Swimming is harder than it used to be. I was like an ace swimmer. People would ask me to help them with stuff involving the water.  Wether it was someone falling in or something got lost. I could swim fast and strong. But now. Not being able to see my feet or my surroundings is painful. Alberto is swimming with joy and doing circles. Which is helping a bit but, that's not stopping anything. Who knows what is rolling down in the deep( ahem moving on). So far it's good. I can keep all my limbs moving so hopefully I don't lock up. My feet keep looking for a place to stand a place to hold onto. A place where I know what's under me. And we are past the coast line.

That thought does it. I feel my breath get rapid and my limbs get harder to move. Making me sink. My legs start to hurt. I look around and all I see is red. The more I move the harder it is to stay a float. I start swallowing water and choking on it. My brain is pounding on all sides of my head and I start to panic more.

I gasp when I feel limbs attach themselves to me. They pull me close and I can feel my hair being pet. Whatever is holding me rolls over so that I'm on my back facing the air. I gasp for air and grab onto the limbs. I look down to see they are purple scales. I can finally hear voices and close my eyes to listen to it.

"Shhh..it's okay y/n. It's okay. I'm here. I've got you. Are you alright? Are you hurt?" I breathe deeply and find my will to speak.

"I'm...im alright... I just...I'm sorry"

"Hey, hey, hey, don't worry!  Can you move?"

"Yeah..I think so"

"Alright well how about you help me swim back?"

"Wait! No. I wanna go to your island" he turns my head to look at him.

"You sure"

"Yes"

"Okay. Well let's go." With that we start are way again. This time Alberto has his hand around my waist and is making sure my head stays up so I don't drown. Aww how thoughtful.

We make it to the island and Alberto shakes himself dry. So now he's his human self. I look at him and try it for myself. Only to fall forward.

Luckily I feel a pair of arms wrapped around my stomach. One under my stomach and one over my back.

"See m'lady? I always got you~" Alberto stands me up and I stare into his soul.

"That was cheesy."

"I know. Let's keep going." We start our track up to what I can guess to be Albertos home. While we go there I remind him of a very important thing.

"You know I'm never gunna let you live that down, right?" I see him pinch the bridge of his nose from the corner of my eye.

"I know! Just go easy on me will ya?" I stifle a laugh.

"That's what she said" he looks at me weirdly.

"Huh?" I gasp and my eyes widen.

"Omg. You don't know that joke?" I look at him and he just shakes his head dumbfounded.
"How?? You are like the dirtiest minded person I know! You need to be really educated on human stuff"

"I'll have you know I'm an expert!"

"Yup you've said that before."

We continue our walk and soon I can see the building. It has what used to be a ladder on the wall but that's gone now.

"How we going to get up?" He brings his hand up to his chin to think about my question. He then begins his way to the building and starts climbing the wall. "Alberto wait! What if you fall??"

"Silenzio Bruno"

"Alberto telling a very good conscious thought to shut up is not a wise thing to do!"

"Come one y/n! It will be fine!"

"Ugh fine! But only cause I don't want you to fall" that doesn't even make sense. Whatever. I begin climbing and surprisingly it's not that hard. I was worried at first. But all is good.

We make it to the platform and I stand on the mostly stable wood flooring. I walk around in awe at all the stuff he has. But before I see more I hear Alberto call to me and I look to see him walking up stair. So I follow him.

The stairs led to the very top and I look out to see that sea and it's amazing. He was deffo right about the view. I feel a hand grab mine and pull me over to the centre of the floor and sit down. I lay down and look at the stars.

"You were right. They are more beautiful here"

"Yeah" I could tell he was thinking a lot but before I could ask him about it he spoke. "Hey y/n what happened in the sea? Why couldn't you swim?"

"You sure you wanna know? It's pretty stupid."

