Aquata Cove Ch. 26

"Tell me what you want~" Adam growled as he forced himself back and forth into Merrick.

"Fuck me!" Merrick moaned out, "Fuck me harder..." Adam's thrusts became harder and faster, "Ohhh! Harder! Harder! Harder~!" Merrick begged as his hand squeezed his member, "Haaaaaarrrrrrr!!"

Merrick moaned and jerked as he felt his balls tighten, and his dick pulsed as he felt himself pour his thick seed all over his hand, squirting all over his stomach, moaning oh so pleasantly as his hot, slimy cum dribbled all over himself.

"Fuck, you're so hot!" Adam moaned as he pistoned himself into Merrick more and more, pummeling into that warm, tight tunnel. "Hoh! Hoohhh! Ohhh! Right there, right there, right there!" He ground his penis in one spot inside Merrick. His fists gripped into his sheets as his cock spasmed into Merrick's anus. "AWWW! Ahhh! OHHH! Haahh!"

Adam grunted and panted as he felt himself explode inside of Merrick. Merrick groaned as he felt the hot contents wash deep inside of him.

The human sighed and hissed as he tenderly pulled his dick out of Merrick's tight hole. He laid his sweaty body right next to Merrick, before giving Merrick a passionate kiss. The merman moaned as he felt Adam's tongue invade his mouth. Adam broke the kiss to gasp for air as he cuddled next to his lover.

Merrick murred pleasantly as he rolled to the side, and rested right next to Adam, "Oh Adam... I needed that... I love you... So much..." Adam cracked a smile as he kissed Merrick's forehead.

"That... Yeah, that was awesome..." Adam said. He smiled as he rolled on his side, as Merrick snuggled up to him. Adam pulled off the blanket, feeling VERY hot after just fucking him under the covers, "I'm always right here for you, sweetheart..." Adam muttered. Merrick nodded against Adam's burly chest.

