Hi guys, so I was thinking: there is waaaaay not enough fanfic about Nereus! He is not in very many episodes, but he is toooootally my favorite character from winx club :)

This chapter will really just be back-story, but the whole story is supposed to be about what would have happened if Aisha had been unable to reach Nereus after Trittanus had blasted him.

Warning: Will have OCs, probably some spoilers if you haven't already seen the tv show, and just general foolishness ;) Oh, and it will b a little sappy, 'cause I'm one of those hopelessly romantic people, lol

Happy reading! ^_^

For many, love is physical attraction, what is seen on the outside is translated into a feeling of lust, which many confuse with love. But for Nereus, love had never been something that drew him to one's outer appearance. In fact, he rarely even noticed one's outside appearance, he saw their hearts. He had always been a quiet, kind merman and many mermaids had developed crushes on him over the years because of his sweet disposition. But Nereus had always gently avoided their advances, for he quite honestly, did not understand what love truly was.

After many years, the girls who had once liked him gave up on ever being more than friends with the gentle prince and instead, they became content with being friends. Everywhere Nereus went, mermaids and mermen alike greeted him with a smile and happy greetings. The young prince was a friend to all... well, all except the one person he wanted to be friends with most in the world. His twin brother, Trittanus.

Trittanus was the opposite of his brother in every way, mean, jealous of his brother, and bitter about just about everything. Ever since the twin princes had been little, Trittanus had been the troublemaker of the two, and had hated his twin whom everyone loved.

The evil prince's jealousy and hatred eventually took over Trittanus's heart, and he became a horrible monster, bent on destroying the Magic Dimension. After many battles, it had finally come down to this one last battle.

Roaring in rage, Nereus charged his monstrous brother, sword outstretched.

Laughing, Trittanus blocked every blow with his three-pronged trident, knowing that his passive brother was no match for his mutated strength, and he knew that Nereus's kind nature would became his downfall.

The crown prince of the underwater realm was fully concentrating on defeating his enemy, blow after blow, blocking and striking. Nothing could stop him from defeating his enemy! That is when he heard it, the high-pitched scream of his beloved cousin, Aisha.

"Aisha!" He screamed and whirled around too see her caught by his brother's mutated minions. Trittanus forgotten, Nereus swam towards his cousin, beating his tail fiercly to propel himself through the water.

Reaching out towards him, Aisha yelled, "Nereus, look out!"

But it was too late. Nereus felt pain course through every part of his body as his brother hit him with the lethal magic from his scepter.

"Aisha," Nereus reached out towards her as his vision went foggy and he saw the minions swimming away with her trapped in their slimy fins.

With a victorious cackle, Tritanus made the magic from his trident throw his brother through the ocean, knowing that Nereus would die within minutes. For no body could take that amount of harm and survive.