Spirits of the Earth

Yoreiqi Isles => Tuor Ocean => Topic started by: Draconian on January 28, 2016, 02:12:25 AM

Title: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on January 28, 2016, 02:12:25 AM
For @DragonSong !

It always entertained him.

A unicorn that eats fish.

Maybe it was the human body that let him do it but he could never remember eating any sort of meat as a beast. Lonely Bird rubbed his forehead, the golden mark glinting in the sun while he wiped the sweat away. They were hauling in quite the catch. All hands on deck.

It was clearly a big fish. So far out to ocean finding such a haul was lucky and while their supplies weren't low - they'd just raided a little trader vessel off the coast of Thanatos and had a few bags of gold and a few weeks worth of preserves as their prize - they were always on the search for more.

There was never enough.

"Hydra!" Lonely Bird called to his first mate, a very tall green man with purple hair and four arms.

"Yeah?"

"Pull harder!" It was an order. He needed to pull extra hard, he had four arms. That's how that worked, right?

With one last grunt from the bunch of them, their prize was on the deck and Lonely Bird stared at it for a good long few moments.

"Well..." A tilt of his head. Nothing should surprise him. He'd been a beautiful, majestic, pure and good unicorn at one point. Except this, this was clearly some sort of fish person, the first he'd ever seen, in fact.

Lonely Bird chuckled to himself after his little mental wandering and then looked down at the fish flopping on the deck and weird fish on the deck. He crouched down next to her, giving her arm a poke, frowning deeply at the strange creature.

"What are you and why are you on my boat," Lonely Bird paused for a moment. He knew why she was on the boat. They'd just spent the last few minutes dragging her - and the fish - onto board. He wasn't sure if he was excited at the potential Lady Flesh or disappointed that it wasn't a big a haul of food as he was expecting.

It was okay though. He wasn't exactly fond of fish.

"I'll rephrase." He flashed her a moments smile, a lie.

"What are you and welcome to your new home." A stretched smile and he looked her up and down. What a strange creature. The crewmembers on the other hand, looked annoyed. The green one just looked tired of his Captains crap, the posture and the way he had his arms folded and resting on his hips.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: DragonSong on January 28, 2016, 05:34:57 AM
She should have listened to her mother.

"Don't travel too close to those currents, Aura-lee... Make sure you never get caught up in a school of fish, Aura-lee... If you see a ship, swim in the other direction, Aura-lee."

Though it had been years since she'd heard the older mermaid's nagging, those were the words that began circling in her head when the net was thrown into the water and she realized she was surrounded on all sides by silvery bodies. It didn't matter how much she thrashed or strained against the net, she was hauled up up up toward the surface, heart pounding and eyes wide until-

She was in the air. It wasn't exactly the first time she'd ventured above water, but that had always been slow and wary- and never her whole body, all at once. The shock of it froze her for a moment.

Then she was tossed onto the deck, still immobile. She didn't move at the poke to her arm, just laying there and trying to get her breath. The thin gills along the top of her tail sealed shut automatically and she gulped air, filling her lungs but shuddering at the alien sensation.

Then those words, that smile. Wide eyed, she tried to push herself up and scoot away, toward the water, but her body was too ungainly to do much more than flop. Fish out of water indeed.

She paused, panting, hair falling in a soaking, tangled mess over her face and shoulders, affording some modesty- though she really didn't have such a concept- and stared at the man who'd addressed her. "New...home?" she repeated, soft and panicked. She shook her head. "No. No, I have to get back-"

She tried to wriggle her way to the edge of the deck again. She could feel a tingling starting in her tail as it began to dry, and though she'd never experienced a change herself she knew what it was. She had to get back to the water now.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: Draconian on January 28, 2016, 01:34:26 PM
"Get back?" Lonely Bird stared at the ocean for a second before slapping a hand on to the girls tail and giving her a friendly good natured rub.

"You're still on the ocean. Just not in it." Her stared briefly at her tail, a tilt of his head while he took in the image of the strange fish lady. "What are you?"

The men of course put nets along the railing to keep the fish girl on board.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: DragonSong on January 28, 2016, 01:42:32 PM
Aura-lee flinched at the touch to her tail, then wailed when she saw the nets going up. No no no no no, I need to get back! The tingling in her tail had grown to an insistent burn and she tried to jerk away from the foreign hand but only succeeded in sort of flopping herself onto her stomach.

"Please, please, I have to go back," she pleaded, twisting to try to get a better look at him. "I- I'm nothing. Just please let me go!" She was starting to really panic now.

A sharp pain from her tail made her cry out and curl in on herself. Breathing heavily, she glanced down and saw midnight blue scales starting to shimmer and slip, sluicing off her and becoming nothing more than salt water. Patches of skin began to show through and she tried to curl her tail up under her body but found it wasn't responding the way it usually did, bending only in one place while the rest became rigid.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: Draconian on January 28, 2016, 06:06:32 PM
"Nothing?" Lonely Bird grinned, trailing his finger up and down her fin.

Though he jerked his hand back and stared down when everything started to sort of drip away. How interesting. A tilt of his head and he stared at her legs, lips pursed. Tossing his white hair over his shoulder he placed his hand on her hip and looked her over.

"You sure look like something."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: DragonSong on January 28, 2016, 06:18:45 PM
As if his touch was the catalyst, the last of her scales vanished. For a long moment Aura-lee simply stared at her legs, eyes wide. She shuddered at the sensation of his hand on her hip- not because it was unpleasant, at least not exactly. More because the skin below her waist was almost agonizingly sensitive. Well, in a way it was as fresh as a newborn's.

Looking up at the man with wide eyes she felt her already panicked breathing double in pace. "Merfolk," she whispered, too stunned by what was happening to do much more than respond. "We're called merfolk."

Her eyes flicked to his hand and she pushed at it lightly, shivering again when her own hands brushed her new skin. "Please, I need to get in the water," she begged, looking at him again. "My tail- I need to be in the water."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: Draconian on January 28, 2016, 06:37:06 PM
Lonely Bird threw back his head and laughed. He let his hand get brushed away before sitting down on his butt, legs crossed. A curious look at her - this merfolk - and he slapped his hand back onto her, right on her thigh.

"You'll be fine." He smiled at her, giving her leg a squeeze - because it made her look uncomfortable. " I need a good old sack of gold and I think we'll get that by selling you." Another smile and he waved over someone from the side, the tall green man who'd helped pull her in.

Quickly enough a blanket was draped over the girl and she was lifted up, wrapped up like a treasure. Hydra frowned down at her and looked towards Lonely Bird who just blinked at her, another curious tilt of his head. If she was up in someones grasp there was even less chance of her getting back into the water.

"Why do you need to worry about your tail? It's gone. Problem solved."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: DragonSong on January 28, 2016, 06:49:46 PM
She jerked at the touch on her leg, drawing her knees- what the hell? Knees?- up in an effort to get away from it. At the mention of selling her she started to shake her head, mouth opening soundlessly.

Then the blanket came down around her and she actually cried out. The sensation was foreign to the skin she was used to having, let alone to her overly sensitive new legs. The cry turned into a whimper as she was lifted up, glancing between the two men fearfully.

"No, no please!" she begged, starting to wriggle in a desperate and rather futile attempt to free herself. "You don't understand! Please, you have to let me go!"
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: Draconian on January 28, 2016, 07:08:59 PM
Another laugh, though the man holding her stayed silent.

Lonely Bird grinned widely, hands on his hips, the wind whipping at his hair in a graceful white curtain.

"Oh, Sweetheart. That's not how this works. You're mine." A tilt of his head and he shifted his stance, looking her over. Lifting the blanket to look over the rest of her. It was clinical the way he stared at her, pursing his lips and tapping at his chin. "Essryn?" He nodded a few times, "I think Essyrn. A merfolk would be exotic and she's quite lovely." He made a motion to Hydra and smirked at the girl.

"Can you read?" He looked at the ocean, remembered that books didn't exactly last underwater and shrugged. Maybe she could read other things. "Husband? Children?" A shift of his stance and he rested his hands on his hips.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: DragonSong on January 28, 2016, 07:19:22 PM
His? She started to shiver, and it only got worse when he looked her over with that calculating sort of gaze. She didn't have quite the same concept of modesty that land folk did, but she found herself curling instinctively away from his line of sight anyway.

Could she read? Why was he asking that? "Yes," she whispered. Maybe if she answered his questions, proved she was worth more than the fish he'd hauled onto this boat, he might let her go. "I can read, a little."

She shook her head at the question of a family- then suddenly realized maybe that was the wrong thing to do and decided to lie through her teeth. "Y-yes," she stammered out. "I have a mate. H-he will be angry, he'll come after me. You should let me go, save yourself the trouble."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: Draconian on January 28, 2016, 07:41:32 PM
Lonely Bird clicked his tongue at her when she lied.

"I can taste lies, you know." He smoothed his hand over his forehead, over the golden glinting mark. A lie, but the challenge wasn't one he was unfamiliar with. Lonely Bird grinned and he took a few steps away, giving the fish-lady a grand bow.

"I am Captain Lonely Bird. You're a guest on my ship - sort of - until we get you to a port and sell you." He nodded to the green man who tightened his grip on the girl, "Hydra will be your... Caretaker. If you need anything you just let him know and he'll decide if you're worth it." A dangerous smile and he walked back to her.

"Welcome aboard, Little Fishy."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: DragonSong on January 28, 2016, 07:48:50 PM
Aura-lee squeaked as the grip around her tightened, then began to struggle in earnest, thrashing desperately. Sell. Sold. Her people didn't really have currency, but she knew what those words meant from other, more adventurous merfolk.

"Wait- you can't do this! Let me go! Let me go!" she shrieked, doing her best to flip out of this Hydra person's grip. It didn't seem to be doing her any good, and the friction against her legs was almost painful with their sensitivity. Suddenly going limp, she looked up at her captor with wide, fearful eyes.

"Please," she whispered, desperately hoping she could appeal to him if his captain wasn't going to release her. "Please, just let me go..."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: Draconian on January 28, 2016, 08:08:01 PM
Hydra just stared down at her, his expression grim and he stared into her eyes for a few moments before quickly looking away. The tail end of Lonely Birds hair was seen disappearing past a wall and Hydra began to turn, clearly displeased he got Goods Watching Duty.

"I value my life more than I value yours," He quickly snapped out, shifting her weight to the left side of his body while he meandered down into the ship.

Since she was valuable at least he'd get to stay in the fancy room.

Picking a key off of a hook, he quickly unlocked a door with one of his bottom hands before putting it in his pocket, pulling the door shut on his way in. The door locked and the key in his pocket, he moved to put the girl down and frowned at her. "What's your name? Or do you want to be called Fishy?"
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: DragonSong on January 28, 2016, 08:17:03 PM
She was too stunned to do much more than hang limply in his grip until he put her down. Then she pulled her knees to her chest, wincing, and just stared at the floor while she tried to process what was happening to her.

What had she done to deserve this?

"Aura-lee," she said softly, staring at his feet. "My name's Aura-lee." She glanced up- and for a moment actually forgot her own pathetic situation. Blinking, she said in a tone of utter surprise, "You have four arms." She'd been too distraught to really notice until that moment.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: Draconian on January 28, 2016, 08:28:08 PM
You have four arms.

"I do," He confirmed - just in case it wasn't obvious - with a curt nod. His ears were slightly pointed, his skin was a soft green and his eyes were a softer shade of purple than his hair. Four arms. Hydra had never acclimatized well. He was always just a little too odd. Pointy ears and tails people could handle. Slap an extra pair of arms on someone and it was suddenly too much.

"Aura-Lee." He repeated, looking her up and down. He supposed she needed clothing, he wasn't quite immune to the naked body as Lonely Bird was and the sea was a lonely place.

Frowning he shuffled through left over clothing from other victims of Lonely Birds bouts of being a Slaver and pulled out a soft white cotten night gown.

"Put this on to cover yourself up." He stated simply and tossed it at her, there was a few moments of silence before he crossed all his arms over his chest, "My name is Hydra."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: DragonSong on January 28, 2016, 08:38:25 PM
Aura-lee flinched away from the garment that was thrown at her, then realized it wasn't an attack. Cautiously, she leaned forward and picked it up, eyeing it as though it might suddenly come to life and bite her.

Cover herself up, he'd said. Easier said than done- while clothing wasn't a completely foreign concept to her, she'd never actually worn any herself.

But she didn't like that look Captain Lonely Bird had given her, and perhaps "covering up" would help her stop shivering so much. After a few failed attempts, she managed to get the nightgown over her head, but she remained seated, letting the extra fabric pool around her on the floor while she hugged her new knees to her chest.

She simply nodded in acknowledgement of his name, eyes wide and empty. She had reached a state of shock that was nearly emotionless. "What are you going to do with me?" she asked queitly.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: Draconian on January 28, 2016, 08:54:04 PM
Hydra watched with interest as she figured out the nightgown.

Leaning against the dresser he looked to the bed and then the blankets on the floor. A grimace and he just watched her for the time being, a tilt of his head and his eyes snapped to her face when she asked him what he was going to do with her.

He was going to do nothing with her.

"Sell you," He stated like it was quite the obvious answer, giving her a quizzical look.

"You're an exotic fish. You'd fetch a high price in a place like Essryn. Be someones fancy fish concubine or something." Hydra shrugged like it was no big deal, "I mean, your swimming area might be smaller and you'd probably be owned by an old guy but..." Another shift of his shoulders, "Wouldn't have to worry about anything but getting pregnant."

He eyed her for a moment, wondering if she did how fish did and then he decided no... He'd really rather not know. It wasn't really important to anything in this situation.

"So. I am not going to do anything to you. I am your humble servant, while you're our guest," Sort of. Hydra pushed a hand through his hair and sighed, head ducked down. It was always awful to be around the freshly kidnapped ones. He'd always felt bad. Lonely Bird knew that. Why had the damn Unicorn pick him?
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: DragonSong on January 28, 2016, 09:04:50 PM
Aura-Lee swallowed hard. All she could think to say was, "I'm not a fish."

Her eyes began to burn and she dropped her head into her knees, sniffing. The first time she'd cried out of the water, she'd caught her tail between two rocks as the tide was retreating and her mother had to free her. She could still clearly remember the moment of panic when she tasted salt water in her lips, realized it was trickling from her eyes, and immediately assumed she was falling apart.

She knew better now. Her mother had explained what tears were. So she didn't think she was leaking or melting when she turned her face into her knees and sobbed, wrapping her arms as tight around her body as she could.

For awhile- she wasn't quite sure how long- she simply wept. Then a little voice in the back of her mind piped up, scolding her, saying she had other things to worry about, more immediate problems than the grim future Hydra described.

"H-how long will it take us to get there?" she asked, raising her head a bit and swiping at her eyes.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: Draconian on January 28, 2016, 09:10:15 PM
Oh Gods no.

Not the crying.

Hydra reached out a hand, hovered it over the girls back and had to slowly pull it back, tucking it under his arm. He hated when they cried. Not because it was annoying but because it made him feel bad. He was a pirate! Under the rule of the most terrifying - okay, maybe not terrifying - but under a pretty sketchy guy!

Pirate's didn't feel bad.

Eventually though, he crouched down in front of her, one pair of hands resting on his knees and the others folded across his chest. Looking a little grim, a tilt of his head, " A few weeks provided the weather is good." It was tempting to reach forward to wipe the tears from her face, but he resisted. Hydra always resisted.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: DragonSong on January 28, 2016, 09:16:57 PM
That had all the color draining from her face. Frantically, she shook her head back and forth. "No no no," she whispered. "That's too long, I can't-"

Swallowing again, she forced herself to take a deep breath and tried to calm a bit. It didn't really work, but at least she could get full sentences out when she looked at him and said bluntly, "If it takes that long you will have nothing to sell. Three moondowns from now, I will be dead."

Maybe that would put a wrench in their plans. She felt a flash of vindictive pleasure at the thought, pointless as it was.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: Draconian on January 28, 2016, 09:20:17 PM
Hydra just stared at her.

He wanted to think she was lying but he saw her lying. She was bad at it.

The pale of her face hand him reach a hand forward and he almost brushed his knuckles over her cheek to push her hair away. To see her features better, he told himself. Was that a fish-person thing? He'd never heard of that before. Then again, he'd never met a fish-person before.

Chewing on his lower lip for a moment he looked at the door before looking back at the girl.

"What, do you just... Die now that you're out of the water?" 'Cause that would suck and whoops. Hydra supposed that must have been why she was so frantic to get back into the water.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: DragonSong on January 28, 2016, 09:33:36 PM
She flinched away from his hand instinctively, then gave him a puzzled look when he pulled it back of his own accord. Reaching up to absently brush away the remaining tears, she watched him as he looked to the door. Did he believe her? Was he going to get the captain?

Then he questioned her and Aura-lee nodded, keeping her eyes on his face and hoping he could read the sincerity in her expression. "Basically? Yes." She shrugged. For some reason, this was easier to talk about than what was going to happen to her if she did survive the trip to Essyrn (wherever that was).

"This," she said, waving a hand at herself and wiggling her toes cautiously for emphasis, "only lasts for three rises of the moon. If I'm not back in water by the time the moon goes down on the third night, I die."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: Draconian on January 28, 2016, 09:39:05 PM
Hydra smiled widely.

"So we'll throw you in the net, dunk you in the ocean and pull you back up." He gave a wave of his hand like he'd just solved the problem and wasn't he just the best?  A look down at her toes and he smiled at her. One of those genuine ones that warmed his cold eyes.

"Can you walk?"

Which was a perfectly normal question to ask someone who had new legs after a mini-melt-down.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: DragonSong on January 28, 2016, 09:47:17 PM
Aura-lee scoffed quietly at his suggestion. She couldn't help it. Sure, it would probably work, as long as they left her in the water for an hour or two, but he just seemed so pleased with himself while she was lying there all dejected.

She frowned a bit at the question and mumbled, "I don't know." Very carefully, she reached out to grab onto the bed and used it as an anchor to pull herself to her feet.

Her legs shook and twinged in protest, but it didn't hurt too bad. Warily, she let go of the bed and put all her weight on her legs.

Her knees buckled and she went down with a soft cry.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: Draconian on January 28, 2016, 09:51:25 PM
[Hydra has a profile now =D ]

Honestly he was surprised she even got up.

Crying. Dejected. Hopeless.

Still trying to walk though.

Hydra gave a small little smile. He couldn't help himself. At least until she started to fall. On his feet with his hands on her waist in a heartbeat, his other two hands held her hands up to help her balance.

"I'll help you," He said gently and looked down at the top of her head, "I got your weight," He wiggled the fingers under her hands and slowly, carefully, let go of her waist.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: DragonSong on January 29, 2016, 04:23:56 AM
[brb, swooning at the art...]

To her immense surprise, she didn't hit the ground. He caught her. Staring up at him with wide eyes, she thought vaguely that four hands might be useful in certain situation. Like this one.

She sort of wanted to push him away, say that she didn't need her slaver's help, thank you very much. But she knew she did, and she'd never been a very prideful creature anyway. "Okay," she mumbled as he let go of her waist, dropping her eyes down to her feet.

Taking a shaky breath, she tried straightening her legs again. With him supporting her weight, they managed not to buckle, though she still swayed a bit, unused to this orientation of her body. For one thing, she was shorter than she thought she should be- she had to tilt her head back quite a bit to look at Hydra's face.

In this form her hair brushed against the backs of her knees, and the tilt of her head made it swish ticklishly across her skin. She jumped at the sensation and grabbed at his arms without thinking, taking an instinctive step forward to get away from it.

"Oh!" Shocked but pleased at the tiny step- at least it was something- a small smile spread across her face. At least until she realized that with how close they were standing together, even that small step had brought her almost flush against his chest.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: Draconian on January 29, 2016, 10:12:47 AM
Hydra wasn't a bad person, right?

But it didn't stop him from tugging on her just a little bit - an accident, really. To bring her against his chest. A few moments and he closed his eyes, taking in the sent of the woman. A strange combination. A warm sea wind. The salty spray.

He didn't comment on it but he opened his eyes and placed his hands back on her waist.

"You'll be a real girl in no time," he commented quietly, giving her hands a squeeze. At least she wasn't crying anymore. That always made his chest ache.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: DragonSong on January 29, 2016, 10:22:23 AM
Skittish, Aura-lee tensed when he drew her closer and put his hands on her waist. He seemed to be only trying to steady her though, and she began to relax slowly. Not completely, but enough that she wasn't shaking anymore.

"Th-thanks," she mumbled, feeling her cheeks heat and trying to look away from him. But there wasn't really anywhere else to look, he was taking up most of her field of vision. Cautiously, she took a step back, swaying a bit but managing to stay on her feet.

"I'm a real girl now, just not the kind you land folk are used to," she muttered, trying another small step to put some more space between them. She was feeling too warm, maybe if she wasn't so close to his body heat she'd cool down. Shaking her head, she looked up at him and asked quietly, "Why? Why are you doing this?"

Her eyes started to itch again but she blinked away the urge to cry. "I just want to go home."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: Draconian on January 29, 2016, 10:32:24 AM
Hydra shrugged.

Why was he doing this?

Because someone told him to.

A slow blink downwards and he bit his lip genty. A simple shake of his head. "This is your home for now, SeaShell." Hydra moved one of his hands to hover at her cheek again, "please don't cry."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: DragonSong on January 29, 2016, 10:40:33 AM
She didn't want to cry, really. But she couldn't help it, glaring at him while tears started to trickle down her cheeks. Maybe if she tapped into her anger the crying would stop.

"Until you sell me," she bit out. Or at least she meant it to be biting- it came out a little choked and watery. She shook her head vigorously, clenching her eyes shut while her slowly drying hair just tangled more around her face and shoulders. "I won't be a slave," she whispered, not sure if she was talking to him or herself. "I won't, I won't!"
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: Draconian on January 29, 2016, 11:06:45 AM
"Hey," Hydra started, "I'm not selling you. Lonely Bird is." 

Still, the hands that weren't holding hers reached up to wipe the tears away and he tilted his head at her. "You should be happy he's going to sell you. The alternative isn't much fun. Ship full of men who haven't been to land in months?" Hydra gave a dry chuckle, shaking his head. 

A dry smile, "you'll be fine. Pretty little thing like you? You'll be someone's treasure. You'll want for nothing," Hydra shrugged like it was no big deal.  "It would be that bad."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: DragonSong on January 29, 2016, 11:50:43 AM
Aura-lee let out a short, bitter chuckle. "I'll be someone's pet," she corrected. A little confused by what he meant about her fate should she stay on the ship, she gave him a hard look.

"What makes you think someone in Essyrn would treat me any better than I'll be treated here?" she demanded, withdrawing her hands from his and wrapping her arms around herself.

Perhaps the was a mistake, because while she thought she was getting the hang of this whole legs thing, without his support she found herself swaying again and staggered hurriedly back into the bed before she could collapse again.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: Draconian on January 29, 2016, 04:35:10 PM
"A treasured pet." What was so hard to understand about that? Hydra, if he were a pretty lady, wouldn't mind wanting for nothing. It would be easy to just... Sleep other a gross old man a few times to get the good spot and some presents. Whatever. Wasn't like she had a choice.

Hydra watched her, perhaps a little concerned.

After she pulled his hands away it was difficult to not reach for them again. He watched her with his hands at his sides and frowned slightly. "I'm your warden. At least until you get sold. I'm doing what I'm told and that's to keep you in here and everyone was out." He looked at her legs and then frowned at her hair, "can we cut that?"
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: DragonSong on January 29, 2016, 04:57:18 PM
Managing to sit herself on the bed without another embarrassing buckling of her knees, Aura-lee snorted at the term "treasured pet". A pretty little trinket to be used and cast aside as her owner saw fit. No. She'd think of a way out, she had to.

When he looked her over, she reached up to touch her hair automatically, gathering as much of it as she could over one shoulder. "Why?" she asked, looking up at him and blinking in confusion. What did her hair matter?
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: Draconian on January 29, 2016, 05:14:56 PM
"It'll get tangled and ugly." Frowning, Hydra touched his own hair. The long length of it in long little braids. "I suppose it's too long to cut," maybe it was a merfolk thing. "Can you braid?" He moved closer, running his fingers through her hair. "Can I braid it?"
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: DragonSong on January 29, 2016, 05:25:20 PM
His touch to her hair had her jerking away instinctively, giving him a wary look. He he made no move to touch anything but her hair though, she relaxed slightly.

"Braid?" she repeated, pulling a lock of her hair of her shoulder and frowning at it. "I...suppose so." She shrugged. "I know what that is, but I've never tried it myself. Perhaps-" she hesitated, then finished on a resigned sort of sigh, "Perhaps it would be better if you showed me."

She didn't really love the idea of turning her back to him- as she was sure she'd need to- but she supposed it was a better alternative to him cutting it. Gods knew she didn't want any of these people near her with a blade.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: Draconian on January 29, 2016, 06:06:44 PM
Hydra noticed her flinch and he frowned at her, pulling his hand away again.

"If I was going to manhandle you I would have done it already," He pointed out gruffly, like he was offended that she was afraid of him. Hydra knew on some level that it was stupid. Of course she was afraid of him. Still, he shrugged if off - because who wasn't afraid of him? - and caught half of her long mane of hair in one of his hands, tucking the other side over her shoulder while he bunched the other half in his hand.

Then he paused and went to his own hair.

Slowly he started to undo a few of the little braids. His own hair - the strange vibrant purple- reached the top of his butt and he pulled the loose strands over his shoulder.

Hydra could be nice.

Sort of.

"You sort of... Get three chucks and you weave it together. Keeps your hair from getting super... tangled." A shrug and he braided the chunks of hair he just took out. "See?" He looked at her long mane of hair, it would probably take a while. "We can just do one or two for you..." He stared at it, reached out a hand again and then pulled it back.

"Sorry. I'll try not to touch you. Wouldn't want you to get stressed out and die. That's what fish do, right?"
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: DragonSong on January 29, 2016, 06:22:14 PM
Aura-lee watched the process with some interest, ignoring his comment about manhandling her. Though she supposed he had a point- it wasn't like he'd hurt her after all. Just kept her prisoner, though logically she knew that wasn't really his choice, he was following orders. Still, she couldn't help being wary.

A little hesitantly, she brought a lock of her own hair over her shoulder and tried to mimic what he'd done. The end result was messy, but it looked passable to her.

Pulling the rest of her hair around her body, she let out a sharp breath. Well, there certainly was a lot of it. "I don't think I can manage all of it," she muttered, almost to herself.

Looking up at Hydra cautiously, she murmured, "I can't reach..." She bent her arm back to try illustrate her point, showing that she couldn't even get a braid started with the length of her hair. "Could you...help?" she muttered eventually, feeling her cheeks grow warm.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: Draconian on January 29, 2016, 07:02:04 PM
Hydra winced at her braid, the tangled mess. It was a braid sure. But it was a tangle-y braid and he reached forward to grab it and untangle it before she could do more awful things to it. Apparently she liked her hair, which meant she'd probably like it not being a tangled mess.

The flush on her cheeks had him staring at her for a few long moments before clearing his throat and gently taking her hair. "Could you turn around?" He asked gently, holding his hands out, "So I can braid your hair?" He'd do two. A wrinkle of his nose, to get her hair out of the way, he told himself. Not because he wanted to touch it.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: DragonSong on January 29, 2016, 07:11:27 PM
Nodding, Aura-lee slowly twisted to put her back to him, brushing her hair back over her shoulders so it cascaded down her back and pooled on the bed. It was still damp from the sea, though now that it had been exposed to the air so long it was starting to crimp up in gentle waves.

"Why do you care if my hair gets tangled?" she asked in a mumble after a moment, shoulders tense as she waited for him to approach. "What difference does it make?"
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: Draconian on January 29, 2016, 07:18:05 PM
Gods be damned that's a lot of hair.

Hydra always thought he had a lot of hair. Hell, Lonely Bird had quite the ponytail. This though. He stared at it, reaching forward with all his hands to fingercomb it, this was a lot of hair. How had it not gotten all ripped out?

Well, the ocean was a big place. That was probably how.

"Well, it's just... More comfortable." He brushed one of his hands through his hair and then looked at her hair before he decided it was untangled enough to braid. "Less to lean on or get ripped out if it's all in one spot," He shrugged.

"and I like your hair," was added as a very quiet mumble which could be mistaken for an exhale before he continued the one side.

"You have too much hair for one, so you get two." He stated, giving her little choice. Which was appropriate given her current Captured situation. "Are you hungry?"
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: DragonSong on January 29, 2016, 07:30:36 PM
He- he liked it?

That struck her as an odd thing to say.

Still, she found herself whispering a soft, "Thank you," hunching her shoulders a bit in an effort to curl in on herself. She sat in silence while his fingers combed through her hair, then started a bit at his question.

She began to turn, then remembered she probably should hold still and let him do his work with her hair. "I- I am," she responded. "I didn't think... Are you allowed to feed me?"
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: Draconian on January 29, 2016, 07:46:46 PM
He continued to braid her hair, finishing off the long braid with one of the jewel coloured ties he used in his own hair. Appropriately purple so they blended in. Stuck out like sore-thumbs in her hair though - no matter. Onto the other braid, he watched her body language before he tried to smile at her. She wouldn't see it, but Hydra knew he did it and that's what mattered.

"of course. I'm allowed to do anything to you," Hydra paused, "I mean... I'm..." He clicked his tongue, "I'm supposed to take care of you while you're here." Was now an appropriate time for humour? Probably not. "I'm the best looking, so... Clearly I'm the best choice." mmm, definitely not but the words had left his mouth and it was too late to put them back in.

"What do you eat? Uh... Fish?" Hydra had decided the default answer for everything Merfolk Aura-lee was 'Fish'.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: DragonSong on January 29, 2016, 07:58:42 PM
Gradually she began to relax as he braided, the tension slowly leaving her shoulders. At his comment she sort of half twisted around to look at him, brow furrowed as she tried to figure out if he was joking or not.

He was hardly unattractive, by her standards at least. It was just his odder features that stood out, but she was growing used to those. Though her own coloring could easily be interpreted as "human" there were plenty of merfolk who'd look more like Hydra than herself. Once she'd gotten over the initial shock of hm having an extra set of arms, she supposed it wasn't exactly any stranger than a tail.

"I eat what I can find," she said with a small shrug, deciding not to address it for now. "Usually, yes, that means fish." She tilted her head a bit, forgetting to hold still so he could braid. "Is that strange? I'd think most people in your...lifestyle would eat fish."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: Draconian on January 30, 2016, 12:55:14 AM
[ She's so cute <3 ]

The moving of her head wasn't so bad now that he was halfway through her mop of hair. There was enough there to leave some slack and he finished the braid off quickly, giving it a little playful tug. Not that she would feel it, her hair was so long.

"We eat lots of fish," He decided, "I don't really like mine cooked." Hydra shrugged, "But most of them are preserved so... Don't really have much of a choice." He moved away from the girl, hands out and he moved to sit on the floor, leaning back with one set of arms and the other resting on his knees.

"So... Want some dinner then?" He inquired, "I'm going to guess yes but I don't want to bring you food to ignore it and for it to go bad." He wrinkled his nose, "rotten food smells gross."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: DragonSong on January 30, 2016, 03:48:42 AM
[Heehee ^^]

Aura-lee twisted to watch him as he moved away, absently reaching up to pat the braids he'd woven her hair into. Hmm. Interesting. She took the end of one and pulled it over her shoulder, examining it curiously. Well, it certainly made it more convenient to handle.

"Hm?" He'd asked a question. Flushing a bit, she dropped the braid and refocused on him. "Oh...yes," she murmured. "Yes, I'm hungry. Um, please." She drew her legs up onto the bed, folding them under her body the way she would have her tail.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: Draconian on January 30, 2016, 06:14:32 PM
Hungry.

Hydra rubbed at his bare chest and pulled the key from his pocket, opening the door wrote quickly shutting it. The door locked on his exit and he pocked the key again. The girl was alone for twenty minutes or so.

Pulling open the door again, he returned to the room with a slam, locking the door and cradling a little pouch of food in his other sets of hands. He was flushed and angry looking, the knuckles of one hand bleeding blood so dark green it looked nearly black. Quickly enough he his his hand behind his back and looked towards the bed.

"Brought food. It's today's rations." He offered her a small smile, a small tilt of his head while he held out the pouch.

Hydra looked around awkwardly.

"Have you ever had candy before?"
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: DragonSong on January 30, 2016, 06:24:10 PM
The instant he was gone Aura-lee stumbled her way to the door, knees giving out twice but somehow managing to get there eventually. Of course, when she turned the knob it was locked.

Gritting her teeth, she muttered a curse and slumped against the door. She hadn't really expected it to be that easy- she probably wouldn't even have been able to make it back to the deck if she had gotten out- but she couldn't help being disappointed.

Well. Sitting there wallowing wasn't going to get her anywhere. Straightening her shoulders, she decided she was going to practice walking until Hydra got back. It would take her mind off things at least.

She'd managed a few shaky paces around the room, growing more confident with each pass, when the door suddenly opened again. Startled, she collapsed back onto the bed, looking at her keeper with wide eyes. He did not look happy.

Mute, she shook her head in answer to the question. Her eyes flicked to the pouch he held out and her stomach rumbled, but for some reason she found herself focusing on his face, his expression. "Did...something happen?" she ventured quietly, tilting her head at him.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: Draconian on January 30, 2016, 06:43:05 PM
Yes.

"No. Everything is okay," Hydra moved to sit down the pouch between his knees and he handed her some dried salted fish, a flask of water and pulled out the exact same for himself. A loaf of bread - stale but edible - was pulled out also and ripped in half.

"Your feast!" He tried to smile before taking a big bite out of the bread, his long canines flashing it what little light was allowed in the room.

"You never answered me," he started after swallowing his food, "have you ever had candy before?"
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: DragonSong on January 30, 2016, 06:48:36 PM
Aura-lee took the food gratefully, though she gave it an odd look before daring to put it in her mouth. Her eyes widened a bit. Huh. It wasn't bad. Very different than anything she'd ever eaten before, but not bad.

Nibbling at her "feast"- she couldn't help her lips twitching up just a bit at the word- she watched him as he took a bite of his own food. Were those...fangs?

"Oh." She blushed a bit when she realized she hadn't answered him. "No, I haven't." Her brow furrowed slightly. "I don't think I even know that word. Is it another kind of food?"
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: Draconian on January 30, 2016, 07:01:45 PM
Hydra smiled at her, seemingly excited that he got to show her something new.

He looked at the peppermint sticks in the pouch and nodded to the food "finish your dinner and I'll give you a treat, Aura-Lee."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: DragonSong on January 30, 2016, 07:07:49 PM
Still frowning a bit, she shrugged and did as he said, eating quickly. She hadn't realized how hungry she was until she actually had food in front of her.

When she was finished, she tilted her head at him a bit, feeling her two heavy braids fall to the side. "Why...are you being so nice to me?" she asked softly, not accusatory but genuinely curious. "I'm just- cargo to you, right?"
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: Draconian on January 30, 2016, 07:17:16 PM
Frowning, Hydra watched her, looking her up and down.

"Would you like me to treat you like cargo?" He asked, voice soft. The peppermint candy was held out to her and he gave her a gentle look. He didn't want to explain himself. It would give away too much.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: DragonSong on January 30, 2016, 07:26:18 PM
Aura-lee just stared at him for a long moment. Her common sense told her she shouldn't trust him, shouldn't trust the reassuring voice and the gentle eyes. But...well, he'd already had plenty of opportunities to treat her poorly, and yet he'd been kind to her, much kinder than she could have expected anyway.

"No," she murmured, reaching out to take the offered candy. "I just...I don't understand." Shaking her head slightly, she looked between him and the treat she now held. "What do I do with it?"
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: Draconian on January 30, 2016, 07:56:25 PM
A small smile and he popped the treat he got for himself into his mouth.

Hydra licked it, his tongue snaking out before he pulled it away with a smacking sound.

"You suck on it. It's peppermint." Hydra smiled at her, popping his treat back into his mouth, "it's made of sugar."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: DragonSong on January 30, 2016, 08:03:14 PM
Slowly, warily, Aura-lee mimicked him, placing the peppermint in her mouth.

Her eyes went very round. "Oh!" she exclaimed, looking at him and blinking. "It's cold!" Then she frowned and shook her head. "No. No it just- tastes cold?" How was that even possible? But it was the best description she could come up with.

"This is sugar?" she asked, tilting her head from side to side as she sucked on the candy. Now that the strangeness of the flavor was wearing off, she found that it was quite pleasant. "Where's it come from? Where did you get it?"
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: Draconian on January 30, 2016, 08:17:37 PM
Hydra smiled slightly, glad to have gotten her mind off of her capture - if only for a few moments.

"It's melted. By fire." Did she know what fire was? "The peppermint flavour is added and you get this!" Hydra held out his stick with a smile before popping it back in his mouth and moving to the pile of blankets on the ground to which he laid down on.

One set of arms behind his head and the other resting on his belly.

"It came from the pantry," he shrugged, not mentioning he'd had to pay for it.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: DragonSong on January 30, 2016, 08:27:37 PM
Fire. She knew the word, but had no experience to attach real meaning to it. Falling quiet, she licked delicately at the candy and watched him settle in.

"Fire makes things warm, right?" she mused aloud, drawing her feet up onto the bed so her knees were tucked under her chin. "Then how does the...peppermint taste cold?"

Her eyebrows drew together in confusion. Barely an hour out of the sea and she felt hopelessly lost, in more ways than one. She closed her eyes with a heavy breath. "I'm never going to make sense of all this," she muttered, more to herself than him.

The sudden sense of dejection didn't stop her from continuing to lick her stick of candy though.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: Draconian on January 31, 2016, 12:12:10 AM
Fire makes things warm. Hydra gave an amused snort, giving her a side eyed look before he closed his eyes, still sucking on the peppermint. "The mint, I guess," Hydra shrugged, "It's a plant and it... Makes your tongue all tingly."  It wasn't any big deal, right? Except maybe to a mermaid.

Or whatever she was.

"You'll make sense of it fine," He looked at her briefly from his place on the floor. Deciding then that he wouldn't tell her that the bed was for him and this pile of blankets on the floor was for their 'special guests'. "Sun'll be down soon," He commented idly, "unless there's a storm it everyone'll be asleep with it."

A brief look at the blankets and he frowned slightly, "You don't sleep like... Upside down or anything do you?"
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: DragonSong on January 31, 2016, 06:12:58 AM
A plant? Aura-lee looked at the candy. How did that come from a plant? She shook her head, putting it from her mind. The mention of a storm made her shiver slightly; she'd always dove deep under the water when such things occurred, keeping herself as far from the surface as possible.

What would happen if there was one?

Snapping out of her nervous musings, she blinked at him incredulously. "Why in the name of the tides would I do something like that?" she asked, a surprised sort of laugh bubbling out of her as she tilted her head. "I sleep like this."

Adjusting her braids a bit, Aura-lee lay down on the bed. It was a little strange- in the ocean she would sort of float while she slept, she usually had to anchor herself with seaweed or something so she didn't drift away- but the positioning was mostly familiar.

Sitting up a bit again, she gave Hydra and odd look and asked, "Do you sleep upside down?" Perhaps that was a common practice on land?
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: Draconian on January 31, 2016, 08:28:35 PM
Hydra decided that he liked her laughter. He would try to make her to do it again someday. The thought sobered him, made him pale a little and he gave her a weird look.

"I don't sleep underwater, Fishy." He snapped, giving her a grumpy look, "Does it look like I sleep upside down?"
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: DragonSong on February 01, 2016, 04:36:39 AM
She shrugged, a little surprised by the sudden grouchiness. "How should I know?" she mumbled, retreating back to lay down on the bed. "Are you...going to sleep there?" she asked slowly, giving the blankets on the floor a quick look.

While it was a little nerve wracking to be sleeping anywhere on this ship, she supposed if she had to- and she had to be sharing a room with someone- she'd rather it be him. She still didn't trust him, exactly, but he was far preferable to the captain, or other crew members she had yet to meet.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: Draconian on February 01, 2016, 09:12:56 AM
Hydra got comfortable, eyes closed, head still propped up on his arms. Was he going to sleep here? Probably. Was he going to spend most of the night tossing and turning? Yes. Hydra looked over at Aura-lee before he tried to smile-sort of.

"Yes. I'm your warden. Can't exactly leave you unattended, you could fall." Or find something sharp. "Look, aren't you sleepy? 'Cause I'm beat and would love some shut eye." Hydra got comfortable again, grumpy he had to leave his pants on, but he smoothed his hands down his chest and cleared his throat."tonight is one, hm? Then there's one more and then the night after we have to dunk you into the ocean?"
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: DragonSong on February 01, 2016, 09:35:02 AM
Nodding a bit- she was tired, though that was more emotionally drained than physically- Aura-lee settled herself on the bed carefully. "Yes, that's right," she murmured, eyes fluttering sleepily.

Maybe that would be her chance. They'd have to put her in the water eventually, if they wanted to have a live slave to sell once they got to Essyrn. Maybe that would be her chance to get away...
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: Draconian on February 01, 2016, 12:36:44 PM
Hydra knew what she was thinking. Not because he was psychic or anything but because he thought like that, too. He knew she'd try to get away - who wouldn't? - and he knew she'd probably fight tooth and nail to do it. Hydra curled up on his side, uncomfortable because it was the floor, a little grumpy that he was picked this time to be on watch. Make sure she doesn't hurt herself, make sure no one else comes into the room.

That way if she became damaged goods they'd have someone to blame. Someone to charge or make an example of.

Rolling onto his back, Hydra let the rocking of the boat lul him into such a deep sleep he didn't hear the keys falling from his pocket onto the floor.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: DragonSong on February 01, 2016, 12:45:43 PM
Tossing and turning, unable to truly rest in a strange, potentially hostile environment, Aura-lee easily heard the soft clink of metal hitting wood. Sitting up, her eyes peered around to locate the source of the sound and lit on the set of keys, laying tantalizing close. Hydra was asleep. If she could just reach...

Agonizingly slowly, she reached out toward the keys, glancing at Hydra's face every few seconds. Almost...got it!

Slipping silently out of the bed, she clutched her prize to her chest and picked her way around her sleeping guard to the door. She slid the key into the lock- after some fumbling that made her wince with every soft jingle- and turned carefully.

The door clicked open and she held her breath, eyes snapping to Hydra. Dont wake up, don't wake up...
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: Draconian on February 01, 2016, 12:49:46 PM
Hydra did little more than give a sigh, rolling onto his side. Her chant had done the trick, it seemed, when Hydra stayed asleep- or at least pretended to stay asleep. The door would open, and give way to the rest of the ship.

And the rest of the crew members.

A few of which were drunkenly sleeping right outside the door, as if they'd been waiting to listen to something of interest.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: DragonSong on February 01, 2016, 12:54:01 PM
She slipped out of the room- and nearly tripped over an unconscious body. Freezing, Aura-lee stared down, wide eyed, at the snoring pirates. Wincing, she gingerly began to pick her way around them, looking up to search for the stairs Hydra had carried her down.

A mistake, as it turned out. Her walking skills were new enough that the lapse in attention had her catching her foot on one of the crew members and crashing to the floor with a small cry.

Oh no...
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: Draconian on February 01, 2016, 01:01:08 PM
The one she tripped over grunted, eyes opening slightly before they focused and a wide grin spread out on her face. A hand reached out and he snatched her wrist and waist, pulling her against him, "Ah, look!" He grunted, his breath foul from drink.

"Our little prize is trying to escape!" A chuckle and he held tightly onto her, "You know what we do t bad girls that try to leave our most gracious accommodations?"
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: DragonSong on February 01, 2016, 01:10:36 PM
A crushing wave of fear and panic swamped her. She could barely breathe, much less speak. She pushed her hand against the stranger's chest, trying to free herself.

"L-let me go," she gasped out when she could speak again. "Let me go!"
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: Draconian on February 01, 2016, 01:15:48 PM
The man laughed, held her tighter and moved to stand up.  He ignored her pleas.

"We stirp 'er and make her dance for us." His hand moved to the shoulder of the nightgown Hydra had given to her. "Don't that sound fun? You get to dance. We get entertainment."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: DragonSong on February 01, 2016, 01:25:30 PM
Aura-lee shivered and whimpered, twisting uselessly in his grip. "I don't...what?" She didn't entirely understand what he was getting at, but judging from the look in his eyes she had the distinct feeling she didn't want to.

"Let me go," she begged again. Then, not sure what she was expecting or even why she did it, she lunged suddenly for the door to "her" room. "Hydra! Hydra!"
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: Draconian on February 01, 2016, 08:07:26 PM
Hydra's eyes snapped open and he was standing before he was even awake. His name. Someone called his name. His eyes flashed to the door and he stared at it, it felt like his heart had stopped and he was outside the room in moments.

