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"Mama tell me more." The two year old said looking up at his mother.
"Later Lucio." Feliciana said to her son rubbing his head. "I'm going to get us food. Be good for your grandma okay."
"Okay Mama." Lucio said before his mother left.
As she left she looked at her son. She wished she could tell him more. Her son deserved to know more than the basics of how his parents met and what his father was like. But she couldn't go into detail and she had no idea why. It just didn't feel right. It didn't help that the tribe didn't even view Lucio as a true merfolk so they refused to give ration. Even Feliciana going into deeper waters didn't help get her baby food. Every few days she would leave the tribes permanent residence and get food for Lucio or sell what she could to get money. As she walked out to town she hoped she could find something nice for Lucio as a treat. Being a mermaid had its downs it was really hard to buy food. The merfolk were looked down upon by the natives.
"Feliciana wait." The mermaid stopped as saw her brother running towards her. "I think I found an easier way for get food for Lucio."
"Really?" Feliciana had a mixed of curiosity and skepticism but continued to listen. "What is it?"
"Just mate with another."
"No!" Feliciana stopped him before he could continue. She looked at her mark that remained on her arm. "I've already explained it. Getting a new mate would be a disgrace to Ludwig and I'm not doing that."
"I'm just saying do you want to go out everyday and get what a few scraps? You're son could starve."
"I give him all of my rations." Feliciana explained for the unknown amount time. "I only eat what he doesn't and I go find food for the two of us. I'll see you when I get back."
Feliciana headed off into town. Sure enough it was crowded. She hoped her long dress and sleeves would hide her scales. The ones on her neck and ears were much easier hide with her hair. She looked at the little money she had on her. Hopefully this could get her at least some bread for her son. Hiding amougist the crowd she could see the daily thieving from the adolescence merfolk of her tribe. She rolled her eyes these thieves were unable to see the consequences. Sure she understood that the tribe had little food. But what about the old lady selling fruit who lost some of her source of income. Or the residents who bought some food only for it to disappear. If she could she would help those people.
"Mama!" Lucio said running over to her. "I miss you!"
"Aw I missed you too sweetie." Feliciana kissed him on the forehead. "Were you good for grandma?"
"Yes." He answered with a smile.
"Was he?" She asked her mother even though she knew the answer.
"Of course the little guy was." Her mother laughed when answering.
Feliciana smiled and brought the boy to their mat they slept on. "Mama's got food for you."
Lucio's eyes widen as his mother pulled out the normal few slices of bread along with cheese. Feliciana frowned at the fact that was all she could get him before the thieving got out of hand. Her scavenging didn't help much with only finding a few thing. Hardly any of which she could sell. Lucio didn't seem to mind and started eating. Feli looked to her side, as she excepted there wasn't any dry meat.
"Uh Feliciana." Lovino walked over to them. "I just wanted to say I'm sorry for what I said earlier. I should respect your decision to remain without a mate."
"It's alright Lovi." Feliciana hugged her brother with a smile.
"Hey how about to make it up I can watch Lucio tomorrow." Lovino suggested.
"What do say Lucio?" Feliciana turned to the two year old. "Do you want to spend the day with Uncle Lovino?"
Lucio nodded excitingly.
"Okay."
"Lucio why aren't you sleeping?" Feliciana asked seeing the two year sitting up. "Are you too excited to sleep?"
He shook his head. "I wanna be like Vati."
Feliciana knew what he meant. "Honey you know why you can't."
"Please."
"I'm sorry honey but no." She could tell Lucio was upset and took him in her arms. "Don't worry Lucio I promise that someday you will be able to transform whenever you want."
"Like Vati?" Lucio asked with tears in his eyes.
"Yes sweetheart like Vati." Feliciana struggled to hold back tears. She looked her mark again it shone in the moonlight. Here she knew Lucio couldn't live here. Her baby wasn't happy here. He needed to be with other land dwellers. He needed to be her old home, her true home. And she was going to find where it was.
"Feliciana!" Feliciana stopped seeing her brother run after her.
"Lovino was is it?" She looked around a bit. "Where's Lucio?"
"So I was talking to the Ocean Born with Lucio in hopes to put him in a good light when one of their descendants came over and asked to play with Lucio. I didn't want to anger them so I said sure."
"Lovino." Feliciana said calmly to him. "I just want to know where is Lucio?"
"They're using him to try to get food in town." Lovino said very scared.
"What?" Feliciana started shaking her head. "No, no no, Lucio can't be out there. What if something happens to him? Please tell me you where they are?"
"I believe so." Lovino said before heading in the direction. When they reached the town square there was a big crowd in the center. In the center the teenage merfolk were chanting while holding some younger merfolk including Lucio who didn't want to be.
Lovino slapped his forehead and he shook it. "This isn't helping our situation at all."
"Lucio." Feliciana called out before trying to hide behind the crowd so she could get to him.
"Mama!" Lucio looked around for his mother.
"This poor baby lost his Mama due to our lack of food." The merman holding him said in order to get sympathy.
"Mama!" Lucio struggled out of the merman's arms and fell to the ground and ran away. He was able to get through the crowd and look for his mother but didn't see her. He ran off to the street and some cops came up to the crowd.
