Edit: So I found a shit load of mistakes and I must have not understood what a comma was because they were all weird and yeah. I fixed what i could. So if this is your first time reading this chapter then be happy because it wasn't this good before. Well now I'll fix all the other ones so yeah. Follow fave AND REVIEW!

Another Edit: So I found even MORE Mistakes so I changed and added a few things.

Eren's POV

"I want to be a human." I whispered to no one in particular. Watching the fish swim lazily by in flashes of silver. The ocean was so full of life and beauty, full of adventure and mystery. But I wanted to explore the world above, the world of humans.

I don't care if I'm the Prince of Speramare. I don't care if I'm next in line for the throne. I just want to be free. I sighed and flicked my tail lazily in the shallow sunlight of my cavern. Hundreds upon thousands of human relics glimmered on the naturally formed shelves and crevices on the wall. Lost items from ships that had sunken ages before. I found lots of treasures in the ships and decided to keep them and make a collection of human things. My human things. Of course my father hated it, but he hated everything human. They were the reason my mother died after all.

But I didn't.

Humans fascinated me in every way and I wanted to know what it felt like to be one, to have legs and walk around on land. But… I can't do that till I'm mated. And even then I'm not allowed to see the humans. I fingered one of the gold chains I was adorned with and sighed. I had been dressed to meet a princess today, Princess Mina Carolina of Mare. My supposed mate.

I argued for weeks with my father about the forced wedding. He doesn't know it yet but I'm not attracted to females. I don't want anyone. Well... I do but I don't want a woman. But I'm not attracted to males… right? It's not possible. Mermen weren't meant for another merman, we were meant to love a mermaid. And it's not like a man will ever want a man for a mate right? And it's not possible for a man to be attracted to a man right? But males could carry the child. At certain periods the mermale body could have the same organs as a merfemale if penetrated a certain amount of times. But who would ever penetrate me? And where!? I only have one hole and things go out not in!

I was expected to find an island with her for us to mate on. While we did have reproductive organs with tails and we could have sex with them we're expected to also do it in human form. Mostly just because it's more likely to result in pregnancy when in human form but also because it's a lot easier to… thrust… in human form. It was tradition to find an island and mate with each other for two weeks. Having no contact with anyone until that two weeks is up. We would finally be able to take human form after the ceremony where they give us a special pendant that triggers the human legs, along with some magic from my father's Trident. We've already been given the pendant at birth but it's taken away till the mating ceremony. As long as you have it on, you have the power to shift from tail to legs. After shifting once you can learn to control it and become human whenever you want to.

That was my dream. To become human for a little while and just be free to do anything I wanted, to learn about them and the way they acted. Of course I would come back, the ocean was my home and I love to swim too much.

I floated around till I was in front of a reflective glass surface. It had dark gold ornately wrapped around the reflective surface that was symmetrical on both sides of expertly crafted swirls that made your eyes follow each wisp and curl. My best friend Armin told me it was called a mirror. He had a whole book on human things he found in the archives, with it he was able to tell me what some of the things I collected were called and how the humans used them.

Although we didn't have mirrors here we did have reflective silver and gold that worked in a similar way, but not as well as the one the humans made. The mirror showed a curvy and not too muscular male with a dark tan and greenish blue eyes that I could never name the color of. Speckles of gold flecked around the irises and if I became angry or passionate they turned gold. I wore a bead crown of jewels, gold and pearls along with three flashy necklaces. A pearl pendant hung on my forehead as a delicate gold chain that connected around my head loosely. I honestly have no idea how it stays on all the time but it hasn't fallen off.

I had a gold arm band around both of my biceps that resembled a snake and simple gold bracelet. I also had a thin clothe wrapped around my waist in a milky white color that swayed with my movements. It had a gold belt over it adorned with jewels and pearls. My tail was the same color of my eyes, a greenish blue of so many hues it was hard to just pick one. It shimmered with flecks of gold and Azure that even I couldn't help but be enraptured by its beauty.

All royals were born with a unique birth mark that looked like a tattoo. It's supposed to show who they are or will be in the future. If it's a key it could mean they will unlock something or sword if they are a great warrior. We can have multiple birth marks, my great, great grandfather had 12! While I only have three that's still more than most.

タイタンの強

Was written on my lower stomach along with the words,

不滅の美しさ

On my lower back. I also had the words,

美しい魂

On my upper back. It was rare to have words as a birth mark, especially in a language like Japanese. The kanji was quite beautiful though.

