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Chapter 12
The Change
Cynthia's POV
I let out a shaky breath and tore my gaze from the bleeding girl to the man underneath me. I snarled and sunk my teeth into his shoulder, not wanting him to enjoy the feel of my lips at his neck. I felt the blood pool in my mouth, and to my complete surprise, I couldn't drink it. It tasted beyond disgusting. I let it pour into my mouth as I sunk my teeth even deeper into his weak, sweaty skin.
He yelped in pain, and I pulled up, clenching my jaw. His arm came off easily, and I spit it out just as quickly. I spit out the foul tasting blood and sucked on my arm, in an effort to wash the taste out of my mouth. I wiped all the evidence of his blood from my chin and looked down at him. He shouldn't be alive. He writhed and let out an ear piercing scream as I sunk my nails into his wounded flesh that was previously his shoulder. I waited for him to cry, but he didn't. He let out a pain filled moan, and I could see the agony in his eyes.
I hissed and moved my tail to his leg. I squeezed tightly, crushing the bones in his leg, and then I moved to his chest once more. I wrapped my tail around his upper body and applied a slight pressure just over his heart. He yelped and convulsed beneath me as I continued to squeeze the bones that I had previously crushed.
I did it once more and watched in satisfaction as he tried to pry my tail off him. I simply increased the pressure of my grip and watched the life leave his eyes and the color drain from his face. I felt the low thudding in my tail. His heart was close to giving out. I leaned forward and kissed his lips softly just as his heart stopped beating. I pulled back and wiped my mouth with the back of my hand.
I turned to look at the girl, and she was crying while choking on the blood oozing from her neck. I got off the man and dragged myself away from her. I knew I should save her, but I didn't think I could without her consent. If she wanted to live, she had to follow me. She was blinking up at the sky as her breathing slowed. I let my lip quiver as I put more distance between us.
I didn't know how I could change her into a mermaid, but I brought back the memory of Selina finding me. I mentally replayed everything she did. I stopped once I reached the low cliff that we were on. Of course, we had to be on a cliff fairly close to the ocean. The bad part of this little cliché, the water was shallow, and there was a chance she'd die when she plunged into the ocean after me. I hummed softly, letting my doubts vanish as my echoing and seductive voice rose an octave. Her head slowly began to droop, and I sang a little louder to put her under my spell. I was relying on my instincts and memories to get us through this.
My song didn't have any lyrics, only a soft humming. I watched her head slowly turn to me, and I batted my eyelashes at her to lure her in. If any other human saw this, they'd think I was flirting with her, but I wasn't. I was simply pulling her to me. She felt a deep temptation to become like me. And she knew all she had to do was follow. How did she know? Well, I was telling her with my actions. Her eyes were swimming with unshed tears and confliction. I knew I had to do save her regardless if she wanted to live or not. I couldn't just let my love's little sister die if I could save her.
"I'm so sorry." She simply stared at me as her neck slowly bled out. I wasn't sure what to do. What do I do? I figured I could keep talking to her as Selina had talked to me when I was on the verge of death. "Do you miss him? Jason, I mean."
Her head slowly turned to me, and I could see hurt and sadness in her eyes. I wanted to kiss her cheek, but there was still a good 30 feet between us. "Do you want to be like me?" She didn't answer, just stared. She slowly rolled onto her stomach and groaned from the movement. She dragged herself closer, and I held my breath as I watched her face contort in pain.
I held my hand out for her and lowly said, "Come." And she did. She clutched at the ground and pulled herself to me. She stopped within a few feet and gasped for air even though the blood was clogging up her airway.
"Do you want me to save you? You can be like me. Pretty much invincible, and you can still find love and have babies. You can walk the earth among humans. You can be like me. No one can hurt you if you're like me." She gasped and continued to choke on her blood, so I got closer and held my hand out. She slowly put her hand in mine and gave it a weak squeeze. I looked behind me and sighed when I realized I was a little further from the cliff. Only by a few feet. She was getting weaker, and I could see her eyes go distant. Her breathing was in short huffs, and I knew she could die within the next few seconds.
I slowly and carefully pulled her towards the cliff and dove into the water. I inhaled the salt water deeply and moaned in satisfaction as I felt the warm water relax my somewhat stiff muscles. Being in a bed and a hole for months at a time can do that to a mermaid such as myself. I stared up at the cliff and began humming to push her over the edge. I felt the need to sing become unbearable, so I followed my instincts and sang the song I remember Selina singing to me before she changed me into a mermaid.
"Come my darling, come my sweet
There are pretty fair maids who you'd love to meet.
You can't leave me when we have a chance to love
You can be my sister or watch the world from above.
Do as you wish,
If you follow me, you can live among the fish.
Be my sister, my other half
We will love you and make you laugh.
You will have a beautiful tail,
But you learn to love the men who love to sail.
Become a pretty fair maid if it's your desire
Our home will never be a place of dire.
