The Merman Boxset: Gay Merman Romance

by Aratare, X.

  Casillus drew him closer. Their lips were just an inch apart. I will show it all to you, Gabriel.

  I want to see all the carvings by Zed, too, Gabriel said. His hands wound around Casillus’ neck. Because I know you’ve seen them all. Casillus lowered his head and Gabriel knew he was right. And I know that you love each and every one and I want to love them, too.

  There was another reason that Gabriel felt the urge to know and understand Zed. He was almost certain that Zed had been a Caller and part of him felt that Zed still lived. Somewhere.

  I would have you know only joy and beauty after what you’ve endured, Casillus said, his face still lowered.

  Gabriel put a hand under Casillus’ chin and lifted the Mer’s head up so that they were eye to eye. You are all the joy and beauty that I need. Everything else has been worth a mere moment with you and now I have all of eternity by your side.

  I give you all of myself, Gabriel. Everything I am is yours. Everything I will be is yours, Casillus promised.

  Like I said: all worth it.

  And Casillus was. So worth it. So beyond worth it. The Mer prince was his and he couldn’t pay enough for him.

  We should rest. You have gone through much, Gabriel, Casillus suggested, but his hands lingered on Gabriel’s waist.

  Are you very tired, Casillus? Gabriel ran his fingers through the silken mass of Casillus’ hair.

  A slow smile crossed the Mer’s lips. No, I could stay awake for some time yet.

  Me, too.

  What would you like to do to pass the time? Casillus chuckled.

  As if you don’t know. Gabriel laughed. But since you’re asking me to spell it out … I want to make love out here and then fall asleep in your arms. The first time.

  The first time, Casillus agreed

  Even though they had made love in Casillus’ memory of Emralis, this would be the first time Gabriel and Casillus would make love in the water without any illusions. It felt momentous somehow.

  The Mer prince and Gabriel began to dance in the current. It was a combination of spinning and swimming. Fish darted around them as if joining in the dance. Gabriel was grinning and then laughing. Watery laughter. Bubbles came out of his mouth and nose and strained up towards the surface. Casillus kissed him and the laughter turned to moans.

  Casillus’ hands, which had been firmly on his waist, slid around to Gabriel’s ass and slipped down until he was cupping both of Gabriel’s butt cheeks. The Mer squeezed them appreciatively. He pulled them apart slightly and his fingers dipped between them. Gabriel tried to take in a sharp breath, but his gills pumped steadily at his sides. His muscles trembled though and Casillus knew all too well how much Gabriel enjoyed his touch.

  I want you inside me, Casillus.

  A tremor ran through the Mer prince, but then Casillus dove in and kissed Gabriel, deeply. But it seemed to last only a moment before Casillus was moving down Gabriel’s body. Kisses, nips, licks rained down on his chest and stomach. Casillus moved around his side, fluttering his tongue over Gabriel’s hip bone and the swell of his right buttock, until those lips were at the very top of his crevice. Gabriel shuddered. To have Casillus’ lips there was such a pleasurable thing. He found himself opening his legs, urging the Mer prince to move yet further downwards and he got his wish.

  Casillus parted Gabriel’s buttocks with his strong hands and dragged his clever tongue down the valley of Gabriel’s butt cheeks. When he reached Gabriel’s anus, his tongue followed the tight, pink swirl of muscle. Heat bloomed in Gabriel’s body. His cock rose up high and stiff in front of him. His heart beat all the harder as Casillus probed that opening with that tensile tongue.

  The Mer prince’s thumbs were then spreading him further, helping that tongue work inside of Gabriel’s tightness. Gabriel strove to relax, to open himself, but his anus seemed to want to stay clenched tight as if it wanted to draw in the tongue and fingers and never let them go. He could already feel the self-lubrication starting. It was like a creeping slick heat inside of him. If not for the gills he would have been panting as some of it oozed out of him and into the sea.

  Casillus’ tongue popped through the tight muscle and lapped at his silken insides. Gabriel’s toes curled even as his mouth opened in a watery gasp. The Mer prince worked that tongue inside of him until his sphincter just finally gave up and let Casillus do whatever he wanted. The Mer prince thrust his tongue easily inside and devoured him. Gabriel clawed the water as he was eaten by that plush mouth.

