Chapter 1: A Happy Accident
Feferi floated into her aquatic home and greeted the young cuttlefish that skittered around her feet. She glubbed over to her desk and scrolled through her friends list on Trollian. She saw that five trolls were online, one of them Eridan. She pressed her screen and automatically typed in an overly friendly hello to her moirail. It was only when she heard the ding of a reply and turned around to see what Eridan had written back that she realised her mistake.
Gamzee Makara, the purple-blood who lived near the ocean had replied to Feferi's message to Eridan. It seemed as though she had accidentally sent the greeting to Gamzee. Her face turned a deep fuchsia when she realised what she had sent an almost complete stranger.
'CC: )(—EY –Eridan! I )(ad t)(e B-EST day! I went swimming with all of t)(e little fis)(ies and t)(ey were so CUT—E! T)(ere was a newly )(atched baby and )(e )(ad t)(e CUT-EST littlee fins! Nofin could ruin my day now! 38D'
As Feferi read over what she had written, her face grew a deeper shade of her royal blood colour. Bubbles floated around her head as the breath hitched in her gills as she read his reply.
'HeY tHeRe FeFeRi. ThAt'S a MoThErFuCkIn BeAuTiFuL dAy YoU hAd BuT i ThInK yOu Up AnD sEnT iT tO tHe WrOnG bRo. BuT iF tAlKiN's WhAt YoU wAnT tO mOtHeRfUcKiN dO tHeN i'M aLl Up FoR gEtTiNg My MoThErFuCkIn ChIlL oN.'
So he noticed. But he seemed to be very understanding and didn't make fun of her like she thought he would. Gl'bgolyb had always said that those in the lower castes hated the royal bloods. Though Gamzee was still a highblood, Feferi had always thought he was probably like the others. Like what Gl'bgolyb had told her. Like what Eridan warned her of. She decided not to keep him waiting long and typed an apology for her clumsiness.
'I am so sorry gamzee! I am so clamsy! I didnt realise w)(o i was typing to but i guess i would like to talk to you if you are as free as you say!'
'HeLl YeAh PrInCeSs. TeLl Me MoRe AbOuT tHaT bEaUtIfUl MoThErFuCkIn DaY yOu WeRe TaLkInG aBoUt. DiD yOu NaMe LiTtLe FlIpPeRs?'
Feferi smiled to herself. Finally, she was talking to a troll other than Eridan and he seemed really nice (if not slightly out of it)! She giggled to herself while typing her next reply.
'Whale, i did not name him but i do think flippers is a GR-EAT name! He was pretty hard to sea because he was so small and very blue like the ocean itself!'
She thought back to the little fish she had found earlier. He looked very healthy and was very friendly with her. She had played with him for a while, getting to know what his likes and dislikes were, welcoming him to the big pond that is Alternia. It was at that point that Gamzee had replied.
'SoUnDs MoThErFuCkInG mIrAcUlOuS fEfErI. i'D lOvE tO sEe SuCh A mIrAcLe SoMeTiMe. YoU wAnNa ChIlL uP aT mY pLaCe SoMeTiMe AnD yOu CaN tElL mE mOrE aBoUt ThAt CuTe MoThErFuCkEr.'
Feferi was taken aback by this. She had just been invited to the hive of a troll other than her moirail. What would Eridan think? Oh, Eridan could shove it up his blowhole. Feferi was going to say yes. She was going to go to Gamzee's hive. But now she had to find the right way to say yes.
'I would LOV-E to go to your )(ive gamzee! But I do not know if my lusus would like it if i went to the )(ive of someone i )(ardly know! –Especially a troll w)(o seems so nice!'
She deleted the last part and sent the message. She blushed at her choice of words prior to her alteration. Why would she type that? And more importantly, why did she delete it? Of course she knew the answer; Gamzee was someone new! And new, as a rule, is very exciting. And exciting can make anyone nervous. The noise sounded again and Feferi read over Gamzee's message and grinned a sharp-toothed grin that spread far across her face.
'WeLl If YoU'rE nOt FeElInG tOo MoThErFuCkInG uP fOr LeAvInG yOuR lUsUs I gEt ThAt BuT iT pUtS a ReAl DoWnEr On My MoThErFuCkInG jOy Of Me ThInKiNg YoU wErE gOiNg To Up AnD vIsIt Me In My HiVe. I wAs GeTtInG rEaLlY mOtHeRfUcKiNg ExCiTeD.'
This made Feferi very happy. She didn't realise how much she was giggling or how giddy she felt just by talking to this new troll.
'W)(ale i cannot do somefin that makes you sad! I will try to come over tomorrow. I )(ope my lusus lets me go! –Even if s)(e doesnt I will try to find a way to get t)(ere!'
She smiled a small, pleased smile. She didn't quite know how she was going to pull it off, what with Eridan always watching out for her so much. She knew Gl'bgolyb would support her no matter what, but Eridan was like a subsequent lusus; always showing disapproval of her wants. She loved him, she really did, but he could be so overbearing at times. Gamzee responded to her.
'ThAt Is So MoThErFuCkInG gReAt To HeAr, FeFeRi. I'lL mAkE a FrEsH pIe JuSt FoR yOu.'
'A pie? W)(at is in it?'
'MoThErFuCkInG sOpOr SlImE. iT's A mIrAcLe HoW dElIcIoUs ThEy ArE.'
Feferi was slightly put off by that. Sopor slime in a pie? That couldn't be healthy.
'O)(! T)(at is definitely different! But i t)(ink i mig)(t pass on t)(e pie. T)(ank you for t)(e offer t)(ough!'
'WeLl If PiE's NoT wHaT yOu MoThErFuCkInG wAnT tHeN i GuEsS i'Ll KeEp SoMe MoThErFuCkInG fAyGo FoR yOu SiS.'
'W)(ats t)(at?'
'JuSt ThIs MoThErFuCkInG mIrAcUlOuS eLiXeR oF mIrAcLeS.'
'W)(ale t)(at doesnt sound so bad! Keep one fresh for me!'
She giggled to herself and couldn't stop smiling. Nothing seemed to be able to upset her in that moment. All that mattered was that she was going to finally meet Gamzee, this troll who offered her drinks she had never heard of before and made her giggle madly to herself and had the strangest typing quirk she had ever seen before. She wondered what he looked like. If he was tall or short, had a scowl or a smirk or a smile, what kinds of horns he had and the clothes he wore. He sounded so interesting, so different from what Feferi knew. She had seen the Makara hive before on some of her further away hunt for injured fish. She hadn't seen Gamzee before, though she knew he would sit at the beach. He always left a little butt print in the sand and some green slime, which Feferi now assumed was sopor slime. She would sometimes look at that butt print and wonder who the owner of it was. She knew it had to be someone with a nice butt. If not, their butt print would be much different.
'I sUrE wIlL pRiNcEsS. yOu JuSt GeT oN oVeR hErE aNd It'S aLl YoUrS.'
She liked the way that sounded. It was almost like he was daring her. Her heart beat quickly in her chest. She let out a short breath. Excited. She was so excited. This was a fantastic, terrifying experience and she was so excited for it.