Beneath The Waves Chapter 11
Three hours later, Stiles groaned loudly and opened his eyes squinting up at the top of his canopy bed.
He immediately noticed that the aches and pains that he had earlier had disappeared completely and he felt literally the best he had ever felt in his life.
He vaguely remembered talking to Kish in his sleep through their telepathic bond and smiled when he thought of his little mate.
Turning over on his side, he glanced at the clock on the bedside table and felt his eyes widen in shock when he realized that it was already 1:00 in the afternoon.
He never knew that sex and a transformation into a mythical sea creature would take all his energy from him for so long.
"Oh well…at least I'm not human anymore."
He muttered to himself before rolling out of bed and heading to the master bathroom.
He proceeded to wash all the evidence of their lovemaking off before drying himself off and sauntering back into the bedroom in search of clean clothes.
Digging through the dresser that he had filled with his clothes, he pulled out a black graphic tee with the words "Talk Nerdy to Me" on it and a pair of black jeans before lacing up his black converses and heading off to find his mate.
Walking down the stairs he made his way into the kitchen and smirked when he saw that Kish was seated at the dining table with breakfast and coffee laid out for them.
Plopping down into the seat next to her, he grasped the back of her neck gently and pulled her into a heated kiss before grabbing a piece of toast off of his plate and munching on it casually.
Kish blushed and looked up at him through her lashes as she nibbled on her own breakfast.
"Somebody looks like he's feeling better."
She said as she watched him devour everything on his plate.
Stiles quirked an eyebrow at her as he got up to get seconds.
"What'd you expect, hun? I just transformed into a creature of the sea and got to make love to my sexy mate for the first time ever. I'd say that's a cause to feel fucking amazing."
He said as he dipped up more food before returning to her side.
Kish rolled her eyes and nodded turning back to her food while he slung an arm around her waist pulling her into his side.
"I see your never-ending wittiness hasn't been lost at all.
You ready for a day in the water? We're going to see how much being a Ningyo has affected you.
You're going to need to learn how to control your new found powers and strength. So I figured the sooner the better."
Stiles nodded turned to look down at her with a thoughtful expression.
"So what powers do I have now?
Can I do anything cool like control a tidal wave or something?
Cause I think that'd be pretty sweet."
Kish laughed and patted his cheek before leaning up and giving him a kiss.
"Our powers aren't really as exciting as that, babe.
It's a lot more subtle than you'd think. I'll explain everything once we're down on the beach.
I wrote the letter to my parents by the way.
I was thinking we could see Kalli off once we get you used to breathing underwater.
That way I could show you around to some of my favorite spots out at sea."
Stile's nearly choked on the piece of bacon that he was trying to swallow as it finally registered what she just said.
"B-Breathing underwater?! Holy Shit you mean to tell me that I won't drown anymore?"
He said between coughs while Kish patted his back helping him get his breath back.
"Well yeah. How do you think we survive swimming around in the ocean and living in the palace?
It would suck if we were mythical creatures who just ended up drowning because we couldn't stay underwater for lengths of time."
She said as a small smirk played at her lips.
"And babe, you might want to get used to the idea that you literally can't die anymore.
Death is no longer something that will affect you.
When you woke up this morning, you began your adventure as a newly turned immortal, love."
Stiles mouth was agape like a fish as he floundered for words that his mouth couldn't seem to form as he tried to grasp the fact that he would no longer be in danger of dying.
"What about if something hurt me? Do I heal instantly like wolves do?
My friends back home heal quicker than humans when they're subjected to pain.
Am I going to have to be in pain for me to heal?"
Giving his shoulder a slight nudge she beamed meaningfully at him.
"Well, werewolves and Ningyo's are nothing alike for one.
You will heal almost instantly when something pierces your skin but you will heal a lot quicker when you're in water.
Like this morning when I was sore from our late night last night, I jumped in the shower and the water healed my body instantaneously.
Water is what replenishes us much like it does with fish.
Essentially it's like we're part fish because if we're away from water for too long we tend to get sick and only when we're brought back to the water we'll end up healing."
Stiles face scrunched up in concentration as he took in the new information about his new body before turning and meeting his mate's iridescent eyes.
"So can we actually turn into fish like mermaid style?"
Kish giggled and patted his arm lightly.
"We aren't mermaids, Stiles. They're a completely different species.
But yes, male Ningyo's who are very strong magically are able to transform their lower bodies into a koi fish tail whenever they want to.
My father usually stays in that particular form most of the time.
Otherwise, we just look like humans who glow and swim through the water easily.
When we get you underwater for the first time, we'll see if you have that ability or not.
We don't really know yet exactly how powerful your Ningyo magic is quite yet."
Stile's eyes grew wide and he bobbed his head up and down excitedly before jumping to his feet as he practically danced around the kitchen.
"Can we like go try it out now? I wanna see if I can turn into a fish.
Oh my God Scott's not gonna believe this.
The pack's gonna eat this up on toast."
Kish let out a loud snort of laughter before standing up and taking their plates placing them in the sink before putting her hands on her hips as she watched her mate jump around barely able to contain himself.
"Whoa, slow your roll there babe. I still have to go get Kalli and then explain a few things at the beach before we take a head first plunge into waves, mmkay?"
Stile's scoffed and rolled his eyes before crossing his arms over his chest in a childlike pout.
"Well then hurry up already. I want to turn into Nemo…"
He muttered under his breath making Kish roll her eyes and shake her head as she ran upstairs and grabbed Kalli before finding that Stiles was already waiting on the sandy dunes of the beach.
Placing Kalli down where the waves met the shoreline, Kish explained how to turn into their true forms and let the ancient magic overtake their bodies.
She went first for demonstration and Stile's eyes grew wide for the millionth time that day as he watched his mate's body glow and sparkle before she reappeared with long billowing iridescent white robes wrapped around her flowing down onto the beach floating in the air behind her.
Her eyes had turned a shade of turquoise blue and her hair had turned a deep royal blue as he noticed little stars and swirl symbols all along her eyes trailing up her temple.
Her lips had turned a dark blue as she looked up at him smiling proudly.
Stile's stuttered trying to find words to tell her how beautiful she looked but none were able to come from his trembling lips.
She giggled and nodded giving him the signal to try it himself as he stepped up in front of her closing his eyes tightly and feeling the magic swirl around him and encase him in a sea of sparkling blue light before he felt himself come back to where he stood on the beach looking down at Kish who's eyes were wide with wonder.
Stiles look down and notice that the same billowing white robes were around his body and they floated all around him as a magical wind lifted them just like it had with his mate.
Kish magically summoned a mirror in her hand and held it up to him as he took it and observed that his hair had turned a dark royal blue just like Kish's and his lips had become blue as well and the same symbols that were around Kish's eyes were now around his glittering in the sunlight.
Looking down he noticed that a long sword was sheathed in a hilt on his hip and he had boots that traveled up to his knees.
Smiling he waved his hand and the mirror magically disappeared before he bent down and laid a sweet kiss on his mate's soft lips.
Kish smiled against his lips before pulling back and taking his hand and leading him out into the water to show him the kingdom that awaited him underneath the waves.