Hello! This is my first fan fiction, so I hope you enjoy! In this story, Nixie and Lyla have an argument, so Lyla goes for a swim and accidentally injures herself. Nixie was fortunate to find Lyla, and saves her life. Lyla's injury keeps her in critical condition, and Nixie is there every minute to help her get back to health. Lyla finds that even though they have their differences, she's lucky to have a friend like Nixie.
Chapter 1: The fight.
~At Rita's~
"I can't believe you would say such a thing! Are you crazy?" Nixie scolded Lyla for her wondering if she should stay on land like Rita.
"It was just an idea, ok? I like it here." Lyla replied, trying to establish a point. Even though she was reluctant to leave the sea to remove Zac's powers, she soon found herself not wanting to leave.
"We only came on land to remove Zac's powers. As soon as they're gone, we can go back where we belong." As Nixie continued to argue with the taller blonde mermaid, Sirena happened to walk in.
"Goodness, what are you two bickering about now? I thought you two were getting along." Nixie wasted no time in telling Sirena about the idea that Lyla innocently came up with.
"Lyla told me that she's thinking of staying on land. We don't even belong here." Sirena gasped.
"What? Lyla, I thought that you wanted the pod back! I mean, that's why we came here." Sirena explained. Yes, Sirena had grown attached to land as well with her job at the Ocean Cafe and all of the wonderful people she had met, but she dearly missed Aquata. Sirena knew that the pod would return as soon as Zac's powers were gone.
"Sirena, I don't care how Nixie puts it, but it was just a dumb idea!, ok?" Lyla started to get a bit angry with the other two mermaids. Of course, Nixie ignored Lyla asking to leave the topic alone, and put two and two together.
"Oh no... please don't tell me that this has anything to do with, oh, I don't know... Zac, maybe?" Nixie smirked as she asked the question. Meanwhile, Lyla was going to leap into the moon pool, but that question of Nixie's just stopped her in her tracks. Zac in fact had a roll in why Lyla wanted to stay on land. There was no way she was going to admit it, but she had fallen for him, and it would break her heart if she had to leave land. Lyla turned to Nixie, who was still smirking. Lyla had never been so angry at Nixie before. If only she could mind her own business.
"Nixie, we are done with this subject. I'm going for a swim." Lyla ran from the moon pool and dashed out of Rita's front door instead.
"Lyla, please come back!" Sirena pleaded as Lyla ran from the two girls. On her way out, Lyla bumped into Rita, who seemed startled as to why Lyla was running.
"Slow down, Lyla. Is anything wrong?" Rita asked, confused as to why Lyla was running out of her house.
"It's nothing, Aunt Rita." Lyla replied before continuing to run. She didn't know where she was going, Lyla jumped off of a nearby dock, and swam into some waters she wasn't familiar with. She just wanted to get away from Nixie, and clear her mind. Not recognizing the reef she was in, Lyla just assumed that she would eventually find a way out. Tired from swimming at 600 Km an hour for a few minutes straight, Lyla slowed down to take a breather. As she surfaced, she couldn't see where the Gold Coast beach was. Mako Island seemed like a tiny speck in the horizon, and she was totally lost.
"Great... how on Earth am I going to get back-" all of the sudden, Lyla was violently dragged down from the surface of the water, and felt a horrendous amount of pain in her tail fluke. Lyla felt extremely dizzy, and closed her eyes as the pain got worse. The shark that had grabbed a hold of her tail left Lyla since her tail didn't suit his taste. An unconscious Lyla slowly sank to the Ocean floor.
Hi! This is Periwinkle Starfish, readers! I hope you enjoyed the first chapter of my very first story! If you have any requests (pairings, events, etc.) Please leave a review! Thank you so much! 3
