Anabell:

For minutes now we just stared in silence both of us seemed rather curious of each other.

I couldn't stand it no more; I had to ask him something, anything.

"What are you?" gosh that was a dumbass question, I thought.

The merman moved closer to shore and was now on the sand but still in the waters.

"What are you?" he asked back.

At first I thought he was joking with me but then I noticed how serious he seemed.

"I am a human. My name is Anabell, how about you?"

He looked surprised somehow, like he didn't believe I was human or something.

"An-a…Bell…Anabell?" he repeated.

"Yes, Anabell." I confirmed.

He laughed softly "Anabell. ANABELL. anabell, Ana-bell..." he went on and on smiling to himself.

I laughed; I've never seen someone have so much fun knowing my name before.

"What's your name?" I asked again.

He stopped saying his playful repeats of my name and then looked at me again.

his eyes were so big and skin as blue as the ocean waters, the most beautiful creature I have ever laid eyes upon,

It was hard to take my eyes off of him.

"My name is Micah, I am the son of Nereus the sea god." He said intensely.

"So you're a Mermaid? Oh I mean Merman." I asked

With a nod a smile went back on his face as he moved closer to me, dragging his tale along.

"How is it that a normal human can have such a beautiful voice?" he asked almost as if he was completely mesmerized.

"What? My singing? Beautiful?" I laughed, he must be kidding I thought until his face went serious and sad.

"What are you laughing about? I don't get it." Micah confusedly said.

Oh so he was for real?! Well that's nice to know someone likes my singing.

My mom always said I sounded like the girl from a band called flyleaf but I never heard the similarity,

so I assumed she was joking.

"Oh um nothing. Thank you for the compliment Micah."

As if Micah's smile could get any bigger he was almost ear to ear when he heard me say his name.

"Your voice is beautiful..."