  Casillus drew back, which caused Gabriel to moan in dismay. He wanted that mouth back on him. But Casillus pressed a kiss to each butt cheek before he gripped Gabriel’s hips with his left hand and slowly pushed in two fingers of his right into Gabriel’s opening instead. Gabriel shuddered with pleasure. His cock strained forward as if towards a target.

  Those fingers delved deeply into him, all the way up to the knuckle then Casillus pulled them back out so that only the tips of his digits stayed buried inside. Gabriel felt so empty and pushed back as if to recapture them again. He was rewarded with them pressing inside once more. In and out and out and in. Two fingers became three. They stretched him, spreading apart as Casillus drew them from him then plunged back inside again like triple spears. All the while the Mer prince kissed his back and sides, sucked on his skin, and nipped just below his left line of gills. Gabriel’s head tipped back and his eyes slid halfway shut from the gorgeous pleasure that filled him.

  The Mer prince then drifted up so that his groin and Gabriel’s ass were at the same level. Gabriel rested the back of his head on Casillus’ broad shoulder. The Mer prince kissed down his throat as he continued to thrust those fingers deep inside Gabriel. His other hand slipped from Gabriel’s hip and ran around to his front to grasp the base of Gabriel’s cock. Gabriel’s hands frantically clawed the water in front of them again as Casillus rolled his balls in his fingers and then firmly stroked his shaft. More kisses rained down his cheek, neck and shoulder. Gabriel twisted his head around to capture the Mer prince’s lips with his. Casillus’ tongue slipped inside and Gabriel drowned in the taste of him.

  Suddenly, Casillus’ fingers withdrew from Gabriel’s ass and the long, hard length of his cock was sandwiched between the two globes of his ass. Gabriel whined as the Mer prince ran his cock up and down the crease, putting pressure on his aching, needy anus. Casillus stroked him in time to that rubbing, nearly causing Gabriel to buck.

  In me, Gabriel managed to demand. His thoughts were too chaotic with desire to form any other words. He would have begged, pleaded, worshipped at the Mer prince’s feet if only to get that hot, hard cock inside of him.

  Love you, Gabriel, the Mer prince whispered in return.

  Then the head of Casillus’ cock was at his entrance. The Mer prince slowly pushed forward. Gabriel could not bear the slowness. He thrust back with a powerful push of his hips, taking in the entirety of Casillus’ cock inside of him, all the way down to the root. It was the Mer prince’s turn to nearly go wild. Casillus held onto Gabriel’s hips, keeping him utterly still.

  Do not move, my love. I could cum at any moment, Casillus breathed.

  That’s the idea. Gabriel laughed wildly.

  Casillus gently bit his neck. Not until I have you incoherent with desire.

  Gabriel shuddered, again unable to speak as need and desire filled him to the brim.

  The Mer prince began to move his hips. It was slow and steady, driving Gabriel wild while at the same time keeping Casillus in charge. The Mer prince made sure that when he sank into Gabriel that he ran almost the entire length of his cock up hard against Gabriel’s prostate. Gabriel moaned and thrashed as heat built between his legs and sizzled up his spine. Casillus squeezed the base of his cock, keeping him from cumming just yet. And then the Mer prince was pulling out, that glorious sensation of being filled was leaving him, and Gabriel desperately reached back and grabbed at Casillus’ hips, wanting to drag him inside once more. And the Mer prince obliged. He set up a punishi
ng, beautiful rhythm of thrusts and withdrawals that had Gabriel’s body quaking.

  Arousal burned through Gabriel, seeming to ignite every part of him. He expected the water to boil around them. He was molten with need. Casillus increased the rhythm of his thrusting and Gabriel let out a mental shout of pleasure. The Mer prince was slamming into him now. The rhythm building and building in strength and speed. Casillus was delving so deep inside of him that Gabriel didn’t know where he stopped and the Mer prince began. Their bond swelled with the pleasure. The feedback loop suddenly started to work overtime and he was both taking and being taken. He was Casillus and he was himself. He was the ocean all around them.

  Finally, the need to cum overwhelmed him. His body could bear it no longer. The pleasure was nearly pain, but that only heightened the experience he had of them being together. Casillus’ cock swelled even further inside of him and he knew that the Mer prince was about ready to explode as well.

