Monster
Amazonia sat down onto her bed with her face resting into her palm. She starred right out in space, pondering on what would happen with her and Tulio. So deep in her own thoughts, she didn't even realise when there was a knock on the door and Tulio walked inside.
''Hi.'' He smiled weakly, finally making her snap out of her deep trance. She looked up at him for a second before looking down in the floor. Tulio sighed and slowly walked over to her.
''I know what you think, but you are wrong.'' He said and squat down in front of her. She looked up at him confused. Tulio smiled and nodded.
''I… I asked them to bring your mother here. I don't think that you really can move on until you have confronted her about this whole thing.'' He said. Amazonia glared at him and he couldn't decide is she was scared or angry.
''Don't worry, she won't hurt you. We'll all be there down with you.'' Amazonia shook her head and stood up walking over to the window. He sighed and stood up.
''I can't face her, not after all that has happened between us.'' She said and crossed her arms over her chest. Tulio walked over to her and placed his hands on her shoulders.
''If you don't, then you will regret it for the rest of your life. And you know it.'' He whispered and moves his hands down to her stomach and placed his hands top of it.
Paris stood outside the stables cleaning the floor. His thoughts were so focused on the letter he had received earlier and he didn't noticed when someone snuck up on him from behind him and covered his eyes. By reflex and fighting skills he managed to get his attacked down on the floor with him leaning over. He recognised Chel's violet eyes and quickly help her back to her feet.
''I'm sorry, are you okey?'' He asked concerned and brushed the dirt of her. Chel who still was in shook barely nodded.
''I'm just jumpy with Nick out there, and when you came up from behind like that….'' He said but was interrupted by Chel pressing her lips tightly against his.
''You don't have to explain, I shouldn't have done that. I'm the one that should be apologise, am I forgiven?'' She asked sweetly and bat her eyes seductively at him. Paris grinned and pulled her closer by her waist.
''Well, you might be. If you kiss me again.'' He said and chuckled. Chel giggled and wrapped her arms around his neck and leaned in once more for a lip lock.
Time seemed to stand still for the moment and whatever Ruby had to say, she didn't do it fast enough.
''My cancer is back.'' She finally said. Topaz got troubled breathing. It was like something stopped the oxygen to enter her lungs. Tears started to well up into her eyes.
''But I thought you have been free for almost twenty-five years?'' Was the only thing she managed to say. She still couldn't believe any of this. Ruby smiled weakly and stroke her trembling hands.
''During this years, I have had the same diagnose a couple of times. But this time…'' Ruby stopped and looked down on their hand, trying to hide the fact that she was crying as well.
''It's spread, haven't it?'' Topaz gasped hoping to get an negative answer, but Ruby nodded. The thought of her mother dying was not something that Topaz wanted to realise.
''It doesn't matter, I'll make sure to get you the best doctors…'' Topaz began but Ruby interrupted her by shocking her head.
''It's no use dear. There is nothing we can do this time. Treatment will only get me a couple of more weeks. I want to spend the last months of my life, with the people I love. Not hooked up to any machines.'' She said and cupped Topaz's cheek. The queen burst out in tears and laid down across her mothers lap and clutched onto her dress. Ruby stroke her hair softly as she cried herself, just like she had done so many times before.
''It's not fair. I just got you back, and now I'm loosing you all over again.'' Topaz sobbed. Ruby sighed sadly.
''That's not true dear. I'll always be with you.'' She said.
Amazonia and all of the others was down on the beach waiting for Aqua to arrive, but so far not a fin is sight.
''She's not coming. I knew this was a bad idea.'' Amazonia said and started to walk back to the palace but Tulio grabbed her wrist and pulled her back.
''She'll be here.'' He said and wrapped his arm around her shoulder. And soon they could she three fins splashing in the water. Tulio and the others walked into the water and soon they stood eye to eye with Aqua, Marisa and Marina. Neither of them could get a chance to say anything before Marina and Marisa noticed the boys.
''I didn't know that human boys where so cute.'' Marisa purred as she moved over to Jack and Tulio batting her eyelashes at both of them, running her index finger across both of her chests.
''Not at all like human girls.'' Marina added as she went over to Riven and Paris, but throwed a dirty look at Musa who she recognised from before. Musa stepped between her and Riven growling angrily at Marina. Chel joined her and held onto Paris arm dragging him backwards.
''They're already taken!'' Musa hissed and clutched onto Riven's arm. Marina squealed and went back over to her mother. Musa growled angrily as she held her eyes carefully at Marina. Amazonia rolled her eyes, her sister hadn't changed a bit.
''Mother, you came.'' Amazonia said coldly and walked one step close to her. As usual, Aqua didn't show any expression in her face.
''You're my daughter, and I was interested in what you could say in your defence.'' She sighed and raised her eyebrows slightly.
''In her defence?'' Musa spat angrily and walked over to Amazonia's side. Aqua looked over at her and a smirk went across her tin lips.
''You are here to? I see you managed to get your legs back. Well if you can get those back, then Amazonia surely can get her fin back.'' She looked over at Amazonia.
''I'm not going back. I only wanted you to meet me here, so that you can make me understand what I did wrong all those years.'' Aqua raised her eyebrows once again and looked at her youngest daughter with her ordinary blank, unemotional look.
''I don't understand what you mean.'' Was her only reply. Amazonia noticed that her mother was starting to get more worried.
''You don't? So I'm lying when I say that you have physically and mentally since the day I was born?'' Amazonia spat sarcastically back at her mother.
