Hey Guys! Glad you like the last chapter! (:
Anyways been sitting here just FREAKING OUT and trying to write this chapter, because I just heard the song Steal Your Heart by Austin Moon and all the rumors that were coming with it! I'm hoping with all my heart that Austin and Ally get back together and actually having a real kiss! Can't wait for Tunes and Trials now! ^o^
Well, enjoy the chapter! (:
P.S. The first part of the chapter is important! Sooo.. don't forget it! (;
Chapter 5:
Ally's POV:
I was sitting in the library writing a research paper… on mermaids. I know! This is going to be a piece of cake! It was for our Literature class, we were learning about mythical creatures and their myths. I sighed as I turned back to the book I had my father send to me. The books here weren't as reliable as one's written by actual mermaids. And if it wasn't for Mrs. Stucken saying we needed to get information from a book, I would have been finish by now. I sigh again before turning the page.
As a mermaid or merman nears the age of 17, they will soon have to go through a rite of passage or coming of age ceremony. The ceremony is to recognize the young mermaid or merman as they near adult hood. At the end of the ceremony, they will be given a special necklace. The necklace is important in the coming of age ceremony, seeing that it will hold the mermaid's or merman's destiny. It's one of a kind; no one necklace is the same. Once given the necklace, they will use it to speak to King Triton about their future.
I smiled a bit. I was going to be turning 17 soon and I remembered my father fussing over this, before I had left. This was to be one of the most important days of my life, because it will determine the future of myself and my kingdom. Everything had to be perfect.
This marks to be one of the most important days in the lifespan of a mermaid or merman, because it will determine their success in the future. Everything had to be precisely perfect.
I giggled. The book just restated my own thoughts. I turned the page since the next couple of sections were discussing on how to perfect the coming of age ceremony. I sigh as I skimmed through the pages, looking for something interesting. And that was when I notice the section called Mermaid Legends.
Long ago, before sirens and merfolks have learned to come together as one community, sirens were destroying the ocean, bringing pain to the animals, and ending ties between the humans and merfolks. The merfolks did their best to stop it, but it became difficult, since the sirens were shape shifters, easily fooling many. Then came three mermaid sisters, who had magical powers: the ability to control the waters, the animals, and the weather. Traveling from one ocean to the next, everywhere these girls went they brought happiness and hope. Hope that someday there will be peace. And that's what these three girls did.
The sirens were no match for these girls, so many agreed to come live in peace, but there was a group of sirens led by a siren named Ercilia Webb. They fled, swearing that someday they will come back to bring chaos and destruction to the five oceans.
When the girls died, a note was left behind. The note contained a promise from the three girls...
"If there ever comes a day when the ocean's peace is disrupted, there will be three girls of the same descent waiting to bring peace and happiness. At the age of 17, these girls will learn of their destiny, just as we had. Together the girls will stop at nothing to bring peace. And just as you had loved us, you will love them, because love is infinite and it's stronger than anything."
I gasped. I remember this. When I was younger, my mother had showed me this book. It was a children's book about three mermaid sisters and the amazing powers they had. I remember telling my mother I wanted to be like them someday. My mother had laugh at me before telling me that the day I was born, everyone thought I would be like the mermaid sisters too. You see, Nicky and I were born on the same day. Everyone flipped out, because they thought the sirens were going to come back, but then someone pointed out that there were supposed to be three girls, not two.
I sigh. This research essay wasn't as easy as I thought it would be. I closed the book, before placing my head in my hands, slowly massaging my head. I looked up as I heard the chair in front of me being pulled out. It was Austin. I felt myself smile a bit.
Ever since that day he walked me home, I couldn't stop thinking about him. And Trish and Nicky couldn't stop teasing me either. I knew it was him, the boy that I met long ago. I don't know how, but that day when I saved him, something just clicked. I just don't know if he knows. I think he does, I mean we've been talking more.
"Hey. What cha doing?" He asks as he grabs for my book.
"Nothing really. Just doing some research on mermaids. We have to write a research paper on mythical creatures for Literature class." I replied, before placing my head on the table, looking up at him. I watch him as he goes through the book, his eyebrows furrowing.
