Millions (#2)

Everybody Hates Frank

The hoodie made him safe. It felt nothing could hurt him. The hoodie was cozy and soft, like a little black cloud. It was too big, but that was okay.

~

Charles woke up feeling better. He still worried, but he could handle it. He went to work, and forgot about his worries for one day.

His team was salvaging from a graveyard of broken ships. Zoey and Frank seemed to have switched personalities overnight.

Charles picked the lock to a treasure chest, "You seem pretty happy.", he said, glancing over to Frank.

"He's only happy because he won the bet.", Zoey huffed, untying the rope from a sail.

Frank gasped. "Can't I wake up and just be in a good mood~?", he asked, batting his eyelashes. Zoey rolled her eyes.

"I'm actually having a party at my house-"

"No!", everyone said collectively.

Frank broke down some wood with an axe, "Geez, Okay."

Charles finally opened the chest, "I'll come to your party."

"Nah, don't worry about it. I'm used to not having friends."

"That's not something that you should be used to.", Charles frowned, "I'm going."

For once, Frank genuinely smiled. He looked down a little, "Thanks."

~

After work, the two went over to Frank's house. It was fairly big. Charles could tell that much better ships were used to make it. Frank opened the door, "Guests first."

Charles swam in, "So, what should we do first?". He put his hands in the hoodie pockets.

Frank shrugged, "I dunno. What do people do at parties?"

This was the first time Charles had really studied Frank. He had vibrant green eyes, a fringe of pitch black hair covering his left one. He had a button nose, and two of his teeth were so misplaced that they peaked over his bow shaped bottom lip, making them look like fangs.

Charles and Frank thought about what to do. "We could just talk.", Charles suggested. "Or sneak over to the statue and steal some stuff. I heard there's really weird two-leg food there, and I'm hungry.", Frank suggested.

"We can't just steal from the temple!"

"I didn't say temple, I said statue. We're just gonna take some stuff and go. The place is hardly ever guarded.", Frank said, "You're not scared, are you?"

Charles shrank back, "No.."

Frank snickered, "The only mermaid from our generation who talks to humans like it's nothing is afraid to go to a big rock."

"I said I wasn't scared!"

"Then prove it!"

And off they went.

~

Charles was terrified. What would happen if they were caught?

(Cliffhanger because why not?)