Lucio kept running he had no idea where his mother was. He couldn't see her at all. He ran off in fear. He looked around but couldn't find his mother any wear.
"Mama!" he cried before collapsing on the ground and bawling his eyes out. For awhile the residents ignored him due to his scales across his arms. "Mama where are you?"
"Are you alright little guy?" A stranger asked and Lucio shook his head. "Are you lost?"
Lucio nodded his head and looked up at the stranger. Once he saw the stranger's face he smiled. "Vati!"
Ludwig stared out of the window. He couldn't believe it had been two years since Feliciana and Lucio had disappeared. At first he just thought the mermaid was scared to leave because of Rouges but she never showed up. Every night he prayed that somewhere his mate and baby were okay. He had to hold himself from crying every night out of worry, despite his hope they were okay he couldn't help but fear the worst. He spent most of his time working only to get his mind of the whole thing. After some time he decided he should take a break and walk through town when he heard something.
He turned and saw a little merboy crying in the middle of the street calling out for his mother. He couldn't believe no one wanted to help the little guy out. It even looked like the poor thing was bleeding. Sure there was something going on in town but was it really necessary leave a little boy crying in the street. He had to do something but wasn't excepting what happened next.
"Vati!" The little boy cheered looking up. So could it be? Could this little boy actually be his son?
"Lucio?" He managed to say. Looking at him he saw the brown hair, the patches dark blue scales, and the bright blue eyes his baby boy had.
The boy laughed. "Yes!"
"Oh Lucio!" Ludwig picked him up. "I've missed you so much."
"I missed you too."
"What happened to your leg?" Ludwig asked noticing the scrape on his leg.
"I fell."
"It's alright Lucio." Ludwig looked around a bit. "Let's go find your mother."
Ludwig walked around holding Lucio in his arm. He couldn't find his mate around. He walked to the center of town where the crowd has begun to disperse. He saw the taking away merfolk. Hiding Lucio's face Ludwig looked for Feliciana hoping for some sign that she was alive.
"Why are you helping those things?" An older women asked Ludwig taking a look at his son. "They cause nothing by trouble. They should just stay by the beach where they belong."
"This thing is my son." Ludwig yelled as Lucio grabbed his shirt.
"Sure it is." The old women walked away without another word.
"They're mean Vati." Lucio said still grabbing on to the shirt.
"I don't see your Mama anywhere." Ludwig thought about it for a moment. "Come on let's go by the beach."
Once at the beach Ludwig saw their were a couple of cops around there. He walked over in hopes to find information.
"Excuse me." He said to on one of the cops. "I'm looking for my mate. She's a mermaid and was visiting her family with our son and I'm worried that she got involved with the whole riot or whatever happened. I found our son had so I'm really worried her."
"I can check." The cop said. "Could I have a name?"
"Her name is Feliciana Belischmidt." He replied. "She can be pointed her by her grey mark on her arm."
"I'll take that into account." The cop looked at the two year old. "I recommend you take the little guy home. I think he's been through alot today."
Ludwig walked home with Lucio in his arms. Once there he sat Lucio in the bathroom and pulled out some disinfectant for the two year old's leg scrape.
"Now Lucio this might sting a little." Ludwig said before placing some on the scrape. Lucio winced a bit but didn't say anything. Ludwig reached into a draw and pulled out a bandage to put on his leg. "There you go Lucio. Are you okay?"
"I miss Mama." Lucio said starting to cry a little.
"Don't worry Lucio she'll be back." He picked up his son again. "Are you hungry?"
Lucio nodded and was still crying.
"Come one let's get you a snack." Ludwig started to walked downstairs but soon noticed what was supposed to be Lucio's room. He placed Lucio down. "Stay here little guy. I''l be right back."
Ludwig walked into the room and saw the blanket still on the small bed. Smiling Ludwig picked it up and along with one of the stuffed animals on the bed. He walked back out and picked up Lucio. After they walked downstairs he sat Lucio on the couch before handing him the blanket.
"Your grandmother Karla made this blanket. She sadly passed away before you were born but she would want you to have this." Ludwig handed him the blanket and Lucio picked part of it up.
"It soft." Lucio said smiling again.
"And this is a toy you can play with." Ludwig handed him a stuffed bunny plushie. "You can name it if you want."
Lucio stared at and seemed to be thinking about the name.
"How about you think of a name while get a snack." Lucio nodded as Ludwig left. He walked down to the kitchen and looked to find a snack for him. Opening the fridge he found an apple and figured it was safe. He cut it into pieces and put them into a bowl before walking back up where Lucio hadn't even moved. "Here you little guy."
Lucio looked at the bowl and his eyes widen. Slowly he picked one up and took a bite. He smiled as he chewed the piece.
"Do you like it?" Ludwig asked as he nodded. Lucio moved a bit. "Do you want me to sit with you?"
"Yes."
Ludwig smiled and sat down next to his son. And for the first time in a while he was happy.
"Lucio." Feliciana called as she walked around. "Lucio."
She wiped a few tears away. She really wanted to find her baby boy. He was all she had left. She had separated from her brother to cover more ground and so far she couldn't find anything.
