A Mermaid's Tale:
Chapter 9:
Darien was lying on the couch reading one of the books from the library. So far he had found very little information on mermaids. He sighed as he sat up. It gave him the same information as the last book he had read. He glanced over at Andrew who was lying on the floor sleeping. "Andrew!" He said as slammed the book in his hand shut.
"Huh?" Andrew asked as he sat up and rubbed his eyes.
"Did you find anything?"
"The only thing I found was that mermaids were like sirens by seducing sailors with their voice causing them to crash their ship and die." Andrew read from the book.
"The only thing I found was that they're sometimes known as playful creatures and forget that man can't breath under water. There has been over a thousand sightings of mermaids." Darien told his friend.
Andrew got up and sat next to Darien on the couch. "Why are you so obsessed about finding information on mermaids?" Andrew asked. "They're mythical creatures."
"I can't tell you."
Andrew just shrugged. "Well, if you think you saw one I also read that seals and dugongs are often mistaken for mermaids."
Darien frowned. He knew for a fact that she wasn't a seal or a dugong. Serenity was a mermaid and he knew it. "We should return these books after school Monday." He told Andrew. "Anyway, you can go if you want."
Andrew shrugged. "We do have soccer practice tonight. Are you coming?"
"I forgot. Let me get changed." Darien said as he got up and went into his room to get changed into his soccer gear.
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It took a while for the four mermaids to stop staring at her. Amy couldn't believe what Serenity had just asked her. "Well, I think anything is possible." Amy told the princess. "Why?"
Serenity blushed as she looked down. "I told you about Darien." Serenity told them.
"Oh, the human that you met." Lita said. "So, you're in love with him?"
Serenity nodded. "He's much better then Diamond. He let's me ask questions and when he answers it he explains it. Diamond only let me ask one question and after he answered it he went right back to talking about himself." Serenity explained.
Mina sighed. "You must really like him."
"I just wish I could tell him. I wanted to, but I had to leave."
Lita sat there thinking for a moment. "You should tell him and I have an idea of how you can do that." The brunette told the princess as she swam off.
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During soccer practice Darien missed every goal he shot or tripped over the ball when he tried to kick it. That wasn't like him. After practice he sighed as he ran his fingers through his hair. He was wondering if him thinking about Serenity had anything to do with it. "Darien, can I talk to you?" The coach asked.
"Sure."
"I'm concerned about you. You never mess up. Is anything bothering you?"
Darien sighed. "I have a lot of things on my mind right now. Sorry coach."
"Well, if you need to talk to someone you can talk to me."
"Thanks, but I'd rather deal with this myself. I've got to get home, Andrew's waiting for me." He told the coach as he picked up his bag and walked to Andrew's car.
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About an hour later Lita came back. In her hand was a tiny vile of pink liquid. "Here." She said as she handed it to Serenity. "Take this and it'll make you human for a week. That way you can not only tell him how you feel but you can also spend time with him."