"... I know... Babe..." Merrick whispered back. Using cutesie names is going take getting used to.

~~~

"You sure you don't wanna come with me, Merrick?" Adam asked as he and Merrick walked on the gravel.

"I'm sure... I still need some time, Adam..." Merrick said.

"Ok. Jamal should be home all day, so he can keep you company. Remember," Adam said as he pointed his finger at Merrick, "No hanky-panky while I'm gone, ok?" Merrick laughed as his man bent over and picked up his helmet.

"Yes, Adam, I got it. Be glad there isn't a red moon present, or I'd be all over him all day. Can't help it~" Merrick said with a smirk.

"THAT is an exception," Adam said. He put his hand onto Merrick's cheek, and kissed his lips. Merrick kissed him back, a little more affectionately, and nuzzled his man before he put his helmet on, and rumbled out of the gravel.

Merrick walked back into the house, where Yuri is sitting at the table with her laptop, "Hey, Merrick, do you have a minute?" She asked. Merrick shrugged as he walked over towards her.

"Sure. I have a lot of minutes if you need them." He replied. She chuckled as she pulled up a chair next to her – now that she knows he's a merman, his nudity became strangely acceptable.

Just then, a fully dressed, Italian guy with a duffle came in, and looked with a grin at Merrick, "Wow, it's ALWAYS rockin here!" He chuckled as he went to the door, "Tell Jamal I had a great time!" With that, the man left, leaving an awkward pause between Yuri and Merrick.

"Um... Sure," Merrick said as sat down next to Yuri, "What's up?"

"Well, you know how merfolk are a myth to humans, right?" Yuri asked. Merrick nodded to her.

"Yes. Adam has told me on occasion."

"Well, NOW I'm curious as to what's real and what's not; humans have come up with a lot of superstition over the years." She said. Merrick chuckled, as she typed into the Google Searchbar.

"I am not an expert, Yuri, but I'll answer the best I know."

"Sweet... O-K! How about... How about THIS thing?" She asked as she brought up a picture of the Sanbi – The three tailed turtle from Naruto; obviously fictional, but just to make sure. Merrick blinked and chuckled.

"That looks like a mighty beast, but it doesn't look like anything I've ever seen. Something like that would need to live very, VERY deep."

"I thought so. It's called the Sanbi, and it's from a TV show, it's not real. Now what about... This?" She pulled up a search of the Lochness Monster, "Is THIS real?"

"Heheh, you know, Adam asked me about that particular animal the last time I was here. I don't know what humans call them, but we call them Niseags. They exist, but they're vicious. We try to avoid them if we can – Accept the ones that live in or near the waters of Scotland, those are exceedingly docile."

"Ah cool. Now what about... Ok, something else, not well known... What about the Shen? It's a giant clam that makes illusions?"

"I'm not sure about making illusions, but I have seen clams and scallops as big as THIS house before."

"Ok. And the hippocampus? Half-horse, half-fish?" She said as she pulled up pictured from Percy Jackson and the Olympians: Sea of Monsters.

"Oh!" Merrick said, "That's it! That's a hippocampus!" Merrick said, "How did you get one to pose for pictures?!"

"Haha, we didn't," Yuri said, surprised, "This one was illustrated with computers, but you're saying they really look like that?"

"Yes! That's EXACTLY what they look like! They live in red kelp forests deep in the ocean. They're very easy to tame if you know how to talk to them.

"Wow... Ok, so how about THIS one?" Yuri asked, "This one is supposedly Japanese mythology," She typed up the grotesque, turtle-like creature, "It's called the Kappa. Not sure if you'd know it – it lives in rivers."

"... Yeah, I've seen one. Well, only two of them, once in MY life. According to the Razirah, they used to be merfolk."

"Wait, USED to be? How did they 'use to be' merfolk?"

"They mutated from a black sun."

"Black sun? You mean a Solar Eclipse?"

"Sure, whatever humans call it. They used to be Holsien merfolk, and when they mutated, they lose the consciousness of the sea, and become something differently foreign."

"And what does that have to do with a Solar Eclipse?"

"When a black sun comes into the sky, merfolk deform and twist into something else – ONLY when they're on land though. It's very unpredictable as to what the mutation will yield. Lets say that I was to be outside, while a black sun is happening. Even in human form, I'd become..." Merrick sighed and shook his head, "I don't know. Anything would happen."

"... That COULD be the reason for any other creatures. Like Sirens – are they fish-like, or bird-like?"

"Ugh, Sirens," Merrick grumbled bitterly, "Beautiful singing, but more bloodthirsty than anything else I know."

"Yeah, Adam mentioned those yesterday. He said they're both cannibals, AND maneaters?"

"Yes. Their gluttony knows no bounds..."

"There's been speculation that Sirens are bird-like?"

"I THINK I've seen one before, but I'm not sure. It's possible for a Piscien to turn into an Amnien during a black sun. Terrible creatures are born when the human god sleeps."

"... The human god?" Yuri asked.

"We know Him as the Land Father Mithras."

"Ok, now what about the Leviathan?" Yuri asked as she Googled it too. The site pulled up a handful of images pertaining to watery, dragon-like sea creatures. Merrick blinked, and shook his head.

"No. None of these look like Guardian Leviathan."

"Wait, Guardian? How do you mean?"

"There are 3 Guardians of the merfolk that come and serve to protect us when a Triton calls for them."

