He chuckled, “aren’t you a fine specimen…”

He pulled the neat from above the water and let it drop on the floor, still keeping it closed

“Oh don’t worry, I’ll let you go, I just need to study you for a bit-“ he smiled sweetly, ((N o t I n t h e w a y y o u t h I n k))

“Oh come on- I’m just a researcher, what could I possibly do to hurt you?”

“You don’t need to worry about that,” he smiled, “I have a tank ready,” A boy that looked about the same age as the researcher walked up next to him, “hey sir, you father sent another telegram from the main land,” The researchers face became a irritated frown, before her perked up again “…eh, we don’t need to answer in immediately~” he snickered, ((If you haven’t noticed, I may have added a brighter more optimistic side to sai- being a gloomy ***** didn’t seem to fit Sai much- especially with being the youngest sibling in his family and well,,,,,, over powered and all-))

“Now, let’s get it back to the lab before it drys up,” he went to grab the net, The boy slapped his hand, “SAI!? ARE YOU TRYING TO RELIVE WHAT HAPPENED LAST TIME!?” “what happened last time?” Sai blinked tilting his head innocently, “ohhhh- the leviathan- yeah.. but this one doesn’t look that harmful,” “It’s bigger then the leviathan’s siren form… “ the boy glared “So? We don’t know if it’s a hybrid yet- so how bad can it be?”

“Well we don’t know your name…” sai hummed, “I know, how about we start over, I’m Sai, I’m the head researcher for zoldyck inc. ….but most of my work used for my benefit, nothing else, and this is my lovely assistant Michael. He’s… just….Michael…..” “I’m a former vigilant who used to try to kill this guy, I still do on certain occasions-“ Sai frowned, “that wasn’t necessary…” Michael shrugged

“Well it’s nice to meet you,” he smiled warmly

“Hm..?” Sai blinked, “don’t look so gloomy,” he knelt in front of him, “I’ll get you home as soon as I’ve done, not only is it for my benefit but it’s for yours too… your species has been crumbling and well…the more I find.. maybe I can help solve why there are less of you now… aside from you guys being hunted for your ability’s and the forbidden beauty,” he gave him a reassuring smile, “with me you’ll be in the highest tier of care, exotic foods and all, and you can even hunt them in you want, it’ll be like.. being out there.. but less dangerous-“

“Mhm!” He smiled,

“Never-“ he sighed, “look let’s just get you there before you become fried fish,”

((Time skip and yadddaaaaaaaaaaaaa :3)) Once they got him back, the put him into a tank, but it was oddly familiar to well, the ocean, the water was set to perfection and the tank was large, much larger then what would be expected, along with a original natural replica of the ocean it self, things like fish, eels and more swam around casually,

He monitored him from the outside, humming to himself, “So.. we aren’t gonna talk about how there are two others in that tank..? Along with the-“ “They aren’t hostile.. they’ll be fine,” Bright amber eyes watched shogenki from the shadows of the tank,

They vanished after being notice, before something zoomed passed him, another object of the same size following at the same speed- ((I’ve been waiting to use my fish kittys for so long,))

((What-)) A third object followed, slightly slower then the other two,

It looked like a cat, but with a sharks fin on its back and a sharks tail, though it was much smaller then any shark

The aquatic feline blinked at him, as did the other two, one was pink and salmon colored, one was the color of an original ginger tabby cat, and the last one had odd colorations of black, purple and white, they halted and stared at him

:0)) They just stared at him before quickly swimming away in different directions, with something pushing him to the sea floor with great speed

His “attacker” held him down, long amber hair could be seen, with equally amber eyes glaring at him,

“…who are you..” he glared, his tail lashing ((The leviathan siren :)) ))

“…” he slowly backed up, “I’m Arthur…”

He narrowed his eyes, swimming around him, eyeing him cautiously

“Hm….” “What’s the matter??” A voice asked, this one was more feminine and sweet,

