A/N: Hey guys, this is just a repost of this chapter. Somebody pointed out that it was kinda weird, so I looked at it and...wow. So sorry about that. If you want, you can skim through it now, it's better. Sorry about that, I have no idea what happened. I guess fanfiction decided to mess it up. Anyway, sorry about that.

For the next few weeks, the two had met up everyday. Even if they only could meet up for a short while everyday, the two loved their time together. Feli could hardly believe his luck, a human actually was nice and had kept his promise of meeting up everybody. Ludwig felt the same, only he was confused with the situation.

He went on a walk everyday, that hadn't changed. However, what has changed is that his new friend was a fish and he went to meet him everyday. Ludwig didn't even mind going in the water to meet him. He never went up higher than his knees though, which confused Feli to no end. Why would somebody only go into something so incredible for a short time and barely at that? He had tried convincing him to go in deeper before, but Ludwig profusely refused.

To try and make up for the distance between them, everyday Feli went closer to the shore. It worried Ludwig, but he assured Ludwig that he would be just fine. In all honesty, he was worried himself, but he was sure that Ludwig would help him. After all, he trusted him now. Despite him being a human, Feli trusted Ludwig with his life. It almost frightened him.

But everyday they continued to meet up, same time, same place, rain or shine. One day their meeting collided with high tide. Ludwig went up to his knees in the water and glanced down, worrying that Feli wouldn't be able to get close enough, and if he did he would get beached again.

"Feli, I don't ," Ludwig turned to his friend to see that he was sitting on the shore next to him. "What are you doing?!" Ludwig quickly grabbed his arm and started pulling him deeper into the water. "You can't be this close to the shore! You'll get stuck again and-"

"Ludwig stop it! I want to be here," Ludwig stopped pulling and looked at Feli. "It's okay, I'll leave when the water starts to go down again. I want to be this close to you."

Ludwig studied his fish friend and sighed. Said friend was giving him the "guppy" eyes and a cute smile. "Please, Ludwig? I promise I'll be fine." It was so tempting with that smile but...

"Fine. But only for a few seconds. Then we're going back in the water." Feli immediately perked up at the Germans words and nodded.

Even if they were only at knee length water, Feli was glad that Ludwig agreed to sit with him in the water. He got a chance to study Ludwig up close. His bright hair and eyes had always stood out to him and it was better up close. He had his hair pulled back and Feli wanted to mess it up oh so badly. His arms were just as he remembered, huge and strong. In fact, his entire body was like that. Well, as far as he could tell. Ludwig refused to take off any clothes. They always got wet if he sat down in the water like today, but he knew that Ludwig didn't mind.

Feli beamed and continued to watch his friend. Whenever he got to see him his heart felt as if it were flying. Actually, whenever he thought about Ludwig his heart felt like it was going to burst. His chest always tightened and he felt so special. It was almost indescribable. He never felt this way before about anything before, what was it? And of course he couldn't ask his family what this was because Ludwig was a human. Life was not fair to him, but being with Ludwig made up for it.

Ludwig had only seen Feli one this close before and he didn't have much time to study him. Ludwig watched his tail, it was different than what he thought it would be like, or in the movies. It had the basic shape, obviously, but it had something like side fins on it. Even on his arms, he had fins. It struck Ludwig as odd, but it was only uh..natural? He sighed and Ludwig tried to think of something to start a conversation. The answer practically slapped him in his face. He was just studying his tail, right? "Feli, could you tell me about what's it like underwater?"

Feli was suspecting this question, but he wasn't prepared for it. He looked up into the sky blue eyes and tried his hardest not to melt. His heart started to flutter, both from his feelings and from his nerves. Something in the back of his head started going off. He wasn't suppose to be meeting this man, but to tell him information about merpeople? It was punishable by death.

Was it worth it? His hesitation seemed to speak for him, Ludwig seemed to get it and looked out to the sea. "I understand, you can't tell me just yet. If you want I can tell you about what it's like on land to even it out. Then," he turned to Feli and placed a hand on his shoulder. "Maybe someday you can tell me what it's like."

Ludwig stopped talking and turned back to the water. Why was he being so nice to this guy? Normally, he didn't care for anybody but himself but when he was with Feli it felt as if something...clicked? His chest tightened and he blushed when he thought about Feli, which was often. Did he like him? More than just a friend?

