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"I'm going to die, I'm actually going to die." Aquarella mumbled as she walked towards the kitchen they had in the cave, having been powered by batteries Rella took from the surface. Namora looked up from where she sat eating her fish as Aquarella pulled out a small tub of ice cream from the fridge. "That's your depression ice cream. Are you okay?" Namora asked watching Rella grab a spoon and take a bite of the mint chocolate chip ice cream. (istg if any of u say this ice cream is like toothpaste...i will climb thru this phone to choke u🧍‍♀️)

"No, I am not okay." Aquarella frowned, picking up the ice cream and sitting down at the table across Namora. "Should I call, K'uk'ulkan?" Namora questioned in worry.

"No, he wouldn't understand," Rella mumbled in response. "Shall I call, Selya then?" Namora got a nod in response and she quickly got up and went to call her wife who was still awake sewing a dress for Aquarella's girlfriend.

Selya looked up hearing someone enter the room and smiled seeing her wife but it quickly turned to worry seeing the concern on Namora's face. She immediately knew it was Aquarella. Nobody ever made Namora worry besides Aquarella and anytime Selya got upset when she messed up clothing or armor. Selya sighed, stopping what she was doing, she walked to Namora. "Where is she?"

"Kitchen. Depression ice cream." Namora explained, taking Selya's hand and leading her to the kitchen. "I also made food if you were hungry." Namora added quietly. Selya smiled and kissed her cheek in thanks.

Entering the kitchen they spotted Aquarella beginning to open up a bottle of liquor but Selya quickly snatched it from her hands. "Oh come on, give me a break. Just one drink." Rella begged but Selya shook her head and handed the alcohol to Namora. "Just because you are of age, doesn't mean you should. It's not good for you." Selya scolded, sitting down next to Rella.

"Daddy let's me drink," Rella argued but it was really no use. Namora was just as strict as Aquarella's mother. Meanwhile Selya had more of a fun aunt vibe but she was still pretty strict when it came to drinking, smoking or anything that wasn't good for Aquarella. "Well I'm not your dad, therefore, you go by our rules considering Mora brings up all this junk food for you," Selya shot back, Rella making no attempt to argue.

"So, what's going on?" Selya asked as Aquarella took another big bite of her ice cream. "That stupid fucking bitch broke up with me! Like what the hell is her problem?! You can't break up with me, I'm supposed to be the one breaking up with you!" She exclaimed with a mouth full of ice cream, angrily slamming her hand down on the table.

Namora rolled her eyes at Rella's dramatics, holding in her scolding as she made Selya a plate of food. "Why did she break up with you?" Seyla asked, sitting down next to Rella and stopping her from eating more ice cream as she hated when people spoke with food in their mouths. Attuma used to do it purposely to annoy her until Namora threatened him.

"Because I caught that stupid whore cheating on me. Like what the actual fuck?! Like what is the point of cheating? I don't understand. And she had the audacity to break up with me when I should've been the one breaking up with her! You can't break up with a fucking princess! It doesn't work like that!" Selya and Namora both shared a look and Aquarella noticed and groaned out of annoyance.

"Whatever. You can say it." Rella mumbled.

"We told you so," Selya and Namora stated in unison.

"I know, I know. I'm sorry for not listening. I just thought that maybe she'd change for me since I was willing to change for her." Selya frowned and pulled Aquarella into a hug, letting the younger girl hold onto her. "You'll be okay. You just need to move on and leave her in the past." Selya mumbled, pulling down her mask to press a kiss onto Rella's head.

"I'm gonna go to sleep now. Thanks for the advice, Sel." Aquarella sighed and kissed Selya's cheek before standing up and leaving the kitchen, not before sharing a hug with Namora. Selya put the ice cream back and sat down next to Namora. "She's gonna listen to music all night, isn't she?" Selya asked, cutting into her salmon as she looked at her wife.

"Mhm." Namora hummed, smiling at Selya who was looking at her with soft eyes. "Why are you looking at me like that?" Namora looked away, trying to contain her flustered appearance.

"Because you're so beautiful." Selya smiled, leaning over to remove Namora's mask. Mora chuckled and pulled off Selya's as well. "You're more beautiful." Mora whispered, causing Selya to blush and look back down at her plate.

"Not as much as you."

