Heyyy everyone! So i own a Yaoi page on FB (Called Yaoi Cuties) and a fan requested Gumball and Darwin, so i found an adorable picture that inspired this story! I hope you like (and yes i know i still need to finish my LoZ Wolf story, i promise i will get to that! Hopefully...
Just so we are clear, this story is based on the characters being human, with cat ears, or bunny ears, so on so forth, so I see them as anime characters basically xD
Chapter1
"Gumball, please go say hello to your new brother." Nicole, the blue cat's mother, told him.
Gumball sighed and ruffled his shaggy blue hair. "Mooommm, why do I have to? He's half fish and half human, practically a mermaid. Can't Anais just play with him? She likes water more than me anyway."
Nicole gave him a look. "Gumball, we were finally able to adopt him and give him a home. You will not ignore him, he knows he has a humanoid cat for a brother now, so play nice."
Sixteen year old Gumball sighed again and covered his face with a checkered pattern pillow. When Gumball heard that his parents were trying to adopt a humanoid fish, Gumball wasn't all that happy. It was bad enough having to live with and eight year old humanoid bunny, who was constantly telling him what to do and what he was doing wrong, and now he has to deal with a brother who couldn't even leave the swimming pool in their backyard?
Gumball groaned and threw the pillow down. His mother gave him a look and raised her eyebrow. "Gumball..." She started, hinting at a warning. Her blue ears were back and her tail twitched, giving him her famous Mother glare. He knew he only had a few seconds to decide to do as she said, or risk being grounded.
Gumball decided to listen. He groaned again and slammed the backdoor open, walking down a few steps and over to the pool. Gumball hated the pool, he couldn't swim if his life depended on it, and as many cats; was deathly afraid of water.
Gumball crouched down near the edge of the pool and peaked in. He saw a long orange fish tail shining in the sunlight, but he couldn't make out his new brother's face under the water. With a splash, the tail propelled the boy around, he did loops and spins under the water, catching Gumball's interest.
Gumball was fascinated, he had never seen anything move so... elegantly. All his anger was flushed away as he watched the slick orange fin swirl around in the water. Before Gumball knew it, he was face to face with bright green eyes.
"Hello there!" A cheerful male voice spoke. Gumball yelled and fell backwards, earning a laugh from the fish.
"Gahhh, don't scare me like that!" Gumball hissed, baring his cat fangs; his blue ears lay back in defense.
The boy giggled. "Sorry about that. My name is Darwin! You must be Gumball! Your mo- er, our mom, told me a lot about you! It's awesome to meet you!" Darwin grinned.
Darwin had dark tan skin, and bright orange hair. Instead of ears, he had fins on the sides of his head. Darwin had a thin chest, with a little muscle here and there. He flicked his orange tail in and out of the water as he waited for a response from Gumball.
"Yeahhh.. I'm Gumball." Gumball straightened himself up and sat cross-legged in front of the pool. Darwin flashed him a bright smile, making Gumball's heart skip a beat.
"I am so glad to meet you! I know I can't do much since I'm stuck in the water, and I know cats don't like water, but I hope you and I can be best brothers! I'm fifteen by the way."
"I'm sixteen." Gumball mumbled, looking away.
"Your bright peach eyes are soo pretty by the way!" Darwin chirped, his ear fins (?) wiggled a bit. Gumball's ears shot straight up and he blushed, looking away.
"S-Shut up! Don't call me pretty!" Gumball grumbled.
Darwin giggled. "Sorry about that, I couldn't resist."
Gumball just sighed and turned back to Darwin. Both chatted for what seemed like days, and realized that despite one being stuck in a pool; both had a lot in common.
Before they knew it, Nicole was calling Gumball into the house. "Gumball, it's time for dinner!" She called out.
Gumball stood up and shouted back, "Coming!" He looked at Darwin and smiled. "Be right back!" He turn and ran into the house.
"Gumball, could you bring Darwin his food? Anais isn't feeling well so she is eating in her room. You can eat in your room if you'd like."
Gumball grabbed his food and Darwin's and then stood there for a minute. "Could I eat with Darwin?" He asked.
Nicole smiled. "I'm glad to see that you're warming up to him! Go on ahead." Gumball cheered and rushed outside, almost spilling the food in the process. Darwin giggled at him and reached out for his plate, setting it right at the edge before digging into the food Nicole made; meatloaf and mash potatoes.
"So a fish like yourself can eat normal food?" Gumball asked between bites.
"Of course, what you eat, we can eat too." Darwin said, giving him an odd look. Gumball laughed. "Sorry, I'm super new to the whole 'having a brother as a fish' deal."
"It's ok, I don't mind you asking me any questions or anything if you're curious." Darwin said, smiling.
Gumball looked thoughtful as he chewed on his meatloaf. "Have you ever had a girlfriend?" He asked finally.
"Nope, never had one." Darwin replied. "You?"
"Nah, but there is a girl at school that I like."
"That's awesome! What's her name?"
"Penny."
"I bet she is super pretty."
"Oh she is." Gumball sighed, his tail flicking left and right.
Darwin smiled. "I sure wish you luck!" He said. Gumball looked at his smile and felt his heart skip a beat again.
"T-Thanks." He mumbled.
