I really wanted to try an Fantasy Klaine fic after reading so many that I enjoyed myself!
I hope you guys enjoy it!
The soft lull of the waves lap the open air as it meets the warm summer breeze that kisses it softly in contact as it gently pushes the pourous liquid forwards as if it were a mother urging it's child to explore. The Pinks and oranges stain the sky as day begins to make way for the night, the waves become more unsettled as the warmth decreases and allowing a cool chill to become dominant over land and sea alike. The lapses become erratic and unpredictable as mother nature foresees ill luck on an un-natural vessel apon the sea's surface on the horizon.
Between the soft crowing of gulls heading to land and the tones of nature melodic voices start to harmonize gradually as mesmerising as the sea itself in a range that would put birds in spring to shame. The depths of are manipulated by the figures soaring through the waters as they breach the surface, begging to explore the other atmosphere for their prey. The water bathed the wooden exterior of the floating fortress in frantic lapses, creeping it's way up with every thrust until the salt water fell atop of the deck like rain. One by one men left their posts in a daze as their minds yearned to discover the source of such beautiful sounds, their feet slipping on the salt water across the deck causing their bodies to collide with the wood to splinter and bruise the flesh.
Piercing yellow streaks of light reigned the sky with a thunderous crack which matched the boat for sound as it collided and splintered multiple times as it met with the rocks that had been barely visable in view. The navy blue of the sky battled for dominance as the torches ignited with the flammable shards and oil supplies, encasing the surface with glass from the lanterns and wild orange flames.
In this moment the horrific cries for help remained only for the sea to hear, the singing somehow melting into the screams in perfect key which was both hypnotically beautiful and disturbing at the same time. Ripples rose rapidly as the men flailed helplessly in fear only to be dragged into the watery depths.
That was when the singing was silenced.
The sound of the rock colliding with the string of shells was muffled by the water. The little mer-boy watched with his eyes wide in shock, his previous smile that had adorned ahis face turned to a frightful one, if he could have cried he would have, not that it would have been seen. He hesitated several times as his brain battled with it's thoughts, attempting to decide whether it would have been possible or even wise to repair the item.
Arms rose to his chest instinctively as he watched the other two mer-boys' destroy something he had worked so hard on.
"Aww.. sorry! It slipped..." the slightly larger mer-boy sneered vis a venomous tone as he tried to act innocent. Within a moment of that comment leaving the mean mer-boy's lips both he and his friend forced their victim in an unvoluntary game of 'Chase'.
The small mer-boy gritted his teeth as he felt a searing pain that felt like a dull stinging in the tip of his fins' from swimming so furiously. His lips turned from the frosty pink to a deep red as he bit down on them, his short chestnut locks streaming behind him. Thinking quickly he darted into a crevase within a large rock, the fearful boy protected by the mass of seaweed as his tormenters' stopped and looked around for him, his breathing became shallow from the exhaustion and he retreated further.
"Come out, come out..." they coaxed in a sickly sweet tone followed by harsh cackles of laughter. For all he knew they had him backed against a wall with nowhere to go, a dead end. He stumbled back and tripped over his fin which had hit an unexpected rock, a small flick of light radiating from behind it which caught his attention.
In panic he mustered all his strength to push the rock and slip through the hole behind it, moving a nearby rock from the other side that he had snaked through to hise the hole desperately.
The thing he noticed the most was that the water in this space was a more intense blue as a soft light bathed the majority of it. The mer-boy reached the surface, the water droplets rolling off his porcelain skin as he drank in the appearance of the cave he was now in, noting the waterfall that covered the majority of the entrance with ripples and shrouds of mist. After taking a moment he swam by through the waterfall keeping himself close to rocks so he could hide if he felt it needed, the sun piercing down caused him to shield his eyes at the sudden change in brightness.
The soft flesh of his lips formed an 'O' as he caught sight of the multiple hues of green and turquoise that inhabited the large pool before his slightly pointed ears twiched back as he heared a familiar yet unrecognisable sound, seeking shelter behind a moss covered rock. A few minutes he admired the sound, hoo-ing slightly in tune to himself before keeping his mouth tight after appearing in deep thought.
