The Prince Of The Sea

Chapter 4

Heero pulled into merman cove about the same time Quatre had Heero was coming from the South and Quatre was coming from the North. Heero had been leaning on the bowstrip railing of wing zero. Heero was holding the black shinny crown in his hands looking the pretty thing over turning it from side to side in the rising sun. The purple jewels on the crown it self made Heero think of Duo’s purple eyes.

As if by some magic Duo’s eyes were winking back at the Pirate king in a seductive like manor. Heero wasn’t sure if he was going mad or that he was feeling some other strange feeling. Heero had been out to sea for nearly five months now.


He had become so entranced with thinking about Duo now that he didn’t care that Quatre had weighed anchor and made it seem they went ashore, to find treasure most of the crew had become livid but Heero quickly used his long red whip he had coiled on his belt loop normally hidden behind his green captain’s coat. Heero never hesitated to bring the painful long red leather strap out to beat someone with if they pissed him off to greatly.


Besides he told the men they could jump in the water all they like and get eaten by the sharks or the other pirates of the other ship. No one was a match for Heero in the human world so the ones who foolishly tried to make a stand indeed ended up in the shark’s bellies for even attempting to take Heero on. It always happened so fast that the one who had dare challenge him never knew what happened tell his face met the cold waters of merman cove.

Most of Heero’s men were loyal and Heero had given them plenty of spoils so far that they didn’t really have room to complain they had plenty of rum and fresh food to eat. Enough to satisfy the most greediest of pirates. Heero said think of this stop at Merman’s cove as a vacation from all the hard work they all had done from plundering ships from all the seven open seas.

Thus his loyal crew happily sat drunk off rum and eating fine enough sea food to keep them satisfied.


Heero had parked there two weeks after his encounter with the Mer prince. He was really looking to see that beauty again to the point that he might just make his right hand man captain perhaps he’d go off in a little boat to see if he couldn’t find him, but he would return if he didn’t but how could Heero sail across the ocean on a small ship that was nonsense this creature was to powerful for him he thought so bewitching. It was madding so very madding yet he looked at this beautiful crown longing for glimpse of the real thing once again.


Quatre was on his ship a few yards away, and had been a bit surprised to by the pirate ship and kept his guns and cannons and spy in the crow’s nest alert at all times. Quatre was leaning on the side rail of the top deck looking down into the clear water below, his blue eyes glittered with some sort of hope that he’d see a merman again, he wasn’t so sure he liked the ship sitting so close maybe King Heero was after his merman he thought to himself.


Quatre would try to blow Heero out of the water and claim the cove for himself, but Heero never seemed to put up a fight and Quatre wasn’t one to pick fights with a faster, and many more gunned ship then he had at present. Plus he wasn’t going to make so much noise to scare away his chance at seeing that beautiful creature again. He wondered what their name was and what the reason he had been sitting of deck. Perhaps Captain Yuy, and himself did have a reason to be there but he wasn’t going to poke at the hornets’ nest unnecessarily.

Thus Captain Winter was content to have his men frolicking around Merman island to find the pink and purple jewels of the fish folk that Winter new was hidden behind the large water fall on the pretty island. That had no real trees it was just a very rocky like land mass that shot up into the air about ninety feet or more the rocks looked to have different powdery colors to them. Like light blue and purple and looked to be made of glass.


Then in the cove its self where water ran down over another opening to the island, the water fall was very tall put clear and see through and hit gently on the ocean water. There was a few rocks that looked like lodging beds of a sort as if creatures shaped the rocks to rest on for a more comfortable place to lay when sun bathing.


Heero had still happily been looking down at his crown when he thought he heard a loud splashing sound of a tail. The water had been calm for awhile and at his end of the ship it was quiet as that is what he commanded for.


Heero’s heart beat with a pleasant feel that he had never felt before, as he looked up with a hopeful glance to see what the splashing was. It appeared to have been a fish jumping out of the water trying to get away from whatever had been chasing it. The fist was a good three foot long it was pretty and silvery in the sun light.


