First thing he did this morning was hop into his car and drive to the shore. He hated that he couldn't live closer to the beach. But then, there are no houses build there so it won't be an option anyway.

Yet, he could ask his father- no. He doesn't want to talk to him. And definitely not ask him for something.

"asshole" He muttered while he locked the car before he walked down the stairs along the cliff that led to the beach. He doesn't like thinking about his father. It only annoyed him. Why couldn't he just quit his work when he was born, why didn't he quit when mother died. Why was all he did was push Taehyung away.

He didn't get it, did his father really love money more than his own son? It did seem like it.

Taehyung was relieved to see the fences gone and the beach was accessible again for the public. Happily he hopped towards the water enjoying the breeze in his short hair. It made him feel so careless being here. There was rarely anyone here, the beach was small and blocked by the cliff. Once the sun would set you will only be in the shade. Not a very popular spot. But still, enough people came here. One of them being Taehyung. He put his bag in his usual secret hole in one of the rocks and approached the water. Letting his feet touch the broken wave.

"uhm. Hello?" he tried. But as soon he said it he chuckled and shook his head. What was he even doing? To whom was he even speaking. Why was he even speaking in the first place?

As if someone would just hop out of the water and greet him.

"I'm so dumb, mermaids probably aren't even real anyway. It's just rumours" he rolled his eyes and walked into the water following the rock wall until he could dive down. Swimming under the small gap that was his entrance to the small cave.

His favourite spot. These rocks had heard so many stories and held so many secrets. This cave held a part of him. It made him feel at home.
With a smile he pulled himself out of the water onto the rock that served as ground for him. Taking deep breaths to refresh his lungs with new oxygen.

"back home" He joked and laid on his back looking at the small slide on the roof where the sunlight shone through. He could just barely see the orb of the sun through the crack. Pretty he thought and smiled.

"you know cave, i almost died yesterday" he started the whole story over again. "i called Jimin about it. I fell from that cliff into the water" taehyung moved his hand as a demonstration how he fell down. "and it was like I was paralysed. I couldn't move my body to swim back up. It was probably from the hit I had when I touched the water. But anyway, the strangest part is that I saw something down there. "He looked at the rocky 'ceiling' as if he was talking to an actual person. "i saw some icy blue eyes. Kind of like, two small round ice cubes. I have no idea what it was. After that i must have lost consciousness because last thing i knew i wake up on a random rock on the other side of the beach! Isn't that crazy!?"

"See you agree with me," Taehyung said and put his hand back down with a sigh. "Whatever it was, if someone or something really helped me. I wish I could thank them, cus. I probably would have drowned. "Taehyung fell silent. But the sound of water drops hitting stone caught his ear.

Why was there water dripping?

He frowned, he felt something was off. As if... He wasnt alone. Quickly he sat up. And looked around. But all he saw was a small puddle of water on the edge of the rock he was sitting on. And the water near it moved slowly before it went silent again.

"what the..." Taehyung pulled his legs back in. Something was there, something had been on his rock. And he was quite sure it wasnt a frog. A frog would never leave such a big puddle of water.... Now he looked at it, did these shapes look like... Hands?

They really did, they definitely looked like fingers. "oh no '' Taehyung mumbled and hugged his knees, he didnt really feel comfortable putting his legs there again. something was definitely closing in on him. What if Jimin was actually right? what if it was really a mermaid? maybe they did live herein this water? "no wayyyy" he told himself and sighed getting on his knees to scoot closer to the edge, when he felt the wet spot a sort of slippery feel, as if there was a thin layer of slime. "ew" he wiped his hand off on his shorts and began looking down into the water. the rays of sun didnt quite help. it was too deep and dark to look far down, this water was not the crystal clear water you see on the internet. it was actually quite foggy.

But even if it was dark, the fog seemed to move.. there was something moving in the water. small waves moved around. Yes, there was definitely something moving there. and it wasnt a fish, a fish would never make the water move like this. What the hell was down there????

Taehyung didnt dare to jump in and swim back, what if it was really a shark, he doesn't want to get eaten here. a little hesitant he poked his hand into the water feeling around. suddenly he felt something touch his fingers and he pulled them back as if they got burned "ah! what the fuck! oh my god there is something in the water" taehyung did NOT feel safe right now. Whatever was down there could get on the rock with him, it had almost done it just now. He stood up alarmed, ready to jump and swim away if something attacked him. But nothing happened. All he saw was a face in the water staring up at him.

