This was supposed to be more of a tease, the POV will be from Bella, and it's not post third season, but I'm also probably not going to bring in the water tentacle thin either. The whole idea was to have one of the girls take and exposed and I think it would best be done if it was Bella that was the one captured. I promise to have the next one out by tomorrow, if not then expect one after the first of the year or so because I'll be without a computer soon. If there are any grammar or spelling mistakes, please let me know. I don't have a beta at the moment because she's on vacation right now. So sorry if there are any mistakes, I'll try to get them fixed.

hope you all enjoy and promise there's more coming soon.

-Mo

"Look!" Someone cried pointing at the ocean surface. Several heads turned toward the stern side of the ship but whatever was there a moment ago had diapered back into the dark depths of the water.

"What are you on about James?" and older man said as he peered into the dark midnight waters of the ocean.

"There was this large tail that came out of the water and went back in, it was all orange and scaly!" he said pointing at the water once more. The older man peered over the side of the party yacht, watching the wake separate and spread from the stern, sending out small waves across the nearly calm water.

"That's rubbish mate. Maybe you should lay off the Drink for awhile, and come back inside for a bit."

James only shook his head and gazed back into the ocean. He knew what he saw, and being a volunteer at one of the local Marine Biotech labs, h e also knew that what he saw either wasn't natural or was very rare.

"I'm telling you Anthony what I saw was real!"

Anthony shook his graying head and sighed.

"Fine, suite yourself. I suppose I wouldn't be surprised if what you saw was real considering the full moon out."

The two men gazed back up at the moon and James felt a shiver run down his spine.

"I don't believe in those old wives tales." He said quietly.

"Right Well I'll be seeing around mate, it's a bit nippy out here and I think I'm going to head inside."

James nodded but continued to stare at the ocean, then back up at the full glowing moon hanging high above the nighttime sky, it had to be close to midnight. Suddenly a small head burst from the wake of the boat, matching the speed of the Yacht as it cruised through the ocean.

"What the…" he stammered.

"Hello." A smooth voice spoke, drawing in the helpless young man leaning over the stern.

"You…what are you doing in the water!" James said snapping out of it "Cone on give me your hand, there's something swimming in the water. Its dangerous!"

The blonde girl only giggled and swam a little circle I the water, never taking her eyes off the young man reaching his hand out to her. His short black hair seemed to sit on his head almost covering his green eyes.

"Silly boy, come and join me, the water is magnificent tonight."

James grunted as he stretched out his hand as far as he could.

"Come on!" hurry before…" He stopped in mid sentence as he gazed at a giant orange tail sticking back out of the water.

"It's here the monster is back give me your hand!" he said franticly, felling his head spin a bit from the drink he left lying on the deck.

"Come on in, the water is so great tonight." She said splashing and lifting her tail so that the whole thing was visible underneath the dark water. James took in a deep breath and staggered back, knocking over his drink on the white deck floor. He backed as far away as he could from the stern, pressing up against the hard wooden door.

"You're…you're a…." His head swam as he tried to comprehend what he was seeing. He had only worked a year at the Marine lab, but if there was one thing James knew, it was that mermaids only existed in legends, that it was impossible for them to exist.

"Come on in." she said in a smooth memorizing voice.

For a moment that is exactly what James wanted to do, he looked back up at the full moon hanging overhead and had this great desire to join the girl in the water, after all it did look pleasant and it would be nice to take a midnight dip in the water with the girl…

"Hoy, James! What in bloody hell are you doing?" Anthony called from the open door. James shook his head and realized he was hanging precariously on the edge of the yacht, ready to fall in at any moment.

"I saw her…" he said under his breath. The drink he had earlier was starting to catch up with him.

"Saw who mate?" Anthony asked looking at him with a worried expression across his face.

James stared at the deck trying to get his bearings once more and saw the puddle of spilled drink on the white water proof floor. He trued around and stared out at the water again shaking his head.

"It was a mermaid Anthony a real life mermaid!" He said perplexed.

"Right James, I think it's time you laid off the drinks for the night and joined us inside."

"No! I'm telling you she was real! Had blonde hair and deep blue eyes , she called me in a and I was nearly ready to jump!"

The whole scene was coming back to him now crystal clear and frightening. If he would've jumped…

James shoved the thought out of his mind and turned back to Anthony with a pale face realizing his stupidity and the spell the girl had put him under.

"Look it's all a bunch of rubbish, so I say that you come in and join all the rest of us for a little dancing and some nice food. What do you say mate?"

James nodded his head realizing there was music and colorful lights coming from inside, it was almost time to dock the yacht, and then he could go home and sort out all the jumbled thoughts in his mind.

Just a she was about to step inside a dark far off shadow slowly came into view as they passed it by.

"Hey what's that?" James asked as he looked out in the distance, squinting to get a better look from the full moon. He could make out the shape of an island and they were only several Kilometers from its coat from what he could tell. The drink had got his perspective and reasoning all scrambled for the night though, and he turned away.

"That just Mako island. Funny you should mention sea monsters, old sailors tales say that that place is crawling with the beasts."

James just nodded his head and went inside. He was too tired and tipsy to take in what Anthony had just said.

As he slowly closed the door behind him, he took one last look at the deep dark ocean and made up his mind about one thing. He had seen the Mermaid and knew she was real and the one thing he wanted most was to catch and expose that witch of the sea, and he would do it at any cost necessary.

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