This is an idea that came to my mind, and I hope you'll like it. I don't own Mako Mermaids, I only own my OC.
Legs. Those were the things the land people apparently used to move. The other would say that it was disgusting, but for some reason, I liked it. It was so different from using your fin to swim. Those land people, they were talking, moving, laughing; they weren't that different from us.
But, they were wearing some weird things. I didn't understand why? And why weren't we allowed to go on the land? Dolphins were fun, but that place was calling me. I wanted to walk like the land people, I wanted to know what were their lives like; I wanted to know so much about them.
"Alyssa come on, dolphins are here!" Sirena pulled me by my hand. Both of us were on the surface, and I was watching the land from distance. "But…" "Don't tell me that you're looking at the land again… Alyssa, it's forbidden to go there!" She squealed. "I know Sirena…" I groaned.
Sirena was one of only two or three people I could consider my friends. The other mermaids didn't really like my obsession with the land people. But, Sirena was sweet and kind, and she was always there for me. Her best friend was Nixie, she liked to have fun and she always wanted me to have fun as well. I agreed with her about that. Then there was Mimmi.
She liked the land just like me, but I think I was more obsessed with it. I could always talk to those three about it, but sometimes, I liked to keep things to myself. Suddenly, I could hear the dolphins! "BOO!" I screamed and turned around to see Nixie laughing. She scared me!
"Looking at the land again, land girl?" She asked me teasingly. "I'm not a land girl Nixie! Do you see legs on me?" I lifted my tail up to show her while chuckling. "No, but you like land, so that's what I'm going to call you!" I pouted in fake annoyance. "You get back here!" Nixie started swimming away with me swimming after her. "Wait for me!" I could hear Sirena behind us.
I was laughing so much that I didn't notice Nixie bumping into someone. "There you are!" Maya and Sirena's sister Aquata swam to us. "Come on girls, it's time for sleep!" Aquata was leading us to Mako.
Mako Island was where our pod lived. My favorite place there was a moon pool, and the best time to be at it in my opinion was the full moon. That was when the magic would begin.
"But the sun is still up!" I pointed at the sun at the sky which was going to set off soon. "And you have a big day tomorrow." Maya reminded me and we dived in the water before resurfacing in the moon pool. Both she and Sirena were a few years older than Sirena, Nixie and I. Tomorrow was the day the younger mermaids like us were supposed to start learning how to use our powers. Nixie found it a bit boring because it was school, but I was looking forward to it.
Finally we were going to be able to learn how to boil water and all other things! It was full moon tonight. "Night." Sirena and Nixie told me before getting themselves comfortable and falling asleep. I looked at the other mermaids, but all of them including Mimmi and her friend Ondina were also sleeping. I didn't want to sleep though.
I wanted to go out! Making sure no one was awake, I decided to go and see the land closer now. No one was going to suspect I was gone now, right? I quietly swam out of the moon pool and after making sure no one else was here; I sped up, swimming towards the place that I saw near the shore.
It was like some sort of bridge, and there were no people here. Maybe I could see land people better if I got closer? I somehow managed to get out of the water and drag myself on the sand. How much time has passed since me leaving? I looked at the full moon which looked really beautiful.
Suddenly, I felt strange. I couldn't feel my tail; it was like… like I didn't have it? I looked back to where my tail was supposed to be… only to see some two weird things replacing it! What was going on?! Those weird things were moving, and that was when I realized something. Land people had exactly same things!
But, I was a mermaid! How was this possible? 'You can worry about that later, go and see the land!' a voice in my head told me. And it was right. This was what I always wanted! Slowly moving legs, I was trying to be in a position like people there. It was really, really awkward.
After two minutes, I finally managed to get myself in the position, but there were two problems. I had to wear something because the land people usually wore something, and I found it hard to move. How did land people manage to move like this every day?!
Every part of me hurt. I mean it. Every. Single. Part. I was trying not to fall down with my new legs. A note to myself, if you want to know more about the land people, learn how to walk first. I managed to get something weird and violet thingy from a nearby boat which I put over my head just to look normal. I just hoped no one would notice that thing disappearing from the boat.
This place was empty, no one was here, but it looked like people were having fun and celebrating something. Some weird things were passing, but I didn't know what they were. What I knew was that some weird noise was coming from them, and people in them were shouting something to me.
After fifteen minutes, I found myself on a nearby beach near some little houses. It was nice just letting your legs carry you somewhere. I felt more comfortable now, and I felt like I could do anything. I decided to sit next to the beach and watch the full moon above Mako. Mermaids usually woke up in the early morning, so I had to return to Mako soon. I wanted to come back here soon though.
"Hey!" I flinched and yelped before turning around to see someone looking at me. It was one of the land people! It was a boy, a small boy. He had dark brown hair and brown eyes, and he was looking at me curiously. I somehow managed to stand up and start slowly backing away from the boy.
"Wait, I just want to know who you are, I've never seen you around here!" the boy exclaimed, but I didn't listen to him. Instead, I was still backing away until my feet were touching the water. However, after about I'd say ten seconds, I felt a familiar tail replace my legs.
Before I could see the boy's reaction, I fell in the water. Underwater, I could see the boy looking at the water in shock. "A… a mermaid?" he whispered in awe and shock. I was about to leave and swim off and back towards Mako, but the boy must have known I was still here underwater. "You're a mermaid?" He asked.
I looked at the boy. He didn't seem bad, in fact, he looked rather friendly. "I am!" I resurfaced and looked at the boy who was still looking at me in awe. "Who are you?" he finally asked, a huge grin all over his face.
"My name's Alyssa." I told him simply. "Do you… do you live here?" the boy asked me. I shook my head. Why was I telling this boy who I was anyway? This was against the rules! But, since when did I care about them? I must have broken a dozen of rules already, so breaking another one wouldn't be the end of the world!
"I came here to see the land people." I finally decided to tell the boy who was confused. "Land people?" "People like you, with legs." I explained before looking up. Oh no! I was supposed to be on my way back to Mako! "Well it was nice talking to you land boy, but I've got to go!" I was about to dive in the water, only to be stopped once again. "Wait!"
The boy looked sad to see me leaving. "Will I see you again?" he asked me hopefully. I looked up, thinking. I really wanted to know more about this place, and meeting some land people and getting to know them better wouldn't hurt now, would it? "Tomorrow night, same place?" I finally suggested. The boy grinned. "Great!"
Before I could leave, I wanted to know one more thing. "Oh, and what's your name?" I turned around and asked the boy. "My name's Zac, Zac Blakely." He said with a grin, offering me a hand. I looked at it and then at Zac questioningly. "You shake it, that's what we do when we meet." He explained. I had to admit that what those people did were sometimes were really weird.
I decided not to disappoint Zac so I took his hand, shaking it. "Um… see you then, I guess?" I asked awkwardly. The boy only waved as I finally dived in the water and started swimming back towards the moon pool. When I returned there, I found it easier to fall asleep. I really did it. I was on the land, and I met a boy!
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