Aquata Cove Ch. 54

"Well," Jamal took a seat next to him, "It's a start."

"I just... I still don't know how I'm going to fix this..." Adam says as he bows his head down.

~~~

Once the final song was finished, all of the Gogo Dancers stood in a line, holding hands as Queen Jizzelle stood before them, wearing a large, fluffy feather headdress, a pair of huge fluffy wings, a silver one-piece that covers her fake breasts, torso, and groin, with her legs covered in shiny silver panty hose, and fluffy high-heels.

"Yes! Marvelous, aren't they, ladies and gentlemen~?!" She said in a her booming voice, "Yes, wonderful, PLEASE give them one last round of applause for our loverly dancers~!"

The crowd cheered, whistled, and called out as the sexy dancers raised their joined hands up, and they took a bow as one.

"YEEES~!" Queen Jizzelle daintily clapped her fancy gloved hands, "As the dancers go and get changed, our sleuthy judges will make their final judgments, and I shall proclaim the winners of all our contests for the cruise~! Let's MOVE them out, darlings~!" The crowd roared with appreciation as the exotic dancers exited the many stages and platforms, and into their respective lockerrooms.

Nick, fully dressed for the first time in days, walks up to Merrick pulling on his shirt. "Hey man." He said, leaning on one leg, and crossing his arms.

"Here to try and scoop more information out of me, Nick?" Merrick asked, his Triton intuition kicking in, "Let me guess, you saw me leave with that man after I finished dancing in the shower box."

"Look, man, I'm not here to say you shouldn't a done it, but I will say that doin that kinda stuff don't make ya feel as good as you think."

"Well then," Merrick said as he pulled his shorts up between he legs, "Good thing I didn't have him fuck my ass, or else I'd probably be falling apart now."

"Oh, you didn't-"

"No. I just gave him a rimjob, and slept in his bed for the night."

"Ah, aight. Kinda glad, though. I know Adam's a dick for sayin that stuff, but at least you didn't-"

"Lets not talk about it." Merrick cut him short, "I'd rather I not repeat events that did me no good." Nick simply shrugged.

"Aight."

~~~

"Alright, my lovelies~!" Queen Jizzelle announced as she got up on stage. "Let's get down to announcing the winners of our contests~!" A man wearing a black jockstrap, white cuffs, and a bowtie walked up with a jeweled box with several drawers came up on the drag queen's left side, and a woman with a glimmering black swimsuit holding a layered tray with cloths holding all of the medals.

"Mm, such lovely servants, MMM~!" Queen Jizzelle commented, "Let us start the winners wiiiith," She opened one of the glamorous drawers, and picked out an envelope, and taking a glance at it, "The Precious Painters Contest~!" Queen Jizzelle announced. The woman on her right produced three medals with a brush metal brush on a clear plastic ring on them, "3rd Place belongs too..." She looks on the paper, "... Gregory Trenton!"

Applause came as Adam spotted the cute chubby guy from last night move up on stage, and accepted the bronze brush medal. He smiled and clapped, 'Good for him, good for him' He thought.

"2nd Place goes to... Erika Callen~!" A green-haired girl came on up, and accepted the silver brush medal, and stood next to Greg, "And 1st Place goes to... Haley Struthen!" Another girl ran up, and accepted the golden brush medal, "Lets give them a hand, my darlings~!" The crowd clapped and cheered for them before they exited the stage.

Queen Jizzelle announced the winners for the Creative Costume contest, the Fabulous Fiction contest - in which applicants wrote up erotic or creative short stories, the Spectacular Sculptors contest, the Daring Divers contest - which Tom had one 3rd place in. And now Queen Jizzelle just got done with her personal favorite, the Delicious Drag contest.

"Mmm, I would LOVE to do this one, but you all know how unfair that would be~" She giggles before waving her hand for the winners, "Lets give them a charitable round, darlings~!" She cheekily said. The crowd applauded the three drag winners as they left the stage.

"And now we come to our Stellar Singers Contest~!" She opened the envelope from the sexy man as the erotic woman prepared the bundle of curving, sterling music note medals.