  Casillus drew his hand down the length of Gabriel’s shaft and let his fingers play along the slit just as he thrust in one final time. Their bodies seemed to fuse together as they came. Gabriel’s cum clouded the water around Casillus’ fingers while the Mer prince’s semen drenched the inside of him. Gabriel bore down on that beautiful cock and milked every ounce of semen from it even as his own cock expelled the last of his own cum. Casillus grasped Gabriel’s chin and turned his head so that they could kiss as the last pulse of semen left their bodies.

  Love. Love. Love. Love. Gabriel knew that thought was from both of them.

  They stayed connected, Casillus’ cock still inside of him, as the moonlight silvered water gently spun them in place. The Mer prince so tenderly kissed his cheek, his arms winding completely around Gabriel’s form. For his part, Gabriel was able to link their fingers together and lean back into that strong body. His eyes were mere slits. He had no strength to do anything else, but it didn’t matter. They were safe in the sea’s embrace.

  Casillus remained connected to him physically and mentally as both of them drifted into sleep, into shared dreams. Gabriel’s last conscious thought was simply the knowledge that he would never be alone. Casillus would always be with him and there was nothing better than that.

  14

  LAST DAY, FIRST DAY

  Gabriel awoke to the soft brush of fingers across his forehead and down his cheeks to finally linger on his throat over his kalish. He knew that the touch was not Casillus’, but it was full of love and tenderness so even in his half-asleep state he was not afraid.

  He slowly opened his eyes, the waking world blooming in front of him. Clear morning sunlight streamed down through the water making everything a brilliant blue that was almost dazzling. Schools of fish swam this way and that in the far distance from where he and Casillus slept in an embrace. Aemrys Liseas floated next to him, touching Gabriel’s face.

  Aemrys! Gabriel immediately went to embrace the man, but he was unable to as Casillus curled tightly around him.

  His ancestor smiled broadly. I am sorry that I woke you, but I could not wait to touch you.

  Don’t apologize! I’m so glad you’re here! Gabriel assured him as he unwound an arm from Casillus’ back and reached for his ancestor.

  Aemrys’ skin felt the same as Casillus’: soft, silky over hard muscle, but Gabriel had an awareness of shared blood. His ancestor grasped his hand gently and brought it up to his face. He pressed a kiss on Gabriel’s palm and just held his hand there for long moments. Aemrys’ thoughts were of Tabatha and the child who had long ago grown into an old man and died in his arms.

  You have his eyes, Aemrys murmured. My son had such striking eyes. They seemed to look inside of you and know everything you sought to hide. But there was no fear in him knowing. He could be trusted.

  I didn’t think Mers had secrets, Gabriel teased gently even as he was touched by his ancestor’s words.

  Aemrys chuckled. In some ways, we have more than most.

  He released Gabriel’s hand and smiled at him broadly. He then did a quick circle around Gabriel and Casillus, looking at him from all angles. Gabriel wore nothing, his shorts lost to the tides, and it was still a bit embarrassing to be naked in front of anyone but Casillus. Still, he knew that Aemrys’ gaze was not sexual or even judging him on beauty, but on health and the state of the transition.

  How much time do I have left? Gabriel asked him.

  Only a few hours at most, Aemrys answered after coming to a stop in front of him again.

  Then we shouldn’t waste them. My grandmother wants to meet you so desperately, Gabriel said.

  Already he sensed that she was awake and brewing coffee and preparing a huge meal. Corey was still snoring peacefully. Gabriel’s heart clenched as his love for them flowed over him yet he would have to leave them. Today would be the last day he would be able to sit on the porch with them and drink coffee and eat pancakes. Today would be the last day for many things.

  Aemrys touched his cheek. Remember that you are taking them with us. While there is joy in physical connection, the one you have with them in here. His ancestor touched his temple. Will always be far vaster and deeper.

  Gabriel just nodded. No matter how many times he told himself the same thing, it would still be hard to leave. But he centered himself, because it had to be done and he was leaving with two people who loved him just as deeply as those he was leaving behind.

  Let me just wake Casillus and we can go to shore, Gabriel said.