A slightly smaller siren blinked at him, before sighing, “why are you terrorizing this guy,” “I’m just making sure he isn’t one of those mermen…. Yo-“ “I know… mermaids kill sirens,,,,,, but why would Sai make the same mistake twice…?” “That guy has a screw loose,” “He just likes to be happy..” rolled her eyes, “I’m sorry, Arthur has trust issues,,, I’m Saphira” she smiled

“Well it’s nice to meet you,” she beamed, Arthur huffed

:0 ok)) She shook it formally, a small hit of regal elegance radiated from her, though it was faint

“Two months for me- 5 weeks for Arthur,” she hummed, “but I insist on staying until Sai finishes his studies, there were more, but, sai let them go,”

:0)) She nodded, “he didn’t want to keep them here against their will,” she hummed

((Yah))

Sai noticed this behavior, getting worried, he went into the tank one day, swimming to him, “hey..”

“I….” He blinked, “um….” He took out a small divers bag, “I.. kinda need to draw some blood, your check ups are a bit over do..”

He did what he needed, “now, imma move you to a different tank, for your safety..”

“And their safety too.. you look too ill..”

((S a i k n o w s t h i s Sai: i do- *elbow* Sai: A C K- i mean… yeah )) He lightly pat his head,

((I-)) He frowned, ((Time skip?))

He had finished the transfer, moving him to the isolated tank, he seemed very concerned and anxious the whole time

“I-“ he spoke to one of his workers, sending them to get something

He got into the tank, swimming to him, preforming a full on check up,

((He checked his gills))

“I… hm..” he tried to clean it off,

“I.. I have to clean that…that’s probably the reason your not feeling well..” he tried staying above surface, struggling when he was pushed ((O k i e))

He frowned, before blinking, “hm..” he grabbed his arms and swam him to the edge, lifting him out of the tank, ((S t r o n k))

He placed him down, getting out a small needle, “I have to clean it ok, I’ll numb you, but you’ll need to sleep ok?”

“Well.. not a lot, just a small sting,” he smiled

He gently injected him with the serum,

In afew seconds, a soft sleep came over him

Dunno,,)m

Okie ^^))

Sai had waddled back into the room, a bucket in arm, not noticing he was awake

He pit the bucket on the edge of the bed, and lightly cupped the water in his hands, blinking at him, smiling softly and putting the water over his gills, he cupped some more water and sprinkled it on his tail,

When he finished he sighed, “hows your breathing.. do your gills still hurt??”

“Hm, at least were showing some progress “

“For a little bit,”

He patted his head,

He blinked before smiling, he sat beside him,

((Oof)) “Some sort of exotic sickness that harms your gills..” he sighed, “I’m trying to make an antidote for it, so far no luck..”

He blinked at him

He blinked, astonished, “that could work.. but.,.. what about the actual infection, it could get a bit better but not completely go away..”

:0)) He shifted slightly, it was obvious he was still gonna try

He looked back at him

Well like,, he already has filters because like… they live next to the ocean and they dont like to drink salt water ))

Hhhh o k))

R o c k s ?))

Ok. )) Barns: hm? *he pulled up the trap*?

Barns: ?! AH- HOLY SHIT- u-uh! *he pulled the net onto the ship and was starting to cut the rope off* hey hold still!

Barns: hold still before I accidentally cut you! *hd used his wings to hold him down by his shoulder*

Barns: stop! Please! *he hurried at cutting the rope, parts of his wings getting tangled as as shogenki thrashed around* there!

Barns: ah- shit- *he backed up to try to open them to get a better look, accidentally tripping over the edge* ?! ****-

Barns: *he laid down on the deck for a second or two, having seen his life flash before his eyes*……. Th-…. Thank you.. *he picked up the knife, begging to cut the rope off*…

Barns: ah-… *he held still, surprised that he was helping him*…. Thank you. I’m barns. You?

