I do not own Deep Blue Sea. I only own Coral.

Story Start

Starting a new job is always exciting and nerve wracking at the same time. My nerves were a mess as I sat in a boat amongst other people on their way to the science building happily sitting in the middle of the ocean. I had a small idea of what I was getting into, but my curiosity grew even more at the amount of scientists that sat on the boat around me.

I was never one to make small talk and shark bite on my right shoulder close to my neck did not make the scientists, who happily study sharks, feel any better about approaching me. The scar tissue was immense, but thankfully my muscles were able to recuperate after the shark bite, which happened when I was a teenager. I was now in my mid-twenties, and I was ready for some peace away from the real world.

I have not been able to get a real job in the last few years because I was only good at deep sea diving, swimming with and catching dangerous animals, and being a smartass. My parents were so proud, not at all, they disowned me years ago when I refused to go to college. Education was important, but the only thing important to me was the ocean. I just wanted to be part of the ocean ever since I was a kid growing up in the Gulf of Mexico.

"Hey, we're almost there, are you excited?" a woman with short blonde hair asked me happily before she glanced at a man wearing a Hawaiian shirt.

"Yeah, I'm interested to see what kind of sharks you guys have," I answered the woman while moving my long black hair out of the way of my cloudy grey eyes.

"I'm Janice Higgins, nice to meet you," the woman introduced herself and we shook hands.

"Coral, no last name necessary," I said and she gave a small laugh.

Janice looked like she wanted to say more but the boat was slowing down to stop by the dock. People grabbed their bags and happily chatted while walking on the walkways to get into the facility. My tan skin shown in the sun as I picked up my duffel bag and jumped off the boat. Janice was walking ahead with the man with the Hawaiian shirt, but I was more interested in catching a glimpse at the sharks I would now be swimming with.

That's right, I was hired to help take care of the sharks and also get the sharks into the labs and so on when the doctor needed them. I had been interviewed by the lead doctor in charge in a bar. I knew that Dr. Susan McCallister needed someone crazy enough to do this job and also not ask questions. I needed a job and this job was as close to what I desired, so I was definitely going to keep my mouth shut.

"You must be Coral, I'm Carter Blake," a man with blonde hair said as he approached me in a wetsuit.

"That's me, nice to meet you," I said and we shook his hands, but moving my arm made the white scars stand out to him. "Happened years ago, and I think it had the opposite effect. I like sharks even more after being bitten by one," I told him with a smirk.

"Oh yeah, you'll fit in here," he muttered to me before he started walking towards the area where the sharks are kept.

"They're mako sharks, the largest is the female, and the two smaller ones are males," Carter explained as a large shadow glided underneath and my heart jumped.

"Was that the female or a male?" I questioned Carter and he told me male. "Amazing yet messed up at the same time, what are you feeding these things?" I tried to joke even though dealing with these types of sharks will not be a joke at all. I had swum with great whites before, but these sharks were putting great whites to shame at the moment.

"Other sharks," he grumbled and my eyebrows tried to disappear past my hairline.

"You're kidding," I whispered before seeing the same shark circle back and it swam with its head a bit above water so we could see its eyes. I stared it down before it disappeared deeper under the water. I watched its fin disappear with a small shiver, but not of fear, it was of excitement. "Well this is going to be the most interesting job I've had yet," I said breaking up the tension I could feel coming off Carter.

"You have no idea, I'll show you to your quarters and then to our area of this place," he told me.

I gave one last look at the ocean containing the sharks before looking at the fence. "Doesn't look high enough," I thought before following Carter into the facility. The elevator was not a comfortable one to be on, but I always hated elevators even if this one didn't lead into a tall building in the air. My quarters were basic and comfortable enough. I locked my duffel bag in the locker in the room before I followed Carter to the sub area/mechanic area.

He spent the next few hours explaining the equipment we would use, which I was familiar with most of it. He also told me how the doctors would use the mini submarine to observe the sharks. Carter would be teaching me how to drive it eventually, which was interesting. I would learn what I had to so I could continue working here. I had nothing waiting for me back home.

Later that evening, Carter and I made our way to the mess hall, and Carter introduced me to Preacher, the chef. The sarcastic cursing bird on Preacher's shoulder just made me smile. It seemed I was already getting along well with the sarcastic members of this ocean facility of science. Preacher's food really was amazing. He was pleased to know I approved, and then he went on telling me about what he would fix for breakfast.

"Preacher, don't spoil the surprise, anyways I should be getting to bed. Night guys," I told Carter and Preacher. They said good night or waved and I waved at a smiling Janice before leaving the mess hall. I used the elevator to go up to the surface one last time before I disappeared under the water again to sleep in my quarters. I had never stayed in a room under water but it should prove to be interesting.

"This will definitely be a unique experience," I whispered when I finally reached surface level and breathed in the ocean breeze. "If only I could sleep out here and not risk rolling into the shark's area," I muttered with a laugh as I looked up at the stars. They were always so much prettier over the ocean.

A splash near the walkway she was standing on made her look down. The lights were shining as well as the stars above. The moon helped her see that one of the male sharks was swimming right beside the walkway. She had yet to see the female, but she could only imagine the female's size after seeing the male again.

"Well I guess we're now going to be seeing more of each other," she said with a small chuckle when she saw the shark move so its eye was staring at her while it swam. "Good night," she told the shark with a smirk before disappearing back into the facility. "Definitely going to be interesting," she thought before crashing onto her bed in her quarters.