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: 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: 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: 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: 39.*****"Mr. Easton?!" The man jumped around at the sudden call. Who knew him around here? If he could remember he hasn't been here before. Agreeable maybe once or twice. But none knew him directly by his name even his favorite fisherman didn't know his name. It was alarming to hear someone calling out of the blue. Once he had turned towards the direction he heard his name, he became even more shocked at who he saw standing there like he owns the place, a hand dipped into one of his pockets and eyes fixed on him like they would tear him apart and bury him from where he stands.He's only there to buy fresh seafood."What are you doing here?!" The angered man demanded impatiently."Um...I...uh-" lowering his head, Easton cleared his throat, suddenly feeling parched and sweaty. He inspected the bodyguards behind the man and blinked, wondering what he would say that might trigger the man to unleash those men upon him. "Just here to buy seafood..." he choked out."Hah...didn't