Mermaid meet Mermaid (open)

[Jason Lane]

Jason had been struggling to get the binds off his feet at first and when he had had begin using one of the wood bowls to dig himself out. The Sea was just off through the jungle and all he had to do was get out of his cell so naturally he would do whatever he could to be free. Once the Amazons discovered that he had freed his legs and was halfway through digging himself out, they had tied his hands behind his back by the wrists.

Jason was merman so naturally he was very flexible. He again managed to undo his binds again and was caught once more this time they tied him to a wall. Eventually Jason was making such a fuss that he threatened the whole cell coming down on him so instead he was moved to a pole right in the middle of the camp. Jason's wrists were tied behind his back and around the pool. There was a cloth gagging his mouth.

His ankles and waist were tied to the pool and this was very uncomfortable. Jason was forced to glare and scowl at every passer-by and under the heat of the tropical sun he was really really regretting the numerous escape attempts by now. By the afternoon, Jason lay slack in his binds and it was almost a relief when the sun set. He was given ONE bowl of water the whole day... morning came and Jason had lost nearly all his will hanging like he was already dead in his binds.

He knew he was on display for the warriors to take their pick whether they wanted him or not for themselves. He was breeding and slave stock... that was all. Right now though... his mind was numb.

[Nerine]

It had been a couple of days since she'd been dropped into this strange place in these very strange pieces of clothing but she'd gotten a little used to it and she was thankfully around other women so it wasn't too bad. Still, the clothes were slightly a joke as Nerine adjusted herself again with her top and skirt, both of which showed too much of her legs and cleavage.... Not that she normally wore much anyway particularly in the sea.

Walking around as she tied her bluish white hair back into a plaited bun, Nerine's eye caught something as she turned and saw a young man tied to a pole but something about him screamed at her as she approached him. Standing in front of him, Nerine dipped down to look at his eyes, if Jason had the strength he would see a strangely comforting pair of eyes that seemed to change colour between blue and silver, like the sea when the moon shone upon it.

Seeing his dried lips, Nerine went to the side and grabbed a bowl of water, it wouldn't do for a slave to die surely. Returning back, Nerine placed a gentle hand under his chin, "Here..... You look really thirsty... Come on, open those eyes....." Came her soft and musical voice as she brought the bowl towards his lips, still not quite sure what it was that brought her to him.

[Jason Lane]

Jason felt the water on his lips and instantly began drinking it hungrily at the water guzzling it down. His eyes flashed open and met the eyes of a familiar being. His blue eyes widened but he didn't stop to respond to her at all. He was too thirsty and not until the water bowl was empty did he catch his breath and stare at the woman before him. She... she was ... a mermaid. He'd come to recognize his own kind. He remembered the little mermaid whom he'd met at the academy. She'd had similar blue eyes.

She'd also fallen under the young prince's spell instantly when he spoke to her. His mind locked on this girl's mind and he gave her images of the sea and the waves and the fish and the beautiful kingdom of Atlantis down in the depths of the ocean. His head tilted to her for a moment.
"Release me and we can go back...."
He murmured in a softened seductive way.

The very way he had to convince the mermaid back at the academy to help him expose them.
"Come on. Quiet and quick and we'll be in the water, our mother and giver soon. We'll swim away to Atlantis where we belong. Hurry, before they notice. "
He murmured. She knew he couldn't take another day under the sun. He would meet his end like this.

[Nerine]

Nerine blinked as Jason stared at her, like she was someone he knew. But she didn't know him. Strange images filled her mind of a place she didn't recognise as the man spoke and Nerine blinked.

"Go back? To where? Who are you?" She asked with a frown as she looked around to check where the other warriors were. For now they were alone.

Nerine sighed as she quickly refilled the bowl, "And get caught by these guys? I'm barely allowed to swim on my own... But let out a prisoner? And I don't know Atlantis, other than it's a mythical city said to have sunk in one night and one day according to Plato?!"" She whispered sharply as she brought the bowl to his lips again, he was obviously delirious.

Though now she understood what he was from the fact that he wanted to specifically go to the water. He was one of the Mer-folk, like her Father so she knew to help him prior to the mid-day sun. The Hunters would go out for food soon so, that was the best chance to get him away from here.

[Jason Lane]

Jason frowned when she said that Atlantis didn't exist. He must have been mistaken then and if she wasn't going to help him out before the sun rose again tomorrow then he would rather not give himself the pleasure of enjoying a drink. He twisted his head away from the water and shook his head.

"Forget it. I'd rather die then. I heard them say that I was on display for whomever wanted me. I made a mistake in thinking you were an alley when you're not. Go away..."
He closed his eyes and relaxed into the ropes that bound him to the pillar. He thought she was a mermaid just like him and if she didn't want to help him out and would rather see him suffer than she wasn't like him. She was something else entirely and he wanted nothing to do with her now.

