Tyler had to drag Josh back into the house because the man forgot to put on shoes. Tyler had to explain to Josh why he needs shoes and why he can't take his shirt off in public. Josh thought that the human rules are stupid and also clothes were stupid too. Tyler managed to convince Josh to keep his shirt on. He promised that Josh will be able to walk without a shirt on or even naked once they got back home. The thought of Josh being naked was far too inviting for Tyler that the boy didn't even want to go to the carnival anymore. He managed to shake his lewd thoughts off and head to the fair.

Brendon said that he and his boyfriend are going to meet them there and the boy was worried about Josh. He had never been around so many people, and even if the man was human, he still was weird and out of ordinary. First of all, Josh was too damn beautiful and Tyler knew that. Josh didn't have a perfect Da Vinci approved facial structure but he had an inner glow that attracted people to Josh like a magnet no matter gender or sexuality. Tyler noticed that because as they were walking to the fair, Josh got a lot of looks and Tyler did not appreciate it. Josh was his. The boy almost got into a fight with a little girl who wanted to touch Josh's ocean coloured hair. The man chuckled as the little girl told Josh how she always wanted to be a mermaid and have blue hair. 

"My mommy says that mermaids are not real. " the girl pouted

"What's your name? " Josh got on one knee

"D-Deborah. " the girl sniffled

"Well, Deborah. " Josh ruffled the girl's hair "Your mom is wrong because mermaids do exist. "

"Really? " the girl's eyes widened "How do you know? "

Josh leaned up to the girl's ear.

"Because I am one. "

The girl's eyes widened even more. Josh stood up and flashed her a friendly smile before Tyler dragged him away

"What the heck, Josh? " Tyler murmured

"What? " Josh stumbled after the boy

"Why did you tell that you were a merman? " Tyler sighed

"Is that wrong? "

Tyler stopped abruptly and Josh smashed his forehead against Tyler's shoulder.

"Owie... " Josh whined rubbing his forehead

"Josh, you can't just tell people who you are. " Tyler said before kissing the man's forehead

"Why not?" the man pouted "My momma said to always tell the truth. "

"Josh, we are humans. " Tyler let out a deep sigh "And when we find something beautiful we destroy it.  "

"B-but why? " Josh's eyes filled with tears

"Because we are not capable of appreciating something different. " Tyler caressed Josh's cheek with his thumb "Joshie, humans are bad, you know that already. That's why you should never, ever tell anyone who you really are. "

Josh sniffled quietly and nodded his head.

"Okay. " he whispered "I won't tell anyone. "

"Good boy. " Tyler murmured before pressing his lips against the man's

After five seconds into the kiss, Tyler heard whistling behind him. He rolled his eyes mentally and turned around. He let out an annoyed sigh seeing a wide grin on the brunettes face. He wiggled his eyebrows and stepped forward.

"I thought you two got lost or something so we decided to search for you. " Brendon chuckled stuffing his hands in the pockets of his jeans "I was worried but now I see that I shouldn't have.  "

Tyler chuckled and pulled Brendon in for a brief hug. The boy smiled and then his eyes wandered behind Tyler where Josh stood shyly hiding in his shadow. Brendon stretched his arm out politely.

"What's up, I'm Brendon. "

Josh stared at Brendon's hand not understanding what he's supposed to do. Tyler cleared his throat.

"Shakehishand. " Tyler murmured between his coughs

"Oh. " Josh grabbed Brendon's wrist and shook his hand, literally.

The boy let out a soft chuckle that soon turned into a hysterical laughter.

"Duuude... " Brendon giggled as he wiped a tear from his eye "Where did you find him? "

Tyler opened his mouth to say some sort of a clever lie but Josh was faster than him.

"The ocean. " Josh smiled

"Literally... " Tyler murmured but Brendon didn't hear that

"I'm Josh. " the man added

"H-he's Swedish." Tyler murmured like that would change something

It's not like Swedish people don't know how to shake hands properly. *cough*Felix*cough*

"Coolio. Nice to meet you, Josh. " Brendon smiled and turned to Tyler "Can we talk? "

"Yeah... Sure. " Tyler nodded

"Alone. " Brendon fixed his glasses anime style

Tyler turned to Josh. He reached his hand into his pocket and gave Josh five dollars.

"Ohhh human money. " Josh's eyes lit up

Tyler let out a relieved sigh that Josh knew what money was. He handed the man the money.

"Joshie, can you buy us cotton candy? "

The man nodded and walked off. Tyler followed the man with his eyes as he walked up to the person selling cotton candy.

"Dude, how old is he? " Brendon asked also staring at the man who was now chatting with a group of little girls who started touching his hair

Tyler bit his lip and rocked back and forth on his heels.

"I dunno... " he whispered

"What's his last name? " Brendon raised an eyebrow, the light reflecting on his glasses hid the look in his eyes

"I... " Tyler sighed "I don't know..."

"Tyler... " Brendon let out a heavy sigh and fixed his glasses again "We talked about this and-"

"Josh is different, okay? " Tyler snapped "You're not my father, Brendon. "

"Yeah, If I was your father you would get an ass whooping.  " Brendon raised his voice "You don't know anything about this guy and you're saying that he's different. Is it so hard to find someone your age, Tyler? "

"Shut up. " Tyler murmured "You shut up. Josh is real, he's not just someone behind a computer screen and... And he loves me! "

"That's exactly what you said about Derek. " Brendon flailed his arms in the air angrily making his glasses slide down his nose "You said that he loves you and look where it got you! "

Brendon poked the top of Tyler's head where a scar was covered by his brown hair.

"I'm your friend and I want to protect you. " Brendon placed his hand on Tyler's shoulder

"Maybe you're not my friend at all... " Tyler angrily wiped a tear from his cheek

"Don't say that... " Brendon's eyebrows curled upwards "You know that I love you. "

"Well, then you should let me be happy. " Tyler clenched his shaking fists "I came here with Josh on a date and I want to have a great time and go on that damn Ferris wheel and kiss him like I'm in a sloppy romance novel, goddamit! So shut up and keep your opinions to yourself! "

Tyler was practically screaming into Brendon's face. The boy held his hands up defensively. Josh came back with cotton candy.

"Thanks, babe. " Tyler wrapped his hand around Josh's waist and brought him closer aggressively "Brendon, I think Dallon and Melanie are waiting for you.  "

"Yeah, I should go get them. " Brendon said dryly, fixing his glasses once again

"We'll catch up with you guys later. " Tyler flashed Brendon a smile before turning his back on the boy.

He held Josh's waist firmly as they walked away. Tyler wasn't going to let anyone ruin their date.