Across Seas Remade Mark II

"In a way yes but at great pain." Kovu told him as Amora poked her head out of the water.
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He nodded.

"Oh." Rico frowned, passing the flute back to Kovum "I don't want it then."

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Darcy just nodded, sitting down on the edge of the bed.

"You don't have to have it."

"Hey baby." Amora smiled at her son.
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He sat with her.

"Good. I don't want it. I don't like the idea of it." Rico whispered, before looking to his mother. "Are se still going to swim?"

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"I'm sorry."

"If you want to." She told him, holding a hand out to him.
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"It's alright, I'm. Sorry to."

"You can't control your kids." Darcy whispered. "I just.. I actually missed them and it hurts that I mean so little to them when.." she grimaced, hesitating in fear she'd sound too much unlike her persona. "...when I want to be part of the family."

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"Well we were going to and then everyone went away angr and forgot about me again."

"Amora seems to like you." He told her.
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"I know baby and I'm.sorry, why don't you come. And swim. With me and ill take you to see the pretty fish."

"She's hot or cold. He is too.. Makes it worse though, I'm walking on thin ice with them constantly."

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"Ok," Rico whispered

Amora held her hands out to him to help him.
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"You know you need to. Stop doing that." He told her. "the only. People who matter in this are us two that's all."

Darcy shook her head in the negative. "Your kids are important."

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Rico shook his head, jumping into the water

"And you are just as important to me."
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She watched him with a proud smile.

"I know, but its important to me that they like me."

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Rico swam under the water.

"I know."
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Amora swam down to join him.

Rico grinned at her beneath the water.

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Wyatt was soon stood at Kovu's side, watching them in the water.

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Darcy was quiet then

Amora smiled back, nodding to some glow in the dark fish that were swimming close to them.
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Kovu looked to him. "Where did you disappear to?" He asked curiously before he looked back at his sister and nephew.
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He slid his arms around her.

"I went for a walk. She pissed me off. I debated not coming back, I decided against it. Here I am."

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Rico looked over to the fish with a grin

He nodded. "God you two are just like a married couple." Kovu told him. "You're both as stubborn as each other."
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She smiled watching the fish swim around him.

Wyatt just shrugged, "I'm going to get some sleep," before heading onto the ship.

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Rico eeached out to run his fingers across one of the fish's scales

The fish happily let him.

Amora kept her distance watching and she smiled.
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"Youre not joining them?"

Rico smiled widely, surprised when the fish didn't seem scared of him.

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"No, going to bed." He repeated, dusappearing onto the ship.

Kovu sighed.
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The fish came. Over and swam inside his t-shirt to tickle him

Rico squirmed, swimming up to the surface to laugh.

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"Everything ok?" Bella asked quietly, coming to Kovu's side.

Amora surfaced with him.
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" I'm not sure. "

"Why are they so friendly?"

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"Want to go for a drink?"

She shrugged. "Fish can be."
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"Yeah sure."