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Chapter 1
Cora's POV
I walked down the hall to my first class, Trigonometry, ignoring all of the stares and whispering.
I'd always wondered why mother *cringe* had always made me learn how to be human and taught me human lessons but I was glad of it now.
I knew it would be hard leaving the ocean and my friends, leaving my life. But the pain was excruciating!
Oh well, I thought, at least I'll be safe here and my friends will be safe from my hunter; that didn't mean I didn't miss them like crazy.
You see I'm being hunted but it's not because I'm a mermaid, no it's because I'm a royal mermaid; the last royal mermaid since my mother was murdered two months ago.
When I got to Trig, Mr. Varner made me introduce myself to everyone. I was slightly nervous but I had a friend who was a killer whale, I could face a classroom full of harmless humans.
"Hello and good morning. My name is Cora Seaman and I've moved here to get away from the drama that comes from living on a cruise ship." I lied, smoothly. "My father is a cruise ship captain and my mother is dead, God rest her soul." At least that part was true. I never knew my father all I know was he was a cruise ship captain who fell for my mother and helped conceive me 18 years ago somewhere off the shores of Portugal.
"I live alone and like to keep to myself." That was my way of saying 'stay away from me' "I love the water and swimming and can usually be found happily playing in the sea." Yeah, with a fish tale. "I've been all over the world and know a lot of different languages, but I am happy to be here in Forks." I finished and then went and sat in the seat Sir told me too.
The lesson was actually pretty interesting, least of all because it was all so new to me however, I caught on fast.
That's another thing about me, I learn fast and have perfect recall. Like all mermaids I could manipulate, freeze and heat water, control the weather and turn invisible. But I could also set fire to things and move things with my mind.
Water also heals me and, unlike normal mermaids, I don't turn ten seconds after I touch water; I choose when I turn. I'm faster then the adverage mermaid and am pretty fast when human. I can speak all languages.
A normal mermaid would have a gold tail and bra but mine are a beautiful sea blue and, when I was a mermaid, my hair is white with faint traces of blue.
As a mermaid I wear a moon ring, my simple crown with the legendary black pearl hanging from it with a powerful spell cast over it meaning only I could remove it from it's hold. I wore a multicoloured pearl necklace my mother gave me and four pearl bracelets, one pink, one peach, one black and one blue- each give to me by my four best friends; Coral, Oceana, Nixie and Isabella.
But the strangest thing about me was the blue swirly birthmark that covered my left cheek and went down to just below my neck. And what was stranger was you could only see it when I was mermaid, weird.
Class ended and I went off to Biology. I really didn't want to be in that class but in order to maintain my human cover had to go.
"Hello." A girl with brown hair said.
"Good morning." I said, curtly. I knew she was just after gossip.
"Your new here, right? I'm Jessica Stanley, but you can call me Jess. What's your next class?"
"Biology." I replied.
"Sweet, I've got that next too." She said, linking our arms.
"Cool." I muttered, unlinking our arms. She looked disappointed but quickly recovered.
We didn't talk as we walked towards Biology or through out the class but as soon as it finished she asked me if I would sit with her at lunch to which I politely declined, "I'm a bit of a loner and would prefer to just be alone."
Hopefully by next period that would be around school and I wouldn't have to talk to anyone else.
The morning swam by and no one else spoke to me, which I was great full for however on my way to lunch I saw a face in the sea of students, a face I knew all to well.
I ran over to her, "Isabella!" I called when I was near enough for her to hear. She turned around with a slightly annoyed expression which morphed into one of shock when she saw my eyes, I'd dyed my hair to make it look more natural however orange-brown was all I could... find. Now I know what your thinking and, yes, I did steal the hair dye and all of my clothes (minus my necklace which the mermaid council gave me to wear instead of my moon ring when I'm human) but I did leave seashell necklaces and bracelets in their places as an apology.
Anyhow, back to the story.
"Seara?" Isabella asked.
I nodded vigorously then pulled her into a hug, whispering in her ear, "Here I'm known as Cora Seaman."
We hugged for a few more minutes and by the time we pulled back the hallway was almost fully cleared.
"What are you doing here?" I ask.
"I could ask you the same thing." She said before replying, "This is where Charlie lives."
"Oh. Wait, does he know? How do you stay dry?"
"No and I avoid water like the plague but I use my powers to keep it off my skin when it does rain, which is a lot."
We were walking towards the cafeteria by now but I didn't care about the stares we were receiving from the few students who were still hanging out in the hallways; I was just happy being with one of my best friends.
"So, how've you been?" I ask, not wanting to talk about myself, the pod or the sea just yet.
"Great! I have a boyfriend and he and his family knows about me." She must have noticed my worried expression as she quickly continued. "Don't worry, they won't tell; they have their own secret."
We had reached the cafeteria doors by now and, as she pushed open the door and walked in my eyes saw five unearthly figures sitting at their own table.
"Their..." Isabella began but just then the bronze haired one turned around and ocean blue eyes met bright gold.
"Vampires." I whispered, darkly.
Ohhhh, cliffs! Now I know I said that I had written Chapter two and where that is true it needs a bit of fine tuning and I'd like to update some othe stories right now but don't worry I'll try to get it online by the end of the English day.
Now this story is set in Eclipse and I know that Bella, Edward and Alice should be sitting with Jess and Mike and the gang and Rose, Emmett and Jasper should have already graduated but it fit better to have them all there at their own table.
Anyway, got to go write some new chapters,
See you soon,
Brookie.
