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3rd PERSON POV

Lukas had managed to drag Mathias back to the beach as Feli was occupying the cecaelias time. "Guys, we seriously need to put a plan together!" Feli began to say as he arrived at the beach from his secret tunnel. Before anything else was said, the two cecaelias they had encountered earlier came to the beach. They probably had followed the tracks that the Dane made as he was being dragged.

"I hate them so much" Emil grumbled. "You and me both" Feli said. That was the only thing they had really agreed on. "So who wants to be played with first?" Kaley asked, glancing at all the possibilities. "Leave us alone!" Feli replied boldly. "What are you gonna do about it?" Melissa asked with a smirk. Since he couldn't come on the land for another three hours, Feli knew there essentially was nothing he could do besides yell.

Yelling had proved to be ineffective several times, so that was silly. "I..." He began, but couldn't think of a thing to say. "Hah! Just as I thought. Nothing." Kaley said, smiling widely. "J-Just you wait!" Feli retorted. There had to be some way to deal with this. But how? It seemed hopeless, but as did many other situations. There must be a way.

"I...I'll get a cat!" Feli finally said. It was a fact that cecaelias didn't like cats for some odd reason. Melissa became terrified, but Kaley hadn't seen a cat roaming around here. "Where the heck you gonna get a cat?" She asked confusedly. "Magic" Feli replied, showing no expression at all. Melissa and Kaley got into a fast paced conversation, starting with Kaley:

"I don't care about cats anyways. Theyre just filthy animals."

"But theyre scary too!"

"On rare occasion, they can be cute"

"One scratched and hissed at me!"

"So?"

"They are scary!"

"Quit your whining!"

As they continued, Feli whistled to gather the nation's attention. Mathias was alert now, so he listened too. "We should be making a plan here!" Feli said. "Ah huh...right...for what?" Lukas asked. He was too busy focusing on the cecaelia's conversation about cats that he forgot they were trying to rid of the two feminine creatures.

"Plans for the ugly squid creatures after us, you fools!" Feli complained. Kaley stopped arguing with Melissa to interject. "We are pretty, and it's octopus, not squid, thank you very much" She said. "YOU ARE NOT BEAUTIFUL. YOU ARE OF A LOWER CLASS AND I HATE YOU BOTH" Feli said angrily at them.

They fell silent, but stayed right there. "I said to leave!" Feli commanded and repeated several times. "No. We're staying right here. Just pretend we aren't here" Melissa said with a smile. Feli loved the idea of pretending they weren't there, and continued as he was before they came.

"So Lukas..." He began. The Norwegian looked in attention. "I want to talk to you. Alone"

LUKAS POV

Leaving the others, I stripped to my boxers and went out into the water with Feli. I sat down in the water and he sat beside me. "I...love you" Feli confessed. I smiled a bit and nodded. I knew this talk would come soon, and I was prepared for it. "That's wonderful." I simply stated.

"So how do you feel about me?" Feli asked, his eyes widening with hope. "I li—love you." I said, hoping it came out the way expected. Feli lit up. "R-Really!?" He asked. "O-Of course!" I replied as I rubbed the back of my neck nervously.

Feli smiled happily and put his hands on his blushing cheeks. I looked down at the water and saw my own blush darkening from the reflection the water casted. "I-I have something for you! I saved it because I only dreamed you would say yes" Feli said with a gleaming smile. I nodded and waited for it to be revealed.

A shining pearl necklace was placed in my hand. Each pearl was flawless and refracted the light like a prism. They were so beautiful. Mermaids really knew how to give gifts, I thought. As much as I wanted it, I really couldn't take it. I didn't love Feli the way he loved me. But saying that I loved him was not a lie neither. I did love him, but I loved him as a friend. Can he comprehend that? With mermaids being very romantical beings, I highly doubt it. He would probably not understand.

"Oh, takk. But...I cannot accept it" I said, slowly putting it back in his soft hand. He looked surprised, but then got concerned. "W-Why not? Do you not like it!? Do you want something else!?" He asked frantically. I could see that he really had a heart for me. If I told him that I didn't like it, that might hurt his emotions badly. I had to be choosy.