After finishing their dinner, Gumball bid Darwin goodnight and headed off to bed. He gathered up their plates and headed to the backdoor, glancing back to say goodnight again, only to have his words halted at the sight.
Darwin had his back to Gumball and was using the palms of his hands to lift himself a bit out of the water. The cool breeze was blowing Darwin's orange hair across his face as he stared up at the moon, a smile plastered on his face. Darwin's fish scales were practically shimmering in the moonlight, and Gumball could only think of one word; Beautiful.
Gumball quickly went into the house, tossed the dishes into the sink, and ran upstairs to his room. Closing the door, Gumball pressed his back to the door and stood there with a blush on his face.
Why am I thinking that Darwin's beautiful? He's my brother now, and a male at that! I don't like him that way, I like Penny! I just thought the light hitting him made him look different, that's all.
Gumball nodded to himself and took his clothes off before getting into bed with his boxers on. Curling up into a ball under the sheets, much like cats do. Gumball closed his eyes and tried to go to sleep; images of Darwin appeared in his head, making Gumball angry as he tried to think of Penny.
After a few hours, Gumball was finally able to fall asleep in a restless state, a dream taking him away from reality.
"Gumball! Come play with me!" Darwin shouted, waving at the cat as he splashed around the pool with his tail.
"You know I don't like the water Darwin!" Gumball replied, walking up to the edge of the pool and looking down at it nervously.
"Don't worry Gumball! It'll be fun! I want to play with you."
Gumball dipped a toe in the pool before shaking his head and pulling back. "I'm sorry Darwin, I can't do it!"
"I'll help you big brother." Anais said, appearing behind Gumball. "Wait no! Anais stop!" Gumball cried out before Anais, with hulk strength, shoved Gumball into the pool. Gumball struggled to stay afloat and stretched his toes out to touch the bottom, but there was no bottom. The pool was an endless pit.
Gumball started to panic as he went under again and again. He say glimpses of his family, his dad, mom, and sister, all standing and watching him as he clawed desperately at the water.
Gumball could feel his strength leave him and he felt like giving up. Letting all the air out of his lungs, Gumball slowly sunk under the water, his eyes half-closed as he stared at the surface waving above him. Suddenly, a bright orange tail darted past him.
Gumball followed the tail but saw nothing in the darkness. He gave up and closed his eyes, ready to accept his fate and die, when a sudden voice; as clear as if he and the person was outside the water, rang in his ears. "Gumball!" Gumball opened his eyes and saw bright green eyes pierce the water as Darwin swam near him.
"Don't die on me!" Darwin called out, a desperate look on his face. Gumball started to close his eyes again, before suddenly, Darwin grabbed his arm and tugged him upwards, and before Gumball could do anything, Darwin's lips were on his.
Gumball's eyes widened in shock as he felt Darwin's cool soft lips on his.
H-He's kissing me! Gumball thought. Suddenly Darwin parted his and Gumball's lips, and blew air into Gumball's lungs. Gumball could see Darwin's fish tail flicking in the water as he curved himself against Gumball, forming his body to go around Gumball's. When he was finished giving Gumball air, Darwin leaned away slightly with a blush on his face, and an almost lustful look on his face. "I love you Gumball." Darwin said.
Gumball gaped at him in shock. "I-I-"
"Gumball! Time to get up and go to school!" Nicole called out from downstairs. Gumball woke with a start and yelled as he fell out of his bed. Rubbing the back of his head, Gumball sat up and blinked.
What did I just dream about... Gumball thought, lightly touching his lips and blushing hard. Shaking his head, Gumball got up and got dressed, too tired to bother taking a shower. He went over to his mirror and brushed his untamed blue hair so it looked at least a little decent.
Gumball slid down the railing of the stairs and walked into the kitchen. His humanoid bunny sister Anais was already at the table eating blueberry pancakes.
"Hi big brother!" Anais giggled, her large pink rabbit ears wiggling.
"Hey Anais." Gumball mumbled, sitting down at the table.
"Gumball, would you mind giving Darwin his pancakes too?" Nicole asked, handing Gumball a plate filled with hot pancakes.
"Sure.." Gumball said, a blush seeping on his cheeks as he remembered his dream.
Gumball walked outside and looked at the pool. He walked over to it and saw Darwin swimming underneath the surface of the water. Darwin had a happy smile on his face as he slid through the water, he turned his head up and saw Gumball; his smile becoming even brighter.
Gumball blushed again, and Darwin popped his head up over the water. "Good morning Gumball!" Darwin said cheerfully.
"'Morning Darwin." Gumball replied, crouching down and placing the plate near the edge of the pool.
"What are you going to do today?" Darwin asked, digging into the plate of pancakes.
"I have to go to school today."
"Oh! How fun! Let me know how it goes when you come back, OK?" Darwin asked, flashing Gumball a smile.
Gumball stood up abruptly and blushed. "W-Will do. Bye!" Gumball said quickly and rushed back indoors.
Grabbing his backpack quickly, Gumball rushed out of the door before he could get stopped by his mom, and ran to the bus stop. "I need to go to school... Hopefully it'll take my mind off this." Gumball mumbled to himself, as he waited for the bus.
It's going to be a long day.
Alright so what did you think? Leave a comment and i may just continue! If i don't get any reviews, i won't continue xD Good or bad, i take both! :D
Edited by Blurasxbery
