Boy Crazy Mermaid

keepbotheyesopen:

atlanticanadella:

“Of course I got them presents! I’ve been meaning to give them to you forever, but I’m really kind of awful at planning and remembering to bring my bags and-” she huffed and shook her head. 

Adella was afraid her non-stop talking became too much for Thomas when she noticed his blank stare. “Sorry for rambling… And we’re going to my family’s summer palace! Didn’t I tell you this before?” She beamed up at him, “it’s much easier to plan an itinerary when I know everything about where we’re going! As for getting there…”

She pulled two small vials out of her bag, one full of a shimmering golden mixture, and the other a luminous blue-green. “I was saving these for visiting you- but this works just as well! Drinking this one,” she lifted the blue-green vial, “will make you a merman. While the other would change you back to a human.” She slipped the golden vial back into her bag. 

“Explaining this to your parents… well, you can attempt to tell them the truth…. but if they don’t believe you, you can always tell them that your wealthy friend has more than enough clothes for you to not need to carry your own?” She rubbed her chin thoughtfully, “that’s actually a pretty decent cover story. I think Andrina’s cunning must be rubbing off on me…” 

He grinned. “Guess I must’ve missed that.”

He took the blue-green vial from her and looked at it in amazement. “Wow…what is it though? And does it hurt? You know…changing.”

“Well…they do know about you being a mermaid and all. It’s just that…it just sounds so crazy. Well, from their perspective anyway.” He chuckled. “That’s a good idea though.”

“You know…I could just introduce you to my parents right now. Since I’ve been meaning to for a while. Unless you just want to get going now.” He shrugged. 

She giggled and shrugged, “It’s bottled magic. Sea-magic… for that vial anyway… and it doesn’t hurt! Although I’m sure you’ll find it a bit strange- like having both legs wrapped together. But it has its advantages! Like how much more weightless things are in the water and all the potential for exploring a new world- well, new for you anyway.”

She bit her lip to hide a small smile, imagining all of the fish that Thomas would suddenly be able to talk to, the surprises in store for him at the palace, their potential dates and his look of surprise at every new discovery. Adella had to put a mental stopper on the hundreds of ideas for what to show Thomas that flooded her mind. 

“And I’m always looking forward to meeting your family but… do you think that now’s a good time? I mean- we do have to leave soon- I might not have time to leave a good impression! And I have a dolphin chariot waiting.…” She began to worry, “Do you have a custom for this on the surface? Proper etiquette? Does it come with a handbook?!” 

keepbotheyesopen:

“You got them presents?” He smiled. “Oh you didn’t have to do th-Wait.”

Merman. She said merman.

He began staring at her, with a blank look on his face, as he processed what she said.

“…Where did you say we were going again?” 

We’re going underwater…OF COURSE we’re going underwater. I’m dating a mermaid for Pete’s sake. 

He facepalmed, and then he looked over at his luggage. “I guess I have to go back home and drop this off again, along with those presents…How am I going to explain this to my parents?” He sort of chuckled nervously, and then sat back down on the dock. He looked at her, smiled and shook his head. “Alright, so, um, how are we doing this?”

“Of course I got them presents! I’ve been meaning to give them to you forever, but I’m really kind of awful at planning and remembering to bring my bags and-” she huffed and shook her head. 

Adella was afraid her non-stop talking became too much for Thomas when she noticed his blank stare. “Sorry for rambling… And we’re going to my family’s summer palace! Didn’t I tell you this before?” She beamed up at him, “it’s much easier to plan an itinerary when I know everything about where we’re going! As for getting there…”

She pulled two small vials out of her bag, one full of a shimmering golden mixture, and the other a luminous blue-green. “I was saving these for visiting you- but this works just as well! Drinking this one,” she lifted the blue-green vial, “will make you a merman. While the other would change you back to a human.” She slipped the golden vial back into her bag. 

“Explaining this to your parents… well, you can attempt to tell them the truth…. but if they don’t believe you, you can always tell them that your wealthy friend has more than enough clothes for you to not need to carry your own?” She rubbed her chin thoughtfully, “that’s actually a pretty decent cover story. I think Andrina’s cunning must be rubbing off on me…” 

keepbotheyesopen:

Thomas threw his last hat in his luggage and closed it shut. “There,” he said with a sigh. He heard a noise behind him, and turned around. Elizabeth, his sister, was peeking around the corner of the door frame. “Tommy,” she whispered. “Do you really have to go?”

He walked over to her, bent down, and pulled her into a hug. “Don’t worry, Liz,” he said, his voice soft with affection. “I’ll be back before you know it.” He looked at her with a smile, kissed her forehead, and turned back to grab his luggage. He said his goodbyes to his sister, his mother, and his father, who was just about to head off to work. He left the house and headed for the dock. 