  Aemrys was the one to just nod this time. Gabriel sensed both excitement and anxiety about meeting Grace in his ancestor’s mind. Aemrys feared that she would feel abandoned by him for not being there for her life. Gabriel knew that his grandmother would understand why he had stayed away. His pain for Tabatha and his son was still so fresh despite the long years. He knew that Aemrys would only find forgiveness from Grace himself so he did not say those things to his ancestor.

  Instead, Gabriel turned his attention fully to the Mer prince. He placed a kiss on the tip of Casillus’ nose. It twitched. He did it again and tried not to laugh. Casillus’ forehead furrowed and finally sleepy thoughts crossed their bond.

  Gabriel? Is it time to wake?

  Yes, afraid so, sleepy head, Gabriel murmured. I wouldn’t wake you for the world, but …

  It’s your last day. I understand. Casillus’ eyes opened and he smiled sleepily at Gabriel.

  Gabriel felt his heart clench again. He felt love, but also concern. He had a feeling that Casillus needed to sleep so long and deeply because of what had happened at the temple with Johnson. Just being in the temple had drained the Mer prince even without the terrors of guns and being kidnapped. Even now Gabriel could feel the pulse of the temple in his mind. He was so glad that Dr. Marstand was going to have the place buried again. He wished that they would dump concrete on it like they did to nuclear reactors that had melted down. It had contaminated the area around it and that contamination would continue to creep outward if it was not stopped. Casillus kissed him softly on the lips then and those dark thoughts were pushed away.

  Aemrys, you made good time! Casillus turned to look at Gabriel’s ancestor. You must have swum all the time and never rested.

  Aemrys, who had been swimming a little ways off, swam back to them. He showed no signs of exhaustion or even tiredness. In fact, Gabriel felt his own movements were sluggish in comparison to Aemrys’ sleek glide.

  I was too excited for sleep or rest of any kind, Aemrys said, his gaze drifting to Gabriel again. His joy at their meeting flowed over Gabriel in heady waves.

  And I’m sure all the – ah, stuff with Johnson didn’t exactly make you want to stay still either, Gabriel suggested.

  But Aemrys surprised him by saying, I had no doubts that you would emerge victorious.

  You didn’t believe that Cthulhu was ever in danger? Gabriel guessed. I should have known that.

  Your actions in trying to save it, which were brave, if unnecessary, bought you that being’s good will. At least
a little of it. And that is of incalculable value, Aemrys told him. There was a shrewd look on his face and Gabriel thought back to how his ancestor had forced Casillus to admit his desire for Gabriel to marry him in the shared vision. Aemrys was clever, very clever.

  Aemrys is the head of our … I suppose you would call it our spying division, Casillus explained.

  You’re a spy? Gabriel goggled.

  Aemrys smiled. Not exactly. I see all the pieces on the board and know how to move some of them.

  That strange explanation had Gabriel blinking, but he decided not to bother pursuing it at that moment. His ancestor was fascinating and still a little unnerving to him even as Gabriel felt a burst of love from Aemrys so strong that it almost overwhelmed him.

  Shall we go in? Casillus suggested.

  Yes, I can’t wait to see them, Gabriel said.

  With a burst of energy, the three of them swam towards shore. Gabriel caught Aemrys watching his form more than once. His ancestor corrected his swimming gently. Soon Gabriel was nearly outpacing them, which had both Mers laughing.

  Soon the student will become the master, Aemrys said.

  I think we have a long way to go before then, Gabriel said.

  Gabriel gently mentally tugged his grandmother to leave her food preparation and come out onto the porch to meet them as soon as they were twenty-five feet from shore. He felt her heart leap and beat faster as she realized that they were coming in and Aemrys was with them. Their ancestor was their living history. He was sure that his grandmother had millions of questions for Aemrys. He had them himself, but knew that he would have plenty of time to ask as much as he wanted once they were on their way to Emralis.

  Soon there was not enough depth to swim easily and the three of them stood up in the surf. Gabriel was suddenly acutely aware that he was naked. He would have to dash upstairs and get a pair of shorts.

  The three of them waded out of the ocean and onto the beach. His grandmother was already walking down the steps, dusting the flour off of her hands onto a towel. Her gaze was on Aemrys. He could sense her comparing Gabriel’s features to their ancestor’s.