The Rarest Breed

Maybe a Kiss Will Suffice?

Now normally, instead of chasing boys trying to look for a mate, Faith loved to sleep. She didn't have a high sex drive, and even when she was in the mood, her small hands were enough to satisfy. Relationships were all too much trouble to her.
She was a very attractive one but she usually only got either very unattractive boys that practically have gave up on life or the man whores who couldn't keep thier business in thier pants.

Now she hated putting on makeup, but held respect for those who practiced the art. It was an art because not everyone could do it. And those who tried usually looked easy if they didn't do it right. This applied to all genders.
Maybe that's why mermen pretty much avoided her when it came to mating because she wasn't just some quick fuck and didn't look the part either. Faith longed for deep conversations and someone she could count on and even mate with someday.

Because of her way of thinking, and her sheltered lifestyle she was a virgin.

Most mermaids her age were already on their second kid and were unmarried.

A loud chatter broke her out of her trance.
"She can mate when she wants to damnit! It is her body, her rules! I will not have her innocence ruined because you want new additions to the family!" My father yelled at his siblings.
My grandmother stepped in. "Never the less our population is declining drastically and our species is dying out son! You did your part by producing six children but she is more than ripe to bare children of her own! It's time she does her part for our species sake!" Grandmother said harshly.
It was an ordinary day like any other. My relatives decided to visit for my eighteenth birthday today. As always my birthday ended in ruins. With arguments and fights.
I was so sick of it.

I slammed my hands down on the dining room table fed up.
"I'm going for a bath." And without permission curtly turned and practically glided out our door.

I needed to get out! The water was starting to suffocate me.
I needed out! Out!
I swam up with all of my might into the top of our deep lake and swam to shore never stopping until my black almost translucent fins were only barely touching the water.

I was finally able to relax in the sweet warmth of the sun and sand. It was pleasant.

I don't know how long I was out there in the wonderful heat. However it was rudely interrupted.
"You know you can die like this right?" A kind voice said softly.
"That's really nice to hear." I heard myself say sarcastically.
I cracked an eye open when shade was on me.
Instantly I felt myself blush. However you couldn't tell since I was sunburnt.Well this view is most definitely better than the sky. Dark chocolate brown eyes peered charmingly into mine with worry in them. He kneels down with his knees a bit above my head.
"Can you move at all?" He asked in worry, completely ignoring my sarcasm. To appease his worried mind; I sat up facing the lake. "Does that answer your question?" I replied and turned my whole body around to face him. The poor thing was blushing so hard! "You don't have a shirt on miss! Hold on! I have some spares!"
Curious I examined my attire. Long sapphire necklaces covered my breasts and the mandatory blue skirt that covered only what needed to be.
He probably saw my nipples. It was common for all genders not to cover their chest. Men however had cover thier members but since females were dominant we didn't have to. Unless we were virgen. What a weirdo. "Where you come, must they hide thier bodies in shame?" I asked curiously.

"Your people don't?" He asked in surprise while handing me a long sleeved white shirt. "No." I curtly replied.
After a few minutes of humiliation trying to get the damn thing on I begrudgingly asked for help.
"O-oh! Uh I- I really would like to help but-but!" He stuttered nervously trying to come up with an excuse. It only succeeded in making me laugh. Suddenly I noticed how late it was getting.
"Hey, I'm tired right now but come here tomorrow okay? I'll have it on by then." I smiled at him.
He seemed like he wanted to stay for a bit more. What a cutie.
"I- you promise?" He asked quite cutely.
I
My smile couldn't help but grow; all of today's events were forgotten.

"I promise."