"Cool…" He says as he places the book down, looking away. I could never really read this boy.
"So… you want to go to the beach Saturday? The Keep the Ocean Blue Club is having this Beach Clean Up Thing." He says, before quietly adding, "I happen to be in charge of it, so I would really love the support." He gives me a cheeky smile, before I giggle nodding my head, "Why not?"
"Great. You should bring Trish and Nicky, too! The more the merrier right?." He cries as he gets up. I nodded my head, giggling. He gives me a salute before walking out of the library. I laugh to myself again, watching him leave. This boy will be the death of me someday.
Omphf. I fell to the burning sand. We were currently having a volleyball match. Trish, Nicky and I against Dez, Nate, and Austin. We had finished our Beach Clean Up early, so we decided to play volleyball, which the boys didn't think we could beat them at. And if it wasn't for Nicky, we would never have been tied with the boys. I stood up, wiping the sand off my arms, before going after another ball. I bumped it up, so Nicky could spike it. We screamed in delight as the ball hits the sand. The boys scoffed before Trish exclaimed, "Pay Up!" She snickered as the boys each gives her a 10 dollar bill.
I quickly ran over to my bag, grabbing my water bottle. I quickly take the cap off, downing the water. It was getting hot. If only I can jump into the water. I sigh as I sat down looking at the cool inviting ocean. I watch as Austin sat down next to me from the corner of my eyes.
"What you looking at?" He asks as he lies down on his back. I turn my head looking down on him before quietly saying, "Just wanting to take a swim. The water looks nice."
He props himself up on his arms, staring at me. "Why don't you go in then?" He asks. I sat there shock, before quickly exclaiming, "I don't have my bathing suit!"
I watched as he lies back down chuckling at me. I look at him oddly, before he replies, "Just jump in!" I shook my head as he stands up, offering me his hand.
"You're really leaving me with no choice Ally." He says. I give him a look, before he lifts me up bridal style and starts running to the waters. I start screaming as my heart begins to race, "AUSTIN! PLEASE DON'T! I have this terrible fear of the water!" He only chuckles at me as he continues running to the water. "Austin! Please, I don't want to drown!" I cried, but he suddenly stops, right before the water rushes to his feet. He looks at me with a look of disbelief.
"You? You're scared of drowning?" He asks and I quickly nod my head, before he continues, "But you saved me that day, I drowned. How can you be scared of drowning and the water now but not then?"
I look at him, noticing how close we are. I feel my face flush, before I stuttered out, "I wasn't just going to let you drown." I said as I do my best to look away, but it's kinda hard when the water is below you and the boy of your dreams is still holding you… bridal style.
I turn my head to him, before quietly asking, "You think you can put me down? Like somewhere away from the water?" He looks at me before nodding, carrying me back to the sand. Just as he places me down, Trish and Nicky run over to me with a panic, towel in hand.
"Oh my Jellyfish! Are you okay?" Nicky cries as she runs up to me, wrapping the towel around me.
"Did you get wet?" Trish quickly whispers. I shook my head, before taking the towel off.
"I'm fine. Thanks though." I try to look at Austin from the corner of my eye. He had walked off to talk with the guys. I sigh, wishing I had never said anything about swimming.
"Don't worry, everything will be fine. I mean if you're anything like Nicky and Nate, you guys will probably be cuddling and snuggling up later." Trish says trying to lighten the mood. I couldn't help but laugh as Nicky tries to argue back.
"Hey! And what about you and Dez missy? You two seem to be getting cozy lately." Nicky throws back at her. I turn to look at what Trish had to say about this. I snickered as Trish's face drops.
"Dez..? Why… why would I fall for a doofus like him?" Trish stutters as her face turns a light shade of pink. Nicky and I look at each other before simultaneously saying, "Uh huh. Suuree." We went into a fit of giggles, before Nicky pipes up, "Nate says that there's this cool place we can go eat at for dinner. Shall we go?" I quickly nod my head, my stomach growling, sending us laughing again.
Nicky had quickly linked arms with me and Trish before skipping ahead of the boys, as the diner came into view. I couldn't help but laugh, even Trish was skipping along. I couldn't help it, but as we stopped, I pulled them into a hug. They were really the best.
