My Merman Named Donghae

Chapter 11

          When March finally approached and the weather turned warmer, Eunhyuk noticed Donghae was becoming more and more anxious to return to the ocean. “Have you decided when you’re going back yet?” Eunhyuk asked as they walked along the beach one afternoon.

          “Probably next week,” Donghae figured.

          Eunhyuk froze. “Next week? That’s so soon,” he replied.

          “Yeah, but the longer I wait, the harder it’ll be to leave,” Donghae responded as he interlaced his fingers with Eunhyuk’s.

          “Wait, I have a suggestion,” Eunhyuk said, turning to face Donghae.

          “Alright, what do you suggest?” Donghae wondered.

          “Why don’t you wait til the day after the full moon? That way you can have your legs all day and night, and you can spend your final night with me,” Eunhyuk stated.

          Donghae smiled. “I really like that idea,” he whispered before Eunhyuk leaned in and kissed him.

          A few weeks later, Eunhyuk awoke extra early on the morning of the full moon and hurried into the bathroom to find Donghae still sleeping in the bathtub with his legs in place of his tail. Smiling, Eunhyuk knelt down and shook the merman awake. Donghae groaned slightly as he turned over to face Eunhyuk. “Hey,” Eunhyuk muttered with a grin.

          “Hey,” Donghae echoed as he sat up and planted a kiss on Eunhyuk’s lips before heaving himself up onto the side of the bathtub. “So what are we gonna do today?”

          Eunhyuk handed him his clothing before replying “There’s a place I wanna take you too, then I figured we’d go out and eat whatever you want, and finally come back home to have some final alone time.”

          “Before I have to leave in the morning,” Donghae muttered as he slid a t-shirt on over his head.

          “Yeah,” Eunhyuk agreed quietly, lowering his head.

          Donghae walked over to the blonde and lifted his face before kissing his lips once more. “Let’s not think about it right now,” he suggested, stroking his fingers over Eunhyuk’s jawline. “Let’s just go enjoy our day together.”

          Eunhyuk smiled before responding “Okay.”

          “Now where did you say we were going today?” Donghae wondered after they finished eating breakfast.

          “It’s a surprise, c’mon, I’ll show you,” Eunhyuk said as he took Donghae’s hand and led him downstairs.

          After climbing into Eunhyuk’s car, the two travelled about thirty minutes down the road to a large building. “What’s in there?” Donghae inquired.

          “C’mon, I’ll show you,” Eunhyuk repeated as he pulled Donghae towards the entrance. “This is a place where people rescue injured sea creatures and take care of them until they’re ready to be set free again.”

          Eunhyuk grinned when he saw Donghae’s jaw drop slightly. “Really? And they don’t hurt them?” he asked.

          “Nope, while they’re healing, they keep them in this large aquarium where they’re comfortable, and people can come look at them,” Eunhyuk explained.

          Donghae and Eunhyuk walked around inside, looking at the many tanks they had filled with injured or sick fish. “These got caught in an oil spill,” Donghae stated as he pointed to a large tank before turning to another tank. “That dolphin over there was beached after getting into a fight.” The brunette turned yet again and pointed to another tank. “And these baby sea turtles were abandoned and were almost eaten.”