Deep Sea

Chapter 5: Plans

Chapter 5: Plans

"Hey, sweetie." Ilia came towards Joe in the mess hall, a tray of food in her hands.

The tray before Joe was already half-eaten. The doctor had been right, she was losing her appitite. By the time dinner came around, she realized she hadn't eaten and wasn't even hungry. Which was why she came down here and grabbed some food.

The food wasn't bad, but no food was really all that good when you weren't hungry. But she ate it dutifully.

"Hey, Ilia." Joe smiled as the fea sat opposite her. The mess hall was only about half full at the moment. "How did the rest of your scuba training go?" she asked, smiling a bit.

"Fine. How was Edric?" Joe asked, poking at her food a bit.

"He misses me." Ilia sighed. "But he's gotten boring. All men do after a while."

Joe snickered a bit. "You're a female playboy, you know that, right?"

"I'm a sexual creature, dear." she said. "And, as all sexual creatures both human and mythic know, sexual creatures need constant entertainment in the bedroom. It's too bad I'm not into girls at all or I might go after you next, sweetie." Ilia winked.

Joe rolled her eyes.

"And that sailor Hector or James or whatever his name was, he's gotten boring too." Ilia pouted. "I swear, sweetie, I despair of ever finding anyone who could keep me entertained for an extended period of time."

"Have you ever considered celibacy?" Joe asked, only half joking. "I've heard it works wonders."

Ilia laughed out loud. "You're silly, sweetie. I'm fea. Sex is part of my nature."

"Oh, don't even lie!" Joe said, smiling a bit. "I've seen celibate and abstinent fairies."

Ilia waved her words away. "We all have black sheep."

"Yeah. You!" They laughed together.

"Well, speaking of sex lives, how goes things with Kai?" Ilia asked. "I heard you two had some nice quite time yesterday."

"We were in the sub simulator, hardly a hot date spot." Joe rolled her eyes. "And why are you pushing this?"

"Because." Ilia said. "Juno or Garret or whatever his name is has gotten boring, and there are no other men here attractive enough for me. You've staked a claim on Kai and I've backed off, which was very nice of me if I do say so myself."

"Not to too your own horn or anything." Joe said.

Ilia continued as if she hadn't spoken. "That means, sadly, that I am living vicariously through you. And since you don't have a sex life I can enjoy, I have to get you one."

"Ilia." Joe sighed.

"I'm serious!" Ilia said. "Do you know, besides me and you, there are only 6 other females on this ship. Two of which are mermaids! It's a sausage fest! And it has the potential to be hot expect nothing is happening!"

"I just know that that was an orgy reference." Joe blushed as she ducked her head, scarred someone might have heard Ilia.

"Gary or what ever his name is has outlived his fun. Kai is off-limits which, again, was very nice of me." Ilia reminded her. "And there isn't anyone else here hot enough to play with. Therefore, my new friend, that means I have to live through you until we get back to shore."

"That's extremely sad, Ilia." Joe said, back to poking at her food listlessly. "And it's not going to happen."

"Why not?" Ilia asked. "He's male. True, sometimes he's half fish, but he's still all male. And you, Joe, are female. You kind of look like an elf, actually. With darker skin, I swear all the elves look like albinos."