*squeal* crush is so funny... lol! erm, watching finding nemo. *nod* riding the east australian current with crush looks like SO much fun.... *ahem* sorry, on with the ff! ^^ i'm ain't that perfect in speaking spanish.... so if the spanish there is a little bit, er, messed up, bear with me! lol. besides, its only one line. :P
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The Ambassador
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The Ambassador glided through the crystal clear water, its sails moving with the wind, giving them the extra push to get to their destination. It wasn't peculiar to have the Ambassador give the monthly trips for the Elites, with its carefully carved designs that lined the ship, its magnificent mast and sails that towered over the crew, and its ability to move quickly from one place to another. It was as though the Ambassador was made for this one task only.
Every end of the month, the Ambassador would be made ready, the rooms and deck polished clean and the crew specifically hand picked from the best in the city to make its voyage to Costelos. But Costelos wasn't a normal island, for far fewer people knew about it than they would any other country. It was an island that couldn't stand on its own. The thriving countries needed it and the natives of Costelos needed them too. Without each other, neither could live.
But this time, instead of gentlemen, scientists, and scholars that usually filled the boat, a new group stepped in. Kids. Through pure bewilderment and utter shock, the next few trips were to be made by children either that either volunteered freely or were handpicked by the heads of government. Although everybody knew the dangers to this, the project still pushed on. Their task was to enjoy the scenery, have fun, and just let their souls free as the crew members of the ship did their jobs to obtain the goods they needed from the island – though they didn't expect to see something much more.
"Oh, geez, Dave, that's nasty – what'd you eat?" asked Adam, his jet black hair billowing against the wind as he looked down at the ocean and gave a disgusted face to the various contents that spilled down on the water.
David blinked, his blue eyes watery and his throat sore from the pain. His hands gripped the railings of the ship and his body leaned over, causing the occasional spray of water to land on his face.
"Isn't this fun, Davey? I've never ridden a ship before! And this is the Ambassador!" came a shout not too far away, as a boy the age of ten came jogging over to where David and Adam were standing.
"I don't think he's going to want to talk back – unless you want to see a previous replay of lunch. Vomit style," taunted Adam.
"Really?!" answered Luke, his eyes widening with amazement as he quickly leaned on the railing, stood next to David, and pushed his face into his. "I never knew ships were this much fun! They just go up and down and up and down and up and down…" continued Luke, emphasizing his words as he moved his head up and down.
"LUKE!" croaked David as he looked threateningly at his brother, his face still flushed from the movement of the ship while the curls of his hair stood to an end.
"I like that kid," muttered Adam.
"No, no, you don't understand!" shouted a girl of fifteen, her wavy blonde hair flailing about her as she shook her head at the confused crew member of the ship.
"Si, si, pero no puedes cambiar le! Comprende, senorita Corie?" answered the crew member quickly in fluent Spanish. His sparkling clean white uniform gave his cheeks a much more shade of red, showing off his irritation towards Corie.
Silence ruled for a few minutes while Corie started back at the crew member with utter confusion, her brows knitted together and her midnight blue eyes clouding over from the misunderstanding that occurred between the two of them. Then as quickly as Adam could snap his fingers, Corie turned back to the crew member and shook her head in annoyance.
"What do I have to do to tell you that I have bed the size of a rock?!" shouted Corie.
"You can try hitting him on the head with it," replied Adam teasingly.
Corie rolled her eyes and walked over to where the group was standing, leaving the crew member in a much bigger state of confusion than he was before.
"Don't you dare say anything," taunted Corie, pointing her finger at Adam. "You know, I think I got my room mixed up with someone… hey, what's wrong with him?"
"Poor kid. He just can't handle it – meaning, the movement – up and down, up and down, up and down, up and--."
"NOT… HELPING…" shouted David, his head hung over the railings as he stared out into the sea. "I have no idea why I even agreed to go on this…"
"Here, Davey, drink some water… Mark even brought you a book to read!" chirped Kyriel, walking over to David, a glass of water in her hand and her arms linked with a boy that she dragged along with her. A pair of glasses perched on his nose and a look of utter annoyance and boredom spread on his face, giving him the absolute impression that he wanted to be in some other place right at that time.
"More like Kyriel forced me to bring one…" mumbled Mark.
"Same thing," answered Kyriel, still not letting go of Mark as she poked David on the shoulder and handed him the glass of water. "Here. Drink."
"No. Enough. Water."
"It. Helps."
"Can you let go now?" muttered Mark once again as he tried to wiggle out of Kyriel's grip.
"Sure, if you don't act all grumpy!"
"Like that's going to help now…"
"Aw, is poor Mark grumpy wumpy?" cooed Corie, walking over to Mark and patting his face teasingly.
"I swear, all the blame's going to my father when I get back. Three days. Three days and we're gone – back home."
"What's your father got to do with all of this?" asked Adam curiously. "As far as I know, this was a volunteer thing. Well, for the most part."
"Volunteer?" shouted David. "Geez, I was picked to be on this damn ship! Me and my brother both!"
"Sounds like the government did a little nit-picking, eh?" said Kyriel, finally letting go of Mark, too interested in the conversation. "I signed up – volunteer, if that's what you mean. I just thought that it was about time that teenagers could finally get the chance to do things! Really, you'd think we couldn't do anything!"
Hearing the jumble of voices, Luke stopped gazing out into the sea and stood next to Corie. Curiously, he tugged on her shirt and asked, "Did someone make YOU go on the ship?"