I was told that the first one said "Strength of Titan" while the one on my lower back said "Immortal Beauty." The one on my shoulders said "Beautiful Soul." The merpeople always admired them when I swam past since it wasn't every day that they could see a language as beautiful as the Japanese's Kanji characters.

I was supposed to have a guard with me at all times but I didn't think I needed it. Merpeople were gentle and we helped each other with everything. There was no poverty or starvation and favors were paid with favors. Everyone could wear jewels if they wanted to but it was mostly just for special occasions.

I stared up at the surface above and decided that it's time I stopped procrastinating and go meet the princess before I get in trouble with my father. Again.

Levi's POV

"Captain Prince Levi sir! The decks have been cleaned and the bunks as well sir!" Marco reported as he stepped into my office.

I sighed at the interruption and looked up to see Marco standing there, saluting me as he made sure not to look me in the eye. He wore a loose, open black button up shirt with red pants that were purposely ripped and tattered as well as a black and white bandana around his brown hair. My whole crew thought it would be fun to dress as pirates while on this voyage and made sure to play the part as well. "At ease brat. I told you this already, you can call me Captain or Levi. None of that Captain Prince Levi sir bull shit." I said bluntly and he nodded.

"Aye aye Captain!" He smiled and I just shook my head in exasperation. "Tell the crew that they can take the rest of the night off and enjoy our last night at sea." I ordered and he nodded but he hesitated by the door. I stopped reading my paperwork and rose an eyebrow at him as I looked up. "Anything else you would like to add Marco?" I asked with my usual deadpan tone and the chocolate haired male noticeably gripped the door knob tighter than before.

"The crew would like you to come out and onto the deck sir." He said softly but determined as he finally looked into my silver eyes with his nervous brown ones. After a minute of staring I sighed and stood. "Would they now?" I asked sardonically and he nodded. "Yes sir." He replied quickly and I raised my hands toward the door. "Lead the way." I said tiredly, causing him to waver for a moment before opening the door and walking down the hall way.

I've been working hard while at sea for the past few months and I honestly just wanted to sleep. My advisor and friend, Erwin Smith, was running the kingdom in my place and was currently waiting for me to mature enough to handle it. In our kingdom it was traditional to wait till the March 25 after the prince's 21st birthday to celebrate his maturity and there soon to be new kingship.

I was allowed to marry when I was 18 and believe me the kingdom tried. They sent every girl to try and win the anti-social prince's heart but there was a factor no one took in. I wasn't interested in women. I wanted a cute little male because guess who's gayer then a rainbow? Me. Even if I wasn't gay I don't just want someone to rule the kingdom of Sina with. I wanted someone that could actually love me, someone I could come back to after a long day of work and know that they will do their best to comfort me.

But who the hell could love a grouchy Jack ass like me? We walked down the hallway, Marco whistling a happy tune while I inspected the deep red walls with disgust. Noting that I'd need to get the crew to clean them later, we made it to the large, dark door at the end of the hall leading out onto the deck. Marco opened it slowly and walked out quickly. "Now!" He yelled as I walked out and all of the sudden the dark deck was soon bright with lanterns and torches.

"Surprise!" The crew screamed and I blinked my eyes in, well... surprise. All of my crew and helpers, Petra, Olou, Gunther and Eld being part of them, yelled and cheered, holding banners and streamers as they swung them around and threw confetti. They'll definitely be cleaning that as well. The ship however, was beautifully lit and I saw a table full of my favorite foods from all over the world in the corner. Wong tons and tres leche, rice and fish and even a bowl full of beef stew sat there. A huge stack of beer barrels could be seen next to the table as well and I had to hold back a smirk. Naturally these idiots would bring more beer then food.

But what really caught my attention was the big ass statue of a man sitting in the middle of the floor. He had one foot on a rock while the other was on the floor and he was looking out at the horizon with two thin, long swords in his hands and the 3DM Gear our army had strapped to both sides. He wore a loose, white shirt and what would be a dark green cape that flew in the immortal wind behind him, showing the Wings of Freedom emblem flying on the stone fabric. He wore all the necessary straps and had long black boots. His hair in a short undercut that only swayed a little bit to show off his angular face, which was set in eternal constipation.

"Marco." I said calmly and Marco immediately saluted. "Yes sir!"

