~An hour later~
Yuki tiredly yawned awake, catching Zero's attention instantly. "Yuki are you okay are you hurt?" Zero asked as he pushed against the glass but not achieving anything.
"Zero?" Yuki asked tiredly as her sleepy eyes looked around her. "Where are we?" Yuki asked curiously as she rubbed her eyes.
"In some...tank...I don't know, look I'll find a way to get to you and we'll escape here." Zero said panic had stricken Yuki quickly. Yuki swam over to Zero but bumped into the glass.
"Zero what's this why is it here?" Yuki asked panicking.
"It's fine it's glass. Apparently Female's and Males need to be in different tanks until...mating season I think." Zero informed and noticed the other Mers reflection in the mirror. Groaning Zero turned around and looked at the other male Mer. "Go away or I'll get more rocks." Zero threatened.
"That's a cute threat," Kaname said making Yuki look over Zero's shoulder to see a handsome young Mer.
"Wow...he's cute," Yuki whispered but loud enough for Zero to hear. Growling Zero glared over at Kaname.
"Leave." Zero said but the other male Mer swam closer to him.
"You have no right to be telling me to leave. You should be the one leaving." Kaname stated matter of factly.
"How old are you?" Yuki suddenly asked drawing Kaname's attention to her.
"21," Kaname replied and swam closer to the glass but Zero swam in front of Kaname leaving distance between him and the glass.
" ." Zero said through gritted teeth. Kaname looked at Zero boredly.
"Your brother has an attitude." Kaname pointed out clearly.
"Yeah Zero leave him along, he hasn't done anything wrong to you. Treat him nicely." Yuki stated making Zero turn around and look at her with wide eyes.
"Are you seriously going to chose this nobody over me?" Zero asked and backed away from the glass. "Are you kidding me!" Zero said in disbelief and then swam off. "Whatever do what you want." Zero yelled out. The two watched him leave before looking back at each other.
"Sorry about him." Yuki apologised and pressed her hand against the glass. "He is a bit rude sometimes," Yuki added.
"I can tell." Kaname hummed in reply.
Zero swam around a bit angrily. 'SHE LITERALLY CHOSE A GUY SHE HASN'T EVEN KNOWN FOR A MINUTE OVER ME! GRRRRR!' Zero angrily yelled in his head as he had a tantrum. After awhile he came to a small opening. Warm water flowed out of it drawing Zero into it. Zero slowly swam into the wildly lit cave. It was so much warmer than the water outside. Zero looked to see a flat rock with a seaweed blanket on it.
The whole cave was decorated with pearls, shiny things and some sharp things. It was kinda colorful. Fish happily swam in and out whenever they pleased. Zero swam over to the stone bed and got under the seaweed blanket. He grabbed a shell and put his head on it as a pillow. In a matter of seconds, he had fallen asleep comfortably.
~Ten minutes later~
Zero was jolted awake as a hand grabbed him firmly on the shoulder. He instantly looked up to see Kaname making him hiss and get into a defensive position. "Get out." Zero growled angrily.
"Look having to share a tank with a bad attitude Mer is horrible enough. You trying to kick me out of my own cave is ridiculous. You get out." Kaname said and nudged the hunter over to the entrance of the cave and pushed him into the cold water making Zero shiver unhappily. Kaname was carrying some pearls in his arms gently. He gladly decorated his cave with them before heading to his bed and laying down on it.
Zero watched him closely as the other Mer slept peacefully. Either Zero could leave him alone or he could smash the others skull in with a rock while he was asleep. The second idea sounded better to Zero as he glared at the other Mer. "Where am I meant to sleep then?" Zero asked and earned a shrug from Kaname.
"Out there," Kaname said and pulled the seaweed blanket up to his shoulders happily.
"Isn't there somewhere else warm I can sleep?" Zero asked in an almost pleading voice as he looked around the tank.
"Snuggle up to the glass that your sister is behind," Kaname stated and peacefully relaxed.
"I'm cold can I go in your cave?" Zero asked and watched as the other shifted to look at him.
"So what? You can hit me with rocks and tell me to get out?" Kaname asked and shook his head. "I don't think so," Kaname replied and then snuggled closer to the rock.
"Please, I'm cold." Zero said but Kaname didn't reply to him this time. "Please for fucks sake!" Zero swore angrily. "Fine then, It's not like I want to be in the same cave with a stuck up, arrogant bastard." Zero hissed and swam off. Kaname's crimson eyes looking in front of him at the fish that swam by quietly.
