Seina Starlyn: Well I can't reveal that yet. And omg you really know pilot whales!? they are the cutest.

Anonymous noob the 2nd: I know right? All your questions shall be answered my friend as the story unfolds.

totamona.tms: Yes. Someone will die. I told you I'm not planning a happy ending for this story. Who knows though? Maybe I'll change my mind in the process.

CHSHiccstrid: Yes! Sara Singer is the best. No this story wasn't inspired by the mermaid song but it fits perfectly this chapter. That voice inside Hiccup's head was not Astrid's though. And yes, he has a plan. A bad plan. But even plans can change right?

Kimia: thank you thank you thank you! This story doesn't have a happy ending as I wrote it but that might change in the process like I said. I update every Saturday. This is the schedule so...yeah I hope that information satisfies your excitement.

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["What happened to you?" they kept asking.]

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One week since I first saw her.

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He watched the sunset at the horison, spreading its largess into a greatful sky. Rich hues of red blended with oranges, purples, crisons. The yellow ball of fire changed to hues of orange, and then almost tangerine. It merged with the sky, like juice-mix dissolving in a glass of water. The clouds were cotton-candy, as though they blushed at the warm touch of the sun. Silhouettes of birds flew home across a sky that was now magenta and the sun was half into the water, but its reflection in the sea made it look complete.

He was back there.

At the same island he had woken up after that mysterious mermaid saved his life. Only now, he was there on purpose.

He waited there patiently, hoping that she would appear again. She did say that she comes here often after all.

But he was there since this morning and now it was almost dawn. She's still nowhere to be found.

Come on...where is she?

There must have been a reason why she saved him. A reason why he met her. A reason why all of this happened.

The sun poured out its brilliant hot oranges and reds into the clouds like a pot of molten lava. Never before had I realised how tenuous and thin the tranquil clouds are. Wispy and frail, like they only just exist. An orange haze casted over the moving sea, reflecting off every wave. Half of a glowing, radiant light loomed on the water's horizon. A warm sensation was splashed onto my face from the beaming raysof the sun. A calmness flew by with the wind making my heart stop for a single second. You could hear the grasses rustling behind me as if they were whispering one another to hush. Dolphins leaped andsang at the golden sunlight before them. The birds huddled with their loved ones knowing of the day's end.

Disappointed, he sat on top of some rocks at the corner of the beach, with his feet hanging on the edge, splashing the sea.

The waters were so calm that day. Nothing like yesterday's tide. Like the ocean let out all of its rage yesterday and now it was resting in peace.

The sun started to hide behind the horizon, painting the sky into pink and orange colours. It was a magically beautiful sunset for the sight of any eyes.

But still...not even this could compare to her beauty.

Triton knows how he'll never forget the image of her. He angel-like beauty.

How could something so beautiful be so demonic?

How can something so evil look so stunning?

And why was he such a big fool to be attracted by her? Why couldn't he get her out of his mind? Why was she all he could think about?

Yes, she saved his life but still she was his enemy!

Why did she chose to save him and not one of his crew members instead? Maybe this would be better for everyone. He wouldn't be a disappointment to his dad, or to his kingdom if he was dead.

A sudden movement under the surface made him snap out of his thoughts.

A large elegant tail was swinging in graceful wave-like motions hypnotising him.

And the rest of her body...God...

Her golden hair shining brighter than the orange light of the sunset. And her body...

Her body...

Snap out of it Hiccup!

He splashed his face with some water to wake himself up from his dark thoughts. This wasn't the time for any fantasies. Especially with someone like her.

She slowly revealed herself over the surface from the neck and up.

Oh that beautiful face again. Those ocean blue hypnotizing eyes of her's.

Focus on the plan Hiccup!

"H-hey..." He said careful not to scare her away again. "Y-you came back..."

"Yes."

She looked like she was less afraid than the last time they met.

Progress.

"I was afraid you wouldn't show up...I thought this was all in my dreams" he laughed.

Moving forward she revealed more of herself to him. Her breasts and her upper stomach were now exposed to him over the surface.

He had to slap himself to stop his human nature from forming thoughts. Bad thoughts. She was way more attractive than he remembered her, if that was even possible.

Her wet hair were covering almost entirely her chest so he could only imagine...

What is wrong with you! Snap out of it!

"Yeah...it must be...You must be a fantasy of mine."

Her questioning glare and her risen eyebrow made him rub the back of his neck nervously.

