Fablehaven: The Enchantment of the Mermaid Whisperers

Chapter 21

Chapter 9

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Chapter 10

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Narrator

The next day the group was awoken bright and early by the sound of a harsh storm. Thunder shook the windows in their frames and lightening crackled across the grey sky.

A loud boom shook Kendra's window so violently that she shot straight up in bed and let out a terrified shriek. Realizing that the crashing was only the thunder, she relaxed, slumping her shoulders forward tiredly.

After rubbing her eyes and stretching her arms, she threw the thick comforter off of her body and got out of bed.

To keep warm, Kendra wrapped a blanket around her body and lightly made her way toward the hallway. Upon opening the door, a rush of cold draft enveloped her face and a shiver ran down her spine.

The castle was huge, hallways were everywhere and there were at least fifty rooms. The only way Kendra knew where she was, was because Catherene had told her that they were all staying in the East wing.

All of the adults had stayed up until the late hours that night discussing the possible whereabouts of Seth, the layout of the preserve, etc. All that was left was to gather the rest of the group up and go over the game plan.

Kendra approached a large arch that opened up into a vast dinning room.

"Good morning Kendra!" Abcd greeted from the far end of the table. Kendra inquired that Kristawf, Tony, Bree, Robin and Abcd had arrived at the main house last night.

"Morning Abcd, where is everyone?" Kendra questioned quietly.

The small girl smiled, "They're all probably still asleep, I was awoken by the storm."

As if on que, Warren shuffled into the dinning room and sat down on a large chair.

Cheerfully, Abcd greeted him, "Good morning Warren."

He simply grunted at her, the two girls could tell he was still half asleep. After Warren got a large cup of coffee and the others eventually made their way into the dinning room, a plan began to be discussed.

"Ok everyone, we're going to search around the preserve today. Vanessa and I will take the wooded area," que snickers from Bracken and Kendra, "…are you two done?"

They nodded, smiles on their faces, and Warren continued, "Kendra and Robin will talk to the Elves that reside here, maybe they'll know something. Gavin and Abcd will take the beach. Bracken, are you okay with taking a shift later with someone?"

Bracken nodded, "Of course."

"Alright then," Warren clapped his hand together once, "I'll see all of you back here at six o'clock. Oh and by the way, the Scenes are conducting their own mission so you probably won't see them much."

Everyone filed out of the room and went their separate ways. Kendra found Robin before exiting the dining room and asked, "Where exactly are the Elves, Robin?"

"Probably somewhere near a pond. I know that there's one near here so I figured we'd go there first." He responded.

After Kendra changed from a pair of flannel pajama pants and a t-shirt to a green tank top and a comfy pair of shorts, the duo set out for the pond.

Meanwhile Gavin and Abcd had started making their way toward the beach. The beach had no particular name and there was certainly nothing special about it except for the view at sunset.

The two walked in awkward silence for about ten minutes until Abcd started up a conversation, "So, you and Kendra…what's that about? I thought her and Bracken were together. Or at least that's the gossip that goes around the fairies."

Gavin sighed and answered, "K-K-Kendra and I kind of ha-have a history between us. We w-went on a c-c-couple of missions a few years ago. In th-th-that time I started to have feelings for her, but-but Navarog destroyed any ch-chance I had with her. I-I-I'm trying to gain back her tr-trust. From wh-what I know, she and Bracken aren't to-together."

Abcd's eyebrows furrowed in confusion, or thought, Gavin couldn't tell. He simply waited for her response, but when she didn't give one he asked, "So, you and Robin…wh-what's that about?"

Abcd smiled a wide smile and her cheeks flushed a bright pink. "Nothing, there's nothing going on between us."

By that time they had arrived at the foggy beach. The rain has turned into a thick mist by then and not even the ocean was visible.

"W-Well," Gavin teased, "it sure seems like there sh-sh-should be something g-g-g-going on. The w-way he watches y-y-you and protects you l-l-like you're a por-p-p-porcelain doll. Sorry, that word is really h-hard for me to say."

