The Mating Habits of Mermen

Disclaimer: I don’t own Final Fantasy 7.

Chapter 6

The moment the silver haired merman was out of range Chaos swam up to his soon to be mate's room and carefully peered inside.

The silver haired merman was out of sight and the father was asleep. This would be the perfect opportunity to snatch the merman and be off with him.

Double checking once more that all were asleep and that the cost was clear Chaos silently approached the sleeping merman. He looked so beautiful with his raven hair spread everywhere in his nest that Chaos had to stand still for a moment and appreciate the site. But dawn was coming and he had to hurry.

Chaos silently conjured a sleep spell that would put the already sleeping merman in a deeper state of sleep and picked up his light burden. And into the night they disappeared.

It wasn't till morning that Vincent would be discovered missing.


The Next Day

Sephiroth was in a frenzy of wrath and fear. Vincent had been missing for hours and there were no leads as to the kidnappers.
Not only was Vincent's room completely devoid of evidence but every minute that passed the colder the trail got and the less chance there was for Vincent to be found. But Sephiroth was not to be discouraged. He will find Vincent. And when he does he will rescue him, mate with him then take him home with him, and never let the other merman out of his sight EVER again. He already had his friends helping him. Zack was currently back at the Valentine residence consoling a grieving Grimoire Valentine. Angeal and Genesis were out right now scouring the area for clues and asking last night's sentries on any suspicious activities.


Vincent was slowly regaining consciousness when a foreboding feeling told him many things had gone wrong in the night. And he was right.
He woke up alone, in a vast, dark cave were the only light was from the floral bioluminescence. And he was lying on someone else's nest. And when he sat up Vincent saw that it was a Very large nest. Whoever had abducted him must be colossal in stature. All the more reason to make a run for it while the coast was clear.

As quietly as he could Vincent rose from the nest and began to look for the exit. To his great dismay he found more than one passage way and in the darkness he could not make out which may guide him outside to freedom. He held still for a moment and felt the water flowing around him. There was a slight tug coming from one of the passages. Trusting that it was a current that may lead to escape Vincent took the route and felt his way in the darkness.

He kept this up for about a 15 minutes when he finally saw light at the end of the passage way. Ecstatic he quickly made his way towards freedom.
Vincent had only been a few feet away from the cave entrance when a pair of large, powerful arms grabbed him from behind and crushed him to a rock-hard chest. He immediately began to struggle but the arms around him were like steel, refusing to budge. A light laugh halted Vincent's struggles.
"Leaving me already precious?!" he was suddenly spun around so his kidnapper could face him "You shall never leave me my treasure."
Vincent found himself face to chest with a very large Marine-Demon. The beast's large stature wicked looking claws and sharp fangs would have sent the bravest of individuals into hysterical screams. But not Vincent.
With amazingly quick movements Vincent punched the Demon in the throat with all his might. The Demon not expecting a fight took the full blow to his larynx and let go of his prize. No sooner had the arms loosened then Vincent dashed through the dark water in hopes of out-swimming his kidnapper. But Chaos quickly recovered and dashed after the merman and subduing him with his enormous strength. Yet still Vincent kept on fighting refusing to give in.
Chaos was impressed by the merman's tenacity.
Yes, he truly would prove to be a most suitable mate.
While still pinning the struggling merman down Chaos murmured a temporarily paralysis spell and lifted the now immobile merman into his arms and carried him back inside to his nest.
Vincent having been rendered incapacitated could do nothing but allow the Demon to carry him back inside. And although his features betrayed nothing Vincent was scared and was dreading whatever his kidnapper had in store for him.
He prayed that Sephiroth would find him.


"Are you sure?" Angeal asked again.

"Yes" confirmed the sentry "We detected activity in the caverns off the north of the Great Fissure but the current had been in descent so we could not investigate."

Angeal thanked the sentry and went back to find Genesis.
He found Genesis at the top of a look-out point that faced said fissure.

"There may be a lead." He said as drifted nearer to the red-haired merman.

Genesis nodded.

"We are fortunate," he said while looking out at the still water over the gap, "The current is in our favor for the moment. If we want to inform Sephiroth we'll have to hurry."

And with that both mermen turned around to find Sephiroth.


Sephiroth wasted no time in heading towards his destination.
Upon reaching the fissure he didn't slow down to check the current but barreled right ahead towards the caverns.
Vincent was somewhere in the maze of mountain caves and nothing was going to stop him from reaching him.


Chaos gently laid the crimson-eyed merman on his nest and moved to lie down beside him. He was greatly exited and aroused at finally having his mate with him but curbed in his enthusiasm. The merman was his for all of eternity.
The silver-haired Adonis may come to try and fetch his prize back, but Chaos was quite confident that he could take him down. And may be who knows: He may even take him as his mate as well. Sure both will fight him and hate him, but he was sure that in time both mermen would except to be by his side.
For now he concentrated on the dark-haired vision before him.
With his long, silky hair splayed around him he was a delicious sight, Chaos did not resist running his hand through the thick mass. His eyes caught Vincent's anxious ones and he smiled softly, his sulfur eyes glowing brilliantly in the darkness. He then moved to caress the merman's blushing cheek finding it warm and soft under his touch. His eyes moved to Vincent's lips and he felt his mouth water at the sight of the slightly parted, pink lips, wanting to taste them.
Vincent's eyes widened as Chaos predicted, but it was for an entirely different reason than what he expected.

Just before Chaos's lips touched Vincent's he was brutally ripped off Vincent and sent crashing into the cave wall.
Surprised, but unharmed, Chaos looked up to see the silver-haired warrior standing in front of him with a furious look on his lovely face.
Chaos simply smirked and dove into battle.


It had been a long and difficult battle but eventually it was Sephiroth that emerged as the victor.
Chaos lay on the floor slashed to bits and Vincent, having finally broken out of the paralysis spell rushed to embrace his hero. Sephiroth returned the embrace trying to express as much of his love as he could but realizing that it would not do. So looked down at Vincent and taking his face in gentle hands, kissed the merman.
Vincent could not be happier.
"Vincent I love you. I have always loved you; will you do me the honor of being my mate?"
Correction: now he couldn't be happier.
"I love you too Sephiroth. And of course I accept."
Sephiroth embraced his mate even harder and returned for another kiss.
They had barely celebrated before suddenly Chaos began moving again.
Sephiroth quickly pulled Vincent behind him shielding him with his body.
"He is regenerating." said Vincent.
"Damn! How do we get rid of him?" questioned Sephiroth.
Vincent came up with an idea.

Sephiroth and Vincent made their way to the south side of the fissure with their load and waited for evening to come. The moment the sun set a noticeable change was felt as the fissure resumed it downwards current. They both quickly hefted their burden and cast it into the current.
Chaos was caught in the strong currents and with a badly damaged body he could not fight it and was pulled down into the abyss.
After Chaos disappeared into the darkness Sephiroth turned to Vincent whom he had been embracing the entire time.
"Can he return from the chasm?" he asked his mate.
"I doubt so." Replied Vincent "The Great Fissure is incredibly deep and the currents that flow through it too powerful to be resisted. I do not think he will return."
Even with Chaos gone the mermen remained put in each other's arms watching each other and smiling at the future ahead of them.

The End