"It can't be that stupid if it hurts you that much. Please tell me. You don't have to hide anything." I sit up and clear my throat

"Ok. Well uhh I used to love the ocean and the water. The feeling of being free. It was like you were flying. No land on your feet just the water flowing past you. I had a friend who shared my passion of the water with me. She and I would swim for hours. Each day we'd go a little deeper then before. We weren't allowed to go past the coast. Where the big drop was. Especially with no guardian. But this one day. We felt like rebels. We didn't know what they were so worried about. We were strong swimmers. We wouldn't drown. So with that in mind. We went past. We went farther than we did before. It was perfect. The water was calm. And the space was open. Too open. We figured out why they didn't want us out there. The next thing I knew she was screaming. Crimson red spread like a wildfire. It was big. It came out of nowhere. It had no mercy. A shark. I don't know how it got there. Sightings of then never occurred. Or maybe we were just not told because we were kids. Whatever it was, we should have known. I tried to save her but she got dragged under. I guess all her screaming alerted people because a boat came to me before I went for her and pulled me in. All I can remember now is how terrified she looked....anyways sorry for darkening the mood." I look down at my lap.

"It's okay. Don't apologize. I asked for it didn't I?" I got pulled into a hug. And I hugged back closing my eyes tight to stop tears from falling. "Hey Uhm. I know this might be a bad time to tell this. Well maybe not because we are sharing our feelings but well uh-" I cut him off.

"Silenzio Bruno"

"Oh uh right. Well...y/n I like you..."

"Yeah you are an amazing friend!"

"Nono like..like like you."

"Oh.."

"Yeah."

"Why? You've been avoiding for days and now you say you like me? How does that makes sense?" He looks up at me with guilt and surprise.

"Y/n I'm so sorry! I didn't think of how you would take it! I didn't want to talk to you because I was afraid I was going to confess by accident without taking you out on a proper date. I didn't want to ask you just randomly. I wanted it to be special because you are special" I feel tears brim my eyes at his words. But then I think back.

"Wait? Asking?"

"Oh yeah..I want you to be my girlfriend..."

"We'll come on now. You did all this to just tell me it and not even ask?" He looks shocked then he stands up and rummages through his pocket. He pulls out a box and goes on one knee. Which I cringe at with a smile on my face(y'all understand?) and he opens the box. Revealing a beautiful necklace with an opal rock as the jem.

(That's what it looks like )

"Y/n, will you be me girlfriend?" I look at the necklace in awe. I already know what I'm choosing with or without it. I go on my knees and hug Alberto tightly.

"Yes of course!!"

"Do you not like the necklace? I mean I did find it. And the chain and stuff are like cheap but i thought the rock was pretty. I found it swimming and it reminded me of you. So i thought maybe-"

"Of course I love it. But gifts aren't going to buy my heart. They are only a benefit. You are amazing so of course I would say yes." He gave a sigh of relief and then took the necklace out of the box and put the box down.

"Mind if I help you put it on?"

"Okay. I'm still a little wet."

"That's alright. I like water if you didn't know." He moves behind me and brings the necklace around my neck and has a bit of trouble clasping it but he ends up getting it. "I should have just got one that you can just slip on. Though if I did I wouldn't get to do this."

"Do what-?" I am stopped from speaking when a pair of lips meet my shoulders and I stiffen from the surprise but I relax. He began kissing my neck. Trailing his lips up and down my neck almost like he's searching for something. Soon he stops though when I press my back up against his chest when his lips meet my good spot. I can feel him smirk into my neck and he starts sucking on the same spot only causing me to push farther into him.

"You know... no one can hear you here. You can be as loud as you want. My love~" I breathe out deeply at that and close my eyes from the pleasure. He continues sucking on the spot but soon bites it. I gasp and brings his mouth off and licks where he bite. He then continued that. The feeling of his tongue on my neck was so good. I lean my head back on his shoulder giving him more access to my neck. I feel his tongue slid under the chain of my necklace and he tries to make it. But to no avail. I feel his hands trail to my waist as push me back so that I'm pressed right up against him. I understand why when he moans against my neck. His hot breath floods over my bare skin causing shivers down my spine. His reasoning for this is answered by the object pressing against my lower back. Oh..

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That joke at the beginning wasn't even good. Anyways. For those who do read the author note. I was uhh wondering if Uhm y/n should help Alberto or not? It wouldn't be full on loosing her v card. But just help. Or we could uh get him to swim around. You know and cool off. Also I think this is the longest chap yet. So leave comments of what should happen. I'd probably just make a separate chap for the lemon but it'd still be in the story. It just help the chap get out sooner so y'all don't have to wait. Y'all decide!