You Don't Exist

Water escaped his mouth and Kevin shot up, coughing heavily. Gasping for air, it took him a moment to recall what had happened to him. He had almost drowned, somehow he managed to live. Running his fingers through his soaked hair, he sighed softly as he continued trying to catch his breath.

"Are you alright?" A voice asked beside him, worry coating it.

Kevin gave a slow nod and looked over to thank his savior. What he saw made his eyes widen and his body stiffen. His eyes ran from the start of his black hat to the tip of his blue tail. "I'm dead aren't I?" He asked as he slowly began shaking his head.

The creature smiled at him, "You aren't dead, and you are quite actually alive." He informed with a grin, "With a bit mouth to mouth, I saved you from dying."

Kevin stared long and hard at the boy with the tail for a long moment before his cheeks grew hot. "You kissed me?!" He asked before rubbing his lips with his hand. Looking around, he noticed that the part of beach they were at was quite deserted. Where was everyone? Where was he?

The other chuckled, "It wasn't a kiss, it was rather a way to-"

Kevin held his hand up to stop the other from speaking. "What are you? Please tell me you're just wearing a costume or something dude. Either I'm dead or hallucinating because people don't have tails!" He said, pointing to the blue tail that moved every now and then.

"I guess I should introduce myself shouldn't I? How rude of me. My name is Eddward but my friends call me Edd." He introduced before glancing at his tail. "I'm a merman, where I am from, it's quite normal to have tails." Edd smiled, "And who are you?"

Kevin couldn't help but just stare. Merman? Those didn't exist, just mythical creatures created to entertain a group of people. There weren't such things as half human and half fish. He was going insane, that's all. He must have bumped his head on a rock or something, there had to be an explanation for this!

Edd placed a gentle hand on the gingers head and tilted his head in confusion, "Are you alright? Do you need assistance of any kind? I'm sure I can find someone to help you." He pointed out towards the distance, "There are a lot of your kind over there."

Kevin stood and groaned, he felt lightheaded. He then remembered something, "Where's my board?" He asked weakly, holding his stomach. He looked around and was relieved to see it was a few feet away still in great condition. He ran a hand through his hair, "Kevin… my name is Kevin." He swallowed hard, "Thanks for helping me." He grabbed his board. "I should go… I need to go." Turning away, he quickly rushed off, not even glancing back.

He needed to forget that this even happened. He wouldn't say anything; people would think he was a maniac or something. His brows lowered as he began getting lost in thought. That blue tail and matching eyes, they burned in his mind. Stopping, he glanced back. He sighed when seeing the other wasn't there anymore, "Stop thinking about it." He ordered himself before continuing to make his way back. Gathering up his things, he gave his board back without a single word. His throat was still soar but his lightheadedness finally vanished, he was very thankful for that.

Getting on his bike, he went home to just lock himself up in his room. Kevin didn't know what to think, he didn't know how to react. How would one react to something they had been told about in story books? One that he knew did not exist? To find out they were real… How many were there? A few? Or maybe a whole population underwater?

He fell onto his bed and stared up at his plain white ceiling. He laid like that for who knows how long. Glancing to the side, he noticed his monitor on. Getting up, he sat at his computer and pulled up a search engine. Typing in what he wanted to know, he read site after site on a particular creature that lived underwater.

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"I'm an idiot." Kevin groaned as he stood in front of the ocean in the same spot he had been saved. The thought of seeing this Edd character had filled his mind ever since he had gotten home. Hell, he even dreamed about the damn guy. He had thought if he came here, he'd see him again. Now looking out into the large body of water, he realized the merman could be anywhere. What were the chances that he'd ever see him again? On one of the sites he read that seeing one was a one in a never type of chance.

Sitting down in the wet sand, he watched as the waves washed over his legs. Frowning slightly, he shook his head. He shouldn't have came here, not after what happened yesterday. He should have went to Nazz's house and hung out with her. He always hung out with her; she was the most important person in his life. He sighed softly, if that was true, why had he come here?

"Kevin…?"

Kevin looked up, his face growing hot as he stared into those same blue eyes. He looked away with an embarrassed frown, "What?" He huffed, pursing his lips. Getting caught off guard wasn't in his plan, he looked back at Edd. "I thought I might see you again so I came."

Edd smiled and rested on his stomach, "I didn't think I'd ever see you again. I didn't dare tell anyone because where I am from, it's forbidden to speak to humans." He sighed softly, "I don't usually go against the rules… but I just wanted to see you."

Kevin pursed his lips, "You're such a dork…" His eyes rested on Edd for a long while before he tore his eyes away. "It's a beautiful day to go for a swim…" Standing up, he walked passed Edd and entered the ocean. He glanced back to see Edd staring at him. "Aren't you coming?"

A/N: Did you all enjoy? Hopefully so. Thanks for reading. Review. This may end up being just a three shot, idk yet.