"N-No, I like it very much! It's just that I've never been given such a gift and I really don't know how to accept it" I said. I hoped that Feli would just take it back and understand, but he didn't. "You can wear it! Or...or sell it if you like!" He said, thrusting it back into my hand. He would not be satisfied until he gave me something, so I finally accepted it.

I asked him if he could put it on me, and he nodded excitedly. Around my neck went the pearl necklace, and it was tied at the back so it wouldn't fall off. "S-so you really l-like it?" He asked with a shakiness in his voice. I nodded. Of course I liked it. There isn't a sailor in this world that couldn't not like perfect pearls.

He gave me a cute smile and I returned a crooked one. In such an awkward time, I couldn't smile any other way. "Y-You like fish, right?" He asked. I stayed quiet and nodded my head. "I could get you some if you w-want!" "I'm good for right now, thanks"

He looked off to the side for a moment. "Okay. Just tell me if there's something y-you need" He said before diving under the water. I was silent for a moment. "Oh, one thing!" I spoke out. He popped back up and kindly asked me what It was that I needed. "Is it safe to swim?" I asked. He glanced around quickly before telling me a cute 'yes'.

I walked deeper into the water until it was at my waist when I stood up. Feli swam beside me, looking very graceful in the water. "C-can I hug you?" He stammered. I thought 'why not?' and told him to let me sit down first.

He waited patiently as I got down and sat in the water. It was just a little bit above my neck in depth. After I told him that I was good, he swam over and gingerly hugged me. "You're kinda slimy" I commented. I heard that that could be a compliment to mermaids. He flustered and let go, apologizing. I guess he didn't think I liked it, but to be honest, slimy things can feel good every now and then. I assured him that it was alright.

"S-so I can keep hugging you?" He asked shyly. I nodded and waited for him to hug again. When he did, I hugged him back. As we were in the embrace, I couldn't help but to stare at his tail. I had never touched a mermaids tail, and I really wanted to. They looked so beautiful and most were shiny. Everyone likes beautiful shiny things, don't they? I kept looking as he flicked it around in the water excitedly.

It was so close and so tempting that I reached out and rubbed a gentle hand across the scales. Feli jumped in surprise and I immediately pulled my hand away. "Do you not like it? I don't have to touch it if you don't want me to" I said kind of disappointedly. He looked off to the side, shyness evident in his expression.

"I've just never had anyone touch my tail and it feels strange...but you can keep touching it. I'll get used to it. In fact, I kinda like it" Feli said quietly, but loud enough so I could make heads and tails out of what he spoke. I asked if it was really okay. I didn't want him to feel uncomfortable in any way. He nodded slowly and put his tail in my lap gently.

I softly trailed my hand up and down his tail. It felt nice, but unlike anything I'd felt before. It is very hard to explain what a mermaid's tail feels like exactly. Asking what it feels like is like asking what chocolate tastes like. It's something you have to feel for yourself to understand. But it was very slimy. I can say that much. But it wasn't a gross slimy, if that makes sense.

"So you like it, do you?" Feli asked me as he looked straight into my eyes. I could only hum a response as I looked back at him. "I have some of the best scales for a mermaid" He said with a smile. "I see that" I softly said as I pulled my hand away. He might think it weird if I kept touching his tail, though I did really want to.

He flicked his tail around happily. I couldn't help but envision it like a happy little dog wagging its tail side to side. Feli moved so that his upper body was in my lap and he leaned his head on my chest. His eyes looked up to meet mine and I lost all other thought for a moment. All I could see was me and him.

He put a hand up on my shoulder and massaged it softly. It felt so nice and soothing. No wonder sailors would abandon ship to reach the mermaids. It made sense now.

"So, how come someone like you wasn't dating someone already?" He asked in a love-struck way. I was kind of scared to be honest. What was I going to say? I had something planned, but as I looked into his eyes, I totally forgot! "Well that's the embarrassing thing" I blurted.

His face took on a whole new look after I said that; a face worthy of being in a 5 star horror movie. His eyes went dark and I could swear I saw piranha teeth forming in his mouth. The hand on my shoulder greatly tightened its grip and his tail curved around my body like a snake. "What do you mean?" He asked, his voice even changing. I was terrified now. This was the kind of look mermaids got right before they killed a human. It said so in my mythology book.

