I swam into the med room and became nervous.  What if he didn't want to see me?  I shook the thought away and entered the room.  Poseidon was laying in a bed with wires connected to him.  He was fast asleep.  I swam up to him and sat in the chair next to the bed.  He looked so peaceful.  His cuts looked like they were healing up nicely and for that I was grateful.  I heard a gurgling sound and looked up.  The turtle swam through the window and came up to me.  "Hi."  It gurgled and I quietly giggled.  I heard blankets shift and looked up.  Poseidon had shifted his weight.  I sighed and stared at his face. 

      He was perfect.  I loved the way he looked and his smile was so mesmerizing.  I smiled at him and sighed.  I missed him, and yet he was right in front of me.  I looked at the turtle and squeezed my eyes.  I wasn't going to cry.  "You can't go in there!"  I opened my eyes and looked at the door.  I could see shadows under the crack of the door.  I sighed again and stood up.  As I was about to leave I felt someone grab my hand.  Poseidon grabbed my hand.  I turned toward him and saw the eyes I loved.  "Stay please."  I sat back down and nodded.

      I couldn't stop the tears.  I poured them all out.  Poseidon sat up a bit and pulled me onto the bed with him.  I cried into his chest and held him tight.  "I-I was so worried!"  I never expected to fall so deeply in love and here I was crying while in love with Poseidon, let alone a king.  "What's wrong?"  I heard Poseidon's father outside and quickly got up.  I need to go.  "Why?  Please stay."  He put on a puppy face and I looked down at the turtle.  "What am I supposed to do with him?"  That's when the door opened and I gasped.  "Nothing.  Get away from him!"  I quickly got away and swam toward the window.  "Where you going?"  I felt someone grab my tail and gasped.  The turtle hid under the bed.  "Stop!"  I looked at Poseidon and saw something on his face I never want to see again.  Under all that rage I saw helplessness.  He couldn't help me and he hated it.  "Father let her go!"  I heard guards come in and felt them cuff me.  "ENOUGH!"  It was so loud even I flinched, yet I wasn't afraid.  I looked at Poseidon and saw him stand up.  "I may be in the med room but I am still king!  Leave her alone!"  I heard his father scoff as the guards let me go.  I rubbed my wrists and the turtle swam into my arms.  I giggled and held it tight.  "It's ok."  I rubbed it's head soothingly and whispered words of comfort.  

       I looked at Poseidon and saw him open his arms up to me.  I swam into them with the turtle still in my arms.  Poseidon wrapped his arms around me and I felt him sigh.  "What is this!?"  I looked at the king and hid my face in Poseidon's chest.  He looked so angry.  "Father this is my mate Ame.  Ame meet my father."  I looked at the king and saw rage.  "You are not to marry such a disgusting girl!  Take her to the dungeons!"  I gasped and felt Poseidon's grip tighten.  I don't want to leave him.  I only just got him back.  "She is not disgusting!  If anything you are!  Get out of my sights!  I am king here and I will choose who I will get married!"  

    His father left the room and I hid in Poseidon's chest.  I felt him stagger and backed up.  I let the turtle go and went up to Poseidon.  "You need to lay down."  He rolled his eyes and headed toward the door.  "I'll be fine I have work to do anyway."  I sighed and nodded.  "Come with me?"  I looked at him and nodded.  I began to think of names for the turtle.  Maybe Lilia, or Coral?  I like Coral.  I began to mumble the name as I fallowed Poseidon.  "What?"  I looked up at him and smiled.  "I was thinking of names for the turtle.  I really like Coral."  Poseidon smiled at me and we linked arms.  "What happened to your cheek?"  I completely forgot that it had bruised!  "Nothing."  I hid my face and he stopped us.  "Ame."  I looked at my shirt and ignored him.  "What happened?"  I sighed and looked at him.  "Your father slapped me.  I'm fine though."  I continued to swim toward his office and Poseidon trailed behind me.

       I looked at the many bookshelves in his office.  They were so many books that looked interesting.  I sighed and turned toward him.  Coral was swimming around playing.  "I should head home."  He looked up at me as I head toward the door.  "Why?"  I turned toward him.  "I need to go home so I can take care of everything."  He swam up to me and trapped me into the wall.  "Things."  I whispered as I talked.  I was so nervous.  I had never been kissed before.  My boyfriend took me out and such but never kissed me.  He smiled at me and leaned inward.  That's when it happened.  He kissed me.  It felt amazing, it felt right.  We broke apart for air and I sighed.  

      "Stay in the palace, please?"  I nodded my head and kissed him again.  He took me into his room and well, you can guess what happened next. 

        The next morning I woke up to screaming.  I sat up in bed and Poseidon was already turned merman again.  "We're under attack."  That's when the window broke and everything turned to chaos.