Hola my friends! This chapter of PruCan awesomeness is for Blood Rose Knight!

Song: Love Will Find A Way

It is a truth universally acknowledged by all magical creatures that any form of shapeshifting requires pain. To change one's form, the form their very soul was designed for, and become something else puts a tremendous strain on the soul and body alike. Therefore, pain is to be accepted and tolerated by those foolish enough to willingly change their appearance. Only fools perform such feats on a regular basis. Unfortunately, love makes fools of the wisest of creatures.

The shoreline was usually a sheer cliff that rose high above the waves, protecting the towns and small villages that lived just beyond. However, there was one spot, a weakness some might say, where the cliffs had been worn down by the ocean's never ending patience, and a small beach had formed. The sand there was very fine and very soft, almost silt. Just beyond the small cove the beginnings of a forest blocked any view of the land beyond. It was a hideaway of sorts. After all, no human would dare come near a sea infested with merfolk.

Moonlight played and leaped over the water as a sleepy albatross flew high above. Had it been daylight, the bird would have noticed a trail of bubbles appearing along the water, heading for the shore. Ripples followed as a head poked out of the water. Long strands of blonde hair clung to the young mermaid's face and she swiped at them irritably. Her violet eyes scanned the shore for any sign of life before crawling up the soft slope to dry land, her tail useless in the shallow water. Once she was completely out of the ocean she let out a gasp of pain as her tail began to throb. She bit back groans as her scales ever so slowly disappeared and her tail split in two. A hiss of pain escaped her lips as toes grew from her new feet. At last the transformation was complete, and the girl managed to crawl up to a small tree, where a dress lay nestled in a hollow. She carefully donned the simple garment, her limbs still spasming from the pain.

"All right… up we go now," she whispered, her throat unused to the dry surface air. The trunk of the tree provided an ample crutch to lean on as she staggered to her feet. "You'd think this would get easier…"

Step by step the girl stumbled through the trees. After a while, her feet became steadier and her strides more confident. The trees thinned again and soon enough she was standing in a clearing. Now it was time to wait.

A hot wind whipped through the forest, frying any fragile leaves on it's way. The girl woke with a gasp and licked her lips unconsciously. She slowly sat up and looked up at the starlit sky. It wasn't long before another wave of heat followed, this time accompanied by a low booming sound, like a giant clapping its hands. The booms increased in volume and speed until the former mermaid was forced to cover her ears to keep from going deaf. An enormous shadow swept over the trees and hovered over the clearing before landing with a final boom. The girl looked up fearlessly at the beast that stood before her. It was an unusual feat to say the least, considering that it was a dragon, a veritable lord of the sky.

This dragon was white from head to tail with flashing crimson eyes. He slowly lowered his head until he was face to snout with the girl, allowing her to touch his scaly cheek. This done, he withdrew and huddled down close to the ground.

His transformation was much more painful than hers.

Scales molded into skin as fingers replaced claws. All signs of a tail, horns and wings disappeared, downy white hair taking their place. He kept his jaw clenched to prevent the slightest sound of pain from escaping his lips. He would not show any weakness! Steam billowed off his new skin, letting the girl know the transformation was complete. After a minutes of waiting for the steam to clear, she crawled forward and placed a hand on the the dragon-turned-human's shoulder. He feebly placed a hand over hers and tried to sit up.

"It's not fair," the girl whispered. "I only have to turn my tail into legs while you…" She trailed off, pulling him closer and allowing him to rest against her. "It's not fair."

The man made no reply, simply nuzzling his face underneath her chin. There was something so incredibly good about skin to skin contact. Something he couldn't get with his diamond hard scales. He opened his eyes and gazed up at her delicate features. She blushed at the adoration that was practically oozing from his glowing eyes. "W-where are your clothes hidden?"

"Zhey burned up." His unfamiliar tongue struggled to pronounce these human words correctly.

"Burned up?! How on earth-"

"Accidentally."

"Accidentally?"

"Ja."

Laughter bubbled up unbidden from her throat. "If you say so."

"I do say so. I vas too awesome for zhem."

This light banter continued for many hours. To talk about anything heavier would bring up painful truths that neither wanted to discuss. It was getting harder and harder to transform. Soon a choice would have to be made. Should they give up their families, their magic and their immortality for a few short years of bliss as frail humans, or live out their never ending lives separated and alone?

But that was not a choice that had to be made tonight. Tonight they simply had to sit together in their clearing, his skin a little too hot for a mortal being, hers a little too cold, and watch the stars dance above them.

I love them so! X3 PruCan fluff is good for the soul... oh, and Epic F. Awesomesauce apparently still thinks she's my editor.

Editor's Note: Viva is awesome everyone, and so is this chapter, so HAH.

...Not that what she says is bad...XD