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The day was a calm one, peaceful, with fluffy white clouds that looked like misshapen pillows. Cranes gently walked along a certain pond's edge. Dragonflies flitted from lily pads and cattails. Overall there was a feeling of serenity and calm. If it was a scene from a movie there would probably be a harp or piano playing.
Which only made the disturbance of said serenity that much more disturbing.
"FUCK" came a yell from the middle of the pond. A large splash came from under the water followed by much thrashing. After a few minutes of continued disturbance of the water, a hand pushed out of the water clutching a small snapping turtle. A blond head rose up a few seconds later glaring daggers at the unassuming shelled beast. It looked up at him reproachfully, as if asking why anyone would snatch an innocent turtle from the cool waters of the pond.
The blond glared as he asked, "You got a fucking death wish you fucking reptile? Hah?" The turtle simply kept looking at him as if it hadn't just tried to take a snap at the blond's fins. "You know what?" He asked his red eyes narrowing. "I think turtle for dinner sounds like a fucking tasty idea?"
In all honesty, this particular turtle should not have gone anywhere near this merman. It was only a juvenile turtle. It honestly had no chance against the 24-year-old. The mermaid had blond spiky hair that went in all directions like a coral. Where human ears would have been, fins spread out like fans. Redish-orange scales traced his forehead brow down to the bottom of his ear fins. More scales draped across his shoulder and partly down his arm, about halfway to his elbow. Black claws adorned his fingers and if he had so chosen would have dripped toxic poison. Around his hips started his tail. His tail scales were more orange than his upper scales. As if to counteract that his side fins, tail fin, and ear fins were a rich crimson. Really what was the turtle thinking snapping at his tail fin when the merman had been sunbathing in the shallow waters. The merman was 6 feet long for goodness sake.
All the commotion reached the ears of another who was nearby in his tent. A giant head, made to look even bigger with spiked-up hair and four horns, poked out of his tent. "You good Kats?" He called out.
The merman turned to his mate and smirked. He raised the turtle even higher and yelled, "Caught us our dinner. Stupid reptile thought in would try a bite of me; I say we try a bite of him."
The figure looked at the turtle and raised his eyebrows with a smile. He emerged from the tent, standing at 7.5 feet tall with the hair spiked, and approached the pond. The figure in question was an oni. He had red spiky hair with two small horns at his forehead hairline. Above pointed ears, were two much bigger horns shaped like a hartebeest. Black tribal tattoos covered his arms. He was bare-chested with maroon baggy pants leading down to goat hoofs. Bright red fur matching his hair covered his calves. As he smiled one could see the sharp teeth in his mouth.
"Kats," he said with a smile. "that turtle is only a kid. He's barely a couple of mouthfuls."
"He fucking bit me Ei! He deserves death!" spat out Katsuki.
"hahaha." chuckled Eijirou. "Well I suppose that's true but I think he learned his lesson about messing with the most powerful and beautiful mermaid in all the lands."
Katsuki narrowed his eyes "Fucking sweet talker." he muttered under his breath.
"Tell you what babe, I'll give you a message if you let the little guy go." said the redhead.
Katsuki considered. True the mere fact that an inferior creature had tried to attack was worthy of death, but he supposed he could let the creature go for his mate. However, might as well raise the ante. "Only if you use that fire-whatever on my hips and put that sweet shit on the fire."
Eijirou smiled "Firesoul gel on the hips and cinnamon/caramel incense on the fire." He translated "Aye."
At this point, the oni had strolled into the pond to his mate. The water reached three-quarters up his thigh. Katsuki smirked up at his mate as Eijirou reached down to scup him up bridal style.
Katsuki looked at the reptile who had ruined his dozing earlier and snapped "You're fucking lucky this sap has a soft spot for kids." He then proceeded to throw the turtle across the pond.
"Babe!" admonished the redhead.
"What, it's fine." gruffed the merman.
Eijirou sighed but his mate was probably right. .... probably.
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Katsuki sighed under his mate's hands. Fucking hell this always feels amazing. his large tattooed hands kneaded his shoulders, spine, tail, and hips. He always felt it the most in the hips after swimming all day. Prior to sunbathing earlier Katsuki had swum in the nearby attached river for exercise. Katsuki groaned as fresh firesoul gel was applied to hips. FUUUUUUCK! This stuff was perfect. He thought as he writhed under his mate's touch. He took a deep breath of the incense sticks smell wafting from the fire. The perfect way to end the day as far as Katsuki was concerned.
"Thank you." said the oni from above him.
Katsuki tilted his head to look at him and raise an eyebrow.
"You let the little guy go for me. " chuckled Eijirou. " You didn't have to do that."
The blond stared at him for a second before rolling his eyes and going back to his original position. His mate was being an idiot. Well, that was nothing new. He'd always been the idiot. For some reason, he had it in his head that he wasn't deserving of Katsuki. Which while the merman knew he was a catch, You'd think after being mates for two years the oni would eventually get that he himself was more than worthy. Whatever. Someday he'd drive it into that hair-for-brains that Eijirou's inferiority complex was stupid. Katsuki closed his eyes as Eijirou continued to message his hips. Time for all of that later.