Aquata Cove Ch. 28

Soon, the rumbling motor vehicle came to a stop in front of a large building with glass doors, and several abstract bronze statues of sea animals here and there in front of it. He parked the motorcycle in front of it, and dismounted it. Merrick took off his helmet, and gave it to Adam.

"You sure you don't want me to get you a leather jacket, babe?" Adam asked as he stowed the helmets into the large pouch.

"I told you, Adam," Merrick said, "I'm resistant to the cold. The winds don't bother me at all."

"Alright," Adam said, "Lets go," He and Merrick held hands as they went into the front doors. Merrick looked in awe as he saw the first initial tank of the aquarium – a giant wall of 12inch thick glass with a built into the building.

"By the depths..." Merrick said in amazement as he put his hand on the glass. Adam smiled as he looked at his merman, "It's... It's just like the reef by the house..." He hushed in astonishment.

"Can you talk to them from here? The fish, I mean," Adam asked.

"No. Not with this barrier here," Merrick said as he slapped the glass, "Besides, my signal doesn't work when I'm in this form. It only works when I'm underwater." Merrick said, "I just... It's amazing how huma- I mean people, how they can use these invisible walls like this..." He said, absolutely thrilled.

"C'mon, babe," Adam said as he put his arms around Merrick, "There's more where that came from."

"Hehe, ok Adam."

~~~

They walked through the aquarium, Merrick smiling as he saw a ring-shaped tank with moon jellies orbiting in a color-changing electric light. He looked in awe as a cuttlefish tackled another creature, even the various tanks of colorful tropical fish swimming in built environments.

"It's amazing," Merrick said, "It's like humans can create ANYTHING!" He said as he looked around the aquatic establishment.

"Which reminds me, we got to get you a new outfit," Adam said as he plucked at the fishnet shirt, "There are other clothes besides fishnets and jerseys ya know."

"Hehehe, but I like theeeem!" He moaned, "I don't like wearing clothes; I don't see how you hum- PEOPLE, sorry – can wear heavy sails around your bodies all the time!"

"Well, if my parents ever visit, you're wearing regular clothes," Adam said as he and Merrick walked along.

"Oh come oooooonnn!" The merman complained.

Moments later, just when they were going to see the tide pools, Merrick suddenly tugged at Adam's arm, "A-Adam, let's go to the um... Eating place here..."

"You mean the café?"

"Yes, that! Can we get something to eat, I'm starving!" Merrick said as he yanked Adam's arm away from the tide pools.

"U-Uh- Hey! Ok, ok, babe! Take it easy!" Adam said with a chuckle as his lover pulls him to another direction, "Merrick, wrong way," He said, "The café is THIS way," Adam then turned him to another walkway.

The two men walked down the way, and up the stairs to the dining area. They held hands as they moved up.

"SURPRIIIIIISSSSSEEE!!!!"

Adam gasped as a whole bunch of people yelled out him and Merrick. A handful of Adam's friends, including Nick, Herald, Belinda, and other people he knows, are here to celebrate with them. Along with a bunch of colorful balloons, there is a big banner that read:

{HAPPY BIRTHDAY}

{ADAM & MERRICK}

"Merrr..." Merrick squinted as he recognized one of the wording on the banner, "Rrrrick?" His eyes widened as he looked at the cluster of humans jumping and shouting in excitement, "Happy Birthday to me?!"

"Yeah, dawg! Happy Birffday!" Jamal laughed as he snapped on a party hat onto the blonde's head. Merrick laughed as he felt that strong hand slap his back.

"HAPPY BIRTHDAY, TO YOU!" The crowd said as Adam took Merrick's hand, and walked him to a table with a large, rectangular cake that looked like a cloudy sky with a few eagles decorated onto it, "HAPPY BIRTHDAY, TO YOOOUU!" Merrick is absolutely dazzled by the small, glowing sticks with tiny flames on them, "HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DEAR ADAM AND MERRRIIICK!" Adam moved his head to whisper something into Merrick's ear real quick, which the other people took as a playful kiss, "HAPPY BIRTHDAY, TOOOO YOOOOUUUUU!"

Both Adam and Merrick took a quick breath, and blew out the candles on the cake, vanishing the flames in a mist of grey and white smoke.

"Yaaaaaaaaay!" Everyone said as they applauded. Merrick grinned sheepishly as the humans clapped their hands. Adam smiled as he hugged his lover from behind.

"I didn't know today was your birthday!" He said.

"M-Me neither!" Merrick said, "Yuri, I thought-"

"Well when you said you didn't have a birthday, we thought you and Adam could share one!" Yuri explained.

"Hahaha, great idea!" Adam said as he swiped a dab of frosting.

"Hey!" She said as she slapped Adam's hand, with him snickering as he licked his finger.

And so they celebrated, with Adam and Merrick sitting at the same table, mostly reading cards, getting birthday money – to which, Merrick had no idea what to do with – and opening up a few presents. Yuri got Adam the semi mechanical fishing rod, and got Merrick a shiny ornate, emerald green enamel koifish, which he found to be neat... And a little nostalgic for some reason. Jamal got Adam the Dragon Age Origins and II, and got Merrick some light blue and silver jersey tanktop, and some nice new breezy shorts to wear.

"Here's what I got you, Adam!" Merrick said as he pushed a gift bag to Adam. He pulled the tissue paper out of his, and fished out the spiral sea shell.

"Ooh, wow!" Adam said, "What kinda shell is this?"

"From a hermit crab. I know you like unique shells, so I went out to the ocean, and found it."

"Awww," Adam cooed as he kissed Merrick, "And me, I got you... Uh... Close your eyes." Merrick giggled as he did so. He could feel Adam's hands rub against his neck, "Ok, open them!" The merman opened his eyes and looked down to see a new necklace. The pendant is a round, shimmering blue disc with a silvery sheen.

"W-What? Adam this is one of my-" He hesitated, taking a moment to realize that he's surrounded by humans, "One of my... Favorite colors! Thanks!" He said, acting happy and surprised. He gave Adam a kiss on the lips, before Jamal came in with a bottle of sprite.

"AIGHT!! Yo les git this pahty STARTED!!

