Merman In The Water - Larry Stylinson AU Merman!Louis

Chapter 2

[A/N]: Hey guys! It's us again. Obviously. Here's the next chapter. Hope you like it!

"Why are you screaming?" The boy asked in a confused way.

"Who-who are you?" Harry stuttered at the boy whose face was inches away from his.

"I'm Louis!" The boy said with a wide smile. "What's your name?"

"I'm Harry," he said slowly.

"Hi, Harry!" Louis thrust a hand toward Harry. Harry pushed himself up into a sitting position to shake the boy's hand. Louis gripped Harry's hand tightly and shook it, causing him to hiss in pain. Louis looked concerned, but Harry waved him off.

"You sound like me," Harry pointed out. "English... so you're not from around here then?"

"No, I live here," Louis shook his head, still grinning largely. "My family once lived over by the United Kingdom. We've just kept the accent. Plus, we're a bit more proper, not to sound too big headed."

"Okay..." Harry said slowly. "I actually am from the UK... England. I'm just visiting my uncle for the summer."

Louis' smile faded into a confused expression. "What are those?"

Louis poked at Harry's long legs, causing Harry to curl his legs into his chest. Louis looked up at Harry with a curious glance, waiting for an explanation.

"They're my legs," Harry smiled. "Don't you have some?"

"Nope," Louis replied, popping the 'p.' "What do your legs do?"

A sudden realization seemed to hit Harry when he saw a flash of blue as he glanced at the water.

"Shark!"

"Where?!" Louis said, irritably.

Harry pointed wordlessly at the water as he tried to back away from the rock's edge. Louis looked down and rolled his eyes.

"That's my tail. Not a shark, thank goodness. They never leave me alone."

"You have a tail," he croaked.

"And you have legs. What do they do?"

"They let me walk," Harry replied, still a little dazed.

"Walk?" the blue eyed boy tilted his head slightly.

"Yeah, walking," Harry responded as he stood and walked a few feet before returning to the boy.

"Whoa," Louis said in a dazed voice. "I haven't got legs. Just my tail."

Louis placed his hand on the rocky shore and pulled his tail above the water. Harry's eyes widened as the blue tail rose above the water. The blue matched the beautiful color of the boy's eyes and Harry found himself unable to tear his eyes away from the way the setting sun reflected off the scales. Louis slowly put his tail back underwater and smiled almost childlike up to Harry.

"What does your tail do?" Harry asked, his shock turning into curiosity.

"It helps me swim, silly," Louis said as if it was the most obvious thing in the world.

"How fast can you swim?"

"I'm the fastest swimmer in my school!"

"You go to school?"

"Like my family, you dolt," Louis laughed loudly.

"I knew that," Harry muttered.

"I kind of have an unfair advantage. I am male and the oldest child."