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The Mermaid

Chapter three

Dean turned the boat's engine off then began to row quietly toward the disturbance in the water. They both strained their eyes trying to see in the darkness. Dean stopped rowing as they got closer and put the oars in the boat letting it drift slowly forward.

Sam shined their large spotlight into the water. At first he didn't see anything, then his mouth dropped slightly open when he spotted her.

"Dean…" He said softly as he watched the mermaid swim below the boat. Dean climbed over to Sam and they both watched as the mermaid turned onto her back and looked up at them. Sam sucked in his breath as he looked at her face.

"She's beautiful." He couldn't believe this was the same creature that Dean had told him was ugly and evil.

"It's an illusion Sam, don't believe it and don't look into her eyes." Dean cautioned him. He too could see a beautiful half human half fish swimming below them looking up at them innocently. He turned away from the sight and began checking his gun.

But the warning was too late for Sam; he was already mesmerized by her beautiful eyes and enchanting smile. He watched as the woman began thrashing around under the water as if she was in trouble and he instinctively reached out to help her. She reached up to grab his hand but Dean saw what was happening and pulled his brother back just as a scaly, slimy hand came out of the water.

"What the hell are you doing?" Dean asked as he pushed Sam away from the edge of the boat.

Sam sat in the bottom of the boat looking up at his brother.

"I….I don't know…I just…"

"Sam I just got done telling you that thing isn't what you see. That thing will kill you and never look back." Dean looked into the water then swore when he saw that she was gone.

"I'm sorry Dean….It was weird….I looked into her eyes for just a second…and…and it was as if I couldn't take my eyes off of her…She was beautiful Dean."

"She makes you see what she wants you to see then when she's got you hooked…bang…she kills you."

Sam climbed back into a seat and looked out over the water.

"I wonder if there are more of them?"

"I don't think so. I remember Dad telling me they're territorial and sometimes will kill one of their own if they venture into their water."

"How long can she stay out of the water?"

"All night….but they must return to the water before daybreak or they'll die."

"So they only come out at night?"

"Yeah, that's why most of her victims are bar patrons. She probably slips into the bar and picks someone up then leads them back to the water."

"Why does she kill them? What does she get out of it?"

"We don't really know. Dad thought it gave them some kind of energy almost like a food source."

"So what do we do now?"

"The only thing we can. Hang around the bars and keep our eyes open. Hopefully she'll show up."

The next night

They once more stopped at Flanigan's Pub hoping that Alex Grady would show up. They were hoping that he would tell them something about the fish he had seen and where he had seen it.

It was just about closing time when four men walked over to their table. The men were all big, rugged looking men who didn't seem too friendly.

"I heard you were looking for me." One of them men stepped forward.

"Alex Grady?" Dean asked.

"Yeah, what do you want?"

"I heard you saw some strange looking fish out at the pond."

Grady said nothing only stood there looking back and forth between the two brothers.

"Did it have a purplish green tail?" Sam asked.

"What do you want with it?" Grady said glaring at Sam.

"We were just wondering where you saw it."

"That's really none of your business."

"All we want to do is take a look at it." Dean said trying to take Grady's attention off of his brother.

"That fish is mine, and if you boys know what's good for you you'll stay away from her."

Dean glanced at Sam then looked back at Grady.

"You know about her don't you?"

Grady began tapping his unopened beer bottle in the palm of his hand threateningly.

"You keep away from her, she's mine."

"You have no idea what you're dealing with."

"And you do?"

"I've seen them before; they're not what you think they are."

Grady leaned in close to Dean.

"I'm only going to tell you this once…You stay away from her. If you or your friend makes any attempt to capture her…I'll kill you both.

TBC