It filled in with a strange rage, seeing someone holding Aura-lee. Gnashing his teeth, Hydra stormed down to her, pushing people away before he grabbed the mans collar and punched him right in the teeth. A hissing sound from Hydra and a wail of pain from the man.

His lower set of arms took Aura-lee, curling around her waist and holding her close to his chest.

"Mine." Was what he snarled out, waving his hand that he was pretty sure had a tooth in it it stung so badly.

With little ceremony, Hydra carted the girl back into the room, slamming the door and tossing her onto the bed. He just glared. Angry at himself for losing the keys because he knew she'd try to get away. "I'm sorry."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: DragonSong on February 01, 2016, 08:15:27 PM
Aura-lee wasn't sure what she'd expected, but it wasn't for Hydra to come to her rescue so spectacularly. She hadn't even really thought he'd come to her rescue at all. Her breath hitched in a sharp gasp when he struck the man who was holding her captive.

She didn't protest when he grabbed her, in fact she pressed back against him instinctively, turning her face into his chest. The word "mine" had her twitching slightly in surprise, but otherwise she didn't react.

Then she was dragged back into the room and once again found herself sitting on the bed, dazed. She looked up at him, eyes large and very round, the clear anger in his expression making her tremble slightly. She braced herself for him to yell, maybe hit her or something.

What she was definitely not expecting was an apology. Aura-lee blinked at him for a moment, mute. "Wh-what? Why are you-?" Her eyes flicked to his hand she she felt her stomach lurch guiltily. "You're hurt," she whispered.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: Draconian on February 02, 2016, 02:14:00 PM
Hydra rubbed his knuckles, smearing blood from them over the back of his hand. Angry. Hydra was so angry. He glared down at the girl, frowning at her before he turned around and snatched the key from the door. Locked. The key in his pocket again. A quiet huff of breath and he pressed one of his clean-non-bleeding hands to his forehead before checking for any left over teeth in his hurt one.

"I am hurt," He hissed, "I tried to warn you." He pointed to the door, "The people out there will hurt you. There are worse things than slavery or death and they're all on this boat," He snarled at her before he went and sat at the door, "Go to sleep."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: DragonSong on February 02, 2016, 02:33:17 PM
Flinching away from his anger, Aura-lee curled even tighter in on herself. Wordlessly she huddled on the bed, vision starting to blur a bit. Great. More crying.

She still didn't entirely understand what had just happened, why he was so angry. Still, she did know that he had helped her, and he had been hurt for it. "I'm sorry," she sniffed, blinking rapidly and wrapping her arms around herself. "I'm sorry..."

Clenching her eyes shut, she rolled over on the bed to put her back to him, shoulders shaking as she held back more tears. She just wanted to go home.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: Draconian on February 02, 2016, 03:23:31 PM
Hydra's breath hitched when she started to cry, his eyes squeezed shut and he clenched his fists. Angry at himself. For letting her leave. She was his responsibility and she'd almost gotten hurt. The rage that poured through him was confusing. Why should he care about her? If it had been anyone else he would have scoffed and let the men have her. Why this one?

Slowly, he opened his eyes and stared at her back.

His chest felt tight and he closed his eyes, heaving a sigh and shaking his head.

"Aura-lee, I'm sorry." For what? "Please don't cry." Hydra had moved closed and he hesitantly placed a hand on her back. Confused. Angry. Why did he care so much?
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: DragonSong on February 02, 2016, 03:29:06 PM
Her breath hitched and she froze at the touch to her back. Slowly, she turned to look at him, wiping her eyes quickly.

"Why are you sorry?" she murmured, brow furrowing at him. "If I hadn't...it's my fault you got hurt." She sniffled, squeezing her eyes shut again. She wasn't sorry for trying to escape, but she felt awful that he'd been hurt because of it.

One person on this ship to show her any sort of kindness, and he'd been hurt because of her.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: Draconian on February 02, 2016, 03:37:38 PM
Hydra looked down at his hand, flexed the fingers and watched some of the dried blood crack for fresh stuff to take it's place. "I don't recall you hitting me in the knuckles with your face."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: DragonSong on February 02, 2016, 03:44:47 PM
For some reason that made her crack a smile, just a little. Sitting up a bit, Aura-lee reached out and took his injured hand without thinking. She frowned at the blood, looking up at him. "Why did you help me?" she murmured.

It seemed like it would have saved him a lot of trouble to just leave her to those men and whatever they'd had planned for her.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: Draconian on February 02, 2016, 04:28:07 PM
"Because..." You're mine. Hydra frowned down at her hand, curled his fingers before he let his hand rest. "You're my responsibility. If something happens to you I'm expected to pay for it." That sounded good, right? He looked at the girl, down at his hand. He hadn't been whipped for letting someone happen to one of the captives yet. Hydra wasn't looking forward to trying it out, either.

"Did they hurt you?" His voice was soft, his concern genuine.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: DragonSong on February 02, 2016, 04:35:25 PM
Aura-lee shook her head. "I'm not hurt. They just...scared me a little," she murmured. Realizing she still held his hand, she let go quickly, cheeks flushing. "Oh, um. Sorry."

Pulling her knees up to her chest, she wrapped her arms around them and glanced away, finding it suddenly hard to meet his eyes. Now that she was calmer, a thought that had been shoved to the back of her mind came forward.

"Before," she said suddenly, not quite sure why she did, "You said- you said mine." She frowned, puzzled. "Why did...what did you mean?"
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: Draconian on February 04, 2016, 10:10:57 PM
Hydra held his hand after her, either enchanted or concerned about the tingling feeling. That was bad right? He shivered slightly, looking at her for a moment. Her question, after their moment of silence, sent a hot flush up his neck and Hydra looked like a cat that had accidentally fallen into a tub of water.

Alarmed, alert. Eyes wide. Hydra cast her a sideways look, head ducked. Cheeks flushed. "I... Uh..." Frowning slightly he held out his hand again, close to where she'd held it - perhaps sneakily asking for her to hold it again - and cleared his throat, "It just... Came out." He shrugged, "I'm not human," Obviously," so... Maybe whatever I am sorta... Since you're in my care, you're mine?"

Though it had never happened before and he knew it would never happen again.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: DragonSong on February 04, 2016, 10:29:33 PM
"Oh." She tilted her head, brow furrowing a bit as she considered that. She'd figured he wasn't human but...it seemed he didn't even know what he really was. That seemed sad to her. Lonely.

Putting the thought from her mind, she cast a wary look at his hand. Then, cautiously, she reached out and clasped it between her own, swiping at the dark green blood curiously with her thumb. "So..." she ventured, "They were- were going to hurt me. But you protected me because I'm...yours."

She looked up, trying to meet his eyes. "Then what are you going to do when I'm sold in Essyrn?" The question was genuinely curious- she was struggling to understand him.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: Draconian on February 04, 2016, 11:38:46 PM
Hydra blinked at her holding his hand. Sure he was slightly aware than she'd taken it but he wasn't really conscious to the fact he wanted it. Their eyes met, and he stared at her for a moment before looking away, hand still in hers.

"I..." Hydra swallowed, cleared his throat and looked back at her, taking in her features, "I..." Had he ever wanted to keep one before? Hydra was concerned by how much he didn't want to leave her. It made his chest ache and he stared at her for a long while before he ducked his head down.

"Convince me to give up everything to help you," He said simply, head still down.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: DragonSong on February 04, 2016, 11:47:27 PM
Aura-lee simply stared at him in silence for several long moments. She wanted to do just that, but she didn't know how.

Looking down at his hand, she slowly drew it closer. Leaning down, she flicked her tongue across the split skin. "It's what my mother told me to do when I hurt myself," she murmured by way of explanation, assuming it might be something unique to her kind. "It doesn't heal completely, but..." She shrugged. It had always seemed to help dull her own pains.

With a sigh she released him and drew her knees to her chest, resting her chin on them. "What can I say, Hydra?" she murmured. "What could I do that would really convince you?" She tilted her head back a bit to meet his eyes. "I don't deserve this," she whispered. "No one deserves this. What can I do to make you believe me?"
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: Draconian on February 05, 2016, 12:11:02 AM
Good thing Hydra was sitting on the floor, because when he felt her tongue drag across his hand - wound or no wound he had to shuffle just the slightest amount to make sure his lower half was covered completely. That would definitely alarm the poor girl. Clearing his throat he gently took back his hand, and stared at it, imagining that tongue again.

"I don't know," He replied honestly, looking up again, tension in his belly. "I want to..." He shook his head, "I don't know. This has never happened to me before." He curled his arms around his torso before he rose up carefully and walked back to the door, resting his back against it and looking up at the ceiling.

"I can't sneak you out. Not today." He replied simply, terrified that he would do anything to set her free. Why? Why.  His voice grew quiet. "You'll have to trust me, Aura-lee." He said softly, looking away, frowning at the floor.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: DragonSong on February 05, 2016, 12:24:06 AM
He couldn't sneak her out today-

Wait. What? Today?

Lips parting into a small "o" of surprise, she blinked at him. "You- you're going to help...me?" she whispered. He's said to trust him.

It was a tall order, all things considered, but somehow she found it frighteningly easy to do so. Slipping off the bed, she stumbled across the room and collapsed in front of him, eyes shining- once again- with tears.

"Thank you," she breathed, blinking quickly in an attempt to clear her eyes. She reached out and grabbed one of his hands again, holding it tightly between her own. "Stars and seas, thank you."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: Draconian on February 05, 2016, 12:38:42 AM
Looking down at their hands he simply nodded. A careful breath and he looked back at her, giving her hand a careful squeeze.

He would regret this. "I know it doesn't seem like a lot to you, but in order to give you your life back I'll have to give up mine," The words were easy to say. Was it worth it? He supposed. Hydra was terrified at how much he wanted the strange fish girl to smile. How scary it was that he was willing to give up everything so she didn't have to be defiled by some rich merchant and live in a pool.

Hydra tried to smile at her, "But I'm sure you'll do more with it than I have with mine." He reached another hand up, to rub whatever tears away from her eyes. "Please don't cry."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: DragonSong on February 05, 2016, 12:54:52 AM
Aura-lee shook her head, unconsciously leaning into his hand a bit. "I don't understand why you're doing so much for me," she whispered, "but I'm grateful. So grateful."

Words couldn't even do the feeling in her chest justice. She was going to be free. She was going home.

But there was a prickle of guilt. Not over her own freedom, something that had been unfairly taken from her, but at the price required to obtain it. "I swear to you," she said suddenly, soft and determined. "I will find a way to pay you back for this someday."

Now completely and utterly exhausted, she sort of slumped, putting her hands on the floor in front of her just to keep herself upright. "I will. I promise," she murmured, eyes fluttering.

The stress of the day was too much. Her vision tunneled, then went dark and she collapsed soundlessly to the floor, fast asleep.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: Draconian on February 05, 2016, 07:59:54 PM
A soft gasp and Hydra curled his left arms around her middle before sh collapsed completely, her name a soft sigh on his lips. A moment of confusion and he stared at her, looking to the bed. Gently he lifted her, took her to the bed, but instead of placing her on it, he climbed onto it too. Resting a knee before he laid her down gently and curling up behind her. One set of arms acting as a pillow for her and the other curled around her front, resting on her belly.

Hydra hadn't meant to fall asleep, knowing how uncomfortable she's be when she woke up, but the lul of sleep was a sweet one and the warm comfort of Aura-lee's body against his front was too great to move away from. So, he fell asleep, nose nuzzled into her hair with his arm curled around her middle.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: DragonSong on February 05, 2016, 08:10:54 PM
At first her sleep was dreamless, a blessedly peaceful oblivion. As it wore on though, images began to flicker behind her eyelids, taunting and menacing: seaweed that turned to netting around her, dragging her into the unforgiving air, a leering face inches from her own, foreign hands pulling at her hair and clutching her arms-

She woke with a gasp, instinctively bolting upright. Only...she didn't. Something help her in place. For a moment she panicked, then gradually it dawned on her that it was Hydra's arms around her, not some new form of restraint.

Or perhaps it was, because even though he wasn't holding her too tightly for her to get away, she didn't move. Hesitantly, she twisted her head back to try to see his face. "Um...Hydra?"
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: Draconian on February 05, 2016, 11:19:12 PM
Hydra was dead asleep.

His arms, both of them, were heavy over her waist and he drew one hand up her chest to rest at her breastbone to tuck her closer to his own chest. His chin was resting above her head and when she spoke he nuzzled into her ocean scented hair and gave a small noise.

"Hmm?" It was more a purr than anything, clearly content, eyes still closed. Hydra snuggled closer, not really wanting the dream to end.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: DragonSong on February 05, 2016, 11:30:43 PM
Aura-lee felt her face heat, her skin unusually warm in the wake of his hand. She squirmed a bit, trying to figure out how she could get him to release her without waking him up. He just seemed so content, peaceful.

That didn't really seem to be an option though. Giving up, she did her best to twist around so they were laying nose to nose. Her breath hitched slightly and the warmth in her cheeks burned hotter. "H-Hydra," she stammered out, wriggling an arm up between them to lightly shake his shoulder. "Get up, you've gotta let me go."

It struck her briefly how different those three words felt falling out of her mouth than they had the previous night. Let me go- a desperate plea turned to an awkward command.

Because now it was different. She wasn't afraid of him any more, not really. His arms felt less like a cage, in fact they were almost...reassuring. But still, they couldn't lie there all day. "Hydra," she muttered, shaking his shoulder again. "C'mon, wake up."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: Draconian on February 05, 2016, 11:46:13 PM
Hydra nuzzled his nose to hers, giving a content little sigh and pulling her flush against him, all his hands on her back, gently holding her against him. The demand to wake up had him frown slightly and the shaking had him wriggle down to press his face against her chest, a grunting whiny little moan. "But it's such a nice dream," because clearly this wasn't a whore - they didn't cuddle - and the little Aura-lee girl would have squealed and tried to get away.

"Five more minutes," another mumble against her flesh.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: DragonSong on February 05, 2016, 11:54:26 PM
She squeaked as he nuzzled against her, staring down at him with wide eyes. It seemed as though her whole body was heating up now, and she renewed her efforts to wriggle away. It seemed like gently waking him wasn't going to work, and this was starting to get a little too close for comfort.

"Hydra!" She squirmed in his grip, telling herself firmly to ignore the fact that having his arms around her actually felt kind of nice. "You- you're dreaming. Wake up!" She shook his shoulder again, more firmly this time, and arched her back in an effort to get away.

Which had the unintended consequences of bringing all of her front suddenly into close contact with his body, the pillow he had made of her chest pressing back against him and her belly and thighs flush to his. A sort of jolt ran through her and she sucked in a breath, startled by the sensation. Then she twisted again and it was gone.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: Draconian on February 06, 2016, 12:02:39 AM
Wake up!

Hydra's eyes snapped open and he frowned for a good few minutes, at least until Aura-lee moved and he realized it was her that was in his arms. He remembered now. After he put her to bed he just curled up behind her.

He moved away like she burned him, he sat up quickly and shuffled off the bed. Front cold, he went and stood beside the door, cheeks flushed, "I'm sorry," He said simply, staring down at the floor, "I didn't... I..." Swallowing carefully he pushed a hand through his hair, found the key, opened the door and left.

The sound of the door locking echoed through the little room.

It was a good half hour or so before Hydra was back in the room, carrying breakfast for them. Again, fish and some stale bread. A flask of water. No peppermint treat this time. "I brought food," He said simply, handing Aura-lee her portion and sitting down against the door again, not looking at her.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: DragonSong on February 06, 2016, 12:13:02 AM
Aura-lee breathed a sigh that was somehow equal parts relief and regret when he jerked away, staring at him with wide eyes. She started to shake her head when he apologized, but he wasn't looking at her.

Her eyes lit on his hand moving toward the key and she automatically reached out. "Wait-" He was already gone. With nothing else to do, she simply lay back down on the bed and waited, biting her lip absently as her gaze flicked to the door every few minutes.

When he returned, she sat up quickly, opening her mouth to ask where he'd been just as he handed her breakfast. "Thank you," she said softly, taking her portion with real gratitude.

Nibbling at the food, she scooted forward to perch at the edge of the bed. "You didn't have to apologize," she told him after a moment. "You startled me a bit, I'll admit...but you didn't have to apologize." As far as she could see he hadn't really done anything wrong.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: Draconian on February 06, 2016, 12:25:11 AM
A mouthful of dry stale bread and Hydra chewed and frowned at her, not liking that she was telling him he shouldn't have to apologize. Of course he did. He was... A blush brightened his cheeks and he chewed on his lip before tearing another bit of bread away. "What?" He started, voice soft, "Did you like it?"

Because he sure did.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: DragonSong on February 06, 2016, 05:57:42 AM
Her face suddenly flushed and she busied herself with eating for a few moments. "I didn't...not like it," she admitted eventually. "Once- once I figured out it was you."

Clearing her throat, Aura-lee looked away, willing the heat in her cheeks to die down. "So..." she said, more to distract herself than anything else. "Am I just supposed to...sit here all day?"
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: Draconian on February 06, 2016, 01:29:51 PM
Hydra just stared at her for a moment, blushing because she didn't not like it. Which meant she liked it a little, right? He rubbed at his face, looking over at her while he finished his breakfast and mirrored her earlier way of seating herself, knees tucked to his chin, arms curled around his legs. Only with more arms.

"Yes. I could stay here, if you like," He said simply, looking around the room, "Or you could read some books," He nodded to the little bookshelf on the floor - so if the books went flying they wouldn't be awful to clean up. "and I could leave but... Yes. You're to remain here all day."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: DragonSong on February 06, 2016, 01:39:21 PM
Aura-lee sighed quietly. It was going to be a long day. She cast a glance at the books. While she could read a little, struggling her way through them didn't seem like it would be a particularly pleasant use of her time.

Her eyes moved back up to Hydra. "Could you stay? If you want?" she asked softly. With a shrug, she added, "It'll be slightly less tortuously boring if I have someone to talk to."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: Draconian on February 06, 2016, 03:53:04 PM
Hydra gave a lingering look to the bed before looking away and then at the book.

"What would you have me do?" He moved closer, leaning his arms on the bed to prop up his chin and giving her a curious look, "I'm already..." He trailed off, looking away. He was already going to help her be free because he was stupid and didn't understand what was going on. Hydra pressed her hands to his face, well, two of his hands and quietly groaned.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: DragonSong on February 06, 2016, 03:59:19 PM
Her heart gave a guilty lurch and she found herself leaning toward him. She reached out, hesitated, then laid her hand gently on his arm.

"I'm...sorry," she murmured. "I know you've already done so much for me, I didn't mean-" Aura-lee sighed, closing her eyes and letting her head hang forward dejectedly. "I just- I've never been caged like this before. I've never known walls. It's...difficult to adjust."

She found her hand moving lightly up and down his arm, almost trying to be soothing, though why she didn't know. "Will you stay?" she asked quietly. "Please. You make this place more bearable." Stars and seas only knew why, but it was the truth.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: Draconian on February 06, 2016, 04:42:06 PM
Hydra gave a little nod. He would stay, even though it was boring. A brief look up at the ceiling and he rubbed his chest. "tell me about yourself," he said simply before he climbed not the be to sit beside her. If she thought she'd get away with not having to share the comfiest thing to sit on she had another thing coming.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: DragonSong on February 06, 2016, 04:54:43 PM
"About me?" She shifted over a bit to give him room, folding her legs under her body and frowning at how different they felt compared to her tail. "There's not much to tell, really," she said softly. "I usually keep to myself, it doesn't really make for any interesting stories. " With a bitter sort of chuckle, she added, "This is probably the most interesting thing that's ever happened to me."

And didn't that just sum up her life. With a sigh, she started playing absently with the end of one of her braids. "I don't have much family," she said after a moment, trying to think of what he might actually want to hear. "Most of my kind don't, after we leave our mothers. At least until we find mates." She flushed a bit, remembering her desperate lie to the captain. "I never really bothered to do that."

Looking at him out of the corner of her eye she asked, "What about you? Will you...tell me about yourself?"
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: Draconian on February 06, 2016, 05:23:14 PM
Hydra cast her a brief smile, looking sideways at her before he looked around. He ignored her question, "why didn't you find a mate? I imagine you wouldn't have been here you are now if you'd done that."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: DragonSong on February 06, 2016, 05:32:01 PM
Aura-lee gave a small sigh. No, she probably wouldn't be. "I'm just... I was never interested," she mumbled. With a quick glance up at him, she let out another breath and straightened up a bit. For some reason it felt good to talk to him, even about things like this. Maybe she was just starved for companionship.

"I'm not like the others," she said quietly, looking at her hands in her lap. "Females of my kind...usually we're more aggressive. My people are matriarchal, see, but- I was just never like that. I'm more comfortable on my own, and even if I'd wanted to..." She shrugged. "It's not customary for males to approach a female's territory without her consent. And I never left my home waters. Like I said, usually I'm just- alone."

She bit her lip and glanced at him again, then added with a small, crooked smile, "If your captain had caught a real mermaid, one of my sisters, I don't think she'd have been taken so easily." Her tone was bitter, but not toward her captor, more toward herself.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: Draconian on February 07, 2016, 02:28:40 AM
Hydra watched her, frowning slightly at the idea of her alone. Angry that it bothered him so much. He wasn't supposed to care. It was bad. He was seriously considering helping her get free but... Then she'd be alone again. A moments pause and he took a deep breath, offered her a small smile when she claimed her sisters wouldn't have been caught like she had.

"Oh, I'm sure she would have," he nodded and held out his arms, "Not many people count on being picked up by someone with four arms," He flexed to show off his muscles - totally not to show off how strong he was or anything, really! "Though, if what you say is true, I doubt she'd be in here with me and I doubt I'd seriously consider breaking her out." Hydra went silent for a few moments before he folded his arms over his chest.

"I was raised in Serendipity, in an orphanage. People were nice." He shrugged, "I got in with a bad crowed, one thing turned into another and instead of being a thief on the streets I'm a thief on the seas," Hydra flicked a smile, he'd always been a bad person. So why did he want to help her now. Why now and why her. There had been far prettier girls who'd do anything to be free and all this one did was cry a little and bat her pretty eyes at him.

"I kinda want to take a nap," He eyed the door and then his pocket, frowning at her, "But you'll probably just steal the key and get mauled by the crewmen again."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: DragonSong on February 07, 2016, 10:00:22 AM
Aura-lee snorted a bit as he showed off his arms, lips twitching into a small smile and shaking her head. She blinked at him when he said he probably wouldn't be helping another of her kind if she'd been caught. Did that mean she was...different, somehow?

She put the thought from her mind as he started talking about himself, unconsciously leaning toward him. She hadn't really expected him to give her any information, but she found she was thrilled that he was, even if it wasn't much. Still, she found herself frowning a bit- he sounded so resigned, like he didn't think his life could have gone any other way. She reached out to lay her hand on one of his arms without thinking, not sure why she did it but quite unable to help herself.

"I- I won't sneak out," she said after a moment, eyes flicking to the door. A shudder ran through her as she remembered her nightmare. "I promise. I don't want to- that was scary." She drew her knees closer to her chest, frowning. "Why did they...I don't understand. You don't grab me like that." Well, not after the captain had pretty much shoved her into his arms.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: Draconian on February 12, 2016, 07:16:39 PM
"And I won't." He declared. Hydra let his head fall forward and he sighed softly, "Ship's full of bad people, y'know." He moved a hand to gently pat at her knee before he let them hang on his knees, what a mess. What a messy mess, mess-mess. He moved a pair of hands to press against his temples before he briefly pulled at his hair and sighed.

Briefly he wondered if he was going to get out of his alive.

Hydra resigned himself to no. He wouldn't.

Still, he glanced at Aura-lee, the tug in his chest. The little thump his heart gave and the lurch in his stomach. "I'll keep you safe while you're here," He gave a wink to her before looking down again, stretching his arms - all four - up and out, knuckles cracking before he moved his hand down and stared at the once busted knuckles.

Surprise was evident on his face and he whipped around to look at her mouth. His hand was healed.

"You... Your..." Confusion was on his face and he looked down at his hand again, "Your saliva can heal things? I thought you were just being weird."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: DragonSong on February 12, 2016, 07:24:08 PM
She didn't flinch so much when he touched her this time, learning to expect comforting pats rather than being struck.

"Thank you," she murmured when he said he'd keep her safe. Perhaps it was naive of her to believe him so easily, but that was really all he'd been doing since she'd been hauled onto the ship. Aura-lee smiled a bit at the wink, finding that she rather liked the way he seemed so flippant about things. It was oddly soothing.

Then she blinked at him, a little taken aback by his confusion. "Yes," she said, as if it was the most obvious thing in the world. "I mean, it's not as though it would do much for a shark bite or if you broke a bone, but for little cuts and bruises it's useful." She tilted her head. "I take it...humans don't do that?"
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: Draconian on February 17, 2016, 09:07:05 PM
"I... don't know?"

Hydra was pretty sure humans didn't do that. "I can't say I've ever had anyone lick my wound before. Let alone a human."  He flexed his hand, staring at it in - not shock - but seemingly entranced. "Don't let anyone else find out you can do that." He said seriously, "Or you may be worth more in pieces and they won't hesitant to do that." Frowning slightly he brought his hand to his mouth and took a deep breath before cutting into the back of his hand with his teeth, trying to replicate the ragged cut she'd healed.

They couldn't find out. Even if this stung like holy crap.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: DragonSong on February 17, 2016, 09:15:25 PM
Aura-lee's brow furrowed in confusion and she started to ask, "Why not?" Then he bit into his own hand and she gave a wordless little cry of surprise.

Lurching forward automatically, she grabbed for his hand, trying to make him stop. "What are you doing?!" She looked up at his face, frowning. "I'm sorry I fixed it, okay? Seas and stars, if I'd known you were going to do that I wouldn't have bothered."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: Draconian on February 17, 2016, 09:22:11 PM
A confused look he let her grab his hand and he quickly realized where he'd gone wrong.

"I... It's not you. I appreciate you healing me." He looked down at the gash he'd created. The fresh dark blood welling at it. "If they learn you can do this," He motioned to his freshly hurt hand and Hydra reached forward to cup her cheek, his thumb brushing along under her eye, "They'll make you slobber on everything. I'm not doing this to prove something to you. I'm doing it to keep you safe. Do you understand?"
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: DragonSong on February 17, 2016, 09:31:44 PM
"Oh." She blinked at him, forgetting that she still held his hand between both of hers. "I- I understand," she murmured after a moment. Then, even more quietly, a slightly belated, "...thank you."

She hadn't flinched away from his touch at all this time. In fact, she found herself turning his head into his palm a bit. The warmth of the contact was soothing. "I still don't understand why," she murmured without thinking. "Why you're helping me."

He eyes widened slightly and she backtracked quickly. "I mean- I'm grateful, I really am. I just...I'm confused," she admitted with a sharp exhale, flicking her eyes up to meet his.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: Draconian on February 17, 2016, 09:53:45 PM
A surprised laugh bubbled out of him and he gave her a look. "You think I'm not confused?" He shook his head and looked down at the fresh wound, frowning because it stung and he didn't really want to. Apparently keeping Aura-lee safe was important to him though. Weirdly enough. Hydra licked his lips before looked down at her, letting his hands fall down to his side. "I just... Feel like I need to. Like if I don't it'll be just another regret to add to the long list, y'know? I'd... Rather help out a little confused thing like you and for it to mean something." He looked down at the floor and sighed, "So we got... One more night and then tomorrow night you need to be in the water?"
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: DragonSong on February 17, 2016, 10:01:02 PM
She nodded slowly. "Yes that's right." Her eyes flicked toward the door and she wondered if she would even be able to tell when her time started to run out- she couldn't exactly tell day from night cooped up in this room.

Turning her attention back to Hydra, she frowned a bit and asked slowly, "What do you mean...another regret?" Part of her winced slightly as she voiced the question, sure that she would make him angry.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: Draconian on February 17, 2016, 10:19:43 PM
Hydra flashed a look to her before he gave a broad shouldered shrug.

"Just... Plenty. Little ones," He closed his eyes and sighed, pushing a hand through the top of his hair and pursing his lips. "Things that nag at you. Things you didn't say to people. Choices you didn't make properly because you were afraid." He flashed her a smile and nodded, "I got your back this time, Pretty-Fishy. Just... Gotta get you to safety." He swallowed before licking his lips and staring down at the floor again.

Knowing the cost of her freedom.

At least, he supposed, there would be someone who thought kindly of him then. Hopefully. "It'll be fine, Aura-lee." He tried to smile at her and nodded to the books, "Wanna read one with me? I can help learn you some words."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: DragonSong on February 17, 2016, 10:36:32 PM
Not knowing quite why she did it, Aura-lee reached out and laid a hand gently on one of his lower arms. Her lips twitched a bit at "Pretty-Fishy", and she looked up at him and nodded, one of her braids falling forward over he shoulder.

"Yeah," she said quietly, glancing at the books. "Yeah, okay. Thanks."

She didn't know how to tell him she wasn't just thanking him for offering to read, giving her something to do, but for everything. She was starting to understand, slowly, how hard it had been for him to decide to help her.

So she just murmured another quiet, "Thanks," and let her hand drop from his arm, absently bringing her arms around to hug her middle.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: Draconian on March 22, 2016, 04:29:15 PM
The following days until she had to be let out to sea were -quite frankly - really boring.

Hydra was in and out of the room frequently, having read the same book to her - there was a lot of time to kill - twice. A cheesy romance that he skipped a number of parts though because they were risque and while he was a mans man and knew how sex worked, he wasn't exactly going to read it aloud.

Why they even had a book like that on the ship was beyond him.

Maybe to give the slave girls grand ideas about their future. The pretend life they could lead. Falling in love with the captain and living happily ever after.

Hydra looked at the book and back at the girl on the bed.

Now was the time.

It was almost sunset and he chewed on his lip. The scabs on his hand from when he'd bitten the wound open again to not make it suspicious.

"Is it by sunset or dawn?" He asked simply, giving her a weary look.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: DragonSong on March 22, 2016, 04:33:14 PM
Aura-lee had been perched on the edge of the bed with her knees drawn up to her chest, chin resting on them, listening to his voice but not really the words he was reading- after all, she could basically recite the book at this point.

"By moondown," she murmured, blinking, as she sort of came out of a daze. The siren bit her lip and glanced at the door to the cabin, suddenly wary. She didn't relish the idea of meeting the rest of the crew again.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: Draconian on April 24, 2016, 04:29:56 PM
Hydra gave the girl a gentle look, offering her a hopefully nice but hesitant smile.

"I'll keep you safe," He said gently before moving closer to the bed, shuffling to her on his knees and looking up at her.

"Are you ready?"  His voice was soft and he gave her a hesitant look, puffing his hair out of the way before he took a deep breath.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: DragonSong on April 24, 2016, 04:32:24 PM
She glanced at him, eyes wide and unabashedly afraid, showing everything she felt on her face. But she nodded slowly and some of that fear was replaced with a sort of confidence- not so much in herself, but in him.

"I know," Aura-lee said quietly. She took a breath, then nodded. "Okay. Let's go." She slipped off the bed to stand in front of him, knees shaking slightly but shoulders set with determination.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: Draconian on April 24, 2016, 04:38:23 PM
A deep breath and Hydra scooped her up into his arms like she weighed nothing, one hand moving up and down her back in a soothing motion and the others keeping various parts of her body up and easy for him to carry. He put on his 'mean face'. The face he wore when he wasn't around the strangely sweet sea creature.

Did she bewitch him?

Hydra couldn't imagine doing this for anyone else.

A gentle kiss was pressed to her forehead before he opened the door and stepped from it and he gave a wicked wink to one of his crewmates before he shuffled his way to deck with the girl in his arms. "Ready Aura?" His voice was soft and against her ear before he set her down onto her feet and brutally ripped her dress from her and almost just as quickly, he grabbed her tight to her chest and jumped them both off of the boat.

The water was cold and the movement was strong but Hydra was content. There was no way for him to survive in the ocean. He had no idea where the closest bit of land was.

Was it worth it? Probably. Aura-Lee seemed to be a sweet thing.

No hope for him though. So, after jumping into the water, he let his arms fall loose to set Aura free from his grasp and he didn't bother trying to swim for the surface.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: DragonSong on April 24, 2016, 04:48:46 PM
Aura-lee wrapped her arms tight around his neck when he picked her up and sort of nuzzled into him, turning her face away from the outside world in a rather childish effort to pretend none of this was really happening.

The brush of his lips against her forehead sent an oddly soothing tingle through her body and she glanced up at Hydra's face with a mixture of gratitude and something dangerously approaching adoration on her face.

Once they reached the deck, everything seemed to happen far too quickly. One moment he was cradling her against his chest, the next her dress was gone and he was clutching her to him as they entered the water.

The shock was enough to strike her motionless for a moment. Then the siren gasped and arched her back, feeling the change grip her legs and join them together, scales shimmering into being along her long, sinuous tail.

Aura-lee laughed, flicking her tail fin and sending herself into a joyful little backflip. "Oh, thank you. Thank you, Hydra, thank you!" she exclaimed, spinning into a spiral.

Then what had actually happened registered and her eyes went very wide. "Hydra? Hydra!" Why wasn't he swimming? Oh no. Oh no no no no. She shot through the water to grab her friend's shoulders- because that's what he was, right? Her friend- and started to swim frantically for the surface.

Oh stars and seas, could they make it? She glanced at Hydra and shook him lightly as she moved toward light and air. "C'mon, Hydra, please..."

An idea suddenly struck her, one of the old legends she remembered her mother telling her. A mermaid's kiss can save a man from drowning. She had no idea if it would actually work, but what did she have to lose? In a quick movement, she ducked her head forward and pressed her lips against his desperately.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: Draconian on April 24, 2016, 04:54:42 PM
That wasn't dying.

Hydra's eye popped open though he quickly shut it, the salt water stinging. Those were lips against his own and what was he to do but kiss back? His lower set of hands rested on her hips and his upper ones smoothed over her rib cage, thumbs brushing the sides of her breasts. At least it was a nice way to die.

Worse ways at least.

When their heads broke the surface he pulled away from her but didn't let go, eyes opening carefully and tossing his head to get his hair from his eyes.

"Love," He started, a tilt of his head, "There's no where for me to go out here and I can't swim forever. Figured I'd make it easy and just turn into fish food."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: DragonSong on April 24, 2016, 05:01:32 PM
Had- had he just called her "love"?

She didn't have time to think about it, or about the way her heart skipped happily up into her throat at the word. Instead she shook her head vehemently, moving her tail in gentle stroke below them to keep them afloat.

"No," Aura-lee murmured, frowning at him. "No. No. I won't let you die. I- I-" She bit her lip as she felt tears starting to well up. Damnit, couldn't she go longer than five seconds without crying around him?

"Hold on to me," she murmured, letting one of her hands drift down to pull his arm more securely around her. "I- I can swim for both of us."

She glanced up in an attempt to find the ship, see how close it was. It would be just her luck to have escaped only to be dragged back into that net when she wasn't paying attention.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: Draconian on April 24, 2016, 05:08:23 PM
Hydra gave a laugh, smiling at her and her suggestion. "I dont think thats a good idea. Swim to where? You cant hold me forever." He gave her a gentle tug and ran one of his hands up and down her back. "You gotta let me go, Aura. Make my sorry life worth something by letting me save you."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: DragonSong on April 24, 2016, 05:14:56 PM
"No." She shook her head desperately, eyes squeezed shut as thought that would block out what he was saying. "I won't. I c-can't let you go. I- I lo-"

Crying in earnest now, Aura-lee wrapped her arms tight around him. She met his eyes for a moment, then in a sudden burst of movement darted forward to kiss him again, a real kiss. She moved back with him as she did, trying to prove to them both that she could hold him as long as she needed to.

It was hard to tell whether the salt water mingling on their lips was tears or sea water, but she really didn't care, clenching her eyes shut and throwing all of herself into the touch.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: Draconian on April 24, 2016, 05:52:39 PM
The real kiss caught him off guard and he let his eyes fall shut, two hands on her hips, the others at her waist. Hydra gave as good as he got - why not, he was gonna drown eventually anyway. As much as Aura-Lee wanted to say that she could keep him afloat, he knew she couldn't. Not forever. Besides, why would she want to?

His tongue pressed against her lips and he pulled her tight against him, breath heated. "You can't keep me float forever," He whispered between kisses. Disliking and enjoying how much he wanted her. Wanted to keep her safe. Wanted to help. Wanted to stay.

She was a sea creature though and he was...

Well, who knew what the hell he was.

"I'm no good for you."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: DragonSong on April 24, 2016, 05:59:31 PM
"Yes you are," the siren murmured against his lips. "You- you're best for me." She wasn't quite sure if that made sense, but the words just seemed to sort of slip out of her.

"Maybe..." Aura-lee broke away for a moment to gasp a breath and stared at him with wide, shining eyes. "Maybe I don't have to keep you afloat," she whispered. "It's- it's an old story, but maybe..."

She leaned forward to rest her forehead against his and slowly started to still her tail, letting them bob closer and closer to being underwater. "Do you trust me?" she asked softly.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: Draconian on April 24, 2016, 06:08:56 PM
He was best for her.

Hydra felt something tug at his gut and if she hadn't noticed his enthusiasm before she'd notice it now despite the cold of the ocean. What could he say, trapped for months on a ship with a bunch of men had always made him easily... Enthused.

A shaky breath and he licked his lips, looking at Aura-lee before he stared at her lips again, wanting another taste. He'd be pretty content to die now. That would be okay. Her question had him stare into her eyes, a little dazed. Enchanted.

"I'm floating in an ocean with you after jumping in it to set you free," He said, the cold of the water starting to set in before he barked out a laugh and gave her a flash of a smile, teeth sharp. "Of course I trust you, with my life," He added with a smirk.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: DragonSong on April 24, 2016, 06:13:34 PM
Despite everything- or maybe in a strange way because of it- Aura-lee smiled. She leaned in to peck his lips again, quick and soft. She did frown a little in confusion as she felt the barest brush of his body's response to her, but she tried to put it from her mind.

"Okay then." The mermaid wrapped her arms around his neck and gave him the most reassuring smile she could muster. "Just hold on to me, alright?"

With that, she pulled him under, giving a few deft flicks of her tail to propel them through the water. Please have worked. Please please please...
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: Draconian on April 24, 2016, 06:28:41 PM
Hydra gave her a little nod, arms instinctively treading water.

This girl was seriously ruining his hero plans.

Save the girl. Die saving her. What was to hate?

Though he had to admit he enjoyed the kisses. Never could he think of a time when such a simple show of affection was so freely given and he disliked how he craved more of them. Sneaky girl. Then they were under the water and Hydra squeezed his eyes shut, frowning deeply when she kept pulling him under and under and they weren't surfacing.

Frowning, almost needing to breath he gave her a little tug and gave her a confused look. What was she trying to do? One second she didn't want him to die and now she was drowning him. Still though, his back hurt and he rolled his shoulders. Probably from the swimming. He hadn't actually swam in a long time.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: DragonSong on April 24, 2016, 06:34:45 PM
At his tugging Aura-lee started to slow. She glanced up toward the surface, judged that they were close enough for her to get him there if things went south, and nodded sharply.

She gently grasped Hydra's upper arms and came to a stop, searching his face. "Try to breathe," she coaxed softly, her voice traveling easily through the water. She took a few exaggerated breaths, heaving her chest despite that fact that the gills along her tail were really doing most of the work.

Stars above she hoped the old myths about a mermaid's kiss were true.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: Draconian on April 24, 2016, 06:42:24 PM
Try to breath.

Hydra gave her a look.

Then he breathed.

It was awkward and it felt heavy, but his insides turned cold and he gave her a wide eyed startled look when he did indeed, breath. Could he talk? Hydra gave her a confused look before he darted forward and gave her another kiss, pulling her close to smash his lips to hers. Leaning back and breathing and looking amazed at breathing and down at his hands.

Though letting go of the mermaid had him sinking like a rock, so his hands moved up and he caught her tail and hip before pulling himself up.

Or her down.

He wasn't too sure.

"I suppose this makes things easier," He said carefully, wrinkling his nose at the taste of the water on his tongue. Saltier than the fish they had to eat, another ache and he frowned and rolled his shoulders again. "Do you know where land is? I suppose I should head towards that."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: DragonSong on April 24, 2016, 06:48:28 PM
Aura-lee let out a sharp breath of relief and beamed when he started to breathe. Oh thank goodness, it had worked!

She sort of giggled into his kiss, wrapping her arms exuberantly around his neck. She let him explore his new abilities for a moment, though she was a little worried when he started to sink. Thankfully, he managed to get ahold of her again.

"We were heading south, mostly, right?" The mermaid glanced around to get her bearings, trying to figure out how far three days on the ship had carried her.

"Land should be this way." She twisted them around to face the direction she thought land was, wrapping her arms loosely around his waist. When he rolled his shoulders, her brow furrowed slightly in concern. He seemed to be favoring his back?

"Are you alright?" Her hand came up to rest against his cheek and she searched his face worriedly.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: Draconian on April 24, 2016, 07:10:19 PM
A nod, still unused to talking and finding himself sounded funny, even if he didn't sound funny at all.

Land should be that way.  His hands found place holds on her body, keeping away from any tender bits and careful about what he touched. Sure she seemed to enjoy the fact that he jumped off a boat for her, but he wasn't sure if she wanted more touching. Of course he did, he was deprived of affection. The gentlest of touches could melt him.

the hand on his cheek had his eyes snap to her and he gave her a hesitant look.

"Yes," He tried to smile, confused, nodding forward, "The sooner we get to land the... Sooner I can figure out what next." Another smile, "Gods know I'm not allowed back on that boat."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: DragonSong on April 24, 2016, 07:15:50 PM
She winced. "Right..."

Aura-lee started to swim, then slowed down a bit. Her hands came up to cup his face gently and her brow furrowed just a bit in confusion. "Why- why did you?" She bit her lip. "I know you said you'd help me, but you just gave up...everything for me."

She smoothed her thumb lightly over his cheek and let her the tip of her tail wrap around to brush her fins against his legs. "Why?" she repeated softly, pressing just a bit closer. She'd never been a creature that particularly needed heat- none of her kind were- but she found herself gravitating toward the heat of his body.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: Draconian on April 24, 2016, 07:24:12 PM
"I hadn't planned on you wanting to keep me alive," Hydra said truthfully, offering her a smile. "I figured you'd... Let me drown." A shrug and he held her closer, lower hands curling around to settle on the back of her hips.

"Being an asshole on a ship isn't much of a life anyway, hmm?" Another smile and he looked at her lips for a moment before her eyes, squeezing them shut again. Sure he could breath, but seeing was still difficult and damn if the water didn't sting his eyes.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: DragonSong on April 24, 2016, 07:29:11 PM
That struck her quiet for a moment or two and she just stared at him. Then she huffed out a sigh an leaned in to brush her lips against his softly.

"I would never let you drown," Aura-lee murmured. "I promise. I- I'm gonna protect you now."

She started swimming again, glancing at him with concern every few minutes, knowing that this couldn't be entirely comfortable for him. "You can close your eyes, if that's easier," she offered quietly.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: Draconian on April 24, 2016, 07:36:38 PM
Her claim of protecting him now made him smile. More in an entertained way than anything. Still, he shut his eyes and took careful not-breaths, finally pulling himself closer to her to rest his cheek to her breast. Eat pressed to flesh to focus on her heart instead of the water in his ears.

"You're a lovely woman," one of his hands brushed up and down her side, "you dont have a sea-fellow in your life?"
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: DragonSong on April 24, 2016, 07:41:06 PM
Aura-lee started a bit, a little surprised by the close embrace. Then she smiled as she glanced down at him and reached up one hand to brush her fingers curiously over his multitude of braids.

"Thank you," she murmured. "No, I don't have a mate- a...fellow." Little goosebumps were popping into existence along her flesh where he touched and she shivered delicately. "And you don't have a-a lady pirate?"

Oh, whoops. Silly question, it had been all men on that ship.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: Draconian on April 24, 2016, 07:48:01 PM
Hydra actually laughed at that, squeaked his eyes open for a second before closing them again. "No, just ladies that take enough coin. Even I'm too weird looking for most of the whores on the mainland," Another shrug and another strange pain down his back, muscles going tense , though he snuggled his cheek to her flesh. A flash of discomfort on his face.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: DragonSong on April 24, 2016, 07:52:07 PM
She frowned at that and glanced down at him again. "You're not weird," she said firmly. "You're beautiful."

Aura-lee was hardly the most worldly of people, but she rather liked the way Hydra looked. Sure, it was different from the other landwalkers, but he was different. And she liked it.

