Chapter 15: Love of the Ocean

Mephiles looked over at Mephic when the baby started crying. Swimming over, he picked him up and looked at him. Mephic was hungry. Mephiles sighed and looked around; he needed breast milk since he wasn't old enough to eat food yet. Swimming over to the closet, he opened it and saw the vacuum. It was sitting there, waiting to be used.

"Can you change back to normal?" He tapped the vacuum as he asked.

The vacuum began to revert into Sonic, and Mephiles watched in fascination as it did so. The handle of the vacuum cleaner split into six pieces, each growing longer. As they did so, the rest of Sonic's face began forming from the vacuum. Triangular ears came up from the top of her head, the rest rounding out the overall shape. Next to form were her eyes. They were closed, eyelashes forming on the bottom where they brushed against her cheeks. Her thin black nose came out next, pointing off her face at an angle. The mouth area formed on the lower half of her face, color changing to look like her skin. Arms broke free from the rest of the vacuum with loud cracking. Hands formed at the end of each one, five fingers breaking apart from each other. Mephiles watched as her breasts formed, unable to take his eyes from them and watch the rest of the transformation. The bottom of the vacuum moved to point down at the floor, shifting into her fins. Her tail connected to it, adding curves to the shape the vacuum was starting to take. The inner workings of the vacuum had to change as well, giving her a skeleton before anything else. Every one of her organs returned, heart beginning to pump blood again as soon as it was ready. Opening her eyes, Sonic blinked at Mephiles a few times. The hard exterior of the previous form softened into the skin she was supposed to have, blue fur quickly growing where it belonged.

"Thanks," she said, taking Mephic. "I'll go back to that form soon, Master." Mephiles nodded and turned away so that Sonic could feed her son. Mephic was soon done eating, yawning in his mother's arms. Sonic smiled. "He needs to sleep," she told her Master. "Do you want me to do anything?"

Mephiles shook his head. "Go back to being a vacuum."

Sonic nodded and turned back into a vacuum. Mephiles chuckled and put it back inside the closet, then yawned as well and went to take his own nap. When he woke, Mephic was crying.

"Again?" he grumbled. Mephiles picked him up and looked at him. Mephic looked at his father and stopped crying instantly. he giggled and reached for Mephiles, who felt a smile come across his face. "That's a lot of fuss over wanting to see me," Mephiles chuckled.

Mephic lay his head on his father's shoulder and closed his eyes. The sea dragon smiled and swam back into the room. He opened the closet door and looked at the vacuum, wondering if he should have it turn back into Sonic, or use it. Looking down at Mephic, he wished he could ask his opinion. Mephiles reached into the closet and pulled the vacuum out. He then set his son down on the bed and turned the vacuum on, rolling it out into the hallway. Once Mephiles had finished vacuuming the house, he returned to the closet. The sea dragon looked at the vacuum for a few minutes, then put it back inside. He wanted to spend some time alone with his son and not have Sonic in the way. Once he shut the door, Mephiles returned to his son and picked him up.

"It's just going to be you and me," he said, chuckling. Mephic smiled and clapped his hands happily.

Mephiles chuckled again. He smiled, happy that Sonic had given birth to him. He didn't want to mention it, but he was falling for Sonic as well. The sea dragon sighed and lay on the bed. The vacuum cleaner that was Sonic sat in the closet. It wasn't sure if it wanted to change back or not, but knowing Mephiles, he wanted it to stay that way for a while. Ignoring what it knew Mephiles would want, the vacuum turned back into Sonic. The merhog opened the door a crack and looked out. Sonic smiled as she saw her baby lying on the bed with his father. A few minutes later, the closet door opened and Mephiles glared at her.

"What the hell are you doing?" He asked.

"I...I wanted to see our...my baby again." Sonic moved farther into the closet, shrinking against everything else in there.

Mephiles walked into the closed, grabbing his whip. "You are not to see him unless I say so!" he yelled, and began to hit Sonic. She screamed in pain. "Besides, I gave you orders to stay as a vacuum for a while and you've disobeyed me!"

He whipped her again, harder this time. Sonic sobbed and looked at her Master. "Please stop hitting me Master," Sonic cried. Mephiles growled and ignored her begging, continuing to whip her.

"Why should I?" He asked. "You deserve some punishment!"

Mephiles whipped her again. Blood was running down her back and some of her spinal cord bones were showing.

"I won't disobey you again," she sobbed. "Please..."