Abcd blushed even harder and sat down on a black rock, " It's alright. I mean yea I like him a lot but he could never like me like that…do you think he could?"

"Of-of course not!" Gavin exclaimed. Abcd looked surprised and Gavin smiled, "I'm just kidding, of c-c-course he do-does."

"Does?" she exclaimed, her face reaching maximum redness.

Gavin burst out laughing, "Yeah, I tal-talked to him a l-l-little while back, he's cr-crazy about you. Th-Th-That's all he talks to me about, is y-you."

Abcd's imagination went wild with possibilities and a goofy smile alighted on her face. ''Well then," she said gingerly, "we should start looking for Seth. Seth?"

Abcd called sweetly as she flipped over a small rock, looking underneath it. She moved on to another rock, still calling out Seth's name. Gavin shook his head in worry, but smiled and jogged after her.

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"What are you talking about, Seth?" Snow asked, her tone confused and her face in a frown. Everyone else was completely silent, waiting for Seth's response.

He sighed in defeat as he put a lid on his inner turmoil, "Something's coming. Something-"

"How do you know?" Hunter interrupted, "It's not like you know everything."

Hatred ignited inside of Seth and he screamed, "Because that's why I'm here! I was sent to you guys by an evil she-demon who was threatening my life and my family's life. She plans to come into these waters and she expects me to hold all of you back. She sent me here to gain your trust so that when the time came you would listen to me. She's powerful and will not hesitate to kill anyone. Though at first this was just an assignment to me, it's changed into something more. Now it's different and now it's personal. But even so, you guys need to believe me and spread the word around or else a lot of mermaids will die."

Snow's face was a mixture of surprise and anger as she pushed away from Seth and shouted, "You knew! You knew this whole time that one day we would all be in danger and you just hoped that we would all listen to you? How could you Seth! I thought we were being completely honest with each other, I thought I could trust you, but no!"

Her whole frame was shaking and LaVaughn held her shoulders steady. The others were speechless, shocked and angry beyond words so they let Snow hash on Seth more.

"Leave!" Snow shrieked, "I never want to see you again! I don't care what bond we have, it will never matter to me! Leave and never come back."

Her eyes were dark and Seth knew she wasn't just overreacting. Her teeth were barred and she was breathing hard.

Seth gave it one last try, "But you have to-"

"Just go," Annabelle whispered, her eyes glossy, "whatever is "coming"…we can handle it."

There was no use for him to argue anymore. But, before leaving, Seth put his hands on either sides of Snow's face, despite her protests, and whispered, "I love you."

With that he swam out of the abyss, heartbroken and having no clue where to go next.

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Hermia stood at the very edge of Crestfallen Scarp, a massive cliff in Kwestianyah overlooking the ocean. Fog was everywhere and the moisture in the air was uncomfortable, but the sound of the ocean crashing against the giant rocks was comforting.

She stood there, pondering what she really wanted in life. She knew she wanted power, absolutely, but she felt that she wanted something more than that…someone more than that. Hermia wanted something that a demon shouldn't want, something that usually dragons never think about, she wanted someone to love her.

It didn't matter if it was a romantic love, a family love, or a friendship love. She just wanted love. Her brother and father certainly didn't love her and no one else in the world had reason to.

She realized that she was utterly alone in the world.

A tear lazily rolled down her cheek and Hermia wiped it away with a scowl. Love is for the weak, she thought and swiftly, she turned around and ran from the cliff; leaving thoughts of affection and love behind.

MAYBE SHE IS A LITTLE BIT GOOD! You never know…I'm so evil! Haha hope you enjoyed the chapter, if you want to see some pics of the cliff, the castle and some other cool stuff check out my profile page! It's all under The Enchantment of the Mermaid Whisperers.

Peace, Love and Bobby Sherman:

Linsey

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