“No, I just can not do that to you, Emily.” Melissa said as she turned her head away.
“I understand that, and I respect it.” Emily said as she put her hands on her best friend’s cheeks turned her head back toward her. “So, whatever happens from here on out, I just want you to remember one thing.”
“What’s that?” Melissa asked.
“I did this to myself!”
By the time Melissa registered that phrase in her mind, it was too late, Emily’s lips were already pressed hard against her own. Tears welled up in Melissa’s eyes as the only thing she could do now was hasten the transformation so they could get underwater before they were spotted.
Melissa leaned into the kiss as her tongue reached inside her best friend’s mouth, and Emily’s own tongue reached out to meet it. The two girls closed their eyes, allowing the entire moment to only be taken in through the sensations of their mouths.
Melissa’s eyes quickly dried up as the kiss began to feel more wonderful than any that came before; not Stefanie’s, certainly not Serenity’s, not even the boys she’s kissed before compared to how wonderful Emily’s lips tasted.
When Melissa broke the kiss and saw her friend, her face had changed. Her eyes were framed in copper with her lips colored the same. Her blonde hair had shifted to a more golden color. Emily removed her shirt and bra, casting them to the beach to reveal copper scales covering her breasts.
“It’s really happening!” Emily said with a smile as she started to remove her pants. As Melissa assisted in this she saw Emily’s fingernails had a golden color to them. Pulling her pants and undergarments off in one fell swoop, Melissa flung them onto dry land with the rest of her clothes.
Already, copper scales were creeping past her knees and her legs were locked together. Pleasurable moans escaped Emily’s lips as her feet were morphing and flattening into the two halves of her tailfin. Melissa was a little turned on herself seeing her friend’s legs fuse together, the knees losing their definition and the merged limb curling forward before slamming the surface of the water as Emily shouted in pleasure, signaling the spike in arousal that accompanied the end of the process.
Emily curled her tail forward again to get a look at it. Smiling again, she said. “Wow, it looks better than I thought.”
“It… certainly does.” Melissa said somberly.
“Come on,” Emily said, “I told you that this was my decision. I wanted to become a mermaid so I can help you… and, yes, also to keep Stefanie in check.” She said aloud.
The two mermaids turned in Stefanie’s direction expecting her to rebuke Emily, but she wasn’t there. “Stefanie. Stefanie!” Emily shouted, beginning to panic.
“Calm down.” Melissa said. “Remember, we share a bond now. I know where to look.”
The two mermaids dove beneath the surface, basking in the novelty of breathing underwater, but still focused on finding Stefanie, with Melissa leading the way.