The feeling that went through him was indescribable. It was a mixture of interest and absolute fear. There was an actual face down there, he was being watched. He could see its eyes move, it was looking at him.

"oh my god, oh my god" he started to panic and breathed fast. He couldn't get out, he couldn't leave. there was something in the water, he had to get out! "no no no, this can't be happening" he felt like his whole world was spinning and before he knew it the world went black. Again he found himself falling. but this time he didnt hit anything. Before his head could hit the hard rocks below him a hand broke his fall and gentle put his head on the rocks.

While Taehyung was passed out, the eyes had moved. its body out of the water to look at the human's face.

"So warm" it whispered, a snake like hiss in its voice when it spoke the words. It kept a close look on the human, a bit disappointed that he wasn't talking to the cave anymore. it doesnt like the silence here, this human always provides it with stories of the land.

But then taehyung began to shit around and his eyes twitched. Before he could open his eyes a voice was heard again. "Don't be afraid"

That's when Taehyung jolted up and looked around. He heard the voice, he heard it clearly. He knew he was NOT dreaming it. But he didnt see anything. nothing but the wet puddle next to his head. again, the thing had been on the same rock as him. It sent a shiver down his spine thinking about the face he saw.

"Was it really a merman.." he mumbled. it did look like it, no human looked like that, humans don't have glowing eyes. and can definitely not breathe underwater. it had to be a merman. "damn" he chuckled the fear out of him and sighed. '' don't be afraid' was that the merman? was it really a merman that saved him? was it this one?

Taehyung wasn't sure, but it did seem the most logical explanation right now. Now he was sure that there was a merman here Jimin's story of a merman saving him from drowning didn't sound so weird anymore. he didnt hurt him, was he friendly? is that why he heard the voice say that? maybe he was just shy?

"uhm... hello?" he called out and looked into the water again, a bit scared to see that face again, that was definitely an image he would never get out of his head.

Suddenly water drops were heard behind him and he quickly turned around. just in time to see a pale white hand get pulled back in the water with a splash. The hand left something. Taehyung moved closer and looked at what the merman put there, seeing a collection of the most beautiful seashells he had ever seen. they were more colourful than the ones he saw in the stores. "oh pretty" he smiled and looked in the water. "are these for me?" in the deep he could see the eyes again. but they were too far away to see his face again. But he was there, he was listening to him.

That made him wonder, was he there this whole time? right now he really hoped the merman didn't speak the same language, he had told so many embarrassing things here. but the merman did, he heard him talk. He definitely understood what he was saying.

But how? How did this creature speak a human language? He was quite sure sea beings don't talk with words.

"Do you understand me?" Taehyung asked, looking down. the eyes disappeared. "Hey, don't go!" he frowned, was he really going to get ghosted by a merman?? Luckily for him he wasn't, because behind him he could hear another seashell being dropped. He turned around seeing the small shells spelled the word 'yes'. "holy shit, this is so cool" he smiled now fully realising he was talking to a merman, a creature its still in debate were actually real or not. "uhm... have you been here all this time? I mean... I talk a lot here, uhm. I said some embarrassing things, did you hear all that too?"

Taehyung moved back when the eyes came closer until his face was visible again. This time it was closer to the surface because he had to reach his hand out and tap the word 'yes' with his finger. A finger that looked longer than those of humans with a thick white nail growing at the end. It didn't look like a human nail, this one looked stronger, like a claw. This nail was definitely one that you would see on a creature... but... he didn't know mermaids had claws....and then the thin piece of skin between his fingers.. Was this even a merman? why was it so... pale and colourless... mermaids should be colourful...

"uhm.. don't tell anyone. those were secrets" he said and the merman just grinned at him. That's when Taehyung really began to doubt if it was even a merman. This creature had fangs. The whole row of teeth that were shown in the grin were dangerously pointed.

"Are you... a merman?" he decided to ask. The grin of the creature faded and it moved back into the deep. "hey? where are you going?" Taehyung sighed. Did he just offend him?

He waited a while but the merman did not show himself again. Yet Taehyung didn't dare to get in the water again, not until he was sure it wasn't going to come here again. While he waited he began to feel more at ease. knowing he wasn't alone and someone was listening to him was actually quite nice. He had someone that listened to him. but the thought that it was that being also made him uncomfortable. He wasn't sure what to feel right now.

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