Aquata Cove Ch. 91

What happened last night... Jessica... She... She touched him. She touched his... Lower area. She made him take off every shred of clothing and she grabbed him there. Adam trembles as he remembers Merrick almost doing the same thing to him... Come to think of it, it did freak him out when it was about to happen, but something about what Merrick was doing feels a lot safer than what Jessica did last night. At least Merrick had the decency to give him his space when Adam asked him to leave; he went ahead and backed off... He left him alone... And Merrick didn't actually touch him... Merrick was respectful... Jessica did nothing like that... What she did was so much worse...

And now that he hasn't seen him in so long, all he can feel is the yearning to have him right beside him right now... If anything, just to ease the solitude... No one else, just him...

He wants him back.

="I AM NOT A FISH!!!"=

"Hhh!" Adam jumps and gasps as Tom Hanks suddenly yelled from the movie he's watching. Adam blushes as he sees the actor naked in a tank of water with his hands covering his privates... Something about seeing the male body...

="How many times am I gonna have to tell you people that?!"=

"Mnnhh..." Adam moans quietly as he huddles closer in his spot. This part of the movie is really starting to make him uncomfortable for some reason, just when the machine is carrying the blonde and orange mermaid into the tank.

-Knock Knock Knock-

"HHnhh!" Adam startles again before he let his legs down. He sees the gentle face of his physician through the small door window before she comes in.

"Hi, Adam." Yuri says sweetly as she comes in holding a bag carrying a couple of containers.

"Oh, hey..." Adam greets.

"You ok? Your Dad told me you haven't been out of your room all day. You haven't been to any of your classes either."

"Yeah... I just want to take it easy today..."

"That's understandable..." Yuri says as she looks to the TV, and then giving Adam a friendly smile, "What are you watching?"

"Splash... It's an old movie, I think..."

"Oh, I see." Yuri says as she picks up the movie jacket, "Made in 1984. What else you got?" She picks up the other DVD cases stacked on top of the PS4, "The Little Mermaid... Aquamarine... The Thirteenth Year... Pirates of the Caribbean 4..." She lists off. "I'm detecting a theme here."

"Yeah... Luth- Dad, took me to Block-Buster the other day, and let me pick out a few movies... I don't know why, but I feel like I'm really interested in mermaids..."

"That's actually a good sign, Adam." Yuri encouraged as she puts down the DVD jackets, "You actually did have a thing for mythical sea creatures, especially mermaids. At least for as long as I've known you."

"Oh really." While he can appreciate the friendly tone of her kind conversation, Adam really doesn't want her here. He can barely stand having anyone talk to him...

"Yeah. You told me it's partially why you moved to Hawaii." She says as she walks around the side of the room. "Did you have your session with your psychologist yet? I hate to think I'd be interrupting."

"N-No, no I haven't..." Adam shook his head, "I just don't feel like it today, I went ahead and told her..."

"Alright." Yuri nods as walks to him, "Brought you some teriyaki from Magic Dragon." She says as she brings up a bag with a couple of food containers. "I got you Yakisoba."

"Ok, cool." Adam nods, almost flinching as Yuri sits down on the bed with him.

"You alright, Adam?" She asked, noticing how timid he's acting at the moment, "You seem a bit fidgety. I'd almost say cagey."

"Yeah, no, I am, thanks." Adam says, "I'm just not really hungry right now."

"Alright, fair enough." Yuri sets the food aside. She watches the film with Adam, when the scientists are discussing the studies of the mermaid in the tank. Madison looks at them weakly, her tail looking unhealthy, with layers of tissue flaking from her body.

="Doctor Ross," Says Eugene Levy, wearing a lab coat, his right arm propped up in an angled cast and wearing a neck brace from the physical comedy from the movie, "Are we considering..." He turns to the tank for a moment, before looking at the other scientist again, "How the 'Subject' is responding to the examining procedures-"=

="I'm considering EVERYTHING." Dr Ross cuts off as he walks up the stairs.=

Adam looks intently at the film... His stomach starting to sink... Just from watching this scene...

