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Chapter 3 – The Siren (The Mermaid)
"Father, do you think we'll catch one today?" A teen with spiked brown hair and blue eyes asked. He was on a small boat with a grown man with fishing poles of strings and a wooden stick.
"Yeah, my boy! I feel it in my bones! We're going to catch a large fish tonight!" The man laughed wholeheartedly.
The teen smiled. "And then we can make dinner from it for mother." He smiled.
The father laughed and patted his son. "That's right! So you sit there and be patient until your line get's pulled, eh?" He grinned.
The teen matched his father's smile and turned his attention to the waters. He felt a pang in his heart as he thought of his mother's condition back on the shore.
His mother was pregnant but ill. The doctors claimed that her time was soon and even the baby was in danger. Being a poor family they are, no medicine could be bought to save the life of two. But the family's spirits are as tough as a brick wall. It would not break easily. They pray for a tomorrow and give each other smiles, knowing that help will come one day.
The day passed by slowly and the two male's rations were slowly coming to their end. It seemed as if there would be no fish today.
"Well son, we better get home. We still got some spices for some soup." The father asked with sadness.
The son nodded and began to clean up.
The oars were ready to row the boat and the father grunted as he gave large strokes. The boat slowly made its way towards the shore.
The teenager watched the calm sea. He sighed at the sunset. 'Even when a life ends, the sun will still shine.' He thought. He blinked as he spotted a fin at the distance. He turned his head and frowned. "Did you see something, Dad?" He asked.
The father looked out and shook his head. "Nothing but the calm sea." He said and continued to row.
The teen waited until they reached the shore before looking back. He blinked as he saw a woman diving into the sea with a fin. He shook his head and followed his father at the call of his name.
The next day the teen woke in a voice in his head.
To the sea child… Come to me… Seek the sirens…
The teen looked to see his parents still asleep. He dressed brushed his teeth as decent as he could. Upon his way out he stopped. Why was he following a disembodied voice? He felt in his bones, a journey ahead of him. He went to the kitchen and grabbed a knife and a sack of bread and cheese.
A voice called him and the young son turned to see his mother staring at him with tired and weak eyes. "My dear boy, where are you headed?" She asked with a soft voice.
The teen hugged his mother. "Be strong, mother. Fight your illness. I'll be back before you know it." He said.
The mother placed her chapped lips upon her son's forehead. "I shall stay in this world until you come back. Be brave for you are your father's son." She smiled.
The teen smiled and vanished out the door. He made his way down to the beach and pushed the boat into water. He climbed in and paddled his way into the sea. 'This is stupid!" he cursed himself as he realized that he knew nowhere to go.
To the sea child… Come to me… Seek the sirens… The voice spoke in his mind and he looked around.
"Where are you? Where are the sirens?" he yelled into the now brightening sky.
Drip. Drip. Drip.
The teen turned and yelled as he saw a beautiful woman leaning on the edge of his boat watching him with fascination. "Did you swim all the way here?" He asked.
She nodded with a charming smile.
He touched the hilt of the knife and the mermaid frowned releasing the boat. He watched as she disappeared into the water and all was silent. He looked around the hairs of his neck rising on its roots. He could sense the danger when he stared at the mermaid's eyes.
SPLASH!
He yelled as the mermaid pulled him into the water. He ripped out his knife but it was wrestled out of his hands. He opened his eyes to see the mermaid he first saw handing the knife to another mermaid.
She pushed him upwards and he broke the surface gasping for air. She took some air as well and watched as he regained his composure.
He began to swim for the drifting the boat but the mermaid hugged him from behind dragging him away from the boat. He yelled at her and saw a mermaid pushing the boat back to shore. "Stop! Stop! Let me go! I need to go back! Dad! Dad!" he yelled.
Do not resist the sirens. If you struggle, they will eat you. The voice told him.
He felt the mermaids nails dig into his shoulders and then stopped struggling.
The mermaid released her hold on him and poked his shoulder.
He looked at her and she held out a wrapped ball of seaweed. He took it and watched as she mimicked eating. With the boat halfway to shore he ate the strange "food" and swallowed it with disgust. He felt a sudden irritation in his hands feet and neck and scratched his neck. He gasped when he felt a few slits on his neck and the mermaid pushed him into the water. He held his breath but felt the pain of not being able to breathe. He gasped expecting him to start drowning. Strangely he felt well. He had gills!
The mermaid took his hand and smiled before dragging him deeper into the sea.
He looked around to see mermaids swimming after him watching him with a strange look.
It was as if they were hungry.
He ignored them and paid attention to the mermaid that was leading him away from the surface. He suddenly felt something wash over him. The water, once cold suddenly a lot colder and made him shiver. He felt the mermaid dragging him upwards and he swam with her for his arms were now tired of being dragged around. He looked around to see so many different fish around him. He never seen such a wide variety of fish. They were odd shaped and seemed to be… intelligent.
The mermaids around him decided that if they could not have him as their snack they would feast on the common fish. They swam around chasing the fish with speeds that could easily outrun the fastest ship in the world.
The mermaid leading him eyed them as she climbed higher towards the surface. It was obvious she wanted to join them. She looked down at him and gave a smile. She reached the surface first and the teen took a breath of fresh air.
He felt the gills disappearing and his webbed hands (he found out while he was diving) were now disappearing. He figured it was the same with his bare feet (he couldn't afford shoes). He looked around to see that there was land to the west and the north. He was confused for he lived at the beach where no land could be seen for miles.
The mermaid leading him pulled at his arm and they both swam west.
KHfan22: Well this chapter wasn't supposed to be longer than the others but I think it's best this way. Heh, well oopsies….