Waking up to breath in crisp sea air was a pleasant surprise for Kyra. The young princess opened her eyes- then immediately closed them as she looked into the early morning sunrise. Dawn painted the waves in a shimmering dazzle of white, yellow and orange and bathed the rock she lay upon in an orange-hued glow. She pushed herself into a sitting position to better take in her surroundings. Her rock was the single blemish on a watery ocean. Measuring roughly thirty by twenty feet it was jutted, uneven and angled but not sharp. It rose out of the sea like a mountain at both ends but, here in the middle, it wasn't that far above the water level. In fact the easy side sloped gently in the water like a beach.
A dozen questions were swirling around her head- two of them were more important. How did I get her? And where is my robe? It wasn't cold, but Kyra couldn't help but shiver at her suddenly-discovered exposure- naked except for her barely there, pearl colored underwear.
"Hey!" She spun round to see the other girl, her flowing red hair burning in sunrise, half in, half out the water behind her, her hands pressing down on the rock.
"You're awake!" The girl beamed as Kyra wondered how to react. She looked Kyra's age- maybe younger by a year. The skin on her skinny body was pale in sharp contrast to her frizzy hair. Her only clothing was what looked like a cloth strip around her breasts- excluding her bracelet and seashell necklace.
"I..." Kyra struggled for words. "Where am I? Who are you?"
"You're on Skipper's Rock." The girl replied as if it should mean something to Kyra. "And my name is Marishka." She paused before adding, "What's your name, human?"
"Kyra." Wait- 'human? ' "What are you?" She asked the redhead. In response Marishka smiled and raised a green scaly tail out of the water. A mermaid? That explained a bit. "Did you save me last night?"
"Yeah." Marishka nodded. "Me and Mom. Well- adopted Mom."
As if summoned the water beneath Marishka stirred. The young mermaid had no time to react as black tentacles wrapped around her arms and held them in place. Behind her what initially looked like a plump old woman in a black corset rose out of the water. But as the water subsided it became clear that the tentacles and her 'corset' were the same texture. That was simply the divide between human and octopus- a combination Kyra recognized as a Sea Witch.
"Morning Sweetie." The Sea Witch grinned as Marishka struggled helplessly against the tentacles that held her.
"Hey Mom." The wriggling mermaid giggled nervously. Her mother wore a soft smile as she held Marishka delicately in her tentacles. Without another word the Sea Witch extended her pudgy hands and spread her fingers over Marishka's ribs. The little mermaid giggled and squirmed as the tickling began- affectionate strokes and wriggles from mother to daughter. Kyra looked on in half-fascination and half- something else as Marishka laughed and squealed unable to escape her mother's affection.
"Mohohom!" Marishka giggled as arms replaced tentacles and held her arms up high.
"Yes Sweetie?" Whatever Marishka was going to say was lost as tentacles slithered ticklish paths over her naked midriff to exposed armpits. A few moments of tickling passed before the Sea witch lifted the mermaid clear of the water to cradle her in her lap. Arms held high a tentacle lay upon her vertically and the suckers began rasping causing Marishka to scream and writhe.
"Mohohohom! The girhirl froho-?" The rest was lost in laughter. Kyra couldn't help but giggle at Marishka's predicament. Which immediately drew the Sea Witches attention.
"Oh, my dear. You're awake."
"That's what I was trying to tell you." A giggling Marishka panted.
"I wasn't sure if you'd wake up my dear. But now you have...
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