Prologue: Two Brothers
"Floyd!? Floyd!! Where is he.."
In a normal fishes view, an eel tail zoomed across the sea, looking around for a certain person. The merman was searching for what seemed to be hours. Hours and no results of the person he cried for.
That merman was Jade Leech, known for being part of the Leech Family, a family of eels who work with witchcraft and business. You are probably wondering who was Jade looking for.
In a few meters away, another eel was exploring an abandoned ship, a bag in hand. That eel was Floyd Leech, Jade's easily amazed and easily distracted twin brother, and he was collecting.
You see, Floyd was interested in humans. Humans who used unusual items, such as a book and candles, but they also have legs, two long things that help them walk unlike his tail that makes him incredibly fast.
"Ooo.." he murmurs, holding a 4 pointed object in his hand." This looks so.. pointy! I'll ask Shore what this is when I see him." Floyd puts it in his bag and continues his search." And lucky me~! Jade or Azul hasn't found me so I can search whenever and however I want!"
With a delighted laugh, he finally sinks down to the inners of the sunken ship, looking at old paintings of people, people Floyd wouldn't care about, extra books and something that he could only recall as a music box.
Floyd has been fascinated ever since he met a human boy, at the ripe age of 9, a kid named Riddle. He didn't know anything about humans or their existence until meeting the young Prince of the Kingdom in the surface. After that day, Floyd always met up with Riddle, despite Riddle's many, many protests. Though Floyd knew Riddle didn't mind it at all.
"...what's it like being human?" Floyd wonders, looking up at the painting of a family in front of him. "What do they exactly do up there? Goldfishie always told me that humans just do what they want but..what do they do? Maybe they spend all day in the sun, feeling the sand between their...what are they called again.." he muttered, unaware of angry eyes of a nearby octopus.
"Floyd Leech!"
The sound nearly made Floyd drop his bag of treasures in a instant till he sees who made such a noise.
"Oh..Hi Azul." Floyd chuckles sheepishly, trying to hide his bag behind him.
Azul Ashengrotto is Floyd and Jade's bestest friends, even though they tried to eat him years ago.
Azul is very aware of the surface that Floyd was interested in, but often tried to derail Floyd of his fantasy because of dangers that the younger Leech twin was oblivious on.
"What are you doing here exactly?" Azul asked in a cold tone, his tentacles immediately rising.
"You know....um.." Floyd started but words couldn't form out of his mouth.
"Exploring and collecting again?"
"You know me to well, Azul." Floyd sighs and shows his bag.
"Ugh!" He groans."How many times do I have to warn you about the humans? The surface is no place for a merfolk, like yourself."
"I can't help but be curious, Azul! I mean! Look at all of this, this stuff.. humans have so much stuff that we just..ignore? But I can't ignore this, Azul..just don't tell my parents! Especially my father, he'll flip if he's knew."
Azul sighs."You're so stubborn, Floyd."
"Floyd!!!"
"Oop! My time to leave!" Floyd said as he zooms out and immediately went to his nearby grotto, settle his bag and went to meet up with his twin.
"There you are!" Jade sighs and looks at him."...you went collecting?"
"Yep! And I found tons of new stuff, and Im meeting Shore later about it! Wanna come?"
"Floyd, you need to tell me when you go exploring. Father is practicing breathing on my neck about your location."
"Sorry," Floyd apologized."But..is it a yes?"
"It wasn't a no." Jade smiles and follows Floyd to his nearby grotto.
Floyd quickly grabbed his bag and smiles."And trust me! I found so much knew stuff! I'm so excited!"
With that, the twins went to the surface, searching for the bird.
"Where is he?" Jade looked around.
"Oh!"Floyd exclaimed, seeing the tropical bird from a distance."Shore!!" He waves over to her.
Shore, who was messing with a telescope saw."Hey!! Leech Bros at the rock!"
When the she immediately put it down, Floyd and Jade were suddenly on front, scaring the bird.
"Woah! You two sure swim fast!" She laughs." Now, Jade! Show me whatcha got."
"It's Floyd, Shore." Floyd reminded, dumping his stuff on a nearby rock.
"Ooh right! Need to remember that." She quickly began examining the items, starting with a 4 pointed item Floyd was fond off.
"Now! This! This is a good one! I call this the Dinglehopper! And how, I need you turn around for me, Floyd."
Floyd did as he was instructed and immediately felt the cold Dinglehopper against his hair.
"Woah.." he gasp in silence."That feels nice."
"I know right!!"
Jade could only look in amusement.
Shore puts it down and saw a smoking pipe, but of course, she didn't exactly know what it was.
"Now now! This! It's a musical thing that what it is! You blow!"
She blew on the smaller hole, causing a loud noise from the other end.
"Really!? That's amazing!!"
Shore smiles proudly.
"I can't wait to show Goldfishie! He would be so happy to see what I've collected!" Floyd grabbed the items and immediately dives down, follows by Jade.
"What's with you and this Goldfishie, Floyd?"
"I mean! Have you seen him? He's so cute and he has something to him that makes me feel..so..in love!" Floyd laughs happily and swims faster, in his dream like state.
Jade chuckles."I can see that, Floyd. You're so hopelessly in love."
Floyd kept laughing happily till he accidentally bumped into his father.
"Oh! Dad!" Floyd gasp and hid the bag behind his back again.
Mr. Leech can be seen as a merman of few words, but when he speaks, you can sometimes feel a quake.
"Where have you two been?" He asked, his voice low and threatening.
"Um..just visiting Azul, Father." Jade started."You know, he wanted us to watch him use his potions."
"Yep," Floyd agreed,"And he always has some yummy food too!"
"Strange," Mr. Leech muttered."I just had a talk with Mrs. Ashengrotto, and she says she hasn't been seeing you all day."
Both brothers gulped and looked at each other.
"Floyd..you went exploring, didn't you? After I explicitly told you that should stop?"
Floyd rolls his eyes."And if I did?"
"Floyd.." Jade hushed his brother.
"So what I did? I can't help but be curious of what I've never been told. What I don't care what you say," Floyd glares at his father."Humans are not has bad as merfolk say..and I wish you would see that like I do.."
Floyd sighs. With one last look, he swam away and swam without looking back.
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