The obsidian eyes

Truth, truth and nothing but the truth.

We both drowned under the waves, of words we weren't saying. -Ben Maxfield

While in my peaceful sleep I feel something hit my foot. I shake my foot and pull it in underneath my leaf, ignoring the problem.
But another rock comes flying at my calf I sit up groggily. I look down to see the stone laying next to my leg.
Another one flys in my hut puzzled by the scene before me. I pick it up pushing my hair behind my ears while standing to my feet.
Looking at the stone in my hand I dunk out of my hut standing in front of my dead fire, looking around.
To the right of my camp against the water was some rocks pretty big ones there was about 4 or 5.
and sitting upon the closest one to the water was Troy, he threw another rock and it landed at my feet. I curled my toes in the sand and took a gulp of air. 
"Your back?" I yelled while taking careful steps towards him reaching the rock settled in front of his. I peak over the top of it and I see him looking down at me. "finally you sleep like the dead." He said abruptly I shake my head. "You could have yelled for me." I said surprised he wanted to see me. Troy rolled his eyes
"I didn't want to scare you by yelling." I scratched the top of my head squinting, looking up at him the sun starting to blind me "But throwing rocks seemed like a good idea?" I asked
"For a second I thought the crabs were fighting back." I giggled amused by the joke I just made. A small smirk came across Troys face but he instantly covered it up with an emotionless face, while letting out a loud sigh.
"Why don't you get up on the rock your hurting your eyes." I watched as he was flopping his long tail the very end sitting in the water, as his ripped body leaned forward extending a hand. Perplexed on what he was doing I took a step back.
"What are you doing?" Troy scoffed "helping you human." I put my hands on my hips "I have a name. Use it and I'll get up."
Troy shook his head and looked out at the ocean for a second before returning his eyes to me. "Fine. Little Lemon princess was it. Will you join me on the rocks?." He said giving a bow then extending his hand again.
Oh my god was he Troy the emotionally empty merman making a joke?
I gave a small laugh and bit my lip. On a burst of courage I stepped toward him grabbing his hand feeling the callouses on his firm grip. He pulled me up once on top of the rock I settled myself fixing my sundress his eyes on me the whole time. Finally I sighed sitting criss cross "Yes?" I say when I come to the full realization he's staring at me.
He coughs and looks away. "I uh-I got you some stuff I found." I cocked my head "like what?" He turned his top half around to behind him. His muscles flexing as he moved them. Yes I was eye fucking him what can I say I'm lonely. I avert my gaze to what's now in his hand. I can see a glass cup, a pair of old glasses. and a plate with a chip taken out of it. It was all stuff I could use.
I look up at him "this stuff is for me?" I asked. Troy rolls his eyes "no it's for the seagull over there. Of course it's for you Lemon." He hands the stuff to me I take them while extending my legs and kicking them like a little child.
His eyes went straight to my legs like he was studying them.
I pick up the glasses "I could use the lenses for starting a fire at night." I say happily he cocks his head "fire? Is that the light you made last night."
I scoff "you were watching me?" He shrugs "I saw it on my way by just off the turf, is where I found the clear thing. I have seen you use one on your boat before."  I pick up the cup and examine it "it's called a cup you drink stuff from it. I guess underwater theres no need for one."
He flips his tail "I guess not." He chimed in a frown coming across his face I scot closer onto the edge of my rock as I set the stuff to my side. Intensely looking at him "why are you interested in me, why did you take me?" I questioned his previous and current actions astonished by his kindness.
I fully thought he was gonna eat me. He sighed leaning back on his elbows "You ask to many questions."
He deadpans looking out at the ocean. I tap his tail to get his attention. his eyes instantly averted to where I had touched, then to my eyes. This gaze felt different it felt electric. As he looked me up and down. My dress strap falling off my shoulder as gust of wind came through, his eyes instantly leaving to my bare shoulder.
I snap my fingers his attention comes back to my eyes
"Okay human you can ask one question but only one and I'll answer." He lifted up one finger I nod my head biting my lip thinking of a really important/good question for him to answer.
"Why did you steal me." He shakes his head "a different question please." He said smacking his tail into the water. I pout, this dickhead. "but you said I could pick." I gave him puppy dog eyes.
He sighs "well I'm a merman and menfolk have two quests in there life. Onw to make themselves as perfect and attractive as they can. Two to find their mate you don't get to chose it can be anyone. Fate chooses, we can't change it we have no control at all in it."
He says breaking our eye contact I snort "Okay? So what does that have to do with me" I said shaking my head "his eyes flit back to me then back out onto the rushing waves slowly moving next to use
"well, I uh have been watching you for a while, and I sort of grew up with you, my "mother" had me with someone who was not her mate. So she was severely punished. I was left alone to search for my mate. After about the age of 16 waves, you begin to notice and feel your mate your drawn to them. And one day when I saw you running down the beach, laughing with the little boy I saw quit often on your boat. My heart stopped my scales tingled. Because it was you... You the girl I had been watching and wanting all my life. You were my mate."
I laugh at this he's lying to me. I know he is I clutch my stomach laughing so hard I almost cry. He looks pissed at my reaction. He swipes some sand off his tale as he rolls his eyes.
"I'm sorry but that's so good honestly great joke, but no really be honest." I said wiping at my eyes. His eyes looking dead serious unblinking.
My heart drops. No? Wait what... nope still no no. No. No. No me his mate his what? "Excuse me. No excuse you. You ass."
"Your serious I'm your what is it "mate"?" He nods. "yeah I guess so."
I shake my head "how does that work you have a tail dude, a bloody freaking tail." I deadpan upset at this I shift uncomfortably, he scoffs. "So what human you have legs why is my tale the issue, and not your legs." "Hey!"
I yell at him appalled by what he just had the audacity to say.
"Well then if I'm your so called mate what are we supposed to do huh?" I crossed my arms like an upset child. Right now I truly felt like a toddler. Dealing with something I didn't know but they felt the need to act like I didn't need help.
He lets out a big breath
"When the sun sets about once more we'll know.  Merfolk and humans have been a thing for centuries. Wanting each other but couldn't. They're soulmates, they loved each other. Blah blah blah.
So the moon goddess one day bestowed a gift upon the merfolk.(he gestures sarcastically with his hands) That when they found they're mate. Once both they're mate if they're human and themselves, become of age (19 waves)
One could pick to be like the other to you know *cough* uh mate.
But what's stupid is you have to just pick one right when you find them. And  me being adolescent without guidance, I chose to get legs so for about a month I'll have legs to mate with you.
Or my mate hence the reference of explaining.
Once we mate I'll be able to transfer between human and merman." I sit stunned at this all of this I stand up on my rock. To look down at him I gotta make myself look tough. "no you can't just spring this all on me." I scream running a hand through my messy hair. "I can't just "mate" with a monster. I can't just love you, that's not how it works with humans."
He looks up at me while I jab my finger down at him.
"I know. Which is why we have the month lemon. Humans have the power to reject the mate leaving the merperson mateless for life. At the very end of the month." He sighs as I try to take everything in, putting both hands on my forehead looking down internally freaking out. Troy decides to speak again. "If you so chose to reject me then me my monster self will go on my way and you will forget everything. Time will be altered it'll be as if this (he motions between us around us.) ....Never happened."