"Why is there a giant ass statue of me on my deck?" I asked and he smiled and laughed merrily.

"Well sir, it's March 25 and we wanted to celebrate your place as our soon to be king! Also we wanted to give you one last night of fun before returning to Sina Sir!" He explained and I sighed. It did look like they spent a lot of time on this affair. No wonder they acted weird when I said I was going up on deck earlier, convincing me to stay so I could continue working. After a minute of silence I gave a small, affectionate smile before it disappeared again.

"Well? Isn't anyone going to get me a beer?" I asked and everyone brightened with a smile, happy to see they got their usually stoic captain to smile, even if only for a second. "Aye aye captain!" The crew resonated as everyone scrambled to give me my beer. Music started playing and everyone was dancing in no time.

Petra ended up being the one to hand me my beer as I sat in the corner, quietly sipping my beer and watching them all laugh and dance before turning to the setting sun over the sea.

Eren's POV

My father was absolutely livid when I got home.

I arrived to the sparkling palace late and scared Mikasa to death with 'worry over my wellbeing.' After apologizing to both my father and Mikasa multiple times I was forced to meet the princess. She had dark hair and brown eyes and a really high pitched voice that made me want to run away. She was practically throwing herself at me the whole time, leaving me no time to recover for each attack. Her name was Mina Carolina was her name and I was her game. Even though I wanted nothing to do with her at first I tried to give it a chance but was soon struck with the realization that she has been trained to serve my hand and foot all her life. Even if I was attracted to her I didn't want that in a partner.

I wanted someone in control, to hold me and be as possessive of me as I was to them, to make me happy and loved and basically everything that I'd never get with her. I was polite and when I couldn't take it anymore I finally excused myself and left her presence. King Grisha hated my infatuation with everything and anything human, he always told me and my sister that they were wretched creatures, cannibals that murdered their own kind and could never be trusted to keep their word. That they would eat me if I ever went to shore.

Even with the instilled fear from all my years of living, curiosity still made me swim forward as I neared the surface. There were bright lights above the surface and I just had to see what was happening up there. What are those bright lights up there? Did the humans make them? I swam faster until I finally broke the surface. What I saw amazed me greatly as I tried to take it all in. Bright lights exploding in the sky in all kinds of colors, making loud booms and whirring noises as they diminished on the way down.

A huge ship sailed the ocean about 20 meters away that was lit up like our castle. I heard laughter and yells of joy and fun and decided that I needed to see what was going on. I quickly swam through the dark waters and up to the boat. It was jumping with life and all I could think was how much I wanted to join in. Realizing that the only way for me to see was far up I almost lost hope. If I can't reach it then I can't see it.

But determination kept me going, I wanted, no, needed to see how the humans lived. How they walked and talked and acted and what they were like. I need to learn more and see for myself. I noticed that there was a rope hanging from a hole on the side of the deck. I could see feet moving around it and knew that was where I had to go.

I dove under and swam pretty far below the surface before looking up again. I needed to build up momentum, jump out of the water and then grab onto the rope and from there I'll have to climb to the opening. "Sounds easy enough. Alright... you got this Eren." I murmured to myself and took a deep breath. Remember what Hannes said and just open up your chakras Eren. I began to hum as I imagined the 7 pools of energy in my body, each clogged and cluttered by emotional debris. I slowly pushed them out, letting the pools flow freely through channels and fill me with power. I sang out a low note and began to sing softly.

"Ego Princeps maris

Venite post me, et audite vocem meam;

Spiritus maris,

Quacumque die invocavero te,

Da mihi fortitude maris

Da mihi quoque maris operiet."

My eyes glowed as the water churned with my words around me. Swirling with power and energy as it absorbed into my tail which was now glowing in the darkness of the ocean depths. I was empowered and determined, two deadly forces that would help me reach my goals. With a mighty thrust of my tail I lurched forward, gaining speed until I finally broke the water's surface.

I flew into the air like a flying fish, my eyes glowing along with some of my scales on the tail. My jewelry shined and reflected with the moon beams and caressed my skin. I was soon touching the rope with my fingers and I grabbed it quickly, holding onto it as I started to fall but was stopped with my powerful arms. "Yes!" I whispered excitedly as I started to climb. In less than a minute I was at the hole on the side of the human ship.

There was a large beam under it that I could sit on which was a great relief for my arms as I gazed in awe at the people aboard. It was amazing! People danced on two legs and drank a brownish fluid that seemed to be spilt everywhere. The music was lively and fast as people laughed and called out to one another.

