Stay a Selkie
Finally you make your decision; you are going to stay a selkie.
Even if this means you are now a female, even if this means you’re an aquatic based creature rather than a land mammal like before, it’s alright. You’ve decided you like the new name Cid gave you, and you like him a lot too… He’d surely miss you if you disappeared, wouldn’t he? Just as you were missing him at the festival.
You wait even longer near the shallows by the cliffside, waiting for more people to slowly walk away from the gathering. One by one they go until you see only Cid is left. The young man has risen and walked towards the water, gaze searching expectantly…
...is he looking for you?
With a little rumble, hoping that this is so, you pop up out of the water. Cid doesn’t see you, not right away at least, but slowly you make your way over to him with a large grin on your face.
“Cid!” You call out, your voice rising in pitch at the thought of spending time with him once more. The costumes left behind, you keep going until you are forced to stand in the shallows of the water… and Cid comes out to meet you.
“Sleek? Oh thank goodness…” Cid was smiling, relief clear in his eyes. “I’m so glad that you’re alright. I was worried about you…” He said softly, gaze shifting around. “I’m sorry I couldn’t come out to meet you today. You see today was my coming of age ceremony and… well… I was hoping to avoid it but they caught me sneaking out.”
You frown a little at this information. He’d been sneaking out to see you despite this ceremony being important to his people?
“I’m sorry…” You say softly.
“Don’t be.” Cid reaches out, cupping your furred cheek in his hand. “I’m just glad that you’re alright, Sleek. I missed you today. It was torture having to stay on land…”
Your smile returns and you give a small nod of agreement. “I missed you too.”
With that Cid glances out over the moonlit ocean before pulling you into a warm embrace. You let him, cuddling close to his chest and feeling warmth spread throughout your body. This was the right decision to make, you think to yourself. Staying here with Cid… being a selkie… all of that meant only one thing for you.
Happiness.
Written by HiddenFruit on 31 August 2017
The end (for now)