No Prey, No Pay

Chapter 15

"Two satchels of gold... here! You earned it son!"

"Thanks mate! Oh, and... the charmer here is drugged so no struggle! Take your time eh?"

"Sure thing son, I know they can put up a fight sometimes. See ya!"

A light pat on a big, iridescent blue tail, then the seller left the slaughterhouse, making his gold jingle in the bags.

The butcher moved few feet around his shop and started whetting his big cleaver not so far away from him, humming something with closed lips while the blade was whistling against the whetting pelt.

Shooting little glances towards his workbench still stained with old blood, the chubby man chuckled "it's been a while since I got one of your kind, you know? I bet that pirate is drinking all the money I gave him by now" his voice was almost kind, for someone that was going to kill.

The merman laying on the workbench made an irritated chuff, rolling his eyes and patting his iridescent blue tail on the stained wood "shush, don't worry, I'll be quick... I'm not a monster" the butcher barked a laugh, walking towards him "it's a shame, you're really a beauty" he continued, grasping the merman's face with hard, calloused fingers, squeezing to make his lips pucker out.

Aoi turned his head away, looking up with an unimpressed expression "ok, close your eyes sweetie, I don't want it to be a messy decapitation" the butcher rose his cleaver, taking his time to aim well.

The Prince looked outside the shop window where humans stopped to watch him, feeling nervous, and clenched his tied-up fists on his chest closing his eyes shut.

C'mon... where the fuck are you!?

Suddenly the little crowd outside the window started to scream and the big brick launched against the glass hit the butcher's cleaver, sending it flying away.

Aoi snapped his eyes open in time to see someone jump over the workbench, double-kicking the butcher on the ground before hauling the merman on his shoulder "THIEF! CALL THE GUARDS!!" the butcher shouted, trying to get back on his feet.

Aoi felt an arm tighten around his waist and the man that stole him started run down the cobblestoned streets, laughing "you're fucking late!!" the merman yelled, while Reita was running towards the port "that guy almost killed me, you idiot!".

CATCH THAT PIRATE!!

The blond captain turned his head a little and grinned "sorry Princey! I wanted to make a good entrance!" he talked jokingly, patting the bent over tail of his lover.

The pirate zigzagged in the streets dodging old people, young ladies and jumping over a little stone wall, reaching the entrance of the port "don't be mad at me, my sweetheart~" Reita chuckled, living a quick peck on the scales on his side.

Aoi blushed hard at that little display of love, but tried to hide it to his companion "why didn't they bought my scales?? I just shed them for Neptune's sake!" he yelled, while a little group of armed guards started following them.

Reita stopped on his track, suddenly, cursing under his breath "wh-what's going on??" Aoi called trying to look, but Reita sprinted again, taking a narrow side alley and yanking a surprised yell from his lover.

He answered the merman with a less cheerful tone in his now breathy voice "sorry darlin'... no prey, no pay! They wanted the real deal there" he panted, entering another street, running away from the ocean.

Aoi rolled his eyes, holding himself with his clawed fingers against Reita's low back, then he called his captain again "Rei...? There's more of them?!" he shrieked, moving the head left and right.

Guards were starting flooding the streets, swords in hands and some were preparing their muskets to fire at the couple "I know, calm down! You're scratching me!" Reita answered hastily, moving his feet up a long stone staircase, spiraling towards a promontory.

Aoi looked over Reita's shoulder and he felt the blood run away from his face "Rei...we're going up??" he yelled.

"Yeah I know, Princey!"
"WHY WE'RE GOING UP??"
"Calm down, I have a plan..."
"CALM DOWN?!"

At the top of that promontory, a little tower was looking at the see under them and a round, little plaza was sprinkled with flowerpots and a couple of benches.

Unluckly for the couple, at the exit of that long staircase a couple of guards blocked their path "stop right there pirate! Unhand the stolen goods and you'll have a fair tria-!".

The guard that was talking got his words choked when Reita rose a fist against his throat, Aoi using his tail to slap the other guard off their way and off the staircase.

Reita laughed out of enjoyment and Aoi growled "I SWEAR IF I SURVIVE THIS, HUMAN...!" he shouted again, watching more and more guards spill from every door, circling them.

Aoi couldn't see their number, because his head was in the direction of the low stone parapet that hugged the little plaza and there he saw the open sea, almost half a mile under them "fuck... fuckfuckfuck it's high here...!" mumbled scraping at Reita's back like a scared cat.

Reita tightened his hold on Aoi's body and chuckled "it was all fun, guys, but me and my better half need to go home now!" he cheered with a grin on his face, before turning his back to them.

Aoi tensed up, holding to Reita's shoulder when he saw every and each guard look at them with horror and surprise "Noooo Rei! Nope! D-don't, it's too high! REI-!" the merman shrieked when Reita laughed one last time.

The pirate run against the parapet, pushing his foot on it and he launched both him and the merman forward, plunging down "REI I FUCKING HATE YOUUUuuuu!!" Aoi screamed again, holding to him tight.

They flew down, hitting the water and sinking a good amount of feet before they resurfaced "Woohoo! That was AWESOME!" Reita howled cheerfully splashing water around him, before Aoi's hands gripped around his neck "Awesome!? Are you fucking crazy??" he growled at his face, but the pirate made a smug grin "for you? Always" he chuckled, wrapping his arms around the merman's waist.

Aoi blushed again, but this time he bared his teeth at his lover "no sex for a week!" he threatened, trying to make Reita stop approaching "t-two weeks!" the merman added, when the blond captain smiled at him tenderly "a... a month...?" tried with now a lower insecure voice, losing himself into the kiss that the captain gave him.

Aoi almost moaned in that effusion, swaying his tail to maintain both of them up, but that movement got him brush against his dear captain's body.

His heat, his lips devouring his own, that damned tongue of his caressing and stroking.

Aoi wrapped his arms around Reita's neck, pressing into the kiss the spark he felt deep inside his chest "you still mad, darlin'?" Reita mumbled smirking, tickling the merman's lips while talking.

Aoi only nodded with his head, but his face was completely washed over with the passion of the kiss "Awww... I'll state my apologies really soon... on my bed... inside you" Reita murmured before biting Aoi's bottom lip.

The merman moaned once more, his breath was quicker and deeper, shivering at the touch of Reita's hands on his hips "a-at least...you got enough money for Taka-two..." the merman whispered leaning for another kiss.

"I think we'll have to make another fake sell to round off, Princey..."

"WHAT?!"