forum Mermaid romance (one-on-one//closed)

Started September 16, 2018 by @ElderGod-Carrots

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After a while, Yuri pushed open a door and left it ajar slightly. As he entered, muffled one sided conversation floated up. Eventually after minutes of silence there was a slap, a whimper and an apology.

Carter felt pure rage flare up in him, and it took everything in him to keep from charging in and strangling Yuri. Arria, no, please, Arria… “What can we do? We need to get him out. Now,” Carter whispered to Arria’s friends, clenching and unclenching his fist.

“I know we do, what we need is a… drink.” Gallion trailed off as he noticed a cup of sorts a little way down and swam over to grab it, “Poor the drink in, we can Okay it off as some… party drink or something.”

Carter poured the potion into the cup, just barely containing his anger. I just need to get Arria out, just a little bit longer… He put the empty bottle in his bag, holding the cup carefully. “Should I- Should I go in?” Carter asked, watching the door carefully.

"No. Best you don't go in and one of us does." Herla said, keeping an eye on the corridor.
"But who? Yuri will recognise all of us…" Gallion replied, sighing a little.
"Actually, Carter should go in. Just do it quick and when his back is turned. Do what you have to, force it down his throat if you need to." Mulir said.

“You don’t have to tell me twice.” Carter said, taking the cup and looking at it for a second before saying, “You all should probably swim off, or else he’ll know something’s up. I’m going to at least try to fake it for as long as I can.” Carter swam just a little farther away from the corridor, bringing up his best acting. This is when it actually counts… He swam to a group of bystanders, asking loudly, “Hey, have you seen the prince?”

The three mermen swam the opposite way to Carter, hiding around a near by corner.
"No, I haven't seen the prince?" One of bystanders said, shrugging his shoulder.
"I saw him swimming down that corridor with another merman a while ago. Yuri came out a couple times but his… friend hasn't come out since." A girl replied.

“Oh, thank you,” Carter swam, keeping his pace casual as he approached the corridor. He called out, “Prince Yuri? Prince Yuri, are you over here?” Carter slipped into the corridor, praying he could be convincing enough.

Yuri poked his head out from the door, "Who is it? What do you want?"

“Oh! Prince Yuri,” Carter made the effort to look shy, holding the cup in front of him with both hands, “Uh, hi, I- I know that- Well, you know we aren’t on the best of terms. I was just worried, a little bit. You- well you are the prince and-“ Carter forced a blush, thinking of the moments when the potion had run out that time and he hadn’t had a pair of shorts. “I brought you a drink, just to say I’ll- I’ll back off.” Carter offered the drink, no more than a guy nervous to be cross with a prince.

Yuri cocking his head to the side a little and frowned, "How… nice of you." He took the cup from Carter and cautiously took a sip. After a few moments, he drained the cup and handed it back to Carter.

Carter stared for a second after he took the cup back. That was too easy. “How does- How did it taste?” He asked cautiously, making the effort to fidget with his hands. Please, please, just leave so I can get Arria out…

"What was that? My head is spinning…" Yuri said, rubbing at his forehead, "What did you do to me?" He asked, looking at Carter and frowning.

“I didn’t do anything,” Carter put his hands up, “I just wanted to share a drink.” He looked over Yuri’s shoulder, trying to see if he could see Arria. Please be okay… please…

"Don't play dumb with me. You put something in the drink, didn't you?" Yuri's frown turned into a glare, "What was in that drink, Carter?"

Carter knew he needed to have some kind of answer, so he replied with, “Well… I- I put a bit of alcohol in it, it’s something they have on land to loosen up, I hadn’t meant any ill.” Carter swam back slowly, trying his best to subtly draw Yuri away from the corridor.

Yuri shook his head, "I don't believe you." He swam away from the corridor and towards Carter and away from Arria, "What was it really?" He swam even further away before feeling slightly faint and passing out.

Carter took the moment, darting into the corridor and to where Arria should be located, hoping Arria’s friends could take care of the prince. “Arria?”

"C-Carter?" Arria's voice was barely audible but it floated out and to where Carter was. Arria slowly swam to where he had heard him.

“A-Arria,” Carter breathed, immediately swimming closer and opening up his arms to Arria. He didn’t want to force touch, as much as he wanted to hold him. “Come on, I’m here to take you out of this place,” Carter told him, barely more than a whisper as he started to cry jut a little bit.

Arria let out a sob and swam into Carter's arms, "Oh my god… Carter I thought he'd… what did you do to Yuri?"

Carter immediately tightened his grip around Arria, “Don’t worry, we gave him a memory potion, it’s okay now, you’re safe,” He whispered into Arria’s ear, keeping him close, “We should go before people come looking.” Carter brushed a hand against Arria’s cheek, moving to cup his head.

Arria nodded slowly, “Y-Yeah, let’s go. I don’t want to be here anymore.” He said quietly, sniffling a little bit, “Where are my friends? Are they here somewhere?”

“Yeah, they’re just outside, love,” Carter told him softly, pulling away they’d be able to swim out. He kept his arm wrapped around Arria, being gentle and as comforting as possible. “It’ll be alright. We can go back home, and you’ll never have to deal with him again.”

“B-But he might come after you…” Arria said quietly, wiping away his tears as they swam out. Yuri was gone, meaning the others must have moved him but they were no where in sight.