Chapter: 31.******Daring, he looked directly into Falcon's face and with a smile. "You took the punch." He charged and chuckled when he saw Matthew point to the side he had received the blow, feigning a hurt expression with a soft hiss like he just got hit again."He packed a good blow," Falcon confirmed and they both laughed softly. "Wonder what else he could do with those strong fists?" He raised a brow at Easton who visibly winced and then burst out laughing again catching his drift.Once he had calmed himself he took on a more serious expression and asked. "How is Allison?" "I haven't seen her in quite a few months but I should be visiting her soon, now that Alexander knows who I am.""You told him?""I...did more than that," gently rubbing at his lips with two fingers he nearly laughed out loud when he saw Easton's brows go up so fast as the realization settled in."You kissed him?!" "I'm sorry, I could not hold back anymore, he drives me completely mad." "No, don't apologiz
Chapter: 32.******"Wonder what facial expressions she would make when she finds out her husband has a twin and not only that but the twin is yearning for her ex!" "I will be sure to take a photo for you." This had Easton laughing."Gee, thanks!" He cried."You are welcome, Easton." Easton nodded with a soft smile. "How is he faring?" Matthew asked."Better as long as nothing happens to spoil his cheerfulness." He told him."What spoiled it last time?" "Allison told him Maria was pregnant.""Oh, no," "I know,""I can imagine just how badly that would have hurt him.""Told you he was nearly dead.""Don't tell me how, I can't bear it."Easton smiled nodding. "I will do my best to make sure he takes the job even if I have to blackmail him into doing it," Easton assured with a chuckle."Blackmail?" "Ah, don't worry, he may be your Alexander but he is also my Xander, I know him well." Seeing the uncertainty laced across Falcon's face, Easton knew he had to do better, the man was worri
Chapter: 33.*******The sea mountains have grown cold since Tide disappeared. The King in his rage has sent warriors even into Glasa to find Tide but all search has proved futile. Tideian has gone missing.Words spread fast across the Seas and panic rose. Sea dwellers worried for Tideian and the fate of Aquarial. Without Tideian, Aquarial has no balance. The Festival of the Tears had been canceled by the King, he saw no reason to celebrate when Tide could be anywhere possibly hurt and so he had ordered the Merelves to give the potions to the warriors and they went door to door delivering each to its rightful house.The Seven Seas remind restless as day after day Neptune grew furious and the Seas ran cold, colder than it should be. If Tide isn't found sooner, Neptune would lose his mind and Aquarial would suffer. It shall not be heard that during the Reign of Neptune the Sixth his Tideian disappeared.Never has that tale been told and it wasn't going to begin with him.It became a sa
Chapter: 34.*******Having dealt with a lot from Matthew and that kiss which left him feeling so much at once Alexander needed a moment to think. Easton had returned home seeking him out once they had finished dinner. It was all talk about Matthew and White Prince and him taking whatever job offer he got. He found it suspicious the way that Easton had said it."What do you mean, whatever job I got offered?""You see, the thing is, Falcon doesn't think the job of a secretary is fit for you.""What does he care what job I do? It's not his problem and why are you talking about this with me?""If you don't take the job Falcon has provided for you, I will lose White Prince!" "Wh-What?!" Alexander couldn't believe his ears. What happened to him and Falcon? He wondered seeing just how Easton was visibly shaken. "Did he say something to you, that son of a bitch!" He snapped, worried eyes gazed into Easton's wet ones."Look, Xander, you are just going to be working directly for Falcon, it's
Chapter: 35.*******"Why are you helping him?" One asked."None of your business." He fired back."Your funeral, man!" Another hissed."Where are your parents?!" He demanded but they ran away before he looked up. Seething he hissed and went back to dragging the man out. "Dumb kids..." He grunted under his breath. Finally pulling the man out and now in open view, Alexander gawked, with bulging eyes, he paused and stumbled backward at the sight that greeted him.There was no way this was a man in costume, he just didn't know how to place it but what costume could be so perfectly etched into the body like a second skin? He had openings on both sides of his ribs and his neck. Fins lined nearly half of both his slender arms and another stretched along his back. His fingers were long with claw-like nails and they seemed to be merged by fins of some sort. He could see the gills on both sides of his neck expand and close with each rough breath it let out.Like a fish out of water and dying?!
Chapter: 36.*****Once home first he filled his tub then he went for the creature and brought him into his apartment and right away to his seawater-filled tub. The creature was bigger and longer than his small bathtub but at least the gills were covered in the water and so was his head and it was amazing how he breathed fine underwater.Alexander stood close and just stared at the creature for what seemed like forever. He saw the hair start to glow brightly. The tail sparkled like a galaxy of stars. He saw the gills on both sides of his neck move subtly. He was simply magnificent beyond words.God, he has never seen a more beautiful image in his whole life.There was no way he was staring at a human in a costume that much was cleared and shoved into the sea right at the beach, he had found a merman and he was lying in his bathtub.Realization kicked in and he quickly searched for his phone. He was supposed to go into work today but there was no way he would be doing that now.He neede
Chapter: 37.*****"So... what's the big idea?" He demanded once the other man had emerged from his bathroom. "I thought you were getting mugged." He added, eyeing Xander as he fought with his wet shirt buttons. "What's going on?" He asked again, this time more seriously. "Um, th-there, I uh, I found uh...." Alexander stumbled with words and couldn't for the life of him form a good sentence for his situation. "Okay, calm down," Easton soothed, going over to stand before the other man who looked like he had seen a ghost or had survived a deadly attack. "One word after the other," he whispered and the other nodded. "So, I was walking by the beach and I saw..." he paused and turned towards his bathroom. "Come with me." He ordered and walked fast towards his bathroom, Easton on his trail. No words are good enough to describe what he had seen so it's best he showed him. Once they were both in the bathroom he flicked the lights on, Easton gasped at the sight lying in the tub. He hadn't s
Chapter: 38.*****"I don't think that's a mermaid." He jumped at the sound of his best friend's voice, for a second there he had forgotten he wasn't alone. "What?" He asked, confused."I think that's a male." "How would you know?" "Well, Allison loves mermaid stories, and the mermaid pictures tend to have, you know, breasts and all." "That's a fairy tale and this is fucking real life, Xander." "Yeah, but I still think that's a male.""So, it's a man-mermaid.""Don't be stupid, that's just dumb... how can you even say that?!""Why? You said it was male!""Which makes him a merman, at least that's what they called them in fairy tale books." "Ah, I get the meaning now, maid and man you could be right but how the fuck did you get it over here?" "The same way you had thought he was a man in costumes so did I and everyone at the beach... so, it didn't raise any suspicions.""Interesting..." Easton nodded. "How did you find it?""I found him trapped between rocks and some dumb teens