This was love at first sight, love everlasting: a feeling unknown, unhoped for, unexpected--in so far as it could be a matter of conscious awareness; it took entire possession of him, and he understood, with joyous amazement, that this was for life.
---Thomas Mann

Chp.2 The meeting

That's when they struck. I gasped as the large one to my left tried to take a bite first. He was almost to fast to see. Save for his white teeth that flashed out of his mouth at the promise of a kill. I pushed off just as fast, but...he still hit me. He didn't land a bite by a breath of luck. I had managed enough to out of the way of his jaws but his bulk still hit me."Naaahhh!"I yelled as it smashed its self into my tail sending my flying into its friend. I closed my eyes as my back pressed against the shark's side.

I flailed out my tail snapping it harshly in front of my in an attempted to keep the shark at bay. It worked, on that one."I'm dead…I'm dead…their going to rip me to shreds."I thought trying to get my hands under me for a push off as my stinging tail smacked the predotors nose .He shook his head and turned around preparing for a second coming.Yes!

My hands pressed levely on the sand,I pushed off a triumphant grin spread across my face.I was going to make it!Ha!Let that be a lesson to them the next time the try to challenge a mer-That's when he bite me.My body crashing into the sharks must have stunned him for a little bit.But now..it seemed he was awake,and ready to fight.He snapped his head to my arm.

Pulling back his lips to revel a row of sharp pointed teeth.I looked at him frozen again."Agh,damn you."I yelled as his mouth buried its self in my arm.I Whipped my other hand around and punched him squarly in the head.Stunning him once more,I cradled my arm to my chest,tears of pain curling off my cheeks into the water.Hot raw pain tore up my arm,bluring my visoion for a moment.I pumped my tail wildly out of panic.It was enough to send me off ,leaving the stunned shark behind.

He wouldn't be for long, the scent of my blood would be enough to revive him.The other was already after. Whipping his tail form side to side, I was wounded, I was food.I swam straight ahead.Why was I…I searched my scrambled thoughts,I knew I had a reason for going this way and not hiding in the reefs..why…The port!If I could get there I could Hide and..and…the men!The would kill the shark out of fear or pride.Whatever way,I would be saved.

"Go…go…hurry."I thought despertly,my tail slowling as my blood left a red trail behind me.Causing the shark to swim with more frenzy now.I could feel the blood pump out of my arm,the pain was getting worse.but the sharks had to be taken care of first.No matter how much pain it caused me, no matter how much I wanted to sleep….I had to…
The smell of dead fish soon mixed with the smell of my blood. I snapped my half closed eyes open, I was almost there! I could see the bottoms of the boat from there. And the small bits of garbage humans had dumped in their harbor.My heart beat soared in my chest as I forced my tiring tail to go faster.I glanced up at the dancing waters surface and angeled me self to go closer to it.The water here was to thick with mud and such for them to see me..but the would be able to see shark tips.

I glanced behind me and gasped,one of the two was close enough to bit my fins.It looked as if he was considering it as well.I dipped lower and then swam lower in a hope to put distance between us.My arm was completely cold now,I had to get out of the water.Humans or no humans if I stayed here they would kill me."Argghh..damn it all."I growled hot tears flowing from my eyes as I swam under one of the boats.The sharks, for some reason,were swimming around it.

I swam as low as I could in the low water and then pushed my self up wards.Keeping my eyes open as my head broke the surface of the water.My hair atuomatcly sticking to my face,

I ignored that and kicked my tail again.Sending my whole body flying.I threw my arms out and grabbed the edge of the dock I had been aiming for.I gasped and pulled my upper body onto the wooden stage.I glanced behind me,and grunted as I pulled my stubborn tail out of the water as well.Just as one of the sharks sailed by.

I layed,my cheek pressed to the cool wet wood as I panted.My eyes closed,oh…god…
"SHARKS!SHARKSSS!"Someone yelled followed by other shouts.I smiled,stupid sharks..I sighed and used my good arm to push my self up and looked around.My eyes narrowed as I looked to see if anyone had seen me.My eyes glanced at the large old fashioned boat to my right.With its huge white sails..blocking this entire dock form view.