I was told that humans were evil, corrupt and vile with large fangs and gnashing teeth as they ripped people apart. Sharp nails that ripped bone from flesh and murdered thousands a year with cold unfeeling eyes wand no soul. But... what I was seeing contrasted greatly with what I was told. They seemed happy and alive and friendly, having a joyous celebration like anyone else would. They didn't seem that different from me at all.

I looked around and what caught my attention was a large statue. A man holding swords and with weird clothing stood on the deck with a regal manner about him. A manner of winning and conquering, his face was hard and his eyes were squinted slightly. He looked... he looked... what is this feeling? My stomach feels light and my cheeks felt hot. I couldn't take my eyes off the statue.

He was gorgeous.

There. That was the word. Gorgeous. The most beautiful man I've ever seen. But what are these tingles going throughout my tail? I had the strong urge to get rid of the stone furrow in his stone brow. I was perfectly aware that it was a statue but I couldn't help but feel the need to take care of that man. If the ship were to ever sink I would definitely be taking that to my cave.

What am I saying!? I can't actually be attracted to a statue!

My cheeks and ears grew hotter than before and my body was relaxing as I listened to the humans and their happiness while staring at the statue of a very attractive male.

Levi's POV

My crew was having a blast, completely unaware of their captain in the corner as they celebrated one last night on the ship. My white shirt fluttered lightly in the soft breeze and my black pants swayed along my legs. My boots shined under the lanterns and the red sash around my waist rustled with my movements. My cravat was neatly pressed and wrinkle free against my neck, not even a speck of dirt on the fine white surface.

Honestly I didn't care for parties, it was a joy to know my comrades were having fun but I could never bring myself to join in on them. So here I was, against the rail with a beer in my hand as I watched everyone around me dance like the drunken idiots they were.

My eyes wandered to the statue they got me and I smirked. It was a very flattering statue and it even made me look much taller than I was. But where the fuck does one put a statue of themselves? Perhaps I'll put it in the square... or I could put it in my room. How did they even get it on the ship without me noticing it anyway?

I sighed but just decided to ignore that for now and focus on it later. Basically everyone on the ship was now drunk and singing songs from the mainland. Marco had started a Congo line that was currently wrapping around the deck. Eld and Gunther were playing darts while drunkenly screaming about politics. Petra and Olou were at the side, choking each other with their tongues and trying to have sex on deck. While it's about time those two got together, this could've been the worst and most unsanitary place to do it. The shameless flirting and denial was getting annoying anyway so at least they'll be happy now.

Unlike me. I thought darkly. Forced to marry because of my position. I did have a choice but I also had a dead line, in a couple months I was expected to have a pretty little wife. Of course I didn't want one seeing as I liked dicks not vaginas but this was a law and I had to agree to it. But since there is no laws against gays I was allowed to choose a male.

But the problem with that is that I needed to reproduce. That was the only reason why they cared, they wanted an heir and I couldn't give them one if I was with a guy. So I'm basically being forced to marry a woman and to make her have my children. My life in a sentence, putting my duty to my people over my own happiness. I don't think I'll ever be truly happy. I shuddered at the thought and let my eyes wander.

My eyes passed the statue and a line of drunkenly dancing men to the ocean. I have always loved the ocean. I liked to walk on the beach to clear my head and get rid of all the stress of ruling a kingdom. Even though it was filthy I still got comfort from it. The ocean was dark as the sky but the moon was reflecting its beautiful white light across the surface.

My eyes stopped when I saw a hand shoot up onto the deck through one of the railing spaces. A hand had gripped the side of the deck and soon another one appeared, they were in one of the holes of the railing and I watched as the most beautiful eyes blinked into existence. "Holy shit..." I whispered and took an involuntary step forward.

Dark brown locks of silky hair lightly covered the males' eyes. Eyes sparkled green and blue that would put any emerald or sapphire to shame. Blended together in a color that reminded me of the ocean during the day time. A cute nose appeared next along with a pair of pink lips against tan skin. A beautiful smile showing white straight teeth across his face, a smile of triumph. A chiseled neck and shoulder blades rose above the wooden planks to reveal a smooth chest.