Feli blushed and shook his head, "I-it's nothing against you, I promise! Please don't hate me, I j-just don't know if I can tell you, I'm so sorry, I don't-" Ludwig cut him off by putting his finger to his lips, silencing them.

"Feli, do me a favor and shut up." Feli gulped and nodded. "Thank you," after he pulled his hand back he began talking again. "Nein, I understand. I don't hate you, I just…" He sighed, it was harder than he thought to explain himself. It normally was like this, but he didn't like not knowing what to say.

"Ve, wait, I have an idea! What if I show you?" Feli turned to him with a smile on his face, now excited.

Ludwig gave a confused look at the sound he always made and looked at Feli. "What are you talking about?"

"I mean I'll take you out and we can look down into the water. I'll make sure that you'll stay above water and everything!" Feli grabbed his hand and started to try and go farther into the water.

Ludwig started to pull back and immediately got defensive. "NEIN! Feli, nein, stop!" He managed to pull his arm out of his hand and stepped back, then he gracefully tripped on his legs and fell on to the shore. He shook his head furiously then avoided eye contact.

Feli gaped at him, struck by the reaction he received. He felt tears prick his eyes and he turned to avoid Ludwig seeing him crying. "I-if you really don't like my idea, you just had to say so…" He turned and started back in the water.

Ludwig heard him on the brink of tears and looked up. "Wait, Feli. Don't cry, I didn't…" He sighed and looked down and muttered something. Feli sobbed and looked up.

"L-Ludwig?"

"I ca...can't swim, Feli. I...Ich habe angst." Feli looked confused at the foreign language and tilted his head. "I said," he growled and closed his eyes. "I'm afraid. I don't know how to swim and I'm afraid."

"Ludwig, I don't understand why you don't know how to swim," he giggled at the thought of somebody not knowing how to. "But I promise you I'll keep you above water and if you really want I'll hold your han..er..I'll help you if you go under." He blushed furiously and smiled sweetly. "Please, Ludwig? I have to go back in the water soon anyway. Pretty pretty please?"

Ludwig blushed slightly and considered the offer. He would actually be with Feli longer and he promised that nothing would happen to him. Deciding it would be okay for a minute, he went back into the sea water and went up to his hips. He was already starting to freak out and every nerve wanted him to turn back. But for Feli? He'd do anything.

Suddenly, a chilling thought stopped all others. What about the drop off? This beach had a very sudden drop off and some people have drowned here before. He gulped in fear, once he passed that point, he would be in open water. "Feli, the drop off isn't that far from shore, what happens once we go farther?"

Feli smiled and swam up to him, taking his hand. "I'll make sure nothing happens to you. I guess I can teach you how to swim or something? If nothing else we can just look beyond it or something," he gave him a reassuring smile. "It'll be fine."

Ludwig thought it over for a minute more before nodding. Feli beamed even brighter and pulled him into the water. Ludwig was chest high in water and he gagged at the waves splashing in his face. "Mein gott, how do you live with all this water?"

Feli laughed and put his head down in the water. He snuck a glance at the human's body and blushed. He shook his head and looked at the drop off, quickly approaching. Something down there moved quickly but before he could really find out what, Ludwig squeezed his hand. Feli brought his head back up and blinked. "What?"

"I asked what you were doing?" Ludwig seemed nervous and he was jumping on the sand now to avoid the waves. They were immensely bigger than the others closer to shore and even somebody as big and tall as he was would have trouble avoiding them.

"Ve~ I was checking where the drop off was. It's right there," he pointed to a place in the water as if it was clear as day where he was pointing. "So be ready!"

"Ja, I'll try." Ludwig mentally and physically prepared himself for going off, but as soon as he felt himself take a step into nothing, something grabbed his ankle and pulled him down. He tried to shout, but the water surrounded him before he could take another needed breath. Ludwig was being pulled down deep into the water by the thing that grabbed his ankle. He flailed around, trying to break free to no avail. Feli shot down after him and Ludwig wanted to gasp at the sight of his friend in water. He saw him above water, but never below. He looked beautiful. His hair all around in the current, all his fins in action, everything.

Feli went down under him and tried to pull the thing that was dragging him down off of him. "Lovino, get off!" Ludwig had never heard Feli shout like that and he was speaking just as he would above water. "Get off, please!" Ludwig's lungs were bursting for air, begging to breathe. He could start to see the edges of his vision getting darker and fuzzy.

