A/N: I can't believe I'm doin' this! I have tons of homework and I'm writing? Shame on me, but then again, I hate school. I only love (adore) my science class. Cuz science rocks! Heh. Flu's gone (a long time ago). But every day I get busier and busier because of my English class. I do not like that teacher… grr…

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(Mina's POV)

I stared out of the orphanage waiting for Coral to come back. Hours passed, but there was still no sign of her. I missed her a lot, and why doesn't she come back? Does she hate me? Had I done something wrong? I waited patiently wondering if she wanted to play chess again.

I sighed and rested my head on the windowsill. I saw clouds over head begin to cover the sky making it gray and dark, I hated the rain. I wanted to go to the beach and play with Coral. If she came back though.

I closed my eyes and began to daydream about daddy. He was always funny; I remembered when he liked to play checkers with me, just like Coral. He beat me once though, but I let him, just to be fair. I also remembered how he took me to the beach when Coral was at school. We'd swim together, and he'd teach me how to float on my back. It was fun, and I missed him a lot.

But mommy? What's fun to know about her? She never played with me; she ignored me as if I wasn't her child. I hate her, because she left me and Coral. She left me here in this place so she could be with daddy.

Is that what Coral did too? I thought. Did she leave me here so she could be with daddy? Does she hate me like mom? Why doesn't anyone love me, I thought, I'm not a bad girl.

I felt my eyes water as I felt my hopes begin to fade. Coral had to come back, she had too! She wouldn't leave me here alone, would she? Why won't she come back…?

Because she hates me too, I thought. Everyone hates me, but I'm not bad, they are. Everyone's bad, and I hate Coral too, just like mommy.

(Coral's POV)

I thought about Mina, the only family member I have left is gone. If only I could see her one last time, just once, and tell her everything. So she won't be mad, but it's impossible. I knew it. It would be a miracle if I ever saw her walking down the beach and I'd spot her.

But I'm going to stay near the shore, until I found Coral, even if I never would. She was my sister, and I didn't want anything bad to happen to her.

But it's pointless, even if something did happen to her, I wouldn't be able to do anything. I'm stuck as a mermaid; I can't walk on shore or even expose myself to anyone.

I stuck my head out of the water and gazed around the beach seeing people leave too quickly. I looked up at the sky and saw it begin to darken making it seem as if there would be a storm coming soon. It was strange however, about an hour ago it was so bright and full of sunshine, I wonder what made the weather like this.

I stared back at the shore and spotted Sara. She was packing her umbrella and other supplies she brought along rapidly. I noticed that her brothers were trying to fly a kite and she was yelling at them to put it away and help her pack. They ignored her and just laughed.

I saw Sara put some sort of snack in her bag, I couldn't see too clearly, and strode angrily to her brothers. I swam a little closer, probably about a hundred fifty yards away from them. I was too close, but it didn't matter, I was too eager to see what Sara was up to.

I felt waves bobbing up and down under me madly and the water rised up on the shore. Wind began to pick up and I felt my hair whipping around my head like crazy. But I still watched as Sara yelled at her brothers to stop playing around, but they continued to ignore her. She cried out in frustration and strode away heading home. Her brothers didn't move from their spots.

At last the kite flew and it was swirling around like crazy up in the air, but after a while it stopped twirling and just floated up there. I would've cheered to see them fly a kite in a weather like this, but of course I couldn't attract attention.

There kite was red white and blue, more like the Russian or French flag, perhaps because of their race

I smiled as I saw them run around the beach with the kite high above the sky. They seemed to be having so much fun, but I saw Sara standing on top of a hill glaring at them. Apparently she hadn't left, and probably worried of what might happen to them.

Suddenly, one of them tripped and was sent sprawling across the sand. And he was the one holding the kite and let go of it as he fell making in float in the air freely. Wind picked the kite up and sent in farther out towards the sea until it finally fell on the water.

I saw the disappointed looks on their faces and it made me sad. I felt disappointed too, but maybe if I got the kite for them…

I shook my head, I couldn't. Even if I could swim over and grab it, Sara and her brothers would see what I became.

But they just looked so disappointed, I decided to go get it. Besides, what could happen? I could throw it over to them without letting anyone see me, it's simple.

