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The Mermaid
Chapter two
They decided to take a look at the pond before looking for a motel. They followed the sign to Widow's Peak Lagoon and soon were sitting in their car next to it.
"Looks harmless enough." Sam said as he looked out over the quiet pond.
"You should know by now looks can be deceiving." Dean said opening his door and getting out of the car. Sam followed him as they walked down to the edge of the pond.
"Smell that?" Dean said sniffing the air.
"Yeah."
A slight salty smell filled the air.
"Perfect conditions for a mermaid. She has her pick of the men who hang out here fishing or at the bars plus she has full access to the ocean water when she needs a quick pick me up."
They both stood looking out over the peaceful looking pond knowing full well what evil might live beneath it.
Settler's Grove
They unloaded their bags at a local motel then headed to Flanagan's Pub where they sat at a table sizing up the patrons.
"What do you say we play a little pool and get to know the locals?" Dean got up and picked up a pool stick. He then put a quarter down on the pool table and nodded to the two men who looked up from their game. "You boys don't mind a little friendly competition do you?" He asked giving his most charming smile.
Sam sat back in his chair; he always enjoyed watching his brother hustle pool. He was just as good as Dean was at the game but it was more fun to watch his brother play, plus this way he could watch his back in case anyone objected to him taking their money.
Dean did what he usually did; he deliberately lost a few but won more. As he played he questioned the men about the area.
"My brother and I were thinking of buying some property up this way, any suggestions?" He asked as he hit a ball into the pocket.
"There's a nice piece of land outside of town on the east side."
"Well actually we were looking to buy some land out near the pond; we both do a lot of fishing. But we heard that there were a lot of strange drownings out there. Do you know anything about that?"
"Yeah, we have a couple floaters turn up every now and then. Guys get drunk, fall in the water, it happens."
"I heard there might be more to it then that. I heard that some of the men might have been murdered."
"Well I don't know anything about that. You'll have to ask Alex Grady about it. He's really into fishing and hangs down at the pond all the time. If anyone heard anything about the drownings being suspicious he would have."
"Does a lot of fishing huh?"
"Yeah, he hangs there all the time when he's not working."
"How is the fishing down there?"
"Well just about two weeks ago Alex said he saw the biggest fish he ever saw in the pond. …Well actually he said he only saw the tail, but it was gigantic."
"Big fish huh?" Dean said glancing over at Sam. "Did it have a purplish green tail?"
"He didn't say, but he did say it must have come in from the ocean. We get all kinds of fish out there. Salt water, fresh water, it doesn't seem to matter." The man gave a little laugh. "But if you're thinking of fishing up that way I'd be careful. Grady isn't going to like it if you try to move in on his fish. That man's really competitive and mean as a son of a bitch. He ain't going to take kindly to some stranger trying to move in on his territory."
Dean smiled.
"We're not trying to move in on him, I'd just like to talk to him sometime…Do you know where I can find him?"
"Andy will find you…I'll tell him you were asking questions about the pond and the drownings and if he wants to talk to you, he'll find you."
Later that evening
The brothers went back to the motel where they picked up their guns and knives that were already doctored with salt plugs and headed back to the pond. Once there they rented a boat from a local shop and headed out into the water.
"What exactly are we looking for?" Sam asked.
"Fish jumping out of the water."
"Huh?"
"When a mermaid is swimming in the area the fish tend to jump out of its way, it's as if they know they're evil."
"I always expected a mermaid to be beautiful and friendly, you know, like what the movies show."
"Don't be fooled Sammy boy, that's just an illusion. These things are mean and evil and ugly as hell. They make you think they're beautiful, that's how they get up close to their victim. But once they morph back into their true form it's too late, they've got you."
"Do they always drown their victims?"
"Yeah, always in the water where they live….When they're out of the water they look human, you'd never be able to spot one. They keep clothes hidden on the beach and after they change into them they look exactly like any other girl, the only difference is they can't speak, they don't have vocal chords. They then lure their intended victim back to their home and kill them in the water."
Sam turned his head toward a noise coming from the water.
"Dean …look…" He pointed to a school of fish jumping out of the water halfway across the pond.
TBC