"Thanks guys." I said smiling at them. "It's nothing. It's what we do." Trish says as we giggled once more. We turn around watching the boys running over to us. I took a quick look at Austin. He was laughing at something Dez had said. I turn back to look at the sign. The place was called Hana Hou HamBurgers.
"HURRY UP GUYS!" Nicky cries, as she turns around and once again linking arms with Trish and I pulling us into the diner. It was a pretty cool place, with a Hawaiian theme. I followed Trish as she walks over to an empty table, but then Nicky grabs us again exclaiming, "No! Let's go outside and eat! The weather is nice and it has a better view of the ocean then in here!"
We sigh at her childish antics, but we follow her out anyways. I turn around to see where the boys were. I locked eyes with Austin. I looked at him before slowly waving my hand for them to come over. He nods before turning to the guys to tell them where we were.
I turn around to catch up with Trish and Nicky. As I walk out the doors, I heard soft music playing and voices accompanying it. I smiled they were singing, One Thing by One Direction. I've been obsess with that song for the past week. I looked around before jogging over to Trish and Nicky who were already sitting down, watching the performance. I pulled a chair out as the performance ended.
"Ladies and Gentlemen, please give them a round of applause! Now anyone else want to have a go and sing for us tonight?" The guy screams into the microphone. I turn my head to see the guys walking over to us, but then someone pulls me by the arm screaming, "Oh! We would love too!" I quickly turn my head to look at Nicky. She was already holding onto Trish, who was giving me a face of shock. This girl was way too hyper today.
"Okay! The stage is yours girls!" He screams to the microphone as he walks off stage. Nicky turns to give us a grin before skipping over to the stage. I turn to look at Trish, just as the boys got to the table.
"What's Nicky doing?" Nate asks as he sits down. "You'll see." Trish replies as we walk up the stage.
Nicky gives us a microphone, before jumping up and down to the middle of the stage. (AN: Song is called Sunset Somewhere by Megan and Liz. DON'T OWN SONG).
"Hi! We're going to sing one of our favorite songs!" Nicky says into the microphone, before turning back to Trish and I. (AN: Nicky, Ally, Trish, ALL… Just in case you guys were wondering).
(Ha ha ha ha. Clap.)
I couldn't help but smile at Trish and Nicky. I miss singing with them.
Let's get it started
I'm just a dreamer on a Friday night
You know I want it
Yeah I gotta gotta get it right
Just a small town girl with West Coast dreams
Gotta do a lot of driving in these skinny jeans
I gotta get some sun, get some rays
Wanna live my nights and waste my days, whoo!
I started laughing as Nicky grabs me by the hand and spins me around, before letting go. We started swaying back and forth as the chorus came.
There ain't no beach in this town
Baby I've been dying just to get up off the ground
A-whoa, oh, oh, a-whoa
Yeah there's a sunset somewhere
But I'm stuck standing here in nowhere
But I know we can make it if we up and leave right now
A-whoa, oh, oh, a-whoa
Cuz there's a sunset somewhere
I smile as people began to get into the song. I turn to look at Austin; he was standing up clapping along to the music. I started swaying back and forth as I sang my lines.
I wanna feel it (feel it)
I need a sunburn badly baby
You know I mean it
Oh yeah you know it drives me crazy
I laugh as Trish and Nicky does a little dance to match the lines.
Being a small town girl with West Coast dreams
Wanna do a lot of driving in these skinny jeans
Gonna get some sun, gonna some rays
I wanna live my nights and waste my days, yeah!
Breaking into chorus, I started jumping up and down with Nicky and Trish. The feeling of the screaming crowd rushing through my veins. I felt so free.
There ain't no beach in this town
Baby I've been dying just to get up off the ground
A-whoa, oh, oh, a-whoa
Yeah there's a sunset somewhere
But I'm stuck standing here in nowhere
But I know we can make it if we up and leave right now
A-whoa, oh, oh, a-whoa
Cuz there's a sunset
Trish quickly grabs me by the arms, as we spin and dance to Nicky's singing.
And if we make it there
We'll make it anywhere
There's a sunset somewhere
There's a sunset somewhere
We begin to clap again, smiling from ear to ear as the audience claps with us. We ran out into the crowd singing the chorus, jumping and running and dancing.
