Yo everyone! I final found time to sit down and write (you would not believe how long it takes to write the measly amount of words I have in a chapter), since I've been really busy with well, life in general. I'm planning for this to be about 7-8 chaps long, so stick around for future updates! (Also, in case you were wondering, yes, their tails are based off their skate outfits) Anyways, on with Chapter 2! Feedback is always appreciated!-
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Phichit sat on a rock in his bedroom, unable to focus on the present task at hand. Filling in paperwork. Which his mother and father had dumped on him the moment he returned from saving Seung Gil. Phichit grinned to himself slightly. Seung Gil. AKA the most wonderful man on the planet- even if he was a Land Person and had legs. That just made him all the more interesting. Phichit cast a despairing glance down at his paperwork. Who wanted to be approving laws at a time like this? For example, why do they need to have an 'Official insurance policy'? Phichit was pretty sure that no one, not even his mother and father, or the ones who wrote this knew what that was. Either that or he was a really terrible prince. But he knew that already.
Phichit threw down his squid-ink pen and groaned. This was going nowhere. Aaaaabsoluuutely nowhere. And the more time he spent on this pointless paperwork (that he was pretty sure his parents only gave him to keep him out of trouble) the less time he had to think, theorise and daydream about Seung Gil. Phichit's favourite one is him and Seung Gil dancing under the stars. Phichit shook his head firmly. No. must finish paperwork. Must finish difficult paperwork.
…. Must get Yuuri to help him with difficult paperwork.
….Must get Yuuri to do difficult paperwork for him.
That's what brothers are for, right?
(-)
Phichit swam along the palace corridors, somersaulting over the odd maid who looked like they were about to have a heart attack, leaving a trail of bills and sanctions and official documents in his wake. His father couldn't blame him for losing a few of them, right?
He finally came to a pause outside Yuuri's room, his red and gold tail waving slowly, as he caught his breath, bubbles rising from the sheer amount of swimming he's done (who's smart idea was it to put Yuuri's room on the other side of the castle?) (Oh yeah, Yuuri's. Apparently Phichit snored.)
Carefully Phichit opened the door… To find Yuuri picking the petals of a sea-flower.
"He'll love me, he'll love me not, he'll love me, he'll love me not, he'll love me… HE'LL LOVE ME!"
Yuuri clutched the flower to his chest, a sappy smile overtaking his face.
From the door, Phichit's smile also curled into a grin, remembering the silver haired man from the boat. This boy. It looked like Phichit wasn't the only one in love with a Land Person.
Phichit swam into the room, and on sight, Yuuri hid the sea-flower behind his back, blushing furiously.
"Phi-Phichit! I-ah- thought you were doing paperwork?"
Raising an eyebrow, Phichit unceremoniously dumped his pile of work on top of Yuuri's, and took a seat beside him on his huge oyster bed.
"That silver haired guy huh?"
"His name is Victor!" That, and the blush on Yuuri's face gave him away.
Phichit squealed slightly, and pulled Yuuri into a hug.
"I never thought I'd see the day when you fell in love! I was beginning to think I'd never find out anything scandalous about you!"
"It isn't scandalous Phichit. And I saw the way you looked at that Prince."
"You saw me looking at Seung Gil, huh?" Phichit murmured, recalling that night.
"Yes. But it's no use thinking about it. There is no way we could be with Land People without giving away our kind." Yuuri said, and despite his words, he looked like he was about to cry.
Phichit pulled his tail higher up onto Yuuri's bed, and, gazing at his scales in deep thought, murmured
"There is one way."
Yuuri's face turned from confused to afraid as he worked out what Phichit meant.
"You don't mean…."
"Yes. The Sea Witch."
(-)
Seung Gil stared at the crashing waves as he sat in the sun warmed sand. He should have died that night he fell of the ship. He should have drowned. So why didn't he? After falling off the ship, he had felt warm arms encircling him, pulling him forwards. And he could swear that before he had been found on the beach, he remembered a pair of dark, chocolate brown eyes looking at him in concern. A small smile was on the tanned face. But before he could even work out if it was a dream or reality, they had been gone.
Whenever he mentioned it to anyone, he'd been told he was dreaming. Except one old fisherman who had laughed and told him that a merman must have taken pity on him.
Seung Gil hadn't scoffed at the words like he usually had.
Slowly, Seung Gil allowed himself a small smile, breaking through his cold exterior.
Out there, something wanted him to stay alive. Most likely not for his money or his status.
But for him.
(-)
Phichit tried and failed to steel his nerves as he gazed into the black cavern, miles away from home.
"This is a bad idea," Yuuri mumbled next to him "This is a really, really, really bad idea."
"No it's not." Phichit said, even though he wasn't completely sure of that himself. "You'll get to see Victor soon."
This seemed to give Yuuri enough confidence to inch slowly with Phichit into the cave.
Where they were met with the sound of cacophonous crying.
"ANYA!" Cried a male voice through the darkness of the cave "Have you returned to me?"
A Glow fish flicked on next to Yuuri's head.
The crying resumed.
Phichit looked at the rumoured 'almighty Sea Witch' crying on the floor, and almost felt a little bad.
The fact he was crying didn't mean that he couldn't still turn them into shrimps though.
"WHAT DO YOU WANT!" Yelled the Sea Witch.
"To-to get legs" Yuuri stammered.
The Sea Witch glared at them.
"WHY!"
Phichit surprised even himself by saying
"We've both fallen in love with a human."
The Sea Witch was quiet for approximately two seconds. Then he was spinning both of them around.
"Well why didn't you SAY so? Call me Georgi. Now this certain curse is very good, but has it's own drawbacks, such as…"
"Wait, really?" Yuuri asked, slightly dazed "just like that?"
"Yes, well usually I would ask for your sight, or your hearing or your voice, but," Georgi clamped a hand to his chest "you both remind me of me and Anya. Now, as I was saying, you will both have one week to gain a kiss of mutual true love with your beloved. Or Sea Foam?"
"Or what now?" Phichit asked, slightly fearful.
"Yes, well, there is no such thing as a free lunch you know. You have one week. Or you die. Of course if you truly love them, that shouldn't be a problem."
"No." Phichit found himself saying "it's not a problem."
Yuuri gave his assent to Phichit's words.
"PERFECT!" Georgi cried "Now please hold very still!"
Phichit gripped Yuuri's arm, and thought of Seung Gil.
Then everything went black.
