I never knew
Authors note: i do not own homestuck, all characters belong to andrew hussie.
chapter 1
Its summertime, the hot sum beating down on my back through the treetops. Im Jade Harley, 17 year old adventurer. I live on this island by myself, and today ive decided to go to a place ive never been to on the island. Until today, i didnt even know it existed, but i found a map to it in my grandpas pocket, and decided i had to see whats here. I know that grandpa had that map for some reason. And thats how i wound up here, far away from my home in the middle of a blistering hot jungle. Finally, i see an opening ahead between two trees, It cant be too far. As i draw closer i begin to hear the sound of rushing water getting louder and louder. Could this be where grandpa went? I push past those two trees, and what i see before me is so beautiful i freeze. A waterfall, cascading into a small pond. I feel something telling me to get closer, perhaps its the deadly attraction nature sometimes has, perhaps not, but i want to see it. I want to feel it. I want to stand in the clear water and let it pour over me, washing over my sun burns and cooling me down. So i do. I walk closer, and as i turn around a boulder, i see something i hadnt before. Long, silky black hair flowing over the dark, bare shoulders of a young girl kneeling beneath the waterfall. she seems to be about my age, and she appears not to have noticed me. She is singing softly, and its the most beautiful sound i have ever heard.
"Years before, her highness fair
She reigns over all
I was but her heir,
But she feared id bring her fall.
She took my legs, gave me a tail
Bound me forever in these scales
Hurled across the universe
Can noone save me from this curse?"
The sorroful tune ended, leaving tears in my eyes. She froze, and turned with a gasp. Her eyes widen, and she quickly slips beneath the water. Its then that i see she was not kneeling, she had a long pink tail and fins. I had never known there were mermaids on this island.