"Adam said there are 3 kinds of merfolk: Piscien, Amnien, and Holsien, right? Fish, mammals, and mollusks?"

"Yes. Leviathan is the Guardian that protects the Piscien merfolk."

"Interesting... Here," Yuri got up, and went to her room. She came back with a few pieces of paper, and a black marker, "This is called a marker," She explained, taking off the cap, and writing in a few kanji characters on one sheet. Merrick observed with intrigue. She moved a paper to Merrick, and handed him the marker, "Think you can draw it out for me? I'd like to see what it looks like."

"Ok..." Merrick put the marker to paper, just like Yuri did. He then drew in an elongated, fish-like image with fangs and large, sail-like dorsal fins, "This is a... Rough idea of what Guardian Leviathan looks like..." Merrick then drew in a dolphin-like torso and head, with four extended, frilly fins instead of pectoral and tailfins, before drawing in a whirlpool image that curved and lead to its bottle-nose. "This is what the Amnien Guardian Charybdis may look. And..." Merrick then drew a squid-like image with many tentacles, a large, curved, black fang on the front and backside of it, with arrow-shaped flippers on either side of its head, "And this should be the Holsien Guardian Kraken."

"And merfolk worship these Guardians?" Yuri asked.

"No," Merrick said, "We revere and rely on the Guardians to protect us. We worship the Sea Mother Atargatis."

"Ooh, tell me about Her." Yuri said, intrigued.

"The Sea Mother is the goddess of all merfolk and all other creatures of the ocean," Merrick said, "She gives us life, love, our souls, everything about us, She gives and watches over us."

"So, is She Piscien, Amnien, or Holsien?" Yuri asked.

"She is none of them. Or rather, She is all three," Merrick said, "Here, lemme..." Merrick took another paper, and started to draw, "Instead of fins or hair, water flows from her head, that eventually becomes part of the sea... She is draped in the winds that blow and fly around the sea... Her tail is of pure moon light..." Merrick said as he smiled peacefully as he drew the best he can of the goddess he reveres, "She is what makes merfolk for what we are..."

"... And what about Mithras?" Yuri asked. Merrick put aside the drawing of Atargatis, and took another clean sheet of paper.

"The Land Father Mithras... Is said to have a head of trees... Draped with the leaves of plants... And a mantle of pure sunshine..." After the illustration, Merrick paused, and looked to his Japanese friend.

"... Yuri? I want to ask something..." Merrick said.

"Oh? Go ahead-" Yuri started, but was interrupted by her cellphone. "Shoot, I'm running late! Sorry, Merrick, I have to go."

"G-Go where?" Merrick asked.

"To the hospital. I'm still studying to be a doctor." She said as put on her white leather jacket, "I'm not gonna be back till tonight, just so you know."

"O-Ok..." Merrick said.

"See you later!" Yuri took off quickly. Merrick sighed as he closed Yuri's laptop, and looked over the drawings he drew. He then heard a groan from the hallway looked up and smiled. Jamal came into the living room, stretching as he walked. Merrick blushed harshly and giggled as he saw the muscular, black man come in, wearing absolutely nothing on his dark chocolate body.

"Ggghhh... Hey, Blonde," Jamal said, "... Did you see a hot guy come by here?"

"Yes, he left a while ago. He said to tell you he had a great time." Merrick told him as he got up from the kitchen table.

"Ah, ok. Glad to hear it, cause I think it coulda gone better." He said as he rubbed his eyes. He chuckled as he looked at Merrick, "Gotta say, it's real nice to be hang out nekkid wit somebody that don't freak out."

"Why would I freak out?" Merrick asked, "You're... Hot? If that's what humans say. You're sexy anyhow!" Jamal chuckled at that.

"Thanks, kid," Jamal said as he flopped down onto the couch. Merrick sat right next to him.

"Jamal... Can I ask a question?"

"Sure, Blonde. Go ahead."

"... What are humans' approach towards... Homosexuals? I think that's what we're called – that I'm attracted to males?"

"Yeah, Homosexuals, that's what they called. They also called 'gay'."

"Mhm. See, I ask because..." Merrick hesitated, and talked steadily, "I was wondering... Do humans get banished for mating with the same gender?"

Jamal took a deep breath, and sighed, "Yeah. Alla time..." He said lowly, "It's a lot better to how it used to be, but yeah, people still freak out about guys screwin other guys."

"But... What about you? I've seen males and females alike come from your room. Which one are you attracted to? I've been confused about that since I came here." Merrick asked. Jamal chuckled.

"Yeah, see, I'm bisexual. Dat's someone who likes BOTH genders – men AND women," He explained.

"... Did Adam get banished for being gay?"

"Naw, he just wanted to move out of his folks place. Same with Yuri."

"So... Humans don't live in pods? With each other?" Merrick asked.

"Some do, others don't," Jamal said, "It depends."

"Alright... I have one more question..."

"Sure, shoot."

"Why won't Yuri let you have a... Dog? I just, I don't understand it."

"Psssh. You n me both, kid. We got plenny of space, only got one other animal. She just a cat person, she afraid a dog's gonna kill Roxas."

"Why's that?"

"Dogs and cats tend to get aggressive wit each otha. Plus, she thinks a dog would be too big fo round here."

Merrick paused for a moment, before speaking again, "I'm not sure what humans are used to, but if space is an issue, I do know of one creature you may be interested in..."

