Chapter 1
You might be wondering where mermaids live, what they do, exactly what they look like, and other questions similar to that. The group of mermaids I know do not live in Atlantis, but they actually live in pods in all different places. My dear friend Liz who is a southern mermaid lives on the coast of Queensland close to an island named Mako.
Mako Island… The island that everyone was afraid of visiting because of strange sightings of things that even the best and most clever scientists cannot even explain. That was where I met Liz.
The sky was blue and were no clouds whatsoever. Liz was swimming around doing what she usually does. Observing humans. The creature that mermaids were banned from interacting with until they were 20 years old.
When you turn 20, apparently Poseidon (the god of the seas) will talk to you about the rules of going on land. If you did not know, there actually has been no physical record of mermen since humans have hunted them all down 2000 years ago. The thing is, since humans have hunted down the mermen, there was no way that the mermaids would live on unless they mated. Therefore, here comes the humans. The rules of going on land are very strict so if you break one, you will lose your legs and will never be able to go on land again. EVER.
So now, we are back to Liz.
"Elizabeth!" Melissa, Liz's mother, yelled down the cave. Melissa had long, luscious red hair that went down to the end of her tail. She waited for a reply, but all there was, was silence. "Ugh," She said and swam to the 'docks'.
Melissa poked her head out of the water, and there she was. Liz, hiding underneath the wooden path above water staring at the humans swimming and playing. "Liz! It is inappropriate to stalk these humans!" Melissa looked at Liz's messy blond hair and combed it with an old hairbrush. Then she looked at Liz's pearl necklace, but Liz looked at Melissa with disgust.
"Mother! How do you know what is right for me or not? It is my birthday next week and I am turning 20! It is my duty to go on land and 'mate', and I just want to do something right for once! Rule number 8, you must never ask too many questions about their life. Which makes me observe them and learn about their lifestyle." Liz turned around and was about to swim away. "Oh, and by the way mother, I'm observing them, not stalking."
She left leaving Melissa speechless. If only she had known about the dangers… Melissa swam in the opposite direction.
Liz swam away with bright red cheeks, some people might even call them as red as a tomato. She flicked her tail as hard as she could to get as far away as possible. She did not know where she was going; only that she knew it was better than getting scolded at by her mother.
"Lizzie?" Liz jerked her head as she heard her name being called from inside her necklace. "Liz! What are you doing?" Liz slowed down as she heard the voice again. "Elizabeth!" This time, she actually stopped. Liz looked around in every direction until she finally saw it. Actually, she saw her. Her as in a human. A girl staring right into her bright green eyes.