Eutop
Matt and I headed to the caves, and he talked about everything under the
sun. He even promised to introduce me to all of his friends the next day. He made me promises, and made me feel on top of the world.
"We're going to go hang out tomorrow with all my friends, you're going to
love them. It's gonna be a blast."
I laughed, he was so enthusiastic about everything, wanting to include me
in everything. When we made it to the caves, he had practically made plans for the rest of the week. "Okay, buddy. Slow it down. You don't really even know me."
"I know you enough."
"You don't know anything about me."
"What do you want me to know?"
"Well, I can't just tell you most of these things. It's something you'd have
to learn over time."
"Well, I have all the time in the world to get to know you."
"No, you don't. I'm only staying for about two and a half weeks."
"No. You have to stay."
"I still have a family on land. In two and a half weeks, I have to go back to
them."
"Then we're going to make this the best two and a half weeks of your life."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Already true to his word, he was making my first day far more memorable
than any before. We made it to Eutop, and watched the suns set. Matt told me that it was rare to see both suns set at the same time. I marveled in the beauty of it.
When we climbed out of the pool of water, I turned into a faerie, and Matt
turned into an elf. He scampered into some bushed, and covered himself.
I dove back into the water, instantly changed back to a mermaid, as did
Matt. We kept popping out, then back in, until we were both centaurs. When we were finally changed for the last time, we went racing through the hills. He showed me everything he could. We raced the unicorns, I held a baby dragon, and we stayed out and watched the stars come out.
As we sat on the grass, watching the stars, I talked with him about my
family.
"Jesse is my identical twin sister. We look just alike, obviously, but our
personalities are so different. Everyone just seems to assume that we're alike in every way, but she's so much more outgoing than I am."
"Sounds like my older brothers."
"You mean you aren't the most outgoing?"
"No way. Actually, I'm really shy. Usually."
"Me too." I said, nodding in agreement.
"I can't believe you're shy." he said, smiling at me.
"Oh, like you're shy? Mr. Smooth?" I laughed, and he pretended to take
offense, but then laughed instead. As we stood up to leave, I thanked him for a great time.
"Hey, the night's not over yet."
I giggled in anticipation. I wondered what else he had planned.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Well, he decided rather than go back to Grandma's house, we were going
to explore some of the other tunnels. At one point, we ended up somewhere in the Atlantic Ocean. We surfaced near a fishing boat where two teenage boys were
floating aimlessly. I warned Matt to be quiet, and I swam closer.
The boys were cute, and as I watched them, one of them suddenly looked
my way.
"What are you doing, swimming way out here?"
I shrugged.
"Well do you want a ride to the shore?" the other asked, smiling warmly.
I shook my head no.
"Where do you live?"
I pointed downward, at the water I was still swimming in.
"What?"
I flicked my tail up, sending myself shooting below the surface. When I
surfaced again, the boys were staring.
"Is it my imagination, or do you have a tail?"
I nodded, letting the fin poke above the water. I floated on my back, giving
them a good view of my full tail.
"Oh my God, dude. You're a mermaid."
I nodded again, smiling sweetly.
"Can you talk?"
I nodded, swimming closer to the boat.
"Will you say something?"
"My name is Morgan." I said, still staying a safe distance from them.
Matthew surfaced a few feet from me.
"Morgan, we need to head back, It's a lot later than I had originally
thought. Carolyn will be worried sick."
I waved good-bye to the boys, and one of them reached out, as if to come
with me. I blew him a kiss, and dove under the water. Somehow, I had far more courage as a mermaid.
When we arrived at Grandma's house, she was asleep. I fell asleep on her
couch, and Matt kissed me good-bye before returning home.
"I'll be back in a few hours, if that's okay. I want all my friends to meet
you. They'll be so jealous."
"Why?"
"Because, I..... well, I can't really explain."
"Because you're going to tell them I'm your girlfriend, aren't you?"
"Not if you don't want me to."
"We'll talk about it later. Good-night Matt. Thank you for a wonderful
evening. I had a blast."