Concern flashed across her face and she absently ran a hand down his back. "Are you sure you're okay? Can you breathe alright?"
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: Draconian on April 24, 2016, 08:08:05 PM
The word beautiful hit his ears and he cracked an eye open to give her a look. Then promptly shut it again when that got uncomfortable, which was almost immediately. Hydra gave a shrug, or as good of a shrug as he could, "Yeah, it's fine. I think the cold is just making me tense," He smirked and looked at her again before holding her close. "So, kissing me helps me breathe?"
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: DragonSong on April 24, 2016, 08:12:31 PM
"Well, that's the legend. I'd never really had the opportunity to test it before-"

It took Aura-lee a moment to identify the playfulness in his tone and te way he held her. But once she did, she smiled through a soft blush and let the strokes of her tail slow a bit. "I mean...if you're feeling a little breathless, I could help..."

She dipped her head to kiss him quickly, almost questioningly. A pleasant little tingle ran up her spine as she did.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: Draconian on April 24, 2016, 08:18:21 PM
Hydra dragged himself up her body, hands moving, one hesitantly palming her breast while he deepened the kiss and held her closer. "Should keep the kisses innocent or I may try to do something you won't like," He teased softly, head beside hers to mumble into her ear. Fin. Fin ear. Though he smiled, "Though I don't think I'd manage in the ocean. It's a little cold."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: DragonSong on April 24, 2016, 08:23:35 PM
Aura-lee drew in a sharp gasp at his touches, the path his hands mapped over her body sparking something to life in her that had never really had a chance to breathe before.

"S-something...I won't like?" she repeated slowly, confused. "I don't- what do you mean?" She liked kissing him, that much was fairly obvious. And though it was strange, she decided she definitely liked the way he touched her.

But the cold. Something about the cold? She gave a few flicks of her tail to keep them moving. She was just about positive they were heading for land now, but thought perhaps there would be an outcropping or a shoal they might be able to rest so Hydra could get out of the water at least for a little while.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: Draconian on April 24, 2016, 08:43:54 PM
Hydra nuzzled against her neck and made a humming noise. "I suppose you've never had sex then?" Face tucked against her neck, not wanting to rile her up. Or rile himself up. Which was increasingly difficult.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: DragonSong on April 25, 2016, 02:30:43 AM
A bit of his meaning clicked for her then and her face flushed. "O-oh." Aura-lee's pace stuttered slightly and she shook her head, hair billowing out in the water around her like a dark cloud.

"No, I haven't," she mumbled, suddenly feeling very childish for some reason. "I mean- I know what that is, I just never..."

She shrugged, cheeks very red.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: Draconian on April 25, 2016, 05:29:47 AM
Hydra moved his hand back to safer flesh. Though he didnt move his face away from her neck, finding it easier to keep his eyes closed. "No need to be embaraased. You are a mermaid. Sea creature thing" he finished lamely, her lack of experience cooled some of the metalhorical heat.

"Im not heavy, am i?" He finally asked, lips pressed to her beck. No doubt she'd feel the fluttering of them when he spoke.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: DragonSong on April 25, 2016, 06:35:11 AM
"No." A little shiver ran through her body as his lips brushed against her skin. "You're pretty light in the water, actually," she murmured.

The water around them began to lighten slightly and she changed direction a bit, brining them on a diagonal up to the surface. She brought them completely vertical as her head and shoulders broke out into the air and glanced around.

It wasn't even an island- it was a band of sand that just barely broke the surface of the water- but it would have to do for now. "Hydra." She moved her hands to press against the small of his back and smiled at him. "Come on, let's take a quick rest."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: Draconian on April 25, 2016, 08:01:32 AM
"If you want to," he murmured. The closeness and closed eyes was lulling him into a half sleep but when his head broke the surface he made a grumpy noise and held Aura-lee closer. When it was shallow enough to stand he moved away from her, first on his knees before his head poked out of the water.

His first reaction was to retch. Falling to his knees again while he coughed and threw up salt water. Red eyed and panting, trembling arms. A brief accusing look to Aura-lee but he crawled to the sand and flopped down, spread eagle, panting with his eyes closed. "Maybe... " he took another deep breath, "maybe i could use a rest."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: DragonSong on April 25, 2016, 08:08:47 AM
"Oh!" Aura-lee sort of lunged forward, concern written across her face. She managed to get herself half out of the water, most of her tail still swishing in the sea, and reached out to Hydra.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry," she murmured, pulling herself a little further onto the sand so she would touch his arm lightly. "I didn't know that would happen. Are you alright?"

She was far enough out of the water now that her tail started to melt away and she shivered lightly at the sensation.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: Draconian on April 25, 2016, 08:20:14 AM
Hydra waved a hand, "bodies that breath air react badly to water in the lungs." He opened an eye a crack and gave her a half smile before closing them agaun, taking deep even breaths. It felt nice to not breath so thickly. Still his chest hurt now and he stretched his aems before carefully sitting up.

"Love, you might want to go back into the water. Bad enough that i know your top half is naked."  He gave her turning tail a hungry look before eying the girl. Naive. Silly and naive. "Im really not worth it, just because i saved you doesnt mean im a good person."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: DragonSong on April 25, 2016, 08:27:18 AM
She frowned, a little confused. "But...yes it does. To me at least," the mermaid said softly. She drew her legs up to curve to her side, tilting her head so her hair spilled down to the sand in slowly drying waves.

Then she glanced down at herself and back up to Hydra. Something in his expression sent a little tingle down her spine, and she couldn't quite decide if she liked it or not. She thought she did.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: Draconian on April 25, 2016, 08:36:38 AM
Slowly he moved his arms, one forearm covering his eyes and the other resting on his chest. Hydra wasnt sure. Did he want her because he'd been at sea for a good few weeks now? Because he'd been holed up in a room with the girl? Of course she was beautiful, but she was a creature of the sea and he was... a monster. A four armed monster.

Hydra sighed and willed himself to be calm, though he had his other set of arms open. "You can rest if you want," his voice cracked and he gave his free arms a wiggle, "i can tell you like how warm i am."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: DragonSong on April 25, 2016, 08:43:39 AM
Aura-lee hesitated, not wanting to make him uncomfortable- but he was right, she enjoyed his body heat, and honestly she liked the excuse to be near him.

"Okay." She nodded and carefully laid down with most of her upper body pillowed on his chest. She sort of nuzzled into his neck, as he'd been doing to her when she was towing him through the water. "Hydra..." She bit her lip, then murmured, "Thank you, for everything. I- I want to do something for you, too." She tilted her head a bit in an effort to see his face. "I know I...can't really do much, but if there's something you want- I'd like to help you."

Honestly, she had a feeling she would have wanted to help him even if he hadn't just saved her life. She had a strange and powerful urge to keep her friend happy, though she wasn't entirely sure where it came from.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: Draconian on April 25, 2016, 09:04:15 AM
Hydra gave a chuckle and looked down at her, one hand moving to fingercomb through her hair and the other moving down her back, briefly grabbing a handful of her backside before smoothing down her thigh. Still, his hand gently moved back up and he sighed, replacing the arm over his eyes.

What a mess.

He wasn't dead.

He was now homeless and jobless in the middle of the ocean.

And he had a naked woman in his arms but she wasnt to be used for that . Hydra swallowed thickly, throat still sore before he turned his head and pressed a chaste kiss to Aura-lee's damp hair. "Get some rest and ignore anything that pokes you."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: DragonSong on April 25, 2016, 09:08:57 AM
Aura-lee gave a soft squeak when his hand moved to her rear, not quite sure why that particular touch elicited such a response, then blushed because, well...she kinda liked it. Was that a landwalker thing?

She tried to put it from her mind and turned her face into his chest. "Pokes-? Um, okay..." The mermaid decided not to ask; if he wanted to explain it to her, he would have.

"Don't let me sleep too long," she murmured, nestling more comfortably against him. "If-" She yawned. "If we keep moving, I can probably get you to land in another day or two..."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: Draconian on April 25, 2016, 09:53:31 AM
Another day or two of shrivelled bits.

And it was increasingly difficult to not touch her. So tabtalizingly close. Already undressed. Hydra sucked in a breath and held it before he nuzzled the top of her head. Still, it was easy to drift off to sleep, and before long he had his hands all over her in a sleepy daze.

Somehow he rolled himself (and her) onto their sides, her back to his chest. One hand was resting on her lower belly, one was cupping her breast (unconciously and idly stroking what flrsh he could touch eith his thumb), one was bent and acting as a pillow and the other final hand was resting on her thigh. Knees tucked up under hers. It wss evident that Hydra was a cuddler and no doubt all the touching would rouse the sleeping mermaid, because the strangr four armed man was clearly content.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: DragonSong on April 25, 2016, 09:58:31 AM
Aura-lee was exhausted enough that at first the shift in their position didn't disturb her. When Hydra's hands started to wander though, she blinked sleepily back into consciousness.

"Oh..." Her eyes widened a bit as she glanced down at herself, then craned her neck to look back at him over her shoulder. "Um- Hydra." She sort of wriggled against him in an effort to wake him up, then drew in a sharp breath at the way that pressed her into his hands.

It was hardly the first time he'd touched her. So why did this feel...so good?

Confused, she let out a small whimper and wriggled again, not quiet sure herself if she was trying to get away from him or press closer. "H-Hydra, wake up."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: Draconian on April 25, 2016, 10:40:26 AM
"Dont wanna," he groaned, pulling her closer, hands squeezing. Then his eyes snapped open and he pulled away from her like it burned him, an accusitory look to his hands and he swallowed thickly and turned away, head down. Frowning.

"Sorry. I... uh... yeah, sorry." Rubbing his eyes and stretched his arms and rolled his shoulders, Hydra stood up and kept his back to her. " You can rest. Ill... watch for sharks or something."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: DragonSong on April 25, 2016, 10:55:29 AM
Aura-lee scrambled into a sitting position and looked at him, confused. She tried to get to her feet and stumbled a bit. It seemed she would have to readjust to walking.

"It's- it's okay," she murmured, taking small steps forward to approach him. "I mean...ahem." She looked out to the water. "If we're both up, we may as well get moving again, I guess."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: Draconian on April 25, 2016, 11:42:08 AM
Hydra turned to her, eyeing her lips for a moment before in a strange flurry of moment he rushed towards her, his little prettyfish. He couldnt help himself, starved for affection as he was and she so freely giving it. Before he had time to think of it he was back on his knees after picking Aura up, tucking her knees against his hips and smashing his lips to hers. A hand on each thigh to keep her close and the others on her back, tangled in her hair.

"Pretty little fishy," he whispered against her lips, biting her lower lip and pressing her as close to him as he could manage, "you should jump in the water and get rid of these beautiful legs."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: DragonSong on April 25, 2016, 11:56:31 AM
Aura-lee gasped as she was suddenly swept up into his arms, her eyes flying wide open. Then she was kissing him back eagerly, tangling her fingers in his multitude of braids and trying to match his intensity with her own.

His little bite to her lip made her shiver and give a soft sound, a sort of moan, that she hadn't even realized she was capable of making. "Don't- don't want to," she gasped out, nuzzling her nose against his as she pressed a series of quick pecks to his lips. "If having legs makes you do this...I like it."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day
Post by: Draconian on April 25, 2016, 12:16:12 PM
Hydra felt his chest tighten and he pulled the siren closer and her words just made him groan and catch her lips again. If he wasnt hard in his pants before no doubt he was nesrly bursting at the seams. Hydra pulled away slightly and licked his lips before he leaned in again, pressing his lips to her neck, hands moving over her chest before he forced himself to stop. She'd never been with a man before.

"Makes me want to do much much more but that isnt a good idea, Prettyfish. Not with me," his hands smoothed over her thighs and he tried to calm his breath. What had gotten into him? Images flashed through his head of them, writhing on the sand. Inappropriate. Not a good time. Not a good place. "But i cant keep my paws off ya." He confessed jn a husky whisper, "some weird enchantressfish, hmm?"
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on April 25, 2016, 12:24:00 PM
She whimpered and shifted against him, trying to get more contact, though with how closely Hydra was clutching her that was rather difficult to accomplish at this point.

"Why isn't this a good idea?" Aura-lee murmured, reaching up to cup his face in her hands and rest her forehead against his. "I- I like this." She wasn't quite sure what this was, but she knew she liked kissing him, liked the warmth of his hands smoothing over her skin.

She nuzzled against him again and tried to catch his lips with hers softly.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on April 25, 2016, 12:35:18 PM
"You dont even know what this is," he practically whimpered out, shifting his hips to grind up against her. "You're burning me up inside, Prettyfish." And one of his hands moved to run along the inside of her thigh, where the flesh was so smooth and he had to bite back a moan at the feeling.  Flushed, he pulled away from her, leaning back and panting.

"Please. Go get your tail back, you'll regret it if this goes any farther - because it will." Still his hands were smoothing over her thighs and the top pair were stroking her back. A grunt and he squeezed his eyes shut, angry. It'd been fine on the boat. That one little kiss to keep him alive turned him into some sort of animal all he wanted was her.

Hydra let out a ragged breath and looked at Aura-lee and despite his words he still moved a hand to her breast to knead it.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on April 25, 2016, 12:41:37 PM
A sharp gasp left her as his hips pressed up against hers. A flash of heat seemed to race through her and she blinked, startled by the sensation.

Letting out her breath in a long sigh, she dipped her head to rest against his shoulder and arched her back unconsciously to press into his touch. "You're right," she murmured. "I don't know what this is."

She pressed her lips heatedly against his neck. Moving on some sort of instinct she didn't entirely understand, Aura-lee shifted her hips to press against him in an effort to get that tingly, heated feeling back. "B-but...I think I want to know." She tilted her head and blinked up at him, eyes hazy. "Teach me?"
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on April 25, 2016, 12:55:24 PM
The request nearly made him come right there in his still slightly damp pants. Hydra let out a long groan and let his head tip back. This was dangerous. He couldnt remember a time when there was a willing body in his arms that wasnt waiting for payment. More heat blossomed in his chest and he let out a whimper before one of the hands against her thighs moved. Cupping her in his palm he gave a curious feel around, his touch gentle but his fingers rough.

"Fine, but this'll be all about you Prettyfish." He shifted her so she was still on his lap, just sideways. Then his hot mouth closed over a breast and his fingers worked between her legs gently, thumb rolling over her clit before easing a finger into her. His head lifted from her chest but he didnt stop moving his hand, instead he watched her. "Im a weak man, Prettyfish," he moaned, pressing his fave to her neck.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on April 25, 2016, 01:01:44 PM
"O-o-oh..." A stuttering sort of gasp was pulled from her lips and Aura-lee stared at him with wide eyes and suddenly flaming cheeks. She whimpered quickly and wiggled her hips against his hand, trying to get more of his touch.

"I- I didn't know you could do that," she breathed, lashes fluttering as she panted in a few sharp breaths. Her hands came up to clutch at his shoulders for an anchor and she twisted her head to press a soft kiss to his temple. "That feels...really good," she murmured, blushing scarlet.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on April 25, 2016, 01:15:02 PM
Hydra gently bit where her shoulder met her neck, giving a hungry noise and working another finger into her. "I think you're more wet than the ocean," he said in a husky voice. No doubt vibrating against her ear. Stars and Moons he wanted to push her back and move atop of her, but he couldn't. He wanted to be good to her. For her, even.

Carefully he worked her, licking his lips and watching her face. "Want more, Prettyfish? Less? You gotta let me know what you wanna learn or i cant teach you." He finished his sentence with a nibble to her ear.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on April 25, 2016, 01:27:34 PM
Another of those moans came bubbling up out of her and Aura-lee clenched her eyes shut against the burning-stretching feeling that somehow felt amazing. Even his bite sent a jolt of pleasure through her that made her sigh and shiver under his attentions.

"M-more," she gasped without making the conscious decision to do so. "Oh, stars and seas, Hydra..." She wrapped her arms around his neck and breathed, "K-kiss me? Keep doing that...and kiss me. Please?"
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on April 25, 2016, 01:38:02 PM
Hydra was going to come in his pants, he knew it.

Luckily they would soon be in the ocean and that would wash away any potential shame of having had such an accident. And juding from the surprise Aura-lee had about finding out about her vagina, Hydra was almost all the way positive she had no idea how sex worked or what the poking was from.

The moan for more and kisses had him turn her towards him, to press his lips to hers and letting his tongue explore her mouth. He brought his other hand down to stroke along her thighs while his fingers worked her. Aura-lee had wanted to learn and Hydra was nothing, if not a good teacher.

Sort of.

"Pretty, prettyfishy," he moaned against her lips, "i dont think i have enough hands to touch you with, which is rediculous 'cause i have four," and he gently worked a third finger into her, thumb still working at her clit. Gods. This was the best torture he'd ever subjected himself to because he could work at her forever.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on April 25, 2016, 01:52:28 PM
Aura-lee flicked her tongue out cautiously to meet his with a low moan that seemed to be dredged up from the deepest parts of her. She squirmed against him and grazed her teeth gently against his bottom lip.

Then there was a third finger inside her and she gave a high, sharp cry of pleasure that sounded almost musical in the siren's normally soft voice. "Hydra," she whimpered, crashing her lips back to his in another desperate kiss.

She found her hands clawing at his back as she did everything she could to press even closer against him. "Perfect," she panted out, shifting and gasping at the tight, tingly feeling that seemed to be coiling in her core. "Four hands are perfect...you're perfect."

Something inside her suddenly snapped and she cried out again, eyes blown wide as waves of pleasure rocked through her. Her voice seemed to hold and shiver in the air on one long, sustained note as she shuddered from the sheer intensity of it, her whole body feeling as though it was lit up from the inside.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on April 25, 2016, 02:07:58 PM
Hydra smirked, leaning back and watching her. Drinking in the imagine, fingers still gently working her through her orgasm. Though once she calmed he removed his hand, instead simply resting it against her.

"Beautiful," he gave her a peck on the cheek and another gentle rub between her legs before he moved his hand to rest on her belly. "Though, i assure you, despite what you may believe - i'm hardly perfect." Another gentle kiss and he cradled her against his chest, resting his chin on her head.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on April 25, 2016, 02:25:13 PM
Panting lightly, the mermaid allowed him to gather her against his chest and just sort of collapsed against him, feeling boneless. "Yes you are," she murmured after a few moments, almost petulantly.

She felt warm and comfortable and suddenly incredibly relaxed, almost sleepy. With a soft sigh Aura-lee wrapped her arms around his middle and pressed a kiss to the hollow of his throat. "Thank you," she whispered. "That was...I didn't know a person could feel like that..."

Which raised a sudden question in her mind- could she do that for him? Make him feel as good as that? She bit her lip. It was definitely worth considering, in her opinion.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on April 25, 2016, 02:32:04 PM
"That, Prettyfish, was an orgasm and you can give youself one of those anytime you like," his palm dipped between her legs again and he slipped his fingers inside for a moment before he removed them - though didnt move his hand away and began to roll the heel of his palm against her.

"Provided you're with appropriate company or by yourself. Doing that somewhere else may lead to trouble," A wolfish grin and he pulled his hand away, leaning in for another kiss. "Once you have your legs under you we can go," because if she decided to start eiggling on his lap he was done for.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on April 25, 2016, 02:38:33 PM
"O-oh..." She bit her lip as his fingers slipped inside her again and gave him a rather doe-eyed look.

She kissed him easily, then asked when he pulled away, "Can- can all landwalkers do that? Um, orgasm?" The mermaid carefully curled her legs under her body and started to stand, though her knees were shaking and she had to hold onto him for support.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on April 25, 2016, 02:58:41 PM
Hydra helped her stand with his various hands, though he remained seates. Looking up at her, the question caught him off guard and he barked out a laugh. "I imagine so, why? Did i make you even more curious?"
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on April 25, 2016, 03:01:17 PM
She flushed and pouted at him, but admitted, "Yes."

Her eyes flicked down to the fork of his legs, then back up to his face curiously. "So...I could do that for you?" Aura-lee ventured, tilting her head to the side with a strangely innocent sort of curiosity.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on April 25, 2016, 03:12:18 PM
Hydra's eyes jumped up to meet Aura-lee's.

"Uh..." Hydra frowned for a moment, licking his teeth, "No." Hopefully she wouldn't look too closely at his groin area and the obvious interest he had in the very opposite of his words. "Boys are much different than girls," He shook his head, "Wouldn't interest you."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on April 25, 2016, 03:15:00 PM
She frowned. For a pirate, Hydra was not a particularly convincing liar. Or perhaps spending three days confined to a room together had just taught her his mannerisms.

"I don't think you're being entirely honest with me," Aura-lee noted, then shrugged. "But if you really don't want to tell me, I won't pester."

After a moment of hesitation, she leaned in to kiss him again, gently. "Pity though," she murmured against his lips. "That was the most amazing thing I've ever felt. I wish I could return the favor."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on April 25, 2016, 03:34:38 PM
Hydra groaned, looking up at her before he leaned into the kiss and let his eyes drift closed.

"How about... I sit back and let you do what you want," He said in a husky voice. He'd regret it. Hydra knew he'd regret it, but he caught her hand and placed it on his chest, palm down against his beating heart. "You can do anything you like, hmm? Because I'm weak and doing this against my better judgement," He pulled her down atop of him gently and tilted his head back, "But I have bad judgement anyway."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on April 25, 2016, 03:41:31 PM
"Anything I like?" Aura-lee repeated. She hesitantly settled herself back on his lap, staring rather intently at her hand over his heartbeat.

"I- I want to...make you feel good. Like you did for me," she murmured, drawing her bottom lip between her teeth and flicking her eyes back up to his face. She leaned forward to kiss the exposed column of his throat lightly and let her other hand trace down over the planes of his stomach to stop at the hem of his pants.

"Here?" she questioned softly, giving a gentle tug to the fabric.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on April 25, 2016, 04:00:55 PM
Hydra's gut clenched and he swallowed thickly when her hands waited at his waistline. Why was he acting like a scared little... A frown and he caught her hand before letting it go and planting his hands in the sand, head back. At her mercy. Awful idea. His senses left him, fleeing the curious mermaid and he let his eyes drift closed. "Yeah, right there, Prettyfish," his words were growled out and he took careful breaths.

Mostly this was making him want to roll her over and pound her into the sand, but... That wouldn't be right. Sure that was okay for a whore but not for the Prettyfish. The prettyfish got to explore. Her curiosity got to be sated and he opened his eyes to look at her, a tilt of his head and he licked his lips, "You're playing a dangerous game, Aura," He whispered, giving her a hungry look.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on April 25, 2016, 04:05:09 PM
Something in that look sent a shiver that was part wariness and part delight run up her spine. Aura-lee wasn't a bold person by nature, but she felt her lips curve up and she murmured a playful, "Am I?"

Since he wasn't objecting, she gently gripped his waistband and pulled the fabric down. She glanced down and her eyes widened, lighting with curiosity and surprise. "Oh." Her eyes flicked up to his face. "You are different there."

She licked her lips a little nervously, then glanced down again. Very carefully, the mermaid stroked two fingers curiously along his length, her eyes constantly flicking up to gauge his reaction. "Is...is this okay?"
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on April 25, 2016, 04:17:29 PM
The feather light touches were torture and his hands - all four - fisted in the sand. Hard as a rock, no doubt his length was throbbing with is heartbeat and the fact she wanted to touch him at all was enough to get him off. Hydra let out a little pant pushed his pants the rest of the way down, though around at least one ankle so they didn't get lost. He let his head tip back before he sat up and looked at her again, eyes dark, he removed her hand from his cock and threaded his fingers through hers before drawing her closer onto his lap with his other ones, hands digging into her ass.

Near panting, he pulled her down for a kiss and he ground her down against his length with a hiss of pleasure, head tilting back before he leaned in to bite her neck again. Gently so's to not break the skin. "Prettyfish," He growled, "You can use something better than your hands on me," Hydra felt like a beast, oh, but what a beast it was.  "Take me inside? Please?" His voice was soft in her ear and he nipped at it.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on April 25, 2016, 04:25:23 PM
Aura-lee gasped as he pulled her against him, the length of him rubbing against that oh-so-senitive place she hadn't even realized she had. She gave a whimpering moan as he bit her neck and her eyes fluttered closed.

"In-inside?" she repeated, voice squeaking slightly. She licked her lips nervously, then nudged her hips forward against his cautiously, very slowly learning how to line them up. She took a deep, steadying breath, then rocked her hips down to take the tip of him inside her.

"Oh!" The mermaid's eyes snapped wide open and she whined softly as her body adjusted to accommodate him. "Oh." Her head dropped forward to nuzzle into the crook of his neck, panting lightly. "I don't- I can't..." She whimpered softly against his skin. "Help me, Hydra. I don't know what to do."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on April 25, 2016, 04:38:27 PM
Hydra swallowed carefully and shook his head, eyes squeezing shut. Awful bad idea. This shouldn't be happening. She was curious and he was taking advantage of that. It was bad enough she was kidnapped and he'd been the one to be friendly but now... "Slow and steady," He whispered, cradling the back of her head, "If it hurts tell me, or stop or... Hit me." And she felt so tight and so wonderful and he gave a little roll of his hips and he moved his hand down to rub his thumb against her clit.

Still, he didn't force her down upon him, "Probably will," He nipped her ear again, "You're so tight." He shifted slightly to bring her closer, god, would he even fit? He glanced down, realizing that their size difference was far larger than he remembered in being. Had he always been so tall? "Aura-Lee. My Prettyfish," His hands stroked up and down her back and he moaned against her lips, "You're making me the worst kind of person."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on April 25, 2016, 04:46:17 PM
Her ear flicked when he nipped at it and she drew in a sharp breath. She knew her ears were sensitive, but this was a whole new level. "I...I am?" She bit her lip again and blinked at him, shivering with the little waves of pleasure his touch was sending through her. "Sorry," she whispered, and leaned in to kiss him.

Slow and steady. Okay. Aura-lee took a breath to steel herself and started to press her hips down carefully. Her eyes clenched shut and she gave a small cry when she reached a point where that burning-stretching feeling started to cross the border from pleasure to pain.

"Ah- oh." She winced slightly, then took another breath and tried to push passed the feeling.

A sharp cry tore out of her as she pressed their hips flush together and stilled, shivering against him. Oh stars and seas that hurt- but his touch still felt so good.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on April 25, 2016, 04:52:04 PM
"The worst," Hydra growled into her ear, hands stroking what flesh he could touch and while he thought she was taking her time, clearly she wasn't because he gave a strangled gasp when she engufled the whole of him and he moaned into her ear, going still. His hand cupped her bottom and he panted into her neck. God, she was so tight he could come just with this.

Still, it had caused her pain and he shivered under her, seating as she was on his lap. "Prettyfish," He breathed, " I told you slow." Not that it would help now, "That wasn't slow at all." An accusing tone was in his voice and he worked what pleasure points he knew harder, in a lame attempt to drive the pain away or ... Something. He'd never been with a virgin before and while he'd heard stories he didn't think it would be like... This.

Hydra's heart hammered in his chest and no doubt she'd feel him pulse inside her. "Do you want to stop?" He breathed into her hair, stroking up and down her back still, "If you don't... Just... Do whatever your body tells you to, I'm your willing participant."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on April 25, 2016, 05:01:48 PM
"M'sorry," Aura-lee mumbled as she pressed her face into the curve of his neck. "Didn't know it...would hurt like that." No one had ever told her what to expect when this actually happened, all she knew from her mother was that her kind had to be on land to mate- which of course made much more sense now.

But no one had prepared her for how it would feel. Hydra's touch did a good deal to help chase the pain away, and she found if she just breathed deeply her body was slowly adjusting to the newness of the whole thing.

"Don't want to stop," she whispered, and very, very cautiously rocked her hips forward against his. A moaning sort of sigh stuttered out of her and she wrapped her arms tight around his shoulders, nails digging lightly into his back. "Oh, stars and seas, I don't want to stop..." She repeated the movement of her hips with just a bit more confidence, gasping as pleasure coursed through her.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on April 25, 2016, 05:51:53 PM
Hydra's chest tightened. All that trouble to rescue her and he was the one that caused her pain. Still, he held her close and kept still, giving minute twitches because he hadnt been with anyone in ages and what a way to end his dry spell.

Hydra echoed her gasp and shifted slightly, his lower set of arms holding her hips close to his, keeping her tight to him while he moved forward. Hydra snapped like a too tight string, with a moan he pushed Aura-lee onto her back on the sand, head supported by one of his hands while the other caressed her breasts.

His mouth ravished hers, and he pushed her legs high in his hips. He moved slowly at first, leaving the tight heat of her body only to struggle back in, but once he'd found it easy enough to move, he did exactly what he'd imagined himself doing earlier. He pounder her into the sand, eyes squeezed shut, breath coming out in heavy pants. Any words she spoke were said to deaf ears while he rutted atop of her, he'd turned into a lust craved animal and he only froze , flush against her after however long of moving - enough that his muscles were protesting anymore movement, when he finally came with such force it made him tremble.

Hot seed poured into his Prettyfish but he didnt soften and soon enough he was rolling his hips again, biting her neck hard enough to make her bleed and squeezing her flesh hard enough to bruise. He stopped making heated noise of a man having sex and soon was making sounds of a beast in rut.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on April 25, 2016, 06:03:37 PM
Rational thought shut down and Aura-lee started to move solely on instinct. Her legs tightened around his waist to clutch him against her and she moaned and writhed beneath him in unabashed ecstasy.

When Hydra's movements became rougher, more frantic, she simply picked up her own pace to match his intensity. Perhaps it was odd, his shy little Prettyfish suddenly found she loved this side of him, this heat and passion. Maybe it had something to do with the aggressive nature of her kind, that animal instinct she'd never before felt that she could tap into.

Well now she could, and she did with a vengeance. And the first time he came, feeling his release inside her sent her tumbling over the edge with a sharp scream while her back arched and it seemed as though every muscle in her body spasmed. She collapsed back, gasping and shaking beneath him.

But he wasn't done. Stars and seas, how could he still be going? Aura-lee hooked her ankles together behind him and dragged her nails down his back as she whimpered and writhed up under him. "H-Hydra," she gasped out, unable to say or really do anything else. "Hydra, Hydra!"
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on April 25, 2016, 06:35:18 PM
It was like a bell in his head, her voice a sweet chime and Hydra stilled his movements with a gasp and rose up on trembling arms and stared down at her. Still deep within and gasping for air and just stared. "Aura," His voice trembled out and Hydra gave a little grunt before he pressed his forehead to hers and panted above her, giving little minute movements of his hips before he wretched himself away.

"Get in the water," He panted out, still clearly aroused, flushed, kneeling now with all his hands in little fists at his side. His pants were still around one ankle. An accusing look at his dick and he gave Aura a pained look, "Please, get in the water. Please. I don't want to hurt you." A long look at her, eyeing her body with a renewed hunger, eyeing her legs. The junctions of them. A hungry lick of his lips and he squeezed his eyes shut to block out the image.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on April 25, 2016, 06:42:54 PM
Aura-lee simply lay there for a few minutes and stared at him, panting. "Hurt...me?"

She wanted to argue. Wanted to protest that he could never hurt her, that she wanted him to keep going, wanted that feeling of him everywhere. But he looked almost in pain, and she didn't want to make it worse.

"O-okay." Shaky and still breathing heavily, she rolled onto all fours and crawled her way into the water as quickly as she could. A shiver ran through her body and her legs joined together in a way that was starting to become familiar, scales sprouting from her flesh as her tail formed. Absently, she pressed one hand against the little bruises and bites he'd left across her skin.

The mermaid kept herself half out of the water so she could reach out to Hydra, expression concerned. "Are...are you okay?"
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on April 25, 2016, 06:55:52 PM
Did he tell her that when he was above her he wanted to bite and tear? It scared the shit out of him, being not... Himself and he shoved his legs back into his sandy pants and kept his back to her before he walked into the ocean after her, still flushed and still panting and luckily the cold of the water cooled his heated body and his slowly growing temper.

Fool.

Fool.

Hydra took a deep breath and dunked his head under the water before he gave a roll of his shoulders and began to swim, he wouldn't be as fast as Aura-lee, not by a longshot, but he could at least swim until his arms gave out.

Did she know how close she was to being bitten? How close he was to... Doing something terrible? Hydra squeezed his eyes shut and kept swimming. The Prettyfish shouldn't have saved him. Hydra wasn't worth it. Was he? A flash of what could have been had him freeze and he looked to Aura, pain in his eyes.

Why did he feel so awful.

"We should... Get me to dry land, Prettyfish," He said carefully, head above the water, "I don't feel like myself out here." And by out here he meant in the ocean. He'd never been in the ocean for so long. On it, sure, he felt at home on it but in it? He felt primal. Lethal. He wanted to bite and tear and rend flesh from bone and the closest thing to him was his Prettyfish.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on April 25, 2016, 07:07:01 PM
Aura-lee squeaked quietly when Hydra started swimming away and dove after him. She kept pace with him easily, but when he looked back at her like that, the way his eyes seemed to be begging for help, she drew up short.

"Hydra..." She swam forward and reached out to hold his face in her hands gently. Her tail swished steadily back and forth beneath her, fins just barely brushing against his legs every so often. "Okay," she said softly. "We're gonna get you to shore, okay? Everything will be fine."

She wasn't quite sure what she was soothing him for, but she just felt like she had to. Her arms slipped around his neck and hugged him gently against her, turning her face into his neck. For some reason she needed that closeness just then. "It's going to be okay," she murmured, eyes starting to itch and she sniffed. "I- I'm not sure what I did, but I promise I can fix it, okay?"
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on April 25, 2016, 07:16:51 PM
Why did she want to be close to him?

Hydra curled his arms around her middle and nuzzled against her ear, frowning all the while. "Aw, Sweetie." He huffed out and leaned back to look at her, "You didn't do anything, none of this was you. You're innocent in all of this. It's... All me." He pressed a kiss to her cheek and sighed, spitting out the water that got into his mouth.

"You're wonderful and beautiful and you didn't do anything." His top set of hands cupped her cheeks and he pressed his lips to hers, "I can't... I can't deal with..." He looked confused, "You wanted me and I took you and I... I don't... I hurt you." He frowned, and he looked down for a moment and shook his head, "We can... I can try to explain to you later. But at the end, I wasn't myself and... Your first time should have been a lot nicer than that, Prettyfish. I'm sorry I hurt you."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on April 25, 2016, 07:26:15 PM
She couldn't help the little sigh of relief that left her when he assured her she hadn't done anything wrong. She'd been rather worried that something about her had driven him away.

"It's okay," Aura-lee whispered, smiling at him softly. "You didn't hurt me. Not really." She glanced down at the little nips and bruises scattered across her chest, and she was sure she had some on her neck as well. That, and the core of her tail was strangely sore, but she had a feeling that was just because her body had just done something it had never done before.

"You didn't hurt me," she repeated, and leaned in to peck his lips lightly. Wrapping her arms around him between his upper and lower set of arms, she nuzzled into his neck for a moment and then flicked her tail to get them moving again, quiet and contemplative.

"You know, if you sort of wrapped your legs around my tail it might make this easier," she offered after a few moments.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on April 25, 2016, 08:29:09 PM
Hydra offered her a good natured smile before he caught her lips in a lingering kiss. He did curl his legs around her tail and let her carry him. It would be faster. Thats for sure. "If you want... the next time.. if you want for there to be a next time," he added quickly, " you can lead. The whole way. We'll tie up all my hands or something."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on April 25, 2016, 11:43:45 PM
Aura-lee was quiet for a moment, then she looked at him with a small smile. "I think...I want there to be a next time," she murmured, and leaned in to kiss his cheek. Then she frowned and added, "But I don't- I'm not sure I like the idea of tying you." Her mouth twisted sourly. "Seems too much like...like what almost happened to me," she muttered.

Stars and seas, where would she be now if it weren't for the man in her arms? Perhaps that was a little bit of the reason why she wasn't afraid of him as he seemed to want her to be; to her, slavery was a fate worse than death, and he'd saved her from that. Comparatively, nothing else seemed as bad.

She could move much faster with their new positioning, and she gave a few strokes of her tail to propel them through the water, keeping their heads above the surface for now.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on April 26, 2016, 04:53:25 AM
She wanted a next time? Hydra's heart gave a little thump and just the idea of it sent heat right to his groin. A brief look over his shoulder to see how far away they were from that sand. No. They needed to get to land. Real land. With rocks and trees.

He could last a few days without water and it was slowly sneaking up on one.

Jumping off the boat with the Prettyfish hadnt been his most brilliant idea ever. But he hadnt planned on feelings and he hadnt planned on being alive still. Hydra turned his head to catch her lips and he deepened the kiss briefly.

"We can go under, Aura-lee, i imagine thats faster for you." And he tucked his face to her neck, gave a bite mark he left a lick and mostly remained quiet.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on April 26, 2016, 05:00:08 AM
Aura-lee nodded and dove under, one of her hands unconsciously moving to cradle the back of his head as she did. It was indeed faster, and she glanced down for a moment to watch the seafloor zip by below them.

But much as she wanted to be strong for him now, there was only so much she could do, and Hydra was quite a bit larger than her. She wasn't sure how long she'd been carrying him through the water, but even with the extra buoyancy provided her strength was starting to flag. Their pace gradually started to slow and she was panting lightly- which was quite an odd thing to see with gills.

She knew there was a cluster of islands nearby. She knew it- they just had to reach them.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on April 26, 2016, 05:14:58 AM
Very few things were lost on Hydra.

So of course he noticed aura-lee start to slow. Noticed her breathing pick up. Frowning slightly he ran his hand down her back, "whats the rush? You want to do it again that bad?" His tone was teasing but his look was concerned. Why was she trying so hard for him of all people.

Hydra nuzzled into her neck and he curled his arms around her differently, "C'mom Prettyfish, take a rest. Catch your... uh... breath." A brief look around, blinking when he could see the bottom, "we're close at least. Probably almost on a reef or something." Not that he was a navigator. Men like Hydra were used for one thing on boats.

To move stuff.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on April 26, 2016, 05:33:57 AM
"No point in...stopping now," Aura-lee protested. They were in fact close to a reef, which meant they were reasonably close to land.

Hopefully.

The water gradually grew shallower, clearer. "I think you could open your eyes now," she murmured as they suddenly were over the reef. "It's...really beautiful, if you've never seen something like this before."

It really was- the colors, the sunlight filtering through the water, even the schools of brightly colored fish that seemed to dance through the water around them. It was enough to make her forget how tired she was for a moment.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on April 26, 2016, 06:45:45 AM
It was beautiful.

Hydra felt hungry .

He looked down at the lovely sight and the pain returned.

"Aura..." he groaned, pulling his hands away from her. Even giving her a little push. His world was pain and he sucked in a deep breath, choking on the water. What was happening? Panic flashed across his features and then everything was dark.

Hydra was becoming a monster.

A gift from his parents. The cracking of bones as his body reformed, face turning not unlike a serpent, the sides of his mouth moving down his long neck.

Blood polluted the water, but a pair of purple glowing eyes poked out from the cloud and the deep rumble of a growl seeped through the water.

His mouth peeled open and the look the beast gave the Prettyfish was hungry.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on April 26, 2016, 06:59:22 AM
"Hydra?" At first Aura-lee reached for him, confusion and concern plain in her expression.

Then he started to change and her hands flew to cover her mouth, eyes going wide. Something primal in her recognized the predator and she skittered backward through the water. "H-Hydra?" she whispered, fear shining in her emerald eyes.

She couldn't move, frozen with shock and fear.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on April 26, 2016, 07:21:47 AM
A sea monster.

His mouth opened all the way down to his shoulders and razor sharp teeth lined the whole way down. She was terrified and his tongue slipped out to taste the water. Delicious. Hydra had never experienced it but he knew fear would spice the meat just right.

Arns grabbed her tail and his long tongue slithered up her front, stopping shot of her breasts. Teeth grazed up and the beast gave a deep chuckle before he tried to curl his eel like tail around hers.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on April 26, 2016, 07:29:00 AM
His touch seemed to snap her out of her paralysis. "Hydra- no, stop it!" Aura-lee squirmed desperately in his grip and managed to keep her tail from intertwining with his.

She whimpered and tried to tug away from his hold, shoving desperately at the creature her friend had become. "Let go, let me go!"
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on April 26, 2016, 07:39:32 AM
Luckily.

Oh so luckily for little Prettyfish.

The monster couldnt breathe under water. Built for the ocean, but not sustainability a few more tastes of her scaley tail and the creature froze, hands going lax.

And as he sunk like a stone to the floor of the ocean his body turned back. Bruised and battered looking and one less pair of pants that went who knows where.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on April 26, 2016, 07:43:04 AM
The mermaid didn't know what to do, what had just happened. It took her far too long to realize that Hydra had changed back, but once she did she dove after him. She caught him under his top set of arms and started towing him back to the surface, then along the reef once their heads broke out into the air.

A few deft flicks of her tail brought them to a piece of the reef that jutted from the water. Aura-lee hauled him up, wincing as broken bits of coral ripped at her skin. Once Hydra was out of the water, she slipped back into it and backpedaled to put some distance between them.

Her eyes were wide and frightened, but she didn't want to leave him. Stars and seas, what was she supposed to do?
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on April 26, 2016, 08:00:46 AM
Holy shit.

Water pushed from his lungs as surely as coral dug into his ass and he gasped out and sat up. "The fuck was that?" He choked out, giving the water an accusing look. Hydra pressed his hands to his chest and took deep breaths. He could still taste her on his tongue.

This was awful.

"You should've let me drown, Aura-lee," he moaned out, pressing a pair of hands to his face and looked at the horizon. Crawling over the coral and cutting himself up as he did so he jumped back into the water and started towards land.

Or where he assumed land was.

He'd tried to eat her. He was going to eat her. Hydra felt his chest tighten and he hated himself for it. Distance. He had to put distance between them. Too tired to think. Too tired to even comprehend what happened to him.

Was that what he was?

Later.

He'd think of it later. For now, he needed to get to land because he didnt want to be that again.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on April 26, 2016, 08:05:41 AM
Despite her lingering fear, Aura-lee let out a sharp breath of relief when Hydra sat up. At least he could move. And when he started speaking, she realized he seemed to be more himself.

Oh thank the stars.

Then he started moving, swimming away. She hesitated a moment, then followed. "Hydra... Hydra, wait."

The mermaid came up beside him and slowed her pace to match his, glancing ahead to where the reef started to change to sand, then to the thin beach of a small island.

Though she swam near him, Aura-lee couldn't quite make herself swim next to him. She kept a bit of distance between them...just in case.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on April 26, 2016, 08:40:59 AM
His arms felt like mush.

Finally when he crawled his way to shore, he collasped face first into the sand. Panting heavily and dripping wet, he closed his eyes and spread out his arms. It felt wonderful to be warm and he rose up on his hands and knees to flop over onto the other side.

Eyes closed, he'd ignored Aura-lee the whole trip to shore.

Though all he wanted was to sob his apologies into her hair and hold him close. Hydra found he didnt care much for the ocean, now. A sigh and he let the sunlight soak into his skin, taking deep heavy breaths.

He couldnt hear her but he almost ate her so he couldnt blame the prettyfish if she just... left.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on April 26, 2016, 08:43:34 AM
Once he was on land, Aura-lee cautiously pulled herself out of the water- not all the way, leaving her tail mostly in the sea.

She was close enough to reach out and touch him, and she hesitated a moment before laying her hand gently over his.

"You didn't know that would happen, did you?" she murmured, eyes fixed on the sand by their hands.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on April 26, 2016, 08:57:48 AM
Hydra let out a shaky little breath, eyes squeezing shut.

Her touch was intoxicating and he had to resist grabbing her and pulling her atop of him.

Well, he tried to resist. Using his strength he took her hand betweem his and pulled her from the water, wrapping his arms around her when he'd pulled her to his lap. "I didnt. I..." he eyed the ocean, "i dont know. I never wanted to hurt you but its all i seem to manage to do," he gave a heated breath and tucked her under his chin, "prettyfish im so sorry. I didnt know that could happen and i never want it to again."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on April 26, 2016, 09:03:19 AM
She tensed when he pulled her against him, a little nervous. But then his touch brought to mind every soothing pet of her hair or little hug he'd given her and she relaxed against him with a soft sigh.

"I don't either," Aura-lee sniffed. "Th-that was scary." She turned her face into his chest in an effort to hide the fact that she was crying. "Sorry," she mumbled. "I-I just wanted to help, but keeping you in the water..."

She hiccuped through a sob and curled her newly shifted legs up under her body.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on April 26, 2016, 10:42:13 AM
Hydra tensed when he realized she was cry.

"I told you i was no good," he whispered into her hair before holding her closer, idly rubbing her calf.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on April 26, 2016, 10:46:19 AM
Aura-lee shook her head, but she couldn't quite get words out yet. "N-not your fault," she sniffed after a few moments. "Wasn't your fault."