What followed the fish pleased Heero even more out of the clear blue water shot, the merman of his dreams the water droplets around his body looked like blue jewels, Duo was coming up after the fish in a very graceful like move. He even caught the fish square in his mouth before he arched his body perfectly with his tail straight in the air waving a hypnotizing sign to Heero’s blue eyes. Heero thought he’d never see Duo again as if this was some kind of single to him that he better follow if not he may never see Duo again.

Heero removed his hat and his coat and his boots he held firm to the crown with his right hand, climbed up on the railing and dived head first toward the blue warm water his golden earrings gleamed in the sunlight before he slipped silently into the water. Which then rush around his head and he shot off after Duo across the surface of the water very swiftly.


Duo and Trowa had traveled this way because Duo still had to get his crown back weather he liked it or not. Trowa was coming with him this time Trowa also was secretly hoping he might see that other human again.


Duo swam with the fish in his mouth it flopped around trying to escape but it would not get away from Duo’s powerful fangs. Trowa had seen the ships above and was hopeful, Duo had been hungry he allowed him to haunt, the chase had become more fun than Trowa had thought it would as Duo had chased the fish all over the sea giggling as he did. Trowa chased Duo to make sure he was alright.


Duo swam back to Trowa with the fish looking very pleased with himself his pretty braid flowed nicely behind him. “Good job Duo,” Trowa was pleased as well Duo broke the fishes neck and then broke the entire fish apart and offered some of it to Trowa the two ate there fill happily.


“Thank you meals always taste so good after you catch it yourself,” Duo said pleasantly Duo had innocently attracted Heero, deep in his heart he had also been wanting to see this crazy beautiful captain again. Though he didn’t know why maybe he really did enjoy pain or something.


Trowa nodded, “yeah I know what you mean,” he said enjoying his bits of fish, then he heard a loud splashing from father above in the water.

Duo heard it too and looked toward the sound, and saw feet and arms moving on the surface of the water. “Uh oh I think I attracted a human…” Duo sniffed the water ”And from the sent of it smells just like that Capitan who had mated me and it smells like and seems that he has my crown.”


“Well that is excellent news you can kill the human and get your crown back then?” Trowa said looking up at Heero, who looked like a helpless thrashing animal to him that needed put out of his misery.


“I don’t know about that killing part,” Duo had finished his part of the fish and still watched Heero trying to find him. Trowa and Duo had been fifty feet below the water sitting comfortable on some soft sea mosey covered rocks so Heero couldn’t see them with his human eyes but Duo and Trowa could easily see him and feel him almost taste him.

“Why not you have done it many other times before why is he different I mean if anything he is worse!” Trowa said waving his hand at the one who had also hurt Duo as he did this bubbles were created and floated about Trowa’s hand before they were softly carried away by the waves in the water.


“I know, I know I don’t know what is the matter with me why I’d not want to kill him he is dangers. Though really he could be endanger now swimming around so boldly I wonder what it is he really wants now?” Duo said biting his bottom lip looking so desperately curious.


“Ah Duo you really want to know don’t you it seems if I even tell you no, that just gives you even more of a burning desire to do it.” Trowa said in a very monotone voice because he knew Duo would do it no matter what unless he was tied down and Trowa wasn’t going to stop Duo. Trowa really wasn’t any better wanting a glimpse at that blonde human again.

Just as the two went on talking a large shark swam out of the depths from the deep north west direction of the ocean. It was swimming straight toward Heero who at present was of course unaware of this danger. The reason the merlads were left alone was because they could hide there scent from sharks but the smell of dead fish lured him


Duo gasped he sprung up after the shark who was about twelve feet long, “No!” He shouted putting his hand out Trowa quickly swam after Duo was seeming to move like a torpedo.


“Duo what are you doing you should just let the shark kill him then you won’t have to” Trowa tried to reason with Duo he flicked his fins swiftly trying to fallow after Duo. Trowa just couldn’t seem to swim fast enough Duo had a surge of energy shooting through his body.

He no longer heard anything Trowa was saying it was now Duo’s built in instinct to protect his mate from harm.