The mer-boy leaned his amrs on the rock, resting his head a he watched from the water to the collection of foundations' that littered the land in front of him nicely, smoke rising from various places as the sounds continued to echo.
"Hey! Give it back!"
"Make us Hobbit!"
Flinching the mer-boy submerged himself so he was at eye level, clearly not likeing the sudden interuption but even more so he didn't like seeing the human boy a short distance away try to leap for the object the larger one clutched in his hand teasingly. The item then cracked and splinted against a nearby stone before being cast aside into the water followed by laughing that faded as the larger boy had walked away.
The small human stood sniffing in upset and crying before he attempted to retrieve the item by climbiing over some of the rocks and reaching out with the longest stick he could find, trowing it harshly and choking out more cries when his attempt failed. The human looked up from his crouched position on the rock and rubbed his eyes so his vision could be clearer, shocked at the sight of the boy in the water holding the pieces and pushing them softly so the flow of the water could carry them back, the water soaked boy keeping his distance from the other.
"Hey!" The mer-boy sank back to eye level once more as the sudden sound interrupted the silence between them, "No! Please, come back!" the human begged which made the mer-boy reappear with his head bobbing up from the water. "Thanks. Are you from around here?" the human asked excitely. The mer-boy shook his head and swam back, entangling himself in the vines he hadn't noticed behind him.
He squeaked in painic as the green strands wove themselves arounf his tail and fin, his thrashing making it worse. A small hand kept him still and untangled him enough so he could be pulled to the waters' edge but before all the vines were removed the human jumped back in fear after seeing the tail and fin. He was going to run, to tell someone what he had seen and how scared he was but he looked back to see that this mer-boy was just as frightened, whimpering and crying out as he desperately tried to get his shimmering turqoise tail free.
The knots became tighter and the mer-boy writhed in pain before he felt the tightness fade. He watched with cautious eyes as the human unwrapped the knots and rubbed his small hand soothingly on his scales.
One arm behind his back arched him up to look at the human, his blueish green ones looking into a homely shade of gold.
"You ok?" The mer-boy jerked his head slightly. "I'm Blaine..."
"Kurt..."
"I can't believe that you're a real mermaid! This is so cool!" Blaine gushed as he brush his dark brown curls from his face and Kurt frowned slightly, his face turning red in anger and his arms folded. "I'm NOT a mermaid. Mermaids' are girls..."
Blaine blinked a bit before laughing a little at the reaction he got. "I've never seen Merfolk here before, my Papa has seen some out at sea but i got told their evil..."
"Evil..?"
"You know like...really mean!"
Kurt huffed at this and splashed the human with his fin in anger, soaking the boy and causing him to splutter some of the water from his mouth.
"Hey! What was that for?" he was upset at the mer-boy's reaction, there was no need to be so rude!
"Well from what I heard humans' aren't so nice either, for all I know you could have made me into your dinner back there!" Kurt huffed madly as Blaine, he was upset about the Merfolk comment. He knew the reputation they had among humans'.
He knew he wasn't supposed to be there let alone converse with the beings. His Daddy had told them about the way they slay Merfolk and use them and to stay away from them at all costs but curiosity got the best of him.
"What's that noise?" Blaine blinked at the mer-boy's sudden question. "I hear singing but I don't know what that is..."
"Oh...OH! That's music!"
"Music?" Kurt cocked his head.
"Yeah, music is made when you play instruments'!"
The water soaked boy looked more confused than ever and Blaine stood up in thought before grabbing the two pieces he had been trying to retrieve before.
"This is...or was an instrument. That bully broke it... so I can't play it for you.." his honey eyes pricked with tears as he looked down. Kurt swam closer so he was looking down at him from the rock which made him smile, "If you come back I can borrow one and play for you!"
"...Ok.." Kurt could have said no but he was curious to the item, what was this 'music'?
So this is the start, when Kurt and Blaine meet each other. The next chapter will start when a few years have past, please read and review!
-Eve