"3rd Place goes to... Albert Hall!" A skinny guy came up, and accepted the bronze music note, "2nd Place goes to... Debra Quiller!" A young transsexual woman came up, and took the silver medal, "And 1st Place goes to... Syrinx Amour!"

There came a pause, but no one came to accept the golden music note medal, "Ahem, 1st Place Stellar Singer, Syrinx Amour~!" Queen Jizzelle announced again, but no one came up, "Hellooo~ Where are you darling~?" The crowd turned their heads, but Syrinx didn't show up, "Oh dear, looks like she's not going to make it." Queen Jizzelle pouted.

~~~

"Ahh~! Ohh! Oh my God, yes~!" Syrinx moans out as Kevin is above his girlfriend, thrusting into her over and over.

"God, you feel so good," Kevin panted as he grooved his hips in and out in a rolling rhythm.

~~~

"Oh well, no worries," Queen Jizzelle waved her hand in dismissal, "We'll have her medal delivered to their cabin after the festivities~

"And now, last, but certainly not least, the Graceful Gogo Contest~!" The manly jock handed her the last envelope just as the busty lady unfolded the double half-diamond medals with a small jewel at the center.

"Alright now, 3rd Place goes to... Diana Rosetta!" A violet-haired girl climbed up on stage, and accepted the bronze. "2nd Place goes to... Merrick Piscien!"

"Ah??" Merrick blinked in surprise.

"Huh??" Adam gapped a little, and then saw his fully clothed boyfriend scamper up on stage, and accepted the shining silver medal.

"And the 1st Place winner is... Nicholas Rodriguez!"

"Oh shit!" Jamal said as he saw his hot Latino trot right up there, and take the gold.

"Lets give them a big round of applause, lovelies~!" The crowd cheered as Nick, Merrick, and Diana bowed and waved.

"YEAH!" Jamal roared out, "THAT'S MAH BOO! That's mah boo!" He clapped hard, "Hahaha, WOO!!"

"Marvelous, simply magnificent~!" Queen Jizzelle claps with glee, "Please attend tomorrow night, where we'll be announcing the Notable Awards~! See you all then my sweeties~!" The flamboyant drag queen stepped off from stage, so the next singer goes on up, wearing a brown leather codpiece and a cape, along with two other nearly naked men with brown codpieces and holding spears and shields, and began playing the rhythm and lyrics of Theban, by Sebastian Castro.

Merrick walks in the dancing crowd, and glances towards the bar. His eyes met with Adam's for a moment. He felt a small urge go to him, but just walks off with a glance. Adam looks sadly, as his lover becomes mixed in the masses. Merrick didn't look angry this time, more like... Forlorn.

Adam looked at his drink, and took a few deep breaths. His heart is pounding at what he's about to do...

He tipped his drink down his throat, and walked into the crowd.

Pushing and shoving through the crowd, Adam found his way to Queen Jizzelle, sitting at the Volunteer Table, where guests can sign up to do musical numbers.

"Ahem, hey uh, Your Majesty?" Adam said. Queen Jizzelle looks up and gives him a wide smile.

"Oh hello there, Fuzz Boooy~! What can I do for you, precious~?"

"I wanna sign up to do a number."

"That would be perfect, you can go up right after the Theban number!" Adam nodded, his stomach churning with nerves, "Which routine would you like to do~?"

"I wanna sing..." Adam double checked the list of acts, songs, and performances " Act Number 73."

"Ooh, splendid-"

"But," Adam interrupted, earning an annoyed, quizzical look from the drag queen.

"But what, Honeycakes?" Queen Jizzelle asked tensely.

"Could I um... Change some of the lyrics, please?"

"What KIND of changes?" She asked as her voice thickened, still agitated that she was interrupted.

"Um, do you have a copy of the lyrics? A-And a pen, please?"

"Careful, sweetcheeks," Queen Jizzelle takes the sheet of paper with the lyrics to Your Heart, and a pen, "We need to save these for other singers."

"Yes, ma'am." Adam took the pen, and wrote on the page, near the end of the song. He rewrote a few of the words, and then showed it to Queen Jizzelle.

"Very well then," She shaped her fingers, and a couple of sexy men came up, "This is Kyle and Jordan, they will be your back-up boys." She gave one of the men the song page, "Please memorize these, CHANGES," She said with a stern glance at Adam, "And get him ready for the number - he's going with 73."

