We swam for a few more minutes, Iun greeted faces he found familiar. A school of ocean breathers poked at my bubble curiously, only swimming away when Iun swatted at them.
Little merelf children swam alongside the bubble as well,
"They look so curious...and cute"
"Well, you don't get to leave home until you've come of age"
"Oh, I see"
"Here we are"
The bubble slowed to a stop in front of a building. An actual building. I might have forgotten to mention that the other buildings were constructed in shapes of sea beings like Turtles, Shell pincher, Pearl Fish and others. But Iun's family house was a literally building from Land.
A four storey building and each floor except the ground floor was a condo! I didn't even know that was possible!
"Alright, let's adjust this"
He swam around me, chanting under his breath. The bubble thrummed in response and began to deflate.
"Uh, Iun?"
"Trust me"
The bubble began to take my body shape, stopping just a few meters from my skin and acting like a second skin!
"This is scary...and cool!"
Iun chuckled and lowered me onto the house's...porch?
I don't know what to call it really, there's literally a mini ecosystem right at their doorstep.
The door swung open and a merelf burst forward, her tail nearly knocking of my newly found balance
"Iun!" She squealed, hugging my boyfriend. Her wrapping affectionately with his. Okay ma'am, enough touching.
"Mama!" Iun hugged her back.
Mama?
That's his mother?!
I froze and stared at her, taking in her features. She had long dark hair, whipped and held in a bun by a claw clip, and glowed blue at the tips, her hair framing her ridiculously beautiful face. Her round eyes seemed to glimmer with every word her cherry red lips uttered.
Now I see where Iun gets his ridiculous beauty from!
"Ocean to Elora!" Even her voice was lovely to hear. I'm so jealousss.
"My goodness, I'm sorry"
"It's fine sweetie, come on in"
She swam between Iun and I, holding both our hands. She led us into the ground floor, it was a warm and cozy space for a living room.
"Ilay! They're here, the kids are home!"
When she got no response, she excused herself and swam upstairs. Chatting excitedly under her breathe about Iun bringing a elf with hair so red she thought I was the sun!
"Don't mind her, she's just a really hyper woman"
"Don't mind her?! Your mom is so pretty, I'm so jealous! I see where you get those genes from"
"Is this your way of telling me you want to make babies they are ridiculously beautiful with me? I'm down!"
I nudged at him and he leaned in to kiss me only to be interrupted by the frenzy popping and bubbling of bubbles.
His mother stood in front of us, her mouth ajar, frothing at the mouth...but with bubbles.
"Mom, are you okay?"
Iun dove forward, holding his trembling mother,
"Ilay, they are in the baby making phase!!" She screeched and in response a huge merman darted into the living room
"Iun! How dare you make babies without telling us!"
The merman, which I assumed was Ilay, swam over to me and held my palms,
"Such a beautiful elf, my filal son has put you through so much in such a short time"
"Um...there's been a-"
"Uh-huh" he shushed me,led me over to a large heavily cushioned chair and sat me down.
"Do you like it? My wife loved this chair when she was pregnant with Iun"
I gave Iun a look, signalling with my eyes to tell them there's been a misunderstanding but the cheeky man just shrugged with a proud smirk plastered on his stupid face.
"I-it's wonderful, thank you so much" I guess I would have to play the part until Iun decides to clear the air, they seem so hyped that their son brought someone home
"That's wonderful! Pardon my manners, I'm Ilay, Iun father"
Ilay stood as tall as Iun just two heads taller than Iun. His dark-blue hair was slicked back and held together by a claw clip.
THEY GOT MATCHING CLAW CLIPS?!
I see where Iun gets his cheesiness from.
Iun had his father's hair and his mother's beauty. Not that I'm jealous but...I am jealous.
"I'm Elora, Iun's lover"
His mother giggled, her tail kicking the water and causing little whirlpools and then she paused. Turned slowly to face Iun and whacked him on the upside of his head,
"Lover? Where's the "Wife"? You give her a baby and not a ring?!!"
Hmm...should I add to his misery?
"Ow! Mother wait-"
"I raised you better!" Another whack!
"Ow!"
"Please hold on, I'm not actually pregnant, you misunderstood" I scratched at my neck, expecting another outburst.
"Oh"
His mother sighed then chuckled before bursting into a laughing fit,
"Oh dear me, I'm so sorry...haha...I jumped to conclusions... hahaha, I'm sorry if I made you uncomfortable"
"Oh no it's fine"
"Well, it was fun to see her whack Iun, the spoiled brat" Ilya muttered under his breath
"I agree. I very much do." I muttered back.
"Sooo, lunch? I made Iun's favorite!"
"Hell yeah!" Iun pumped his fist into the air, elated.
Hell nah!