But the fact remained that he had tried to eat her, and it was hard to forget that. Still, she curled up a little tighter against his chest and clutched at his shoulders.

"You're g-good," she murmured, not sure if she was trying to convince Hydra or herself. "I know you are. I- I..."

She wanted to say it. She did. But for some reason the words got stuck in her throat around another sob and she let her voice trail off with a sniff.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on April 26, 2016, 11:46:54 AM
Hydra sighed.

"Cant say i imagined this outcome," he replied truthfully, rubbing his hands up and down her back. Was his life over? Probably. The only way off the island was a boat. Still, he looked behind himself to the trees and then back down to Aura-lee when she gave her sob.

"You what? Want me to let go? Reassuring hugs and kisses? Ive killed before. Ive paid for whores. Aura-lee," he caught her cheek to tilt her head up and he planted a kiss on her lips, "Prettyfish. Im sure you could find something closer to home. A Prettyfish like you. Teach 'em all about orgasms." His voice got low when he teased her.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on April 26, 2016, 11:56:41 AM
She shook her head vigorously when he pulled away from the kiss.

"I don't care," she whispered, staring at him with watery eyes. "I don't c-care. I don't want a- a Prettyfish. I...I want you."

It wasn't until she'd said the words aloud that Aura-lee realized how true they were. "I want you, Hydra." she repeated. "I don't care what you've done, what you are, I-"

She ducked her head to hide her face against his chest. "I- I think...I love you."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on April 26, 2016, 02:06:15 PM
She said that now.

"How can you say that?" He cupped her face and pressed a kiss to her lips, tongue seeking the heat of her mouth before he pulled back with a throaty whimper. "Ive done terrible things to you. I hurt you. I tried to eat you. I kidnapped you." Hydra pulled back and gave her a confused look, "you cant settle on me just because i saved you."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on April 26, 2016, 02:11:46 PM
Aura-lee shook her head again. "I'm not...settling." She bit her lip and fixed her eyes on his chest. Haltingly, she tried to explain the emotions that even she didn't entirely understand. "I just- everything you've done wrong, I've seen you give all of yourself to try to fix it."

Her fingers absently started to trace nonsense patterns over his skin. "And I know that- what just happened- it wasn't really you," she mumbled. "That was...something else. But it wasn't you, because I know you, and you're much kinder than you give yourself credit for, and gentle, and..."

She swallowed thickly, tears welling up in her eyes again. "And I love you. I'm sorry, but I do. If- if you don't want me to, I can try to ignore it." She blinked quickly, sending a few tears running down her cheeks.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on April 26, 2016, 02:20:19 PM
Hydra sighed.

How young was she?

He pushed his fingers over her ears, and held her cheeks in his palms. His lower set of hands resting easy on her hips. "Aura-lee, youve known me for ... what... four or five days? You were trapped." He would be lying if he hadnt played with that reaction before with the other girls they'd kidnapped to sell.

Befriended them. Kept them calm for the trip.

Lied.

It was supposed to be a lie, but when Hydra had gotten on deck and stripped her bare he wanted to cover her right back up. Keep her safe. Warm. It grated on every cruel notion in his body.

"You can love me all you like," who was he to tell her what she felt? "Just..." he sighed and flopped back onto the sand, taking Aura-lee with him, "dont feel bad if you stop."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on April 26, 2016, 02:24:09 PM
She sniffled and nuzzled against his chest with a small nod. "O-okay."

Aura-lee knew he was right, logically. She'd spent most of her life alone, starved for any sort of affections- perhaps she had just jumped at the first kindness that was shown to her on that floating hell.

But somehow she didn't think that was it. There was something inside her that lit up under his touch, that pushed her to stay with him even after everything that had just happened.

"You should rest," she murmured, slowly pushing herself up. "I can go hunt..." Her eyes flicked out to the water. The reef was teeming with fish, surely she could manage to catch enough for a meal.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on April 26, 2016, 02:39:41 PM
Hydra caught her cheek and pressed a kiss to it. Then her lips before he caught her up in his arms and held her.

"No. We'll both nap, under the trees for some shade," if she wanted to believe she loved him, Hydra may as well tske advantage of that before she left him. As starved for affection as she was, Hydra was just a little wiser. A little older. Twice as jaded.

"We havent starved yet," he murmured into her ear before he took a seat and kept her tucked in his arms, hands absentmindedly smoothing patterns over her skin. It would be much more difficult to hide any accidental arousal from her with his severe lack of pants, but he supposed nudity didnt bother her and if it didnt bother the Prettyfish what did he care.

"Sleep with me?" He whispered, searching her eyes.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on April 26, 2016, 02:46:05 PM
Aura-lee blinked at him, then nodded. "Alright," she said softly, tucking her head into the curve of his neck and shoulder and letting her eyes close.

"We'll have to...figure out what comes next then," she murmured absently. "When we wake up."

What were they supposed to do? It seemed she couldn't pull Hydra through the water or he would become that- thing. But this island wasn't exactly large, at least what she could see of it. Humans needed more than this to survive, didn't they?

So...what would they do?
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on April 26, 2016, 03:12:44 PM
Hydra's hand stroked through her hair and he carefully tucked her against him before he curled up on his side. Hands returning to the position they'd been in the last time they napped together. One hand at her breast, another on her thigh. One holding her lower stomach and finally the other bent out to be used as a pillow.

"You should tell me more about yourself," he sleepily murmured into her hair.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on April 26, 2016, 03:17:30 PM
The mermaid relaxed back against him with a soft sigh, relishing the warmth. "I'm not sure what you'd want to know," she replied with a yawn.

After a few moments, she offered, "I have two sisters. They're both older than me. Haven't seen them since they left home. I have a little brother too, but he hasn't found a mate yet so he still lives with our mother..."

She trailed off, frowning, as she realized the only thing she knew to talk about herself involved other people. "Do you know what sirens do?" she asked sleepily. "What I do?"
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on April 26, 2016, 03:36:10 PM
Hydra gave a good natured snort, the air probably tickled her neck but he cracked an eye open to give her a look. Even if she wouldn't see it. "Enchant Sailors and lead them to their deaths?" He nuzzled against her neck, hands moving briefly in a sweet caress, "You've enchanted me, enough."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on April 26, 2016, 03:41:17 PM
Aura-lee shivered slightly at the feel of his breath ghosting over her neck and his hands smoothing across her skin. "Well...yes, that is what we do. They do. I don't, much."

She lifted a hand to cover his on her stomach and pressed back against him a little closer. "I didn't enchant you," she added quietly, not quite realizing that he may not mean it literally. "At least, I didn't on purpose." She frowned. "I haven't been singing around you, have I?"
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on April 26, 2016, 03:46:02 PM
Hydra smirked, "I got one song out of you," He stroked her belly with his hand and kissed her neck before snuggling in. "Didn't have words though, mostly just little gasps and moans."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on April 26, 2016, 03:52:12 PM
Her cheeks flushed as she realized what he was getting at. "Th-that doesn't count," Aura-lee protested, pouting. Still, she laced their fingers together and tucked her head back into the curve of his neck and shoulder as she let her body relax.

Sleepily, she started to hum, a soft, soothing melody that was meant to encourage peace and rest- normally sirens used it to lull a man at the helm of a ship to sleep, but it could work in this situation, right?
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on April 26, 2016, 04:02:44 PM
Hydra let out a laugh, a deep chuckle that made him grin and he snuggled closer to Aura-lee. He couldn't see her pout but he could hear it in his voice and it made him... Well, grin. The tune was soothing and he snuggled her face against her, tucked her tightly to him and promptly fell asleep, hand only stopping the little movements when he passed out for good.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on April 26, 2016, 04:06:20 PM
Aura-lee let her voice trail off when she felt Hydra still, his breathing evening out. He was asleep. Good, he certainly needed it.

It wasn't quite as easy for her to drift off. The cuts and bruises she'd gathered over the past few hours were starting to sting, insistently reminding her of their existence. After a bit of squirming in an attempt to get properly comfortable, she eventually managed to slip into unconsciousness with a soft sigh.

She was so tired she didn't even dream, at least not that she could remember. She did press closer against Hydra in her sleep though, seeking the warmth and comfort she had come to associate with him.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on April 26, 2016, 04:36:32 PM
The little movements had roused him and Hydra gave a little moan into her ear, grinding up against her to get comfortable again. "Mmm, Prettyfish," the air had cooled and the sun was on its way down. The hand on her belly drifted down to the junction of her thighs and he drew his fingers over the flesh.

"I hope you dont hate the nickname," he whispered into her ear and held her close, sleepy still and while he was hungry there was a beautiful woman in his arms thag wanted him. A kiss at her neck and he sighed, finally cracking his eyes open, one of his hands tracing various bruises and cuts.

"I'm sorry i was so rough," he rubbed her belly, "does it hurt?"
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on April 26, 2016, 04:43:42 PM
Aura-lee blinked her eyes open and gave a soft, squeaky sort of gasp when his hand traveled to her core.

"I don't hate it," she murmured when his question registered, pressing back against him a little more. She twisted her neck to look over her shoulder at him and offered a reassuring smile. "And it's just a little sore, it's alright. I've had worse."

She stretched up a bit to kiss the edge of his jaw lightly.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on April 26, 2016, 05:19:26 PM
Hydra moved his hand away from her to rest it at her belly again, turning his head at the last minute to catch her lips with his. "Worse?" He questioned, pressing her lower half close to his, "What do you mean worse," Hydra frowned and moved his hand back, though letting it rest on her thigh. "I didn't hurt you, did I?"
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on April 26, 2016, 05:23:33 PM
"Hm?" She furrowed her brow, then shook her head quickly. "Oh, no! No, of course you didn't."

Aura-lee twisted around to lay facing him and stroked his cheek gently. "Do you remember what I said before? About my people being...aggressive?" she asked, tilting her head. "Biting and scratching and stuff is how other females show dominance. I'm not very- dominant, so..." She trailed off and shrugged.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on April 26, 2016, 05:30:40 PM
He did recall.

Hydra gave her a look and sighed, resting his hands on her side and letting his eyes slide closed.

"You're not very aggressive, either," He pointed out softly, trying to tease a smile out of her, slowly he untangled his arms from around her and looked out to the ocean after sitting up, heaving a sigh. "You know, if you want to practice being either of those things on me," He gave her a wicked grin, "I volunteer."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on April 26, 2016, 05:36:31 PM
The mermaid sat up with him and leaned into his side. Then she started a bit and snapped her eyes up to his face.

"B-but, I don't want to hurt you!" she protested, eyes wide. Then she saw his expression and started to realize his meaning. "O-oh... Um, do you mean..."

She gestured toward their waists with a blush, head tilted to the side.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on April 26, 2016, 05:53:25 PM
Hydra threw his head back and laughed.

Grinning widely at her blush he tucked some of her hair behind her ear and leaned back on his arms, one going around her waist to pull her flush against him. "You can hurt me if you like," He nuzzled into her hair, content with ignoring the current Less Than stellar situation he was in, "I'm sure I'd like it."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on April 26, 2016, 05:57:29 PM
Still flushing darkly, Aura-lee tilted her head to turn his nuzzling into a kiss. "Don't wanna hurt you," she repeated in a mumble against his lips. "But..."

She trailed her lips along his jaw to his neck. "I-I wouldn't mind...learning how to be...more aggressive." Her hands moved to his hips and tugged lightly to pull him against her as she shifted around on his lap.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on April 26, 2016, 06:11:51 PM
Hydra smirked at her, giving her a side eyed look letting her move him to where she wanted him. His hands remained rested on her, though gently, not pushing or pulling. "I thought you were sore," He said softly, a little concerned.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on April 26, 2016, 06:16:09 PM
"I am." She nuzzled into his neck with a series of soft kisses. "But, before...it felt really good. I- I want that again."

She ran her hands up over his chest to grip his shoulders lightly and pressed forward against him- then she hesitated.

"Um, c-can we...maybe go slower, this time?" she asked quietly, biting her lip and looking down.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on April 26, 2016, 06:24:18 PM
Hydra hardened almost instantly, even having the good graces to blush with how positively eager his bits were. Giving his lower lip a soft bite, he closed his eyes and took a deep breath before he moved his hands and rested back on them, fingers digging into the dirt and sand. "I'm at your mercy, Prettyfish," He licked his lips and sighed feeling... Bad. Why did he feel bad? It was sex. Sure she was... New to it but...

Her first time could have been better. More gentle. Probably not on a beach and he tipped his head back and moved two of his hands and rested them on her thighs, gently stroking the skin. He eyed her up and down, frowning ever so slightly after taking a long look at her breasts, "How do mermaids have young?" He eyed her legs, "You don't have those bits when you're a fish, do you?"
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on April 26, 2016, 06:31:09 PM
She giggled quietly and shook her head. "No, we don't. My mother told me that's why we can do what we do. Trade our tails for legs. She said..." She tilted her head and frowned as she tried to remember. "Making babies and having babies is on land, everything else belongs to the sea."

Aura-lee shrugged and shifted a bit to press her hips cautiously against his. She squeaked quietly and glanced down, closed her eyes, and repeated the motion. Cautiously, she leaned forward to kiss him and very carefully started to grind down against him.

A soft whimper rose up in her throat and she clenched her eyes shut. "I, um...help me?" she asked quietly. "I'm...not sure what to do..."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on April 26, 2016, 06:41:36 PM
"Sea's pretty greedy," he mumbled, hands still lightly resting on her legs, moving to her hips before he reached between them to align himself. She said to help, didn't she? His fingers worked at her and he squeezed the sand in his other hands in an effort to not push her down on him so they were flush together. Gentle. Slow and gentle. Could Hydra do gentle? Either way, he smoothed his hands over her and gently eased her down upon him, hissing when she took him in.

"Oh, Prettyfish, you fit me like a glove," He hissed against her neck, moving one hand to squeeze her breast and to bring his mouth down to it before he rose his head again and held her close, "Just... Move, I guess?" He hadn't ever really thought of it before, "Do what makes you feel good," he finally whispered.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on April 26, 2016, 06:49:27 PM
Aura-lee gasped out a small sigh as she felt him slip inside her and closed her eyes for a moment, just taking a moment to absorb the sensations.

She gave a quiet moan when his lips found her breast and arched her back. "That," she murmured. "That makes me feel good..." Taking a sharp breath, she let her hands slide up from his shoulders to tangle in his hair and slowly pressed her hips down until they were flush against his.

A soft, keening sort of groan slipped out of her lips and she kiss his temple, his cheeks, his nose, anything she could reach. Very slowly, learning, she started to move, rolling her hips against his gently.

"Hydra." His name escaped her in almost a whimper and she turned her face into his neck. "Is- is this okay?"
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on April 26, 2016, 07:10:27 PM
Her hesistations were sweet and Hydra went through a great deal of effort to not repeat the day before. Hands still firmly planted behind him, the other pair squeezed her hip, rubbing her thigh, caressing her breast before he returned to what she'd told him felt good. His mouth returned to her breast and he suckled greedily, holding her close before she spoke again, his hand going to her head before he let out a shaky sigh.

"Honey, I'm balls deep inside you," He croaked out, "Everything is okay right now." Though he gave his hips a little buck before he held her down to him, feeling her around him. Licking his lips he returned a hand between her legs, fingers working her clit while she rode him, "This'll help though," A smirk and he returned his mouth to her breast before he pulled back for a moment, "You're the leader, Prettyfish," He reminded her softly before he resumed the attentions to her chest.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on April 26, 2016, 07:17:22 PM
Aura-lee's head lolled back and she gasped quietly as his fingers started working her while she rode him slowly. "Definitely...helps," she panted out with a soft moan.

Confidence growing, she started to move against him with a little more force, lifting up slightly on her knees before letting herself fall onto him again. She kissed him hungrily, cupping his face in her hands and letting her tongue flick out to trace the line of his lips.

"Can- can you move more?" she murmured, rocking her hips against his in encouragement. Now that she was starting to understand this, to learn how to move against him, she realized she was craving that friction that had been created when they moved together.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on April 26, 2016, 07:51:22 PM
"Prettyfish," He groaned out, losing composure and taking his hands, putting two on her waist and two on her backside. He squeezed the flesh he could hold and Hydra tipped his head back, panting softly, eyes falling shut before he shuffled, keeping her tight to him, until he was on his knees. Then he was thrusting into her, bouncing her on his lap, flesh slapping against flesh.

He kissed her deeply, his tongue exploring her mouth before he ground her down against him. Then he stilled, sitting back and loosening his grip, panting softly, "I'm sorry," though he didn't remain stilled, like she requested he moved more, Hydra ground up against her. Hands still working her.

Mostly he wanted her to come apart in his arms. Ignore the world for a little bit longer. Just a little bit longer, "Aura-lee," He groaned out, nuzzling her neck.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on April 26, 2016, 07:58:59 PM
The mermaid got what she asked for and more. She gave a soft noise of surprise when Hydra rose up onto his knees and changed the angle he was pistoning into her with. She wrapped her arms around his neck and let out a few soft cries of pleasure as her lips trailed desperately, clumsily over his skin.

"Don't- don't be sorry," Aura-lee gasped. She could feel that tingly heat coiling tight in her belly again and a small whimper escaped her. "It's-" Her hips ground down against his and suddenly she felt him brush against some place inside her that just about had her seeing stars.

Her head snapped back and she let out a sharp cry. "So good!" she moaned, trembling against him. She could feel herself teetering on that edge again. "It's so good...oh, don't stop. Hydra, please don't stop." She was close, so close...
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on April 26, 2016, 08:24:42 PM
The begging got him, Hydra growled lowly, held her close and kept going, grinding deeply into her. Gods, he felt about undone. His name on her lips had his chest tighten and he nuzzled against her cheek, panting his breaths into her ear. "Come for me," He panted into her ear, leaning back slightly, wanting to watch her face. The innocent pleasure she was gaining from it all was refreshing and he wanted her to do it more.

Hydra didn't stop, like she'd commanded him to, though he wanted to, just for a moment, just to tease. Just to have her beg him to continue. Though he supposed that would make him an asshole. Still, he changed the angle slightly, hooked her legs higher on his hips. "You're gonna come," He hissed at her, "And then I'm gonna make you do it again," He nibbled her ear, "Sound good?" Because he wasn't sure how much longer he would last, but now it was a personal challenge.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on April 26, 2016, 08:31:45 PM
That shift in angle made her eyes widen and for a moment her mouth fell open but no sound came out. For an instant Aura-lee felt herself hanging on the edge, about to tip over and come crashing down.

Then with a sharp cry she came, Hydra's words seeming to spread their own heat over her skin as she tightened around him and arched her back, moaning shamelessly. "H-Hydra, Hydra!" Her nails dug into his shoulders and shudders wracked her frame as she rode through the aftershocks of her climax.

As she trembled against him, panting, all of what he'd said seemed to finally register and she blinked hazy eyes at him, a flash of desire burning through her. "Again?" she whispered, pulling him into a kiss.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on April 26, 2016, 08:56:49 PM
"Yesss," He hissed out, grinning triumphantly when she came, though he rode her through it, stopping to grind her down on him. Hydra ached. The need to fill her pulled at his gut but he promised. Hydra kept his promises. Or something. He kept his promises when it involved a happy ending for himself. "I love how you scream my name," He growled against her neck before he began anew, thrusting into her loudly.

The soft rustle of the leaves was of little concern to him and he bucked into Aura-lee, "Again," He hissed, "and again and again," He continued his movements, pressing his forehead to hers, "Whenever you want." He gave her a harsh kiss, sloppy and messy, his hand moved down between her legs again, rolling over her clit because he was gonna come soon but he didn't want to until he pushed her over the edge again.

His grip tightened on her hips and he rolled her into him, desperate and needy. The pace picked up and while it wasn't as rough as the day before, it was growing in intensity, letting himself run wild with her against him. It didn't occur to him how odd it was, to hear rustling in the trees when it was such a beautiful calm day on the beach.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on April 26, 2016, 09:08:06 PM
Aura-lee kissed him back desperately, with a kind of clumsy urgency, as though it was the last chance she would ever get. Like him, the siren hardly even noticed the rustling sound, or if she did she attributed it to a stray breeze.

It didn't occur to her that she would have felt such a thing, skin damp with sweat as it was. Actually, there wasn't a whole lot occurring to her other than "how is this so good", "can't breathe", "more", and "oh stars above yes".

"A-ah! Hydra!" When his fingers started working her in time with the rolls of their hips she just couldn't keep quiet. "Hydra," she moaned again, a little thrill going through her just for saying his name. Because he'd said he liked it. And stars and seas she loved the way it felt on her tongue, especially when he was moving in her like that, finding all the most sensitive places within her that she hadn't even known existed.

Suddenly snapping up against him, Aura-lee clutched him to her to press them flush together as she came again with a high, wailing cry that sounded almost more like a sustained note. Impulsively, she bit down on his shoulder as she writhed and shivered against him. "Hydraaa..."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on April 26, 2016, 09:17:56 PM
The bite was what really set him off.

He froze and with a grunt and a soft cry he came, giving abortive jerks of his hips while he poured his seed into his Prettyfish. He panted hotly into her ear and Hydra pressed his sweaty forehead to the side of her neck, while he held her to him. "Prettyfish," He moaned into her hair, giving a few more jerks of his hips before he sat back.

"Damn," He grunted, "You drained me," He kissed her cheek and closed his eyes, breathing heavily. A few more jerks of his hips before he nuzzled her neck. Tucking her head close to him, he was oblivious to the people behind them in the trees watching the coupling curiously. Not the act, so much as the strange four armed green man doing it. "I could do that to you everyday," He teased her, voice muffled against her neck.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on April 27, 2016, 02:06:24 AM
She found herself chuckling quietly at that. Aura-Lee nuzzled into his neck in turn with a small smile. "That sounds pretty good to me," she murmured, pressing a trail of lazy kisses along the side of his throat.

She tilted her head to kiss his lips and let her eyes close with a sigh, just losing herself in the touch for a few moments. Her arms twined lazily around his neck and she pulled away with a soft smile, eyes still a little hazy and warm. She'd never felt so content.

Unfortunately, that feeling didn't last as her gaze flicked over his shoulder and suddenly widened. She froze on his lap, hands fisting against his back. "Hydra..." Her eyes moved quickly between him and the people-shapes in the trees, words failing her.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on April 27, 2016, 03:03:55 PM
His eyes were closed.

So all her heard was his name and her going tense. Hydra's hands still smoothed up and down her back and thighs, and he ground her down on him before he opened his eyes and finally looked at what she was staring at.

Whoa.

Those were...

Hydra blinked before frowning at whomever was staring at them and he waved his arm in an effort to make them go away. He was busy. Obviously they could see that. A few noises and someone - a tall someone - was dragged through the trees and tossed into the cleary.

"Whoa!" The man said, lifting his arms up to cover his gaze. Though he quickly turned around and started to usher the few people away, chastising them. Hydra curled his arms around Aura-lee tightly, glaring over his shoulder. Sure he was naked, and he was rarely naked, but now he was naked and feeling protective.

"Uuuh... We're camping, down there," The man jerked his thumb through the trees, "If you're like to join us when you ... um... when you're done." Hydra hadn't seen his face, but judging by the colour of his ears poking through his feathery blonde hair, the man was blushing. Good. Then he was off, and they were alone.

Hydra wrinkled his nose, "That was weird," he looked over his shoulder, moving his hands to Aura-lee's legs and frowning. A hesitant look back to her, frowning still, "What do you think?"
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on April 27, 2016, 03:29:35 PM
Aura-lee squeaked when the man was tossed into the clearing and ducked to hide her face against Hydra's chest. It wasn't so much a sense of modesty- merfolk were rather loose about that- but rather the instinctive fear of strangers that motivated the movement.

She listened to his offer warily, doing her best to press as close to Hydra as she could and keep herself mostly hidden from view.

She nodded to his assessment that the situation was "weird", cautiously peering over his shoulder to watch the strangers retreat. "what do I think?" she repeated, blinking and staring at him owlishly. "Well..." She considered it for a few moments, then ventured, "They might have food..."

While she didn't doubt her ability to hunt, the chance at a free meal was rare enough that even the possibility caught her attention. Still...

The siren frowned and curled herself against his chest. "We don't know them," she muttered. "What if they're...not nice?"
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on April 27, 2016, 05:07:23 PM
Hydra drew his arms up and down her back and kept her tucked close to him.

"I can't think when I'm inside you," He grumbled out and shuffled her back before pressing a kiss to her lips but keeping her seated on his thighs while he frowned at her chest. There, now he could think. Licking his lips he shrugged.

"What do we have to lose?" He paused and looked over his shoulder and then back at the water, "If you like, I can go on ahead and you can go home?" Another quite nudge that she did in fact not love him like she thought she did. Hydra didn't believe it.

"Either way, we gotta ask them for some clothes for you because if you're naked by me all the time you won't have enough time or energy to eat," He eyed her up and down and smoothed his hands over her inner thighs, "It'll be fine." Hydra whispered, pulling her close for a gentle kiss, "worst is we get kidnapped and it's not like that hasn't happened before."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on April 27, 2016, 05:12:01 PM
Aura-lee frowned at the suggestion that they should part and shook her head firmly. "No. I wanna stay with you." She nuzzled closer against him, letting her head rest on his shoulder.

She kissed him back easily when he pulled her in, then nodded slowly. "Alright, if you're sure," she murmured. Her brow furrowed at his "kidnapping" comment. "Not funny, Hydra," she muttered with a small shiver. "I only got away before because you helped me. What would we do if we both got caught?"
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on April 27, 2016, 07:31:57 PM
"We'd get away because I helped you," Hydra supplied simply, rubbing his hands up and down her sides before he tucked his face against her neck and stood up slowly, lifting her with him. A brief look down at himself, Aura-lee still cradled in his arms, "I know you're not the most modest and I already look weird." He moved his hands to have her hair cover her breasts, "Walk behind me and keep your tits covered, those?" He pointed to her boobs, "My eyes only."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on April 27, 2016, 07:38:19 PM
The siren arched an eyebrow and combed at her hair so it fell over her chest a little more. Since the mass of black waves spilled almost to her knees, it actually afforded a fair amount of modesty.

She looked down at herself as she slipped behind him, brow furrowing. "Okay. But...why?" She glanced up at his back, head tilted to one side. "I mean, all those people on your ship saw me." She shivered a bit at that particular memory, uncomfortable but not entirely sure why. "What's the point in trying to hide now?"
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on April 27, 2016, 07:56:03 PM
"What's the point of trying to hide now?"

Hydra repeated her question, tilting his head.

"Well, now we've had sex. Which means I'm being possessive because I've been inside you," Hydra frowned and gently put her down before he took her hand and slowly walked towards the ocean, "We should at least clean ourselves off first."

A frown, "Maybe sex wasn't a good idea, it's... Screwing me up all over the place."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on April 27, 2016, 08:13:04 PM
Aura-lee hesitated, her feet in the surf. "Not a good idea?" she repeated softly, drawing her bottom lip between her teeth and fixing her eyes on the sand between her feet. She hunched her shoulders and wrapped her arms around herself in an effort to ward off what felt to her like the sting of rejection.

It hurt.

She kept her head down so he couldn't see her face and carefully splashed water up the inside of her legs. She didn't want to submerge enough to regain her tail, but she did want to clean off. And there was something wet and warm dripping out of her now that she hadn't noticed last time- perhaps she'd simply gotten her tail back too quickly. She frowned and scrubbed lightly at her skin with the sea water.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on April 27, 2016, 08:19:21 PM
Hydra blinked at her, looking at how hurt she was.

Confusion made him frown and he moved closer to her and caught her elbow.

"Prettyfish," He murmured, "I didn't mean it like that. I loved it. You're beautiful and sweet and gentle and you're far more than I deserve." Another of his hands rubbed at his back, "I meant... To me. You're making me feel things, Aura-lee." He wrinkled his nose and kissed the top of her head, "I'm not used to feeling things other than hungry."

"Protective. I want to protect you," He gave a dry chuckle and moved farther into the water to scrub off the sand and clean himself. Using salt water wasn't the greatest idea for him but he looked at Aura-lee from his being waist deep in the water, "From weirdo's," He pointed behind her, though there was no one there, "From myself."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on April 27, 2016, 08:24:31 PM
She sighed quietly at his soft, soothing little touches and felt herself relax. "Okay," Aura-lee murmured quietly, offering a small smile when he kissed her head. She watched him move further out into the water and a small frown of concern stole over her face, her arms wrapped tight around her body.

He didn't seem to be...changing though, so she allowed herself to relax again. "I- I want to do that too," she said quickly, abruptly. Her cheeks were pink. "Protect you, I mean. It goes both ways..."

Her eyes flicked away from him and she bit her lip again. "You don't need to protect me from you, Hydra. Just...don't leave me alone?"
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on April 27, 2016, 09:18:25 PM
He rubbed at his belly absentmindedly before he began to walk towards Aura-lee again, water sloshing his legs before he caught her in his arms and sighed. What a day.

What a few days.

Who knew trying to drown would lead to this?

He didn't.

Hydra simply stuck his purple tongue out at her, "You can try," He pinched her side, "We both know how aggressive you are." He carefully arranged her hair to cover her a little bit better before he pressed a kiss to her forehead and looked down at her, "All clean or... Do you need help?"
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on April 28, 2016, 12:40:05 AM
Aura-lee leaned into him automatically when his arms went around her. She squealed softly at the little pinch and crinkled her nose up at him for his his teasing.

"No, I'm alright, I think," she murmured after a few moments. She slipped her arms around him and let her head rest against his chest for a moment, listening to his heartbeat. A sigh left her and she closed her eyes for a few seconds.

"You're warm," she said softly, absently. "It's nice."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on April 28, 2016, 04:07:32 PM
His arms curled around her more and he rubbed his palm across her belly. Hydra hummed into her shoulder and pulled her close before forcing himself to pull away, fingers keeping hold of her as long as he could manage.

"Okay, we gotta stop cuddling or i'm gonna wanna bend you over a rock," his voice rumbled in her ear and he gently bit it before pulling away. She mystified him. Hydra closed his eyes and let out a slow breath. "Want me to go on ahead?"
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on April 28, 2016, 04:16:02 PM
She started at that suggestion and shook her head sharply. "No!" she said quickly, almost panicked. Taking a breath to calm herself, she said again, "No. I don't...want you to leave me alone."

Aura-lee hesitated a moment, then reached out and laced her fingers through his, looking up at him with wide eyes and a cautious smile. "Together?"
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on April 28, 2016, 05:17:08 PM
Hydra smirked at her before catching Aura-lee's chin and pressing a kiss to her lips. What a strange few days. He breathed against her lips and pulled away before making sure she was appropriately covered.

Hydra didnt give a damn if his junk was on display.

Tugging Aura-lee along, he followed the footsteps and sure enough the crackling of a fire and the smell of roasted fish filled the air.

The blonde man looked up, blushed furiously and snapped his head away. "A... are you guys hungry? I... th-theres some food."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on April 28, 2016, 05:22:35 PM
Aura-lee's stomach sat up and begged like a dog at the smell of food. A hand flew to press against her belly and she flushed at the sounds it was making.

She tucked herself securely behind Hydra and peered around his side at the fire, and the strange man. "What if it's not safe?" she muttered, low enough that hopefully only Hydra would hear her.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on April 28, 2016, 07:46:41 PM
Hydra shrugged.

"Nothing is ever safe," he decided before taking a few steps forward and standing beside the blushing blonde man. Who promptly turned to him.

"Uh.. Friend..."

"Hydra.'

"Hydra. Would you care for... um... for some pants?"

Hydra shrugged and the man turned to the naked girl with long hair. Why were they both naked? Was that a thing? It was bad enough he'd caught them having sex.

"Miss? Can i ask what you're doing here?"
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on April 28, 2016, 07:51:06 PM
Miss? Oh, he was talking to her.

Aura-lee ducked her head and scurried to hide herself behind Hydra again. Her arms went around his middle and she very cautiously peered around his side.

"We n-needed to get to land," she said softly, eyes fixed on the ground. "This place was closest."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on April 30, 2016, 10:51:32 AM
Hydra wanted to puff out his chest a little, what a valiant display! Being a protector for the little woman.

The little woman that could turn into a giant half fish and probably outswim a ship.

A ship that was anchored off in the distance.

Hydra licked his lips and looked at the fish before he nodded to the man, figuring the offer of pants was still up. Sure enough, in anticipation, the pants were tossed at him and Hydra slipped them on before standing there with all his arms folded in an effort to look large and intimidating.

Wasn't exactly a difficult prospect.

Hydra turned around and scooped Aura-lee up into his arms before he went and sat down in the fire, cuddling ehr into his lap and making sure all the important bits were covered before he helped himself to some fish. Piping hot. But Hydra was too hungry to care. He ripped it in half and handed half of it to Aura-lee before he looked at the blonde man again.

"Well, you're in luck, friends." He smiled, "I plan on heading back out tonight, was just enjoying a meal and a nice moment before we headed out. It's... uh... Good thing you guys were..." The blonde man squinted for a moment before he decided he didn't really care, "Pretty noisy."

A moment to look at Aura-lee before Hydra frowned deeply.

"You're welcome aboard my vessel, not everyday one comes across some poor deserted people. I"m happy to help."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on April 30, 2016, 10:58:02 AM
Aura-lee gladly accepted Hydra's embrace, curling up on his lap and curving one arm around his neck. She took her portion of the fish and cautiously nibbled at a bite- then realized she was positively starving and just about swallowed the thing whole, sharp canines flashing in the firelight.

The blond man's "noisy" comment mad her blush a bit and twist slightly in an attempt to hide her face against Hydra's chest. "Sh-should we go?" she asked quietly, tipping her head back to look at his face.

She didn't trust the stranger on principle, but couldn't really see any other way to get Hydra off the island. Sure, she could swim away, maybe bring back help- but that seemed like a long shot.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on April 30, 2016, 11:19:26 AM
Hydra snuggled Aura-Lee close and frowned slightly at the blonde man.

His hand gently drifted up and down her back and he nodded.

"What else am I going to do? If you like," He moved his mouth to her ear before giving her a gentle kiss on the cheek, "You can stay in the water and I can go on the boat?" Leaning back, "That way you don't have to be on the boat."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on April 30, 2016, 11:26:09 AM
The siren shook her head quickly, eyes going wide. "No. Wanna stay with you," she murmured, tucking her head up under his chin.

She peered over her shoulder at the stranger. "P-people don't do things for free." She tried to sound firm, but the stutter rather ruined the effect. "What do you want from us?"
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on April 30, 2016, 11:30:40 AM
Hydra smirked, gaining some pleasure from the fact that she didn't want to leave him. Was she that afraid for him? Or did she just not want to be alone?

The man frowned, "You're trapped on an island and neither of you have a boat." A little confused, "I want to offer you safe passage to the next port. Two extra mouths to feed won't kill us and... Fine. You can work. Clean. He can help with boat-stuff." The man was clearly not a sailor, "Sound like a deal? That why you won't be working for free."

Hydra briefly wondered why Aura-lee was negotiating for him, but he resumed eating his fish and stayed quiet, hands resting on Aura-lee's lap while he ate.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on April 30, 2016, 11:37:20 AM
Her eyes narrowed slightly. "You won't cage us?"

Aura-lee's only experience with humans had been the crew of Lonely Bird's ship, so perhaps her suspicion was well founded. She curled her other arm up around Hydra's neck and pressed a little closer to him.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on April 30, 2016, 12:07:55 PM
"Cage you!"

The blonde man said, looking surprised.

"Goodness me, no. I would never." He shook his head and looked offended at such a suggestion, "Perhaps... My name is Griffin Locklann. I'm a merchant, the ship is mine and I would be honoured to have you two poor lost souls on my ship." A bright smile and he plucked one of the stucks of cooked fish from the fire and handed it to Aura-lee with a pleasant look on his face.

"How's that? A... kind gesture from me to you."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on April 30, 2016, 12:12:08 PM
Aura-lee flinched back from him automatically, then stared, eyes wide. She tilted her head to the side and hesitantly reached out to take the offered food, her gaze locked on Griffin's face.

She took the fish and nodded slightly with a murmured, "Thank you." She took a few nibbles, much slower and daintier than the way she'd eaten the first fish.

Her head fell back against Hydra's shoulder slightly and she shifted around on his lap a bit, glancing up at him questioningly, waiting for him to make a decision.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on April 30, 2016, 12:24:14 PM
Hydra smirked at her.

"Sounds too good to pass up, my wife and i would be happy to accept your offer." Hydra wasnt sure what made him say wife - there was no indication of them being anything more than... well... then again. The man had found them having sex. Maybe wife is the best choice.

Griffin smiled, politely not asking why'd they had been naked and he ate his share of the fish. Obviously he had anticipated meeting these people with the amount of fish he'd put in the fire.

"I'll make sure you have a room together. It might be a little... cozy, but you dont have to spend all your time there." Griffin smiled again and Hydra slyly moved a hand to Aura-lee's bottom to give it a grope.

"Aaah, a bed, arent you excited, Aura?" Hydra grinned at her before he plucked anotber fish and started to eat it. "When will we be leaving?" Hydra asked curiously.

" once we're all done dinner," Griffin eyed Hydras arms wearily, " then we'll be on our way to the next destination."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on April 30, 2016, 12:28:36 PM
The siren started a bit when his hand moved to squeeze her rear but she had the sense not to make any sound, simply giving Hydra a very dry look.

"A bed does sound nice," she agreed softly with a small smile. She had to admit she'd developed a particular fondness for sleeping on something soft during her time on the ship.

Lowering her voice so Griffin wouldn't hear, she leaned up under the pretext of pressing a quick peck to Hydra's cheek and asked, "What's that word you called me? Wife?"
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on April 30, 2016, 09:20:52 PM
Uuuh.

Wife.

Right.

Hydra licked his lips and snuggled Aura-lee closer, pressing a kiss to her cheek. "Its... when a man keeps a wkman forever. Because they love one another or they want chikdren together. Its just... mates i guess. They'll be together forever."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on April 30, 2016, 11:39:09 PM
Her heart did a funny little skip in her chest.

The siren stared at him with wide eyes. "Is...is that what I am?" she asked quietly.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on April 30, 2016, 11:49:20 PM
Hydra blinked at her.

"No," he said gently, "I'm still waiting for you to realize you hate me... but." He gave her butt a firm squeeze, "i'm alright if you want to pretend. I'll be yours for as long as you want me, Prettyfish."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on April 30, 2016, 11:52:42 PM
Aura-lee couldn't ignore the way her chest tightened a little at that response, but she tucked her head against his shoulder and leaned into him with a soft sigh. "I don't hate you," she murmured, not quite sure why he couldn't seem to believe that. "Always want you..."

Quite without her permission, she felt her eyes start to drift closed. It has been a rather long, rather trying day, and with the warmth of the fire and Hydra's arms around her, she found herself growing sleepy. A yawn overcame her and she snuggled a little closer to him, drawing her knees up to her chest.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on May 01, 2016, 09:03:27 AM
Hydra gave a deep chuckle when Aura-lee fell asleep against his chest and he gave Griffin a helpless look who sort of smiled, look awkward and then pointed to Aura-lee's chest. Hydra covered her up and snuggled her close, looking down at her. What was he going to do? She still thought she loved him. They'd had sex. He'd tried to eat her.

What a strange, strange turn of events.

He pressed his forehead to hers and stood up carefully and Griffin followed, silently gathering the hired help with the boat and eventually, after rocking of a boat and some careful meneuvering by Hydra, they were on the ship and shown to their room for the stay.

"You can rest for today - you guys look a little sunburnt - but tomorrow, you can help work tomorrow." Griffin waved goodnight to them and closed the door and Hydra placed Aura-lee down on the modest little cot. It was a sort of trophy room, display cases of strange artefacts and across from them on a dresser was a strange black sword. Hydra frowned at it.

It felt like it was watching them.

whatever It was a sword.

With Aura-lee on the bed, Hydra sat on the floor beside her and stared at her, caressing her hair away from her chest before he watched her face and gently traced her breast. Just how much of this before she woke up? He wondered and set about trying to coax her out of sleep by playing with her boob.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on May 01, 2016, 09:16:40 AM
Aura-lee was dead asleep, completely oblivious to being moved. Her only reaction was to curl tighter against Hydra's chest, then frowned slightly in her sleep as he laid her on the bed, missing his warmth.

She shifted slightly in her sleep as his touch wandered down to her chest. She murmured softly and curved toward him, one hand reaching out to him unconsciously. She slowly started to blink her way back to consciousness.

When her eyes opened and she realized they were in a room, a cabin on a ship, she suddenly bolted upright in panic. "Where- Hydra!"

It took her a few moments to remember that they had escaped the pirate ship. They were free.

With a soft, sobbing sigh of relief, she threw herself into Hydra's arms.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on May 01, 2016, 09:23:06 AM
Hydra let out a chuckle and curled his arms around her.

"Happy to see me?" He questioned, rubbed her back. If either of them were looking at the sword they'd see it blink.

"I gotta say, I'm turning out to be a luck magnet," He quipped and climbed onto the bed, dragging Aura-lee with him while he laid down, pulling her atop of him. "We're headed to land. There's a door and a bed. Lots of neat stuff to look at."

blink.

Hydra frowned for a moment, looking over at the sword before he smiled and turned back to Aura-lee. "We should really get you a shirt though," His hands moved to cup her breasts, "If we're pretending these are mine, I don't want anyone else to see them."

"Maybe some pants." And his other hands moved to rest on her thighs.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on May 01, 2016, 09:59:23 AM
The siren nestled against him, tucking her head against his chest and wrapping her arms around his neck. She frowned a bit at the suggestion of clothes.

"...Okay. If you want," she mumbled after a few moments. She didn't love clothes- even that thin dress has felt rather confining- but if it was something he wanted to do, she supposed he had a reason for it.

Aura-lee pressed an absent kiss to the hollow of his throat. "Where are we going?" she asked softly, wondering if maybe he'd talked more with the blond trader while she'd been asleep.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on May 01, 2016, 10:06:30 AM
Hydra cleared his throat at her question.

"Adela," He started, "Well, close to Essyrn, but we don't have to get off the boat and go to land." His hands smoothed down her hair and he nuzzled into her forehead. "We can stay here while they do their business in Essyrn, they need people to watch the ship anyway," He nipped at her ear before smoothing his hands over her bottom and tucking her legs higher against his sides.

"We can work all day and make love all night," He teased her before giving her a pinch on the butt.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on May 01, 2016, 10:10:14 AM
Aura-lee squeaked slightly at the pinch and raised her head, sensitive ears flicking back and forth as he nipped at her.

She arched an eyebrow and gave him a small, slightly playful smile. "But when would we sleep?" she asked quietly, nuzzling her nose against his briefly. Her hips rocked forward gently, sending a shiver down her back.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on May 01, 2016, 10:12:59 AM
Hydra shrugged.

"We can sleep when we're -- aaah..." It got pulled out of him and he looked at her like she'd betrayed him with her little rocking of the hips, "Aren't you supposed to be sleepy? And you better not ruin my pants," He pursed his lips and gave her another pinch, "These aren't mine."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on May 01, 2016, 10:15:24 AM
She gave another small noise and narrowed her eyes at him. "Then you should stop pinching me," she murmured, rocking her hips forward again in retaliation. Her hands braced to either side of his head and she dipped down to hover her lips over his, then hesitated, waiting for him to make a choice.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on May 01, 2016, 10:18:22 AM
Hydra smirked at her and then pinched her again.

"What are you gonna do about it, Prettyfish?" He leaned forward to gently bite her lips before he let his head fall back down on the bed, grinning at her with a strange mirth in his purple eyes, "Though, I'd suggest you do something about the pants first, or only you're going to have fun and I'll ruin them."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on May 01, 2016, 10:23:17 AM
Aura-lee actually smirked. It was an expression she wasn't really familiar with, and it lit a playful glint in her eyes.

"So...you want these off?" She sat back and let her hands trail to the hem of his pants, curling her fingers around his waistband and then stopping. Her head tilted to the side far too innocently and she wriggled around a bit to press her hips more firmly against his.

"You just have to ask, Hydra," she murmured.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on May 01, 2016, 10:30:03 AM
"Yes, I do," He said sweetly, giving a little buck of his hips in an effort to unseat her. It didn't work but he grinned up at her playfully. It was strange, to have this sort of relationship. Usually it was a quickfuck, payment and then... Nothing. Every moment with Aura-lee so far was... Nice.

blink

Hydra looked over again before he moved his hands to her breasts to give her nipples a pinch.

"You're a brat, by the way," the pinches turned to caresses and he wriggled his hips in an effort to get her to pull the pants down, eyes falling closed. "I'm at your mercy Prettyfish," He closed his eyes though opened one to peer up at her, "Unless you like it when I pounded you into the sand, which I think you did." Another pinch of her nipple and a saucy grin.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on May 01, 2016, 10:33:59 AM
"Mmm..." Aura-lee close her eyes for a moment to appreciate the little jolts of pleasure he sent zinging through her.

