Under // Iwaoi

Circumstance

Chapter 2

I must be fucking crazy.

Oikawa's breath hitched as he continued to stare at the thing in front of him. Both of them not daring to move an inch, while the creature looked to be sizing him up Oikawa was sizing up the whole fucking situation and how to get out of this alive.

I must be going mad. This can't be possible, there is no way.

Slowly looking over his tank, his eyes steadily drifted to the gauge to see how much air was left. There was about a third left, this isn't a hallucination.

The creature in front of him continued to look at him, assessing the situation as its tail swished every so often, keeping it steady in the same area. Oikawa hesitantly pulled his hand towards the back of the tank trying to find the slot where he always kept his flashlight.

Instead something else happened entirely and he accidently pulled on the rubber band that was attached to the tank, a metal ball layed there. The reason he always had it was because back in Miyagi they would use it to communicate underwater when his group went out scuba diving.

Having pulled the rubber by accident he let go and the metal hit the tank with a loud bang.

Clink. Clank.

Shit.

In a quick swift movement the mer dived to him and what happened next shocked him to no end. Expecting death to open its arms at him in glee, Tooru widened his eyes. He let out a gasp thinking that in an instant it would be over him.

But the creature stopped, standing directly in front of Oikawa. Looking him dead in the eye and then it leisurely turned over and laid on its belly staring directly up at him.

Tooru almost cried as he let out a shaky breath he was holding in, not daring to take his eyes off it as he went over the events that just happened.

The mer patiently waited as it's green eyes marbled up at Oikawa, it's toned body laid flat, floating in the water.

The moonlight reflected every aspect and detail of it, it's skin was slightly darker than Tooru's, a tan color mixing in a gradient with the navy blue that was its tail. Oikawa glanced at its stomach that was displayed at him, the well defined muscles laying there.

Tooru flickered his gaze at it's eyes then back at the mers stomach, eyes, stomach, eyes, stomach.

Does it want me to rub it...? Like how you would pet a dolphin...

Frowning, Oikawa looked back at it's face trying to catch any sign of aggression. What if it's a test?! Cats always show you their tummy but the moment you dare touch it they nip at you. And something tells me that it's not gonna be a nip if I fuck up with this thing.

Taking a chance Oikawa reached his hand out pausing every so often until he was right on top of it's belly, here goes nothing.

His fingers grazed through the skin layer looking at the mers face for any sign of discomfort and was only given the sight of it's olive green eyes staring up at him in delight and anticipation. Getting more confidence he pressed harder his hand firmly touching it's toned muscles and giving it a rub as if petting a dog.

The mer tilted it's head to the side giving Oikawa full view of it's sharp jawline and rugged appearance, it's short hair flowing down underwater. It looked at Oikawa before opening its mouth and blowing some bubbles towards Tooru's direction. Giggling, Oikawa smiled as it looked down at the mer.

OMG!? It's literally a puppy.

So cute and adorable, what am I going to do with it? To think that these creatures actually existed all this time, how have humans never known about this?!