If it weren't for the great control I have over my emotions, I would probably be crying by this point. "Uh...uh...nothing!" I said nervously. "I know you aren't telling me something." He said before wrapping both arms tightly around my neck. He got in my face, making sure I had a very good view at his teeth. "TELL ME WHAT YOU WERE GOING TO SAY!" He commanded.

I was too afraid to speak and shook my head frantically. I didn't want him to hurt me or anyone else because I said something out of fear. "YOU HAVE SOMEONE ELSE, DON'T YOU!?" He asked as his expression got creepier than ever. I couldn't find any clever words to say, so I just had to resort to telling the truth and explaining later. Hopefully he would understand. Possibilities are always an option.

"A-A fiancé" I stuttered. His eyes flashed bright red for a second and I could tell he was very angry with me; extremely angry. I tried my best to stay calm, but was reduced to a begging mess. "Just p-please don't drag me under" I repeated. Instead of trying to drown me, he broke down into tears of sadness. He leaned his head in the crook of my neck and kept sobbing.

I didn't want to have to tell him the truth, but I couldn't keep it from him. "Please don't cry" I said, trying to sound soothing. "I bet you don't even love me!" He screamed into my ear. I was partially deafened for a moment, but I could still hear over the horrible ringing. "No, I love you! Just not as a mate. I love you as a friend though" I said, hoping that it would help.

He looked confused at first, as if he had never heard of loving a friend. Maybe he didn't know how to love anyone as a friend? Maybe he didn't think that love was for friends?

"You lied to me you rotten human! Guess you'll all be mermaid chow!" He said angrily. "Nej nej nej! Please! Y-You have it all wrong!" I said as I held him tightly, "Please, don't let them come" Tears of fear started to form in my eyes. We as nations couldn't die, but the torture of having our flesh ripped apart would surpass any death.

"Well you should have thought about that before you lied to me!" He hissed. "What did I lie about?" I asked, thinking we may be able to get somewhere with this. "You said you loved me! Friends don't love eachother. They only like eachother" Feli said as he wiped the tears out of his eyes.

So it was true. He couldn't believe that friends could love eachother. Well I know that there is such a thing, because there's a few friends I love with more passion than most husbands have for their wives. I tried to explain to Feli, but he was too upset to listen to me. He tried to flip away, but I held him tighter.

After he fought so much, I finally let him go. Perhaps I could talk to him when he wasn't so furious. To be safe, I ran back to the land as fast as I could. Mathias and Emil were still there, enjoying some fruits. The cecaelias were there too, but just as they said, not a word or sound came from them.

"What happened?" Denmark asked worriedly. "I don't know what I did, but we lost our protection for now" I said, hoping he would catch the hint. "Did you tell him about Belarus?" "Not directly, no..."

"But without him, the mermaids are going to come!" Mathias screamed. "And I don't have an axe!" "Make one!" I suggested. Before we continued to argue, Iceland said that he had a question. Me and the Dane hushed up to listen. "Aren't mermen pretty much seabound?" He asked. It occurred to me that even though Feli had legs, the others probably didn't notice.

Iceland was too scared at the time that he probably didn't register the fact Feli had legs., even though he asked. He gets weird when he's scared and forgets things. I wouldn't have expected Denmark to notice, due to the fact he was a beach ball at the time. "But the Little Mermaid had legs! Does that mean other mermaids do too!?" Denmark asked while In a frenzied state. I knew the answer was yes, but didn't say it aloud in order to save everyone's sanity.

"She also made a deal with a witch" I stated plainly, "But calm down and let's talk about this like civilized men" Denmark calmed down a little. Iceland was too confused to understand why Dan was screaming to begin with.

"So are we safe, or not?" Dan asked. I hesitated, but then assured him everything would be okay. "That's good then" He said with a sigh of relief.

Hey, if the next chapter takes a while, it's probably because I am writing on my other fanfic, "Middle-Earth Meets the Hetalians" and beta-reading. Have a good day.