Note: This chapter is about what was happening at the same time as Daniel's chapter.

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Deep under the ocean where aquatic animals inhibited, another type of animal was living there also.

A figure was currently swimming around in circles and loops; it looked exactly like a human from a distance except for the tail that replaced the two legs.

This was a mermaid.

As she slowed down so she was floating in the water her ice blue eyes followed a sardine fish that was swimming past her. It perplexed her that a fish usually in a school should swim by itself.

Swimming up to the fish she grabbed it gently and held it in her right hand making sure not to hurt it with her claws.

The fish wriggled about trying to be free but it was to no avail.

The mermaid's head tilted to the side and her long chocolate coloured hair floated around her. Her tail was the colour of blood and each scale reflected light from it giving her a bright appearance.

As she continued to stare at the fish her two cat-like narrowed and her grip on the fish tightened causing her nails to dig into the fish's skin.

As the blood floated towards her face she grinned and within one split second had thrown her face forward and devoured the fish within a few bites.

As a few remains floated in the water she licked her lips and then rubbed her tongue against her canines with an evil-looking spark in her eyes.

Suddenly she heard herself being called, turning around she found two other figures floating towards her.

Smiling she swam forward to meet the two mermaids there with her, one was a woman of around her forties yet still beautiful whilst the other appeared around fourteen – around three years younger than the brunette mermaid herself.

The woman smiled and opened her mouth to speak; despite the tales of mermaids being able to speak underwater it is infact impossible.

Instead, mermaids communicate in the same was as dolphins. They make a high pitched voice which is their language.

To the mermaid's ears however the noises were as clear as plain English… (Note: All italic writing is basically the translation of what the mermaid said in her own language)

"How are you?" the woman asked.

The brunette headed girl nodded and smiled, "I just ate."

The younger girl chimed in this time, "The group is moving soon for the winter, as you know the warm whether will soon be over and so we're heading south."

The younger girl looked exactly like the older one in more or less every way, her hair; eyes and tail were all the same colour. The only difference was that around her chest she wore a black piece of cloth where as the other wore a red piece of cloth.

You may be wondering the names of these three mermaids, but… mermaids have no names.

"Very well younger sister." The older one murmured.

Instead… they address one another by their relationship.

"When we return to these waters eldest daughter, you will be of age and so you know what that means." The woman spoke.

The eldest daughter nodded, "Yes mother. I know… I'll have to have a child."

"I thought you hated humans mother, especially after what that human did to you." The youngest sister commented as all three began swimming.

"I do… but it cannot be helped. In order to keep our race alive we have to produce offspring by using the human men." The mermaid's mother replied.

The oldest daughter frowned at this, "I don't see why I have to. Humans are ugly things and the very thought of me imitating one makes me feel sick. Not to mention actually producing a child with one of those vulgar human men that are so perverted. Disgusting!"

The younger daughter sighed producing bubbles in the water, "I agree. I feel for you older sister, not to mention there's a chance that even though you go through all this trouble, you may have a human son. Tell me, what would you do if that happens?"

The mother also glanced towards her oldest daughter this time, curious.

The oldest daughter narrowed her eyes, "If I ever had a human for offspring I would drown it before it could even take a breathe of air! I would then live with the shame of knowing what monster had been growing inside me."

Eager to chance the subject their mother spoke, "Let us hurry, the group intends to leave tonight when the sea is at its highest point. Before then we'll have to collect things."

The three nodded and were about to swim faster when suddenly they sensed movement in the water and they froze.

Although it was nothing new to sense something, this object that was moving was much more different. The way in which the sound waves travelled was distorted and when it reached the three mermaid's ears it made them cringe.

"No..." the mother murmured, her eyes wide, "How dare they…"

The oldest daughter had narrowed her eyes in anger, "I'll kill them for setting foot in the ocean."

The youngest daughter was also shaking slightly before she quickly snapped out of it and turned to her family, "We don't have time! We have to immigrate now or we may lose the group forever! In some months time when we return we can then go upon shore and hunt the family down!"

The mother glanced at her youngest daughter and nodded, "Your sense is correct, let us go…"

But before they could move the eldest daughter had already swam a few feet away, hissing she said, "No. I refuse to let the family that ruined mother's life wander into the ocean when she clearly threatened them that if they came in we would drown them. I intend to fulfil that threat."

"But older sister…"

"No 'buts' about it." The older sister snapped, "I'm going and that's that! And don't you dare come after me!"

With that said she span around in the water and using her tail propelled forward as she headed to the shore.

Meanwhile Daniel who was currently playing in the ocean was oblivious to the murderous-thinking creature after him.

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When my friend Katie read this she sent me weird looks lol, I think it's mainly because of the mermaid's behaviour. Unlike in things like the 'Little Mermaid' these mermaids have quite dark personalities…