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The cold breeze of the night blew so gentle. Waves crashing to the shore. The moment was just right.

"Thank you" feeling tingly on the inside. Compliments about his complexion was a norm for him but for his name. It was a first.

He broke the eye contact from the man in front of him. He can no longer continue to stare at his black orbs similar to obsidian. His lips pink and soft.

He was surprised himself that he was even thinking about those kinds of things.

The noise from the party silenced. It seemed somebody was on stage.

Jimmy stood up from the sand and almost fell down when he lost his balance. Impact did not come to him, instead he was in someone's arms.

"You should be careful" he felt the warm breath of the other on his ear, he felt his face heat up and his heart beat faster.

He regained his composure and backed away from the guy. He was not against the skin ship; he was just afraid his pounding heart will be heard by the guy.

"I will" he glanced at the stage and saw Mean on stage with the band. "They might be up to something; shall we go take a look?" Tommy started walking to the party leaving Jimmy behind trying to calm his heart down.

"Wonderful evening tonight! I would like to thank the CEO, Mr. Medthanan for inviting us" Mean just nodded at them and stood near the drummer of the band.

"We are Tempt! And hope you enjoy our music!" the crowd cheered for them and Mean whispered something to the drummer before leaving the stage. The drummer's face turned red and he kept looking at Mean when he stepped down from the stage.

"I'm Title, the lead vocalist and also the guitarist" showing off his plucking skills with a complex flex. The crowd went wild.

"Now now, let me introduce the other members" looking at the guy holding another guitar "That's Ae, he also plays the guitar and a second vocalist. Ae bowed to the crowd, earning a fair amount of cheer.

"Next is Gun, the guy holding the bass guitar" the girls from the crowd squealed loud at his name. He waved his hand and gave the crowd a playful wink. Making the girls wilder than before.

"Aww~ Good to be handsome eh" Title teased through the microphone.

"Come on Bro, I'm thankful a lot of fine ladies appreciate me" giving another wink to the crowd.

"Okay okay, now for our last member is our cute drummer, Plan" He stood up from his seat, raising his drum sticks. The crowd went awed from his baby looks.

Plan smiled at the crowd but went serious went he met with a pair of intimidating eyes from the crowd. From Mean, crossing his arms on his chest while leaning on the bar counter, watching them on stage.

"Let's now rock the night away!" they began playing a lively dance music and the crowd went dancing wild, some following the lyrics and the others are just drinking the night away.

"They play good, don't you think?" Tommy nudged Jimmy's arm and his attention was now focused on the small man beside him. He loved music but he is currently living in this once-in-a-lifetime moment.

"They're good but what kind of instruments are they playing?" Tommy raised his eyebrow and stared at Jimmy closely.

He felt the awkwardness when Tommy was staring at him. He realized that he somehow revealed his identity.

"What do you mean, haven't you seen a guitar before?" throwing his empty cup to the nearest bin.

"A guitar, ah right. I forgot what they are called." Scratching his head.

"Want to go somewhere quiet or you want to stay here?" Tommy asked. Jimmy looked at him and closed his eyes, thinking what he should be doing right now.

Mean did say not to stray far away but he is not a kid. He wants to experience more.

He nodded at Tommy and the other extended his hand to Jimmy.

"You are going to love where we are going" Showing his smile to the prince. Jimmy smiled back and held Tommy's hand. It was warm and it felt like it fitted perfectly with his.

They began walking away from the party and went along the shore of the beach. The light of the full moon is there only source of light.

"I haven't seen you before, are you new in Tin's company?" feeling the waves touch their feet while strolling along the shore.

"I'm just here for a visit." Feeling great at the moment. They kept holding their hands while walking. Neither one wanting to let go.

"A visit, so you are not from here, where you from then?"

"Somewhere far away" Tommy chuckled a bit.

"aww so you won't tell me? Why? You afraid I will go there?" Jimmy smiled and shook his head.

"No, not really. It's just somewhere far away and it is complicated" Tommy nodded and continued walking.

"So, Tommy, where are we going?" Tommy raised his hand and pointed to a sandbox not far from where they are.

It was a bit far from the party but the sounds from the blasting band still echoed.

"It's a sand box than only comes out during the full moon" they trailed through the sand and sat down in the center of the sand box.

It was not that big, it could fit 3 to 4 people on it and the white sand makes it a beautiful site.

Jimmy removed his flip flops and let his feet touch the water. He felt home for a bit. Tommy followed him and moved closer to him. Their arms almost kept on touching each other.

Jimmy felt his heart pound faster and louder. He slightly moved to the side and Tommy noticed it.

"Do you dislike me that much?" Tommy asked, his eyes sad. Jimmy gulped and looked down at his feet.

Tommy started to stand up but Jimmy held his hand. He stopped and sat down again. He noticed the troubled but flushed face of Jimmy.

"No, don't go" Tommy nodded and let his feet touch the cool waves.

"What are you thinking right now?" using his other hand to swipe the hair covering Jimmy's forehead. Entranced by his beauty that the moon shines upon on.

Jimmy faced Tommy and leaned to his touch. This time it was Tommy's turn to feel his face heat up.

Both hearts seemed excited from how they were beating.

"My heart... keeps beating hard and faster when I'm near you" Jimmy's face leaning forward to Tommy's face.

Only an inch separating their lips, nose touching and breathing hard. Tommy closed his eyes and connected their lips.

It was a slow kiss. Feeling the movement, the heat and their hearts feeling at ease at the connection. It felt just right.

Jimmy pulled away and held Tommy's face with is sandy hands. Tommy did not see happiness in Jimmy's eyes but it was pure sadness.

"Are you okay?" holding Jimmy's hands in his.

"This is not right" Jimmy stood up and walked away, back to the direction of the party.

Tommy was left there sitting on the sand, watching the figure of Jimmy. He felt pain in his heart watching him disappear. Was he dumped? He thought to himself.

He did not want to follow Jimmy back to the party. He sat there, looking across the sea then to the moon. Hoping that his sudden feeling for the boy will disappear just like how the night fades out in the morning.

He felt his eyes water and it stings. Not just his eyes also his heart. Then why did he kissed him? It felt right. No regrets but seeing the sad eyes Jimmy has. It cracked his heart into pieces. Did he regretted it?

After thinking about what happened for a few minutes, he stood up and decided to walk back but the way to the beach was now submerged underwater. What's worse than being stranded is he can't swim.

- END of Chapter 1.5 -

Author's Note:

A Mermaid Tale will stop updating here on Wattpad for June. The next update will be on July 31. 

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