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"Exploration"
"Do we have to do this, my love?"
"Yes," was the simple answer from the mermaid with the pink tail.
Lotor groaned as he swam after the princess. He and Allura were engaged, and he indulged all of her whims. He was weak for her, and he knew it. He knew it but couldn't stop. He loved every inch of her from her white hair so much like his own to her pink accent marks to her matching pink tail. She was his match in every way, including but not limited to her fiery personality.
The only thing he disliked was her close friendship with Keith, the dark haired merboy who was engaged to Prince Lance, Allura's brother. Keith and Allura were quite close to the point of being best friends. Consciously, Lotor knew Keith posed no threat to him, but he burned with jealousy every time he saw Keith spending time with his princess.
Lotor was happy that Allura asked him to accompany her on this outing instead of her best friend, but he honestly didn't understand her love of exploring the sunken human vessels. She had a curiosity about the human world that he didn't share, but he wasn't going to express it in front of her, because that curiosity was shared with Keith.
Allura swam into the sunken ship through a hole in the hull, while Lotor hesitated outside. He looked at the hole and shook his head. Humans needed to build better boats if rocks could sink their vessels. He was about to join Allura inside when he heard a voice he had hoped he wouldn't.
"Lotor? What are you doing here? I thought I saw Allura."
Lotor exhaled deeply before turning to face the dark haired mer with the red tail. "Why are you here? I thought you were supposed to be keeping the prince company this afternoon."
Keith blushed at the mention of Lance. "Lance sent me out on an errand, and I was on my way back. I thought I saw Allura's tail."
Lotor silently cursed Keith's excellent eye sight. The princess was the only mer with a pink tail. The only way to get rid of the mer was to lie to him; something he actually had no problem doing. "No. Allura's not here."
"Then, why are you here? I know you don't like exploring the human ships."
"I was sent on my own errand by the dear princess. Now, why don't you run back to your little prince, and leave me to my outing?"
Keith frowned at him but did as he asked anyway. He didn't want to deal with Lotor longer than he had already. Besides, Lance was waiting for him.
Lotor watched as Keith's red tail disappeared from view, not one second before Allura popped her head out of the hole in the hull. "Did I just hear Keith's voice out here?"
"No, my dear. You must have been mistaken."
"Oh well. I'll see him back at the castle. Now, are you going to join me in here?"
Lotor grinned. "As you wish, my princess."
Fin