She shivered with each little pinch and tugged at his pants, pulling them down over his hips and then shifting forward to press herself against him.

"I did," she admitted quietly, dipping her head to kiss his cheek softly. "It...surprised me. But I liked it..." She tilted her head to nip at his ear gently.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on May 01, 2016, 10:45:47 AM
Victory!

Hydra gave her a smarmy grin before he let his second pair of hands rest on her hips, smoothing his hands up and down her thighs and for some reason, the thing that got his heart pounding was the kiss to his cheek. The setting, it seemed far more intimate than anything else. A gentle sweet gesture.

He tucked his hands behind his head and kept his other pair on her sides while he wriggled under her.

"Whelp. I'm all yours, Prettyfish," Might as well get something out of her thinking she loved him, right? A little jerk of his hips upwards and another smirk, "At least there'll be no sand, this time."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on May 01, 2016, 10:50:34 AM
The siren crinkled her nose and giggled quietly. "Yeah. That wasn't...the most comfortable thing in the world," she agreed quietly.

That jerk of his hips knocked a small, stuttering gasp from her lips and she she closed her eyes, taking a sharp breath. "Mm." Aura-lee shifted her hips against his, then bit her lip and started to lower herself along his length.

"H-Hydra..." She whimpered and turned her face into his neck as she pressed their hips flush together.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on May 01, 2016, 11:02:10 AM
blink.

Hydra's fingers locked behind his head, but the other set of hands moved up and down her back, along her thighs, up over her breasts before he leaned up to catch one in his mouth to suckle greedily. A few jerks of his hips before he switched sides and he gently bit her nipple before pulling away and blowing on the wet part, smirking up at her for a moment before he ground her down on him.

"You feel so good, Prettyfish," He moaned against her flesh, sucking in breath before he started to rock his hips against hers, wanting to feel her again. He wanted nothing but pleasure for his pretty fish and the effort to roll over and take her was more than he could bear, though he resisted.

blink.

"We have to be quiet though," He finally whispered, looking at the door to the room, "So, when you wanna moan, or scream, just kiss me, okay?" A smirk, "Or do it anyway and everyone will know what we're up to," His hands remained on her ass and he helped her along before he gave another arch of his back and ground her down on him.

"Prettyfish, you gotta tell me what you want, hmm?"
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on May 01, 2016, 11:08:50 AM
Aura-lee moaned quietly as his mouth moved over her breast and shivered in unabashed delight. Then she flushed a bit when he pointed out that they would have to be quiet if they wanted any sort of privacy.

She bit down on another moan as he ground her down on him and caught his lips in a rather desperate kiss in an attempt to censor herself. "O-oh, good...so good, Hydra," she whispered, rolling her hips against his gently.

"You," she whimpered in answer. "I just want you, all of you, please..." Her eyes were heated and glimmering as she pressed her forehead against his. "M-more. I want more." Her cheeks heated as the words left her mouth and she bit her lip with a soft whine.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on May 01, 2016, 12:36:01 PM
Hydra gave a deep chuckle, rolling his hips into hers.

"Mmm, you'll have to take it if you want it," he kept his hands behind his head and left his hands on her her hips. "I'm all yours Aura-lee, take your fill." His voice was husky and he closed his eyes.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on May 01, 2016, 12:48:17 PM
She groaned again, crashing her lips against his to muffle the sound. The gentle rolls of her hips gradually grew into frantic bucking.

Aura-lee felt that heat coiling tight in her belly and spontaneously bit down on the slope of his shoulder, shivering through a moan. "Hydra," she whispered. Her hips suddenly slammed down into his, hard enough to bruise but she didn't care.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on May 01, 2016, 01:14:48 PM
The last slam down had him grunt and curl up slightly.

"Holy shit," he gasped out, the bite, the feel. With a sharp gasp he came deep inside her, head tilting back with a groan and eyes closing. "Fuck, Prettyfish." He moved his arms to wrap around her middle and he let out steady breaths before he rolled them onto theie sides.

A soft hiss of air that didnt sound unlike a softly hissed yes.

Hydra tiredly lifted his head before he cuddled Aura-lee close, not even bothering to pull away before he blindly groped for the blanket and pulling it over them.

"I take it you enjoy that activity?" He questioned in a quiet voice, smirking. He hadnt really been planning on having sex again. Well, at least not within the first hour of them being on the boat.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on May 01, 2016, 01:19:55 PM
Aura-lee whimpered and shivered through her peak as she felt his release, then gasped softly when he rolled them over. She snuggled herself into his chest and hid as much of her body under the blanket as she could manage, one leg still hooked high over his hip.

"Mhm." She smiled slightly and tilted her head back to kiss the tip of his nose. "I get why the others like visiting land so much now..."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on May 01, 2016, 01:58:17 PM
Hydra laughed, smoothing his hands up and down Aura-lee's sides before pressing a kiss to her forehead after she kissed the tip of his nose. Gods, it was a good thing they hadn't done any of this before he'd jumped off the boat, or they wouldn't have gotten anything done. Day one of her being on dry land, then. Two to go. He pressed a lingering kiss to her lips before he snuggled in close, holding her thigh on his hip before a pleased smirk rested on his face.

"For hot sex, eh?" A smirk then he frowned slightly, "Why didn't you ever visit land?"
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on May 01, 2016, 02:00:42 PM
Her cheeks flushed and she ducked her eyes. "I was...scared," she admitted in a mumble. "It was new, and different, and- well, I didn't have a mate, and I didn't like the idea of...seducing a landwalker, so I just...didn't go. There didn't seem to be much point to it, everything I needed, I had."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on May 01, 2016, 02:03:39 PM
Hydra made a noise and just looked at her.

"You seduced me," His fingers caressed the inside of her thigh and he closed his eyes, taking a deep breath, "Am I your mate then? Is that how that works? We have sex and now I'm yours?" He cracked an eye open, "Will you get angry if I have sex with anyone else?"
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on May 01, 2016, 02:08:19 PM
"Well, yeah, but I didn't mean to. It just sort of...happened," Aura-lee protested, pressing a little closer to his touch.

His question made her pause and her brow furrowed as she considered that. "I- I don't know," she murmured after a moment. "I mean- I'm not sure how lankwalkers choose mates, but...for the most part, yes. That's how it works for us."

Her frown deepened and she added in a mumble, wrapping her arms tight around his neck, "And I don't want you to do that with someone else." She tipped her head back to search his face. "Wouldn't you...be upset if I did?" she asked hesitantly.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on May 01, 2016, 02:18:29 PM
A frown, "So, you have to go on land to mate." He tucked some of her hair behind her ear before he caressed her cheek, "But... Do you go on land with... Menfish or.... Not Water People?" He planted his hand on her butt and groped her idly, fingers caressing skin.

"I wouldn't be upset, you said it feels good," Hydra shrugged, "If I'm not around to give it to you, why not go find someone else?" He kissed her forehead, "I'll still be important to you, won't I?" Then he smirked, "Unless you only want me because I make you feel so good."

Blink.

Another look at the sword and Hydra frowned a little. It had to be the light. The sun was moving across the sky and what little light was allowed in the room was making it glitter and glint.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on May 01, 2016, 02:24:02 PM
She frowned slightly. "Usually other merfolk. But I've heard that sometimes sirens take a liking to their prey and keep them around for...um, entertainment. And those are land folk."

Aura-lee tucked her head under his chin and kissed his chest lightly. "'Course you're important," she mumbled. "I mean...n-not just the- it's more than-" She frowned again and clamped her mouth shut, not sure how to articulate what she was thinking.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on May 01, 2016, 02:29:36 PM
Another chuckle and he kissed her forehead.

"Get some rest, Prettyfish, I'll be all the entertainment you ever need." Provided she wanted to keep him. Hydra fell into an easy sleep not long after, arms curled around her, her leg tucked up on his hip and he might have woken up half-way through the evening to roll her over and have another go or it might have been a dream. He wasn't sure.

Either way, the sleep was wonderful and deep and for the first time in a long time he wasn't missing anything. He felt... Complete. Whole. All because of a strange fish girl in his arms.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on May 01, 2016, 02:34:16 PM
Aura-lee sighed and nodded as she let her eyes close, allowing herself to drift off. She still didn't love being in the enclosed space of the ship, but with Hydra's arms around her she wasn't afraid.

It was strange that with how long she'd lived alone she suddenly craved the warmth of another body. she slept much better tucked against his side than she ever had in her old home, a place she'd associated with safety and tranquility.

At some point the next morning, a few weak beams of sunlight trailed through the porthole to fall across her eyelids and she frowned, grumbling a sleepy complaint and squirming as she tried to hide from the light.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on May 01, 2016, 04:14:26 PM
"He's gone,"

A kindly voice said softly from the desk to the sleepy woman.

"He left before the sun rose."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on May 01, 2016, 04:16:16 PM
Aura-lee bolted up, eyes darting about wildly. "Who- who's there?" she demanded, voice shaking. She clutched the blanket to her chest as panic started to rise up in her. "Hydra?"

He didn't seem to be in the room. She whimpered quietly and curled in on herself.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on May 01, 2016, 04:20:16 PM
"My name is Claíomh Solais, but you can call me Sol."

The sword opened it's eye and looked at her, peering at her, and he sighed softly.

"I didn't mean to frighten you, I've been alone for so long and... Are you his prisoner? Does he keep you bound to him?"

The eye blinked curiously at her.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on May 01, 2016, 04:23:05 PM
While Aura-lee was no stranger to strange things, the eye of the sword sent a shiver down her back. She shrank away from it, eyes wide.

But a desire to defend Hydra overrode her shock. "No." She frowned. "He's not...keeping me. He saved me. He's- he's my friend."

She tilted her head and peered at the blade. "What are you?"
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on May 01, 2016, 05:19:03 PM
"I'm a sword," he stated, the silent 'duh' hung in the air and he sighed loudly and looked at her again, scanning her features.

"I used to be a powerful mage, I could do anything. But now... I was turned into this thing. Became a prisoner," His voice turned low and sad, "Do you know what it's like? To be.... Kept somewhere you didn't want to be?"
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on May 01, 2016, 05:20:36 PM
Slowly, very slowly, Aura-lee got to her feet. "Yes," she murmured, letting the blanket drop as she took a cautious step forward. "I- I do. It's..." She closed her eyes and shivered. "Horrid."

She could barely handle three days. "How- how long have you been this way?"
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on May 01, 2016, 05:27:43 PM
"Years. I've been on this boat for years. A pretty bauble. When I saw you..." Sol trailed off, eye closing for a brief moment and he sighed again, "It was fate. I'm meant to be yours, I know it. Please... Please set me free." He opened his eye again and gave her as pleading a look as one could give with an eye and while being a strange looking weapon.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on May 01, 2016, 05:29:59 PM
The siren reached a hand out, fingers barely brushing against the blade, then snatched it back. She bit her lip and looked at the sword, eyes brimming with pity and confusion.

"How?" she asked softly, sliding a little closer to the desk to kneel in front of it, bringing herself to eye level- or...something. "How can I help?"
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on May 01, 2016, 05:36:17 PM
The blade would be warm to the touch, like living flesh. Pulsing like it was breathing. Like it's heart could beat.

"I need you to cut yourself with me. I'm magic, remember? I can hide in you - in your blood - and when we get on land... I can reform myself." Sol looked at her pleadingly, "No one will understand but you. Please. I'd beg you on my knees, but I have none."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on May 01, 2016, 05:38:23 PM
"A cut?" She took a small step back, some little alarm bell going off in the back of her mind. Blood magic. Her mother had told her stories about that, but...why couldn't she remember them?

"Just...a little cut?" Aura-lee murmured, edging forward again. "And- and when we're back to shore, you'll be free?"

She reached out to touch the blade again, shivering slightly at the foreign, living feeling of it.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on May 01, 2016, 06:26:50 PM
"Yes. When we're ashore I'll be free. I'll... I will do everything in my power to pay you back," he pleaded, voice growing soft. Like he was losing hope. Like this was his final effort before he gave up the attempt at his freedom.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on May 01, 2016, 06:29:46 PM
Aura-lee bit her lip again, hard enough to raw a tiny droplet of blood.

Then: "Okay." She let out a sharp breath. "Okay. I'll help you." She reached out and quickly, if a little clumsily, drew her palm across the edge of the blade.

A little cry of pain escaped her and she snatched her hand back, cradling it to her chest for a moment before lifting her palm to lap at the cut.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on May 01, 2016, 06:55:52 PM
The sword dissolved.

It pooled and melted away with a pleased hiss and just... Disappeared. Evaporated. It's essence was where it needed to be.

In her.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on May 01, 2016, 07:00:16 PM
The siren staggered back a few steps, feeling...odd. She licked at her cut absently a few more times, then stumbled over to perch on the edge of the bed.

She pressed a hand over her heart, frowning. So that sword- mage- was...in her, now? It was confusing, and a little scary.

Very suddenly she felt panic swamp over her. "Hydra..." His name escaped in a whisper and she looked to the door of the cabin. Without thinking, Aura-lee was on her feet and sprinting to the door, then up the stairs to the deck, heedless of her bleeding hand, bare feet, and general state of nude disarray.

"Hydra? Hydra!" She whirled in a circle, looking for green and violet. She suddenly needed to find him, needed to have that comfort he provided.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on May 01, 2016, 07:08:41 PM
His name drifted to his ears but he wasn't really paying attention.

It was nice to be back doing something familiar. It'd been.. What. Four days since he was allowed to do actual work? Before that it was babysitting duty. After that there was a whole lot of swimming.

The first thing he noticed from his pale little siren was blood.

Hydra dropped the rope he'd been wrapping up and turned around quickly, catching her in his arms, picking her up and holding her close while carefully holding her hand in his. "What did you do?" He frowned at her, drawing his finger over he wound before he started to stalk back to the cabin. He was... Angry?

Why was he angry?

Because she hurt herself? That was a stupid reason to be angry.

The stares she was getting also made him angry.

"What's wrong? Why are you... What happened?" He finally questioned once he closed to the door to their little room.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on May 01, 2016, 07:14:32 PM
For some reason, Aura-lee's eyes welled up as he turned to her once they were back in their room. With a soft wail, she threw herself into his arms and hid her face against his chest, flinging her arms around his middle.

Crying quietly, she sniffed, "I w-woke up and you were g-gone!" She was shivering slightly. "And he started talking, he said he needed my help...I just wanted to help, b-but it felt so strange, and I'm s-scared."

She hugged him tighter, trying to force her breathing to calm down.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on May 01, 2016, 07:19:44 PM
"Of course I was gone, I have to work," He smoothed his hands up and down her arms, but she continued to talk and Hydra listened, confused.

Who the hell was he?

"Scared of what? Aura-lee," He knelt down and looked up at her, frowning, "What happened?"
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on May 01, 2016, 07:22:50 PM
Aura-lee curled up on his lap when he sat down and pressed herself as close against him as she could manage. "The sword," she whispered. "Well...not really a sword, I guess. He said he was stuck..."

Slowly, she tried to explain what had happened. But as she said it aloud, it just seemed more and more far-fetched. She tilted her head back to see his face, eyes wide and shining. "I-I know it sounds mad, but- well, look."

She lifted her hand to show him the cut on her palm.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on May 01, 2016, 07:32:10 PM
Hydra looked around the room and frowned at her, taking her hand and pressing a kiss to it and then just looked... Confused.

"Aura-lee... There was never a sword here." There hadn't been... Right? No. Hydra couldn't recall a sword, could he?

No. No sword.

He pressed a kiss to her cheek, "Maybe you just had a nightmare and on your way up to deck you cut yourself." He bundled her up and cradled her close, nuzzling against her ear. "Maybe you should get some more sleep," He smoothed his hand over her belly in an attempt to sooth, frowned slightly when it felt hard but he didn't mention it. Maybe it'd always felt like that and he'd just never noticed before.

Aura-lee would feel cramping then. Sol would be grasping at the straws of new life, choking it out and replacing it with his own or at least that was the plan. That's what he was waiting for and where else to lay in wait but in the body of a new lover? He'd seen them the night before, he knew what had taken place and he could wait in her for a long while before he needed to take root in a newly made body. His plan was unfolding and he was glad to have found such a naive helpful girl and she'd feel a shiver up her spine at the swords glee and perhaps a chill through her veins.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on May 01, 2016, 07:40:33 PM
"B-but...but..."

It had happened. She knew it had happened... Didn't she?

Aura-lee sighed and let Hydra's  petting soothe her a bit, leaning her head against his shoulder. Maybe he was right. Maybe the anxiety and exhaustion had gotten to her-

"Ah!" She suddenly doubled over at a sharp pain in her abdomen, though her cry was more of surprise than pain. She whimpered quietly, eyes clenched shut, and wrapped her arms around her middle.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on May 01, 2016, 07:46:15 PM
Hydra jerked, froze and he looked dangerous.

"Aura-lee?" He curled his arms around her, "Aura-lee what's wrong? I'm sorry. Okay, there was a sword and it bit you and... Are you a weresword now?" He questioned, trying to inject some unfortunate humour into her pain.

"Where does it hurt? Maybe there's a doctor or someone who knows stuff on board who can help?" He smoothed his hands up and down her sides and took in a deep breath.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on May 01, 2016, 07:48:34 PM
Aura-lee blinked and looked up at him, the edge of her mouth tight. "H-here," she whimpered, pressing her hand to her lower belly. "I- I think something's wrong, Hydra. I think I'm sick..."

That might explain things, right? Delusions and sudden pains. A chill seemed to grip her very bones and she shivered, a soft, scared whine rising from her lips.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on May 01, 2016, 07:54:04 PM
She was sick.

Hydra looked at her helplessly and moved his hand over hers, pressing his forehead to hers.

"It's my fault, I told you it was a bad idea. You wouldn't be feeling like this if it wasn't for me." He shook his head, "Do you want me to find a doctor or... I don't know. I've... I've never really been around women. Maybe it's a girl thing?" He rubbed her tummy and pressed a kiss to her temple, "I'll go tell them you're sick and then I'll come back with a doctor and he'll make sure you're okay... Okay?"
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on May 01, 2016, 07:56:50 PM
She nodded and sniffed quietly. "O-okay." Aura-lee shifted off his lap to lay on the bed, curling up on her side.

She kept her fingers wrapped around one of his wrists and her eyes on his face. "You're coming back, right?" she whispered. It felt like the world was sliding out of focus- how could she even know what was real?
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on May 01, 2016, 08:11:36 PM
"Of course," He said softly, leaning in to kiss her forehead.

Hydra disappeared shortly after and eventually returned with a sweaty looking man. A little portly and sporting a rough beard. The look the man gave aura-lee was one of pity - perhaps because she'd been bedding the strange green man - and finally he moved closer.

"Hello, Dear. I'm Forhs and I take care of the men on this ship," Emphasis on men, he got clinical - Hydra explained the problem on the way there - and he did a quick examination of her before sitting back.

"Well, it looks like you aren't going to be a weresword," He cast a glance to Hydra, "but the cut on your hand is relatively deep and I'd like for you to come find me in a few weeks." He stood up, "Just cramps, it happens in women sometimes - miscarriages, pregnancies. Even just moontimes can cause them." He shrugged and tried to smile, standing up and turning away.

"Just rest for now, your husband," Another weary look to Hydra, "has been given the rest of the day off and tomorrow as well to make sure you aren't hurt." He bid them farewell  before leaving and Hydra knelt down in front of the bed, resting his chin on it and looking at her helplessly, "I'll understand if you don't want me to sleep with you." He said softly, his voice a quiet rumble.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on May 01, 2016, 08:18:58 PM
Aura-lee remained in her curled fetal position as much as she could, only moving when the doctor came to examine her, and then only because she knew she had to.

The cramping in her abdomen wasn't as bad as it had been, but it was still new and strange. And she certainly didn't like it.

"If this is normal for landwalker females, I'm getting back in the water and never losing my tail again," she muttered quietly, giving Hydra a small pout. She reached out to stroke his cheek lightly. "Why wouldn't I want you to sleep with me?" she murmured. "There's room on the bed..." And she liked how secure she felt when he wrapped his arms around her an tucked her against his chest.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on May 01, 2016, 08:31:52 PM
Hydra gave her a helpless look and closed his eyes.

"I probably smell," he said quietly before crawling over her and pulling her into his arms, "I'm sorry, Love." He smoothed his hand over her belly, "this is my fault. You should have picked your mate better, hmm?"
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on May 01, 2016, 08:39:22 PM
A small sigh of relief escaped her when she felt his familiar warmth at her back. Though she was still curled around her middle, Aura-lee pressed herself back against him as much as she could, twisting her head to kiss the forearm that was draped over her.

Then she frowned in confusion and peered back over her shoulder at him. "It's not your fault. The healer-man said it was normal, right?" She knew it couldn't be the other reasons he'd given, so she assumed the pain had to be from these "moontimes". Hydra couldn't have caused that, whatever it was, right?
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on May 01, 2016, 08:50:20 PM
He sighed, "its because you're... legged i guess." Hydra nuzzled into her neck and closed his eyes sighing loudly. "You'd be a free fishy in the sea if you had just let me drown," he said softly, closing his eyes.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on May 01, 2016, 08:54:31 PM
"Hydra..."

She frowned, then twisted around and forced herself to uncurl a bit so she could cup his face in her hands and meet his eyes. "Not your fault," Aura-lee told him firmly. "I wanted to save you. I chose it." She leaned in to kiss him softly, trying not to wince at her body's soreness.

"Besides..." She smiled slightly and brushed her nose against his. "This- now that I know what it is, this isn't so bad." She kissed him again before tucking her head against his shoulder. "You're worth it."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on May 01, 2016, 09:14:52 PM
A little frown.

And for a moment he remembered the blinking. What was blinking? He closed his eyes and gave his Prettyfish a lingering kiss and sighed. "I wish i could help," he pressed his warm hands to her before tucking her close to him.

"Sleep, Love. Maybe when you wake up you'll feel better," he nuzzled close to her and closed his eyes.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on May 01, 2016, 11:52:15 PM
She nodded and closed her eyes, cuddling a little closer to him as she sort of curled in on herself again. It took a while, but eventually Auara-lee felt herself drifting off.

Her dreams were strange, disjointed and confusing, though for the life of her she couldn't actually name what was happening around her. She was restless, tossing and turning against Hydra in her sleep.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on May 02, 2016, 06:19:33 PM
The sword was doing what it did best.

Adapted.

Eventually Aura-lee would feel fine. Sol would be doing a bad job if he worried her too much, wouldn't he? Of course she'd remember the sword but ... Would anyone else? The lovers would (hopefully) create a vessel for him. A little being made of them for him to steal. But until then, he could lay in wait. Sol could be patient.

For now.

Hydra curled his hand over her tummy and smoothed his hands up and down her back and eventually, he too drifted off to sleep, chin tucked atop of her head and he had strange dreams. Nightmares. Being a beast. Succeeding in eating Aura-lee.

His violet eyes snapped open and he jerked awake, staring off into the darkness of the cabin before he felt the familiar weight and warmth of the strange Prettyfish in his arms. Heart pounding, he pressed a kiss to her forehead and snuggled her close. How could this all happen?

Hydra wasn't supposed to give a shit about her.

He couldn't even find them shirts, for gods sake.

Then again, he hadn't actually looked.

Sure he didn't really like the idea of her being naked all the time, but it was easy on the eyes and damn if he didn't constantly want her anyway.

He smoothed his hands down her back to pull her close and he nuzzled his lips to hers before closing his eyes again. A shirt. He'd find her a shirt tomorrow.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on May 02, 2016, 06:30:35 PM
Aura-lee started awake when she felt Hydra jerk upright. The first thing she noticed was that she felt better- not just an absence of that pain in her belly, but better. Warm and content.

Huh.

When Hydra laid back down and kissed her, she pressed a little closer to him. Eyes still closed, she murmured, "You okay?"

She knew that feeling, jolting suddenly awake. He must've been having nightmares. She wrapped her arms around his neck and nuzzled against him with a soft, unconscious hum, attempting to soothe though she didn't quite realize it.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on May 02, 2016, 06:36:15 PM
"You trying to seduce me again?" He croaked out, lifting a finger and dragging his knuckle down her throat. His eyes were still closed and but he smiled all the same.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on May 02, 2016, 06:43:06 PM
She swallowed, shivering lightly under his touch. "Not really," she murmured with a tilt of her head so she could kiss his knuckles, keeping her eyes closed all the while. "Just want to make sure you're okay."

A small smile curved at her lips and he blinked one eye open. "Besides, aren't you too sleepy for that?" she whispered lightly, teasingly. Stars and seas but it felt good to talk like this, to have the chance to just be normal- well, as normal as things were likely to get for them, at any rate.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on May 02, 2016, 06:50:57 PM
"Never too sleepy for you," He murmured, indeed, half asleep. Hydra smirked at her and nuzzled against her, "I'm fine. Just a bad dream, I haven't eaten you." He paused and gave her lips a swipe of his tongue, "Yet."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on May 02, 2016, 06:55:02 PM
Aura-lee shivered at that, first at the memories that the words "eaten you" inspired, then at...something else.

Cautiously, she leaned into him to press a kiss to his lips, gently drawing his bottom lip between her teeth. "You wouldn't want to eat me," she murmured between soft little kisses. "I'd be all stringy. Wouldn't taste very good."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on May 02, 2016, 07:06:43 PM
Hydra gave a grunting laugh.

"Tomorrow," He snuggled in, tucking her head under his chin, "I'm too tired for that." Though he paused and leaned back, "Do you feel any better?"
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on May 02, 2016, 07:12:19 PM
She smiled at him and nodded. "I feel...really good, actually," Aura-lee murmured. "Doesn't hurt anymore, and I feel sorta...warm. Inside."

She shrugged, eyes glinting, and tucked herself against his chest. "Did Griffin tell you how long we'll be here?" she asked quietly as she let her eyes drift closed again. She had...about a day and half until she needed to be back in the water?

It struck her then that she really should be paying more attention to things like that. Perhaps she would try to get her tail once a day, just to be safe.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on May 02, 2016, 07:24:48 PM
"Good. That freaked me out," He grumbled, cracking open an eye to glare at her in the darkness. His hand remained on her waist and he smoothed his hand up and down her side before snuggling back into the bed and drifting off for a moment.

"A few weeks?" He mumbled into her hair, "It'll be a long boat ride. You'll be safe though. I'll protect you." He'd forgotten about her need to be in the water and instead snuggled in close and fell asleep again, his breathing having turned soft against her hair and his body relaxing.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on May 02, 2016, 07:28:24 PM
She smiled again and kissed the curve of his shoulder. "I know you will..." Her voice trailed off in a yawn and she snuggled a little closer to his warmth, yanking the covers up a little higher. A small chuckle escaped her as she felt his breathing even out and she whispered, "G'night, Hydra."

Aura-lee was asleep not long after, though she somehow managed to twine her arms and legs around him over the course of the night, clinging to him like a bur.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on May 02, 2016, 08:55:03 PM
Hydra woke up to Aura-lee curled around him like some sort of starfish and he tucked her in close and rolled on top of her - of course being nice enough to not rest his weight on her. He nuzzled her lips for a few moments, the soft light of morning poured in through the window and he looked down at her.

He supposed, if he was supposed to love something, it could be this strange fish girl in his arms.

Though, it was too soon. Hydra hadn't had a moment of normal with her. Had he ever had normal though? Had there ever been a few moments that were 'normal' in his life? He nuzzled against her neck and looked down at her, hands smoothing over her thighs curled up around his hips and he just watched her.

"You know, if you pretend to be sick still, we can spend all day in here," He mumbled in a husky voice, still sleepy.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on May 03, 2016, 02:49:41 AM
Aura-lee gave a sleepy murmur when he rolled them over and shifted a bit, wriggling underneath him until she was comfortable, then settling back with a small huff. She didn't quite realize what was happening until she felt him nuzzle against her, then heard his voice.

Her eyes blinked open, heavy with sleep. A small smile tugged at the corners of her mouth. "In that case..." She leaned up to kiss the corner of his mouth lightly, tightening her arms and legs around him. "I don't think I'm feeling very well."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on May 03, 2016, 07:54:48 PM
Hydra nuzzled into her neck and gave a soft husky chuckle.

"Sounds good." Hydra rolled onto his side and snuggled her close, "what can i do to make you feel better?"
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on May 03, 2016, 07:58:30 PM
"Hmm..." She tapped her lip and furrowed her brow dramatically, eyes glinting. "I'm not sure, really. Maybe we should try a few things? See what helps?"

She leaned in to nuzzle her nose against his, then kissed his cheek lightly, chastely. Sobering a bit, she said with a smal, reluctant smile, "...If we have to work though, I really do feel better now."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on May 03, 2016, 09:01:37 PM
Hydra flashed a smile and sat up, giving a brief roll of his shoulders before yawning widely and smoothing a hand over Aura-lee's tummy. A glance towards the desk with the suspiciously empty display case ans Hydra closed his eye.

"Yeah, i guess so. I think you get to clean," he started before climbing out of the bed , nude. "You sure you dont want to pretend you're sick?" He teased, resting his hands on his hips.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on May 03, 2016, 09:05:59 PM
Aura-lee rolled over to watch him and let her eyes wander rather obviously up and down his form. "No," she sighed after a moment, sitting up and stretching her arms over her head with a yawn. "But I feel bad I took you away from work yesterday. And I suppose we do owe them a bit for getting us off that island."

She got to her feet, then glanced down at herself and frowned slightly. "How am I- where do I..."get to clean"?" She asked, flicking her eyes back up to his face. It was quite clear she didn't entirely understand what he meant.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on May 04, 2016, 02:34:48 PM
Hydra stared at her.

Realizing that she was still naked.

There was a pause and he cleared his throat.

"How about you're still sick, i go work," another pause and he reaches forward to pinch one of her nipples, "because there's absolutely no way i'm letting you work naked on a ship full of men." He crossed his arms over his chest.

Then he frowned, "besides. You seemed pretty sick yesterday. What if it sneaks up on you?"
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on May 04, 2016, 02:40:01 PM
She squeaked and folded her arms over her chest when he pulled his hand back, biting her lip. "But...I can still help." She cocked her head and pouted at him a bit. "I feel fine now, really! And- and I don't wanna be alone in here all day."

Aura-lee edged closer to him and wrapped her arms around his middle. She blinked wide emerald eyes up at him. "Please? I could find something to wear..."

Her eyes flicked to the sheets. Well, he really only seemed to be concerned about covering her breasts, for some reason. That should work, right?
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on May 04, 2016, 04:45:57 PM
Hydra frowned at her, holding his arms out before bending them and resting them on his hips and waist. The doe eyes didn't do much besides arouse him and he just frowned at her.  He noticed where her eyes went.

"You're not wearing a sheet," nip that in the bed before it even becomes a possibility!  "We'll need underwear and ... floofy-dress things," Hydra shook his head before he leaned in and caught her lips in a kiss, "Just... One more day. I'll find you a book - probably easier to track down than tiny lady clothes - and you can read, feel better..." He frowned, "I'll bring you clothes when I come back with food, okay?" Hydra stroked her hair, giving her ear a flick.

"The guy's probably rich, I don't think he actually cares if you're not helping out. I do enough work for the two of us," He flexed his arms and wiggled his eyebrows and then promptly put on his pants because he knew if he didn't he'd be spending at least another hour in the room.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on May 04, 2016, 04:50:50 PM
Aura-lee pouted a bit more, but she wasn't one to continue an argument she knew she was going to lose. Her ears flicked at his touch and she gave a soft, "Mmph" noise at the ticklish sensitivity there.

She huffed out a breath and nodded as he got dressed, sitting back on the bed. "Okay," she muttered, folding her arms an still pouting a bit. With a small sigh, she forced her expression to relax and added, "You don't have to worry about finding a book or anything though. I'll...figure something out."

She'd spent most of her life entertaining herself. How hard could one day be?
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on May 04, 2016, 04:53:29 PM
Hydra gave her an accusing point.

"I was gonna make love to you all day but you went 'Noooo, I'm better, we should work,' and you're not working in a sheet," and for good measure he stuck out his tongue, but not before he got in close, pressed a kiss to her forehead and headed to deck, leaving Aura-lee to entertain herself.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on May 04, 2016, 04:59:55 PM
"Hey, I didn't-"

Her protest was cut off when he kissed her and she huffed, tilting her head back to look at him. "I could help you if you weren't so picky about what I wear," she grumbled, but she was smiling a little.

Aura-lee was still and quiet for a few moments after he left. She rather wanted to do some exploring- but she had a feeling Hydra wouldn't be any more thrilled with her wandering belowdecks nude than he had been with the idea of her working.

Somehow, she found her eyes flicking to the desk where the day before that strange talking sword had been. It had been there, right? She couldn't believe she'd just...imagined that. It was too strange.

What had he called himself. "...Sol?" she murmured into the quiet. She glanced down at herself with a frown. "Are, um...are you there?"

Stars and seas, she was going mad.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on May 04, 2016, 05:09:05 PM
"Yes," his voice echoed. It came from everywhere - though really it was all in her head.

"What do you need?" Sol sounded a little impatient.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on May 04, 2016, 05:13:27 PM
"Oh!" Aura-lee felt a chill run down her spine and she straightened up. "You- you're real!" she exclaimed, eyes wide.

Well. At least she wasn't crazy.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on May 04, 2016, 05:31:39 PM
"I am," Sol whispered, sounding sleepy.

"To you. Only for now. Only until we can set me free from my trapped form," There would be a tingling in her abdomen and Sol did his best to make her feel warm. "What would you like for payment, Siren?" He finally questioned.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on May 04, 2016, 05:34:38 PM
She squeaked quietly and her hand flew to her belly, surprised but not necessarily displeased by the warm feeling. It made her sort of...sleepy.

"You know what I am," she said softly, feeling like that should surprise her. Then all of what he'd said registered. "Um, payment?" Her head tilted to the side and she glanced at her stomach- which felt incredibly odd, but for some reason that was how she seemed to perceive talking to him.

"I don't really...what could you- offer?" she asked hesitantly.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on May 04, 2016, 05:40:09 PM
Sol let out a chuckle and to her it would sound like it was echoing around the room

"Of course I know and it depends on what you want," there was a pause, "Tell me what you want most and we'll work from there. I pay back those who help me. "
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on May 04, 2016, 05:48:01 PM
What she wanted most?

Aura-lee bit her lip. Did she even know what that was? Two days ago, she would have said to be free- but she was free now, and while most of her life that had been the only thing she could need or want, now it...wasn't. "I..." Her cheeks heated as realization suddenly struck her.

"Hydra," she murmured, curling in on herself a bit. "I want to stay with him. But- I think he wants me to go back home. To the sea." It had been a niggling suspicion she'd never actually articulated before.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on May 04, 2016, 06:09:23 PM
"I can do that," Sol echoed, delighted in seeing his plans build themselves. It was always a treat, to have people request things that helped him along.

"I could coax him, make you irresistible." Sol paused, "I could make you ripe for a child," Another pause, "Would you like that, Siren? To carry his child? Birth his only offspring? He's incapable of breeding, but with my help, the two of you could mate and bear a child." Sol was lying. How would he know that about Hydra? The sword was hoping Aura-lee would be too naive, too focused on the idea of Hydra leaving that she wouldn't question it.

That she'd take his offer and go through with it because once she became the Mother it would be too late.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on May 04, 2016, 06:13:32 PM
Her eyes widened. "A- a child?"

Even the idea was terrifying- but somehow in an almost illicitly exciting way. Aura-lee's people were incredibly maternal, at least until their young were old enough to fend for themselves, but she'd sort of resigned herself to the idea that she wouldn't have children of her own. She'd never expressed interest in a mate, and one sort of required the other.

But...Hydra's child...She swallowed and closed her eyes. "Alright," she whispered. "Yes. I- I want that."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on May 04, 2016, 06:43:39 PM
"Done. Prepare to be expecting," Sol replied, a pleased feeling blossoming.

"I must swear you to secrecy though, Siren, should you tell him of our deal..." The threat hung in the air. Unspoken. The threat of death - but not hers.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on May 04, 2016, 06:51:05 PM
Aura-lee felt her breath hitch in her throat and her eyes widened. "I- I understand," she whispered with a shiver.

She doubted Hydra would believe her even if she said anything- but she wouldn't risk it. "I, um..." She bit her lip, hedging. "I g-guess I'll sleep now..." She needed to think about this, but she wasn't sure how to en a conversation with someone inside her.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on May 04, 2016, 07:02:16 PM
"Have nice dreams, Siren." Sol retreated, going back into her being, as silent and as -hopefully - uninterrupting as before. Step one complete. Now all Sol had to do was wait. And then usurp the childs body. Easy enough. Sol would help coax Aura-lee to sleep, snooze away the day and wake up just in time for Hydra to get into the room, carrying food and a puffy off-white scrap of fabric.

"I hope you're hungry. I pilfered a little too much. Think they'll notice?"
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on May 04, 2016, 07:07:06 PM
"Mmm..." Aura-lee blinked herself fully awake and sat up. She smiled at Hydra, and her ears actually pricked forward slightly as she scent food, like an eager puppy.

"I hope not, because I don't think I want you to take any of it back," she laughed, swinging her legs off the bed. Then her eyes widened a bit. "Hang on- are you done for the day?"

Had she slept the whole day away?
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on May 04, 2016, 07:19:59 PM
Hydra gave a slow nod, tilting his head.

"Yeah. My shift is done - Well, as long as we don't hit a storm," He moved to sit beside her on the bed, putting the plate of food down and holding out his arms. It was a shapeless dress with short lacy sleeves an empire waist and it went to the floor - maybe it would let her feet poke out. He smiled, and handed it to her, "Found you some clothes." And he motioned to the plate. Bread, dried fish, some strange minty sweet thing - like what he'd given her before when trying to buy her cooperation.

He bit into his piece of bread first, "So are you gonna be awake all night?" He asked with a sly grin, wiggling his eyebrows.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on May 04, 2016, 07:23:08 PM
The siren took the dress and tugged at the fabric curiously, twisting it this way and that as she examined it, then set it aside and picked at the food.

Her eyes flicked up to him and a small smile tugged at her lips. "Probably." She gave a dramatic little sigh as she nibbled the fish. "I'm sure it'll be quite boring- you must be exhausted from working, you'll probably just pass out, huh?" She tilted her head at him, eyes glinting a bit.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on May 05, 2016, 08:50:52 PM
Hydra finished his food quickly before peeling off his clothing and flopping onto his side of the bed. "Mhmm," her purred, laying on his side. "You can sing to me if you like..."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on May 05, 2016, 08:57:05 PM
Aura-lee laughed lightly and shifted on the bed to curl herself around his upper body, fingers going to card through his hair. "If you want," she said lightly.

She dipped to kiss his forehead, then snuggled a little closer and opened her mouth to sing. It was a wordless melody- or if it had words they were incomprehensible to any but the siren herself. Her voice seemed to be a tangible thing, floating through the air, dipping and weaving around them.

It had been a long time since she'd really used this particular gift. Aura-lee closed her eyes and smiled softly, letting herself enjoy it.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on May 07, 2016, 07:45:48 AM
Enchanting.

Hydra nuzzled his face into her neck, eyes closed before he curled his arms around her and flopped her below him on the bed. Though something got through the hazy head and all his blood being jn his groin.

It was maybe only a little important.

His lips pressed to neck neck and he shuffled their bodies so he was tucked between her legs. "Mmm... i want you," his hand smoothed over the backs of her thighs, "i think i might have you for desert."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on May 07, 2016, 08:00:00 AM
"Really?" Aura-lee smiled up at him and smoothed her hands up over his shoulders so she could cup his face between her palms. She hooked one leg over his hip and leaned up to kiss the tip of his nose.

"Maybe you should get started," she breathed. A wicked glint entered her eyes and she she added, almost experimentally, "Before someone else snaps me up."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on May 07, 2016, 09:42:37 AM
Hydra leaned back to gasp slightly before he pushed his pants off with some effort and started slinking down her body, pressing kisses to flesh. "Why do you think i got you that awful dress?" He murmured before catching her breast in his mouth for a moment before moving down her body.

A kiss to her belly, his tongue laving at her hip before he pushed her legs up around his head and he dug into 'dessert'.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on May 07, 2016, 09:49:34 AM
She chuckled quietly and opened her mouth to say something- but her voice choked off in a sharp gasp and her eyes clenched shut.

"Hydra..." Aura-lee moaned his name and her back arched up under his attentions. She twined her fingers into his hair, nails scratching at his scalp. "That's- oh. So good..."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on May 07, 2016, 08:14:42 PM
Hydra grinned against her core, tongue lapping at her like he was parched. Fingers working at her while he gave her broad swipes of his tongue. Eventually, fingers still working he rolles his thumb over her clit and climbed back up over her. Hands off, he propped himself over her.

A devilish grin.

"Beg me," he whispered, "i'm only gonna do it if you beg me."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on May 07, 2016, 08:19:34 PM
It didn't take long for Aura-lee to start to come undone. She gasped and mewed under his attentions, back arching and hips wriggling quite without her conscious consent.

When he pulled away to arch up over her she actually whimpered at the loss of his touch, skin flushed as she stared up at him with wide, shimmering eyes.

She didn't think twice. She needed that contact. "Please," she breathed, bucking her hips up against his desperately. "Please, Hydra, please."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on May 07, 2016, 09:15:59 PM
A wicked grin was on his lips and he lowered himself, shifting her hips, hands on her legs before he plunged into her, hilting himself with one good thrust. "Mmm, Prettyfish," he moaned into her ear, nipping at the lobe before he rose himself up, holding her legs up.

"Even if someone stole you away, it'd never be as good as when you're with me," he whispered before he gave her another good thrust. It wasnt gentle love making, he kept himself propped up over her, catching her legs below the knee.

Then he gave it to her. His thighs slapping against her backside, each thrust to the hilt before he threw away any inhibitions and fucked her into the mattrass. "You can bite me when you feel like screaming," he purred at her, only gaining momentum. Hydra felt posessive. Like he had to prove something to these imaginary men who want to steal her away

Prettyfish was his, Hydra decided. "Thiugh if you want the crew to hear how good i'm giving it to ya, that works too," he panted out, words accentes by his thrusts.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on May 07, 2016, 09:23:14 PM
Aura-lee tossed her head back into the bed and moaned as he railed into her. She wrapped her legs around him as she writhed up against him with desperate little mewls and pants.

"No one- no one will steal me," she gasped out as she reached up to grab at his shoulders, nails scratching his skin. "They c-couldn't- oh, oh!"

She groaned and clenched her eyes shut, heat pulsing through her with every thrust. "Hydra," she whimpered, unable to form any other words. "H-Hydra!"

It was rather difficult for her to focus on what he was saying, but she heard part of it. Feeling herself drawing closer to the edge, she suddenly leaned up and turned her face into the curve of his neck and shoulder, biting down to muffle a scream as she clenched around him.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on May 08, 2016, 09:58:41 AM
A devilish smirk and he gripped her hips harder and moaned at the bite, at her clenching around him. He moaned her name, but didn't stop, hips snapping into her continually. He cupped the back of her head, tucking his hands behind her knees before he leaned back and opened her legs farther, pulling her onto his lap before he gave a few more quick thrusts and held her close.

With a grunt he came, arms trembling, eyes shut. His hands smoothed over her thighs and he gave a few more lazy thrusts before rolling onto his back, dragging Aura-lee with him. His hands smoothed up and down her back and he spat her hair out of his mouth.

"We gotta do something about your hair," He breathed, peeling chunks of it off his sweaty body, "At  least mine is braided." He commented, moving his hands to idly hold her breasts. Still, his eyes were falling closed because she'd been right - he was quite tired.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on May 08, 2016, 10:07:05 AM
She found she couldn't do much more than cling to him and give gasping little moans as he continued to slam into her. Aura-lee let her head fall back with a soft wail as he pulled her onto his lap and gave those last few thrusts.

She collapsed against his chest as he rolled into his back, panting lightly with a thin sheen of sweat covering her body. A smile tugged at her lips and she nudged her head up under his chin. "We could braid it again," she suggested sleepily as she pressed a few lazy kisses across his chest.

It was plain to her he was exhausted. Her smile softened and she kissed his chin, then his nose. "Get some sleep, love," she murmured, nuzzling into him.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on May 08, 2016, 10:11:29 AM
Hydra gave a grunt of agreement and quickly fell asleep, one pair of hands on her thighs, keeping her close to him and the other's resting on her back before he rolled over onto his side. It was a strange... Few days. It didn't see wrong though. Hydra hadn't thought too much about it - sure that she was still just grateful to him for saving her from the pirate ship.

