CROSSING RIVER (B×B×B..) *COMPLETE*

Chapter 12- The prize

River went back to the reef to rest for a while but when he touched the rock, it felt warm and only then did he noticed the temperature was really high and he wasn’t just feeling hot because he was feeling embarrassed after meeting the new guy.

He looked at the camera with complicated gaze, he was no stupid. If they had monitored him all this time, he had observed them too. So, he knew this was intentional, ‘What are you planning now?’, he thought. Even if he didn’t believe them on many things, he actually trusted that they would not do anything that could cause him his life.

He glanced at the pouring food that the fishes were nibbling on then his eyes darted to the glass cell where Micah was and the guy was looking back at him with such intense eyes. It made him uncomfortable so he glided over the top and faced Riley’s glass wall instead. He also felt eyes on from the new guy then he turned to that direction and narrowed his eyes at him.

“You crossed me once and still intend to do so? Hmm... Since you like doing that so much, I shall just call you Wayde! Don’t cross this River, Wayde”, he yelled then proudly snickered. He was definitely able to cross this River in compare to others so, that name actually seemed to fit the guy.

River raised his arm and wiped his forehead as if wiping away sweat, his body was feeling hot and he felt like he was sweating.

As he looked down on his body, he noticed the pink patches of scales were illuminating dimly as a human skin would glisten after sweat. He started rubbing it but paused when he felt tickle down his spine, that area seemed sensitive! He retracted his hand and swam to the surface.

He waved his hands to get attention, ‘Look something is wrong with my skin! Decrease the temperature! It’s burning my body!’, was the thing he wanted to convey but he didn’t hear any response. In anger, he splashed water in the camera which wouldn’t have any effect but he still found it to be satisfying.

He dove back into the water and felt three pairs of eyes inspecting him. Of course he only turned to one being who he was comfortable with, Riley felt hot in his groin when a scent drifted to his nose and following that odour his eyes locked with River’s body which was giving off a light glow.

Then he noticed the boy swimming to his direction and he didn’t know what to do, he couldn’t even turn back and hide, his body betrayed his mind. River noticed how stiff Riley looked and thought he must be feeling hot as well, he placed his palm on the glass and before he could say something he heard two loud low pitch whistling and humming sound from the other two glass box.

“I don’t know what they are trying to test here, making fish fry? It’s so hot in here! Riley? Why are you standing like a statue?”, he asked and he had only just removed his hand from the glass when Riley flashed right in front of him. River was spooked then as he was about to make funny comment, the humming, clicking and hissing became louder.

He confusedly looked at Riley’s eyes and noticed how those green eyes had dilated but then it constricted back. He felt like Riley was having an inner battle then his eyes moved to Wayde who was continuously attacking the glass wall and so was Micah. All of them were looking at him!

River retreated from the wall and swam to the reef. He had seen the look before in Alex’s eyes, Lust. Only then did he realised what was going on, “So I am like an omega in mermaid world? You got to be kidding me! This is what “Heat” feels like?!”, he snapped his head to the cameras and gritted his teeth. Pure hate dripped from his glare.

Riley was the first to snap out of his desires. His crotch area had swollen and caused him great discomfort. He gritted his teeth and looked around for River who he found sitting on the rock glaring at the camera.