a quiet, “Holy shit.” Because yes, this was the time to be shocked, it was totally expectable.  “The fish – it did this?”

Harry grinned; “Yes!” he exclaimed and pulled the boy away from the boat that had sunk a little lower since he was untied.

The surprised look on the boys face made Harry’s heart flutter a little, it was adorable really and gosh, he looked beautiful.  “How do you like it?” Harry asked.

The sandy haired boy smiled a little and responded, “Well, it’s definitely something I could get use to.” He giggled and swished around his vibrant blue scaled tail.  Harry laughed too, watching as the boy played around with it a little before looking back up with curious eyes.

“My name’s Louis, I probably should tell you.”

“’M Harry.” And he reached over and tugged at Louis’ smaller hand to show for him follow.  The two boys swam away hand in hand from the wreckage with bright smiles and the feeling that a new relationship was soon to bloom, and that was okay because Harry really did like this one and was completely okay with the decision he made.

Harry had always wished he could be a part of their world, but with Louis now by his side, his dream slowly disappeared and meshed with the constant current of water.

The End

The story is based off the comic which is in the external link on the side, so check that out.