Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken (Male Ruby x OC!)

Chapter 18

While everyone cheered, Gordon captured Valdimar, who now looked like Caspian in his merman form.

"Woo-hoo! Now, that's a successful monster hunt. We got us a little mermaid, Davey!" Gordon said.

"Please. Please, please, please. I'm not evil. I'm just pretty... and misunderstood," Caspian said, giving his best doe eyes.

Davey suddenly grabbed his nose and he backed away into the cage.

"Now, what about the mermaid? Everyone likes fried fish," Grandmamah says, starting up her laser eyes.

"No. Away, rage," Reuben says.

"Teenagers. Away, rage," she repeats with a smile.

"Reuben, I'm sorry. I was wrong. I should have trusted you with the truth, and so from now on, no more lying," Agatha says.

"And no more hiding," he smiles softly as the three hug.

"I think you can still make the last dance," Agatha suggests, pointing to the boat.

Reuben smiles as he looks at the boat, then it fades a little as he sees Arista swimming away.

"Now, let's talk about his coronation," Grandmamah says as she hugs Agatha close.

"Mom, don't start," Agatha deadpans.

"Fine. A mother knows best," she smiles.

"Mom, do you why she..," Reuben asks as his mother whispers in his ear.

His ears flatten and he nods in understanding as he swims towards the girl.

"Brill's here," he says as he appears out of the water, "Mamah! What are you doing here? And with Agatha? Are-are... are you okay? Is everyone okay? Is Reuben okay?"

"It's Brill's time now," Grandmamah says as she hugs Brill to her cheek with Agatha.

"Oh. I've waited 15 years for this. Oh, who's crying? You're crying," Brill says.

Arista swims through the ocean, still in her real mermaid form. She looks back for a second thought when she suddenly bumps into something, or rather, someone.

"Don't worry. I was just leaving," she says, looking away from him.

"You forgot this then," he says, throwing her the pearl necklace from the trident.

"Thanks," she quietly says as she put the necklace on and tries to swim away.

"Alex, wait!" Reuben yells.

"Yeah," she pauses.

"Why didn't you tell me? About Cass? I could've helped you," he asks.

"Because he told me if I said anything to you, he would never tell me where Cass was," she sighs looking away from him.

"Well, I pretty sure you know now," he says looking behind her.

"What are you-," her words are cut short when a mermaid, that looked like her, but green, instead of purple, lunged at her and hugged her tightly.

"I missed you, so much," the mermaid exclaimed as she spun Arista around.

"Cass?!" Arista asked in shock as she let go of her.

"Uh, yeah. Who else?" she says.

"Whoa...," she says as she notices Reuben behind Arista.

"So you're a...," she asks.

"Yup," he says.

"Huh. Well, I'll leave you kids to it then," Cass says swimming away.

"Where are you going?" Arista asks.