Dangers of the Sea || Byler Story ||

5 - Regular Meetings

{A week later}

Third Person POV:

Will was pacing in his room. It's almost the time he's supposed to meet Mike, and he was stuck in his room because the guards outside won't go on their regular break.

After a moment, he finally hears them leave, so he bolts out of his room and quickly makes his way out of the castle. He rushes through the forest, before getting to the pond. He sighs, and sat on the rock as he waits for Mike to arrive.

A few minutes later, Will saw Mike's shadow under the water, and he grinned as Mike popped up.

"Hey, how are you today?" Will asks.

Mike smiles, resting his arms on the land. "I'm good, what about you? Any princely things you need to do?" Mike responds.

Will shrugs. "No, not today," He says. "Oh, but I got you something."

Mike raises an eyebrow. Will pulls out a small carved statue of a bird made out of marble. It was about the size of Will's palm. Mike gasps softly, letting Will placing it in his hands.

"It's so pretty.." Mike whispers, holding it up to his eyes. "What is it?"

Will smiles. "It's an Albatross, a type of bird," He says. When Mike looks up at him in confusion, he continues. "Birds are those things that fly in the sky making noises."

"Thank you," Mike says, planting a kiss on the top of the statues head.

"No problem," Will says, grinning. "I can get you more things if you'd like, so you can learn more things about humans?" Mike eagerly nods.

Mike grins. "And I can bring you things as well," He says.

Will looks at Mike closer. "Can you breathe through your nose and mouth?" He asks. "Instead of having to rely solely on your gills?"

"I'm not sure, I've never tried," Mike says.

"Do you want to try now?" Will asks, tilting his head to the side. "You could stay in the water, just try and breathe through your nose."

Mike nods. "Alright," he says. He tried to breathe, and then coughed. "Ow, yikes, air in the gills," He complains.

"If it hurts you don't need to," Will says.

Mike frowns as he tries again. This time he successfully breathes through his nose. "Oh, I did it!" He exclaims. Will grins. "Wow this feels weird."

"Breathing is strange when you think about it.." Will says. There was a pause. "I'm not gonna think about it."

Mike smiles. "I think I need to go soon," He says, glancing at the sky.

"Oh well, see you tomorrow?" Will asks, holding out a hand.

"Tomorrow," Mike agrees, taking Will's hand and shaking it, before holding it a beat longer than normal. "See ya!" he dives under and leave.

...

Mike swims through the coral reef, grinning like an idiot at the statue in his hand.

Lucas and Max watch him swim around, suspicion on their faces. Why has he been acting so weird lately? Lucas questions.

Maybe he's ill? Max replies. Does he have the flu?

Lucas shakes his head. No, that's not it. He says.

Isn't it obvious? A new voice comes from behind them.

The two turned around and saw the one and only Erica Sinclair. Her bright golden tail was swishing sassily behind her as she approached them.

What's obvious? Lucas questions.

Erica rolls her eyes. He's in love. She says. Both Max and Lucas stare at her like she grew two heads. What? It's the truth.

Mike? In love? Max scoffs. Sure.

Just look at his face. Erica says, pointing at Mike. I bet the person he's in love with gave him that weird thing in his hand.

Max and Lucas stare at the ravenette, who was humming some random tune while delicately placing the statue in one of his treasure chests he keeps in this area. Mike sighed, drifting to the sand next to the chest and dreamily thought of Will without realizing he was thinking about him.

Holy shit.. Lucas says, jaw dropping. He's in love.

Max frowns. Who could it be? She questions, tapping her chin. Who would Mike fall in love with?

The trio follows Mike from behind as he swims away, going to one of the large clams. Max, Lucas, and Erica hide behind a rock shelf to watch. He takes the pearl and looks at it, before shaking his head and putting it back. He moves to another clam and checks that one's pearl, before smiling.

They're exchanging gifts. Erica whispers.

Mike sighs again. Max gapes at him. He's practically swooning, what the fuck. She says. What the hell is wrong with him?

He's in love! Erica whispers urgently.

Lucas has a panicked look on his face. He's in love?

He's in love. Max whispers.

Mike takes the pearl and swims back to the treasure chests, placing the pearl down next to the statue. He starts humming that random tune again.

He's glowing, and obviously oblivious. Erica says. Don't you wonder who the lucky mermaid is?

Mike looks up, and the trio hides away from him. He looks back down at the statue and pearl, smiling dreamily.

Lucas facepalms. He's found a deep-sea girl. He says, sounding almost miserable.

And he's as good as sunk! Erica hisses.

Do you see that blush? Max points at the ravenette, where a blush was clearly present on his face. Do you see that grin?

Erica rolls her eyes. Gotta be love he's in. She says, groaning in annoyance.

They follow Mike as he goes back to the whale skeleton. He waves a hello to Nancy, who stares at him in confusion. Mike grabs his bag, which was now empty since he put everything inside into one of the treasure chests, and swam away.

Lucas intervenes, floating in front of Mike. Yo, dude, where are you going? He asks. Mike just lets out a giggle and swims away.

You ask him where he's going, he giggles like a fool. Lucas says gloomily as he swims back to Erica and Max.

Erica glares teasingly at her brother. Face it, he's just not himself! She says.

They follow Mike and watch him collect different items. Human and mermaid things alike. A pretty shell, a strange chain that's long been rusted, another pretty shell...

The three stop following him and exchange a long look. He's in love.

<^> To Be Continued

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Crack chapter :D

Multiple references and twisted lyrics of the song 'She's In Love' from the OG little mermaid musical.