"Yes, Highness." Said Jordan, "This way, uh..."

"A-Adam" He said as they went.

~~~

Merrick grooves by himself in the mass of men and women, trying to lose himself to the beat of the music, his neat silver medal glinting in the many colorful laser lights as the music booms in the Dance Lobby.

Participating in the Graceful Gogo contest wasn't as satisfying as he thought. It's not winning 2nd place that's disappointing him, but just the idea of dancing for crowds just to spite Adam for his anger. All he's left with is more emptiness inside him. Like he said before, he wants to forgive Adam, but a lingering grudge still clouds in his head.

Once the current performance ended, the singers walked off the stage as party music proceeded to play along in between performances. The stage altered for a darker background with an array of starlights on a wall of blue velvet, before a large, flat circle lowered down among the dots of white light, and lit up as a full moon. The music died down, leading other people to cast their sights onto the stage.

Two men half naked with silver streaks in their hair, only wearing black leather pants and bicker gloves came up. Adam came up, his hair groomed in a rebellious yet formal style, with some subtle silver designs around his eyes. He wears a white sleeveless vest that in enclosed around his torso, and is covered by a black leather coat with a wide collar pinned on his shoulders neatly. Over his hands are white ruffles that come from within his sleeves. He also wears tight jeans, adorned with pair shimmering chains from his belt, draped over his outer thighs, and behind him.

He grabs the microphone, and brought it up to his mouth, "Uh, hey, hi! How's everybody doing tonight?" He asked sheepishly. The crowd cheered for him in answering his question. He smiles and nodded, "My name's Adam Bryant, and I will be dedicated the next song to my beautiful boyfriend." A few people cooed with affection, "He's that adorable blonde guy right over there, Merrick Piscien."

Adam pointed, and a few people turned. Merrick turned himself around, refusing to look at Adam, "You all know him, he won 2nd place as a Gogo Dancer - personally, I think he deserves 1st place." A few people chuckled at that.

"We've been together for 8 years now." The people cheered encouragingly from that. Adam smiled from the response, "Yeeeaaah!" Adam said, nodding, "Can't imagine my life without him." After the crowd calmed down, he continued, "Except there's a problem..." He took a breath, "A few days ago, he and I had a really bad fight. I said some really shitty things to him."

Merrick crossed his arms, feeling very embarrassed and irritated right now, "And now he won't talk to me. I tried apologizing, but he's still very hurt. And I don't blame him." He said.

"So here I go, I'm gonna try and make things right, with a song that relates to what used to be a main trial of our relationship. And Merrick..." Adam looks at the blonde head, just aching to see those blue eyes to turn, "I know I said some terrible things that I can never take back..." Merrick cast his eyes down, "... But please give me a chance to hold you again... I love you."

A fast-beat, cool-tempered rhythm started to play. Merrick turned around, and saw Adam had turn around, facing a large electric moon. After a pause, Adam's head lifted, "~Your heeeaaarrrrrtt!~" He sang

"Ahh~ Ahh~ Ahhh~Hhh"

"Ahh~ Ahh~ Ahhh~Hhh"

The back-up boys, Jordan and Kyle, sang in sync.

"~Oh yeaah~ Yeeeaaahh~ Yeeeah~~ Ohh~hh...~" Adam turned around, "Listen..."

"~So many niiights~ I watched you sleep~" He sung longingly.

"~watched you sleep~" Kyle hymned.

~"Tried to resiisst~ But it got so deep~"

"~got so deeeep~" Jordan hymned

"~And when you're next to me~" Adam reached his hand out in the air, "~You're still outta my reeeaach~" His fingers curled softly, "~But I just loonng for you~" He put his fist to his chest, before letting it down.

"~My soul is dark~" Adam sang, "~I seize the night~"

"~Seeeize the night~" Kyle hymned.

"~But you're the Angel~ That showed me the light~" Adam rose his hand up.

