Page 41 of Beneath the Surface

He remembered wanting to examine it inch by inch the first opportunity he had. As soon as the exploration was over, he certainly intended to do just that. It quickly became obvious he needed his diving flippers. He just simply wasn’t fast enough to keep up with Nisha and that fabulous tail of his.

They swam toward a huge reef of coral in dynamic reds and yellows. It’d been many years since he’d been scuba diving, and he’d forgotten how rich with life the ocean was beneath the surface. He did remember enough to know that nothing hadeverbeen as clear and vibrant as what he saw now.

Had mating with Nisha improved his eyesight? It must have. As he swam around and through the reefs, Kannon noticed the rocks on the floor of the ocean, and the remains of other animals. Unfortunately, there was also human trash scattered there, such as tires and soda cans. As he drifted closer to the reefs, he turned his head this way and that, trying to see everything, and his bubbles distracted him… reminding him once again he was breathing underwater.

He glanced up toward the surface, and all he could see were beams of light that tried to penetrate the water. A shrimp flung itself off a rock and made a mad dash to swim away, claiming his attention.

Fascinated, he watched its progress. Butterfly fish, angel fish, soldier fish, and squirrel fish—just to name a few—darted up to check him out. Giant grouper, reef sharks, and ribbon-tailed stingrays drifted by.

Amazed, he could only watch. He heard a click and he glanced to his right, to where Nisha rested on an outcrop of rocks. His blue hair floated around his head, and his tail swished back and forth gently in the water. His beauty took Kannon’s breath.

He not only fit in the gorgeous underwater landscape, he belonged there. Now he understood why Nisha’s hair was that stunning blue. His pale skin blended with the ocean floor. Everything down here was bluish green, with pops of vibrant color. Nisha’s skin and hair coloring fit.

Now he saw why Nisha preferred to live here rather than on land.Know what? Screw waiting to explore that tail. I’m going to do it now.He swam toward Nisha. Unmoving, Nisha hiked an eyebrow at Kannon. Kannon knelt by Nisha, his eyes on the bottom part of Nisha’s tail.

From the waist down, Nisha was… well, part fish. He glanced up. Nisha’s human form ended around his belly button. From there down, his merman form took over. He reached out and gently touched Nisha’s hip, or where Nisha’s hip should have been.

The scales were silky and smooth, which surprised Kannon. It reminded him of ocean water under his fingertips—glass smooth and calm. The scales shimmered and sparkled like polished sea glass in the clear water. Intrigued, he bent closer.

The fragile scales were molded together, as small as his fingernail. He trailed his hand down Nisha’s tail until he reached the caudal fin, which was forked. He stroked the fin and felt it twitch under his hand. Nisha trilled, and Kannon glanced up at him.

Or he started to, but something caught his attention. Kannon stroking Nisha’s tail must have aroused him, because his cock was slowly protruding. Kannon gulped. He hadn’t really thought about when Nisha made love to him before, even though he’d been in his merman form.

The mechanics quickly stopped being important once they started making love. But now he wanted to know. Nisha thrust his lower body at him, which apparently meant he had permission to proceed.

So proceed he did. Nisha’s cock was inside a pouch in Nisha’s body, and it now protruded through a slit in the skin just about exactly where his human penis would have been.Fascinating.He remembered how it felt entering him. Now he saw why.

The tip of Nisha’s cock was rounded and narrow, but it flared out as it grew. No wonder it felt like it was opening him when they fucked. It had been. Tentatively he reached out and stroked it. For some reason, he expected it to feel cool, although he couldn’t say why. But it wasn’t.

It was warm and firm—just like the rest of Nisha—and an iridescent blue, just like his tail.Isn’t that just all kinds of neat?He stroked Nisha’s cock, and the shudder that ripped through Nisha surprised Kannon. So did the hand that wrapped around his. Now he shuddered, his cock going hard too.

Nisha grinned, exposing sharp teeth, as they stroked him off together. Nisha arched, his body bowing as he came. His tail jerked and thrashed. Kannon watched as water washed Nisha’s come away.

Nisha leaned forward and trailed his webbed fingers over Kannon’s face then kissed him. The kiss was sweet and quick, and Kannon glanced down to watch as Nisha’s cock disappeared back into the slit.Fascinating.

Nisha tapped him on the shoulder and motioned for him to follow. Time passed as they swam, played with a school of dolphins, and explored. Growing tired, Kannon tapped Nisha on the arm and pointed back in the general direction from which they came.

Nisha nodded his head, and together they swam back. Kannon was surprised to see exactly how far out they’d gone. Eventually they made it back to the underwater cave and swam into it. They surfaced in the cove.

Immediately Nisha took him by the shoulders and turned Kannon to face him. Since they couldn’t touch bottom, Nisha supported Kannon, using his tail to keep them above water.

“Okay, we’re going to do the same thing as we did before,” Nisha said. “I want you to concentrate. Think about the gill flaps closing. Visualize them flush with your skin so they can’t be seen. When you feel the tingle, you’ll know it’s happening.”

After several minutes, and some fierce concentration on Kannon’s part, the gill flaps finally closed. Kannon pushed his hair out of the face. “That’s the coolest thing ever. I got to ask you, though, when the gill flaps are open and I’m using them underwater, can I speak?”

“You could, but your vocal cords don’t really work underwater. You could make noise, and possibly sound out a word or two, but you’re not going to talk like we’re talking now. You can’t make the click and pulsed calls, like I can.”

“That’s too bad. I’d like to be able to communicate while we’re underwater.”

“Well, in regards to that, we’ll be able to, eventually. It just takes a little while for the mating bond between us to strengthen. But eventually you and I will be able to speak telepathically. All mates can.”

“Just wow. This gets better and better. You’ll be in my head? And you can hear me?” Kannon suddenly frowned. “Does that mean you can read my mind?”

“No, I can’t read your mind any more than you will be able to read mine. But youwillbe able to hear me when I speak to you.”

“So eventually we can talk.”

“Yes, eventually.”

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