(Clap.)
There ain't no beach in this town
Baby I've been dying just to get up off the ground
A-whoa, oh, oh, a-whoa
Cuz there's a sunset somewhere
But I'm stuck standing here in nowhere
But I know we can make it if we up and leave right now
We finally reached the boy's table, singing the last few lines to them.
A-whoa, oh, oh, a-whoa
Cuz there's a sunset somewhere
Cuz there's a sunset somewhere
I want that sunset somewhere
(Clap.)
I smiled as we ended the song, with the crowd still clapping. We returned the microphones before sitting back at the table. We smirked at the boys, they were still … shock.
"Your voices were amazing!" Nate exclaims.
"It was magical." Dez says as he brings his hands together and placing them under his head. I turn to give Nicky a look as Trish giggles. She was definitely not in love with that doofus. I turn to look at Austin. He was looking at me too, smiling. I felt myself blush as I gave him a small smile before quickly looking away.
After eating we went to the back to the beach. Apparently Nate wanted a rematch and Nicky gladly accept. So, here I am lying down next to Dez and Trish, watching Nicky and Nate while listening to Dez telling us a joke.
"Okay. Okay! There's two fish in a tank. One turns to the other and says…?" Dez says as he turns from me to Trish.
"Says…?" I ask, before he replies. "You man the guns, I'll drive." I looked at Dez as he bursts out laughing. I smiled a bit, hearing Trish giggling at the obviously dumb joke. I close my eyes a bit, before hearing Trish say, "Dez, I think we should go play some volleyball."
I open my eyes, watching Trish dragging Dez to the volleyball court. Did I do something? That's when I feel a pair of eyes looking at me. I turned and notice that Austin was sitting next to me. I blush.
"You were great up there today. Didn't know you could sing so well." He says, rubbing his neck awkwardly.
"Thanks." I said giving him a small smile. It got quiet again before he quietly says, "I'm sorry."
"What for? I should be the one apologizing; I shouldn't have yelled at you like that..." I said as I thought over our small fight.
"It doesn't matter. I should have stopped as soon as you said that you were scared of the water." He says giving me a shrug, before continuing, "Besides I know how it feels to be scared of the water."
I gave him a look of disbelief to which he chuckles at. "Yeah. I got over it though. Gotta face your fears."
"Why were you scared of the water?" I asked hesitantly. Was it because that night you drowned long ago?
He looked away before turning back to me. "My parents drowned trying to get me out of the water, when I was little."
I could see the tears threatening to fall. I quickly give him a side hug, which he returns. "I'm sorry." I mumble.
"It's not your fault. It was mine. I shouldn't have gone out that day. It was raining hard and everything and I shouldn't have ran out to the waters looking fo…" He mutters as he chokes on the last words. I feel his grip tightening around me, but I don't say anything.
After a moment of silence, I hesitantly look up at him, before quietly asking, "What were you looking for?"
He looks at me, pain clearly showing in his eyes. "Something I lost long ago." I nod my head before placing my head on his shoulder again. I heard him sigh, before giving a small chuckle.
"I'm going to help you get over your fear of the water. Okay?" He says as he pulls back to look at my face.
"Ehehe… sure." I replied nervously as he wraps his arm around my shoulders, pulling me back in. I nuzzle my face to his side, as I felt my face burning up. He gives a chuckle, giving me that feeling human says they get when they're in love.
Butterflies.
HEHEHE. How was it? The ending was kinda choppy, but it had a smooth landing! I hope… LOL
So the first part of the chapter, is quite important! With the whole Mermaid Legend and Coming of Age Ceremony~ HINT HINT.
And our Keeping the Ocean Blue Club.. aha! The start of your wonderful idea Crystal12! (; And yeah bikini tops~! I never liked the whole hair covering thing! LOL
So anyways. Still freaking out about the whole Tunes and Trials thing! I CAN NOT WAIT. (: If you guys haven't heard it yet! GO Check it out now! It's called Steal Your Heart. It's so KASHDKASD.
Well I hope this chapter was good! Let me know what you think~ C;
~Christy :DD