I’m going on vacation…with Adella.

They had never spent more than a day or two together, but now they were going to spend a whole month together. He was a bit worried, but excited. 

He was also worried that she still had yet to meet his family. He told his family he was going on a short trip, but he never specified where, or with whom.

I hope they won’t be too mad…

Whatever, no need to worry about that now. I just need to find Adella.

He reached the dock and looked around. She still wasn’t there. He sat down on the edge, and began to stare into the water. About 10 minutes passed before he heard her voice.

He looked up and saw her over a few docks down. He got up and started waving to her. “Adella, I’m over here!”

“Thomas!” She kneeled up on her tail and waved eagerly at him, sliding back into the water and swimming around to meet him. She giggled breathlessly as she hopped up on the small pier. “Are you ready to go?” 

She didn’t wait for him to answer, but instead pulled her bag open and pulled out two neatly wrapped, very soggy boxes with large seaweed bows. “I hope you don’t mind that I brought these after you already said your good byes… but I couldn’t leave them in my room with my sisters! The pink one’s for your sister and the blue one is for your parents… Maybe you could just drop them off in your house and hand them out later? or…” 

She trailed off as she caught sight of hus luggage and flashed him a huge grin. “What in Neptune’s name did you pack? You won’t be needing boots and trousers where we’re going.” 

Then she gasped and blushed, realizing what she said and quickly amended, “because you’ll be a merman… that is…”

Adella threw her presents together, stuffing them into a little green bag already filled to the brim with make-up and hair accessories. Today was the last day she could give out the gifts, afterall, she was going on vacation. She knew better than to leave things around her shared bedroom for too long without supervision- they might not be there when she got back, especially if Arista was lurking around.

With a smile she closed her bag and headed for Jamestown. She spent a not-so-brief moment pinning up her bangs and admiring her reflection before climbing up onto one of the docks. “Thomas? Are you here?” 

sarcasticmermaid:

atlanticanadella:

“Welllllllll,” she draws out the word in an attempt to make her little reveal a little more suspenseful, but she’s so excited that she has to bite her lip to prevent herself from blurting out the news. Then she lets out a giggle and in one quick breath announces, “I’mgoingonvacation!INTHREEDAYS” 

“Isn’t that great?!” 

Are you out of your mind? That’s a terrible thing, especially because you didn’t invite me! What are you going to do with out me? Where are you going even? How long? *ready to play 20 questions, with something more the lines of 100 questions* 

“I’m going on vacation! And I didn’t have time to invite you… besides aren’t you usually going on about how you would love to have a vacation from me?” She waves her hand dismissively. “Now you will! For an entire month~ And as far as Daddy knows, I’ll be visiting our summer palace. Though if all goes well I will be sneaking off to visit Thomas…“ 

She squeals and flops over to her bed. 

“Aren’t you excited for me?” 

sarcasticmermaid:

News? Do tell~ You do know I like my gossip and staying in the loop.

“Welllllllll,” she draws out the word in an attempt to make her little reveal a little more suspenseful, but she’s so excited that she has to bite her lip to prevent herself from blurting out the news. Then she lets out a giggle and in one quick breath announces, “I’mgoingonvacation!INTHREEDAYS” 

“Isn’t that great?!” 

Do you want to know what it is?! Do you?! You have to be curious- I’m so excited! 

mer-boy:

How about the fact that you have to wake up early? That you can get in trouble for being late? That you can’t turn anything in late? That some teachers are more sarcastic than Andrina? She’s not even that mean and she makes you cry. -raises eyebrow-

I had to wake up early with Marina… I mean, mornings are evil, but it isn’t impossible. And honestly, getting in trouble for being fashionably late or forgetting something is a lot less scary than having sisters that sell their voices and the most powerful weapon in the ocean to sea witches, or being in charge of the well being of people… Besides, I’m a princess- I’ve been trained to be properly punctual… I just don’t have to apply it much…

And Andrina is mean! To me, anyway… you don’t live with her yet, so you don’t understand! 

mer-boy:

Whoa, whoa, whoa! -holds up hands defensively- She’s not going to be dragging me into trouble, if that’s what you mean! Those days are looong gone!

Stiiiiiiiiiiill contagious?

*Giggles and shakes her head, endeared* It’s cute that you so naively believe that just because you are a good boy, An won’t be getting you in trouble…. I feel like we should tally it: Chase vs. Adella-  Trouble-free dates vs. Endless Mischief! You’re at a disadvantage

AND IT’S SO CONTAGIOUS, I JUST WANT TO HUG YOU!