"~Showed me the light~" Jordan hymned.

"~I try to be strong~"

"~OhHHh~"

"~But I still long for~ Yoouuu~!"

"~Yoouuu~!"

"~Yoouuu~!"

"~I look into your heart~ And discooover myself~" Adam sang out, "~But I'll never be part of your woorrlld~!" Jordan and Kyle sang their voices just low enough to compliment Adam's voice, "~I need you~ Can't reach you~ We're worlds apaaarrt!~ If you need meee~ Look into your heeeaaarrt~"

"Wow," Jamal said as Adam performed, "I didn't know he could sing like dat."

"~You tame the beast~" Adam offered his other hand out as the other held the microphone, "~I bleeeed for you~" Adam pressed his fist onto his chest.

"~I bleed for you~" Kyle hymned.

"~You showed me love~ That's somethin' I never knew"

"~Neeever kneeew~" Jordan hymned

Adam bend forward a little, "~I'll take the blaaaame~" He opened his hand, and pressed his fingertips to his chest a couple of times, "~My liife's a shaaaame!~ But I still long for~ Yoooouuuuuu~!" Adam grooved his body up, and moved his open hand up as he sang the last word.

"~Yoooooouuuuuu~!"

"~Yoooouuuuuuuuuuu~!"

"~I look into your heart~ And discooover myseellf~" Adam chorused, "~But I'll never be part of your woorrlld ~I need you~ Can't reach you~ We're worlds apaaarrt!~ If you need meee~ Look into your heeeaaarrt~"

The music slowed down as part of the song. Merrick shook his head as his eyes watered again while he turned. Members of the crowd looked in despair as Merrick started to walk away.

It's too much. He just can't do this.

Adam's heart started to sink as he watched Merrick leave. His eyes glistened as a last shread of hope keeps him together, "~Pleeease wait for me...~"

Merrick came to a stop.

"~Please wait for him, booy~" Kyle sang lowly.

Merrick sniffled as his right foot took a slight move backward, his heart feeling a battle of emotions.

"~I'll never be...~" Adam continued.

Adam's chest pounds as he can see Merrick start to turn around. Even Queen Jizzelle was wrapped up, as if watching a very suspenseful moment in a romance movie.

"~Apart of your world~" Jordan sang.

Merrick turned around, his blue eyes once again in tears, giving Adam a hurt look, as if to say, 'Why should I? You hurt me.'

"~But I'm innn your heeaarrt~" Adam closed his eyes and tiled his head up a little, "~Forevveeerrrrrr~!"

Merrick turned around, and started striding to the stage.

"~I look into your heaaarrt, and discoovver myseeellf~" Adam saw Merrick coming in fast, people moving out of the way for him, "~And you'll always beee~ Apart of my woorrlld~!" Merrick is almost jogging back to him, "~I need you~ I'll reach you~ We're worlds part~!" Merrick is right at the stage, "~If you need me, look into your heeeaaaaarrrrrt~!"

As the music reached its climax, Adam bend down, and put his hand down, just as Merrick raised his. Their hands met, and gripped each other, and Adam smiles as he pulled Merrick right up on stage.

"~Look into your heart~ And discover myseellf~" Kyle sang as Adam locked Merrick into a full on hug.

"~And you'll always beee~ Apart of my woorrld~!" Jordan sang as the crowd cheered as the two men rocked a little from the hug.

"~I need you, 
I'll reach you~" Kyle sang.

"~I can reach you, babe~!" Jordan sang.

"~We're world's apart~" Kyle and Jordan sang at the same time.

Adam brought his microphone up to his lips, and sang one last time with Merrick in his arms, "~If you need me, look into your heeeeaaaarrrrrrt~"

The Dance Lobby broke in amazed and enchanted joy as Adam pushed his mouth against Merrick's, feeling his blonde lover gently stroke his face as held him close. So many feelings surge inside of Merrick as he stands there, but most importantly, he's feeling as if he can't stand to be without Adam for even one more second.

Adam broke the kiss, and nuzzled Merrick lovingly as they embraced. He dropped the microphone to hold Merrick tighter. "I missed you so much, baby..." Adam mumbled.

"I'm sorry, Adam..." Merrick cried carefully, "I'm so sor-"

"No, it's my fault, sweetie, it's ok..." Adam said as he hugged Merrick tighter, deafening out the noise of the audience.