Hello! This is my first fanfiction, so no hate please. I just also wanted to tell you guys I don't have an update schedule, so new chapters will be uploaded randomly. Also, this whole story will be in Maxon's POV. I might possibly do America's POV later, but for now it's all Maxon. By the way, in this story Maxon is not royalty, so basically Illeá is a free country.
Disclaimer: I do not own the Selection Series. All rights go to Kiera Cass.
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The waves were crashing along the shore as Carter and Avery, my best friends, were telling me the most stupid jokes I have ever heard. I know they mean well, but I am really not in the mood for their stories. I've been grieving the death of my parents for 4 months now, and it still feels like they got in that car crash yesterday. A drunk driver had hit them on their way home, leaving me all alone. So my friends' solution was to take me on a trip to a secluded island in the Bahamas so that I can relax and clear my mind. I'm starting to understand what they were talking about because I am already starting to relax.
Carter convinced me to go outside today, since I've spent most of this trip inside. We decided to walk around and explore the island, since we are the only ones on it. We eventually come upon a small cove, so we settle down near the water and talk. Avery is talking about his recent ex-girlfriend, Mary, and how she cheated on him, when I hear the faintest whisper of a song. At first I think I'm just getting too relaxed and hallucinating, but then I hear it again, though a little louder this time. "Hey guys, do you hear that?" I ask the two of them. "Hear what?" Carter asks, looking at me curiously. "There's a voice, singing something". Avery replies, "Okay Maxon, I think you're getting a little lightheaded from the humidity. We should probably start heading ba-," but stops as we hear three voices, floating through the air. They both look at me with question in their eyes. "You know what, let's actually check it out," Carter suggests, so we get up and start following the voices.
As we're following the voices along the shore, I notice something behind one of the big rocks that lay scattered everywhere. Something red. I point it out to Carter and Avery, but as soon as they noticed it, it vanished. We all look at each other, knowing exactly what we each were thinking. We all darted off at the same time, trying to figure out what was happening. They started to slow down, so I was eventually in front of them. But what I saw next stopped me in my tracks. Carter and Avery sped up, trying to figure out what was wrong. But once they saw what I saw, they were all just as shocked.
In front of us stood three beautiful women, singing some song about the ocean and its waves. There was a blonde one, with hair as golden as the sand, and eyes as brown as chocolate, wearing a flowy light pink dress that went to her knees. She was calmly watching the waves, singing softly, with words as light as feathers. Next to her was a tall brunette, with piercing brown eyes, who wore a long evergreen dress that reached the sand beneath her. Her hands were quick at work, creating some sort of small crown out of the washed up seaweed near her feet. But the one that caught my attention was the young woman strolling around the two of them, with hair as red as a rose, and eyes bluer than the Mediterranean Sea. She wore a light blue high-low dress that flowed in the wind, giving her an angelic aura. She was peacefully singing the song with emotion, while the sun cast a warm halo around her head. She was probably the most gorgeous woman I have ever seen. I have seen many beautiful women before, but she easily surpassed them. The serenity in her face made me want to hold her with me and protect her.
I looked over at Carter, who was clearly infatuated with the blonde one, while Avery was doing a double take looking at the brunette. They both slowly turned their heads towards me, jaws hanging low, mesmerized. I must admit, I was too. I desperately wanted to meet the beautiful redhead only a few yards away, but I knew that maybe it wasn't best to randomly approach some girls on what is supposed to be a secluded island. Although, before I could make up my mind on if I should really go introduce myself, the redheaded angel turned her head slightly and saw me. She stopped pacing and smiled the most radiant smile I have ever seen at me, before continuing her singing as if nothing had happened. Her friends all turned too though, noticing her pause in the song, and saw us. They all smiled too, but then got up and started strolling away towards the ocean.
My friends and I took this as a sign that maybe they were willing to let us spend time with them, so we started following them into the water. However, we realized something weird was going on when they were about waist deep and continued to keep going out. We stopped and watched them go deeper and deeper, until the water was to about their necks. They all turned and gave us each a wink, then disappeared under the waves. Carter, Avery and I all went after them to see what was wrong after they didn't come up for awhile. But when we looked under, they were nowhere in sight.