Barns: *he turned to look at him*… I apologize for my trap, it wasn’t intended for your kind. … what are you doing all the way over here? Usually you are out farther from land

Barns: oh.. that’s horrible.. I’m so sorry. What causes this disease?

Barns: oh… that’s horrible… hmm… *he got a notepad and pen, beginning to write things down*…. Why did you help me?.. you could have just left

Barns: heh, right. I despise those who use you beautiful creatures as display, or a fair attraction. It’s disgusting and cruel… you have no injuries, right? The rope didn’t burn you, With how you were thrashing?

Barns: *he glanced at the scars, feeling bad that they had to deal with things like that, gently gripping some of his feathers*…… I see, I’m sorry, that must have hurt greatly

Barns: …. I wish I could help,… I know how it feels.. though luckily everything ended before something happened to me…. Ah- where are my manners- would you like something to eat? Or drink?

Barns: hm? Are you alright? You’re scratching.

Barns: ah, alright. May we speak again soon? I would like to know more about this sickness

Barns: *he chuckled lightly* till me meet again.

Barns: *he smiled lightly, then went to head back to shore*

Ok^^)) Barns: hey sho!.. ah… sho? You don’t look so good..you ok?

Barns: *he flew down to him, sitting on a raft floaty so he could be down there with him*

Barns:…. Hey, come here, let me see you. Whatever’s wrong I’m sure we can fix it.

Barns:… hmm. *he gently pulled him out of the water to look at him*?

Barns:… oh ****-… u-uh- here.. let me help… *he gently looked around his gills, trying to see what was causing this*

Barns:…. Hmm. Sho… I think I’m gonna have to take you to my place… i know you don’t like going anywhere but I’m not gonna let you die like this…

Barns: ahh. It’s ok.. you’re gonna be ok. *he flew as fast as he could go his place, he lived in a cabin on the ocean, he set him in the water* it’s gonna be ok sho.. *he carried him to a hospital like room, where there was a large pool filled with clean ocean water*… I’ll be right back with things to help take care of that, ok?

Barns: *he came back with some surgical things* ok, I need you to lay your head here for me please, * he gently made him lay his head on his lap* there… this is gonna feel like a tiny pinch- once you wake up you’ll feel much better-

Barns: … it’s gonna feel like a pinch, so I’m gonna need you to take a deep breath for me ok? I promise you’ll feel so much better once I’m done.

Barns: *he gave him a shot to knock him out, and for the pain*.. there…

Barns: *I guess after a few hours he was finished taking the stuff out, and made sure no bacteria was left in there* phew… all done… *he sealed the bag of the stuff, put it in a box so he could try to see what it was later, he stayed with shogenki until he woke up*

Barns: ahh, relax. Don’t move too much. How are you feeling?

Barns: I know, it’ll feel like that for a bit. Can you breathe alright? He didn’t cut into him, he mostly just scooped out the blockage, so he may be sore for a while))

Barns: *he felt shod forehead, checking for any temperature , then made sure everything else was alright*… there. You should be good now. I’ll prepare some food for you and more pain medicine.

Barns:… hm?.. *worried he upset him*…… o-ok… um.. if you need me.. here’s this. *he set a radio next to the water for him*….

Barns: *he made some food and drinks for them, the fire from the stove accidentally catching on his wing*……?

Barns: ah! *the flames were getting too big and he jumped in the water*… *he swam up and used his wings to float* ah- oh shit-.. I didn’t even notice… they aren’t too burnt are they???

Barns: *he sighed in relief, though now he was all wet and would need to groom his feathers*… well, at least they’re not too bad… but now.. *he looked at sho* I’m wet- how are you so comfortable in here?

Barns: oh yeah-.. can I touch it?

Barns: *he gently pet it* woah.. ✨w✨

Barns: it’s so smooth, and very pretty. *he felt the fins on his tail, his wings moving closer to him so he wasn’t taking up so much space*

Barns: what was that sho? Are you ok?