A few hours after though, the night still young - barely midnight - he sat up.

"Aura-lee," He gasped, "What day is it?" His eyes were wide and he shuffled from the bed, grabbing his pants and pulling them off before he went and held her shoulder. "Don't you need your tail back?"
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on May 08, 2016, 10:16:21 AM
The mermaid had drifted off soon after him, but she jerked awake with a small noise of surprise when he did.

It only took her a moment to blink the sleep from her eyes and focus on what he was saying. She nodded slowly. "Yes. I have until tomorrow night." Right? "But the sooner the better."

She swung her legs off the bed and places a gentle, reassuring hand on his shoulder. "It's alright. Get some rest, I'll be back in a few hours." She leaned in to kiss his cheek, then stood.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on May 08, 2016, 10:29:28 AM
Hydra pressed a hand to his chest and let out a little breath, eyes closed.

Her 'going to die unless she gets fins' things scared the crap out of him. What if they forgot? What if she forgot? What ... What if she didn't get into the water? Hydra gave her a look - though hard to see in the darkness.

He wanted to tell her. Being in the ocean - where she can't die of 'not being in the ocean' - would be best for her.

Instead he remained quiet, turned his head to kiss her lips and peeled his pants off before climbing into bed. A little delirious from lack of sleep and his sudden fear for her life.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on May 08, 2016, 10:39:44 AM
Aura-lee's eyes softened at she absently stroked his hair back from his forehead as he got into bed. "It'll be fine, Hydra," she said quietly. Taking a guess as to why've was so upset, she added, "My body won't let me...forget. It's instinct."

She kissed his cheek again before slipping out of the cabin, making her way back up to the deck. She didn't bother to dress- no point, right?

It may have been fairly early, all things considered, but the deck was blessedly empty, just a few sailors on watch. She crept along the rail of the ship, keeping to the shadows before she found a ladder reeled up against the hull, probably used to get people in and out of rowboats. It took her a few moments to figure out how to operate it, but once she did she climbed down into the sea.

The moment her legs melted away into her tail she sighed in relief and slipped fully into the sea. Stars above she hadn't realized how much she missed this. A smile spread across her face and she zipped away into the water, circling around and under the ship.

She sort of lost herself to the sea, and it was nearly three hours later when she remembered she'd promised Hydra she'd be back quickly. Well, hopefully he's be sleeping and wouldn't notice. She found the ladder again and climed up to pull herself out of the water, twitching her hips as her tail was replaced with legs before pulling herself back onto the deck and trying to quietly make her way back down into their cabin.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on May 09, 2016, 06:41:57 PM
Hydra had grown worried.

He fell back asleep easily enough but it wasn't a worry until he woke up again and the place beside him was empty.

Had she left?

Why did that make his chest ache? She was supposed to be in the ocean, she was a Prettyfish.

He took the pillow she'd been sleeping on, cuddled it to his chest and closed his eyes. It'd been more than an hour, he knew that much and not a creak. Not a squeak of the door handle. Nothing.

Did she really need to spend that much time in the water? He supposed he'd never asked.

So Hydra stayed in the bed, breathing in her scent, feeling a little heartsick because maybe, just maybe, she'd realized her mistake and had finally taken herself back to the sea.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on May 09, 2016, 07:03:23 PM
Aura-lee slipped back into the cabin was quietly as she could. Her eyes easily adjusted to the dimness and she crept forward to the bed, climbing up and sliding in beside Hydra.

Only he seemed to have stolen her pillow. She huffed and gave him a playful glare, even though she assumed he was asleep. "Once a pirate, always a pirate," she muttered teasingly, dipping forward to kiss his forehead as she snuggled against him.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on June 10, 2016, 11:25:44 AM
Hydra grumbled, eyes closed.

Not pleased to find someone else in his bed. Then the scent of the ocean was on him and he breathed deep, curling his arms around the other body. "Why're you so cold?" He finally grumbled
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on June 10, 2016, 11:31:11 AM
The mermaid giggled and twisted to wrap her arms around his shoulders. "Didn't know you were awake," she murmured. She nuzzled her nose against his. "I was in the water, silly, of course I'm cold."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on June 18, 2016, 08:18:04 PM
Hydra wrinkled his nose, taking her head from his face and tucking her against his chest. "Too cold," He stated, sleepy, "Go to sleep, 'll warm you up, Pretty Fish." And without much time passing between his last words, there was a soft snore and she was tucked tightly against him.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on June 18, 2016, 08:24:21 PM
Aura-Lee giggled quietly again and allowed him to cuddle her against his body, eyes closing with a quiet, contented sigh.

She was asleep quickly, the vague, prickling unease she felt so constantly at being out of the water that she's almost begun to be used to it fading now that she'd gotten her tail, even if only for a short while.

And Hydra's warmth and solidity went a long way toward lulling and comforting her, making her feel safe and grounded in a situation where she otherwise might have long since panicked. For the first time in a while, she slept long and deep and completely dreamless.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on June 19, 2016, 01:29:21 PM
Hydra slept little, waking up every now and then to the still unfamiliar - but welcome - weight in his arms. Eventually going back to sleep was too much effort and he simply played with her long hair. Frowning slightly before he pressed a kiss to her forehead and rubbed her arms. The sounds of movement let him know that it was time to rise and he poked Aura-Lee in a few places to rouse her.

"Wake up, Pretty Fish. It's a new day and something else that should keep you perky for the morning." Hydra had never been good with motivational anything.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on June 19, 2016, 01:38:07 PM
"Mmmph."

Aura-lee shifted, twisting from one side to the other, and batted at the hand that poked her. "Stooooop," she protested with a small, sleepy chuckle. "That tickles."

Forcing her eyes open, she sat up with a yawn and blinked at Hydra, trying to get her mind to focus. "New day. Right." Another yawn. "Will you actually let me work today?" Her eyes flicked toward the dress he'd brought with rather plain distaste, but if it meant she wouldn't be stuck in the room she'd take it.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on June 26, 2016, 01:03:55 PM
Hydra's hands softened until he was simply holder her sides and he smiled at her briefly, tilting his head and pressing a kiss to the bridge of her nose. When she mentioned work he flicked his eyes to the dress as she did before he reached behind her and gathered her hair.

"We braid this, you put on that dress and then maybe they'll let you peel potatos or something."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on June 26, 2016, 01:13:06 PM
She leaned into his touch unconsciously with a soft, contented him. A quick nod and she twisted to put her back to him, chirping, "Alright," as she gathered her hair up and smoothed it back over her shoulders to be braided.

One hand reached back to touch his leg lightly as she did, enjoying the contact, however small it was.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on June 26, 2016, 01:21:26 PM
Hydra shifted to put her between her knees while he gathered her hair and took it away, braiding it into two braids to trail down her back. When he finished he moved his hands to her waist, one pair smoothing over her belly and the other ones moving to cup her breasts. He leaned forward so his chest was pressed to his back and his mouth was to her ear, "You've made me a glutton," He whispered huskily into her ear before he gave her boobs and squeeze and moved away, "And you need to put on the dress now."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on June 26, 2016, 01:28:13 PM
Aura-lee leaned back into him with a soft groan as his hands bean to wander, lashes fluttering against her cheeks.

She pouted when he moved away, getting to her feet reluctantly. "I'm okay with you being a glutton," she murmured, moving to wrap her arms around his waist and press against his back. "I don't wanna put the dress on."

She nuzzled against him, kissing between his shoulder blades. "Do we have to go work?"
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on June 26, 2016, 01:39:11 PM
Hydra let his eyes fall closed and he turned around, catching her cheek and giving her a kiss on the lips. "I'm starting to think you're more of a glutton than I am," He started to walk her back towards the bed, careful little steps.

"I don't know. Are you sick?" He teased, voice soft, "You seemed to be just fine last night, determined even." His lower set of hands rested on her waist, thumbs smoothing over her ribs, "But if you're not feeling well, we don't have to go report that we're willing and able until tomorrow." A smirk at her and he gave her an amused look.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on June 26, 2016, 01:44:43 PM
Aura-lee nodded quickly, reaching up to cup his face and pressing a series of quick pecks to his lips.

"I'm sick," she said quickly. "I'm very very sick. I'm not sure I'll make it..." Her arms wrapped lazily around his neck and she nuzzled her nose against his with a smile, eyes glinting.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on June 26, 2016, 01:50:12 PM
Hydra couldn't help the laugh.

Not quite believing the succubus his Pretty Fish had turned into - not that he minded. He walked her back to the bed until her knees hit it and he let her go to fall to it, while he kneeled at the edge, his hands smoothing over her thighs , moving to spread her legs for easier access. "What would cure you, Pretty Fish?" He purred, pressing a kiss to her knee.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on June 26, 2016, 01:52:44 PM
Aura-lee moaned softly, her head falling back and hips lifting slightly off the bed quite without her permission.

"You," she whispered. "Stars and seas, Hydra... I don't know what you did to me, but I'm addicted to you," she purred, one hand reaching down to twine her fingers through his multitude of braids.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on June 26, 2016, 01:57:32 PM
Hydra nuzzled at her knee and grinned.

"Nothing no other man can do to you," He smoothed his hands over her body, one set running over her breasts before grasping her thighs and the other moving to her core. Which was quickly followed by his mouth, kissing down her thigh before he pressed his tongue and fingers to her.

He moaned against her, pressing his tongue to her clit in fevered strokes. There was little build up besides simple wanting and he worked her quickly before he pulled away, working his fingers inside her before replacing his hands with his mouth. "Sing for me," He purred against her core before returning to work - though he'd hoped she wouldn't do that in a literal sense - though he'd be impressed if she could carry a tune in this state.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on June 26, 2016, 02:05:15 PM
"A-ah...oohhh, Hydra..." She whimpered and wriggled underneath his attentions, back arching and hips bucking gently against him. Her hand tightened in his hair and she gasped a few panting breaths.

"S-sing?" Her brow furrowed in confusion, taking him literally. "I don't think- ah- ahhh!"

Her moans took on a musical lilt that was only partially intentional and she gripped his shoulders tightly, curling up off the bed slightly as she gasped. Whimpers and mewls that were half a wordless song flowed out of her and she clenched her eyes shut, shivering lightly.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on June 26, 2016, 02:13:26 PM
Hydra grinned against her before pulling away and licking his lips, cheek resting against her thigh. His hands moved up to drift along her belly and he crawled up and over her, tucking his face into her neck. "Pretty Fish," He breathed against her, no doubt poking her in the belly with his manhood. He curled them over onto their sides and he nuzzled against her chin, "Tell me more about Sirens," he breathed, "What do you do with the men once you're enchanted them?"

Because the idea of leaving her was awful and Hydra couldn't bear the idea. It was a strange concept. How would they live together after this?
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on June 26, 2016, 04:17:54 PM
"Mmm..." She shuddered underneath him, pouting a bit when he drew away from her heat but loving the feel of his body over hers, and how she could actually feel the way he wanted her. She tilted her head to kiss his temple as he nuzzled into her.

"Sirens?" Her hands smoothed up and down his back in lazy strokes. "When they find someone they want to keep... They kiss them." She did so, letting the touch linger, and breathed against his lips, "so we can take them with us into the sea. And they keep them close, always. And when they want, they go up on shore and they mate..."

Her hand slipped around to wrap around his length. "We- we mate for life, see? So if a siren finds someone she wants-" a small shrug. "She keeps him."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on June 26, 2016, 04:33:23 PM
"I was on board until you touched me dick and then I forget everything but you hot little hand," He confessed in a husky whisper, eyes falling closed. He moved his hand down to hers and moved it along his length, guiding it before he pulled her hand away and smoothed his own over her belly before tucking it between her legs, fingers playing with her while he watched her.

"You're sick, my pretty fish," He whispered against her lips, "Surely you're the one that deserves all efforts to feel better," And he pushed his fingers into her, his thumb rolling over her clit in an effort to get her to make noise. It was a fun thing to do, he decided, and while it aroused him greatly, watching her unravel  in his arms felt like he could burst without touching him. "We're going to spend all day in bed and I'm going to keep you wet the whole time." He declared.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on June 26, 2016, 04:39:35 PM
Aura-lee smirked up at him, stroking her fingers lazily along his shaft before his fingers found her core and she gasped, going still.

"Sick," she whispered, back arching slightly as her lips parted and her eyes closed. "Keep- keep doing that... Oh, Hydra please don't stop..."

A small mewl bubbled out of her and she bucked her hips slightly, hands clutching at his shoulders. "Mm...promise? All day?" she breathed, looking at him hazily through heat-fogged eyes.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on June 26, 2016, 04:43:45 PM
Hydra gave a devilish grin.

And he pulled his hand away and rested it on her tummy before he manhandled her so his chest was to her back and tucked up against him. "All day," he purred, running his hands over her thighs and again dipping one between her legs. Though he didnt do much besides hold her, fingers moving rarely.

"Did you know you wanted to keep me before you kissed me?" He asked, refering to when he'd taken to drowning himself aftr jumping off the boat.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on June 26, 2016, 04:49:45 PM
Another quiet whimper and she arched into him, reaching one hand back to bury her fingers in his hair. Delicious shivers ran up and down her spine as his fingers moved and she gave soft groans of protests in the long gaps in between.

"I didn't think I did," she whispered, eyes half closed. "Not until I thought I was going to lose you- and it hurt." She twisted her head to kiss his neck. "I think... I realized I didn't just want to keep you alive. I- I wanted you to stay with me."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on June 26, 2016, 04:58:14 PM
Hydra chuckled and stopped moving his fingers completely against her, simply pressed there. "And here I am," he purred into her neck, "have i been claimed by you?" He rolled his hips against her bottom, letting on how much touching her was affecting him. "Are we going to be having little mer-babies now?"
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on June 26, 2016, 04:59:55 PM
Aura-lee's breath hitched in her throat and she pressed her hips back into his encouragingly, rocking gently in an attempt to get the friction her body craved.

The word "mer-babies" made her pause. The sword...her deal...

"Do you want to?" she whispered, almost completely inaudible.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on June 26, 2016, 05:05:13 PM
It was a sadistic pleasure he got from driving her ever so crazy and he lifted her leg, guiding his cock into her heat ever so slowly. Then he held her hips and thrust himself in violent, a loud slap of skin from the entrace. Hydra paused, leaning forward to nibble on her ear - though he didnt move.

"Im not exactly Human, Pretty Fish, but if my seed takes," he smoothed his hand over her belly, a dark purr into her ear, "i think id enjoy seeing you full of my child."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on June 26, 2016, 05:09:59 PM
"Ah- Hydra!" Her hand fisted in the sheets and she wailed quietly, bucking back against him desperately as he slid home.

A whole new shiver rocked through her body as she felt his breath on her ear, his hand on her belly, and she laced her fingers through his. "Me- me too," she gasped, relieved to say it aloud. "I want that..."

She swallowed thickly and reached her other hand down to stroke him where they were connected, moaning quietly as her fingers rubbed lightly over her clit in the process.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on June 26, 2016, 05:18:42 PM
A smirk and he nuzzled at the back of her neck. "Even if it has four arms?" His voice was soft and he caught her other hand, curling his fingers through hers. Though his other hands brushed along her skin, one hand holding her breast and the other gently rolling over her clit.

"Pretty-Fish, I'm sorry, are you getting frustrsted?" He teased, grinning widely.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on June 26, 2016, 05:21:50 PM
"Even- even if it has eight arms and two tails," she panted, then groaned as he teased her, wriggling desperately against his touch.

"Ye-eh-esss." It was half moaned and half wailed, breath hitching in her throat as she rocked her hips against his rather demandingly. "Hydra, please," she whined. "I need you, please..."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on June 26, 2016, 05:27:03 PM
"I don't want you to birth a monster," He stated, a thread of faux panic in his voice and he started to pull away from her, enjoying just how... Intent she was on gaining her pleasures. "Maybe it's best if we don't do this then," He whispered, moving his hand away from her womanhood and extracting himself from her to roll over onto his back - of course he was still hard, still wet from her juices.

"Good thing we can prevent eight armed, two tailed babies," He smiled a devilish smile, "Right Aura-Lee?"
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on June 26, 2016, 05:31:40 PM
Aura-lee actually gave a quiet sob when he pulled away, twisting to glare at him balefully. "That's mean," she whined, shoving his shoulder.

Then a playful little glint came into her eyes and in one quick motion she swung up to straddle him, hands braced against his chest as she rocked her hips down to rub against his length.

"M-maybe I'll just take what I what," she half-growled, trying to be fierce but not quite managing it.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on June 26, 2016, 05:36:24 PM
Hydra grinned when she called him mean and he almost puffed out his chest in pleasure.

It felt nice to still be mean. Sure he was also sort of punishing himself but it was fun for the reactions. Like a kitten going angry when you took away a toy. Except this little siren's toy was his bone. Hydra smirked at his little mental metaphor and he looked at her for a moment when she ground herself against him. Quickly enough though, he flopped onto his side and rose up on his knees above her.

"Nuh-uh. You're sick," Then he paused, "Get on your belly, PrettyFish, then I'll give you what you want." And he nipped at her ear again.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on June 26, 2016, 05:40:07 PM
She wasn't about to argue, not if he'd give her what her body was aching for. She nodded and wriggled around onto her belly, cocking her rear into the air to rub back against him. "Do- do that again?" she asked quietly. "My ear...feels good when you do that."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on June 26, 2016, 05:44:45 PM
Hydra chuckled.

"Do you have no shame?" He breathed into her ear before he drove into her in one fell swoop, then he chuckled, rolling his hips against her backside, "It's refreshing, so innocent with your needs." He nipped her ear and nuzzled into it, "Now, let's see about getting you so tired you pass out, hmm?" And he lifted himself up slightly, held her hips steady and began to thrust into her.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on June 26, 2016, 05:50:15 PM
Confused as to why she should be ashamed of something that brought them both pleasure, Aura-lee opened her mouth to ask, "Why-" but her voice cut off into a sharp moan as he thrust into her. A shiver ran through her whole body as he nipped her ear and she groaned delightedly.

"Yes," she hissed, bucking back against him wantonly. "More, Hydra, more. Please."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on June 26, 2016, 06:04:43 PM
"More?" He panted into her ear, "So greedy," but he gave her more. His hips rocked into hers so hard the blankets were bunching and his thighs made noise when they connected with her ass. Though, it was a slower pace, he'd draw out until he almost left her and then back all the way in. Eventually though, he got onto his knees, propped her backside up and picked up the pace. It wasn't a teasing game anymore, he wanted to make her wail. His hand moved under her to finger at her clit while he thrust into her and his voice was grunts and growls. "Pretty-Fish," He moaned, "You drive me wild." And he worked her harder, probably hard enough to bruise but either of them probably wouldn't notice until the passion died down.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on June 26, 2016, 06:11:04 PM
Wail she did, pressing back into him as much as she could with every thrust, clawing at the blankets with soft whimpers and moans as he withdrew that turned into gasps and cries when he thrust back in.

"Hydra," she gasped, panting desperately. Over and over he knocked his name from her lips, her voice rising steadily quite without her noticing until she was practically screaming. "Hydra, Hydra!" If bruises were forming she couldn't have cared less.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on June 27, 2016, 07:34:32 AM
Hydra reveled in her cries, holding her hips while he thrust into his pretty fish. Sweat beaded on his chest and forehead and he gave her the last few enthusiastic thrusts before he burst inside her.

Almost in time for the door to swing open to a large angry crew member who burst into the room and slammed his fist into Hydra's jaw.

"C'mon miss," the crew man looked wearily at Hydra - who was stilk balls deep in Aura-Lee and extremely confusd, "I heard ya screamin', i wont let him hurt you no more."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on June 27, 2016, 07:40:41 AM
Another wordless cry burst from her as she reached her peak and Aura-lee sort of collapsed to the bed, gasping.

Then there was a stranger in the room, he hit Hydra, he was talking to her- what?

"H-hurt me?" She twisted to look at him and pressed further back into Hydra's chest, reaching back to grab at one of his hands and pull his arm around her to have that comforting embrace.

She looked back to the crewman, eyes wide. "I don't want to g-go," she whispered. Her upper body twisted to press her face into Hydra's neck. "Don't let him take me, Hydra."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on June 27, 2016, 06:00:03 PM
The crewman looked confused.

"But I heard'ja screamin'," He stammered before he saw. Then he blushed, muttered a quick apology and left the room. Hydra gave a rumbling chuckle behind Aura-Lee, who was curled up safe in his arms, even using his hands to cover her bits from prying eyes.

"He thought I was hurting you because you were screaming," He grinned at her, tilting back to look at her, "Maybe we should gag you next time."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on June 27, 2016, 06:08:14 PM
"Oh." Her eyes widened. "Oh." Blushing, Aura-lee ducked her head against his chest in embarrassment, even though the man had already left. "S-sorry, I'll be quieter," she murmured.

She really tried to ignore the way she could still feel Hydra all over her, but she was failing rather spectacularly. She wriggled slightly and pressed a little closer, biting her lip as she refrained from bucking her hips against his.

"You don't make noise," she noted with a small pout, looking balefully up at Hydra's face. "How do you do that?"
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on June 27, 2016, 06:17:57 PM
Hydra smirked at her, moving his hands against her everything simply because he could and he enjoyed making Aura-Lee squirm on him. Still deep within her he gave his own hips a little but, sitting back with his knees up, cradling her against his chest, moving her legs to be outside of his.

"I have much more practice than you, PrettyFish," He nibbled her ear, "Gotta be quiet when you're doing this in the same room as someone else, hmm? It'd be rude to wake them up." He smoothed his hands from her breasts to her inner things, rubbing her gently. "Mostly though, I just keep my mouth shut."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on June 27, 2016, 06:24:14 PM
Aura-lee's head fell back as his hands moved over her and she drew in a shaky breath. She moved one hand to cover her mouth in an attempt to muffle the sounds she could already feel bubbling up in her throat again.

She shivered against him, her other hand going to cover his, encouraging his attentions, but her eyes flicked over his face with concern. "He hit you," she murmured, moving her hand from her mouth to touch his jaw lightly.

A frown wrinkled her brow and a strange feeling rose up in her chest. Anger? No- it was there, but there was also...protectiveness? She leaned forward and licked his skin where she knew it would bruise, hoping it would dull any soreness or pain.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on June 27, 2016, 06:40:15 PM
Hydra sighed softly, eyes closing before he nuzzled against Aura-Lee's head, smoothing his hands over her flesh before he smiled. "Yeah, and I'd do that to anyone making a girl scream. It's..." He tried to smile, "I can see why he'd have that reaction, PrettyFish." He licked his lips before capturing her mouth in a kiss, moving his hands back between her legs, "You don't exactly look like the type to want me as a lover."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on June 27, 2016, 06:45:29 PM
She pouted at him again, returning his kisses almost distractedly. "Well, why not?" She nuzzled into his neck with a soft sigh of pleasure as his hands moved to her heat again. "You're good at it. And you're kind to me, and you protect me, and-"

I love you. She swallowed the words, remembering how he'd reacted to them the last time.

Aura-lee shook her head and kissed his collar, then nipped lightly as he hips rocked gently forward against his hand. "I do want you," she muttered, wrapping her arms around his neck tightly. "I want you right now."
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Post by: Draconian on June 27, 2016, 06:56:51 PM
Hydra barked a laugh.

"Good at it," He repeated, grinning his fanged tooth grin, "You have nothing to compare me to," He whispered, fingers working at her now. He'd been inside her the whole while, hard as stone, he could practically feel his pulse in his shaft. Hydra licked his lips and worked his hand faster, smirking at her, looking determined and intent. Staring at her face while he worked at her, hands squeezing at her flesh, " I'll always protect you. From anything. Everything." He growled into her ear and brought his hand up to her mouth, "Should I muffle you?" He teased.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on June 27, 2016, 07:03:57 PM
Aura-lee gasped as his fingers worked her, suddenly much more aware of his touch. She could have sworn she felt him throbbing inside her as her desire steadily ramped up to the level she'd reached before they'd been interrupted.

"Hydra..." she breathed against his palm, her hands moving to grip his upper pair of forearms. She whimpered and bucked against him. "Mm...I can't- can't help it," she panted as her eyes met his, starting to moan and whine against his hand quite unconsciously.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on June 27, 2016, 07:31:31 PM
Hydra worked her good and hard, hand covering her mouth (but gently) and he made good on his promise of keeping it up nearly all day. Pun intended. It wasn't until dark that he finally curled up behind her, hands resting on her body, sleepy. Wrung out. "I think my dick is gonna fall off," He mused into her ear, smirking, "You're an insatiable creature, you know that?" He smoothed his hand over his belly, smirking, "And, with the amount of times we did it, we'll probably know for sure if we're going to have strange four armed babies."

Another smirk and he frowned, "You do know how making babies works, right?"
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on June 27, 2016, 07:37:41 PM
Aura-lee let out a long, contented sigh as she curled up into the curve of his body and tucked her head into his shoulder. She giggled and looked up at him with a mock glare.

"I know," she murmured. "I mean, I know now. I knew it was about mating, but no one ever really...explained it." She flushed a bit and ducked her eyes.

Snuggling a little further under the covers and into his warmth, she closed her eyes and pressed a light kiss to the center of his chest. "So...you really don't mind? If we...made a baby?"
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on June 27, 2016, 07:52:24 PM
Hydra chuckled, "Well, I haven't exactly been trying to prevent it." He shrugged, mostly he was sure they couldn't. He was so strange. Everything about him was... Odd. Still, Aura-Lee seemed to like the idea so.. Why not let her think that he could do that with her?

Hydra smoothed his hands through her hair and pressed a kiss to the top of her head before he mused, "How do you think babies ... Get here?" He inquired, smirking down at her.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on June 27, 2016, 07:56:57 PM
She blinked. "Um..."

She hadn't actually given that part much thought. She glanced down at her belly and smoothed her hands over the skin, poking and frowning a bit.

"Well... They're here, right? So, they have to come out..."

Her eyes suddenly widened and she bolted up. "Stars and seas!" Chest rising and falling rapidly, she gave him a rather panicked look. "That- they- stars above how does that even work!?"
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on June 27, 2016, 08:00:15 PM
Hydra really shouldn't be laughing.

But he did.

He threw back his head and laughed, grinning widely at her and her panicked look. He tried to smother it but it came out as helpless giggles and he just shook his head, moving his hands over hers and urged her back down to cuddle.

"Well," He started, "Your lady bits down there apparently can be quite stretchy," He nodded, because other than that, he knew nothing about it, "Because it comes out a full sized living baby the same hole I put the baby batter in."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on June 27, 2016, 08:04:35 PM
Aura-lee paled even as she allowed him to pull her down against his chest. "A full sized...?"

Oh dear. She really had not thought this through.

"Doesn't that hurt?" She shuddered, remembering that first time on that little spit of sand, the stretching-burning pain as he entered her. Wouldn't having a baby be a hundred times worse?

With a small whimper she burrowed into his chest as though trying to hide from reality. Whatever Hydra thought, she had no doubt she was pregnant by now, thanks to Sol. "Stars and seas I just hope it's quick," she muttered.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on June 27, 2016, 08:08:12 PM
Hydra gave her a nod.

"Sure. I'm sure it could be fast." He lied, not wanting to make her too panicked. Which would be difficult. It's not like he could get her with child anyway, given their differences. Or at least he was sure. "Just... Sploot! It's out."Another lie and he pat her head.

"Why aren't you sleepy. Please tell me you're sleepy and you don't want more," He teased, smoothing his hands down her back.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on June 27, 2016, 08:12:28 PM
She huffed at him. "Well, I was, then you got me all worried," she grumbled, though his assurances certainly helped to calm her down a bit. With a soft exhale she closed her eyes and snuggled closer against him.

"You did it," she murmured teasingly, brushing her nose against his chest. "You helped me get better all day." They really should be getting some sleep though, she supposed.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on June 27, 2016, 08:34:34 PM
Hydra chuckled and snuggled in, holding his Pretty Fish close before he fell asleep quite content and a little wrung out from the days activities.

The following days, Hydra slowly got into a routine. It was good to be back on a ship again, worked himself to the bone - not literally - and after their day long romp together, Hydra was too tired to do much else besides snuggle in and sleep. Aura-Lee had been permitted to work in what kitchen there was - simply because it was the safest place and far fewer people.  Though, Hydra was unsure if she went or not, simply because he was gone before she woke and back after her.

It was a week or so later, far out to see - almost to their destination - that Hydra returned to the little cabin, hand wrapped up haphazardly. The blood soaking the bandage. Trembling slightly, cradling his hand to his chest, he closed the door and pressed his heated sweaty face to it, eyes closed. He hadn't looked around the room, so he wasn't sure if Aura-Lee was here or not, but he took a breath and heaved it out, eyes still closed while he tried to catch his breath and will the pain to go away.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on June 27, 2016, 08:42:16 PM
Aura-lee found that, when she wasn't confined to a single room and resigned to a fate of slavery, she actually began to enjoy life on a ship. If she had to be out of the water, it was the best possible compromise- she got plenty of sea air, and the rocking of the deck beneath her feet was always vaguely comforting.

And of course she had easy access to get her tail whenever she needed it.

Working in the kitchen wasn't ideal, because she couldn't actually see the sky or water, but she understood why it was probably the best place for her. Maybe when she grew more comfortable, she could argue for a job on deck.

Perhaps because she was the only women on board, the crew and captain seemed to be less strict about how much work she did in a day. Having more particular idea of what was appropriate, she usually varied the hours she worked, breezing in and out of the kitchen when she got bored, mostly wandering around by the deck rail, looking out to sea whenever she got the chance.

So when Hydra returned to their room she'd already been there for an hour or so, working to clean the only clothes she had so she might be "acceptable" to wander about on deck. She glanced up and murmured an absent, "Hello," when he came in.

Then the scent of blood hit her and she stiffened. "Hydra?" She was on her feet and across the room in a heartbeat, reaching for him. "What happened? Let me see. Who hurt you?" A soft growl entered her voice and her eyes were snapping angrily.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on June 27, 2016, 08:46:20 PM
He jerked at her voice.

"What?" He held his hand out, wincing, "Some rope." He answered truthfully, "As amazingly strong as I am, rope burn is still a bitch." He held his hand out to her, "they let me have the rest of the day off," He replied, looking around the room, not really sure what to do with himself.

Usually, if they had time together, they were making love.

He blinked at Aura-Lee for a moment and used his good hand to stroke her cheek, smiling at her, "You looked like you were about to pluck out some eyeballs," He leaned in and kissed her forehead, "It was rope. Nasty rope. God good hunk of palm-flesh offa me. Probably make some four-armed rope babies with it."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on June 27, 2016, 08:51:02 PM
"Oh." She huffed out a breath and felt herself relax somewhat, smiling when he kissed her forehead and tilting her head back to flick her eyes over his face. "Good."

Blushing, she added hurriedly, "I mean, not good that you're hurt. Good someone didn't hurt you." Her frown was back and she grumbled, "I would've plucked eyeballs. And a few other things..."

A quick shake of her head and she took his hand delicately between her own so she could get a better look at it. "C'mere," she murmured, urging him toward the bed and tugging gently at the bandaging. "Let me help."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on June 29, 2016, 07:28:19 PM
Hydra winced, holding out his hand, helping to remove the bandages. The wound was meaty. Flesh was ripped on his palm and he watched Aura-lee curiously, tilting his head. He smirked at her and eyed her for a moment.

"I love you," the words were out of his mouth before he realized, "i dont know if its your fish-magic or what but... i cant imagine life without you."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on June 29, 2016, 07:38:35 PM
The siren hissed a soft breath when she saw the extent of the damage and dipped her head to lick at the wound.

Her tongue was halfway through a stroke across his palm when he spoke and her eyes widened. Slowly, she raised her head and stared at him, speechless.

Finally, she managed to squeak out, "You- you do?" Her voice was tiny, breathy, and almost painfully hopeful. Had he really just said that?
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on June 29, 2016, 08:05:18 PM
"Uh... yes. Apparently." He smiled at her and looked down at her, tilting his head and chuckling, "i didnt mean to say that."  He blushed then, tilting his head to the side, " but... yes." He wiggled his hand at her, before tilting her chin up with one of his good ones and pressing a gentle kiss to her lips.

"Uh... hi?"
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on June 30, 2016, 04:00:49 AM
Aura-lee closed her eyes, kissing him back softly. Then, all at once, she made a happy little squeaking noise and threw her arms around him, practically tackling him onto the bed as her kisses turned quick and fierce.

Laughing, she broke away to look down at him, smile so big it almost hurt. "Hi," she giggled, stroking her fingers over his cheek.

Another kiss. "I love you too."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on July 02, 2016, 08:13:59 AM
Hydra landed back on the bed with a grunt, hands going to Aura-Lees hips to hold her on his lap. He smiled when she returned the phrase but he smoothed his hands over her thighs - careful of his wounded one - and gave her sides a gentle pinch. "If you sit on me.like this much longer we'll have a situation to deal with," he teased her before pulling her down for a kiss.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on July 02, 2016, 08:25:24 AM
She chuckled softly and kissed him back, moving he hands up to cup his face. "You're insatiable," she informed him with a small smile, nuzzling her nose to his.

Then she rolled to the side to tuck herself into the curve of his body and took his injured hand with a frown. "I don't want you to hurt yourself. Probably better if you take it easy."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on July 03, 2016, 10:11:01 AM
Hydra scoffed, "Pfft, it's contagious," He claimed, smiling at her and letting her move to his side. He let her examine his hand and he watched her curiously, tilting his head and blinking at her for a moment, "You know I have three other hands, right?"
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on July 03, 2016, 10:27:34 AM
"Well, yes." She narrowed her eyes at him and stretched up to kiss his cheek. "But you tend to get...eager. Might not realize what you're doing until after you hurt yourself." Aura-lee tilted her head to kiss his lips gently, then settled back against his side and tucked her head into his shoulder.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on July 03, 2016, 10:30:14 AM
Hydra chuckled, curling his arm around her and resting it on her side. "Fine, fine," He smirked at her, "Not in the mood for once, eh?" He ruffled his hand through her hair, his injured one resting on his chest, it stung and throbbed with his heartbeat and he grinned. "You feeling okay?" He asked gently, looking at her at least a little concerned.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on July 03, 2016, 10:32:44 AM
"What?" Aura-lee arched an eyebrow at him and smirked. "Just because I'm not jumping at the idea of sex-" she'd learned his word for what she called mating- "something has to be wrong with me?"

He eyes glinted teasingly and she pushed herself up to hover over him, dipping to kiss his cheek again. "Someone's awfully sure of himself," she chuckled.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on July 03, 2016, 10:41:11 AM
Hydra barked out a laugh, "Well, yes." He replied honestly, pinching her cheek, "You're usually raring to go," He smirked at her before he covered her belly with his hand, "I thought maybe you weren't feeling up to it because of reasons." Not that he knew how pregnancy worked outside of the shitty romance novels in the room they kept their to-be slaves in.

Mostly they threw up once and just magically knew they were pregnant.

Hydra leaned back to look at her, "Been sick lately? Are we gonna have six legged monsters in a few months?"
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on July 03, 2016, 10:44:47 AM
"Sick?" Aura-lee smoothed her hands over her belly, glancing down. A very small smile twitched at her lips and she looked up at him. "No. Not yet. But I think monster babies are coming."

Well. She knew.

She shook her head and laughed quietly. "We- merfolk- usually can tell pretty early in. I could visit that Doctor man if you want? He's probably know, right?"
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on July 03, 2016, 10:53:13 AM
Hydra just stared at her before going a little pale, or as pale as a green man could go.

He'd been teasing.

Instantly he sat up and just stared, "Wait. You think monster babies are coming?" He paused, "Babies? That's plural. I'm not educated man but I know what a plural is."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on July 03, 2016, 10:58:51 AM
Aura-lee blinked, confused by his reaction. "Well- babies? I don't know, really." It wouldn't be all that uncommon, multiple births were not rare among her kind, but of course she couldn't know so early on. "But...one baby, at least. Yes."

She sort of shrank back, curling in on herself, eyes very round. "You, um...you said you wouldn't mind," she whispered, suddenly a little terrified he'd pull away from her.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on July 03, 2016, 11:05:00 AM
Hydra pressed his injured hand to his chest, hissed glared at it like it had assaulted him and then pressed his good hand to his chest. His breathing picked up and he took a deep breath before blowing it out slowly. He stared at her stomach. Was the room shrinking?

"W-- W.. Aura-Lee," the words were hard to get out because his mouth was so dry, "I.. That was sexy talk. We... I'm..." He got off the bed to sink to the floor on his knees, staring at the wall ahead. Hundreds of images flashed in front of his eyes and he blinked rapidly. A tiny little them.

Deep breaths.

Not enough breaths. Everything was spinning, the room was too small and there wasn't enough air in it.

Hydra's body went slack and he fainted, sprawled out on the floor.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on July 03, 2016, 11:09:53 AM
"Hydra?" He didn't seem quite right. Panicking a little herself now, Aura-lee leaned toward him and reached for his shoulder. "Hydra..."

Then he was on the floor- no, he'd fainted. "Hydra!" She slid to the ground to kneel beside him, shaking his shoulder gently, turning his head to look at his face.

Panicking in earnest now, she jumped to her feet as ran to the door of their cabin, banging and calling, "Help, we need the doctor!" Then she was back at his side, pulling his head into her lap and trying to control her own breathing as she held him, trying to wake him as gently as she could.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on July 03, 2016, 08:58:38 PM
The doctor was quick to arrive. Carrying a little bag and burst into the room, eyeing Aura-Lee for a moment before he looked down at Hydra.

"He fainted from the hand wound?" The doctor questioned before Hydra's eyes snapped open and he sat up quickly, "What?" He looked at the doctor, frowning before he looked around again.

Right. Panic attack.

"You fainted, Sailor," He said, smirking, looking at the hand wound.

Hydra blinked for a moment, "Aura-lee thinks she's pregnant," he huffed out, looking at her for a moment before looking at her mid drift. He couldn't be a dad. He wasn't dad material. He wasn't even human.

"Ah," The doctor said simply, "I'm not a lady-doctor. If you're here still by the time the baby comes I can probably... Help but..." He shrugged, "Probably best to get onto land and see a specialist," He nodded again, looking uncomfortable. "Good to see you up." And the doctor took his leave closing the door gently behind him.

Hydra blinked at the floor, pressing a hand to his chest before he looked to Aura-Lee, pushed her to the floor and pressed his head to her belly. Maybe he could hear them or something, "How do you know?" His voice vibrated against her skin and he just stared at the wall across from him.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on July 04, 2016, 06:51:24 AM
The siren breathed a sharp sigh of relief when Hydra opened his eyes, shoulders slumping as she leaned back against the bed. She gave the doctor a small nod when he offered help and murmured, "It's...still early. But thank you."

A small squeak escaped her when Hydra suddenly had his head pressed to her tummy and she found herself smiling down at him faintly.

"I just...know," she murmured, stroking a hand over his hair. She couldn't tell him about Sol. The very idea sent a shiver down her spine at the memory of the mage's warning. "Maybe it's a merfolk thing?" she offered lamely. "But it's- it's only been a little over a week. It'll be six moons or so before the baby comes."

That was reassuring to her- she didn't realize a mermaid's pregnancy was quicker than a human woman's.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on July 10, 2016, 06:00:27 PM
Six moons?

Hydra looked up at her before pressing a kiss to her tummy after a moment. He looked at her, nuzzling against the flesh for a moment before he took a deep breath. "Thats really soon," he breathed out looking down at her.

Hydra sat up, gathering Aura-Lee to him and staring ahead at nothing, "arent you worried? Didnt i explain how babies were born?" He paused, "is this what you want?"
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on July 10, 2016, 06:08:08 PM
She snuggled into his chest and let her head rest on his shoulder. "Yes," she murmured. "Yes, it is. I want you. I want everything about you. If that means babies..."

She shrugged. "I want that too." A small smile spread across her lips. "I know. I remember how it works. But I don't care. It's your baby. It'll be worth it."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on July 10, 2016, 06:14:34 PM
Hydra went pale, looking at her. His heart skipped a beat and he closed his eyes for a moment. Then her words hit him and he chuckled, "just mine? Not yours too?" He rubbed her tummy after a moment and move to stand up, lifting Aura-Lee in his arms before he went to the bed, laying with her before curling up behind her. 

His injured hand resting on the bed in front of them. "Why are you so excited about this?"
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on July 10, 2016, 06:20:12 PM
"Well, mine too. Of course." She chuckled a bit and cuddled into him as he settles them on the bed. Then her expression fell and she sort of huddled in on herself, biting her lip.

"You're not," Aura-Lee murmured. "Excited." A long exhale. "I know it's scary. And I am scared. But I'm happy too."

She gulped, then twisted to face him. "You- is this too much? Do you not...love me anymore?"
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on July 14, 2016, 04:13:02 PM
"What are we going to do?" He breathed eyes closed, hands roaming over her flesh, one protectively curved over her tummy. "I dont know anything about babies except for the theory of putting them in ladies."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on July 14, 2016, 04:47:13 PM
Her eyes flicked down to his hand on her belly and she covered it with her own gently. "It's okay." Her voice was just a whisper, but she sounded more sure of herself than she ever had before- it even surprised her a bit.

"It's gonna be okay. I know you can do this." She twisted to kiss him softly. "We're...gonna help each other out." A small smile tugged at her lips. "Besides, how can something as tiny as a baby be all that scary, really?"
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on July 15, 2016, 06:02:49 AM
Hydra barked a laugh.

"How scary?" He gave her belly a gentle caress, "very. All the scary. A little tiny thing. Depending on you. Im not dependable, PrettyFish. I mean, to get your rocks off sure but... any other way? Hell no."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on July 15, 2016, 06:15:41 AM
[All the scary xD]


Aura-lee leaned in to kiss him, one hand twining her fingers through his hair gently. "I know," she murmured. "I know. But... It'll be a tiny us."

She was quiet a moment, then added almost petulantly, "And I think you're very dependable. All you've done since we've met is save me and protect me, take care of me." She frowned, "Actually, I'm sort of useless in comparison."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on July 16, 2016, 10:07:42 AM
A tiny them.

Hydra nuzzled into AuraLees hair, breath slow, hand making circles on her belly. "Well, youre either naked or have no legs," he teased, "cant really so much in either of those states."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on July 16, 2016, 10:11:57 AM
She mock scowled at him and elbowed his side lightly. "Not my fault," she grumbled, twisting to press her nose into his collar.

Her eyes flicked down to the circles he was drawing in her abdomen and she offered a cautious smile. "So...you'll stay then? This didn't...scare you off?"

Wouldn't that be an ironic backfiring.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on July 16, 2016, 08:04:34 PM
His hands smoothed down her hair, then let them rest on the curve of her butt because - why not. "Im trapped on a boat, so yoi have plenty more time to scare me off," he gave her bottom a squeeze and snuggled her closer.

"I'm sorry this is happening to you, Love. You deserve so much better than a pirate who kidnapped you."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on July 16, 2016, 08:10:20 PM
Aura-lee frowned at him slightly. "I'm not sorry," she said firmly. "I mean...alright, I wish we could have met differently, but I'm not sorry I met you. I- I love you Hydra. This is better than spending the rest of my life hiding away from the world. So much better."

She wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him, her fingers playing with the hair at the nape of his neck.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on July 19, 2016, 11:59:35 AM
Hydra pet down her hair and sighed nuzzling against her. "You could have done so much better, Pretty Fishy like you." A sigh and he closed his eyes, "sleep Pretty Fish," he breathed.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on July 19, 2016, 12:02:31 PM
"I think you're wrong," she murmured, pressing her nose into his collar. "I think I couldn't have done better than you."

She didn't say anything else though, closing her eyes with a small sigh and quickly beginning to drop off to sleep.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on July 24, 2016, 10:14:30 AM
Hydra stayed awake a while, hand drifting up and down her back.

Curious.

Afraid.

No doubt his pulse picked up a few times in his moments of panic. A dad. Father? Did he know his? Should this one know theirs? Hydra took a deep breath and closed his eyes, frowning. It was too late now.

he was on a boat. If he wanted to run away he couldn't.

Not that he wanted to.

Right?

"Aura-Lee?" He whispered, voice heavy, heart pounding. His hand smoothed through her hair and he cuddled her closer, not about to push his questions if she was deeply asleep.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on July 24, 2016, 10:47:26 AM
"Mm?" The siren was more dozing than sleeping. She'd been having strange dreams lately, and deep sleep wasn't quite the comfort it once had been.

She blinked her eyes open and sleepily tried to focus on Hydra's face. "What's wrong? Is it morning already?"
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on July 24, 2016, 10:55:55 AM
"I can't do this," He whispered, taking a little breath, his hands never not stroking her hair. "I don't know how to give a shit," He shook his head, closing his eyes and his whole body going droopy. "You should find a really nice guy. One who knows how to do all this stuff you need. Like... Dad stuff. I didn't even have a dad." He frowned, "Did you?"
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on July 24, 2016, 11:02:00 AM
Oh.