~~~

"What are we lookin fo, exactly?" Jamal asked as he walked along the forest path. He's carrying an empty plastic bucket with a small iron shovel, and wearing only a pair of shoes and some jersey shorts, while Merrick is only wearing sandals and satin boxers.

"You'll see," Merrick said as he lead Jamal to Aquata Cove, "We need to go behind it. Behind the waterfall," He said as he led Jamal up the hill to a river that eventually went to the waterfall. The merman went to a patch of soil, and knelt down. He put his ear to the dirt, and paused for a moment. Jamal just watched as the merman sounded a strange call to the soil.

"... I think there's one here... Lets soak the dirt."

"Aight then..." Jamal then took out the shovel, and gave it to Merrick. He went to the calm river, and dipped the bucket into it. He lifted up the heavy, filled bucket over to the patch of dirt Merrick appointed, and poured the water onto it. The water splashed down onto the soil, soaking into the dirt like a sponge.

"It needs more. More water," Merrick said.

"Aight. Just tell me when," Jamal said.

The strong, black male went back and forth to the river, scooping up water, and dumping it all over the patch. Just after he poured the 5th bucket of water, Merrick stuck the shovel into the earth, and dug into the patch. He had only dug a foot into the soil, when he smiled from a jittery growl.

Jamal raised his eyebrows as he got on his knees, and saw an otter-like canine creature. Half covered in mud, there is dog-like animal with floppy ears, twitchy snout. Merrick dipped his hand into the remaining water in the pail, holding a good amount of it thanks to his webbed hands, and sprinkled it onto the small, furry creature.

"Yo, wha's dat??"

"It's a Lavellen. They usually sleep when the soil is dry, but they become active when it's wet in their area," Merrick explained as the small, otter-like dog shook its body, and groomed itself with the water dripping down on it, "This one's a female. As long as it's fed and kept in a moist environment, it should be docile and easy to care."

"Heh," Jamal reached in, and pet the canine's matted fur – its body seems to be resistant to the dirt and water. It licked his palm, and nuzzled his hand as it murred, "It ain't a golden retriever, but it's a good start," Jamal then filled the bucket with dirt and water, and led the Lavellen into the pail, "Think I'll call her Lavi, fo short."

Merrick and Jamal got up, and walked away from the spot, with Lavi digging and tucking into the muddy bucket, and curling up into the dirt, "I'll dig her a lil pond, and a small lil shower so she thinks its rainin."

"Yeah, I know how humans can make their own rain!" Merrick said as they walked.

--- The Next Day ---

Adam walked over to the cliff, where Merrick is enjoying one of Yuri's Sea Salt bars. He smiled as he squat down, and kissed Merrick's cheek. The merman smiled as he turned his head, and kissed Adam back.

"You doing ok, babe?" He asked.

"Yeah... A little better now," Merrick replied, "You going to work?"

"Naw, I'm off today. Was just thinking we can take a walk together."

"... No, it's ok, Adam... I kinda need to be alone right now..." Merrick said. It's hard to even look at him, while still holding his secret.

"Aw. Ok, sweetie..." Adam said as he got up.

"Adam?" Merrick stood up, and faced his lover.

"Yeah, hun?"

"There's..." Merrick said as he looked up at Adam, "There's something I have to tell you... But... I don't think I'm ready..." Merrick said, rather hesitantly, "I should tell you, but I'm... Reluctant... I don't..."

"What, did you and Jamal have sex while I was at work?" Adam jested with a grin.

"N-No! Nothing like that! I just..." Merrick said as his eyes watered, "I can't... Put it in a way-"

"Sweetie," Adam said as he gently stroked Merrick's cheek, "Whatever it is, take your time. You tell me when you're ready. I'm always right here for you." Adam said. Merrick's eyes glistened as he looked at Adam.

"That much, I know already." Merrick said.

"Hey," Adam said, "I love you." Merrick smiled as he kissed Adam.

"I love you too." Merrick replied, before sitting back down onto the cliff, and nibbling on his Sea Salt.

~~~

Adam sighed as he walked along the beach. It's still early; maybe Merrick will feel like walking later.

He must still me mourning for his pod. Not ALL of them were killed, but most of them didn't make it, including his best friend. He can't help but wonder though, if his pod WAS massacred, shouldn't he be helping the remaining merfolk send the dead off? Then again, Adam doesn't know anything about how merfolk deal with their funerals or when one of them dies.

'And I wonder what he wants to tell me?' Adam pondered.

Suddenly, Adam felt his left foot stuck, "Ohff! Ah!" He staggered for a moment before looking down, "What the hell?!"

Coming from the shore, is seawater, flowing and coiling around his leg. Like a serpent, that water engulfed his foot, and flow higher onto him. He gasped as he felt his leg get pulled roughly as soon as it covered his limb, and making its way onto his stomach, "Ah! What the-" Adam grunted and struggled as more sentient water rose up from the rising tide, and elevated to grab his hands.

"Fuck, no!" His feet dragged on sand as he was pulled towards the sea. He looked to see Merrick still on the cliff, licking his ice cream. The human tried desperately to break free of the water as it wrapped itself around his chest.

"MERRI-MMM!" The water slipped over his mouth, muffling his voice as his body had been pulled into the water up to his waist. He tried in vain to move away, but it's no use. Soon, the water level of the beach reached his neck, and the sentient water next pulled his head down below the surface.