~~~

Adam is taking off his shirt, while Merrick is playing with his green enamel fish. The human smiled as he turned around at his merman, "Did you have fun, babe?"

"Hehe, I did, Adam," He replied, "I don't know why humans are so... Festive, but it was a lot of fun... Oh, and here," Merrick said as he held out the money he got from his birthday cards.

"Again? Why don't you hold on to your money, Merrick? You could use that sometime."

"Eh," He shrugged, "Whatever..." He just put it on the nightstand, and chuckled, "I still can't believe Yuri and Jamal did that... I thought I was just supposed to be a decoy for you, but... They made me a part of the surprise... I thought a party for the day you were born was silly but... It really was exciting..."

"So you really have no idea when you were born? Humans keep record of that for everyone."

"No. It just seems pointless. We merfolk... We don't have any big celebrations like that... The closet things we do have is a full moon, a red moon, the occasional trade with any types of merfolk, and every 100 years, we gather to our Lost Kingdoms of Origin."

"Huh? What's that mean?" Adam asked curiously. Merrick chuckled as he looked at him.

"Well, you didn't think merfolk just came out of thin water, did you?" He scooted to the edge of the bed, explained more.

"You know how there are 3 kinds of merfolk, right? Pisciens, Amniens, and Holsiens."

"Yeah, I know."

"As is told by the tides, we merfolk are the remnants of what we now call the Lost Kingdoms: Atlantis, Lyonesse, and Kandam. Pisciens originate from Atlantis, Amniens hail from Lyonesse, and Holsiens descend from Kandam."

"What happened to the Kingdoms?" Adam asked. Merrick sighed and looked away.

"Each Kingdom fell to a war..." The merman looked back at Adam, "The Radiant Land Father Mithras, though noble and strong, is also incredibly naïve. According to legend, He believed that lands humans could live in harmony with humans who were more adapted for the sea. So, in His prudence, Mithras directed the land humans to go and make connections to the people of the water. But..." He bowed his head, "The humans of the land didn't move to cooperate... They invaded the water people..." Adam sighed as he rubbed the back of his neck.

"Yeah... Sounds like us alright..."