Feli tried to pull his brother off of Ludwig, who in turn shoved him off. "Get the hell off of me, bastard!" Feli was quickly getting desperate and grabbed his shoulders. Lovino turned and glared at him, "What are you doing!?" He let go of the human to shove his brother against the drop off. Lovino grabbed his neck and started to throttle it. "I'm trying to save you from the human, you stupid!"

Feli started to freak out and grabbed his wrists weakly. "Brother, I can't breathe, I can't breathe, I can't breathe-"

Ludwig couldn't fight the darkness enclosing him anymore and gave in, watching the bubbles rise to the surface before he went under the dark.

Ludwig watched helplessly as he thrashed underwater, trying to get to the surface. He thought about the accident, how he felt like this before and how he and his brother managed to get out. His parents took he and his brother out on a boat before to go fishing in the ocean. They were having such a good time until a sudden storm hit them and their small boat flipped over and sunk.

Ludwig recalled the fear that was in his veins, the pounding of his heart, the screams of the humans trapped in the water. His mom and dad tried to keep close to them, but the waves eventually pushed them away from each other. The only way Gilbert had managed to hold onto Ludwig was tying a rope to their wrists.

Ludwig didn't remember much after that, just that a huge wave pushed them under the surface and they weren't able to get back up with the waves continuing to push them farther down. He blacked out not shortly after. He woke up to the sun on their faces and Gilbert unconscious next to him. He sat up and cried out for his parents for about an hour before Gilbert woke up and held him while he cried. Their parents were never found, but they both knew what happened to them.

Ever since then, he's been afraid of water and never liked being in pools, the beach, anything that people swam in, he hated going to. Not just because of the people, though that was a huge reason, but he hated the memory. Everything was just...horrible.

Until he met Feli, and even then he was very hesitant. And it proved to be, what would happen now? Would Gilbert be okay without him? Would he even find out about what happened? He wished he could even say a last goodbye to him. And to Feli, it wasn't his fault this happened.

Just before he totally went under, he could feel somebody grab his arm and feel the water around him move.

Feli managed to pry his brother off and quickly swam to Ludwig. He didn't know how to really help a human or anything, he just knew that humans couldn't breathe underwater. Ludwig's eyes were closed and he wasn't moving. Feli let out a small gasp and quickly latched his arms around his body and swam up. Ludwig was seriously heavy and he was having a hard time, but he managed to get him up over the drop off and continued to pull him up to the surface.

However, before he could get Ludwig up to the surface, Lovino grabbed Feli's tail and pulled him down. Feli gasped and tried to swim out of it and desperately pushed Ludwig up. He turned to Lovino and shook his head, "Fratello, no! I have to save him, please," Feli gave his best guppy face.

Lovino shook his head furiously, "No, I won't let you save a stupid human! He'll wake up and kill you!" Lovino dragged him down to eye level and growled, his eyes glowing with anger. To make sure he didn't escape he grabbed his shoulders tightly. "I'd rather you get eaten by a shark!"

Feli shook his head again, panic seeping in his heart. "Ve, I'm so sorry for this," he quickly slammed his head into his brothers, effectively making him let go of his shoulders. "I'll be back, promise!" He swam as fast as he could to Ludwig and grabbed his arm, finally bringing him to the surface. It didn't seem like he was waking up. Maybe he had to bring him to land?

Once he dragged him to the shore, high tide quickly leaving, he laid him on the sand. He had to practically drag the both of them up on the beach and even then it took military crawling to fully get on the sand. Once again beached, with the occasional small wave to splash over them, Feliciano watched Ludwig for any signs of movement. "Ludwig," he shook his friend's body desperately. "Ludwig, wake up. Please?" He tried his best to make sure that Ludwig was breathing. His chest was moving up and down, that was a good sign, right?

Feli soon felt the dryness from the sun and not enough water. He felt his gills flap on his skin, almost begging him to go back in the water. "Ludwig...please...wake up." Tears soon ran down his face and he crawled into Ludwig's arms. The last of the high tide was gone and even his tailfins couldn't touch the water.

Feli started to pant and he laid his head down onto Ludwig's chest. His parents were killed by humans, but would Feli actually die for a human? His eyes fluttered closed and he continued to make sure that Ludwig was breathing. He was tired and had no idea when Ludwig would wake up.