Crashland {Ereri}

~Chapter One~

There was an annoying ringing in my ears. God, please make it stop!

My eyes fluttered open. I was numb—everywhere. I felt glued to whatever I was laying on. I stared at the white ceiling, looking at the small patterns imbedded into it.

I sat up and yelped in pain. It hurts everywhere. My head felt like someone shot 1,000 bullets into it.

I was lightly pushed down by someone. I wanted to fight back, but I had no energy to do so.

"Shh, it's okay." A soft voice said.

'Who are you?"

"W-Where am I-I...?" I muttered, barley audible. My lungs burned and my chest felt like it was going to break every time I took a breath.

"I'll tell you later. But for now, rest." The voice whispered. I tried to speak again but the person put it's finger against my lip. "Sleep dear, sleep."

My vision went blurry and suddenly I felt soothed. I closed my eyes and everything went dark.

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"And he was drowning?"

"He was unconscious."

"Did he wake?"

"Once, but I put him back to sleep. He was in horrible condition."

"How long has it been?"

"3 days."

'3 days! I was asleep for 3 days?'

My eyes opened and my head felt a hella lot better. I took a breath. It hurt. Really bad.

"Oww." I groaned. I felt like crying. I wanted to cry.

"He's awake!"

I recognized that voice.

"Someone..please t-tell me where I am." I croaked. "You're under the sea. But you're safe." The voice replied.

I jumped up, "Under t-the sea?!"

Pain shot up my head and back. I fell backwards into someone's arms. I looked up to see those very same emerald eyes.

He was beautiful..he had those gorgeous eyes and pretty brown hair. He had tan skin and a nice body..

Drowsily, I reached up and touched his hair. He smiled and grabbed my hand. His skin was so soft.

"You'll be drowsy for a while. It's just the spell, it'll wear off soon." 'Spell?!'

"S-Spell..? What is g-going on?...Who are y-you?" I groaned. It hurt to talk.

"My name is Eren. You were surfing and you crashed onto some rocks, you lost consciousness. I was there and saved you." Eren said.

"H-How?" I asked. My voice was hoarse.

"I'm a merman and you are in my village." He replied casually.

"Y-You're r-real?!" I asked. Eren giggled, "Yes silly."

"H-How did you sa-save me?...You said something a-about a sp-spell?" I coughed a little.

"Yes. I took you back here, to my house. Mermaids and Merman are born with powers. Your power defines your personality. My power is healing because I'm calm and I love helping people." Eren smiled.

"Wow..w-wait..humans can't b-breathe underwater." I looked into his eyes. "S-So how am I-I alive?"

"I am keeping you alive. With my magic." He winked.

"W-Wow.." I blinked and turned my head so I was looking at Eren's feet. Wait? What?

"Where's y-your tail, E-Eren?" I asked, confused.

"Oh, when Mermaids and Mermen are inside a building, we transform into human legs. Same goes for if we're on land." He replied.

"You c-come to the surface?" I asked.

"We're not allowed to. The humans are dangerous, so we stay out of reach." He replied glumly.

"Then how did you save me?" I asked.

"Well..let's say I like to break the rules.." Eren replied.

Ooh..a bad boy...

"Why? W-Why d-don't you listen?" I asked.

"I don't know..I want to explore the land. But my father doesn't allow it."

"Your father doesn't allow it?" I asked.

"My father is the king, which makes me the prince. He's very strict about this stuff because he lost his little sister to humans when they were kids." Eren looked into my eyes and stroked my cheek—which burns.

I flinched in pain.

"But besides me...what were you doing out in that hurricane weather? It's very dangerous!" Eren looked at me with fear in his eyes.

I told him about my passion for surfing. I told him about my family and friends and how I want to be a professional surfer.

"That's an amazing dream, Levi. But you really need to be careful." Eren warned. "You sound like my mother." I replied and smiled a little.

Eren chuckled in return.

"I should get you back into bed. You still need to rest." Eren said. "Please don't put me out again!" I pleaded.

Eren helped me up, "Your condition is getting better, so I won't."

"Thank you." I said as Eren helped me in bed.

"Like I said, I love to help people." He smiled and brushed my hair out of my face.

"Now get some rest. We'll talk tomorrow, kay?"

"Okay."