Mephiles snarled. "You say that, but you've done it before," he scoffed. "Get back in the closet and stay there in the form of a vacuum until I say you can come out."

"But..."

Mephiles raised the whip again. Whimpering, Sonic went back into the closet and turned into a vacuum. The sea dragon closed the door, then locked it. If Sonic did this again, he would probably have to make that form permanent. Snarling, he went back to his son. Mephic looked ready to cry when Mephiles returned to him, having been woken by Sonic's yelling. The look on Mephiles' face only made it worse. He screamed and cried even more.

Inside the closet, the vacuum couldn't take it anymore. It turned back into Sonic, knowing it would be punished, and ran out into the room to comfort her son. Snatching him up from where he was laying, Sonic held him against her. Shushing her son, Sonic rocked him back and forth. Mephic hiccupped and stared up at her, starting to calm down.

Mephiles glared at her, and she looked at him. "How could you? He's only a baby."

"I haven't done anything to him."

"You made him cry! He needs to be comforted, and can't be around yelling all the time! It makes him upset."

Sonic looked at her son once again, who had calmed down and was laughing happily, looking at her. Mephiles took a deep breath, closing his eyes. Despite disobeying him again, Sonic was right.

"I don't know how to be a parent," he said, looking at her. "Perhaps it is time to be one."

He blushed, looking at his slave. A blush was creeping onto Sonic's face as well as she looked at her master. "Would you like me to assist you, Master?"

"Yes, of course."

Sonic smiled and nodded. She wondered how Mephiles would react if she told him she loves him. "Master, there's something I want to tell you..."

"What is it?" Mephiles asked.

"I...it doesn't make any sense, but...I love you, Master."

Mephiles' eyes widened. "I...love you too...Sonic."

Sonic was surprised by the comment, looking at Mephiles with wide eyes. Understandably, that was the last thing she had been expecting to hear. "Since when?"

"Since...since you gave birth."

"Then why have you been treating me so terribly?"

Mephiles hesitated. "You are my slave. What else do I need to say?"

Sonic looked away and nodded in understanding. "I understand, Master." Sonic looked back at Mephic. Their son was making noises, hitting Sonic in the chest.

"Mephic," she said. "Stop that."

Her son did so and looked at her. Mephiles chuckled. "Maybe he's trying to tell you something."

Sonic smiled. "What is it, Mephic?" The baby kept pounding her chest. Sonic took the hint and lifted him to her chest, allowing him to drink. Mephiles chuckled again, shaking his head. Sonic hesitated, and then left the room. When she came back, she put Mephic in his crib and sat down next to her Master. "What do we do now?" she asked him.

Mephiles thought about it. "You can make the bed and clean around the house," he told her.

The slave nodded and stood up, looking at the manacles on her wrists. Then she sighed and did as her Master ordered. Mephiles watched her for a while, a smile coming to his face. He chuckled and stood up, hugging her. A few minutes later, he looked at her.

"What was that about?" Sonic asked.

"I felt like you deserved one," Mephiles said.

Sonic smiled. Then she blushed and kissed him. Mephiles smiled against her lips and returned her kiss.

"Am I still your slave, even after we've confessed our love?" The mermaid asked.

The sea dragon nodded. "I'll try to be a little lenient. But don't expect too much."

Sonic gulped and nodded. "Very well. Why is it you want me to be a vacuum so often? I don't mind, I'm just wondering."

"It helps get things cleaned faster." Mephiles gave her a small kiss on her cheek. "I won't have you remain like that too long afterward anymore.''

The mermaid shook her head. "Like I said, I don't mind. I enjoy being in that form."

Mephiles smiled and nodded. "In that case, feel free to make that form permanent if you wish, or stay in it as long as you want."

Sonic gave him a smile. "We can't be parents together if it's permanent."

"I know," Mephiles said. "But I wouldn't mind either."

"Are we going to teach Mephic ourselves?" Sonic asked.

Mephiles nodded. "Sure," he said. "We could do that. You're still going to be my slave, though."

"I know."

The sea dragon nodded, then looked at Sonic. "Most likely Mephic will be a slave also. What do you think?"

"Are you sure you want your son to be a slave?"

Mephiles thought about it. "It's not as if he'll be someone else's slave." Sonic sighed and nodded. "Don't worry." Mephiles put a hand on Sonic's arm. "I'll treat him like my son."

"Same here," the mermaid said. "I look forward to raising him with you."

Mephiles nodded, and kissed her once again. So was he.