Chapter 3
Under the water Mela Ren (Name means Dark Water Lily) is taken to the palace. "This is where we are going to live from now on so that we can be closer to you Mela" Rikka states. "Do you want to see out little place?" Aquarius asks. "Of course I do" Mela exclaims with excitement. While swimming up closer to the palace Mela notices other undersea folk whispering as she passes by. "Mother what are they talking about and why are they staring at me?" Mela asks. "Sirens are a rare sight to see and we are just not mermaid we are purebloods the sirens" Ionia replied. "We are pureblooded" Mela replied. "Yes you are not a half breed or a lower class of undersea folk we are of royal blood and of pure blood that is hard to find anymore" Ionia adds. "If you feel too uncomfortable we can always go back home to the island of Kell where our water is guarded by a huge coral reef and a cave that I keep blocked off" Ionia states. "No its ok I'll be fine and we will be home soon enough" Mela Ren replied.
They soon arrive at a large underwater cave house attached to the outskirts of the palace. "Your new home is beautiful" Mela exclaims wandering from room to room. She rushes out into the backyard almost knocking over a boy with short silver hair and red eyes. "I'm so sorry" Mela Ren exclaims. "It's ok" the boy replies getting up. "What is your name my lady?" the boy asks. "My name is Mela Ren" she replies. "Nice to meet you Mela…I'm Senri" he states. Ionia, Rikka, and Aquarius head out to the back yard to see Mela talking to Senri. "My prince I'm sorry if my granddaughter is bugging you" Aquarius quickly states bowing. "You're a prince!" Mela exclaims. "Yes I am a prince I'm the prince of the black sea" Senri replies. "I'm sorry for not bowing my prince" Mela replies bowing quickly. "Don't bow to me" he states lifting Mela's head with his hands cupping her face.
"But…"Mela stuttered as her lips meet with the princes lips. "Don't worry about the rules my princess" Senri replies as their lips parted. Senri turns and looks at Ionia don't let her worry so much" he states. "I won't my prince" Ionia replies quickly. "Can I borrow Mela for the evening?" Prince Senri asks. "It's the day after my birthday and wanted to spend time with my grandparents" Mela states in protest. "Then I shall join you at your home on Kell…come let us go see my father and tell him of our plans for this evening" Senri states leading them into the main halls of the place and into the throne room. "Father, I am going to be on the island of Kell the sirens have invited me to a festival to celebrate the birth of the siren's only heir" Prince Senri exclaims.
The king nods his head in approval and the young prince wraps his arms around Mela's waist. "Let go of me" Mela states out loud in front of the king. "She's a feisty one isn't she?" the king laughs. "Yes she is father I hope to one day be able to tame her feisty flame" the prince replies grabbing Mela by the hand and leading her away from the throne room. "You almost made a fool of me" he stated. "Next time you better not protest I am your prince and you are a servant…you are to obey my wishes" Senri states holding Mela tight to himself. "But when you are on Kell you are under my rule not your rule" Mela replies hastily.
"Come Mela it's time to return to Kell I can feel my magic weakening" Ionia states grabbing Mela's hand. Prince Senri grabs Mela's other hand, "you're getting rid of me that easily Mela Ren" he states swimming hard to keep up with Mela and Ionia. They soon arrived at coral reef guarding Kell they carefully swim past the coral reef and to the shore of Kell. In the shallow water Rikka and Aquarius wait for Ionia and Mela. Ionia, Mela and the prince arrive on the shore. "Welcome to Kell" Mela whispers to Senri. Kell quickly runs into the water about knee deep to wrap Ionia up in a towel as not to expose her in front of the newcomer. "Who is this?" Kell asks Ionia. "This is the prince of the Black Sea his name is Prince Senri and he has a huge crush on our little Mela" Ionia replies wrapping the towel tightly around her body and getting up on shore. "Mela are you coming? Ionia asks Mela still in the shallow water in her fins. "Yes mother just a min I don't want to be exposed" Mela replies opening her bag and wrapping a towel around her body as she turns her fins into legs. She quickly scrabbles up on the beach and behind some bushes. Mela quickly slips on her sea green sun dress as the prince approaches her. "Are you decent?" he asks. "I am now" Mela replies "and are you decent?" Mela asks. "Yes I am" Senri replies. Standing in front of Mela in only shorts "come let me show me my paradise" Mela replies leading the prince by the hand into her castle.
"You look beautiful my princess" Senri states trying to kiss Mela again. "Not this time" Mela states pressing her fingers to his lips. "Daddy" Mela drops Senri's hand and runs to Kell's open arms. "Hey, princess how are you?" Kell asks. "I'm good daddy" Mela replied giving her daddy a kiss on the cheek. "Hello my prince and welcome to my little piece of paradise" Kell states setting Mela down. "Thank you for inviting me to Kell" Senri replied wrapping his arms around Mela's waist again. "What do you want from me?" Mela asks trying to remove his arms from her waist. "I want you to be mine…you're a rare pureblood there are few of us purebloods left let us make a pace for the benefit of our futures" Prince Senri states. "You want us to be betrothed" Mela replied. "We already are" he states. "What?" Mela says shock on her face. "Happy Birthday Mela Ren" Rikka states, "your mother and father agreed to this, it's for the benefit of your future" Rikka adds. "You have promised my love to someone I just meet" Mela states anger and betrayal written on her face.
"Just give me a try Mela" Senri states. "If by time you are 20 you don't want to be with me I'll leave you be and we will always be friends agreed?" Senri states. "Agreed" Mela replied as she seals the promise with a kiss. Over the years Senri and Mela became good friends.
