The sweet perfume of incense mixed with the pungent skunk smell of pot combined with the woodsy forest air was quite relaxing, Nikki inhaled the mixture, feeling the release of tension in her muscles. She had rejected the joint when Elena tried to pass it to her, but she quite liked it when Elena smoked beside her. There was something about the smell that made her relate it to her best friend, the pot smell combined with the jasmine incense she always brunt when she smoked it. She was glad to be camping with her friend, the heavy workload of her undergrad business degree with its neverending group projects had made it so she hadn't seen her friend for quite a few months.
"Thanks for inviting me, I'm really enjoying this camping trip." She said to the drowsy looking Elena, whose eyes had closed to slits. "Any time, BFF." Elena said with a sleepy grin. "Think I'm gonna tuck in for the night, you gonna stay up for longer?"
"Yeah, I'll put the fire out later. Good night."
"'night."
Once the tent door was zipped closed, she was alone. She moved closer to the fire before relaxing her head to look up at the sky and the never ending stars. She had been with her now ex-boyfriend, Damian for so long she had almost forgotten what it was like to be single. But being honest with herself, even when she had been with her boyfriend she had not been content, but she had ignored the unease in her heart. She really should have listened to her instincts. Suddenly she felt very alone in the world, small and insignificant. A rustle of leaves in the bush beside her quickly replaced the sadness with panic. She looked over quickly to see the mermaid approaching her tentatively.
Oh, it's you. She was surprised the mermaid had been looking for her, and experienced a moment of brief joy before she remembered that they had made plans for more sex this evening. She was supposed to have met her at the shore tonight, a glance at her watch told her that was an hour ago. She didn't even feel bad about it now, the mermaid certainly didn't care about her.
Amarisa sighed inwardly in relief when she saw that the light had actually led to the female human. Her heart pounded happily. A snort from behind the human made her pause though, but this time the other female wasn't in sight. She walked forward eagerly, any annoyance at the human now quickly erased once she had set her eyes on that beautiful form. She could feel a swelling between her legs already and so she walked over.
"Stop!" Nikki scowled when the mermaid reached out to touch her breasts. She wasn't just some whore that was available whenever the mermaid felt like getting some. She slapped the hand away angrily. "Just go away!" She saw the mermaid cower before disappearing back into the darkness in the direction of the lake. She regretted her outburst almost immediately, but the mermaid was gone now, probably never to return.
The slap had stung a little, but the mermaid was so shocked by the human's reaction that she had ran back towards the lake and was halfway back when she slowed to a walk. It just didn't make sense what just happened, did the human not like her anymore? She let out a low unhappy whine. But how could that have been possible when they were just together so recently? No, that couldn't be it. Or maybe...she had hurt her during their last encounter. It was a terrible thought that made her immediately start running back towards the human's dwelling.
The sound of footsteps on grass made Nikki look up again. To her surprise, it was the mermaid once more, but now she was approaching her slowly, cautiously like someone would approach a wild animal. She smirked, reminded of their first meeting when it was her who was meeting the wild one. She was glad to see that she hadn't scared the mermaid off, but she wasn't sure what the mermaid was planning to do. She watched her warily as the mermaid mimicked her motions and sat down in Elena's chair, letting out a startled yelp as she sank down into it. Nikki couldn't help but let out a giggle which she quickly cut short when she heard Elena snort inside the tent.