A/N: Unfortunately, work has been kind of hectic recently. So instead of missing an update I wanted at the very least to get one chapter out. I'm working hard to get back to the normal 2-chapter release schedule for next week. I hope you enjoy :)
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Sol watched the seahorse swim past his nose. Curious little thing, it moved so fast for being so awkwardly shaped. They really did look like horses. Little horses galloping on tiny spiraled snake tails. Was it then technically a fish or a mammal? How interesting... His hands came around to capture it, but it slipped through the space between his fingers. Bubbles billowed from his mouth as he watched it fly into the sediment from whence it came.
Alone in the blue expanse, his mind danced with Asha once again. Why did it keep doing that?! He looked toward the surface that glittered above him. With long strokes he broke through into the sunlight. Breathing in deep, he dunked his head. Submerged for a second, he broke free, sucked in air, then once again drove his head underwater. Humans did this to clear their mind, right? He'd seen people do this...well not exactly this. He's seen them splash water over their face, or even dunk their head in a wash basin. This would be considered an attempted drowning. Lucky for him, drowning was not something he could do. But he supposed it would be enough to stop him counting how many freckles Asha had.
72
"ACK!" he dove down again.
This was supposed to work...wasn't it? He floated back up, swaying in the gentle waves. Only emerging up to his nose, his mouth frothed the water. He could hear the steam hissing off of his hair as he drifted there like a buoy. Great, he couldn't even stay damp! He rolled over and spread his limbs, looking up at the clear blue sky that hung above. Spinning slowly in the current he mentally pummeled himself.
Splendid, just fantastic! He had to go and get himself involved! To be honest, he guessed he had been somewhat involved, but now he was-
His palm hit the water, a small jet leapt up and blanketed his knees. He was an idiot. That's what he was. He could hear Polaris in his ears already, "Doesn't it always start like this Sol? You get yourself so wrapped up you can't find your way out again?"
"You're right," he murmured to the seagulls flying above, "And now I'm completely lost."
His insides seized, but not from nausea. He really was a fool. No matter the problems he tied up, the professional manner he maintained, the instruction he followed. Among all of his best-laid plans, he'd managed to....
No....no surely not!
He kicked at the water, shifting over to his stomach he swam over to a nearby boulder. Pulling himself up, he perched there, sizzling. Looking toward the island, he was far enough out to see the enchantment waver under the blinding sun. One meter more and I'd lose it. His chin poked his knee, maybe he should leave. Maybe all these wishes he was granting were for naught. Maybe he was just Sisyphus pushing that boulder up the hill, over, and over, and over.
But if I leave, what will happen to everyone? Everything would go back to normal, naturally. What else would happen? They were looking for him and once he left, they would have nothing else to look for...wouldn't they? But you can't be sure, can you? The logical side of his mind stuttered. Images of the injured man, the book, the king.
"No..." he whispered to himself, "...you can't."
Besides, what was he tying himself in knots about anyway? So, he had a passing fancy? It'd happened before. Plenty of times! Take Helen for example, she had the biggest...his hands cupped the air in front of his chest. AHEM...they dropped. Well, they did fight a war over her, didn't they? And then there was Xi Shi, oh how breathtaking she had been. And what about Phryne...well Phryne had been another matter altogether. But Asha was...she was.... what was she? His fingers knotted his hair. Never in his eons of existence had someone plagued him so!
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Of Stardust and Wishes (A Wish Rewrite)
Fanfiction"Salvē!" The golden specter repeated. She was in shock. That had to be it. All that tossing around in the water must have shaken her insides around enough to make her see things. She blinked a few times, but he was still there, looking even more con...
