Hey everyone! Ichi is back with another RiRen drabble! This was originally posted on Tumblr, and it was very well-liked so I'm publishing it here. I really hope you enjoy; it was something i swa on a blog that was requested so I did it. Hah, I hope you like it!

~Ichi


Someone's in the water.

"Hey! Someone throw out a ring! Someone's drowning!"

I gotta save him. He looks so pale. I'll save him no matter what. I won't let someone die on my watch. A shirt was thrown on the chair and Rivaille dove into the water, swimming straight towards the drowning boy in the water.

He reached him in seconds, but it was far too deep. He didn't think the boy would make it any longer. With the rigorous amount of training he went through, he was fully prepared for this situation.

The lifeguard opened the boy's mouth and sealed theirs together, pushing air into the boy's lungs as his powerful legs pushed them to the surface. He kept breathing into the boy, but he wasn't waking up.

Please don't die on me. Don't you dare die on me, kid.

But they didn't break the surface; Rivaille had noticed before they got there that something was wrong. He placed a hand on the other's bare chest and felt that his lungs were not expanding.

What the hell?

And that wasn't the main reason he stopped as well. He had thought there were small fish brushing against his legs because they were so deep, so he didn't notice that the scaley sensation was coming from the boy in his arms.

Rivaille was utterly lost for words, and almost out of air too. His lungs burned a little, but he was too shocked to move.

A…mermaid? But a catch like this is so rare!

Then a dark thought poured into his head. The fisherman above would kill to have caught a mermaid. They were rare, especially in these parts. He'd probably be kept as a slave, or made into someone's dinner. Suddenly Rivaille wished he hadn't come across the merboy. He wished he could be human, so that they wouldn't end up killing him.

Still, the boy did not revert to the human he wished him to be.

But why was he thinking such thoughts? Catching a mermaid would mean a lot of money! Why was he having such sappy thoughts now?

And that's when those sparkling green eyes opened slow,y glittering with wonder and beauty as the merboy stared at his savior. He looked scared; he flinched, opened his mouth as if to let out a cry, and shook with confusion. Rivaille was about to speak when he realized that they were underwater. His lungs began to burn and he tried to push himself to the surface.

As he had done to the boy earlier, the creature returned the favor, pressing his lips against Rivaille's and pushed air into his lungs. Then, with a strong thrust, the lifeguard was thrown up to the surface.

"Oi, Rivai, what did you find?"

The man was silent, staring down at the water. The green eyed creature was gone, like he had never been their in the first.

The only reminder of him was the sweet taste lingering on his lips.