Oh no.

Aura-lee swallowed thickly and tried to focused passed the suddenly tight feeling in her chest. "I did," she murmured. "I do. But, Hydra..."

She trailed off with a frown and tried to hide her face from him as she felt tears coming on. Great, that was all she needed. "I don't know how to do this either," she murmured thickly. "But- but don't you think we'll figure it out?"
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on July 24, 2016, 12:38:13 PM
Hydra sighed, tucking his chin on top of her head and holding her close. His hands moved from her hair to her waist and he pulled her closer, rolling over so she was seated on him. He looked at her, hands resting on her back. "Yeah... right... I..." he frowned and pulled her lips to meet his, "I'm sorry. I dont mean to scare you. All this stuff is really new to me." He smoothed a hand between them, over her belly, "probably new to you too."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on July 24, 2016, 01:04:11 PM
"It's okay." She smiled against his lips and nuzzled her nose to his. "It's okay, Hydra. I'm nervous too."

She was rapidly approaching terrified the more she thought about it, if she was being honest.

"I just...I figure we can be nervous together, right?" Her hand moved to cover his on her tummy and she laced her fingers through his with another kiss. "I love you."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on September 05, 2016, 11:06:55 PM
Hydra simply nodded.

The words, The three little words were on the tip of his tongue but every time he tried to force them out, his mouth went dry and they were like glue. His tongue refused to move and his lips wouldn't open. The words weren't untrue, were they? All of this was too fast. He was no good for the beautiful creature before him. He was no good to be the father of any... Of any children.

He was supposed to die alone and at sea.

Maybe from some sword fight or a resulting infection.

Hydra went quiet and he closed his eyes smoothing his hands away from her tummy to rest at her hips, thumbs making idle circles while he thought, steadied his breathing.

Would it be cruel for him to try to find someone better for her?

"Do you mate for life?" He questioned softly, cracking an eye open to look up at her, one pair of hands drifting over her silky thighs and the others firmly planted at her hips.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on September 05, 2016, 11:45:11 PM
"Mhm." Aura-lee nodded and dipped her head to brush her nose against his, then sort of melted into him, her arms going to hug loosely around his neck in an unconsciously possessive gesture. "We do, usually."

She knew something wasn't quite right, though she didn't know what, or how to fix it. So she just tucked herself closer into his chest and held him tighter with a quiet sigh.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on September 11, 2016, 06:19:05 PM
Hydra breathed in deep, catching her scent and nuzzling his nose to her hair."youre amazing," he sighed and snuggled her. "Im sorry. Im sure when you imagined something far different for your.. uh... mate."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on September 11, 2016, 06:50:19 PM
"I'm really not." She blushed and ducked to hide her face. "I- I didn't really imagine anything..." If she had- well, she had to admit if she had she probably wouldn't have imagined anything like Hydra.

But now that he was in her life she couldn't imagine anything but. "I love you," she mumbled, twisting her head to peck his cheek. "I'm sorry I scared you..."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on September 17, 2016, 10:00:23 AM
Hydra gave a helpless little shrug.

"Get some sleep, Prettyfish," his hand smoothed up and down her back and he nuzzled against her forehead, "I'll keep you warm. Or something."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on September 17, 2016, 10:12:04 AM
"Okay." She craned her neck to kiss him quickly, the snuggled back down into his embrace. "You sleep too..."

She had to speak through a yawn, and in a matter of moments she was asleep.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on September 17, 2016, 12:00:11 PM
Hydra drifted off to sleep slowly, careful of his hand, fingers stroking down her back while he slowly moved them to cup her tummy in a hand. A deep careful breath. Not quite willing to believe that there was life in there.

"Oh... I get it," he breathed awkwardly to himself, finally understanding why the whole 'seed' thing was called that. Hydra smirked to himself before pressing his lips to AuraLees forehead and curled around her tighter. He slept fitfully, waking up at every little movement and sound.

Though when he didnt wale up, his eyes were glued shut, teeth bared, hands tense. The nightmare consumed him, his hands held his prettyfish posessively and his teeth clamped over her shoulder, hard, but not hard enough to break the skin.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on September 17, 2016, 12:17:44 PM
Aura-lee jerked awake at the feeling of the bite. She whimpered and squirmed, surprised by the feeling though not really hurt.

"H-Hydra?" She wriggled a bit against him, twisting her neck to try to see what was bothering him. Her arms went around his shoulders in a tight hug, trying to soothe. "Sweet, what's wrong?"
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on September 17, 2016, 12:31:21 PM
His hands tightened on her and his dream progressed.

It wasnt until his teeth sunk in deep enough to draw blood that he woke up and ripped his mouth away, sitting up and staring in horror. Instead of spitting out his loves blood though, he gave his lips a lick and slight longing look to her shoulder.

He stared at her, hands trembling, "maybe..." his voice was wet and husky, "maybe I shouldnt sleep here."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on September 17, 2016, 12:39:17 PM
The siren cried out, eyes going wide at the quick jolt of pain. "Wh-what..."

She didn't move away from him, but there was the barest flash of fear in her eyes. She shoved it away as fast as she could. "No- no, I'm alright."

She was slowly turning into a creature of self-destruction, an instinct she didn't understand compelling her to cling to him even though she knew he could- he might, he had- hurt. "It's okay, Hydra. Don't go..."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on September 17, 2016, 12:44:22 PM
He pushed her away gently.

"You are probably the best mistake Ive ever made," he sighed, head down, "but you... you make me feel things. Predator things. I..."he turned away from her and put his hands to his face, tucking his knees up and pressing his palms to his eyesockets.

"I should have never followed you off that boat. I dont even know what I am and you know what I can think about right now? The only thing in my head?" He glanced over his shoulder, eyeing the bite, "how good you taste. How soft your meat must be. How deliciously easy you will be to catch once youre swollen with child." He reeled back, pressed his hand to his face and sighed.

"I'm a monster Auralee. I just never knew what kind until a tiny beautiful thing like you wanted me."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on September 17, 2016, 12:51:22 PM
"Hydra..."

Cautiously, she moved toward him, afraid he'd push her away again. She laid a hand on one of his upper arms.

She'd seen what he could become, what he could do. She had no doubt he was telling the truth. But it didn't stop her from loving him, and it hurt.

"I know...I'm not a very good one," she said slowly, "but- but I'm a predator too. At least...I'm supposed to be." Maybe if she could be what she was born to be, act like a proper siren, his inner hunter wouldn't see her as prey? Was this her fault?

She bit her lip, then suddenly leaned forward and clamped her teeth down on his shoulder, mirroring the bite- still bleeding sluggishly- he'd left on her. Aura-lee still wasn't very forceful, but it was enough for her sharp canines to prick the skin.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on September 17, 2016, 03:46:42 PM
Hydra relaxed almost immediately and he turned to Aura-Lee, catching her lips to hiss in a heated kiss. A woeful look was given to the bite wound and on impulse he ran his tongue over it before giving her neck a kiss.

A shaky breath and he closed his eyes, focussing on the stinging sharp pain her bite had given him. "You can bite me any time," he murmured, confused, irritated by the odd sitation they were in.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on September 17, 2016, 04:01:43 PM
"I-" She frowned, then tried to explain. "Maybe if I...bite you, then the- the other you won't think he should eat me."

That primal side of him only seemed to see her as prey to be hunted, but if she could force him to recognize her as something more, maybe Hydra wouldn't have to be afraid to be close to her.

But that was too much for her to think about all at once. She huffed out a sharp sigh and pressed her lips to the bite mark before slowly moving up to his jaw, then his lips. Her arms wound around his neck and she shifted to curl herself onto his lap.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on September 17, 2016, 04:14:25 PM
Hydra smirked and shrugged.

"This me kind of wants to eat you," he wiggled his eyebrows her and one of his lower hands tucked its self between her legs a bit posessively. Not with the intention of doing anything but simply because he could. She was his. Aura-Lee was his.

He held her in his lap, nuzzled into her hair before he curled his arms around her, "I'm sorry for biting you," he finally whispered, "can you forgive me?"
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on September 17, 2016, 04:19:24 PM
Aura-lee squeaked a bit when his hand slipped between her legs, then shuffled her hips to settle more comfortably against him and let her head rest on his shoulder.

"Of course I forgive you," she murmured. "It's not that bad of a bite anyway." She bit her lip, then said slowly, "Hydra... I think I should apologize too...about something..."

Something worse than a bite, judging by his earlier reaction to finding out she was pregnant. How could she tell him she'd known it would happen? Would he be angry? And- and the spirit riding inside her had given her that warning- could she tell him?
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on September 19, 2016, 01:55:42 PM
Hydra held her posessively, his limbs unmoving. He stared at the wall before turning his gaze down and blinking. "Apologize?" He gave his hand a little move against her, holding her closer before he sighed, "did you enchant me? Is what Im feeling just your wiley ways?"
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on September 19, 2016, 02:15:38 PM
"What?" She blinked, then her eyes widened. "No. No! Of course not, I wouldn't- I love you, I wouldn't do that to you!"

She had to admit she was a little hurt that he would think it, but she supposed it made sense. It's what she would probably assume, in his position.

Taking a breath, Aura-lee closed her eyes and shook her head. "I didn't enchant you, Hydra. But I- I did...sort of do it to me. So I could- so we could, um..." She trailed off, not sure how to explain, or if she should even try.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on September 19, 2016, 02:21:22 PM
Hydra frowned, "so we could find land?" He frowned, giving her a weary look, "what did you do Aura-Lee."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on September 19, 2016, 02:24:47 PM
"No. No, after that, on the ship, I- I talked to- I wanted-"

Fear more than anything else stilled her tongue, of what Sol might do, but even more of what Hydra might do when he learned what she'd done. Would he hate her? With a quiet whimper she tucked her head into his chest and clung to him tighter.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on September 19, 2016, 02:56:10 PM
Hydra frowned but let her snuggle in, he frowned slightly and moved his hand away from her core, pressing it to her bottom to tuck himself between her legs before rolling on his back.

"Will it hurt me if I know?" He asked, voice rough.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on September 19, 2016, 02:59:27 PM
Another whimper left her, this one more illicited by their change in position and the zing of sensation it sent through her.

"I- I don't know. You might...be angry," she admitted in a whisper, dipping her head to kiss his neck as though already attempting to placate him.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on September 19, 2016, 03:16:03 PM
Hydra sighed, "then I dont want to know," he frowned, looking away, hands stroking up and down Aura-Lees back. "Hows the bite?"
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on September 19, 2016, 03:20:03 PM
"It's...fine." She glanced at her shoulder, then huffed and let herself sprawl across his chest. "I do love you," she whispered after a moment.

Maybe it was just her mating instinct, but she didn't think that was it, at least not entirely. "I- I never want to hurt you, Hydra." Not sure what else to do, she kissed his neck again, then his shoulder, slowly starting to work her way down to his collar and chest.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on September 19, 2016, 03:22:53 PM
Hydra chuckled dryly, catching his PrettyFish's cheeks and pulled her face back up to his where he gave her a sound kiss and rolled over again so he was above her, snuggled between her legs - though keeping most of his weight off of her.

"Trying to make my mind wander, Prettfish?" He kissed her again before smirking down at her.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on September 19, 2016, 03:24:45 PM
She smiled a little sheepishly. "Is it working?" Her hands stroked gently up and down his sides a few times before coming to rest on his hips with a hesitant little tug, trying to pull him against her.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on September 19, 2016, 03:33:39 PM
Hydra let her pull him closer and he nuzzled against her neck. "Nope, I am a monk, my thoughts are only on my god. Or something." He snuggled down against her and sighed, "might have to try harder."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on September 19, 2016, 03:35:42 PM
Aura-lee crinkled her nose at him and tickled his sides vindictively for a moment before attempting to roll him over so she could sit straddling his waist.

"Like this?" She kissed him firmly, face cupped gently between her palms.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on September 19, 2016, 07:27:40 PM
With  a pleased little smile he let her roll him over, one set of hands resting on her thighs, thumbs making idle circles and the other on her waist. "I may be able to rise to the occasion," he murmured, smirking before he pressed into the kiss, it was obvious to his prettyfish that he'd already rose. Hard in her trousers he found he could barely contain himself around her.

Was it because she was all his? Because she wanted him? " im all yours PrettyFish, take what you want."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on September 19, 2016, 07:38:24 PM
She smirked a bit and wasted no time in stripping him of his clothes. Happy little mewing sounds thrummed in her throat at his touches and she settled herself down to press more firmly against him, rubbing her hips in small circles against his.

"All mine?" she repeated quietly as she leaned down for another quick kiss. Her hips bucked forward teasingly once, twice, then she slid down onto him with a soft, satisfied groan.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on September 19, 2016, 07:47:31 PM
Hydra helped her - sort of - in removing his clothing. Well, his pants, he rarely wore shirts for obvious reasons. He sucked in a breath when she made her little circles and his eyes fluttered closed, hands clenching and squeezing at her thighs and waist. A groan was tugged out of him when she seated herself and he bit his lip, eyes squeezed shut and held her there.

"All yours, PrettyFish," He sighed out, opening his eyes finally to look up at her, the top pair of hands moving to squeeze her breasts. His thumbs rolled over her nipples and he gave lazy rolls of his hips, "You're needy, aren't you?" he teased, looking up at her, "All those years, wasted, when you could have been taking advantage of some poor land-boy?"
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on September 19, 2016, 07:52:46 PM
Aura-lee scoffed at him playfully. "Me take advantage of you? I don't know where you get these- mmmn...ideas." Her hands moved to the pair still on her waist and she arched her back slightly to press her chest into his touch with a sharp rock of her hips.

"Ah-ahhh..." She slowed to gentle rolls to match him, letting heat build slowly in her core. "Stars above, just like that..."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on September 20, 2016, 07:55:54 AM
Hydra chuckled at her eagerness. Still, the way she moved had his eyes rolling into the back of his head and he gave a soft sigh, hands squeezing at her flesh to the same rhythm she moved. Eventually he tilted his head back slightly, mouth open and just enjoyed the ride.

"PrettyFish," he purred, "eager? I havent been neglecting you, have I?" He teased, smoothing his hands up and down her front.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on September 20, 2016, 09:24:11 AM
"No," she answered honestly, not quite realizing that he was teasing. "I just...always want you." She grabbed his hands, clutching them tightly as she whimpered softly and continued to rock atop him.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on September 20, 2016, 09:52:03 AM
Hydra relaxed beneath her, eyes closed, giving little movements to help her along. He could be passive right? His hands squeezed at her in an effort to not roll over and give her exactly what she wanted. Or at least what he thought she wanted. His mouth opened in a silent gasp and he squeezed her again.

"Always?" He teased again, "even on the boat? Pretty sure you didnt want me then."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on September 20, 2016, 10:53:43 AM
"I just- just didn't know what that meant," Aura-lee gasped out with a particularly enthusiastic rock forward. She stilled suddenly, just grinding her hips against his as she looked down at him. "Do you...want more?" Her lips curves up on one side in a teasing smirk.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on September 21, 2016, 03:39:31 PM
"Didnt know what what meant?" He questioned, grabbing her hips and holding her down on him. Hydra smirked at her, one pair of hands holding her knees and the other holding her hips- keeping her from moving quite effectively.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on September 21, 2016, 03:46:07 PM
Aura-lee gasped, then whimpered. She bucked against his grip, but there was really no contest in terms of strength, at least out of the water. "I- I didn't- I'd never...wanted someone before. Not like that."

She wriggled again. "Hydra, please!"
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on September 21, 2016, 06:22:58 PM
Hydra gave a deep chuckle, holding her still before he tilted his head, enjoying her eagerness. "You feel so good around me," he purred at her, though kept his grip on her tight, not letting her move. "Please what, my dear?"
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on September 21, 2016, 06:34:59 PM
She wailed in heated frustration, loud enough that they might have even heard her on deck. "Hydraaaa!" It was some strange combination of a plea and a curse as she bucked desperately in an attempt to get what she wanted without having to ask.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on September 22, 2016, 03:11:10 PM
A wicked grin and he moved one hand to cover her mouth. "Do you want the crew in here again? I didnt know you wanted people to watch," he breathed, holding him to her, still. He squeezed her hips, lifting her up, hissing at the pleasure of it.

He blew out a shakey breath and closed his eyes for a moment, "what do you want PrettyFish?" He teased, voice a low purr.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on September 22, 2016, 03:22:43 PM
Aura-lee glowered at him and mumbled somethings that might have been "fuck you" into his hand- a phrase she'd picked up from her time with him and the ship's rather foul-mouthed cook.

Her hips wriggled imploringly and she gave in. "Take me, Hydra," she begged softly. "I- I just want you- I want you to-"

Her face was pink, a little embarrassed despite herself.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on September 22, 2016, 05:05:10 PM
He gave her lips a pinch at the vulgarity, smirking at her. Hydra lifted his hips once, holding Aura-Lee to him. A deep growl in his throat and he squeezed her hips. "Want me to what?" He breathed, trying to rile her up. Just a little bit. Bring out that predator. Make her snarl and get angry.

Maybe denying her what she was craving would work.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on September 22, 2016, 05:21:32 PM
The siren fell for his ploy, too drunk on sensation to realize he was playing her like a fiddle. With a sharp wail she suddenly managed to tear her hips out of his grip and slam into him. Her hands grabbed his shoulders and she wrenched him up for a searing kiss.

Her hips refused to still as she rode him with a ferocity that was almost unknown to her and she moaned pleadingly against his mouth, nails scratching at his back and shoulders.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on September 22, 2016, 05:42:44 PM
That threw Hydra off. He moved his hands back, one hand moving between her legs to rub her clit, the other squeezing her breast. The second pair helped her along, hand squeezing her back side. Hydra was swept away in her savage movements, each scratch sending a shiver up his spine. 

"Thatta girl, PrettyFish," he purred into her mouth.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on September 22, 2016, 05:50:55 PM
Something in the siren clicked: Oh. This is what I am. This is what I'm supposed to be. Even in the throws of an almost violent passion the clarity zinged through her like starlight. There was a strange certainty in her breast that this was not all she was, no more than her timidity and shy stammering.

But this, the hidden predator, was as much a part of her as her scales or fins. And for the first time she seemed to understand what that meant.

Hydra's praise brought a rumbling purr to her chest and she nipped at his lips, jaw, neck. "Mine," she breathed against his skin, unconsciously echoing the declaration he's given to a group of drunken pirates when she'd been so new to her legs she could barely walk. "Mine, mine."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on September 26, 2016, 04:24:26 PM
The decleration of being hers set a fire in his gut and Hydra gripped her hips tightly. He pressed his lips to hers eagerly, bouncing her on his lap. "How do you want it?" He hissed into her mouth, breath hitching, grinding her down on him, "I need you to beg for it."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on September 26, 2016, 04:29:41 PM
Aura-lee wailed softly, delightedly, and she nipped sharply at his lower lip. "Mine," she repeated, almost dazed. "You're mine, and- and I'm yours."

She kissed his feverishly, hands cupping his face. "Show me," she begged quietly. "Prove I'm yours. Take me, please!"
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on September 30, 2016, 03:05:48 PM
The please set him off.

He never could resist a pretty girl. More specifically a pretty girl that was also nurturing his child. Who wanted him. Who was his Pretty Fish. Hydra moaned against her lips, two hands going to her waist to squeeze her hips before he moved to crawl over her.

Two habds planted themselves beside her head on the bed while the other pair squeezed at her waist.

Then he took her. At first each stroke was long and slow, burying to the hilt then almost leaving her completely, then he tucked his face against her neck, took where her shoulder met her neck between his teeth.

Hydra wasnt gentle, each thrust forward was accented by skin slapping against skin and he wasnt going to stop until she begged him to.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on September 30, 2016, 03:34:34 PM
The siren could do little more than gasp and writhe up underneath him in her efforts to get as much contact as possible. A soft mewl escaped her when he bit down and she dragged her nails down his back as though trying to find an anchor.

"Hydra, Hydra..." Another little whimper and she bucked her hips up into his with every stroke forward. She was probably going to bruise from this, but she really didn't give a damn.

It wasn't until she came with a sharp scream that she slowed at all, gasping and shaking beneath him while she tried to get her breath back.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on January 19, 2017, 08:07:31 AM
The crest was .. lovely.

Hydra wasnt one for flowery thoughts or words, but he'd kept his eyes open to watch her hit her wave and he followed soon after, tucking his head against her cheek before all but collapsing. His arms were trembling

"Aura-Lee,"  he whispered, leaning up to look at her before he pressed a gentle kiss to her forehead, a different sort of look in his violet eyes. Uncertain. Worried. Like a few more blinks and everything would disappear. Carefully he rolled onto his side and heaved a sigh, pulling her close and running his hand down her back.

The others rested on various parts of her body.

"I dont deserve any of this, I hope you know that."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on January 19, 2017, 08:12:59 AM
Aura-lee blinked at him, lips still parted slightly as she drew in rather rough breaths. "Hydra- Oh, Hydra..."

She turned onto her side and slipped her arms around him, her slim arms fitting easily between his top and bottom pairs. "I love you," she whispered, meeting and holding his eyes. "You deserve anything you want. Everything."

She kissed his cheek and nuzzled into him. "What can I do to help you see that?"
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on January 20, 2017, 06:15:55 AM
Hydra gave a surprised huksy chuckle, if only because of how serious she turned. Wasnt she aware that he wasnt good? That hed worked for a slaver? That he is slaver?  Was. Hydra sighed, a tired smirk on his face.

What a mess this was.

He supposed it was a glorious kind of mess.

Still didnt feel like he deserved any of this but the world worked in mysterious ways and if fate was a thing... everything was just a pawn to causality. Hydra was hesitant to answer, but he brushed his thumbs over her hips and stroked her hair.

"Probably nothing," he leaned away slightly to smile at her, "but you're doing a decent job without trying, so maybe keep just doing that." He pressed a kiss to her forehead and sighed, wondering when the other shoe will drop. Were they going to sink? Was she going to eat him?

Was he going to eat her?

Hydra shuddered at the though, holding her a little tighter. Maybe best to think of happier things. Like his impending fatherhood. Yikes.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on January 20, 2017, 06:27:17 AM
"Okay." She tipped her head back to kiss his cheek. "Then I will."

With a small sigh she curled herself more into the curve of his body, almost using him as a shelter. "What are we going to do?" she murmured- she wasn't even entirely sure what she was asking about.

There was so much that was changing around her. She didn't know what to make of any of it.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on January 21, 2017, 12:48:55 PM
That was a heavy question.

What were they going to do?

It made his chest tighten and feel hollow.

Hydra sucked in his breath and let it out slowly, to keep himself calm. "The best we can?" He said in a husky whisper, fingers threading through Aura-Lee's hair. "Get off the boat? Live in a shack by the sea?" He snuggled her close, finding her contact comforting - even though its caused all these peoblems. "I dont know, Prettyfish. Live and figure it out, I guess."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on January 21, 2017, 12:54:54 PM
The siren was quiet a moment, then she smiled. "That actually sounds pretty good to me," she murmured, trnug her head to kiss his chest.

"A little home by the sea, just...living. That doesn't sound so bad." She lifted her head and cupped his cheek in her hand, smiling.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on January 31, 2017, 03:53:28 PM
His heart ached to think about it.

Hydra's fingers drifted along where they rested and he sighed after a moment and snuggled her close. "Soooo," he paused, blinking down at her, "do you lay eggs?"
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on January 31, 2017, 03:58:13 PM
Aura-lee stared up at him, then laughed. "No, Hydra, we don't," she chuckled, shaking her head. "We have babies on land, remember? It's why we can trade fins for legs." She shrugged. "Of course, most mothers then immediately go back to the water. I've actually never heard of a half land-walker baby..."

Her eyes widened a bit. "Stars- wh-what if it can't breathe in the water? What if it can't make the transformation? What if it always needs to be half in the water or something?!"
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on January 31, 2017, 06:48:51 PM
"Right," He remembered that. Sorta. Just... Fish had to lay eggs and... He sighed and Hydra squeezed his eyes shut, pursing his lips and giving her a confused look. Why were her eyes so wide? "Half in the water?" He tilted his head, "I don't understand, would we need to have like... A tide pool or something?"
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on January 31, 2017, 06:53:30 PM
"I don't know!" she wailed, covering her face with her hands. "I don't know, Hydra, I'm sorry."

She sniffled and slowly dropped her hands to stare at him. "...I get how this is scary now."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on January 31, 2017, 09:23:39 PM
A shrug.

"Well, that's what... learning is for," Hydra nuzzled against her and closed his eyes, "We'll figure it out when it comes to it, there's no use worrying about it now, is there?" He smiled, rolling over so that he was on his back and she was resting on top of him, his hands on her back, "we can't fix it yet, and we don't even know if there's a problem." He brought Aura-Lee's face down for a chaste kiss, "Sleep now and we'll be on shore and on land before you know it." He frowned for a moment, "Well, water for you sometimes."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on February 01, 2017, 04:14:20 AM
She took a breath, then smiled and nodded slightly. "Right. Okay." She tucked her head under his chin, pillowed against his chest, and let her eyes slide closed.


She was asleep quickly, emotional and physical weariness setting in faster than she would have thought.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on February 01, 2017, 08:14:49 AM
Hydra drifted off to sleep not long after.

The passing weeks were simple enough. Wake up, work, go back to the room, either find Aura-Lee there or wait for her, make love to pass the time when he didnt feel like reading. The time onto shore seemed like it was too fast, Hydra wasnt ready.

Still, last port before they were out to sea for months and he'd feel guilty just dumping Aura-Lee and leaving. He thought about it though. Honest to goodness thought about it.

Scariest damn thing he'd ever done was take Aura-Lee off the boat and onto dry land. Everything still swam a little.

It was easy enough to find work in the little port town - Hydra was big and strong. Drew attention. He put Aura-Lee up in a boarding house while he worked, seeing her a little less often while he worked on their own little hut. Luckily there were things to buy and it was only a month or so of working himself to the bone before they had their own little one room hut by the beach.

He'd collected her the day the basics were finished.

"Well," Hydra started, voice rough, "I'm really not sure how to go about this. I know some places give rings and other places just... I dunno. Swap spit or something." He walked her up the hill, gazing at her very big tummy -  he was half terrified it'd explode - and there not too far away was the little home he built (with some help.)

"Will you marry me? I built you a hut."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on February 01, 2017, 08:50:07 AM
Aura-lee would be lying if she said she wasn't terrified. It seemed that every day her belly grew larger, and after a month or so she actually started to feel movement in there. It was exhilarating, and at times she could look down and smile.

But mostly she was terrified. Hydra was almost always working, and when they did see each other it was mostly just to fall into bed, maybe make love, but usually just sleep wrapped up in each other.

Every day she was afraid he would walk away and not come back. Not because she didn't trust him, but because at this point nothing would surprise her. Another pirate attack, land slavers- whatever. And she would be too damn pregnant, not to mention bound to the sea, to go after him.

The boarding house was getting uncomfortable too. People were starting to ask questions, questions about why she was going down to the sea so often, and she was getting pretty big, didn't she want someone to go with her?

So when Hydra came to get her she was relieved to go. She clutched his hand tightly as he led her up the hill and stared up at his face, unable to help smiling a little bit as he kept glancing at her stomach.

Then her eyes widened. "Hydra." She stopped walking, tugging on his hand to get him to stop too. Her eyes were very wide and her free hand moved unconsciously to her belly. "Do you mean it?" she whispered, staring up at him, hardly even sparing a glance for the hut.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on February 19, 2017, 05:40:57 PM
Hydra blinked at her and frowned.

"Mean what?" A glance at the hut and he slowly knelt down in front of her, two hands right on her butt to hold her close and two smoothing over her stomach. "It's been a while," He started, voice husky, "I'm... Probably not cut out for any of this but..." He shrugged, looking away, ashamed of himself.

"I..." Hydra sighed and leaned forward to press a kiss to her belly, then turned his head to rest his cheek on it, "I want to be there for you and... " He wasn't ever really able to say 'the baby'. It was too weird. Strange. Words he didn't think he'd ever have to worry about saying. "I'm probably not going to be very good at it but... I'd like to try. With you. So..." He kissed her tummy again, nuzzling it before he stood up and cupped her cheek.

"Will you marry me? Do Siren's marry? It's a human thing and neither of us are human, I kinda just thought it would be the right thing to ask, since you're... Y'know. Expecting. I'm not leaving you, either way." He glanced to the modest home and smoothed his thumb on her cheek before dipping down to give her a kiss on the lips. "Besides, if you're mine forever, i get to have you forever and your little passionate streak still has a lot of exploring left to do."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on February 19, 2017, 05:50:32 PM
"Oh, Hydra..." Aura-lee took a deep breath as he felt her chest tighten. She ran her hands through his hair, holding him gently to her. She stroked his cheek, smiling as her eyes started to well up when he kissed her tummy again.

"Yes," she whispered. Then he was kissing her, she was crying- stars, she was so emotional lately!- and she had his face cupped in her hands. "Yes, Hydra, yes!"

Her belly was too big for her to hold him as close as she wanted, but she sure gave it her damndest, wrapping her arms tight around his waist and hiding her face against his chest.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on February 19, 2017, 06:09:15 PM
Hydra chuckled at her excitement.

"You'd think I was giving you more than me and a hut," He said softly, nuzzling into her hair. Hydra sighed, "I can't offer you much." He frowned slightly, looking away, "But I'll always love you and our baby."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on February 19, 2017, 06:13:14 PM
"I know, I c-can't help it, I'm sorry," Aura-lee laughed through her tears. "Stars- I can't stop crying!"

She beamed up at him, cupping his cheek in one hand to guide his gaze back to her. "I love you," she murmured. "I will always love you."

With a smile, she guided his hand to rest on her belly as she felt the baby shift slightly.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on February 19, 2017, 06:15:57 PM
Oh no.

Tears.

Tears were bad, right?

Hydra cupped her face and kissed her tears before nuzzling into her hair and smoothing his hands down her back, while one was cupped against her tummy. He felt his child shift and he pulled back with a gasp, eyes wide before he kissed the top of Aura-lee's head.

"You have awful taste in men," He said, voice husky, "None of this would have happened if you weren't curious."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on February 19, 2017, 06:19:22 PM
Aura-lee suddenly curled her fingers over the waistband of his pants and jerked him closer, kissing him almost harshly.

"Don't say that," she whispered fiercely. "Don't you say that. I'm so, so glad I met you. I love you. I love our baby." She kissed him again, pressing as close as she could.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on February 19, 2017, 06:25:05 PM
A surprised noise and Hydra was pulled down for a kiss that he melted into, eyes fluttering closed and dare he say it, he almost felt taken advantage of. Finally his eyes opened and he looked down into hers, blinking down at her.

He was about to say something but she kissed him again and his words fled him. Eagerly he returned the kiss, breathing hard through his nose before he pulled away and gave a small smile. "I dunno, do I get kissed like that every time I say it? 'Cause I might choose to more often in that case."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on February 19, 2017, 06:31:28 PM
The siren frowned and mock-growled at him, crinkling her nose.

She really wanted to kiss him again. Maybe more. Definitely more. In fact, her body seemed to be demanding it.

Stars being pregnant was exhausting! She went from sobbing to furious to wantonly desperate within seconds.

Knowing that didn't stop it from happening. She leaned up for another kiss, wrapping her arms tight around his neck. "Take me home?" she murmured with a small smile. "You can show me what you've built..."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on February 19, 2017, 06:59:14 PM
Hydra grinned wide.

He liked when she wrinkled her nose at him. That cute angry stubby nose. It was an effort not to reach up and poke it. The next kiss caught him off guard and his top arms flew up to keep his balance, the other two remaining on her hips. With vigor, he returned the kiss, hands moving back to hold her back and he pulled away with a silly smile on his face.

"Show you what I've built?" He said, voice husky, with little effort he lifted her up, one arm behind her shoulders and the other under her knees. It was easier if he just carried her.

Close to the beach, the little hut was... Well. Modest.

It was mostly a one roomed shack, but it had a roof that didn't leak and there was -surprisingly - no holes in the walls. For now. Hydra had done his best. The door was opened easily, on one side of the room was a metal tub for baths. Behind that was a stone fireplace and a pot for cooking - could Aura-lee cook? - and then across from that was a bet.

Probably the nicest piece of furniture it the place.

Hydra had always found that an awful bed made for an awful day.

So, Hydra placed Aura-lee on the bed and moved to stand in the middle of the room. "It isn't much but I figured that once I get a job or... Materials... I can add to it, should we need the space," He said, glancing down at her rounded belly.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on February 19, 2017, 07:04:05 PM
Aura-lee squeaked slightly when he scooped her up, then smiled and nuzzled into the curve of his neck and shoulder.

She looked around at their new home curiously as they entered, eyes wide and lips parted slightly. When Hydra placed her on the bed, she sat up with one hand brace to her side and the other resting lightly on the swell of her stomach.

She beamed at him. "It's perfect." Moving her hand from her tummy to reach out toward him, she murmured, "C'mere. I wanna kiss you again, but getting up is too much work."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on February 19, 2017, 07:55:40 PM
Hydra lifted an eyebrow at her, giving a bark of a laugh at how demanding she was.

So, Hydra moved closer, kneeling beside the bed so they were the same height. And he leaned into her, eyebrows up expectantly and his eyes closed, waiting for the kiss.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on February 19, 2017, 08:00:14 PM
The mermaid smirked shamelessly and leaned in to kiss just the tip of his nose, soft and chaste.

Her hands, however, dipped low down his back, then slid under the hem of his pants to cup his rear as she leaned forward for a proper kiss.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on February 19, 2017, 08:26:46 PM
The action caught Hydra off guard.

Of course, the past month had been wanting for physical attention. It seemed impolite to partake. Now that they were alone, apparently Aura-lee was feeling needy and frisky and pretty damn demanding.

Hydra pulled away with a scandalized look, purple eyes wide.

Did she just?

Hydra pulled away after a moment, flushed, lips wet and he blinked at her.

"You've turned into an insatiable beast!" He accused with a silly smile on his face.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on February 19, 2017, 08:31:27 PM
Aura-Lee was already blushing as she leaned after him, unwilling to let the kiss break, then pouted.

Her mouth straightened into a determined mind. "Yes," she growled quietly, tugging him closer again. "Now get in this bed."

She tugged again, pulling his mouth against hers in a heated kiss.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on February 20, 2017, 02:54:55 AM
What a way to break in the new home.

Hydra pressed into the kisses, of course he did, he was a mortal man and there was a warm body offering comfort. His eyes flicked towards her at how demanding she was and he pulled away slightly.

A chaste kiss to Aura-lee's lips and Hydra climbed onto the bed. "Is that really a good idea?" His voice was husky and his desire for hee was obvious by the state of his trousers. "I dont want to.  " he smoothed his habds over her belly.. As surely as his other hands squirmed up her shirt to fondle her breasts. "What if it knows," Hydra finally asked, genuine conceen on his face.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on February 20, 2017, 03:56:31 AM
She giggled a bit at that, unable to help herself. "I don't think you need to worry about that," she chuckled quietly. "We still have another moon or so before he's even close to being born."

She squirmed a bit as his touch wandered up to her chest and twisted her head to kiss his cheek gently.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on February 20, 2017, 07:33:45 AM
Hydra made to sit beside her on fhe bed, though not before giving her breasts a squeeze, letting his arms slip out from her garment. Well, if his lady had a need. Hydda slid off the bed, standing up before his hands went to his pants and he pushed them down off his hips.

It was clear how much he needed her. The okay set him a little wild and Hydra surged forward for a kiss, bresth hot. His hands were everywhere on her and he gave a little sigh against her lips.

"I love you," he panted, before he pulled away with a breath and moved passed her on the bed to lay on his back. One set of hands stroked his dick abd the other remainrd formly behind his head. "Alright, PrettyFish," he purred, eyeing her up and down loke she were a tastey meal.

"Should I close my eyes while you ravush me or watch with rapt attention?"
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on February 20, 2017, 07:39:39 AM
Aura-lee hummed contentedly into the kiss, clumsily tugging at her own clothes as his hands roamed up and down her body, giggling quietly when she got the sleeve of the dress stuck between their hands for a moment before she managed to pull the thing off.

Then he was looking up at her, eyes heated in that way that sent tingles straight to her core, and she bit her lip, climbing over him carefully.

Suddenly, she felt incredibly self-conscious. She felt...big. Far too big. And awkward and fumbling. "I-" She pouted and leaned in to kiss him, covering his eyes gently with her hand. "D-don't look..."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on February 20, 2017, 07:51:50 AM
There was a pause.

There were many things his prettyFish had taught him and his keen observation skills were one of them. That didnt sound like a sexy 'don't look'.so Hydra moved her hand away so it covered just one eye.

Now he wanted to look.

"Why not?" His hands moved to rest on his thighs and he stroked her thighs, thimbs drawing circles on her inner thghs. "You're beautiful, Aura-lee and looking at you just reminds me of what an intoatiable little monster you are," he pursed his lips, looking thoughtful before his hands went from her thighs to her breasts to play with the flesh there.

"So, you can cover one eye and I get to watch with the other," his voice turned growly, "I love watching you sit on my dick," he gave her nipples a pinch and adjusted his hips. "Dom't ever forget how beautiful all of you is to me, my prettyfish."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on February 20, 2017, 08:03:29 AM
The siren squeaked and blushed darker, ducking her eyes as she reluctantly pulled her hands away to brace gently against his shoulder.

"I'm all..." She waved a hand at her belly. "Big." She pouted. "How could you want me like this?"

Still, despite her mumbled protests, she leaned down to kiss him again, sighing quietly against his lips.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on February 20, 2017, 08:08:15 AM
Hydra smoothed his hands down her front, rubbing her belly and finally sitting up. "Aura-lee," he started, pressing a kiss to her cheek, voice soft. "I'm green," he nuzzled against her neck and snuggled her close, "and I have four arms, all of which want to.touch you right now." A lingerig kiss to her beck before a gentle bit and pulling away.

"Did you just want to sleep? I mean. Feel free to roll me over and sit on me anytime," he confirmed with a small silly grin, "I'm always up for being inside you."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on February 20, 2017, 08:16:23 AM
A small whimper slipped passed her lips and she squirmed a bit, trying to turn her body so they were pressed as close together as she could manage.

"I want you," she mumbled, feeling a bit better after his assurances. She offered a small smile. "C'mere." Her hands slid up his back to tangle her fingers through his braids and she kissed him, slow and deep and wanting. Her hips shifted a bit and she groaned quietly, lashes fluttering.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on February 20, 2017, 11:05:54 AM
Hydra sighed against Aura-lee's lips.

"You know I'm your's when ever you want me," he mumbles, cock hard between them. He smoothed his hands over her body, one reaching between them to give her lower tummy a few rubs. "I don't want to hurt you prettyFish," he whispered, kissing her again.

So Hydra leaned back and coaxed his PrettyFish up before he rolled them onto their sides and cupped her woman hood. It wasnt long before his eyes were glued to his face, his thumb was circling her clit and his fingers were grinding inside her.

If she wanted him, she was going to get him... But not until she was sleepy and exausted and too horny to care. "Mmm, Prettyfish, so wet for me already," he pulled his hand away for a taste, "have you missed me?" His fingers pushed into her and slowky moved.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on February 20, 2017, 11:11:52 AM
"Ah- mmm..." Aura-lee's eyes fluttered closed and she groaned quietly, rocking her hips into his hand. Small sighs and muffled moans fell from her lips and she tried to meet his eyes with her own, gaze heated and shimmering.

Stars, she was just so sensitive nowadays! Even just a few moments under the attention of his hand had her panting and whispering his name as she peppered kisses over his neck and shoulder, groaning when his fingers gave a particular curl that shot sparks through her body.

"Yes," she breathed, eyes closed and back arching slightly. "Yes. Stars and seas, Hydra, I've missed you. Oohhh."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on February 20, 2017, 02:51:13 PM
Hydra chuckled, tucking his face against her neck while his hand worked her, though... He pulled away, pressing his hand to her belly while the others rubbed and gently smoothed over her flesh. "You've missed me, hmm?" He teased, nipping at her flesh before he moved down to take a breast to his mouth, tongue laving at the nipple before he pulled away to blow cold air on it.

He pushed his fingers back in and worked her harder, perhaps a little rough and right when he thought he saw her ready to peak he stopped and pulled his hand away, licking his lips and biting her nipple. Gently, of course.

Hydra pulled away, "Where's my needy vicious Siren," He whispered, voice husky, "Do I need to get you to the edge to bring her out?"
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on February 20, 2017, 03:05:01 PM
"Ah! Mmn. Oh stars!" Aura-lee squirmed and writhed, bucking her hips against his touch and whining messily when he pulled his hand away. "Hydraaa," she whimpered, rocking her hips up unconsciously in an effort to find friction.

She growled quietly at his teasing and grabbed his shoulder and the back of his neck, jerking him to her for a harsh kiss.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on February 20, 2017, 05:34:32 PM
Hydra grinned against her mouth, resting his hand on the inside of her thigh. He moved to kiss her chin, then her breasts, her full belly and finally, having squirmed down the bed he pressed his mouth to her woman hood. Though, he tucked his hands under he knees and held them and use his second pair of hands to prop himself up to look at her.

A devilish glint and he feasted. Hydra used whatever skills he'd acquired over the years, his tongue laved over her and he sucked on her clit. Hydra didnt hold back and he wouldn't stop until his PrettyFish had so much she'd have to push his head away.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on February 20, 2017, 05:41:53 PM
It seemed she'd gotten what she asked for, and Aura-lee was more than content, head tossed back onto the bed as she moaned and wriggled under his attentions. Her breath started to come in sharp, quick gasps as she neared her peak.

"Hydra-" With a soft cry she came, back arching and hips rocking desperately in a futile effort to break his grip.

But he didn't stop. Panting desperately, Aura-lee found herself pushed to the edge again, already so sensitive, but his relentlessness.

Stars help me. She wailed as her body tensed and shuddered again, then a third time, directly on the heels of the second. "Hyda, H-Hydra, please, I c-can't-" She whimpered and squirmed, so sensitive now even just the heat of his breath on her core was nearly too much.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on February 20, 2017, 06:27:30 PM
The stuttering was a good cue and Hydra pulled his mouth away, licking his lips and looking at her with lusty purple eyes. He could feel his cock pulse with his heart beat and he swallowed thickly before giving her tummy a kiss and rolling onto his back. He put his wrist over his eyes and let out a slow steady breath. "There, Prettyfish, some good memories for our new shack," He teased, reaching out with his arm to pinch her nipple - because they were right there and why not.

Obviously he hadn't be satiated, standing proudly as he was, in a manner of speaking. Hydra clenched his teeth though, figuring that Aura-lee wouldn't be into riding him like a pony. He opened his arms, "Come cuddle?" He purred, eyes half closed, "Just warning, if you put your back to me I am absolutely going to fuck you." His voice was husky and he lifted an eyebrow to her.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on February 20, 2017, 06:33:21 PM
Aura-lee took a moment to breathe, to reorient herself, and just had to close her eyes and be for a few seconds.

A ragged chuckle bubbled up from her chest and she rolled onto her side to face him. "Cuddling sounds good."

She wriggled closer, then her mouth quirked up on one side and she very deliberately turned to put her back to him, rocking her hips back against him languidly. "Fucking sounds better."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on February 20, 2017, 07:14:50 PM
"language!" Hydra teased, hands on her hips, one arm pillowed under her head while he situated himself behind her. It was one good plunge and he was down to the root. With a groan in her ear, he squeezed her arm and started to roll his hips. It was needy and frantic, his movements quick and his heavy breath drowned out the slapping of their bodies. His hand tried to drag another climax from his pretty fish and while intense, Hydra didn't last too long, he bit her ear, kissed her neck and when his peak hit he sank his teeth into her shoulder and held her close to him. "Fuck," He panted, sweaty, licking at the wound, "I meant to drive you crazy, not me."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on February 20, 2017, 07:24:05 PM
The siren gasped, then moaned shamelessly as he started to pump into her, wiggling her hips and helping his hands along with her own at her core, anxious to peak with him.

The bite drew a startled cry from her lips and she arched up slightly, then fell back against him again. The predator in her growled quietly, then purred as he licked the wound. A claiming mark, and one she'd wear proudly- if she got the chance to return the favor.

At his words, she gave a soft answering chuckle of, "Dont worry, you did." A little awkwardly, she twisted her upper body and clamped her lips down on the curve of his shoulder, kissing and sucking for a moment before she pricked her fangs against his skin.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on February 20, 2017, 08:01:33 PM
Hydra let his eyes close and he held Aura-lee close, still buried inside her. Though he jerked in surprise when she bit him. Tried to bite him? Hydra opened his eyes and looked down at her curiously, one hand smoothing over her rounded tummy and holding his hand against it. The other still tucked between her legs, one holding her breast, the last one under her head.

