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Chapter 3- Heart of a Pirate
Finnick
"Watch it, Trident! You'll fall overboard!" I hear Haymitch call out to me. I take a single step back, away from the railing that confines me to the boat. "Finnick, we're going to be coming up to the cove with the mermaids soon. Why do you insist keeping lookout for them?"
I look up at him and smile. "I want the mermaid to see me as a savior instead of a captor. When you all capture her with Snare's nets, I'm going to be inside the cabin making her safe haven as nice and comfortable as possible. Who knows? Maybe I can get me a kiss before dawn."
Haymitch laughs and rolls his eyes. "Do what you will, Trident. Just don't kill her like you did the last one."
"That was no mermaid. That was a siren, a beast set out on killing. It wouldn't have let me see the light of day if I hadn't killed it." I turn my attention back to the sea and Haymich comes up behind me.
"Mermaids are known killers too. I want you to be careful. You're young. I don't want to have to send you off to your grave because you did something stupid."
"I'm not going to do something stupid, Booze. I –unlike others on this boat- don't fall overboard because they drank a little."
Haymitch slaps me good naturedly on the back. "I know you aren't drunk but plenty of men fall overboard to their deaths. Just be careful."
I nod and look out to the ocean when I see flashes of color. There's a flash of yellow, red, purple, gray and blue and a flash of white underneath the waves. "What is that?" I whisper under my breath. I glue my eyes to the spot and watch as I see the mermaid jump out of the water. The ringlets in her brown hair turn straight and the stark white of her tail turned a bright pink in the sun. It was beautiful and amazing to see. Do all mermaids' tails change color?
I look out to the ocean once more and can feel all eyes on me. "What was that, Trident?" I look over and see Snow behind me.
I cannot keep the smile off of my face. "I just saw a mermaid. A real one. Not like the siren. She leaped out of the water and her tail changed color. I saw other flashes of color and can only assume there were others accompanying her." I don't turn my face away from the ocean, letting the salty spray hit me even more than usual, just so I could catch another glimpse at the beauty.
"Snare, get the trap! We got ourselves a mermaid." My head snaps up and I am suddenly conflicted about taking the maiden out of the sea.
Gale appears with Johanna carrying a net enfolded with seashells and seaweed. They tossed it into the ocean, with Gale, Johanna, Haymitch and Blight each holding onto a rope connected to the net. Katniss and Peeta worked on preparing the small pool where the mermaid would stay. It was little more than a carved out piece of wood in the middle of the deck with a bottom. Across the top there would be a net so she would have no means of escape. I felt my heart sink lower and lower into my chest. Am I just condemning the poor soul, just so I may get a kiss?
"Finnick, sing. Singing attracts mermaids." Coin tells me, suddenly appearing to my side.
I quickly recall a tune my grandfather used to me. If it can't call a mermaid to the surface, nothing will.
"The son of a pirate
Fell from the ship
And into the ocean
His life no longer to be
A maiden rescued him
And dragged him to shore
His breathing far too shallow
To ever be restored.
She gathered up the lilies
To place in his arms
She kissed him in silence
And cried when she was gone
He was far too gone
He was far too gone."
The waves started to ripple and a gentle looking girl appeared out of the water, her eyes were dark and big, lips full and cheek bones high. Upon her head was beautiful, soft looking straight dark brown hair and a circlet was placed upon it. She warily came closer to the boat. My breath caught in my throat. She was beautiful. She opened her mouth and words floated out as soft as waves crashing onto the shore. "The maid of a landlord
Ran from her home
And went to the seashore
Her captor far gone
She heard a scream
And dove in the cove
She prayed he would survive
But he was silent
She gathered up the lilies
To place in his arms
She kissed him in silence
And cried when she was gone
He was far too gone
He was far too gone."
I looked at her, my mouth gaping and she swam closer to me and smiled. "It's your verse, isn't it?"
I nod and open my mouth to continue the song, but I don't have the chance. He screams fill the air as she is ripped from the ocean. Gale leads everyone in pulling her into the ship while Johanna, Haymitch and Blight follow his instructions. Katniss and Peeta finish preparing the new home for the mermaid. Now all I can do is make sure she is comfortable.
They get her onto the deck and into the pool prepared for her and she looks around with scared, big eyes. She narrows her eyes when she sees Snow, who wears an "I'm not sorry" air. When her eyes land on me she dives under the water, as if she is trying to escape. I go down to the edge of the pool and whisper words I know she won't be able to hear. "I'm sorry."
She sees that I am next to the pool and comes over to face me. "Why would you do this? I do nothing to you or your kind."
I feel like my heart is ripped out of my chest and thrown into the ocean only to be eaten by a shark.
Thanks to SimplyRosie, Mikey Jacquez, MeaganOneDirection, Epicblonde52, axes tridents and snares, Random person in wonderland, Em74, DomiHearts1497, Catching Fireflies, nannerlovessnickers, Alexandra Jackson rocks Hades, FallenPetals712, Laura2810, tris divergent x and Addicted2-Your-Story for adding this to their favorites!
Thanks to my 14 followers as well!
Hey guys! Here is a list of what the colors of the tails mean! Be sure to tell me what color you all think you are. Remember: This is a reflection of your heart
Red: action, confidence, courage and vitality
Pink: Love and beauty
Brown: Earth, order and convention
Orange: Vitality and endurance
Gold: Wealth, prosperity and wisdom
Yellow: Wisdom, joy, happiness and intellectual energy
Green: Life, nature, fertility and well being
Blue: Youth, spirituality, truth and peace
Purple: Royalty, magic and mystery
Indigo: Intuition, meditation and deep contemplation
White: Purity and cleanliness
Black: Death, earth or stability
Gray: Sorrow, security and maturity
There you go guys!
-Juliet
