Seafarer’s Love (an original story)
Galen swam through the water, dodging in and amongst the towering kelp. In his hands, he clutched a small object. “I hope I’m not late…” He muttered to himself, speeding up towards his destination. As he neared the shore, he made sure to lessen his pace as to not attract attention. Peering out of the water, he looked around for any danger before pulling himself up. Looking to the setting sun, he held his hand up under it. “Good, I’m not late.” Looking down at the small comb, he sighed. “You always loved the colors….” He muttered again, peering up at the mix of orange and pinks that reflected on the ocean waves. The beautiful mix brought memories back, which in turn brought a tear. “Oh, Ember…..” Looking down at the comb again, a long sigh escaped his lips. “It’s been 15 years….to the day…..I still think of you…..” More tears came, soon he was softly crying over his lost friend. Looking down at his scales, he ran his hand along a scar he had. When she was taken from him, he tried to fight back. But he couldn’t, losing his closest friend and gaining a painful reminder. Laying his head back, he thought to those days, the best days……….
“Why…...can’t I find home…..” He searched around extensively, but to no avail. Disheartened, he laid his head against a small part of the shore concealed by reeds. Crying softly, he shrank into himself. “I wanna go home…..”
“Why are you crying?” A soft voice said, causing him to look up. A small girl with curly red hair and stunning green eyes was sitting by him. “Did someone hurt you?”
“I…” He wiped his eyes clean and looked at her. “I got lost….and I can’t find home..”
“Oh no! Well, where do you live? Come out and I’ll take help you!” He looked down, his tail coming up some. “You’re a mermaid!!”
“Well, merman. So if I come up my tail will go away..” She laid down and smiled at him.
“I’ve always wanted to meet a merperson. What’s it like to live underwater?” She leaned in with a quizzical look, her eyes drifting up and down his body. Her gaze for some reason made his cheeks flush a deep red.
“W well….when the water’s clear it’s pretty beautiful down there. But...the water has been cloudly as of late, thanks to the humans.”
“What have we been doing?”
“Humans have been dumping waste into the waters, it makes it hard for us to live sometimes.” She gasped, sitting up.
“How careless! I’ll stop them!” She said triumphantly, making him smile. It was her turn to blush and smile at him.
“Well thank you miss.” She giggled and laid back down, holding her hand out.
“Well, Ember, my name is Galen.” He shook her hand. From that point on, the two would always come to that spot at that time. And they grew ever closer…
Galen snapped from his memories, seeing the moon high in the sky. “Damn, it’s late now..” Sighing he started to swim back. “One day Ember……..i’ll find you….” He sighed, closing his eyes. They shot open though as he swam headfirst into a net. Scrambling in fear, he only caught deeper in the net. As if that wasn’t enough, his heart dropped as the net began rising from the ocean. “No….no no no!” His attempts to break free were in vain as he was lifted from the sea.
“Ey boys! Look what we fished up!” One of the members looked at him and his tail, which soon became a pair of legs. “Merman. A strong one too.” A burly man said. The net dropped onto the deck causing Galen to yelp in pain. “This one will fetch quite the amount of money.” He said with a sneer. Galen’s eyes darted around, trying to think of how to get off the ship. He jumped to his feet in an attempt to run. But having never used his legs, he fell back to the deck. “No running.” The man growled, kicking him hard in the ribs. Another yelp and Galen began to cry.
“The hell’s goin on out here?!” A voice yelled from behind them, the men dispersing. A woman stood there, the moonlight illuminating her body. “Who’s this?” She said, stepping closer.
“A merman. Looks like we found the haul we’ve been looking for. Take him to……” She stopped, stooping down. Galen still couldn’t see her face but yelped as she touched his scar. Then she quickly stood. “Davis, take him to my quarters. Now.” The burly man nodded and picked him up, Galen’s mind racing. The man dumped him to the floor, leaving quickly. Scared, Galen looked around. His legs weren’t any use, and the windows were too high to get to. “Galen.” Hearing his name, he spun around. The captain stood there, locking the doors.
“H how do you know my name?” He cowered back as she turned to him. She chuckled and lit a candle. He gasped, after the longest time being dull and emotionless, his eyes lit up with joy as the candle showed her curly red hair and stunning green eyes.
“Ember!!” She smiled and ran to him, the two embracing in a tight hug “Oh Ember!” Soon tears of joy spilled down his cheeks.
“Galen...i’ve missed you so much!” She said happily. But then she blushed and pulled away. “Uhhh…..” Tilting his head, he looked at her.
“What?” Then he realized, looking down. “Ahh!!” He scrambled to hide himself, his face as red as her hair. “S sorry….” She let out another hearty chuckle.
“It’s fine.” She smiled and gave him something to wrap up in.
“Thank you.” He couldn’t believe it, after all these years he found her! “Ember…” She smiled and pulled him close.
“I’m never letting you go again…” She muttered, resting her head onto his shoulder. His life was finally taking a turn for the better.
Merry christmas from your secret santa @renillustrations!!! I hope you like this original story I put together! And thank you Snow for drawing Galen and Ember! i’ll link you once i find your tumblr this was a part of @kuroshironekoserver secret santa event!
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