Merman ( Jimin) Part two (End)

"Well, yes. How else is a merman supposed to get around," the stranger laughs softly.

Merman. Y/N's jaw falls slack when the male in the water calls himself a merman.

She must be dreaming. She reaches down to pinch the inside of her arm but hisses when a twinge of pain flares at the tender spot.

"This must be a dream. Mermen and mermaids are not real," Y/N denies while shaking her head frantically.

She begins to pace back and forth on the rocks and almost slips again when she misplaces one step.

"I didn't think humans were real until today," the merman responds with a hum.

"No, I must be on some cruel hidden camera prank that will be aired on the next late show," Y/N continues to deny.

"A hidden what? What's the late show? Can you fly? Why are you being aired?" the merman asks curiously - questions tumbling out of his mouth one after another.

Y/N gawks at the man in the water. She glances around nervously trying to spot any hidden cameras but gives up with a large huff.

She brings herself to the waterfront until she's about a foot in front of the merman and takes a seat on the slightly damp ground.

"What's your name?" Y/N asks as she continues to openly stare at the male's tail.

"Jimin," the merman smiles. "You?"

"Y/N," the human smiles softly.

Jimim tests the new name on his tongue a couple of times and Y/N startles when it sends a rush of butterflies tumbling around in her stomach.

"So, Y/N," the merman speaks up coyly.

"You mentioned something about flying? Is it fun? I've never been out of the water before."

"Flying?" Y/N mutters while cocking her head to the side.

"Oh no! I meant the TV show will be aired...on television." Y/N tries to clarify herself but by the look of Jimin's face, the merman seems even more confused than before.

"What's a TV?"

"You know what? Let's answer some more basic questions first," Y/N suggests.

"Okay, well then what's that?" Jimin asks, pointing to the watch on Y/N's wrist.

The human glances down at the small accessory before bringing it up closer to the merman, so he can get a good look at it.

"It's called a watch. It helps me keep time," she explains.

"How do you keep time?"

"I can sense the time of day through the tides and waves." Jimin answers, and Y/N's jaw slacks.

"Like how dogs can smell the time of day?"

"What are dogs?" The merman asks back, cocking his head to the side.

Y/N scolds herself internally - forgetting the fact the merman is unaware of most of the things she's personally well-associated with on land.

"It's an animal with four legs; they have fur all over their bodies."

"Oh, I've seen one or two of those running along the shore. They're very cute," the merman hums and Y/N chuckles in agreement.

"Do you have any other questions?" Y/N asks with an amused smile tugging at her lips.

There's no doubt the merman in front of her is handsome. His features look to be delicately sculpted by the gods themselves.

Not to mention the water droplets glistening on the merman's well-toned chest really makes Y/N feel some type of way.

"Many," Jimin nods furiously just as a child would if you asked them if they wanted ice cream.

"Do you have any questions for me?"

"I do," Y/N hums.

"But let me answer your questions first." Y/N stops to ponder upon which question she wants to ask next.

His brows furrow slightly and Y/N fights the overwhelming urge to run her hand through the merman's slicked-pink hair.

"What's on your body?" Jimin blurts out - scaring the human out of his thoughts.

"My body? Is there a bug on me?" Y/N asks as she pats himself down, trying to kill the bug.

"No, what are these?" Jimin chuckles as he reaches out to tug on Y/N's shirt sleeve.

"My shirt?" the human asks dumbfounded.

"What does it do?"

"It prevents me from showing off my naked body...?" Y/N answers.

"Oh, can I try?" Jimin asks enthusiastically.

Y/N chokes at the sudden question and doesn't realize Jimin is slowly reaching out to tug on her shirt.

The human lets out a loud squeal when Jimin manages to pull her shirt half off her body.

"No, no what are you doing?" Y/N panics as she slips her shirt back onto her body.

"You can't just take people's shirts like that."

"Oh, I'm sorry," Jimin frowns, bringing his arms back down to lean on the rock.

"It's okay," Y/N softens her tone when she notices the dejected look on the merman's face.

Despite only having met Jimin less than an hour ago, the human feels her heart ache when the merman looks so sad.

"I'm not mad. Just don't do that next time. I can bring you a spare shirt for you to examine next time."

"Next time? Does that mean you'll visit me again?" Jimin asks with interest.

Y/N clamps her mouth shut and finally processes the words that had managed to escape her mouth.

"Of course."

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