One thing he knew about his kind was that merfolk did not abandon their own like she'd done. Jason gathered what little spit he had in his mouth and spat it at her.
"Go away, bitch."
He hissed.

[Nerine]

Nerine exhaled sharply as she stepped away before the spit hit her, "Bloody Mermen are all the same..... Self-centered fish-asses whose heads are so far up them, I doubt they come out......" She spat out at him as she placed the water by him.

"Thank Poseidon and the Water Gods that I'm only half Mermaid.... I prefer my Water Nymph side anyway, who lost Atlantis a thousand years earlier than the Merfolk!" Nerine pointed out with a scowl.

"And that's right! As either a Slave, or simply someone in order to reproduce with... Thankfully I need neither.. I was going to help you when the Hunters left the Camp to go hunting... But suit yourself..." Nerine added at the end as she started to walk away, she needed to go out fishing soon anyway.

Then it struck her: An idea that would get him out of here and away from her which would make sense. So Nerine lengthened her stride towards the Prisoner Keeper and spoke swiftly with her.

[Jason Lane]

Naturally Jason ignored her looking away from her when she mentioned how similar Mermen were and how stuck up they were. Halfling. He should have guessed. He wanted nothing to do with her now. He just wanted her to leave him alone. He didn't expect her to need either. He expected her to be kind enough and smart enough to be able to pretend to take an interest in him but nothing. She gave him nothing. He was furious right now. So mad he didn't even want to look her in the eye.

"You're so stupid. You never needed to wait for the hunters to leave...Urgh...."
She walked away from him and he let his eyes fall to the water. He whispered some mermish under his breath and the water began to glow then still like a mirror.
"Atlantis. I want to see home...."
The water rippled and then formed into an image of Atlantis. He gave a soft smile and looked right into the throne room.

His mother seemed devastated. His father was swimming too and throw impatiently as a merman spoke about something...

[Nerine]

Nerine ignored him as she spoke with the Prisoner Keeper for a few minutes before she gave a confidant nod and was given some binds as she went and collected her fishing gear.

Returning, Nerine wrapped the binds around the Jason's wrist. "You're coming with me, Slave... Don't try anything..." She stated before she undid the restraints that kept him against the pole.

Once finished, Nerine held onto her fishing gear with one hand, the spear on her back whilst she used her other hand to tug Jason. "Come along....." She stated sharply, tugging hard enough to prove her point but strangely not enough to hurt him too much as she led him away from the Camp.

[Jason Lane]

Jason snapped out of his little scrying exercise to find the girl beside him suddenly once again. He stared at her in confusion as she began to bind one of his wrist with the rope before loosening the others. At least she wasn't tying both his wrists up. It would be stupid to do that behind his back anyway. How would he follow her then? Backward? Jason sorta smirked when she said he was coming with her and gave her a 'love sick puppy look'

"Yes Mistress."
Well that confirmed it. She was an idiot and until told her she could release without looking suspicious, she hadn't known. Thank the Gods she decided to help him though. Jason struggled to stand properly and stumbled along behind her. The Loincloth wasn't helping either. He was so tired and the rope burns were spread all across his body. When they were away from camp he quickly stepped up and took her hand in his bringing it to his lips to kiss it.

"Thank you. Come with me. Drop your stuff and come with me. We'll swim away and never look back. Just you and me. "
He whispered then leaned in to kiss her bare shoulder at they walked wrapping his arm around her waist and leading her on toward the beach. He could smell it, feel it calling to him already and he felt like screaming back 'I'm coming!'.

[Nerine]

Nwrine kept on walking them out of the Camp when she felt him but his hand in hers and kissed it as Nerine smiled, "You're welcome...." She stated as she walked him towards the beach.

"And have the Amazons after us both?! At least with me still in the Camp, I can come up with excuses of how you got away or died so that the other Amazons won't come after you!" Nerine protested as she undid his binds swiftly, she sighed as he kissed her shoulder but didn't fall for his spell.

"I can easily come here every day to check you're alright..... The Princess of the Amazons knows that I'm not of this place and that I'm a Water Dweller, so hence why I'm allowed to fish alone... But I have only so much sway.... If we both disappear, questions will be raised and we'll both be hunted without any mercy!" Nerine pointed out with a sigh.

[Jason Lane]

Jason watched her undo his binds when they reached the beach then frowned when she said she could make excuses, come check on him every day, practically protect him. His hand came up to cup under her chin tilting her head up so he could frown at her, search her eyes for something to explain this quick turn around.
"Do I remind you of your old man or is it that you know who I am?"
He asked carefully sliding his thumb along her jawline, caressing her skin.