''She would never do that Amazonia. You know our mother is a good woman.'' Marisa said to her younger sister. Amazonia shook her head, if they only knew.
''Tell them mother. Tell them how you everyday after dad left to provide for his family, you sent those two outside to play and locked me inside the house and you beat me while you told me how useless I was.'' All looked at Aqua in shook. Paris was the only one that knew about Amazonia's scars, but he never knew where she got them from. Musa's blood started to boil even more, how low could this woman really go?
''And now, I want to know why!'' She said between gritted teeth.
''Alright, I'll tell you.'' Aqua replied her daughter in her usual condescending voice.
''While I was expecting you, I went into a depression and your father sought comfort with another mermaid. He almost left me, but decided to stay for you and your sisters sake. To make a long story short, if it hadn't been for the pregnancy, he never would have started that affair in the beginning. We had a happy marriage before you came into the picture.'' Aqua said and starred at her youngest daughter with a disliking look. Tulio had never felt this kind of hate to anybody in his entire life. Tzekel-Kan moved down to second place on his hating list. Amazonia tried to keep a straight face, hearing those words from her mother, a mother who was suppose to love her more then her own life, felt like someone reaching down her throat and ripping out her inwards.
''I only have one more thing to ask.'' She replied Aqua with teary eyes. Aqua didn't replied, just looked at her.
''I have always had this returning nightmare, even now. I don't know if it's a memory or if my head's just playing with me.'' She added.
''I'm a baby, you are there. You dig a hole in the sand, in the backyard behind the house. Then you lay me into the hole and fills it up with sand again. So is it true, or is it just a dream?'' Amazonia asked never taking her eyes of her mother. In that moment, nobody of the others existed. They only saw each other. Aqua didn't have to answer, Amazonia could see the horrible truth into her eyes. She could take this anymore. Amazonia turned around and took a step covering her face with her hand. Paris embraced her and let her cry out into his chest.
''You're sick. I can't even describe how I feel about you, you're not even worth it.'' He hissed over at the older mermaid as he pressed Amazonia closer to him. Chel walked up to them and hugged Amazonia from behind as she shot an hating glare over to Amazonia.
''So you mean that all this years you tried to protect us from her? Our devilish sister?'' Marisa said looking at her mother.
''When it really was you who were the devilish one?'' Marina added also looking at her mother. For the first time since they had got there, Aqua showed any emotions of fear.
''You have turned us against our sister, making us believe that she was the wicked one?'' Marisa continued angrily. Aqua shook her head in fear and placed one hand on each shoulder on the twins.
''I only wanted to protect you.'' She said and got teary eyed. Marina and Marisa shook their head in disgust and went over to Amazonia, who now had turned to look at her sisters. Did she see things? Had her sisters just protected her against their mother?
''All this years we have wasted. We never new what went on behind those closed doors, if we did then maybe this would have been different.'' Marina said taking Amazonia's hand. Amazonia looked down at their hands in shook then up at both her sisters.
''We understand if you won't, but we hope that you someday can forgive us.'' Marisa added and took Amazonia's other hand. Amazonia thought for a second and smiled before hugging her sisters at the same time.
''Good-bye mother.'' They said in synch before they both dove back into the water. Aqua pleaded for her daughters to stay but they didn't come back. She then turned back to Amazonia glaring angrily at her before throwing herself towards her but Paris managed to pull Amazonia back in time as Riven and Tulio pulled Aqua back. This was enough, Tulio took a closer steep to Aqua and looked angrily down at her.
''Go away, and don't you EVER show your face here again.'' He hissed threateningly. Aqua cast one last glare at Amazonia before she as well dove back into the water.
On their way back to the palace when they all walked through the town leading up to the palace. Suddenly two young men appeared and blocked their way. Paris and Jack walked to the front protecting the others. Not long after one other man walked up to them and Nick grinned over at Paris and Jack. The both boys glared angrily at him prepared any second to fight if needed.
''Paris, good to see you again.'' He forced a smirk. Paris admitted it to himself, he was a fool if he didn't fear Nick. Everybody that was with Leon's cult, were extremely dangerous and could hurt anyone without any feelings of guilt.
''Did you get my letter?'' He added. Paris nodded in reply. Nick smirked his usual fake smirk again when he could see the fear in Paris's eyes.
''You don't have to worry mate, I'm not going to hurt you.'' He said and folded his arms across his chest.
''Yet. You should know me that much that I would like to play with my food before I eat.'' He grinned and walked over to Tulio and Amazonia. Jack and Paris watched him with a look of disgust. Nick searched Amazonia up and down with his eyes.
''Did it hurt?'' He asked her. Amazonia looked confused at Tulio who looked just as confused as she did it.
''When you fell from heaven, because I believe that God is missing an angel.'' He added and walked a step closer to her. Tulio quickly walked in between shielding Amazonia.
''Leave her alone.'' He growled. Nick chuckled and snapped his fingers before himself and the two others walked away.
Well a little bit longer chapter this time :)
Hmm, don't really know what to say. Ruby apperantly has cancer and it doesn't look good does it? Poor Topaz :(
Amazonia confronted her mother after seventeen years of living in terror and her sister seems to act more... normal? Good to see them apologize to their sister right? And the whole thing with Agua bury baby Amazonia beneath the sand... she must have real serious problems!
And know it seems that she has another problem to deal with, Nick seemed to have a special interest in her. And once again Nick is playing with Paris's mind, will he be able to handle it?