Be my darling, be my blood
Let me show you our power to flood.
If you desire to be mine,
I promise we'll be so entwined.
Love me as you would a sister,
I shall do the same; even when you find a mister.
Now come to me,
Let me take you home.
Be my maid, and I will show you the sea,
There is no limit to which you can roam.
Come to me my pretty little fair maid, and I shall protect you
In the warm or cold of our very own wide deep blue.
Listen closely: All you have to do is come,
Avoiding my spell is what you should refrain from.
One of us you shall become,
If your temptation allows your soul to succumb.
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I continued to look at the cliff from underneath my lashes and sing with a seductive voice. I saw her hands grab at the edge of the cliff, and she pulled herself up. Her head hung over, and she stared at me with weak eyes. I held my hand out. I beckoned her forward and gave her a warm smile as I batted my eyelashes at her once again. I seen the change in her eyes, and I continued to put her under my spell by humming softly along with the unheard melody of the ocean. She slowly and weakly dragged herself closer to the edge.
She reached it and began to lose her balance. She clutched at her sides, but lost her grip and fell into the water. I instantly dove in after her and circled her in the ocean as she quickly descended to the floor. The water was shallow, and I only had a few seconds to do it right.
Her body began to swirl with the current, and I stayed beside her as I hissed and allowed my fangs to produce saliva at a faster pace that it usually does. I hovered above her slight black hole of water and dropped my saliva on her wounded neck. It healed quickly, and her eyes snapped open. She gasped and clutched at the water above her as she tried to tear to the surface to get some much needed oxygen.
I grasped her ankle just as she reached the surface and yanked her down. She continued to scramble for the surface, and I sunk my teeth into her calf and tore the flesh from her body. She yelped and inhaled some of the water around us. I simply continued and tore her opposite thigh muscle open with my nails. The blood easily tainted the water around me, and I felt guilty while watching her face contort in pain.
My lip trembled and the tears leaked out of my eyes, falling onto the wounded remainder of her legs. I watched as my tears hit her torn flesh and expanded after rapidly multiplying. They became webbed and awkward half ovals as they brought her wounds together. She kicked her legs out and then sank deeper into the shallow pool of salt water as a slimy, clear cocoon wrapped around her legs.
She continued to writhe in pain, and I wrapped her hair around my fist. I yanked her up and pulled her to me. Her large brown eyes stared at me in pain, fear, and shock as I leaned in. My lips met hers softly, and I deprived her body of life. I consumed the oxygen in her lungs, the weakness in her skin, the blood in her body, and the dull light of her soul.
She continued to look into my eyes, and I hummed along to the melody I had previously sung to her. I stared into her eyes and thought the song to her so she'd give in to the harsh pulling she felt inside. Her eyelids drooped slightly, and she stopped fighting my advances.
Jason's Sister's POV
I watched in fear as the mermaid stared into my eyes. Her silver colored eyes bore into mine, and I heard her voice echo in the water around me. It was low, calm, intimidating, beautiful, frightening, and seductive all at the same time.
Listen closely: All you have to do is come,
Avoiding my spell is what you should refrain from.
One of us you shall become,
If your temptation allows your soul to succumb.
My eyelids drooped of their own accord, and I desperately tried to fight back. I realized when I kicked my legs, they felt numb, and I couldn't feel both of them. I kicked and wondered why I could only kick one. I allowed the numbing feeling inside to drown out the pain and aches in my muscles. I still had adrenaline frantically pumping through my veins. Her lips were soft and warm against mine. Normally, I'd push her away because it was against my sexuality.
But when she kissed me, I felt complete. Not in a lesbian way. I felt as if she cared deeply for me and would do anything to save me. I felt as if she loved me. I felt as if I loved her. It was a friendly kiss that showed companionship. Something I hadn't had in years, ever since I ran away.
Something was telling me to let go, and I wasn't sure if I should or not. Jason's face flashed in my mind, and I slumped in her arms. She held me tightly, and her humming lulled me into a weak and semiconscious state. She softly pulled back to watch me with her silver orbs and cupped my cheek in her hand.
She put her forehead on mine and murmured, "Soon we'll be together, my sister." My eyelids fluttered closed, and I felt my body being pulled into a cooler temperature as I silently allowed the darkness to envelope me with protecting and soft arms just as I did whenever I had to get away from the reality that was my life. The difference between now and the past was that I wasn't running from the nightmares that constantly haunted me. Instead, I was being pulled away from the life that I never wanted to live, and I couldn't help but pray that brother, Jason, would be on the other side waiting for me.
So... did you like the way Cynthia changed her into a mermaid? I hope you did because I put a lot of thought into this chapter... I also hope you liked the song because I wrote it... Please review and tell me what you think (Nicely). And the next chapter WILL be focused on Edward and Bella as well as the rest of the story. I had to focus on these people for a reason... If I didn't, we'd just see Bella all depressed and Edward comforting her for 10 chapters... boring...
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