"Antonio! Antonio, wake up!" He thought, shaking the passed out boy. He changed Antonio into a merman, and his energy is running low, he'll have to revert over to mouthing what he was to say, using his telepathy will cause him to faint in fatigue and that wouldn't end well on his part.
The boy slowly woke up, and since he wasn't used to the weight of the tail, he clung to Lovino. "I-I thought you said it'd only hurt a little." Antonio says, looking up at him.
'Sorry.' Lovino mouthed, growing exhausted.
"You okay? I don't hear you anymore." Antonio asks, growing worried.
"Using that kind of power... Tires me out." Lovino says, that way Antonio knew.
"Oh, okay. Don't waste any more energy, alright?" Antonio asks, and Lovino wearily smiles.
'A commoner ordering a King. That's not too smart.' He mouths, and Antonio smiles.
"Well, this King just so happens to be helping me out, so I can give him orders if needed." Antonio says, starting to move his tail a bit.
'Got the hang of it?' Lovino mouths, and Antonio nods.
"I think so." He lets go of Lovino's arms and drops a bit before he comes back up to Lovino's level. "I like to colour. It's the colour of a tomato." Antonio says.
'I like tomatoes. Come on.' Lovino says, beginning to swim without holding on to Antonio.
"Hey, why am I still wearing a shirt? You aren't." He asks, swimming next to Lovino.
'Because I only changed your legs, not your torso.' Lovino mouths.
"Woah..." Antonio says, looking around. He saw thousand of mermaids and mermen swimming in and out of coral shaped building, all having orange tails. "Your people aren't the ones attacking the shores, aren't they?"
Lovino shakes his head, and he sees as they pass by everyone, they all bow in respect. "They all really like you, don't they?" Antonio asks, noting on how all the girls where swooning at the sight of him.
'None of them are my type.' Lovino mouths and Antonio looks at the girls.
"What are your types then?" Antonio asks.
'Brunettes.' He mouths.
Antonio looks around, and sees about ten brunettes surrounding them.
"But..." Then I clicked. There was no male brunettes around besides him. "Y-You... You're gay?" He asks.
He got no response, and he took it as a yes. "LOOOVVVVVVVIIIIIIIIINNNNNOOOOOO~!" He hears a girly voice scream and he sees the King almost beam.
He signs something and Antonio looks up to see a girl with long light brown hair and a red and white tail swim up to them. "Oooh, is this the human you talked about before you left? He's cute. Hi, my name is Elizabeta, but I prefer Lizzy. I'm the kings personal therapist."
Antonio looks at Lovino, who huffed and looked away. "Why does he need a therapist?"
She smiled and wiggled her finger, "can't tell ya, but I'll be honest, all the kings have one, but wether or not they use them is up to them. Lovino just so happens to use my knowledge."
Antonio glances at Lovino, who seemed fine until he winced, clutching his stomach and then, started to drop. "Lovi!" Antonio says, grabbing Lovino's arm, and pulling him back up. He was out cold.
"Oh, so you haven't picked Lovino yet. I figured you did. He used magic for your tail, no?" Lizzy asks, and he nods.
"Si, he came here be-"
"Cause of the festival, I know. Come, let's take him to the castle. Oh and, I dare you to call him Lovi all day tomorrow." She says, leading him towards the castle, with Lovino in his arms.
"Why?" Antonio asks.
"Because Lovino dislikes nicknames, but it'd do him some good if someone called him that. His brothers claim to, but they never really do. They both call him Fratello, which is big brother in Italian. So, as his therapist, I'm asking you to help." Lizzy says.
"Why does he go to you?" Antonio asks.
"Why would anyone go to a therapist? They help people, and it's my job to make sure this King lasts longer than the last. Besides, I'd much rather see you in session, Antonio. Just by looking at you, I can see you hold a deep care for Feliciano, but not for Luciano. You're confused about Lovino, you do not understand why he's so mean to you, and yet is so highly spoke of."
"Y-Yeah... H-how did you know?" Antonio asks.
"I am one of the few citizens here in the Kingdom that has powers. I can read emotions and feelings as soon as the person feels them." Lizzy says and he nods.
"Why is Lovino so emotionally distant?" Antonio asks.
"It's not that he's distant, he just deals with his fears in a different manner. He's so worried about people leaving him, he acts like he doesn't need anyone, but.. He's only a person. That's why I want you to act friendly towards Lovino. No matter what he says or does, please. It'll severely help him." Lizzy says.
"Oh... Um... Okay." Antonio says, hesitant.
"Promise." Lizzy says.
Antonio sighs, "I promise."