"Each Kingdom fell in the bloodshed and war, and was sunk into the ocean. Seeing Land Father's misconception, the Sea Mother Atargatis shared Her life with the survivors of the water people, and allowed them to adapt to the ocean, where they could live on, away from the humans who misunderstood their God."

"So what is that they do every 100 years?" Adam asked.

"Every century, we gather to our Lost Kingdom of Origin, and reside there for one year to remind us who we are, and where we came from, and honor those who have fallen in the wars..."

"Have you ever been to Atlantis? Or any other Kingdoms?"

"... No," Merrick said as he shook his head, "It's been about 70-something years since then. And Pisciens are only allowed to go to Atlantis; the other two Kingdoms are off-limits. That goes for the Amniens and Holsiens as well, and their Lost Kingdoms."

"What about Coshitons? Are they allowed to go too?"

"I'm... Not sure, to be honest. I'd imagine not, since they're banished, but then again, there's no Law that says they can't go. Maybe someday I can go..." Merrick said.

"That's interesting," Adam said with a smile. He kissed Merrick lovingly, "And sorry I didn't get you a real gift; I didn't know we were gonna celebrate a birthday for you."

"That's another thing," Merrick said as he plucked up the necklace, "How and why did you give me a necklace with one of my scales on it? To be honest, it feels kinda creepy..."

"Atarah gave it to me last time we were there. When your sister came for that... Questionable visit." He said, "She told me to give it to you, but I kept forgetting."

"What for though?" Merrick said, "I don't understand."

"She said it's a trick she's been tinkering with. She said it's supposed to make you 'Immune to water'. I didn't really understand; she had me drink some weird stuff before we left, and it was fast stuff."

"Immune to water?"

"Yeah. She also said it won't last forever. Something about only having a certain amount of uses before it stops. And something about taking a whole month to make? I don't know, she said to use it wisely. It's still kinda fuzzy."

