Set just after the girls have met Aquamarine and learned about her visit to land. Finding love for her will be harder than Claire and Hailey thought when they find out her rather repulsive interest.
Claire and Hailey still couldn't believe they found a real life mermaid. Aquamarine desperately needed to find love in order to stop her arranged marriage; though she was very young it was tradition, but if she proved to her father that love in deed exists then the wedding would be off. The girls got the idea to go to the pool so Aquamarine could meet young people; they would just need to make sure she stayed away from the water and didn't get wet or her tail would grow back and her cover would be blown. Aquamarine was an attractive blonde girl and a lot of teenage boys around town would definitely go for her.
"See any guys you like?" Hailey asked her as they people watched from a distance.
Aquamarine looked around and shook her head, "I admit, they are very cute boys."
"So, go up and talk to one of them" Claire said, giving her a light push forward. She didn't take too kindly to her new friends rushing her into this but she did only have three days to accomplish this goal after all.
"I wouldn't know the first thing to say. How would I even know if they were interested or just being friendly?" she asked with a sigh as if her life were over.
Claire smiled and pointed to the lifeguard chair where the young lifeguard Raymond was sitting, "What about him? He's probably easy to talk to."
"Yeah" said Hailey, "You're very beautiful so I'm sure he'll be interested.
"Hello" Aquamarine said seductively as she was eyeing a piece of sex appeal just a walk away from the pool. Claire and Hailey looked in the direction she was gazing. The only person they could see was a rather hefty woman by the name of Miss Beasley. Miss Beasley was a slightly overweight woman, very strict, blonde hair done up, always wore a white blouse and skirt that didn't go past her knees and a pair of breasts the kids in town made fun of because they were bigger than her head. She was buying a hotdog at a cart. "I think I spotted the one."
"Uh, behind Miss Beasley?" Claire asked with a frown.
"That's her name? What a beautiful name for such an amazing creature" Aquamarine said while appearing swoon. Claire and Hailey both exchanged looks, they were both a little shocked and grossed out by the way Aquamarine was acting. She noticed the dirty looks she was getting but passed them off with a laugh, "What? I suppose you were thinking I would like her if she was two hundred more pounds? Girls, I may be a mermaid but I do have standards."
"Um, okay" Hailey said, still dumbfounded, "Cool that you like girls and all but..."
"She's not a girl, she's a woman" Aquamarine said passionately, holding her hands to her chest as if her heart would burst out, "She reminds me of the beluga whale. A strong mammal, full of blubber."
"Ew" Claire said aloud.
Aquamarine gave her a smug look, "What? Don't you think she's beautiful?"
"Well, I guess she does have a certain appeal..." Claire said while watching Miss Beasley eat her hotdog piled with relish. Hailey let out a weird burp which she swallowed quickly after.
"I think I almost threw up" she said, sticking her tongue out.
"Aquamarine, are you telling us that you're in love with Miss Beasley? I mean, Raymond the lifeguard, he's a cute life guard" Claire tried to persuade.
"I'm sure he is but I think this Miss Beasley is the one that will teach me to love" she said with a wide, opened mouth smile. Hailey couldn't hold down her food, she threw up in a nearby trash bin. Claire couldn't blame her, their mermaid friend wasn't exactly what they expected.
"Okay. You know she's like 40, right?"
"Do you want to get a wish from me or not?" Aquamarine snapped, giving the other girl a fiendish look that told her she didn't want to stand in the way of her happiness.
Claire took a few steps back, "Okay, your call, we'll help you get Miss Beasley."
The two girls did the most unbelievable thing and coached Aquamarine on how to win over the large woman. She was very nervous, she didn't want to come off as a total ditz. To the girls' knowledge they couldn't remember the last time Miss Beasley went out with anyone and wasn't even sure if she was gay or not but Aquamarine insisted on speaking to her. She walked up to the hotdog cart, swaying her hips and flapping her eyelashes. Miss Beasley at the time was in the middle of eating her third hotdog. "Hello there. My name is Aquamarine" she said flirtatiously. Miss Beasley did not know what was going on but she introduced herself in a thick Austrian accent.
"Hello, I am Miss Beasley" she said rather smugly.
Aquamarine watched wide eyed in amazement as she scarfed down the hotdog, "Wow, you really know how to put those away." Miss Beasley was immediately offended and questioned why she was being bothered.
"Sorry, I just can't understand why a beautiful woman such as yourself is all alone" she said honestly, "I mean you are obviously very handsome and full of blubber, including your massive milk sacks."
"I do not know what this is but I can tell you that I am not amused!" she said, sticking her nose up in the air and walking away. Aquamarine tried calling her back and saying she was sorry but it was no use. Claire and Hailey rushed over to their confused mermaid friend.
"I don't understand" Aquamarine said with a frown, "What did I say wrong?"
"Don't you know anything about being polite? You humiliated her!" Hailey shouted.
"There's so much I need to understand about humans before I understand love I guess. Will you teach me what to say?" She asked with a pout.
Claire and Hailey agreed since they weren't given much choice. It would be a long and awkward three days.
To Be Continued...