There are three main rules when it comes to being a mermaid.
Never be seen by a human
Never talk to a human
Never fall in love with a human
Problem is, I broke all three. I was seen by five humans. I talked to three humans. And I fell in love with one human.
My name is NeRayne Ethaniel. I am the daughter of King Triton. I have three sisters and no mother. We live in an underwater palace, in the lost city of Atlantis. It's the home of most merpeople.
It's beautiful here, where there isn't any danger of sharks, killer whales, or humans. There's the pink coral home to the many fish. There are the 150-year-old turtles that swim around. There are the dolphins that I love to swim.
It's my home, and if we were to get caught by humans, we would be sent to live somewhere else. So you can see our fear of humans.
Now, you're probably wondering how I was seen by a human. There's a ship, that comes by ever once in a while. It has divers that look for the lost city of Atlantis. I know I'm not supposed to, but I love observing humans. They're interesting creatures. Well, I was going to the surface when I saw something fall in the water a couple of feet from me. When your close to the surface there's nothing to hide behind. This proves unfortunate since what landed near me was a human, and it wasn't alone. Moments later a couple other humans followed. I was too stunned to move. Five humans from under water looked at me. When one went to try and touch me, I come out of my trance and swam away.
How did I talk to a human, well that's another story. I remember sitting on a rock, the day after the incident. I was just sitting there, thinking, when the next thing I know, three pairs of hands grabbed me. Two pairs had my arms, and one pair had my fin. I also remember looking around. I saw three of the five humans from yesterday.
"So this is a mermaid?" the one who had my right arm asked.
"I didn't think they were real!" the one who had my fin exclaimed.
"We should probably take a picture so dad can give it to grandpa," the one who had my left arm suggested.
"For once, Shane, that's one of the smartest ideas you've ever had," the one who had my fin, said.
"Thanks, Nate, for appreciating my smarticleness," the one named Shane said.
"Just take the picture," the one who had my right arm said.
"Yes, Jason," the one named Nate said.
He took one hand off and reached for something. I struggled, terrified of what he was doing.
"Quit moving!" Shane commanded.
"Let me go!" I cried.
They stopped and looked at me.
"It speaks!" Nate exclaimed.
"'It' is ready to leave!" I said.
"Take the picture!" Shane said.
"Let me go!" I cried again.
Nate was caught between the picture and letting me go. I cried again. He bit his lip and took the picture.
"Now let her go," he said.
Shane and Jason looked at him like he was crazy, "What?!"
"I said let her go. In exchange for the picture we let her go."
"Why?!"
"Because she seems helpless."
"But-"
"Just, let her go."
Jason and Shane exchanged a look.
"Okay."
The released my arms, but I didn't move. My eyes were fixated on Nate's. He was staring at me.
"Is she not going to move?"
I looked at the other two before I dove in he water. But before I dove I gave a quick, "Thank you!" to Nate.
Swimming away, I wondered why he let me go.
How did I fall in love? I watched him. He would come back often to the spot, where I would watch him. I once sent a fish to him to see what he would do. He watched it swim and watched it leave. He had a kind heart. It was sad, seeing as how we could never be together. He walked, I swam. He could stand, I couldn't. He had legs, I had a tail. He needed land, I needed water. We were so different. There was no way we could ever be together.
But I remember one day, late at night, going to the surface. The boat that he was on was making its way past me. I looked up to see him looking at me. It was as if time had stopped and we would stare at each other forever. But, every moment has to pass and that moment did. I watched him leave. Leave the boat, leave the sea, leave my heart.
And if you're wondering why I'm sitting here remembering this is because I was caught by humans. Who, like I said, to me to a place called Sea World. I was an attraction. Day and night, humans walked by me, gazing. It had been a year since I had seen him. And now sitting her at this time, at this moment, I was staring into his eyes again. I was staring at the boy who showed me there were no boundaries on love, and who showed me what it was like.
A/N Sorry! Sorry! Sorry! I know I have to keep redoing this. But hopefully it's the last time and the story will continue! Anyway, tell me what you think and don't like. Cause I'm curious why people like this story so much. Thanks!
~Jasmine