Fishy on fire
Veil tail, crown tail, half moon, delta, comb tail, all so very confusing Merrill thought as the seraph surveyed the rows and rows fish all in their own little tanks. All the man had wanted was to find a nice pretty fish that was easy to take care of for his son Shylock, the boy deserved a starter pet and fish were simple creatures right? Not these ones apparently, no they have multiple sub types based on fin shapes an then then they came in all the colours of the rainbow followed by bicolor, tricolour, butterfly, cambodian whatever the hell that was and mettallic. It was like this one single species of fish had no idea what the heck it wanted to be.
Still the angel was drawn to the feisty flashy little males, they weren't much like Shylock at all but he hoped the young hybrid boy would like one anyways.
In the end the blue haired man selected an elegantly coloured crowntail complete with starter kit , paid for it and headed out to the car, with the help of some staff carrying the starter kit, . The angel settled the small plastic fish tank safely into the front seat so it wouldn't move too much during the drive. Between is pregnant self and the delicate tank Merrill had a feeling he'd be driving over cautiously slow enough to irritate anyone near him on the road. Ahh well better safe than sorry.
Despite following his prediction and driving at least 10 below the speed limit at all times as well as stopping at a convenience store for an orange juicebox Merrill found himself back home fairly quickly. He slipped from the car, left the air conditioning running and headed for the apartment. He could carry the betta in the tiny plastic show case it came in but he'd need his husbands help to get the large glass tank kit up the stairs and inside.
It was just as Merrill reemerged from the apartment, Zane in tow that the car went up in flames. The startled angel stared in shock as the vechicle burned too focused to notice a mysterious figure slipping away.
It took only minutes for one of the cirque mages to douse the fire leaving behind a ruined car and.. a child sitting almost obliviously in the front seat where the betta tank had been.
" Um Zane, I think we may need a bigger apartment" The angel murmured. He wondered if Shylock would forgive him for his promised pet becoming an accidental sibling.