"Not really… I guess you can say, I just joined for the heck of it," answered Corie enthusiastically.
"For the heck of it? Out of all the millions of kids that applied and you were accepted?" blurted Adam.
"How can I resist? It offered a trip to an unknown island with a free ride and all the other things that came along with it! I just thought it was so exciting!"
"Can't argue with that," said Kyriel, turning her gaze over to the ocean. "Hey, look! There it is! Costelos!"
Each and very member of the group turned their attention to the tiny island that Kyriel's finger directed at. A small speck of green and brown stood out from the surrounding blue and white. With each minute, the speck grew nearer and nearer – specks of much smaller boats and ships dotted the beach and a crowd of people could be seen gathered around an opening space where the boat was meant to be docked. Thousands of hands were waving in the air as they waited for the ship to arrive.
Corie, Kyriel, Mark, Adam, Les, and even David stood mesmerized with the picture before them. Smiles spread to their faces, realizing that they were finally there. A trip that took only a few hours seemed to waste away as they saw the island, put the arms in the air, and waved back happily at the natives.
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A flash of auburn, green, and pearl shimmered through the surface of water as Kathryn glided through the water, her emerald eyes glowing with determination. The waves of crashed against the rocks and corals that surrounded the island, but Kathryn couldn't be stopped. She gasped for air as she let her face pop out of the water, her eyes looking for her companions and keeping her eye on the Ambassador at the same time.
"Hey, Kathryn! Over here!" came a shout from the cluster of rocks and waves. "What's the hurry?"
A smile spread throughout Kathryn's face and her eyes danced with delight. Even though Brittany wasn't one of the most mischievous and impish mermaids out of the bunch, it was still someone that she could spill the news to. The Ambassador was here and it brought along a different bunch of Elites.
"I bet you she's spotted the Ambassador – that, and looking at the poor native again," chirped in Cassandra, leaning on the rocks, her long brown hair fell past her shoulders and dipped down into the water, her tanned skin glowing from the days that she had spent in the sun, and her silver eyes that watched Kathryn with great curiosity.
"What's with the Ambassador? There's really nothing new about it," said Lady, perched upon a rock next to Brittany. With the two next to each other, thousands of colors erupted out of the blue of the ocean. Lady's shining gold hair, the color of her fins a combination of pink and gold, and her eyes a dazzling gold gave her the extra shine that she didn't even need while Brittany perfectly matched the ocean, with her purple-blue colored hair, a deep color of amethyst in her eyes, with green and amethyst colored scales.
Mermaids were known to be extraordinary and unreal. They weren't human after all. They were allowed to boast their beauty with the colors that they had obtained. Although they seemed utterly beautiful and heavenly, mermaids weren't the nicest creatures of all.
"That's where you're wrong, Lady," said Kathryn, her head popping out of the surface of the water once again as she bobbed up and down upon the water. "Remember the bunch of oldies that the Ambassador usually has when it comes here every month?"
"We've been through this, Kathryn – they're boring, they're old, and they're lazy. They're absolutely no fun at all."
"Ah-ha, but you see, I saw the Ambassador coming in and I didn't see the usual group – they were – you know, our age!"
"Our age?!" said Audrey, her hazel eyes shining with curiosity. "You sure you got that right?"
"You know, like those natives!"
"Oh, you mean, Carlos?" said Cassandra teasingly.
"Yeah – but, you see," pushed on Kathryn. "They're new…"
"Which is why we're not just going to sit here and watch it pass by," came a voice from beneath the rocks. A slow glint of electric blue bounced off the dull brown of the rocks as a mermaid swam over toward the group until a pair of ice gray eyes stared back at them, glinting with sneakiness and roguish behavior.
"So, Irish, its really true?" asked Brittany.
"Let's get on with it – we're going to have some fun today, ladies," answered Irish, an evil grin creeping towards her face as the Ambassador sailed nearer and nearer to Costelos.
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Shout-outs
Lady: thanks! ^^ *points* lookie, its you! lol. hope i portrayed ya alright!
Strider: y'welcome! yeah, underworld's one of my favorite movies now - i want to watch that again. vampires are just so damn kewl.
FrenchyGoil: hahah, don't ya feel special? i know ya do. *wink* lol. hahah yeah, you got it right! rocks my socks! you'll be a great english speaker and writer in no time! hahah, nope, i'm not sick anymore! ^^ ooh! chocolate! hm... let's just say that you will be very satisfied with who you're paired with. *nod*
Matchin' Laces: aw, you just gotta love surprises. ^^
klover: i actually have an account on fictionpress.com - i put stuff up there once in a while when i don't write my newsies stuff, but there's really nothng much. just ramblin' for me. :P go ahead and check it out if you still wanna - my username's ershey. i never really written a full length orig story, but maybe i'll do that during summer. hahah, did i scare you a bit there? lmao! hahahh! y'know, i think that's true - about witching hours - i love me musies.
Written Sparks: haha, you were just in time too! ^^ yeah, i hate it when people do that - but don't worry, i'm gonna try my best to fit everyone in! er, i mean, OF COURSE everybody will be in it! lol.
JustDuck: i hope its alright that i used your full name. *nod* does that work? haha, you know, i just realized that i don't really like racetrack's real name. :P ack, but its too late. haha, that's alright. I FORGIVE YOU! *hugs* i just thought you disappeared or somethin'! i was REALLY overwhelmed when i saw all of those reviews come in for 10dames! love ya lots!