"You trying to eat me?" He questioned, voice husky as he eased himself out of his PrettyFish, "I'm sorry for biting you, Kinda..." He frowned and shrugged, "Should we take you to a doctor so it doesn't scar?"
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on February 21, 2017, 04:09:25 AM
She grumbled somethin unintelligible, then pulled back and shook her head. "No. I don't mind if it scars," she murmured. A little shiver rippled through her and she cuddled closer, frowning when her tummy got in the way.

"I love you," she whispered suddenly, arms slipping around his waist. "Thank you. For everything."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on February 21, 2017, 10:43:29 AM
Hydra found that he minded. He looked at the mark his teeth left and sighed heavily. He'd marred her perfect skin.  What if, some day, she didnt want him anymore and her bew lover saw the marks?

Hydra frowned into her hair, nuzzling against her before he smirked. "Thanks? For getting you pregnant?" He smoothed his hand over her bump, eyesclosed while he snuggled in against her, knees tucked up. "You're welcome. Should plan better next time, though," he teased, holding her before kissing her head loudly.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on February 21, 2017, 10:53:07 AM
She smiled, eyes sliding closed, then giggled and shook her head at him. "Well, I suppose that too. But I meant this." She waved a hand airily. "The house. You. All of it."

With a sleepy, contented sigh, she snuggled closer and pressed a kiss to his collar, her arms sliding around his waist.


The days that followed were significantly happier for Aura-lee; Hydra still worked, but now they had a home, a place to be together that was truly theirs. The hut wasn't large, but she loved it, and she worked hard to make it as cozy as she could manage.

She spent a lot of her time down at the beach. Even if she wasn't submerging herself to reclaim her tail- and she was so big nowadays that she really only did that when she had to- she would often find herself walking the shoreline, or settling down in the sand to just watch the waves roll in.

Every day brought something new, albeit usually a mundane little discovery. She was learning how to cook, for one thing, and fish with a line rather than "hunt" as she was used to. Her belly continued to grow, almost impossibly large as days blended into weeks, and the constant shifting of the baby was always both disconcerting and fascinating.

"Hydra." She was sitting on the bed, one hand pressed to her stomach and the other held out to her mate. She was frowning slightly. "Can- can you come feel this?"
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on February 22, 2017, 07:11:12 PM
Hydra had been carving something on the floor, wood shavings at his knees and on his pants. Mostly he'd been tuned out and trying to carve a thing that might have resembled some sort of bed for a baby or small child. Mostly right now it was just a chunk of wood with bits of it on the floor and Hydra was frowning at it when he heard Aura-lee.

Slowly he looked over his shoulder, dusting off his hands and moving towards her to take her hand extended to him before he calmly pressed two of his palms to her distended stomach. One on the top and one on the bottom, a tilt of his head and he looked up at her. "I feel your stomach," He announced, head tilted, "What's wrong? Is it the baby?" Of course it was, idiot, "Does it hurt?"
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on February 22, 2017, 07:18:57 PM
"No," she said slowly, still frowning. "No, it doesn't...hurt. I thought I felt something...weird. Oh!"

The baby kicked again, but there was that feeling, as though it was kicking two places at the same time. "There! That, did you feel that?" She blinked at Hydra, eyes wide as she smoothed her hands unconsciously over her belly.

This was very strange. She'd felt almost nothing from the baby for several days, and now this?
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on February 22, 2017, 07:21:27 PM
Hydra jumped slightly.

"Oh god, is it going to rip its self out of you?" He was horrified at the idea and he looked at her, putting all his hands on her belly. Then he paused and looked at his hands, "Maybe it's got arms like me?" He smoothed his hands over the parts were the baby moved and he leaned down to press his cheek against it, like he was trying to listen, "Be nice to your mother, if you bruise her insides she won't want to be your friend when you come out."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on February 22, 2017, 07:30:24 PM
Though she was a little paler than normal and her brow still furrowed, Aura-lee laughed quietly. "Oh, don't you listen to him," she chuckled, rubbing her belly absently. "Of course I'll be your friend. I just may be your friend that grounds you for the first five years or so of your life."

She looked back up to Hydra with a smile, feeling a bit better. "You're probably right. About the arms." Well, it made the most sense. She was doing her best not to be a panicky new mother, but she couldn't help feeling...tense. She took a breath. "The crib looks like it's getting- hah! Ohhh ow..."

Her eyes blew wide as she suddenly lurched forward a bit. That was most definitely not a kick. That hurt.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on February 22, 2017, 07:53:43 PM
Hydra went pale.

Or as pale as he green ass could go.

His hands smoothed over her tummy and looked at her, worried. Concern heavy on his features and he held two hands to her tummy and cupped her face with the others. "Aura-lee, what's happening?" Hydra didn't know two things about women. Worse yet was his woman was also a PrettyFish. What could be done about that? How could he deal with that.

On some level it was amazing he knew sex made babies.

"What do you need? Are you hurting? Does it hurt? That's bad, right?"
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on February 22, 2017, 08:09:04 PM
"H-hurts," she gasped out, eyes wide as she blinked at him. "Feels weird. Bit it...it stopped now."

She took a few breaths, trying to calm her suddenly pounding heart. "That wasn't a kick," she murmured, frowning. "I- I don't know..."

She worried her bottom lip, panic starting to set in. "Do you think we should go to a healer?" She hardly knew anymore about this than her mate; if something was wrong, she'd have no way of really knowing, and that panicked her.

She tried to stand. "Hydra, I think I need a healer. We should gooohhh! Ow ow ow!" Pain lanced through her body and she grabbed for his arms, eyes wide as she panted.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on February 23, 2017, 02:59:11 PM
Hydra went pale.

Healer?

Was there one of those in the little seaside town? Probably. Of course there was. There were babies in this town.  He gave a slow nod before he stood up licking his lips and looking down at Aura-lee.

"I'll find someone, okay? Just get comfortable or something," he chewed on his lower lip and kissed the top of her head, "I'll be back with someone quickly, okay?"
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on February 23, 2017, 03:02:36 PM
"O-okay." The siren stared up at him, eyes huge and terrified. "Hurry. Ah!"

Another pang tipped through her and she groaned, grabbing onto the edge of the bed for support. Her heart was racing and for a moment she felt as though she couldn't breathe, gasping desperately.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on February 23, 2017, 03:10:59 PM
Hydra decided that helping her, or rather, finding someone to help her would work better than helping her himself and so he ignored her last pained cry and rushed from the seaside shack. His stride ate up ground and he almost barreled right into someone along his way.

It was a man. Shorter than him, but sleek and elegant. Holding a bag of somekind.

"You look panicked," he said, voice like honey.

Hydra calmed, looking at him, "my... wife... is pregnant and something is hurting her." The mans goldengreen eyes flashed dangerously and he took on a stern look.

"You're the one that lives on the seaside?" Hydra nodded, the man smiled, "you're in luck, friend, I'm new here and was on my way to get acquanted." He smiled, Hydra nodded and off they were to the shack.

Hydra burst through the door, looking panicked, "Aura-lee, someone is here to help," he breathed, followed by the healer.

"Hi, can you tell me how you feel?" Again, his voice was honey and he reached to press a cool had to the woman's stomach, curious.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on February 23, 2017, 03:21:21 PM
Aura-lee was on her knees, panting, when the door burst open again, she looked up, eyes wide and mouth open slightly.

"I-" Another sharp cry cut her off and she gritted her teeth, clutching at her stomach. "Oh stars!"

Gasping, she looked quickly from Hydra to the stranger. "It- it feels...like the baby's coming," she rasped finally. She didn't know how she knew that, she just did. Instinct, maybe. "But it's...too soon. Another moon- month- fuck!"

Yet another contraction gripped her and she felt something wet between her legs, blinking dumbly at the floor as her water broke. "Hydra!"
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on February 23, 2017, 04:19:52 PM
"Uuuuh." Hydra hovered at the door, looking panicked and afraid. The stranger got to work though, barking orders to Hydra who followed them like a good father-to-be.

"You're going to be fine," the stranger soothed, pressing a hand to Aura-lees tense stomach. Hydra brought the rags and hot water closer, finally moving in behind his PrettyFish and press a kiss to her head and snuggle in. He out two hands under hers and the other two to stroke her tummy.

"I've got you," he muttered, not sure what to do. The healer? Healer stopped barking orders at him and turned to Aura-lee.

"Have you been feeling pain all day?" He ushered her to sit back, taking her knees and pushing them apart. He was clinical and clearly not interested in anything other than her child arriving safely. "Either way, it seems to be fast, when your body tells you to, push, but don't unless you feel like you have to, okay?" He looked up at her, his face friendly where before it was passive and blank.

Hydra looked worried, giving her various pets and strokes with his many hands.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on February 23, 2017, 04:26:15 PM
"I felt...weird, but not like this," Aura-lee panted, then groaned as her body tensed. She gripped Hydra's hands tightly, nails digging mercilessly into skin as she whimpered.

"Ow! Oh stars- fuck, ow!" She clenched her eyes shut, panting, breath caught in her chest. Stars and seas she wanted to push, she wanted this to be over, please!

But her body seemed to be fighting her, the baby refusing to come into the world. The siren groaned, not enough breath to even scream as she bore down, jaw clenched as she curled forward.

The barest sign of a head could be seen as the contraction passed and she collapsed back. "I can't, I can't," she sobbed. It was fighting her. Why didn't he want to be born?
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on February 23, 2017, 04:34:34 PM
"If you can't the child will die and you with it," the healer said, frowning. He pushed her clothing up and adjusted her legs, Hydra smoothed his hands over her and held her hands carefully, wincing.

"You're the only one that can bring your child into the world, I can't force it."

Hydra felt guilty and he decided that, should everything work out fine... No more children. Ever. He nuzzled into her hair and kept his eyes closed against the pain of her nails. He was a giant of a man and Aura-lee was tiny. Maybe this was his fault. He held her close and waited for the worst.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on February 23, 2017, 04:41:00 PM
Aura-lee wailed, curving forward as another contraction gripped her. Her hair now stuck to sweat-slicked skin and she pushed for all she was worth.

Words weren't really coherent, but a few curses and some choice names for Hydra were heard in her shrieks and grunts. Pushpushpush stop. Breathe. Contraction. Pushpushpushpush.

She didn't know how much later it was when suddenly it felt as though everything stilled. The world was frozen silent.

Then a cry broke through the glassy air and she sobbed, collapsing back against Hydra's chest. "Is- is he okay?"

The healer might have replied to that, but she wasn't entirely sure she understood him. Vaguely, she saw him stand and say something to Hydra about the rags and warm water so they could clean the newborn.

Then his voice finally reached her. "Rest while you can, the other one will be along in a minute."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on February 23, 2017, 06:36:43 PM
The healer looked at the child.

Skin pur like the mother. Hair dark. Eyes intelligent. The man looked down at the child, covered in birthing... Goo. A look to Aura-lee and her belly, a small smirk before Hydra moved away from Aura-lee to clean the newborn who, after wailing, quieted very quickly and gave everything around a curious look. The birth was cleaned from pudgy cheeks and Hydra was allowed to hold the child before he brought it to Aura-lee, pressing it to her chest.

The healer, feeling generous, returned to his previous location, hands clean again and gently touched her stomach.

"Same as before. This one should be easier," He assured her, voice honey. Another look to the child. That was the one. It was hard not to smile at the sight. What perfect timing. "Then we can get you all cleaned up, patched up and the three of you can start bonding."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on February 23, 2017, 06:43:18 PM
"Other- but- what-"

Her baby was in her arms and she blinked down at him, lips parted and eyes wide. "Hi," she breathed after a few moments, the healer and Hydra and everything else fading away. She smiled, holding the infant close to her chest, to her heart. "I know you," she murmured, kissing his head gently.

Then she shuddered as she felt a now familiar pang gripped her body. "Oh- I just had a baby, leave me alone!" she whimpered.

But her body was moving forward, and she had to catch up. Gasping, she hurriedly but delicately passed the baby to Hydra, then clenched her eyes shut and curled forward, keening as she pushed.

It hadn't even fully registered that she was having another child. Two. Two babies. She'd known it was a possibility, but had been in no way really prepared for it to happen.

But she couldn't think about that, not now. The man was right, this time was a little easier. A few good pushes and the baby seemed to just slip right out.

Aura-lee collapsed back, utterly spent and crying quietly.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on February 23, 2017, 06:55:51 PM
For sure that was the one.

This one, their true child, seemed to take after his father. A pastel green, dark hairs, violet eyes. Four tiny arms. Reinier picked up the second squalling child and went about cleaning him up, looking at it curiously while he went about helping. Not this one. There would be no point in taking this child's body. He looked to Hydra who was panicking between helping Aura-lee and holding his son.

"Here," Reinier said, holding the little green one out, "This one needs a parent's touch, I'll take the other." The babies successfully switched, Hydra snuggled up down beside Aura-lee and curled beside her, fat four armed baby between them.

However, the mood turned dark and the 'healer' and the other baby watched them curiously.

"You made a deal with a sword, Siren," His voice was stern, still honey but laced with poison. He looked to Hydra and smiled, "Your woman made a deal. To carry a child, this child, in exchange of you producing your own. So she would stay with you," He smiled and nodded to the chubby baby curled up and content between them.

"You've made your own well enough, so I am collecting Sol now before..." He paused, looked thoughtful, "You get too involved. Too attached."

Hydra stood up quickly, looking at the child, his child, in the stranger arms.

"You said you were a healer!" He barked, feeling stupid and betrayed. Why hadn't he asked more questions? Why hadn't he ... Done something?

"I am not, but, your woman and this child surviving were in my best interests," He smiled again and nodded. "She owes us," Reinier said quietly, "He made her wish come true. Look at you two, in a shack by the ocean, bouncing baby boy right there. Sure the chances of you two having one were slim to none on your own, but Sol made it happen. You should thank him and we shall be done with this." Hydra snarled and reached forward, a hand on Reinier's shoulder.

"Aura-lee," He said, voice soft, "Tell your beast to unhand me or your child," He nodded to the chubby green one, "Will grow up without a father. You're lucky I am simply taking this one and not both. I'm sure we could use an apprentice if it came down to it."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on February 23, 2017, 07:04:01 PM
Her heart leaped into her throat and Aura-lee sat up quickly. The baby curled to her chest whimpered and shifted quietly and she held him a little tighter.

"No," she whispered. She wanted to stand, to confront this stranger, but she was so weak, so tired, it was all she could do not to collapse back onto the bed as it was. "No, please, I didn't- I never asked- I didn't know!"

Her baby started crying and a sob caught in her throat, her eyes fixed on the child in the stranger's arms.

Somehow, she wasn't surprised. She felt as though she should be, but for some reason all she could feel was a fatalistic kind of clarity. Why else would a creature powerful enough to bind with her blood want to help her, unless he was getting something for himself?

But he was still her baby. Her baby, and the man was taking him away.

"H-Hydra..." Voice soft and broken, she forced herself to rasp through the tears, "Let- let him go." Her eyes moved to Reinier's, deep and pleading.

"Please," she whispered. "Please. Give me my baby. Please..."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on February 23, 2017, 07:31:50 PM
Hydra let go and looked to Aura-lee.

What was he supposed to feel?

He kept his arms at his sides, hands clenching and unclenching, teeth grinding. He looked to Aura-lee and then to the strange man. There was almost a fond look at the child and that made Hydra more angry. More confused.

Reinier looked to Aura-lee, head tilted.

"You have your baby," He nodded towards the one in her arms, "This is the cost of the choice you made, girl." Reinier grinned, "Don't feel bad," He said softly, "I was like Sol once. A dagger. Simple object, but... " He tilted his head and smiled, "Here I am. We need stupid vessels like you, Aura-lee," Hydra snarled at the word, keeping his hands to himself simply because he didn't really... Know what to do.

"Now. I am going to leave, you are going to forget about this child. Sol is in good hands, perhaps he will even visit you some day," He looked down at the baby in his arms, gave it a pat on the cheek with his fingertip, "I'm sure you made an impression." He nodded to Hydra and then looked to Aura-lee, "Comfort your woman, Beast, she's lost one of her children in childbirth."

He took a few more steps towards the door before pausing, Hydra, unsure of what to do, went to Aura-lee and decided he'd at least protect the ones he could.

"Any last words, Vessel? Sol can understand you. The sword you met is inside this tiny body, no doubt he'll do what I did. Force the body to grow, being a child is... " Reinier made a face of disgust, "A terrible ordeal."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on February 23, 2017, 07:37:57 PM
Aura-Lee stared at them both for a long moment.

Was she angry? She didn't even know. Part of her want to scream and rage, to demand that Sol explain himself, repay what was being ripped from her.

But she couldn't do it.

"Be good," she murmured, staring at the baby that was hers-but-not. "Don't- don't waste the life you have..."

It was too much. With a sob, she curled back into the bed, curving her body around the little green baby who still hadn't stopped crying. Desperately trying to stifle her own tears, she stroked his tummy and held him close, clenching her eyes shut as she rocked him gently.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on February 23, 2017, 07:54:44 PM
Hydra was lost. Mentally. Not so much physically - he was in his house - but he gave a confused look to Aura-Lee, the baby that was still wailing and then the strange man that just watched.

"Very touching, He'll be fine, Aura-lee," Reinier stated, tilting his head, amused and a little confused by how much she wanted this child in his arms. It would do them no good though. "Farewell, take care of your family," He smirked at Hydra, who still look confused and then Reinier took a step backwards and just... Disappeared.

Disappeared with his child.

Their child?

Hydra looked down to Aura-lee, confused. Angry? Was he angry? Obviously the mage had done something, because the room was... Well, clean. There was no evidence of child birth. Blood had been cleaned and Hydra pressed a hand to his face, confused. His heart was beating too fast and he layed down on the other side of their child.

"PrettyFish?" Hydra spoke, stroking her cheek, finger combing her hair. What the fuck was going on. It seemed to harsh to word it, so he kept his mouth closed, but he leaned forward and pressed a kiss to her forehead. He moved his hand over hers on their child and gave a little helpless chuckle, "I'm sorry he has four arms," He finally whispered, not really sure how to continue on.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on February 23, 2017, 08:02:10 PM
Those simple words almost broke her. Wailing desperately, Aura-Lee did her utmost to contain herself, but all she managed was to pull her son a little closer and stroke his cheek with a finger while she cried, her slight frame wrapped around the child as much as she could manage.

"I'm n-not," she choked out. "He's...perfect." Despite the fact that she couldn't seem to stop crying, she smiled just a bit and kissed their baby's forehead.

"Perfect," she repeated. The child began to calm some- perhaps he was simply too tired to keep crying- and she dropped another kiss to the top of his head.

"I'm sorry," she whispered, unable to look at her mate. "I'm sorry, I didn't- I didn't mean to- I should have known." She sniffled, sobs making way for slow, quiet tears.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on February 24, 2017, 05:56:41 AM
Honestly, Hydra had no idea what was going on.

He felt stupid for letting the stranger take advantage of him... He helped but... Hydra smoothed Aura-lee's hair from her face, thumb brushing along her cheek before he leaned in to press a kiss to her forehead. "I'm still really confused," he whispered, "but we can talk later."

A large warm hand smoothed up and down her back and he shook his head, snuggling closer so the child was pressed between them. Who seemed slightly content if not a little figidity from the feeling of his parents.

A sword.

A nuzzled to Aura-lee's head and he sighed. What would have happened if there had been just one? A large hand went to his sons chest, pressed against it and felt the little heart beat.

If they managed to have more... Would it be two again?

Hydra felt his eyes burn so he curled closer.

"I'm sorry I couldn't protect you," he breathed, kissing her forehead, "I'm still a little overwhelmrd. Try to sleep? Or calm? We'll... Figure out later." He supposed they would. They would have to.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on February 24, 2017, 06:05:33 AM
Aura-lee shook her head, leaning up a bit to kiss him. "Don't apologize," she whispered. "Sweet, none of this was your fault."

It was hers.

With a wretched sigh, she let her head rest on the pillow, stroking their son's chest and stomach gently. "He- he needs a name," she noted quietly after a few moments, but she was so tired her voice seemed a little fuzzy and distant, and she had to fight to keep her eyes open.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on February 24, 2017, 06:09:10 AM
Hydra smoothed his hand up and down her back, not... Entirely sure how to deal with this whole mess. Still, his prettyfish was hurting and he looked to their fat little green baby and then back at her.

Well, at least he knew for sure it was his child. Not that that had ever been questioned. "Sleep, Fishie," he whispered, giving her a kiss on the forehead. "We can think of names later."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on February 24, 2017, 06:13:57 AM
She nodded slowly, eyes already closed.

"I love you," she whispered, curving her body a little tighter around the baby. "I love you both, so much..."

She was out.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on March 18, 2017, 11:54:54 PM
Hydra didn't know how to process it.

He snuggled in against Aura-lee, but he didn't sleep.

Instead he stared ahead, smoothing a hand over Aura-lee's stomach and occasionally tracing a fat chubby arm. What was he going to do? Hydra squeezed his eyes shut, not... Quite able to believe all of this. "What have you done," He finally whispered, nuzzling his face into her neck, looking at the sleeping baby. What were they going to do?

He wasn't sure when he drifted off, but he did, Aura-lee and their child pressed close to his chest, his arms protectively tangled around them.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on March 19, 2017, 06:46:36 AM
It was the baby's fussing that woke Aura-lee, and she went from dead asleep to completely alert in a matter of seconds when she felt him shift and heard him start to whimper.

She looked down at him, stroking one finger over his chest and tummy before he snatched at it and held on tight, still whimpering, almost crying. Not even a day old, the little thing couldn't do much more than dis and wriggle, but she thought she knew what he wanted.

"Oh." Carefully, she lifted him into her arms and sat up, holding the child to her breast. Almost immediately he latched on and started to suck- she was actually surprised by how quickly he'd managed it, giving a little "Hm!"

She stared down at him, then to Hydra, then back. Their son had no idea of what had happened. He was just hungry, and tiny, and she loved him so so much. She smiled just a bit as she held him, letting him nurse in quiet in an effort to allow Hydra his sleep.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on March 22, 2017, 09:59:52 PM
Hydra had his eyes closed but he wasn't sleeping.

The sounds had woken him up but not long after Aura-Lee looked over her shoulder, being quiet to let him sleep, Hydra was up and leaning over her, a hand on her hip and his chin on her shoulder.

What were they going to do? He nuzzled at her neck, watching their child nurse. Just once. Was there supposed to be two? Did that strange man steal their child? Or... Was Aura-Lee just a surrogate? He snuggled in close behind her, his chest pressed to her back before he reached over and stroked their childs cheek. "Hi, Prettyfish," He said, voice low and husky, pressing a kiss to her shoulder.

How could he tell her he wanted to know what happened?

His hand smoothed over her belly, empty now with the bounty in her arms but still pudgy. What an amazing thing, he thought idly, hand smoothing over her flesh. "You made that," He said softly, looking at their odd child, "I'm so proud of you." He'd worry about... Other things later. For now, they could... Love the one they have.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on March 23, 2017, 06:02:06 AM
The siren started slightly when she felt Hydra press against her back, glancing over her shoulder at him. "I thought you were asleep," she murmured as she looked back to the baby.

A small, sad smile tugged at her lips as he spoke. "We made him," she corrected quietly. Their son shifted a bit, apparently done with his meal, and she gently brought him up to cradle him against her shoulder, leaning back in Hydra a little more as she did.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on March 26, 2017, 01:40:29 PM
Hydra smoothed his hand over her belly, moving his hands to press against her flesh. His hands pressed against her breasts and pressed against her belly. His lips pressed to her cheek and he looked at... Their son.

A lump was in his throat and he snuggled in against her.

"I guess we won't have a moment of our own for a while," He said huskily, snuggling in against her, eyes starting to close, "That's okay." Then he went quiet, "Aura-Lee... You need to tell me what happened," His voice was soft and he smoothed his hand over her thigh, all his hands on her and all of them keeping her against him.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on March 26, 2017, 02:07:39 PM
The siren's face crumpled and she curled in around the baby. She twisted her head to hide her face against Hydra's shoulder.

"I'm sorry," she whispered, tears running down her face. "He- he said if I told anyone-" she choked off, breathing raggedly as she tried to collect herself.

Slowly, she began to explain what had happened. The sword that had spoken to her, her fear that Hydra would send her back to the sea, the deal she'd made- everything she could remember. Her arms cradled the baby closer to her body, keeping him close to her heartbeat. When she'd finished talking, she dropped her head, eyes fixed on the sheets.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on March 26, 2017, 02:13:23 PM
A glance at the child.

Well, that explains that.

Hydra nuzzled against her hair before he sighed and tucked her close against him.

"It's okay," He said softly, nuzzling in, "I'm sorry you went through that," his voice was husky. A large hand smoothed over the back of the child and he sighed, staring in wonder. It made sense, that they made a child assisted by magic. It would explain why he'd never gotten a woman pregnant before.

Sort of a relief too.

"I forgive you," His voice was a purr, the child had been pale like Aura-lee. Clearly it was made of her and the sword, the one that had been from him was here, in their arms. "I love you... Have you thought of any names yet?" He asked softly, trying to change the topic to something... Nicer.
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on March 26, 2017, 02:20:55 PM
Aura-lee looked up at him, eyes wide and wet. Blinking tears down her cheeks, she turned into his body and cried quietly, the baby cradled carefully between their chests.

"I'm sorry," she whispered. "I'm so sorry." He wasn't angry- how could he not be angry? It just made her cry harder, and she took deep breaths in an attempt to pull herself together.

Finally, she relaxed enough to let her head rest against his shoulder, looking down at the child held close to her breasts. She sniffled and drew her thumb gently over his cheek. "I- I haven't. Do y-you have any i-ideas?"
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: Draconian on March 27, 2017, 12:46:40 PM
"Oh, Aura-Lee," Hydra whispered, bringing his hand up to wipe away her tears and he sighed and snuggled into her, curling his arms around her and their child.

"Hydra-Lee?" He teased, closing his eyes for a moment and snuggled in against her, looking up at the ceiling when he opened them. "I don't know. I never thought I'd have children. Squirt? Ocean? Barnacle." Hydra sighed and snuggled them against him, "He doesn't need a name, he can just be Baby."
Title: Re: Catch of the Day [m]
Post by: DragonSong on March 27, 2017, 12:56:04 PM
The siren pressed closer against his body, smiling through the last of her tears as she teased the baby with a finger and he grabbed hold, grip surprisingly strong for such a tiny thing.

"He needs a real name, Hydra," she chuckled, shaking her head slightly. "I don't know... With merfolk, sometimes we take our names from our parents," she mused softly. "My mother's name is Morrigan, and I have a sister called Morgana. Things like that..."
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Post by: Draconian on March 30, 2017, 05:28:16 AM
There was a pause and Hydra made a noise. A little tilt of his head and he nuzzled into Aura-Lee's hair, eyes falling closed. "So..." he looked at the weird little baby, of course there was instant love the second he saw him. 

Still. Little four armed green baby was weird.

"Morgan then?" His voice was husky, looking at the strange boy, head tilted before he rested his chin on Aura-Lee's shoulder. Curious. "Why are you Aura-Lee if everyone is some form of 'mor'?"
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Post by: DragonSong on March 30, 2017, 06:00:56 AM
"Morgan." She smiled as she looked down at their son, his little scrunched up face and constantly fussing arms. "I like that."

With a small chuckle, she twisted her head to kiss Hydra's cheek and explained, "Not everyone gets their name that way. My other sister is called Selina, and my brother is An'dar. It's normally the eldest child who takes their name from one of the parents."

She dipped her head to kiss the baby's brow and he wriggled, grabbing the finger she offered with one of his lower hands. "I think my mother would have liked that. Having a grandchild named for her."

Maybe her first grandchild- she hadn't seen her family in months, but as far as she knew her siblings had yet to choose mates of their own. Kind of ironic, really.
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Post by: Draconian on June 11, 2017, 12:52:02 PM
A kiss was pressed to her neck and he nuzzled at her, his hand moving up and down her stomach. Tried not to think of anything else but the family in his arms.

"Thank you," he whispered at her, breath calm, "you've given me a gift i never thought possible."
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Post by: DragonSong on June 11, 2017, 01:00:17 PM
She looked up at him, grief still in her eyes but slowly being overshadowed by a wondering sort of light. "Hydra, don't thank me," she whispered, nuzzling into his neck. "Stars, I- this should have been-"

She sighed and kissed his collar. "Don't thank me," she repeated. "He's our son. We did this together." She tilted her head a bit as Morgan- she liked the name- squirmed and whimpered quietly. One hand sought her finger again while two flailed in Hydra's direction, tiny fingers searching.

Aura-Lee chuckled softly and kissed the baby's temple. "He might be getting hungry," she murmured.
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Post by: Draconian on June 26, 2017, 05:21:56 PM
Hydra reached for the tiny hands and marveled at how tiny they were compared to his own. Was Hydra just large or was the baby just tiny? His breath caught when he felt the tiny hands squeeze his own. "You did most of the work," He whispered, kissing her below her ear, " I just got all the fun parts." Hydra leaned back before he moved a hand over Aura-Lee's torso, fingers pressing against her side and watching her, "Well, I can't feed him," He teased, looking down at their... Child.

They had a child. He had a child. Hydra stared at his little family in wonder, leaning in again and kissing Aura-Lee's forehead, then Morgans.
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Post by: DragonSong on June 26, 2017, 05:56:58 PM
Aura-lee smiled as the baby seemed to settle some, one hand gripping Hydra's finger and another curling in her hair.

"Alright, little one, c'mere." She held him to her breast until he latched on and settled herself back against Hydra's chest. "He's just...so perfect," she murmured, turning her head to smile softly at her mate.

"He needs clothes," she noted with a small frown. "And- and a proper cradle? Blankets?"
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Post by: Draconian on August 17, 2017, 12:21:30 AM
Perfecf?

Hydra knew better than to say anything, not in front of Aura-Lee but he thought it. The child looked too much like him to be perfect. Green skin. Four arms. Hydra pressed a kiss into his love's hair, smoothed one hand over her belly in circles and the previous kiss turned into nuzzles.

"I can get those," he said softly, kissing her shoulder. "Hungry little thing," he whislered, caressing a chubby cheek. Maybe he thought the child wasn't perfect but for those same reasons he knew thats why Aura-Lee did.

"How are you feeling? Sore? Does anything hurt?"
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Post by: DragonSong on August 17, 2017, 06:33:14 AM
Aura-Lee chuckled a bit and settled back more comfortably against him. "Honestly, I'm kinda sore everywhere," she murmured. "But I'm alright."

The baby finally seemed to be satisfied and she lifted him up a bit, settling his head against her shoulder. He was just so tiny, she couldn't stop marveling at him.

Her hand stroked down his back to his chubby little leg, playing absently with his toes. Tiny toes...

"Oh!" She sat up quickly, startling the child into a quick wail before she cradled him against her chest and shushed him gently. "I- I have to-" She tried to stagger to her feet, stumbling a bit and wincing as she did. "Water. What if he needs water? I have to-"

She started toward the door, still swaying slightly.
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Post by: Draconian on August 20, 2017, 09:48:24 AM
Hydra jolted as sure as the baby did.

Was she leaving?

Dread crawled up his chest to settle in his throat when she moved. "Aura-Lee," he said softly before standing up and chasing after her. Easily she was scooped into his arms and he cradled her while she cradled Morgan. To the water.

The storm had cleared and Hydra nuzzled into his pretty fish's hair. A kiss to her cheek. "To the water," the moon was bright and the ocean was calm. Slowly he walked to the ocean, stepping in until finally Aura-lee was partly submerged. "I forgot how beautiful you were," he whispered, looking at her bathed in moonlight before moving in for a kiss.

"I'm sorry I couldn't do anything," he whispered before he moved his arms from under her knees, keeping his other ones firm on her back.
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Post by: DragonSong on August 20, 2017, 06:37:00 PM
Aura-lee squeaked as she was scooped up, clutching Morgan tighter reflexively. She automatically relaxed into his arms though, almost involuntarily, so used to that reaction when he held her close.

"Thank you," she whispered as he carried them to the water's edge. Her cheeks colored when he called her beautiful and she kissed him back softly as her legs began to shimmer, then fused together into her tail, glimmering gently in the moonlight.

"I love you so much, Hydra," she murmured, pressing her forehead to his. "Please don't say sorry, please. This- it's all my fault. Please don't be sorry..."

Tears began to trickle down her face, but she turned her head to let her hair fall forward in an effort to hide it as she carefully lowered Morgan into the calm surf. One hand supported his head as she tucked him into the curve of her tail.

A normal child probably would have protested the shock of the cold water, but Morgan just blinked down at it with wide eyes. Slowly, very slowly, she saw his chubby little legs seem to lock at the knees. A glimmer of amethyst touched his green skin, the hint of scales, toes lengthening and growing webbed.
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Post by: Draconian on August 21, 2017, 10:29:12 PM
Well shit.

He had himself a little mermaid family.

Hydra had only let go of Aura-lee's legs so they could be in the water. He kept two of his arms against her back, one resting at her hip and the other resting at her ribs. The water was bitterly cold but Hydra didn't care. He needed to protect his family.

For an irrational moment he worried that she'd swim off with his son. Go live somewhere under the sea together. Find her family again. Hydra pressed a kiss to her temple and watched as his son's lower half turned into, well. Fish bits.

"Well, ain't that something," He said softly wondering just how the rest of his life was going to go. He had to support them. He'd have to make them things. Buy them things. He'd already failed. The baby had nothing or next to it.

"I don't know what to do, Aura-Lee,"He whispered, looking up at the sky before he nuzzled down into her hair, "I never pictured my life like this and i'm at a grand loss as to what I'm supposed to do now."
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Post by: DragonSong on August 22, 2017, 07:22:12 AM
It took longer than his mother's transformation, but after a minute or so Morgan had a chubby little tail of his own, glittering with deep purple scales. He slicked his tail fin in the water, sending droplets arcing through the air, and made a gurgling sound that seemed rather pleased.

Aura-lee leaned into Hydra's side as she watched him, careful to keep the length of her tail curled around him in a protective barrier while her hands supported his tiny body. She twisted her head slightly to look at her mate, biting her lip.

"I...I don't know," she murmured. "I don't know what to do either." She sighed and let her head rest against his shoulder. "I could...get a job? The woman at the inn said I could come to her if I needed work- but someone has to look after Morgan."

She stroked the baby's tail absently and two of his arms flailed a bit, splashing gently in the surf.

With another quiet sigh the siren twisted her head to kiss Hydra's neck. "We should go back in," she murmured. With a guilty wince, she added, "You must be freezing."
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Post by: Draconian on September 20, 2017, 09:20:37 PM
He was cold. He was aware he was cold. Still, he was numb to it and he just smiled down at her before he kissed her on the forehead and giving a sigh. A glance down at their strange four armed mer-baby and he closed his eyes and tipped his head back to the sky. Had all of this been a mistake? Was this the way things were going to be?

Hydra nuzzled into Aura-Lee's hair before he sighed heavily. " I could go on a boat." He said softly, "Set you two up here, you'd be without me but... I'd get half my pay and you'd have it for Morgan. And when I get back there'd be another." He closed his eyes and held his family close, at a loss of what there was he could do. "I'd be gone for periods of time but... It'd be honest work. You'd be safe. You could stay with Morgan."
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Post by: DragonSong on September 21, 2017, 04:22:10 AM
"No." Her voice was soft but firm, thrumming through her chest the way it did when she sang, though without the same intention. She met Hydra's eyes fiercely and pulled Morgan up out of the water to hold him to her chest. The baby fussed a bit but settled against her when she stroked his back.

"No, Hydra. We stay together, whatever that means." She twisted a bit and reached up to cup his face with one hand, leaning in for a soft kiss before letting her brow just rest against his. "I love you," she whispered. "Both of you. So much. I don't-"

She didn't want to trade the safety of one for the other. Did that mean she was a bad mother? Surely she should be trying to do anything to protect her child, and what Hydra said made sense. Aura-lee gave a shuddering sigh and curled up against her mate's chest, their son tucked securely against her own.

"We can...talk in the morning? I'm so tired, Hyrda, please...let's just go home?"
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Post by: Draconian on November 03, 2017, 12:54:32 AM
"Right," He said.

Hydra's voice was solemn and he looked down at the ground. The water. The sand. How was he going to provide? Carpenter? He cradled his prettyfish and his child to his chest and slowly made his way back to shore, watching with interest surely as the water went away so did her tail. Their tails.

Fuck his life. Hydra nuzzled into Aura-Lee's hair and breathed deeply, taking in the scent of ocean and her and child and... So much.

"We'll talk in the morning," He confirmed, walking back home. Feet sinking into sand and making sure to drag them over grass so he didn't track sand through the house. Once they were inside he set Aura-Lee down on the bed on a spare blanket. Using it to wipe off the sand and water. He kissed her knees while he was bent and her arms. Pressed kisses to Morgan's fat new cheeks. Finally, he kissed Aura-Lee and sighed deeply before fixing the bed and trying not to think about the events. About tomorrow. How tomorrow was going to work. Or wasn't.

"Get some sleep," He whispered, tucking her in and giving her a kiss on the forehead. "I love you, okay? I love you and our new family and we'll figure something out."
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Post by: DragonSong on November 03, 2017, 08:11:19 AM
Aura-lee snuggled more securely into Hydra's arms as he carried her, feeling Morgan wriggle his tiny legs as his and her scales melted away.

She was so wrapped up in staring at the tiny creature in her arms that she hardly noticed Hydra laying them back into bed. She responded to his kiss though, curving her body toward him and reaching out to curl her fingers around his wrist.

"I love you so much," she murmured sleepily. "It will...everything will be okay?" It was meant to be a reassurance, but it came out as more of a question. Hearing that, she winced slightly and curved her body more protectively around her son. "It'll be okay..."
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Post by: Draconian on March 17, 2018, 06:54:43 PM
Hydra didn't know if it would be okay.

Could he tell her that? Could he worry her with that? Was it worth it? Obviously having a child was tough, having two and having the other one... Hydra looked down at her before he knelt fully beside the bed. His finger tips grazing her forehead, pushing her beautiful hair from her pale skin. What fate had he subjected her to?

If he hadn't been stupid. If he hadn't let lust and foolishness overcome him none of this would have happened. That would be a terrible thing to say though. It would make her sad and maybe she'd cry and... Hydra was spiraling. He rested his cheek on the bed beside her shoulder and looked up at her.  "I'm sorry," He whispered, "I'm sorry I couldn't protect you and morgan and..." He squeezed his eyes shut, "I'm sorry I'm not wealthy. Aura-Lee, I'm so sorry I can't set you up for life. That there will be struggles and things will be hard for a while. But I'll figure it out."

Hydra sucked in a breath and kissed her forehead, opening his eyes again and angrily brushing at the frustrated tears. They stung. He couldn't remember the last time any sort of angrily salt water came out of his face and he frowned and just turned his face into the bed. "I'll make sure it's... Okay. It'll be hard sometimes but I love you. Okay? If I have to go get a job somewhere I'll send money back for you two. You'll be taken care of as best I can. I promise."
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Post by: DragonSong on March 17, 2018, 07:07:49 PM
The siren stared at him for a long moment in silence, fighting back tears of their own. How could he do this, blame himself like this, it was all her fault, all of it, how-

Aura-lee took a shaky breath and leaned in to kiss his forehead, then his cheeks, kissing away the trail the angry tears had left behind. Eventually, she let her lips brush against his softly, one arm curled protectively around Morgan while the other reached up to circle her mate's shoulders and pull him closer so she could rest her brow against his.

"I love you," she whispered again. "And we can figure this out. Together." She kissed him again, gently, sweetly, letting the touch linger. Her heart still ached for the loss of a baby that was never really hers, but she was determined to love the family she had here in her arms as much as she possibly could.

"Come to bed?" she whispered pleadingly. "We...can talk in the morning. About all the rest. Just come to bed, please."
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Post by: Draconian on May 12, 2018, 01:49:20 AM
Hydra watched her, his eyes wide, his arms down.

Despite that love he still felt like a failure.

Still, when she leaned in and kissed him some of the tension eased. Her brow to his and he closed his eyes and sighed, accepting for a moment that he couldn't fix everything so easily and that some problems needed time to solve. Like a job. Money. Raising a family. Hydra listened to Aura-Lee, his lower hands holding hers while his top set rest on her shoulders, rubbing his thumbs along her collar bone.

"Of course," He whispered back, sighing heavily before he got up and shuffled Aura-Lee into the bed and took Morgan into his arms. Hydra stood up and stared down at the child. Tiny and pudgy and near the spitting image of him, he chewed on his lower lip before he kissed Morgan's forehead and pulled the bassinet close to their bed before putting the baby in it. Morgan, content after the night's events, coo'd contently.

Hydra looked at Aura-Lee before he removed his clothing and stretched, quite done with sandy pants. He climbed over Aura-Lee so she'd have the spot closest to the baby and turned down the covers, crawling in and spreading his arms. "I can't promise that I'll sleep, but I can promise that I'll hold you all night," His voice was soft and he just...Watched her. Still as enchanted with her as ever. The mother of his cooing child. So beautiful. So giving. 

Hydra visibly winced to think about what would have happened to her and his arms fell slightly. Still pondering if, perhaps, this was as bad as her potential slavery could have been.
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Post by: DragonSong on May 13, 2018, 03:07:34 PM
Aura-lee smiled when he slipped into bed, curled contentedly back into the curve of his body. Her back to him, she reached one hand out to tough Morgan's chest gently. The baby cooed sleepily and grabbed for her finger, and her smile widened.

"He's so beautiful," she murmured, leaning back against Hydra a little more firmly with a soft sigh. "He's just like you..."
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Post by: Draconian on May 13, 2018, 04:12:22 PM
"I'm hardly beautiful," Hydra said softly into her hair, his arms curling around Aura-Lee's torso to hold her close to him. He kissed the back of her head and watched two of the most important people in his life bond. "I think he got all your good looks," He whispered, "Just my skintone." Hydra's hands smoothed up and down her front and he sighed again, "Get some sleep, Love." He whispered, nuzzling in and closing his eyes.

"We'll be here when you wake up."
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Post by: DragonSong on May 13, 2018, 04:16:43 PM
"Mmm..." The siren felt her eyes drift closed, heavy and slow. "You're gonna be just like you're papa," she told Morgan softly, the gentle rise and fall of his chest under her palm a comforting rhythm. "And I'll teach you all about the sea. Love you so much..."

She started to drift off. "Love you both."
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Post by: Draconian on July 04, 2019, 09:56:58 AM
Hydra nuzzled into Aura-Lee's hair, taking in the scent of the sea and her and he loved it. Loved everything about her. He laid there for a time, his beautiful siren between him and Morgan. He reached one hand over her to rest atop of hers on the baby, sleeping soundly. Felt her breathing through her back against his chest.

So much has happened since she was brought upon the ship. He smiled softly into her hair, remembering their first meeting and how scared she'd been. Hydra fell asleep shortly, curled up against his love's back. Though, he wasn't sure how long he actually slept for, because his eyes snapped open and it was day time.

It was the next day. They had to talk. Had to talk about their life together. Had to talk about what they were going to do to make money. Keep their remaining child safe. Did he wake her? Hydra didn't want to. Mother and Child were still sound asleep. While he wasn't feeling frisky, he loved touching her, and he curled his top hand around her torso to press against her chest, and his bottom hand smoothed up and down her thigh. She was so soft and sweet. His top hand came to rest on her lower belly, where she'd housed their children.

Hydra kissed her neck under her ear and snuggled in more against her, "Aura-Lee?" He whispered soften, eyes still closed, "We should talk while we make breakfast." Which would be the usual fair. Probably gently toasted bread and a few eggs.
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Post by: DragonSong on July 04, 2019, 10:38:44 AM
"Mmm..." Aura-lee came to slowly, in little starts. She could hear Hydra's voice, understood the words on the surface, but she was just so tired that nothing seemed to be entirely lucid.

Then she felt him snuggle in a little more firmly and beneath her hand Morgan's chest hitched as he yawned in his sleep. The siren blinked her eyes open with a yawn of her own, then narrowed her eyes as she tried to process through the haziness that had settled over her in the night.

We should talk...

Oh. Oh! Right. Talk.

Aura-lee bit her lip, but she nodded and murmured a sleepy affirmation-- though she didn't seem anymore interested in actually getting out of bed than her mate. "Quietly," she murmured after a moment, and she turned in Hydra's arms so she lay on her back, looking up into his face. "We should...let him keep sleeping, if he can."