Star Crossed In Time - Chapter 237

I wake up to someone pulling my blanket again so when I lazily poke my head out this time, I’m surprised to see the Deity. I quickly sit up and pull my blanket with me. He watches me wake up before pointing to the bowl on the floor and asking “Why didn’t you eat your food?”

I blink, clearing my head from sleep before saying “Have you tasted that?” He frowns at me in confusion and asks “What’s wrong with it?” I bite my lip and shake my head saying “I don’t like it. Can you please release me?”

He summons the bowl into his hand and pushes it to me saying “You need to eat or you’ll die.” I lean away from it and say “I won’t die but if you make me eat it, I just may.” His face flashes with irritation before using his hand to scoop some out.

My eyes grow large with fear when I suddenly realize what he’s doing! I quickly untangle from the blankets, nearly falling in the process as I jump from the bed with my hands up in front of me. “I’m being serious! I can’t eat that!”

He huffs in annoyance and quickly comes after me. I take off running as I say “I can’t eat it!! What are you not understanding!?” I turn to look back at him but I down see him. I suddenly hit a solid ċhėst and feel a pair of strong but cold pair of arms wrap around me.

I struggle against him as I say “I will bite off my own damn tongue before I eat that shit!! Put me down flounder!!” He ignores my demands and walks back over to the bed. I struggle against him but I can’t compare to his strength.

He throws me down on the bed and pins me down, grabbing my jaw. I look him in his fruitloop looking eyes and say “I will turn you into shrimp scampi if you make me eat that shit!” He suddenly pauses, looking at me with a frown.

He slowly leans down and takes a deep breath. Confused, I sit completely still as he closes his eyes. What the hell is he doing!? He suddenly leans back and looks me over before asking “Why do you smell so sweet? It smells… heavenly.”

At first, I’m confused but then I think about the peaches and the water. Whenever I eat the peaches, I always end up smelling like them for several days. I nervously lick my lips and look to his hand still holding the slimy goop with horror.

When he sees it, he flicks his wrist and the goop disappears. I sigh in relief and slightly relax as I say “Peaches… I ate peaches. I’ll give you one if you let me go. Hell, I’ll give you a whole damn tree if you let me leave.”

He watches me closely with his dark purple eyes before saying “I’m taking you to my palace. You’ll stay there with me from now on as my personal pet.” My face takes on a look of confusion before I look at him with disbelief.

“I’m not a pet!! I’m a person! I said to let me go, not become your damn ŀȧp poodle!” I say with irritation. He frowns again and says “Lap poodle? You always say the strangest things…” He suddenly gets up and pulls me up with him.

Without saying another word, he drags me over to the glass wall. I start digging my heels in as I look from him to the wall saying “I can’t breathe underwater like you! I’ll drown! Hey! Are you listening to me!?” He continues to walk as if I hadn’t said a single word.

As he starts disappearing through the wall, I quickly take a deep breath as he drags me through as well. He turns around and lifts a hand out to my face. An air bubble suddenly appears around my head before he starts glowing.

He suddenly has a tail again, blue, gold, and purple in color but still somehow masculine. I test the bubble before slowly releasing my breath. He pulls me along and after a few silent moments, we come to a large palace with equally large shells and corals of different kinds.

Holy… a few fish swim around the grand palace but when I see the other… merpeople? I can’t help but gape in awe. The others turn to look at me with curiosity but I can’t blame them, I’m looking at them with just as much curiosity!

He pulls me straight into the palace and down several different tunnels. And yes, I said tunnels. Unlike other palaces, this had tunnels instead of halls but in a way, it made sense. After a few more turns, he pulls me into a large room with different looking corals.

An older merman looks up in surprise as he says “Greetings, my lord. How can I be of service?” The Deity pulls me forward and says “Allow her to breathe as we do.” The old merman looks to me then nods. My heart beats like a wild horse as I turn to look at the Deity saying “Please… I’m not a pet. I have a family and a man that I love. He’s probably worried sick about me and looking everywhere for me.”

His dark purple eyes turn to me as he tightens his hand on my wrist. I gasp in pain and he quickly loosens his hold again as the old man swims over with a delicate necklace. A strange gem hangs from it but when the Deity reaches out to grab it, I feel a strong pulse of energy.

“Beathe,” He says looking me in the eyes. I hold my breath and hesitate but when he reaches out to grab me again, I suck in and expect to die. Coldwater fills my lungs in an uncomfortable way making me shiver but after another breath or two, I can breathe with ease.

This… this is incredible. “How does it feel?” The Deity asks watching me closely. I hesitate for a moment before cautiously saying “Odd… it feels odd.” I reach up and touch my throat, marveling at the ability to speak and hear underwater like I wasn’t in water at all.

I reach down and touch the slightly warm stone hanging from the delicate necklace. The Deity watches me and says “If it’s ever removed, you will die. Now, follow me.” He glances back to the older merman and nods before turning around and swimming off.

I glance at the old merman but he just stares at my legs with curiosity. I turn and begin swimming but I can’t swim nearly as fast as he can. After a few seconds, he swims back and sighs saying “Truly helpless.”

He drags me through the tunnels again before reaching a larger area with more open spaces. Every time someone sees him, they stop to bow, placing their right arms over their ċhėsts in the process. He nods at them and keeps going until we reach another tunnel but this one is much larger and much brighter.

He pulls me along until he comes to a large opening. He turns and pulls me in before finally releasing me. It looks like a large… room. Large pieces of coral are seen all over the room by the walls and each one gives off a bright glow, lighting up the entire room.

Something that looks like a giant clam lays open with strange stones jetting down from the ceiling over it. Plants of different kinds sway in a gentle current as the walls look like they’re made out of sea glass or something. Small bubbles even bubble up from the ground here and there but it looks like magic.

“Where is this?” I ask in awe looking around the room. The Deity turns to look at me and says “This is my room and this is where you’ll be staying from now on.”