"Holy fuck." I murmured as I watched the eyes look around curiously. Zipping from person to person in awe as the beautiful male took in his surroundings. Who is this? Why is he on the side of the ship? I noticed that he actually had some jewelry on, a couple gold necklaces adorned his graceful neck and a delicate string of pearls and gold were placed on his head. He had golden arm cuffs that looked a lot like snakes on his arm and a simple gold bracelet on his left hand. He looked young and innocent as he looked at the people on board. I noticed his eyes widened for a moment as he stared at something across the deck before a beautiful blush crept over his youthful face. He looked in awe and I slowly followed his eyes. The beautiful blushing male was staring at the statue with a look of admiration and holy shit it was me! The beautiful boy looked at a statue of me and blushed!

I quickly looked back at him to see he had a dreamy smile on his face as he rested his head against his folded arms, still staring at the statue of me. Holy shit what do I do?! The most beautiful male in the history of the world was admiring a statue of me! Should I walk over? Say hi? I don't even know! Maybe I can just let him study me up close before talking to him. I walked around the deck side and moved to the hole the boy was residing in. I stood in front of it, so that I know he was paying attention to me. I stared down intently to see if he would do anything, hyper aware of every movement he would make. After several minutes I felt a soft touch on the back of my boot.

Was he studying me? Or at least my boot? I watched as his hand got bolder, moving from my heel to my ankle softly. It wasn't threatening. If anything I'm pretty sure if I moved he would back off. His movements were so careful and soft that if I wasn't already watching him I wouldn't have realized he had done anything at all. Has he not seen boots before? Why is he touching them like that? After a few more minutes of his hands softly touching me I was about to move when I heard a large crash and a scream.

Someone had knocked over a barrel of beer which had shattered on impact. In the guy's haste he stumbled back and knocked over one of the torches, setting the spilt alcohol on fire. Everyone started screaming as they quickly set up the life boats, the fire spreading quickly and started burning through the mast. "Shit! Marco! Get everyone on the life boat!" I yelled and saw Marco nod at me. I ran forward to help when I realized that the boy was still over there. The boats were filled by now and ready to go. They were very close to catching fire as well and I heard some people screaming for me to get in the life boat. If I leave then the male will die. If I stay then they won't leave and everyone dies.

"Fuck!" I yelled as one of the flaming masts fell three feet in front of me. I know what I need to do. I ran towards the life boat and took out a silver pocket knife that I always kept on me. "Levi get in! We need to go or we'll all burn!" I heard Petra scream and I looked at her dead in the eye. "There's still someone on board. I need to save them." I shouted and held up the knife. "I'm sorry." I whispered and cut the line holding the life boat up. Petra screamed as the life boat plopped into the water. I quickly ran toward the hole where the boy was and saw he was still there.

His eyes were wide with terror and tears were streaming down his face as he writhed in pain.

"Hey!"

Eren's POV

I was stuck.

My tail was caught in the beam I was sitting on, when one of the large poles fell it cracked the ship, causing the beam to pin my tail. I had to bite my hand to stop a scream from ripping out of my throat. The bright stuff was hot, I felt like I was burning and it hurt really bad. I wanted to be in the safety of the ocean but I couldn't reach it. Tears streamed down my face as all of my father's warnings floated into my head. Why couldn't I listen!? Why did I let my curiosity kill me!?

I pushed as hard as I could against the deck in an attempt to free my tail when I heard it. Well… more like heard him. A human. I look up and see the man that was coming towards me. The statue, oh my God the statue was alive. But I knew if he didn't leave he would die too. That made me cry harder at the thought of that beautiful human dying. I needed to get him out of here. However instead of retreating he ran up to me and grabbed my hand.

"What are you doing!? Run! Jump into the water!" He yelled and I shook my head.

"I-I can't! I'm stuck!" I sobbed and his eyes softened. He snapped out of it as another mast fell and the heat and light grew. He grabbed me by the armpits and pulled as I pushed against the deck as my tail started slipping from the death hold. The man must've felt it too because he grunted and held me tighter. "Almost there! Push harder!" He yelled and I did as told, pushing as he pulled before my tail slipped free. The force of it knocked the handsome man over and he let go. I grasped for anything to hold but it was too late. The next moment I was falling through the hole and into the pitch black water.

I wrote the chant Eren was singing and then translated it into Latin on google translate. I think the idea was kind of cool so yeah. here is the English:

I am the prince of the sea

Come ye after me, and hear my voice;

the spirit of the sea,

I call upon you,

give me the strength of the sea

give me the sea