28. Allergic Reaction cont.
Summary: Continuation of how Mimmi might tell Chris she's a mermaid after the incident with the aftershave. Set a couple months after that, thus, this is also set after season 2, and into season 3, but without the events of season 3.
Word Count: 905
Mimmi knew her relationship with Chris was still on steady ground, but she also knew he could tell she was keeping something from him. When her powers had acted up because of his aftershave, he'd wondered what was going on. Mimmi had wanted to tell him then, but she didn't know him well enough to know if she could trust him. Two months later, she was sure she could. He was sweet and she knew he really cared for her. She was confident he'd take it like David had when Sirena told him.
There were days where Mimmi and Chris would be able to work out their schedules so their breaks throughout the day and for lunch could coincide, but that day hadn't worked out like that. Mimmi headed over to the dolphin tanks for one of her breaks to watch Chris work with them. He stood just into the water, working on doing tricks with one of the younger dolphins. The younger dolphin was just beginning to learn a few tricks, but Chris had made a lot of progress with him in just a few days working together.
Chris caught Mimmi's eye as he tossed the young dolphin a fish and motioned for Mimmi to come over to him. She made her way to him cautiously, making sure none of the dolphins would end up splashing her and forcing her to tell Chris she was a mermaid before she was completely ready to.
"What are you doing over here?" Chris asked, tossing another fish to the dolphin as he did the trick he was supposed to. "Not that I'm not glad to see you," he quickly added a minute later.
Mimmi gave a smile at his last sentence. "Can you meet me over here but towards the back after the park closes?"
"Sure. What for?"
"I'll explain everything later."
Chris nodded and turned back to the dolphin. "That's enough work for today," he spoke to the dolphin, making the motion for him to head back that told him he was no longer needed. "I guess you should probably head back now?" he asked, turning to Mimmi.
"Yeah. "
"I'll see you after work then?"
Mimmi nodded and headed off. She was really going to do this. It was really going to happen.
Throughout the rest of the day, Mimmi kept her mind occupied. She'd made her decision, she'd told Chris to meet her after the park closed; there was no going back now. Mimmi found that if she didn't keep her mind on her work, it'd wonder away and she'd question if telling Chris was the right thing to do. She was sure it was. She's talked to Sirena about how she knew it was time to tell David, and Mimmi was sure Chris was ready to know.
Mimmi worked pretty much until close that day, so she was packing up her cart as many of the remaining people were leaving the Marine Park, an announcement having been made that they were closing in a half hour. Rides that were still open were being shut down as more and more people left.
Mimmi found ways to stay at the Marine Park longer than she normally would have and longer than she needed to be able to meet Chris. After about an hour, the Marine Park was closed and deserted of most employees; only a few cleaning the sidewalks remained. Mimmi headed to where she had agreed to meet Chris and saw him heading there as well; they arrived at the same time.
"So what did you need to talk to me about?" Chris asked when they met.
"You know how a couple months ago when you got back I had that allergic reaction to your aftershave?"
"Yeah," Chris replied curiously.
"And how there was a plant that caught on fire and you said I had disappeared for a second when I sneezed," Mimmi continued nervously.
Chris nodded.
"The reason those happened were because I'm a mermaid," she spoke tentatively, not sure exactly how he'd take the news.
"Yo– you're a mermaid?" Chris stuttered. "How is that even possible?"
"Well, I was actually born at sea," Mimmi explained. "I only came on land and got legs a few months before we first met."
A small smile formed on Chris' lips. "That's amazing. How is it possible you came on land then?"
"In all honestly, magic," Mimmi replied simply.
"That's amazing," Chris repeated, still at a loss for any other words.
"Can you keep my secret?" Mimmi asked, her voice unsure.
"Of course. I'm glad you trust me enough to share this with me. Even just knowing this is amazing. I always knew there was more to the ocean that humans knew. You sharing this with me tells me I'm right, and just knowing that is is enough for me. I wouldn't want to put you, or any other mermaids, in danger by saying anything about you to anyone else."
A smile graced Mimmi's face. She stood on her tiptoes to kiss him; he leaned down so they met in the middle. When they broke apart a few seconds later, Mimmi looked down, her hair falling in her face to hide the blush covering it.
"You want to grab something to eat?" Chris asked a minute later.
"I'd like that." Mimmi reached down and took his hand as they headed out of the park to get dinner.
A/N: So this wasn't originally something I was planning on writing, a sequel sort of thing to the previous one-shot, but I got the idea the other day while my mind was wandering at work. But with the combination of thinking through it a bit more and having time to write it at home, this was born.
I hope you enjoyed this small continuation of this one-shot turned two-shot. I'd love to hear what you thought or how I could have made this better. Thanks for reading,
-CrazyHayniac