"I-I mean that...You're too good to be real... you're... you're like dream."

She blushed.

Do mermaids blush? He could have sworn that he saw her cheeks getting pink.

"I am real." she finally said. "As real as you are."

He smiled. Why was he smiling? Why did her words affect him so much?

"Why did you came back?" She asked him.

"I... because I... wanted to see you again."

"Why?"

He had to be very careful with his words.

"Because I...I need to know."

"Know what?"

"Why did you save me? Why me?"

She lowered her head without speaking so he continued.

"That voice...in my head when I heared your song...that was you?"

She looked at him in shock.

"You heared a voice?"

"Yes! A woman's voice warned me not to go near the water. Right before a Mermaid grabed my leg and druged me in."

She looked at him scanning him for what seemed like an eternity. Like she was reading him. Like she was trying to understand if he was telling the truth.

And then her expression changed.

"Why did you attack us?" She asked with a sudden anger in her eyes.

That question completely changed his mood. It made him forget about his plan. About wanting to get her on his side. About wanting to make her trust him.

Right now, all he felt, was anger.

"We attacked you? You are the ones who attack us!"

"You came into our territory! We were defending our home!"

"Home? The ocean doesn't belong to you."

"And who does it belong to? You?" she laughed.

When did she went from shy and scared to sassy and defective?

He didn't like it at all.

"I happen to be the master of the sea you know-"

"The master of the sea?" she laughed. "You humans are so weird."

"Listen here mermaid..." He took out his sword and pointed it at her but she didn't move. She didn't look one bit scared this time. She only narrowed her eyes at him even more, showing him that he couldn't intimidate her. "I own the ocean. I am ruling the sea. No tide or storm manged to bring me down! The untameable night fury can be stopped by no man!"

"But we are no men." She moved closer to him, giving him an imposing look.

Mysterious creatures.

One moment she is all innocent and fragile and the other she has this badass sassy and dynamic side that intimidates the shit out of him.

And the weirdest part is, that the more he wants to push his sword inside her throat and kill her right here right now, the more his desire to unite his body with her's grows.

"And in case you didn't notice, oh great master of the sea, my sisters did stop your untamable night fury." her cunning smile was as annoying as irresistible.

And this evil side of her...was oh SO damn hot.

His desire and lust for affection with her was growing every second he was looking at her. His eyes moved from her her lips to her neck and shoulders, to her ...her wet exposed body...

Stop Hiccup!

But what she said was true. Those devils managed to sink down his ship.

"You're bloodthirsty monsters who kill for fun! You demons are sinking down our ships for no reason!"

"No reason? Humans are killing us for sport! You are capturing us and selling our bodies on the market! Let alone cutting our tails and then brag about it! You say we are demons. You call us monsters when the real monsters are you!"

Her fierce eyes penetrated his. Her look piercing his soul.

But she was right. Humans did horrible things for money. Especially merchants. But he was a Pirate. Well...at least that was part of what he was.

"We weren't trying to harm you." he calmly said a few moments later.

She looked surprised by his answer.

"Then what were you doing in hellheim's gate?"

"We were...lost."

He couldn't tell her the truth. It would blow the entire plan off.

"And why should I trust you?"

"Because...because...why should I trust you? You keep sinking down the King's ships! He is very mad at you!"

"We should be mad at him for what he did to my sisters! He kidnaps and sells us as if we're nothing but objects!"

"You've killed hundreds of us!"

"And you've killed thousands of us!"

They both fell silent, leaving the waves around them make a soothing music as they hit the rocks.

Hiccup didn't know what he was doing. Why was he talking to this mermaid? Was he the first person to even talk to one? Did people know they could talk?

And if what they were saying were true...why did she save his life?

"It's a circle." He finally spoke. "An endless circle of blood and death."

"Exactly." she said. "That's why I need to stop this."

"What do you mean?"

"Someone has to put an end to this! Hundreds of my sisters died at the hands of sailors and pirates. I can't just stand by and do nothing. And I..."

She stoped for a second and touched her neck as if something was bothering her.

"...I don't want to kill." (...anymore.)

"So what? Instead of killing humans you... rescue them?"

"No you're...you are the first."

"Why are you doing this?"

"Doing what?"

"Why are you fighting for a world that doesn't exist? Do you really believe that humans and mermaids can live in peace?"

"I have to try. I can't live like this. I can't take any more bloodshed I- Nevermind, forget it. You cannot understand me. Bringing you here was stupid."

