Beneath The Waves Chapter 12

Stiles followed Kish through the waves and into the water until they were chest deep before she turned and squeezed his hand tight giving him a small smile.

"Now all we have to do is just dive in and our instincts will take over from there.

At first it'll feel a little weird until you get used to the sensation of not having to breathe under the water.

Your lungs are now built to just absorb the water and use it to make you stronger instead of drowning you.

It won't feel natural at first and you'll probably think you're drowning until your mind catches up with your body.

I'll be right here next to you the entire time so try and not freak out too much, okay babe?"

She said before she gave him one last smirk and dove beneath the surface of the deep sea green water.

Stiles took in a deep breath before he dove in and floated down to the bottom of the sand where he felt heavy and struggled for a few moments before he felt Kish take his hand and press a small kiss on his lips effectively calming him down.

"Open your eyes, Stiles. It's okay. I'm right here with you."

He heard her say before he hesitantly opened his eyes and felt them widen with wonder as he took in the new sights and sounds around him.

Swimming around in a circle, he saw that they were right on the edge of a deep sea drop off that seemed to go on forever disappearing into the depths of the ocean.

All around him colorful fish swam by in schools and bed of green kelp floated majestically around them.

Stiles jumped and let out a yelp clinging to Kish's hand as a hammerhead shark swam past them making Kish's laughter echo through the currents.

"Stiles it's okay. They won't hurt us.

They consider us equals.

We're technically higher on the food chain than them so you don't need to worry about any sea creature hurting you while we're in the sea.

You'll see soon that living in the ocean is all about respect.

As rulers of the sea, we respect those beneath us as equals and adopt a live and let live policy.

If anything, you might find that you make a few friends with different creatures you come across instead of fearing them."

Stiles scoffed and rolled his eyes at her before letting go of her hand and swimming off to the left of the drop off.

"Yeah well, that'll take some getting used to.

I still am having trouble believing that a great white's not gonna take a chunk out of me if we're swimming past it.

I would really rather not be shark bait if we can help it."

As he swam deeper into the ocean he noticed that the light dwindled into only small pieces that bounced off of the sand and shards of seashells on the bottom of the ocean floor making him swim down to the sand to inspect it further.

As he ran his hand through the sand he felt something smooth and silky run along the palm of his hand.

Looking down he laughed lightly when he saw that it was a large sting ray that was hiding beneath the sandy layers.

Giving it a gentle pet he was surprised when a gentle female voice filled his mind.

"Hello young Prince of the Ningyo's. I am Lucia and this is my home here in the sea.

We have all looked forward to your arrival and know you will bring our kingdom great happiness.

If you will, could you please move your hand and pet me now on my left side?"

Stiles glanced around confused before his eyes fell back onto the stingray who seemed to smile up at him.

"Yes, young Prince. It is I who is speaking to you.

I notice you have come from the human world. It will take some getting used to hearing all of us conversing with you.

Please do not worry. We do not mean any harm and will try and not overwhelm you all at once."

Stiles felt a smile cross his lips and as stroked Lucia's left side making her let out a small purr of happiness.

"It's nice to meet you, Lucia. You'll have to forgive me, I'm definitely not used to chatting with a stingray."

The stingray let out a loud laugh before flicking her tail back and forth casually.

"Yes, it is nice to meet you too, young one. Trust me none of us will take any offense to you not knowing what to do when we talk to you.

It was only a few hours ago since you were human I suppose.

Now if you excuse me, I think I shall continue to take the rest of my nap. Please feel free to visit with me anytime we come across each other."

Stiles nodded and gave one last pet to his new sea creature friend before swimming back to where Kish was smiling happily at him.

"I think I could get used to this."

He said as he wrapped his arms around her giving her a fiery kiss.

"I can already see that you fit perfectly into our world, Stiles. Now shall we continue the rest of our swim before it gets dark out, my love?"

Kish asked tilting her head to the side in amusement.

Stiles dropped one last kiss onto her forehead before taking her hand and stepping off the edge of the drop off, falling into the world of the watery depths that surrounded them.