She was beautiful. He couldn't deny that. He stepped closer to her and slid his hand down her body to caress at her hip, letting his eyes glide down her form.
"I'm not staying. I'm going home. My kingdom needs me. "
He said to her in a soft whisper leaning in closer toward her lips.
"But we have right now... We have the water. Come swim with me at least. Let's have some fun?"
He offered.

She had after all saved him and he could get the fish to come to him. There was no need for her to have to fish. He owed her at least that much.

[Nerine]

Nerine sighed as her chin was tilted up and she looked at him, "I know that you are one of the Mer-Folk... Just... Not from my world's version of the Merpeople." She sighed softly as she shied away from the touch that trailed down her skin. It made her... Uncomfortable at best.

"Stay clear of the Pirates... They will not hesitate to fire on you! I know...." Nerine forewarned as she pulled down her left sleeve, which covered her shoulder, where there was a very pale line, a scar that had healed very quickly. "This place isn't home.... I mean..... Were there Amazons where you are from? Cuz they're long gone from my world....." Nerine pointed out, if they were home, she would be in her Mother's arms in a heartbeat.

Nerine smiled as she put her things down, "Well... I was planning on having a swim anyway! Besides.... The Hunters don't come this way..... It's only Viateita and I who come along this pass..." She smiled as she hid her things in some nearby bushes before taking off the boots and gloves.

[Jason Lane]

He didn't know if there were Amazons in his world. We're they supposed to be a female warrior tribe in like... the Amazon? He'd never been to the Amazon. He didn't do remote... He did like... computer games, wild parties, girls and girls and girls. He definitely didn't do this.... The girl looked uncomfortable like she didn't seem to enjoy his attention. Did she know how lucky she was to even get his attention? Well apparently she was a prude. Jason rolled his eyes sightly and turned away from her when she said she'd come swim.

He totally regretted even asking her now. He didn't want her to come chill with him now. He just wanted to be alone so he could make his trip back. Jason started running toward the water across the hot sand. the moment his feet touched water the change began. He dove into the water and a beautiful blue tail formed behind him. His powerful tail picked up the speed and he disappeared below the water's edge. He was swimming as far away from the island as possible and he would never retur-...

Jason frowned under the water when the water became more shallow. He broke the surface and came to a stuttering halt when he saw the island straight ahead of him. NO way! He'd just swam away from it. He could see Nerine there and he was only 10 odd kilometers from the shoreline. Jason twisted round, dived back under water and came up again where the sand makes a curve to show that shallow water was coming up. His eyes widened in horror. The Island.

He splashed at the water and swam straight to Nerine.
"I can't get away... I can't get out. It's like .... a forcefield making me swim in a circle....Oh God. I'm stuck here...."
He stilled in the water simply floating and allowing the softly crashing waves to bob him up and down, his eyes on what was below the surface.

[Nerine]

Shaking her head as Jason ran off, Nerine slowly approached the water, her feet easily stepping into the water as she followed Jason, knowing that he would only get turned around. Finding the nearby rocks, Nerine clambered onto them before finding the deepest part of the sea before she sighed softly, mentally preparing herself.

Swan-diving into the sea, Nerine smiled as she slid into the water before her body glowed silver. Her legs slowly conjoined together before the light faded away and revealed a silver, elegant tail. Her Amazonian clothes disappeared and was replaced by a silver halterneck shirt which almost seemed to meld with the tail around her hips. Her plait had now come undone and her bluish white hair streamed behind her as most of the glow faded and she broke the surface of the water with a powerful flick of her tail.

Nerine sighed empathically as Jason approached her, "Well of course we can't... Don't you think I haven't tried?! Don't you think I'd rather be home with my Mother and my two families of Nymphs and Mermaids?" She pointed out before stressing, "This..... Isn't..... Home....." She sighed, "There are others..... Other people who don't belong in this world who are jumping around.... That's what Viateita told me when she figured out I wasn't a regular Amazon......"

[Jason Lane]

Jason rolled his eyes at her as she repeated the fact that she was a water nymph and a mermaid.
"Yeah yeah, you're not that wonderful. You have no need to stress that you are both nymph and mermaid. I heard it before remember? And I don't need to know anything about your family plus I kinda gathered you were not from around here. I'm not an idiot. I actually have a working brain okay?"
He snapped at her, glancing around the water.

Why did he always have to be around stuck up people. He hated that he had to deal with them and would rather just someone sweet like the mermaid he'd befriended or his younger brother, Bell. Jason did, however pay attention when he heard the last part of her sentence. Then the idea hit him.
"So....if there are others, why not gather up a revolution and go into hiding. With the amount of travelers here, there might be a chance that we could.... you know, stand up and like form our own tribe?"
He suggested.

"In fact, I'm not actually going back unless it's to free other people like me..."
Jason agreed instantly quirking an eyebrow at her and reaching up to push his hair back. If she was too much of a coward to help people out than too bad for her.