She turned her body to leave but he cought her and pulled her back.

"No wait!" he gently grabbed her wrist. "Please don't leave I...I understand."

She stopped frozen at his touch.

"I...I wish a world like that could be possible too. I...my whole life I've been lectured about how life works. How the world is, what the rules of nature are and...I've beentold that mermaids and humans are natural enemies. Everyone believes the you have no emotions, no feelings...no heart. But meeting you...I see you're different. I can see that you mean only good. That you want peace, that-"

He stopped when he noticed she wasn't moving at all. Her eyes were frozen at his fingers around her wrist. Her mind focused on his touch on her skin.

"What?" he asked.

She slowly rose her eyes to look at him.

"You're warm." she half smiled.

He thought he would faint right there and then at the sight of her.

How God, how could she possibly affect him like that?

He felt ashamed. He never meant to offend her. It was just...the stories.

His whole life everyone has been telling him that mermaids were nothing but heartless monsters.

Slowly he lowered his sword and put it back on his belt.

"I'm sorry...for, you know...assuming all those horrible things about you without even knowing you." he sighed.

"I forgive you." She answered a few seconds later. "You're not the first to assume that for us."

"You're different." he said leaning more to the edge of the rock he was sitting at.

"You're not like the other mermaids. You don't want to drown me, or hurt me. You saved my life."

And for the first time, he saw her full lips smile at him.

"You're different too. You might not realize it yet but you're so much more than you think."

What?

And now it was his turn to smile back at her.

What was happening? Why was he smiling to a mermaid? Why was he talking with his enemy? And why the hell couldn't he stop staring at her?

"Why are you staring at me so much?"

"Huh? N-Nothing it's- I'm sorry it's just I- I've never actually seen a mermaid this close before. You're not like how I imagined you."

"I'm not a mermaid." she laughed. "I'm a Syren."

"oh I...I didn't... what's the difference?"

"There's a huge difference. Mermaids aren't blessed with the voice. Mermaids can't do what our songs do." Her eyes turned sad again.

"I...So not all of you can sing?"

"Of course not. Only Syrens are blessed with the voice. It can be very dangerous weapon if you don't know how to handle it."

"Oh like... drowning and hypnotizing humans?"

She fell silent for a moment.

"I didn't sing to you if that's what you're saying."

"Then what was that voice inside my head? It was a female voice telling me to wake up."

"I don't know." She lied. "It wasn't me. I don't use my voice. Ever. I hate it."

"Wow." Hiccup sighed. "The stories are definitely missing many details about you.

She swam closer to him touching the edge of the rock and he shifted. Why was his body responding so automatically to every single one of her movements? She was awfully close to him. And now her eyes looked at him in a very intimidating way. It reminded Hiccup that she was still a monster. Someone that he couldn't trust. Someone that could be playing with him. He didn't know her motives. He didn't know what she was planning.

"How come?"

"It's like everything we know about you is...wrong."

"So you don't think I'm incapable of feelings?"

"I don't know...have you..." he gulped before continuing. "Have you ever been in love?"

Their bodies were awfully close.

"What is love?" she asked him with a confused face.

"I... that's a complicated long talk." he laughed.

"Why?"

"Well it's...there are many opinions on it."

"What is your opinion?"

He didn't know what to say to her. She looked so curious. So clueless about the complexity of the issue. And why did she even care about his opinion on love?

And why was he the one answering questions anyway? He was there to learn about her.

"I uh... i don't know I've...never felt it."

"oh."

She seemed disappointed.

"Swin with me" she said a few minutes later.

"What?"

" Swim in with me." She made a few moves with her hands. "I can prove to you that I'm not a monster."

"I...I can't"

"Why not?"

"I...I don't trust you."

"Oh..."

"W-Why don't you come out on the sore for a little bit and-"

"I can't."

"Why not?"

"I don't trust you either."

"oh."

A few awkward moments of silence passed between them.

"I should go." she said and started to swim away.

"Wait! W- will i see you again?" he shouted at her.

"I don't know!" She shouted back. " Do you want to?"

"Yes!"

A wide smile shaping on her lips.

"Then i promise you'll see me again."

"Maybe next time I'll rescue you." he laughed.

"Or maybe next time I'll drown you."

Those were her last words before she disappeared into the ocean.

And a few moments of daydreaming later...he facepalmed himself.

Damn it I forgot to ask her name!

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[ And I simply replied. "I fell in love with a mermaid."]

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