Chapter 1

The captain of the ship, Wings of Freedom, heard the splashing of an unwelcome arrival as he cleaned the railing of his ship. Eren, a young boy of sixteen who dreamt of becoming a captain of his own ship one day, had not cleaned it properly so Levi had decided to redo it himself. He would have the boy do some other extra work as punishment for cleaning so poorly. Eren had likely been daydreaming instead of paying attention to his work again.

Without even looking in the direction of the sound, the black-haired man knew that damned fish-woman was back again. Levi had first seen her some months ago, staring at him from the ocean as he and his men loaded the ship. Since then, Levi had seen her almost a dozen times, speaking with her only twice. Both times to warn her away from his ship. He was sure that she, a creature called a Siren, was following his ship. As her kind were dangerous, Levi had all his men stay on guard. So far only Levi, the ship's doctor Hanje and Eren had seen her. She didn't seem to like to reveal herself when there were many people on deck.

"Why are you back again?" Levi asked sharply before turning to look over the side of his ship. He saw a familiar shade of soaked, ginger hair below him. The man raised his hand to touch the earplugs he kept hanging around his neck on a cord, just to make sure they were there. The captain had his men carry a set or two on them at all times. The Siren looked a little startled that he had figured out she was there so quickly.

"I don't know." The Siren finally spoke as she swam lazily beside his ship, the tops of her bare shoulders peeking out from the water. Her back and tail were also visible as the latter moved up and down in the blue water. Levi could see some sort of drab grey fabric wrapped tightly her torso, which was unusual among her kind. The Siren's tail and scales glittered with a myriad of colors. Her tail was blue but as she moved it, Levi could see flashes red, green, purple and gold as they reflected the sunlight. Her long ginger hair trailed behind her in the water as she swam with the ship.

"Really? It's not because you're trying to catch us off guard?"

"I've told you before. I'm not trying to kill any of you." The Siren sounded exasperated.

"Tch. You think any of us would believe you? I've seen many of your kind drag men into the sea and tear them to pieces." The Captain spat out at the form below him. The ginger-haired creature gave him a look, one that he could almost say was one of remorse. She didn't say anything in response.

Sirens were also called mermaids and they were much different than stories liked to portray. Many naive men, believing those stories thought the naked and beautiful Sirens were harmless. They were not.

A Siren's teeth were much sharper and slightly longer than those of a human. The top half of their bodies resembled human females and they used their nakedness to their advantage. From their elbows grew a fin that was as sharp as a dagger, and just as long. Their hands were tipped with wickedly sharp claws that could tear through flesh. And their songs could drive men mad with lust and lure them to enter the water and their deaths. Siren's were intelligent and bloodthirsty beasts that preyed on humans.

All men and women of the sea carried specially made earplugs to block the sound of a Siren's singing. It was rare to encounter one, but if unprepared, it would mean death. The majority of Sirens Levi had seen were naked but the one that had been following his ship on and off them for the past few months was strangely shy and kept herself covered.

"I wish you would believe me." The Siren muttered, loud enough for Levi to hear.

"Leave. This is your final warning." Levi turned his back on the creature below him. He heard another splash signalling her dive into the water. Levi probably should have had her killed already but this particular one didn't act like the many he had encountered. Most tried to seduce him and his men or sang when they thought they were unprepared. This one just… watched. She was odd and looking like a young woman made Levi hesitate in harming her. It was one of the advantages those beasts had. If they didn't look like innocent women then it would be easier to kill them.

The captain shook himself of his thoughts and went back to cleaning his ship. He hoped the Siren did not come back.

I'm deciding to post this half-finished, older piece I've had sitting around for a year while I try battle writer's block with my other works. I know the mermaid thing has been done to death in almost every fandom but I might as well try it for myself. I apologize to those waiting for updates on my other works!