Knight In Scaled Armor ❌DISCONTINUED❌

A Semi-Normal Boating Trip

Keith's POV
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It was sunny out. Far too sunny for my liking. I forgot my sunscreen meaning i was definitely getting burnt. Shiro had invited Pidge out for the weekend, and then insisted that we go boating. Shiro had dragged me along because he said it would be good for me but i would rather be inside. I did have a boaters license though, and i was a very good swimmer so i guess going boating wasn't the worst thing he could make me do. Pidge had already gotten into the boat and was sitting in the backseat sipping a sprite. "Hey Keith, come help me untie her" Shiro called, using her as a term for our boat. We had named it Voltron after 3 hours straight of pretending to help shiro brainstorm for ideas while actually looking at twitter. I stepped into the boat and started it while Shiro untied the lines and threw them onto the dock. We pulled out of the slip and slowly drove out of the marina, maintaining this slow speed until coming to deeper waters where we could go all out. We drove along the shoreline, (far enough out that we wouldn't hit sand)  Shiro and Pidge conversing in the backseat while i steered. We came to a spot that we thought suitable for stopping and let down the anchor. We were just hanging out, talking, and eating lunch. It had been a while since we anchored. I was watching waves crash on the beach when i saw something strange on the surface not far from the boat. The longer i looked at it, i figured out it was a man. He looked unconcious. Shiro saw this too, and called out to him. He didn't answer. "Someone should go see if he's ok" he said.
"Uhh im not a strong enough swimmer to pull a whole dude out of the water. Not me" Pidge was out. "Well I've got a heavyweight instead of an arm so i would sink. Keith?"
"No. You're crazy if you think im gonna pull some random dude out of the water." He gave me puppy dog eyes.

"....Fine."

I threw down my shirt and jumped into the cool water. I started swimming over to the stranger. I grabbed his arms, not wanting to carry him, and pulled him over to the back of the boat. I picked him up to lift him onto the boat, and when i stood up with him in my arms, i realized that this was not a man. He had a tail. He was a merman. He had scales. Blue scales. And gills. And fins. Oh my god this is weird. "Is that?!? What?!!?" Pidge stuttered. Shiro was just standing there staring. And i was holding this thing. Thats when i noticed the scratches on his tail and skin. His beautiful shiny blue tail. His attractively tan skin. I also noticed his head was bleeding. "Oh no.. Shiro, he's hurt pretty badly. Can you grab a towel?" I climbed onto the swim platform with the merman still in my arms. Shiro grabbed a towel and laid it on the backseat. "Uh hold on are we bringing this thing with us?!" "Yes Pidge. We are. And he is not a thing." Pidge looked baffled. I laid him on the backseat, and covered his tail with another towel. "Shiro, drive us home"
He started the boat again and brought up the anchor, turning back to the marina and driving. I moved his hair out of his face to reveal a bleeding wound. He also had a few smaller scratches on his tail and torso. As we pulled into the marina, i left shiro to dock up by himself while i ran to take him to the car. I laid him across the backseat after letting pidge climb into the back-back. Shiro got in and drove us back to the house. I was worried he would get dehydrated or that he couldnt breathe air. But his chest was rising and falling, so i guessed he had lungs as well as gills. We pulled into our driveway and i told shiro to run some bathwater while i took him out of the car. I carried him upstairs to where shiro had the bathtub half full with warm water. I unwrapped the towels and gently placed him in the tub. I guess i had been staring, because whem shiro handed me the first aid kit i didn't respond for a good 15 seconds. "Keith"
"KEITH" "huh.. Oh Shiro, thank you" i took the first aid kit and bandaged up his head and tail, where the bigger wounds were. I closed the first aid kit and sat on the countertop where the sink was. I stared at him for a long time. He was wearing something over his chest, it looked kind of scaley. I didn't know what it was, and i didnt really care either. The way his tail sparkled was amazing. His skin was much darker than mine. His eyes were.... I felt myself doze off.