I blinked,and sighed.Curling my tail to my self as I sat up.Looking at the damge that fish had done.There were a dozen or so large puncher marks in my flesh.That hurt with a firey pain,but it was lessing.He hadn't touched bone though."Thank god for that."I thought with a sigh,and looked around the small boxes stacked to the left of me for something to stop the bleeding with.Thats when he caught my eye.

My heart seemed to stop.It was...a...a boy. A human boy of 16 or 17,somewere around my age. He stood at the half point of the dock, something black and square in his hand

.He wore odd clothing. A very baggy plain black shirt, his blue pants were baggy as well.He wore white shoes, that one could barely see under his jeans.He was very cute dispite his clothes,with thick black hair,as black as coal.And large blue eyes that seemed like tide pools.Swirling with life.Very cute.

I stiffened pulling my tail tighter to me self as I gripped my wound."He's going to yell freak,he's going to try and hurt me…Can I get to the water in time?No…I'm to tired to drag my self off this thing quickly enough…the sharks may still be there.

What Am I going to do."I though my chest rising and falling swiftly with me panicked breaths.My stoumach tightned its self into a small knot.I jerked as He took a step tword me.He gave a small gasp and took a step back.I looked at him and he looked at me,proubly still stunned at the sight of me.Proubly afraid,I had meet one other human a girl had seen me sun bathing on a beach once..our meeting had…gone badly.

His eyes flickered from me to the water and back again. His Adams apple bobbing up in down as he swallowed.My hearts terrified beats rang true in my ears,he looked parzled maybe..I could make to the water in time."Are..you..real…?"He asked blinking rapidly.

His mouth was the only thing about him moving,I noted.I shook my head quickly."No I'm not,this is a dream your really at home sleeping peacefully."I said with a snarl in my voice glaring at him,"Go away."I willed before he blinked even more and frowned at me."Your really here.I thought those fishers were just nuts.But you really are real,the hard town harbors mermaid.Wow."He breathed taking a step tword me.I growled at the back of my throat at him,my eyes flickering to a small thin sheet on the boxes.I just needed to grab that and-

"Are….ah.. you ok?" he asked ingoring my hostily as he took antheor cautionesh step tword meHis light blue eyes stunning aginst his pale skin,were looking at my arm.I glanced down at my arm,the blood was flowing thickly form the small marks.

I igorned him and grabbed for the blanket,as swiftly as I could but….my arm fell short,and I fell on my face.I grimaced,and sighed unfolding my tail form under me as I reached out with out looking and pulled the brown blanket tword me.When I sat up he was there,kneeling by me.

I gasped in surprise and tried to use my arms to move my self back away from him."Wait.I'm not going to hurt you."He said"I..just..want to help.You look pretty beat up.","I'm fine human!Just go away from me!"I snapped holding the cloth to my chest as I glared into his eyes.He frowned at me,but didn't move."I'm only trying to help you.Theres no need to get all snappy about.And you look like you need help."He retored putting his board of black wood next to him as he regared me.

I trembled and started to wrap the brown blanket around my forearm.Keeping my eyes on him.Maybe a good slap to the face with my tail would get him to leave me."Aren't you going to call for your human friends?Before..I..escape."I asked shaking my head of its dizziness,I felt…strange like I was floating..

He blinked at me and snorted,"As if.I really don't do friends.Plus,why would I tell?It would only make both our lives a living hell.They'd proubly cut you up and put your piceas in a musem."He said.Falling back on his butt as he looked at my tail.I curled it self-counsily to my self as I eyed him back.

"So..do you need any help with your arm its bleeding pretty badly."I looked at him with alittle bit of amusment and shook my head,which I regreeted immedtly as pain sprang through my head.This boy..was werid,inersting but werid. I tied a firm knot on the rough bandge and turned on my belly,blowing the strands of thick wet hair from my face.I grabbed the edge of the dock and pulled my self onto it.Getting ready to pull my self into the water.The men had proubly killed the sharks by now or at least distracted them.

I sighed,and held my arm to me again."Um..wait!I didn't get your name."The boy said with alittle bit of panic in his voice.I turned my head to look at him and heisted.But..somthing in his eyes pulled me to speak."It's Alora."I said before bringing my self into the water.Before he..could tell me his.

((I hopw you guys found that at least semi-intersting.I hope it wasn't TO boring.If so Please tell me so I can re-write it.)))

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