As the waves circulated around them, Mia could feel Lin's hand slide behind her as he cried . Mia had always seen Lin face calamities head on. He was her rock. Even when initial phases of the curse were evoked, Lin was the one giving Mia some hope. He seemed he had the key to every door. But now that the strong wall he had been hiding behind , Mia could see how vulnerable he was. He had put up a very believable act of . But it seemed he had been hurting as well. It was far different than what Mia had to push him away. But how could she? How could she bear it? She knew she did it to him and their child. She knew she did it to hide what she had to do for them. But seeing
Lin like that in front of her, shattered in pain,her heart coiled simply at the thought of how she ever again be able to stay apart from him. At that moment she didn't want to think about . Nor the past nor the future, just live in the present. At the moment she had her world in . Her heart could be at rest.
She guided Lin's hands under her leathery garment. Lin looked at her with eyes that still ached.
" What is it Mia? Does it hurt? " He kneeled higher as she glided his hand round her skin.
"Ssshhhhh, " Mia whispered in Lin's ears. She bent over then picked him up from his knees.
She let him hover his hands around her as she pushed him further and further back. Lin looked her eyes. She had them burning. Lin travels her chin with his warm lips up till the back of her . He held her hair with one hand and ripped her sleeve with his teeth.
As Mia gave out a loud moan of ecstasy he smiled some more. He kissed her collarbones and his hands up to her breasts. He licked the prominent curves of her cleavage as she his hair and pressed. Lin took the signal well and good and wasted no time to pull her . He jerked her mouth open and showered it with his moist kiss. He went in and out drinking drop he had. Tangling Mia's long red hair as he forgot that he was ever sad. Mia could the heart rise from her core to her head. She could feel him pressing against her as his slowly hardened. Mia held tight onto his collar as she gasped for air. But the heat was warm to push Lin away. She bit his perfectly chiseled upper lips and chewed the lower . Lin too kept the rhythm going as he dug deeper and deeper on her flesh. Lin let go of one hand and slid it right Mia's back. His route was the side of the sleeve which he had apart. He grabbed Mia's soft bottom in his hand and pressed as he pushed over her a little hard.
Mia was visibly begging him for more as her chest went up and down and both their ears turned . Lin traced the edge of the other sleeve, just ready to let it go.
" The queen welcomes young master Lin, from the fox clan. " A sturdy middle aged mer-witch at their gate.
" Ah! What? Who? Fox clan. Oh yeah. That's me. I'm from the fox clan. " Lin and Mia broke off as they started shaking at their knee. Mia looked the other way as she her legs and held onto the wall to brace herself. Lin was uncomfortably twisting his and giving out random guess. His eyes, Mia noticed, were going wild again. They were every color that she could ever name. Mia smiled, a deep smile of satisfaction as she the last time that it did. It was when Mia had first met him. Standing with a sword . Dripping in blood and grime. He had just sliced a wild boar in half to save her. She seen his eyes dance to a different color every second as he had given his hand to pick her . Even though the bore was long dead, he was reluctant to let go of her. Mia smiled once , quite pleased with herself that she still had the same effect on him as she used to have.
" Yes. You. The queen asked for your audience. I am here to escort the two of you to the . " The grumpy mermaid let out.
" Yeah. Sure I should have paid her a visit right after I entered her land. Lin said, finally standing as his head cleared from the haze. He went up to Mia and tied the end of the torn sleeve and secure. He then slid his hands in hers and said, " Shall we? "
And Mia happily nodded, " Let's go. "
As they floated toward in a effortless glide, everything around Mia started to take a pace back.
Her gaze fixed on his lips, still red from her bite. The mer- land swimming backwards as they going. The guide in front evaporated as she could feel the heat from their hands radiating.
Mia thought she would if she could stop time, stop everything and be just them, just like that for entire life.
" It will be alright Mia. It will. " Lin held onto her tighter as if he was able to read her mind. But didn't mind as long as it was him. She could be an open book or even a pen. She would the words of destiny if ever she needed to. She had to keep them safe, she thought her core and then looking up at her hand. She would keep them safe but this time she take all that she had.
*****
Together to the mer-palace
After disembarking from the Foam Carriage the queen had sent, Lin stretched his hand out to Mia. She took it with a smile, though she didn't need it.