Barns:.. ok.. *he took that as a sign to stop, being to swim back to where it was dry*…

Barns: ah-… *he got on land, begging to try to dry his feathers*…

Barns:…. *he felt bad and left him alone, going to dry himself elsewhere*

Barns: *after a bit he came back, his wings now dry and fluffy* all better…

Barns: *he fixed his messy hair and sat against the wall*.. hm? … are.. you ok? Did I upset you earlier?

Barns: *he blushed lightly* o-oh, I apologize, I- I didn’t know that.

Barns: *he got closer so he could hear him* hm?

Barns: *he blushed more and stared at him*………….. Awwww))

Barns:……… n-no, you’re simply expressing how you felt-… if you want, I could give you a massage.

Barns:… come here. *he motioned for him to come into lang for just a little*

Barns: I’m just gonna put some pressure on you’re tail, it should help relax you. Ok?

Barns: *he started to massage his tail, along with sometimes his back and shoulder*

Barns: *he smiled softly* do you like it?

Barns: good. *he made sure to press on the tense areas to farther relax his body*

Barns: a massage. It’s meant to relax a three muscles in one’s body. If you are too tense it could hurt, so this helps make the pain go away.

The* not three**

Barns: *he slowly moved up to his Bach and shoulders*

Barns: *he smiled* just let me know when you start to dry out so we can get you back in the water, wouldn’t want you to get hurt again. *he massaged around his waist since it’s where his tail connects*

Barns: ah- I’m sorry, I won’t touch there. *he continues to massage his back*

Barns: ok. *he gently helped him back into the water* so… how was it?

Barns: … pfft. That’s good. I’m glad you enjoyed it. *he watched him float, laying down by the water*

Barns: huh? No of course not. You can go back out if you want. There’s a tunnel leading to the ocean in the very back if you would like to go

Barns:……. You can leave anytime you want. And you are always welcome here. Just, try not to get hurt anymore. And if you find any others that are sick, send them my way. I would like to help.

Barns: ?.. ok. *he moved to the edge*

Barns: *he blushed lightly, and hugged back* no problem.

Barns:… *he sighed, then went back inside, feeling odd*… hmm..

Hmm. Not sure. When shogenki told barns to come here, I though he was gonna kiss him. Hmm. I guess after a while maybe sho comes for a visit, only to find the place was absolutely destroyed??? Idk))

Oh. That’s fair, barns doesn’t really get it either, but he’ll learn.))

So- you wanna start or shout I?))

Barns: *he was hurrying to grab all his research and run out of the collapsing burning building* !!!

*there were some people laughing as they threw their torches and ran off* Barns: *he barely got out, cough and gasping from the smoke*

Barns: *he was trying to catch his breath, one of his arms burned and some feathers on his wings gone*……

Barns: what..? *he was a bit worried*..?

:000)) Barns: *he was too weak to even try to pull back, and went with him*

Barns: *he was panicking a little, usually his wings would help him float but they were too hurt* ?

:0 woah)) Barns: ?! W-what’s going on?!

Barns: *he was surprised, relaxing* woah..

Barns: thank you.. *he hugged him tightly, still trying to calm down from earlier*….

Barns:… *he gently pulled away and got back on land, he stared at his home for a few minutes then got up*…… did.. did you need something? It’s been a while..

Barns: oh… heh.. well.. I can always rebuild. I’m just glad I saved my work before it was all lost. I found a cure for your illness. *he held up a small bottle of a purple liquid*….. thank you for coming to visit.. but uh.. I think you came at a bad time.. heh

Barns: *he nodded* mhm.. it took a few tries but I finally got the right formula. *he smiled lightly at him, happy to see him* Pfft-))

Barns: hm? Are you ok? *he handed it to him*

Barns. No problem. Use it if you ever get sick again. *he headed to his destroyed house, trying to see if anything else survived*…?

Barns: *he was cleaning up all the wood that fell, made sure none was in the water*….

Barns: *he laid down by the water*…. Anything new with you?