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K'uk'ulkan furrowed her brows slightly, hearing loud music come from Aquarella's room. He still had no clue how she got a phone and stereo to work this deep into the ocean. But she did, and she absolutely loved music. Specifically music by women. She wasn't really a huge fan of men's music. The women's voice were way more soothing and comforting to her. More specifically she loved Kehlani, SZA, Rihanna, H.E.R., Jhené Aiko, Gracie Abrams and Raveena. The only music she enjoyed by men were The Weeknd and maybe Chris Brown.

K'uk'ulkan took notice of this specific song that was clearly be replayed all night. It was called Night Like This by Kehlani. He leaned against the doorframe as he knocked against the wall. After a few seconds, Aquarella knocked against the wall, signaling he could enter. K'uk'ulkan pushed past the curtain that was used as a door as Aquarella had broken her door several times so she settled for a curtain that could be pulled off when she got angry and replaced easily.

"So, I'm assuming you're playing this song because of the words, yes?" K'uk'ulkan asked, entering her room. Aquarella laid on the bed staring at the ceiling, humming the song as it played, dry tears on her face that she didn't bother to wipe. "Maybe," Rella mumbled quietly.

K'uk'ulkan nodded slowly, listening to the song. He took parts of it and assumed the part Rella related to was the lyrics about a woman leaving her for a man. K'uk'ulkan sighed, shaking his head lightly, he had never liked anyone Aquarella was with. Rella never dated, and this girl who cheated, Kyra, had been her first girlfriend. There was a reason for that as well. Rella only ever hooked up with people, never dated. And she was willing to be in a relationship with Kyra if they both changed for each other. It was clear Rella only made the effort for that.

"Where did you and the warriors go last night?" Aquarella asked quietly, glancing at Namor who had pressed the button to turn off the music. "That's part of the reason I am here actually. First part was to see if you were alive and well, considering you haven't left your room in two days." K'uk'ulkan glanced around, her bed was messy, clothing was thrown everywhere, the food Selya brought her was half eaten and left on the wardrobe.

"I'll live, papa. May you answer my question please?" Aquarella scoot over, patting the bed so Namor could sit down. He smiled softly and sat down, pulling her to his side and she laid her head on his chest. "There was a ship in the ocean, heavily guarded, another one of those ships from that CIA place. This time they had a machine, it was a vibranium detector. So we attacked, retrieved it, and found out information about it."

"Wait so, someone actually made a machine that could detect vibranium in the ocean? That's impossible. You can't make a machine like that without it breaking by the pressure." Aquarella stated, looking up at her father in confusion. K'uk'ulkan hummed, "I thought that as well, but I was proven wrong. And we know who built it."

"Who?"

"A young scientist by the name of Riri Williams. And, I want you to retrieve her. But before you do that, I want you to come with me whilst we visit Wakanda and have a chat with the Royal family there. I want to see where their loyalty lies. If they don't do as we ask, you will find the scientist, and kill her." K'uk'ulkan said, looking at Aquarella for ant reaction.

Obviously she held an eye roll when Wakanda was mentioned. The night she and her mother last talked, or more like argued, the topic had been about Wakanda and the alliance Amphitrite had made with them without discussing it with Aquarella. Rella had disliked everything about Wakanda, she didn't like the way they did things and even more, she didn't like the Royal family there. Mainly so as Aquarella attended a dinner there with Amphitrite and it didn't go very well.

"You know what happened last time I spoke to that Royal family," Rella pointed out.

K'uk'ulkan knew she would say this, as she never let it go each time Wakanda was brought up. "Relax Rella, I doubt they will recognize you. You've grown a lot since then. Just stay silent, only speak when I tell you." He said. It took her a moment before she sighed and agreed. "Can I kill the princess if she pisses me off with her face?" Aquarella joked but part of her was serious. If she saw the princess, she'd knew she would get an urge to punch the shit outta her.

"If they cross us then yeah, I'll let you be the one to kill her." He spoke, rubbing her back and she smiled. "Good. Then I'm in." Rella agreed.

"You wanna talk about it?" K'uk'ulkan questioned after a few seconds of silence, referring to Aquarella's break up.

"No. I just want you to hold me, that's all." Aquarella mumbled, a tear falling down her face. She never spent much time with him so it was rare for them to spend time together.

"I can do that," K'uk'ulkan smiled and pressed a kiss to her head, using a free hand to pull the quilt over her.

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a.n: so...how do we like this so far? 🌚

im obsessed with selya and namora so much that i might make a book for them 🧍‍♀️

we'll see miss rella as a siren next chapter 🏃‍♀️ and her top that goes with her tail looks like a porcelain corset that has the same colors as her tail so you can look those up for imagination or whatever ☺️

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