="Ah yes, well," Levy calls out from the floor, "I'm sure you are, Dr Ross, how STUPID of me of course!" He walks along, and looks up from the net-like platform, "But let me ask you this, are you considering the possibility, that you might be a sadistic PIG?!"=

"Aheheh," Yuri chuckled, "I don't think I've ever seen this movie."

=Dr Ross stops at the door, before turning around, and bending forward to look down on Levy, "While we are baring are souls, Mr Kornbluth, I must honestly tell you I have NEVER considered you a man of science." Levy stares back up at him, "You're NOT a member of MY team. Run along now, Walter. And see if you can't find a Unicorn." And with that, he turns-tail, and leaves.=

"Wow, harsh." Yuri comments.

"Hmnn..."

=The door slams, leaving Levy alone in the room. He walks around to the tank, to the captive mermaid. She looms in the bottom corner, alone, illuminated by the bright light behind her, probably in pain, or at least feeling ill.=

Adam watches closely at the screen, his eyes feeling a familiar kind of ache... His forehead throbs as something in the back of his skull seems to be pulling something from behind...

=Erin squats down, removing her glasses, and looking at the sea creature apologetically through the tank. The blue and pearl merman with short blond hair looks at her with an expression of hurt and betrayal. Erin slowly covers her mouth, before the merman turns his face away from her, gradually lowers down, and wrapped his arms around himself. His long tail unfurls so he can curl up at the bottom of the tank.=

"Adam? Adam, what's wrong?"

"Wha-What??" Adam blinks and sees Yuri tugging on his arm.

"You're uh... You're crying."

"What..." Adam puts his fingers under his eyes, and wipes up the fluid, looking with estrangement at the tears on his fingertips.

"Adam, are you ok?"

"Y-Yeah, I'm fine..." Adam says, his chest plunging deep along with his stomach, glancing at the movie, and seeing the scene take place in a dental office now. "I'm fine, I'm ok." He takes a few quiet deep breaths, still trying push out the events of last night out of his head, while at the same time harshly fighting off the embarrassment of crying in front of somebody like this, "I'm ok..."

"Adam," Yuri says softly, "Stop, no you're not. Tell me the truth."

"I'm ok." Adam says as he shakes his head, "I'm ok." His face distorts as he buries his face in his knees.

"Oh no, nooo," Yuri gets up, and comes to him, putting her hands on his shoulders. Adam's arms hold his legs tighter as his sobbing gets muffled. "Adam, Adam what's wrong??"

"I don't... I don't know what anymore..." He muffles, gasping erratically as his hands grip his legs, "Just go... Just lemme alone, please, just go away, please."

"Adam, Adam- Adam, look at me." Yuri says as she gently has him look at her after he begs her to leave. "Adam, it's ok, it's ok, are you listening?? Listen to me, ok?? You can tell me anything... Adam, look at me, you're safe with me," She says carefully, "Something is hurting you, and it happened yesterday, I understand, ok?"

"Bfffnnhhh, nngghh..." Adam looks away from her, completely humiliated once again as he holds tighter onto himself, "Please just go away...!"

"Adam, Adam, it's ok, it's ok. Sweetie, you're safe in here with me. I know it's hard, Adam, I know it. But you need to know whatever you're holding onto is too much to keep. You're ripping yourself apart, and I can't let that happen. As your doctor, I need you to tell me what is hurting you."

Adam sniffs and cries until he eventually lets his legs go. Yuri comes close, and tucks her arms under Adam's worn shirt clad torso. He chokes as he let her come, and hugs her in turn. "It's going to be ok, Adam, just breathe for me, ok? You're going to be fine, you're ok, you're ok," Yuri is feeling his whole body shake terribly as she rubs his back, his voice breaking out as he tries not to cry so hard. Yuri adjusted to sit on the bed to let Adam cringe on her.

"I trusted her... I trusted her..." He whines out, "I trusted her and she made me do things... And she... Ghghghghhh..."

"It's alright, Adam, it's alright, I'm right here... It's ok, let it out." Yuri hushes, letting him cling to her as she rubs his arm and his back, "Whatever it is, I'll help you... I'll make it go away."