Sea and Sky

Chapter Nineteen

Harry was curled up in the shallows, on his side, using an elbow to prop himself up. One of his hands was on top of one of his eggs, and the other was near the bend in his waist, just past his elbow, his tail curled around so the end of it rested across from his chest. His long hair was pushed back, and his eyes were watching his eggs fondly.


Thats when it happened. 

A slight nudge came from one of the eggs, barely there but harry could feel it against his tail every so slightly. He sat up more, pulling the egg closer with wide fearful eyes. Louis was nowhere to be found, and that scared harry, he wanted louis to see their babies emerge from their eggs, and he was more then certain louis would want to be here for it too. 

"Louis!" He called Loudly, his voice carrying across the lake and catching the attention of a few nature spirits that flitted off immediately. The egg was definitely moving now, rolling slightly in the shallows, almost fully submerged. Harry was beginning to get desperate now, looking around frantically for Louis, afraid to move the egg.


"Louis!" he called out again, louder as a piece chipped off the egg and fell into the water. Harry looked up scanning the sky and almost cried out in relief when he seen the dark shape headed towards him at a fairly quick pace. 

Louis all but crash landed on the shore beside harry, scrambling down into the water holding the third egg in his arms.

"What?" He asks frantically and Harry points. Louis gasps softly and harry takes his hand gently as he sits cross-legged in the fairly shallow water. Another piece chips off the egg and begins to float around them just as a small sound comes from inside the egg and a small hand comes from inside the egg, poking out through a hole it made, opening and closing rapidly before its pulled back inside. 

"Louis..." harry whispers tearily as the hand appears again, widening the hole and allowing the second hand to come out. Then the egg tips backwards, hitting off a rock and splitting open and harry lurches forwards pulling it back upright as the pieces of shattered egg shell fall away revealing a beautiful baby. 

"Oh Harry..." Louis says as harry gathers the tiny baby into his arms

Harry gazes down at the beautiful little boy in his arms, his small amount of dark brown curly hair plastered to his head. His shrill cry cuts through the air and harry soothes his as louis get up on his knees leaning forwards, a hand placed on harry's arm as the merman sits up. 

"Louis, he's so beautiful" Harry says tearily as the babies cries recede to an occasional whimper. Louis smiles back, a tear running down his face as harry cups water in his free hand, cleaning the baby off. He had a beautiful dark green tail, long and thin, like his Papa's, but it was speckled with blue stains and on his back were two little brown wings, soft downy feathers remaining dry even when harry pours water over them. His chubby little cheeks were red, and he had the tiniest button nose.

"He has your nose Lou..." harry continues looking to Louis who smiles


"You hair and lips" Louis adds


"Wings and a Tail..." Harry says softly and Louis laughs softly


"Elliot, this little guy is Elliot" Harry says and Louis smiles happily

"Can his middle name be Grey?" Louis asked and harry smiles up at him and nods


"Elliot Grey Tomlinson"


"Woah" Louis cuts in and harry looks at him startled 

"What?" he asks "You don't like his name?" Louis shakes his head


"Tomlinson?" He asked "He's getting my last name?"


"Why not? I like you last name a lot better" Harry confides and Louis smirks


"So im guessing your going to be Harry Tomlinson?" Louis asks and harry nods 

"It sounds quite lovely don't you think?"

"It does harry, it sure does"