Matt and I headed to the caves, and he talked about everything under the
sun. He even promised to introduce me to all of his friends the next day. He made me promises, and made me feel on top of the world.
"We're going to go hang out tomorrow with all my friends, you're going to
love them. It's gonna be a blast."
I laughed, he was so enthusiastic about everything, wanting to include me
in everything. When we made it to the caves, he had practically made plans for the rest of the week. "Okay, buddy. Slow it down. You don't really even know me."
"I know you enough."
"You don't know anything about me."
"What do you want me to know?"
"Well, I can't just tell you most of these things. It's something you'd have
to learn over time."
"Well, I have all the time in the world to get to know you."
"No, you don't. I'm only staying for about two and a half weeks."
"No. You have to stay."
"I still have a family on land. In two and a half weeks, I have to go back to
them."
"Then we're going to make this the best two and a half weeks of your life."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Already true to his word, he was making my first day far more memorable
than any before. We made it to Eutop, and watched the suns set. Matt told me that it was rare to see both suns set at the same time. I marveled in the beauty of it.
When we climbed out of the pool of water, I turned into a faerie, and Matt
turned into an elf. He scampered into some bushed, and covered himself.
I dove back into the water, instantly changed back to a mermaid, as did
Matt. We kept popping out, then back in, until we were both centaurs. When we were finally changed for the last time, we went racing through the hills. He showed me everything he could. We raced the unicorns, I held a baby dragon, and we stayed out and watched the stars come out.
As we sat on the grass, watching the stars, I talked with him about my
family.
"Jesse is my identical twin sister. We look just alike, obviously, but our
personalities are so different. Everyone just seems to assume that we're alike in every way, but she's so much more outgoing than I am."
"Sounds like my older brothers."
"You mean you aren't the most outgoing?"
"No way. Actually, I'm really shy. Usually."
"Me too." I said, nodding in agreement.
"I can't believe you're shy." he said, smiling at me.
"Oh, like you're shy? Mr. Smooth?" I laughed, and he pretended to take
offense, but then laughed instead. As we stood up to leave, I thanked him for a great time.
"Hey, the night's not over yet."
I giggled in anticipation. I wondered what else he had planned.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Well, he decided rather than go back to Grandma's house, we were going
to explore some of the other tunnels. At one point, we ended up somewhere in the Atlantic Ocean. We surfaced near a fishing boat where two teenage boys were
floating aimlessly. I warned Matt to be quiet, and I swam closer.
The boys were cute, and as I watched them, one of them suddenly looked
my way.
"What are you doing, swimming way out here?"
I shrugged.
"Well do you want a ride to the shore?" the other asked, smiling warmly.
I shook my head no.
"Where do you live?"
I pointed downward, at the water I was still swimming in.
"What?"
I flicked my tail up, sending myself shooting below the surface. When I
surfaced again, the boys were staring.
"Is it my imagination, or do you have a tail?"
I nodded, letting the fin poke above the water. I floated on my back, giving
them a good view of my full tail.
"Oh my God, dude. You're a mermaid."
I nodded again, smiling sweetly.
"Can you talk?"
I nodded, swimming closer to the boat.
"Will you say something?"
"My name is Morgan." I said, still staying a safe distance from them.
Matthew surfaced a few feet from me.
"Morgan, we need to head back, It's a lot later than I had originally
thought. Carolyn will be worried sick."
I waved good-bye to the boys, and one of them reached out, as if to come
with me. I blew him a kiss, and dove under the water. Somehow, I had far more courage as a mermaid.
When we arrived at Grandma's house, she was asleep. I fell asleep on her
couch, and Matt kissed me good-bye before returning home.
"I'll be back in a few hours, if that's okay. I want all my friends to meet
you. They'll be so jealous."
"Why?"
"Because, I..... well, I can't really explain."
"Because you're going to tell them I'm your girlfriend, aren't you?"
"Not if you don't want me to."
"We'll talk about it later. Good-night Matt. Thank you for a wonderful
evening. I had a blast."