Barns: …… oh… I’m so sorry. You know- mays a siren. She just lives on land-… should I bring her in here?))

Barns: well there is- May: *she swam in as fast as she could, crashing onto shore* AH! Barns! Barns?!… oh.. hello may. May: what the hell happened?!

Barns: I’ll tell you later. Right now I have company. May: hm? *she looked at shogenki*…? Barns: may, this is shogenki. Sho, this is may. She used to live on land in captivity before I was able to get her out.

May: …. Hmmm… Barns:.. pfft. Sho, you ok?

Barns: hm? May: I don’t see much of others these days. *she went back into the water, somewhat circling him go get a better look*… hm. Barns: oh, yeah.

May:… hi^^ Barns: *he purred lightly, glad to see sho smiling*.. *he lightly whispered* cute

May: oof! Hahaha! *he hugged back* i am too! Barns: I’m glad you two are getting along.

Barns: ah! *he fell in* May: pfft- Barns: *he used his wings to help him swim, as if he was flying underwater* ah- really? *he smiled at sho*

Barns: *he laughed, and moved some hair out of his face, gently holding onto sho so he didn’t end up drowning* May:…. Oooh~ what’s this?~ Barns: hm??

May: … nothing. ^^ *she lightly flicked her tail at barns* Barns: doesn’t seem like nothing

May: are you two mates? Barns:… mates?

Barns: *he blushed deeply, and lightly looked at sho them back at may* n-no, we’re not.. May:.. hmm. Ok then, you two just seem pretty close

May: oh. Ok. Barns:……. *he stared at the water, thinking*….

Barns: *he got onto the shore, still blushing, he let his started to dry his wings*……. May:… barns?… I-I’m sorry.. I didn’t mean to upset you- Barns: I’m not upset. Just… I don’t know.

Aww, that’s so sad)) May:… not really. My parents never got caught. Watch! *she got out of the water, and changed her tail to legs, though making sure to cover up first* Barns:….. what the ****…

May: *she changed back and swam over to him* you ok? I have a few extra potions for humanization if. You’d like. Though it is temporary. Barns: *wearing things down again*

May: two days. Barns: *he set down his note pad*… sho.. you’ll you like to be human for a bit? I could show you the city.

May: ok^^ I’ll be right back! *she swam and charades right next to the tunnel* ow- heh heh… *she swam out. Barns:….. *he felt a little awkward being alone with shogenki, knowing that sho didn’t wanna be with him*………

Barns:… no it’s fine.. I understand… *he avoided eye contact, and stared at the water*…..

Barns: it’s ok… I understand… *he hid in his wings, trying to calm down*….

Barns: *he moved closer, opening his wings to looks at him, his eyes teary*…?

Barns: *his eyes widened a bit, before he slowly kissed back, holding him close by his waist*~

Barns: *he kissed him more, hiding them both in his wings*

Barns: *he was blushing deeply, wanting more*… that… that was nice.. May: *he came in* hey I got the potion! Barns: !!! *he moved his wings quickly, so it looked like they were just talking*….

May: *she handed the potion to sho* here, I also have another one for if you wanna stay longer. Barns: *he looked away, still lightly blushing, I- I’ll go get some clothes for him, so he isn’t walking around bare..

May: wait get on land! *she pushed him onto the shore* Barns: *finding clothes that fit sho, hidden in a compartment that wasn’t burned.*

Barns: ah! Here, let me help. *he stood him up and held him close, to help him gain balance* May: ✨w✨ *shipping them*

Barns: it’s alright, would you like for me to carry you? May: *she got clothes that she had in case she had to switch there* can you two get out so I can change? Please?

Barns: ah, careful. *he helped him, leaving the room*

Barns: yeah, it can be at first…. *he admired him, holding him close*❤️

Barns: here, don’t stress yourself. *he sat down, then set him in his lap* you did so well.

Barns: hm? Are you ok?

Here.))

Barns: ok. May: *she finished getting dressed and came out. Going over to them. Come on. Let’s go