Here's the final chapter of this story and the arc. I'm currently working on Vampire Stalker II. I've got a few ideas, but I wouldn't mind suggestions. I'll just say this though. No male pregnancies. I haven't decided on whether Yugi or Ryou or both will be turned yet. Anyway, on with the story

Chapter Seven- Two Worlds

Seto couldn't believe this was happening. He had been caught falling for a human and now he was going to die for his choice.

His father held him around the chest and had his tail wrapped around his son's, preventing a possible escape. The king floated before him, arms out to the sides.

"Mighty ocean, hear my call. One of your children dares to love a land walker. He has forsaken you and thus deserves to die. Split his tail into legs and drown him to death."

No sooner had he finished saying this, then Seto saw the blue swirl of the ocean's power swirl up his tail. It went halfway up when it met a pink swirl: The Shadow Magic. The two powers duked it out and then, it seemed like the two combined as it took on the Ocean's blue color before changing his tail to legs. Seto desperately took in oxygen before his gills disappeared. He knew he couldn't hold his breath forever, but hopefully an escape would present itself shortly.

He got his chance when he felt his father's scaled tail slide off his smooth legs. Reacting fast, he moved one leg back and kicked the tail behind him. The motion caused Gozaburo to release his hold, but Seto soon realized that he couldn't swim without his tail. Jou never showed him how.

'I'm really going to die. Jou, I'm sorry, my love.'

"Seto!" a familiar voice cried. Seto looked up and saw his boyfriend swimming frantically towards him.

"Hang on! I'll get you to the surface quickly."

Jou's appearance shocked the king greatly. He didn't even bother to stop Jou as he swam out of the palace with his mate. Turning to Gozaburo, he said, "What is the meaning of this?"

"What?"

"You said your son was in love with a human. That boy that just left was not a human."

"He is a human. A human who can use magic to become one of us. He even cast a spell on my son to turn him human on land."

"I will not hear such nonsense. Get out of my sight at once!"

Gozaburo left, fuming. He failed to separate Jou and Seto and now the king called him a liar. If word of this got out, his company's rep could be ruined.

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Seto gasped as his head broke the surface. He took in several deep breaths as Jou pulled him towards the beach. As soon as they hit the shallow llwater, Seto pushed himself to standing and moved to the dry sand.

Jou, still in the water, looked sadly at Seto. "I'm sorry the king turned you human. I guess I'll have to teach you how humans swim."

"Maybe not," Seto replied. "I think the Shadow Magic reacted in an effort to protect itself and it made me human."

"Huh?"

"The sea's power met the Shadow Magic halfway up my tail. My theory is that the sea lost in the power struggle, but the Shadow Magic made it seem that the sea had won the fight. Let's see..."

Seto walked into the water and waited that short time before his legs vanished and were replaced with a tail.

"You can still change! That's great!" Jou cheered.

Seto smiled as the two of them crawled out to land and became human. He had cheated death with Jou's help and still retained his merman form. Their lives would be interesting ones, but at least they would have each other.

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Two Days Later

"I declare this union binding and legal."

Cheers and clapping were heard from Jou's friends as the two boys sealed their vows (and Seto moved Jou's flower to the left). Their wedding wasn't very big. Just the royal family, Honda, and Ryou. The intimate crowd was a relief to Seto. He never did like the idea of being married before the entire kingdom. Apparently, neither did Jou and he agreed to a small wedding.

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"Are you ready, yet?"

"One second, Seto." Jou threw open his bedroom door, a bag slung over his shoulder. He flashed a grin. "What's the rush?"

"Your father makes me nervous."

"I told you. He doesn't care about me. That includes who I hang out with or who I fall in love with."

"So you've said."

"I think you just want to get our honeymoon started."

"You've caught me red-handed."

Jou grinned again as the couple strolled out the door and toward the ocean where their love had first begun.

The End

And that's the end. I have one more story to finish before I post anything new. All those waiting for my vampire YYH fic, I think I'll post that one next. It's a bit old, so please bear with it.