Together they walked down the passage decorated with neon weeds and squids. The entire had a fluorescent hue. It looked unreal. It looked surreal. They marveled as they . The guards stationed at the intervals opened each pass at a time as they kept without any hindrance. There were glow fishes patrolling the perimeter as they gave light. Mia pulled Lin further as he kept lagging behind, admiring his new found.
" Come on. What do you keep staring at? Mia asked as she noticed Lin stare at one of the .
She was as beautiful a mer-witch could get. All of them were. What made them even more were their voluptuous busts. The rear was mesmerizing too as it ended into a tail-like . A thin layer of skin attached between the two legs like duck feet making it easier to paddle.
Some wore a tail like suit that gave them more of the legendary mermaid feel. Their hair too had vibrant hue. Like Mia's had changed to a reddish tone others had crimson, blue, lavender and too.
Lin looked at Mia. Turned her around and then said, " Mia why don't you have a tail. "
Mia rolled her eyes at his words and shoved him hard at his rear end.
" Because I am also a wolf, " She had to literally pull Lin along this time who kept behaving like child spoiled for choice.
Everybody kept staring at them as they passed . And why wouldn't they. Lin kept behaving like weird lad.
When they finally reached the main entrance they were stopped by the ones inside. After they themselves, two officers came out personally and gave them a thorough search.
" Do you think we are there to assassinate? Do we look that insane? Who would dare do like that and how would they even get away? " Lin smirked as the officers ran their around his body.
Though Lin laughed, he surely felt the touch to be very much unsettling. It was so unpleasant he wanted to joke his way around it. But the officers sure took their time. In fact, they took time with Lin than they took with Mia.
"We needed to be sure. It's not everyday a fox comes by. " One of the officers had finally when she was done but the look in her eyes made Lin's gut reel in repulsion.
They went ahead inside as Lin insisted on holding Mia's hand.
" Welcome, " The queen announced as soon as they entered her field of view.
The two bowed to show their gratitude.
"My fellow sisters, look who joins us today. Our long lost princess and she also has a pet. " The laughed a malicious laughter.
" I beg your pardon my queen, but this is my husband. Lin, the seventh prize of the fox clan. "
Mia corrected her with pride.
" Oh! See. You were born just yesterday. You are already a bride." The queen swirled around in elegant twirl and continued, " I thought your child was conceived just like you, by mistake. "
Mia's face flushed. She could feel the heat of embarrassment sweep through her hands and reaching the tips of her fingers and toe. She wanted to rush and land a tight slap on the . But she was in no position to even defend herself.
"On the contrary my lady, her father, the wolf king had wanted to make Mia's mother his queen,
" Lin's prompt answer brought Mia back from her revenge trail." It was just a sad turn of events did them apart. "
The queen turned towards Lin with a smile. She glared at him, head to toe and said, " Crystal already a queen. But she chose to abandon her tribe. Her people. She betrayed her own . "
Mia was clenching her fists to vent out her pent up rage. She wanted to counter that her mother right. That she knew about their inhumane practices. That she knew what a miserable life mer-boy and Anajana were living. But saying that would be confessing that she knew about whereabouts. It would be straight away endangering Anjana. Jeopardizing the sole of her mother's sacrifice. Instead, Mia chooses to fight with a detour.
"My lady, I don't know if you are familiar with the term love, but it is said it makes one do strange , go unfathomable distances. It's no less than war. When someone is in love, they say, is fair. My mother must have done , went through all of that pain, just to be in love, was all she wanted to gain. No matter what anybody might call be, illegitimate, illicit, an -heir. The truth is, I have never seen a married couple to be as much in love as my father, my mother, said. He clearly misses her. And she did as well I know. It's enough for me to that I make their love grow. '' Mia's answer left the hall dumb struck. They all looked the and that. There were whispers and states that filled in the air.
"Enough said. " The queen growled in her magnificent throne. She then forced a smile, broad clear and said, " Why keep pinching at the past. What matters at the moment is you. " The went back to a reclining position and continued, "tell me Mia, I hear you ushered in the . "
Mia looked at her then put her head down, this time there was only so much that she could have . There was no denying she was the herald. What was worse, she was now being hunted someone's grudge.