"... I think I know what it does..." Merrick muttered.

~~~

Merrick took a deep breath, and exhaled as he looked at the walk-in shower, with Adam standing right behind him, both of them buck-naked, except Merrick, who is wearing the blue scale necklace.

He reached in, and turned the one knob, and made the showerhead pour into life. He gulped as he reached his hand in, into the raining hot-warm water.

"... Well?" Adam asked. Merrick gasped a little, before stepping in under the shower. Adam stared wide-eyed at the merman. Merrick is standing there, as the water poured right over him, but not one inch has turned blue or silver.

"Merrick! Ahaha!" Adam laughed excitedly as he stepped in with him, and closed the glass door. Merrick looked astonishingly onto himself, seeing the water run down all over his body, but not showing any sign of transforming.

"This... This feels weird," Merrick said as he shook his head to throw off the water in his hair, "It's like I'm waiting for it to happen, but it won't!" He smiled awkwardly as he turned around to feel the nice, hot rain wash down his back, and over his bubble butt, "But... It's so nice..."

"Atarah said it only has so many times it can be used before it wears off... So I guess we should use it wisely..." He said, finally able to make sense of what that ancient said, "Merrick..." Adam said as he turned his lover around, "This is something else that I've... Always wanted to do with you..."

"Hm?"

Adam then moved his face down, and pressed his mouth onto Merrick's. The merman closed his eyes as he and his human stood there in the pouring shower, lapping their lips against each other. Merrick lolled his tongue into Adam's mouth as his hands were placed onto Adam's freshly shaven face. Adam's hands rubbed along the blonde's back as they slowly made out with him.

Being here, in the shower, for the very first time with the one he loves, their tongues entwining with each other...

Adam suddenly flipped Merrick around, and shoved him against the glass, "Hoohhhhhh~~" Merrick huffed as he felt his man press his own wet body against his backside. The merman pushed his perfect butt against Adam's semi hard groin, cooing as he ground himself against Adam's manhood. Adam put his hands onto his merman, and started nibbling on his shoulder, while grabbing harshly onto his smooth, soaked ass, as the submissive male felt the other hand grabbing and rolling his dangling valuables.

That's another thing he's always wanted to do.

Merrick moaned and offered himself to his man, feeling the water race along his body as well as Adam's firm, grabby hands. He blushed as he felt Adam's fingers rub and molest his pink taint, while feeling Adam playfully kiss and gnaw his ear. Merrick pushed his head back and huffed in heat as he let Adam touch and kiss him.

Reaching for the shampoo, Merrick popped it open, but Adam simply laughed and put it back, "Trust me, baby," He gruffed, "That's not lube."

"What's it for?" He asked, feeling so aroused that he doesn't really care.

"I'll tell you later," He said as he spanked Merrick's ass. The merman yelped and moaned as Adam's hands paid full attention to those round, supple buns.

"Ohhhh~" Merrick cooed in a needy tone, "Spank me, Adam~" He said. Adam grinned as he rubbed his hand between Merrick's buttcheeks, then gave it a quick SLAP! Merrick moaned harshly as he felt the hot sting between his cheeks.

"You like that?" Adam said with a smirk. Merrick nodded as he felt the warm water rain down on him. Adam rose his hand up, and delivered a sudden SMACK on Merrick's right cheek, "Yeah, you're a very bad boy~" Adam said before he gave SPANK to the left mound.

"OH Adam~!" Merrick moaned out as he held his rump out.

"Yeah, you're a very naughty babe~" SLAP!

"HOHH!" He gripped the top of the shower ledges. SMACK! SPANK! SWAT! SLAP!

"God, you're so damn sexy~" Adam said as he gave Merrick's pink ass another hard spank.

"HAAAWWWOoohhh..." Merrick tenses as his body jerked while he moaned out suddenly.

"Merrick?" Adam said. As Merrick stood there panting, Adam stepped around, and looked, before finding a fresh white smudge on the glass wall of the shower.

"I... I was caught up..." Merrick said with a tired smile.

"Still want me to be rough on you, sweetie?" Adam asked.

"Mmm, yeah~" Merrick answered.

"Heh," Adam smiled widely as he gripped Merrick's shoulders, "Then get on your knees, pussy boy," He growled as he forced Merrick on his knees. The merman grunted as he was pushed down onto the tile floor, and faced with Adam's throbbing manhood. Adam's not really too sure about being THIS dominant, but Merrick seems to like it.

"... Hohh..." Adam sighed when he felt Merrick's mouth push down onto his rod. He put his hands on the back of his head, "Yeah, no one does it better than you..." Merrick moved his head down on Adam's thick cock and wriggled his tongue against the underside.

"Wh-Whoa!" Adam staggered as Merrick sucked his dick right in like an angry fleshlight. His hands clutched onto the human's buttcheeks, feeling them up and digging his fingers into them as he gagged himself with Adam's dick, "Oh God, baby, MMF!" Adam huffed as he grabbed Merrick's head for support as he really dug into Adam's groin, "Ahhh! Oh Merrick, gaahhh!" Adam huffed and moaned as he felt Merrick yanked his penis in his mouth. His body rock back and forth as the merman forcefully blew him back and forth, working over Adam's dick very quickly.

"Hoh! Fuck, Merrick!" He moaned out as his climax raced from his nuts, and through his inner tunnel, and straight into Merrick's mouth, "Ahh, damn..." He huffed as Merrick pulled back from his tender cock. He swallowed Adam's spunk before getting back up.

"... Your rear feels... Different." Merrick said. Adam blushed at that.

"Oh yeah... I went for a waxing the other day..." He turned around and showed his rump to the merman, "Was wondering if you'd like me to have a smooth butt or not."

"Aww," Merrick pouted, "I liked your fuzz butt." He rubbed Adam's tush a with both hands, "... It does feel nice though." Adam smiled as he turned around, "So... What is it that humans do in this... Inside rain?" Merrick asked as they stood in the shower.

"It's how we stay clean. Here..." Adam took his loofah, and injected his bodywash into it, "Now, we just rub this all over your body..." Adam then put the soapy loofah to Merrick's chest, and rubbed.

"Hmm~" Merrick smiled as he felt Adam tenderly rub him with the loofah, "This feels nice..." He said, "Us merfolk groom ourselves with sand and kelp, at least that's how Pisciens do it...", Adam kissed Merrick as he rubbed his stomach with the soapy loofah, "Hehehe, now you got a cute smooth butt to play with~" Adam blushed and chuckled.

"Heheh, you can play as much as you want~" He said. Merrick giggled again from that, and nuzzled Adam as the human washed him in his first shower.