"Feliciana." She heard some said as she turned around.
"Lovise." Feliciana said running over and hugged her. "It's so good to see a familiar face right now."
"What happened to you?" Lovise asked worried. "You and Lucio just disappeared."
"Well I saw Ludwig's corpse and I went to mourn with my family." Feliciana held back her tears. "When I got back."
"Wait what do you mean Ludwig's corpse?" Lovised looked a bit puzzled.
"My family found him dead on the ground." Feliciana explained now very confused.
"Feli, Ludwig is alive. He came back with Gilbert the next morning."
"But I saw his." She stopped then realization hit her. "But I never saw the corpse's eyes, so it wasn't him. I need to see him. Wait I need to find Lucio."
"Mathias is over there with Tove." Lovise pointed to him. "We can meet up with up and we can find a cop to see if they have him. He's a lost kid I'm they could have seen him."
"That's a great idea." Feliciana followed her to see Mathias.
"Feli!" Mathias said before hugging her. "Okay we need to catch up. Where's Lucio?"
"He's lost." Felciana started walking with them. "We're going to find a cop. I'll explain what happened as we look."
After roughly half an hour the group found a few cops talking about something. Feliciana took a deep breath and walked up to them.
"Excuse me I don't want to bother you but I can't find my son and I want to know if any of you had seen him. His name is Lucio and he."
"I don't mean to interrupt you." One of the cops said. "But is your name Feliciana Beilschimdt?"
"Yes." Feliciana answer hoping it didn't sound like a question.
"You don't need to worry about your son mam. I ran into your mate earlier looking for you. He has your son and he took him home."
"Thank you so much." Feliciana said before leaving and she went home.
"I never thought I would see this place again." Feliciana said as she approached the old house. "It hardly changed."
"I mean Alice moved out." Mathias told her as he walked up. "She went to go back with Mathew and Francis. Turns out they started to make up."
"That's good for her." Feliciana walked up to the door but hesitated to open it.
"Is something wrong?" Lovised asked her.
"I'm just nervous. It's been two years and what if."
"Feliciana." Lovise put her hand on Feliciana's shoulder. "You and Lucio are all Ludwig talks about. He still loves you more than anything. That has never changed."
Feliciana took a deep breath and opened the door before walking in. At once she was hit with a sense of home much more than the area by the ocean had ever given her. She walked around and heard the sound of her son's laughter. She walked to the living room and smiled.
"Ludwig." She said noticing her mate playing with their son.
"Mama!" Lucio said happily.
"Feliciana!" Ludwig said as he stood and walked over to her. The two stood there for a moment before they hugged each other tightly.
"I've missed you so much." Ludwig said still hugging her tightly.
"I've missed you too." Feliciana started crying before looking at him. "It's been a long two years."
"It has." Ludwig brought her into a kiss and at last they were together again.
Three Years Later
Feliciana sat on the shore smiling. Despite being home for three years now she couldn't help but smile at Ludwig bonding with Lucio. During these years she had never seen him so happy. Being with her mate and son was the best thing that could have happened.
"Mama come join us!" Lucio called from the lake.
"Okay I'll be right there." She turned to the blanket next to her. "Come on Hanna, you want to go with Vati and big brother."
The eight month old smiled as her mom picked her up. Feliciana couldn't help but smile at her daughter. Welcoming her second child into the world made her life so much happier. Adjusting Hanna's hat she walked to the water where Lucio splashed her.
"Hey you goof." She said before splashing him back with her free arm as Hanna smile.
"Got you Mama." Lucio laughed.
"Now I got you." Ludwig said picking him up.
"Vati put me down." Lucio kept laughing.
"I don't know Feliciana should I?" Ludwig asked jokingly.
"I think you should."
Ludwig agreed and put the boy back in the water.
"Does Hanna want to go swimming?" Lucio asked walking up to Feliciana.
"Well she can't walk yet but I'm sure it wouldn't hurt to dip her feet in." Feliciana knelt down and put Hanna's feet into the water. The baby started to squirm a little.
"Guess she's not use to it yet." Ludwig walked over to them before taking Hanna in his arms. "Are you not ready yo swim yet Hanna?"
Hanna didn't respond and Ludwig adjusted her a bit. "I'm guessing she was cold."
"Hey Mama, Vati look." The parents looked to see Lucio had transformed. "I'm a dog fish."
"He's so happy." Feliciana thought seeing him play in the water. "He gets to be in both worlds. Hanna will be too."
"Lucio you want to get food?" Ludwig asked and Lucio nodded and turned back. The four walked over to the blanket spot and Lucio took a sandwich from the basket.
"He really likes it up here." Feliciana said sitting next to Ludwig.
"He does." Ludwig turned to her. "Do you think if you'll see your family again?"
"Maybe." Feliciana looked at her mate and two children. "But I have my own and it's prefect."
She leaned her head on Ludwig's shoulder and smiled. Everything was better than she could imagine.
THE END
AN: And now after eight moths of writing, 37 chapters and over 70k words the story has been completed. It has been a crazy time but I'm glad I got it done. I hope you all enjoyed it. See you in the next one.