I swam hard near the kite ignoring as the waves hit my face. I used to drown if I ever got caught in waves, but now it felt more like a ride or a challenge. It felt more like a game in other words.

I reached the kite and grabbed it. The kite was a bit smothered, but it could get fixed up.

I quickly swam back near the shore clutching the kite tightly, I saw Sara squint at my direction seeing the kite under my hand. Her brothers saw this too and stared at me puzzled.

I hadn't noticed I made it near the shore too close, until I heard Mina shout my name.

"Hey Coral! What are you doing in the water?" She yelled.

I gasped, they saw me?

"Why did you dye your hair blue?" She screamed over the wind. I saw her brothers stare at me oddly, then snicker at what I had done to my hair.

I decided I couldn't give them their kite back, so I sank down in the water letting the kite go.

As I swam under, the water was shallow and I was still probably visible. I swam away from the shore so I wouldn't be seen and I heard Sara's cries behind me.

They probably think I drowned, I thought. Now everyone will think I'm dead, maybe Mina too. In a way, that would be good since that would give an explanation to Mina why I couldn't be with her anymore. But it would just make her feel lonely and scared.

I continued to swim deeper into the ocean getting pretty far from the shore. I suddenly shivered, the water was getting colder.

I noticed some fish nearby swim lazily in the water. I spotted a school of fish up ahead and I swam over to them, they didn't seem the least bit afraid of me. There were probably hundreds or thousands of fish everywhere! It was just so amazing, I stared in awe as they twirled around me.

I felt them brush against my back as they swam by, I tried to move forward but I ended up colliding with some fish right in my face. I felt the water vibrate as the fish were swimming since they were causing the water to move.

I was having a great time as I kept my pace with the school of fish, and they moved so fast it was hard to keep up with them.

I felt hungry all of a sudden. I stopped following the fish and let them swim by. I though about what I was going to eat. I couldn't eat raw fish, the thought disgusted me.

I looked around the sea floor and spotted a few corals along with seaweed near some rocks.

My eyes remained on the seaweed and my stomach grumbled again. Maybe if I ate seaweed it wouldn't be so bad, I thought. After all, it's better than eating raw fish.

I swam down to the ocean floor and tore off a small peace of seaweed. I looked at it carefully wondering if it would taste good. I shrugged and stuffed it in my mouth.

At first it didn't taste like anything, but slowly I felt the taste in my mouth and it was good! It tasted more like lettuce only saltier and it seemed as if spices were added to it. I tore off another peace of seaweed and eagerly ate it. If I was probably human, the seaweed would have tasted differently, but now that I was part fish my appetite had changed too.

I saw sea lions swim by eyeing me curiously. Then they found out I wasn't food so they swam off to look for something useful to eat. I continued to eat my own meal and I enjoyed it very much.

Half way through my meal I started to get dizzy. The water started getting cloudy and somehow it felt hotter. I stopped eating and squinted through the water trying to see what was going on. There appeared to be no problem, until I felt a searing pain inside my head.

At first it didn't hurt much, but then it started getting worse.

I clutched my head painfully and rubbed my forehead a little. The pain only grew worse, and I felt as if I had trouble breathing. The water was getting too hot.

I felt sleepy all of a sudden, but I managed to stay awake. But the pain in my head grew so bad I felt like screaming and pulling my hair at the same time. All I could do though was clutch my head in pain and scream while bubbles escaped my mouth.

I floated down on the ocean floor withering in pain. My gills were working hard to catch some air but failed. The water got cloudier and cloudier until I only saw gray ahead of me.

My vision was slowly disappearing until I heard a yell in the distance. It was the only thing that kept me from losing my conscious.

I crawled on the ocean floor grasping the sand as the pain in my head continued. My head soon felt as if it was about to burst and blood started to come out of my noise. The water around me turned a pinkish red as the blood poured into the water.

I closed my eyes wanting to cry. I just wanted to do anything to get rid of the pain.

I heard the yell in the distance again and it seemed clearer now. It sounded more like a whisper.

Coral… Coral… come here… It kept on saying.

I slowly opened my eyes to see a bright light coming towards my way through the gray water.

Come here Coral… It whispered. I slowly crawled forward trying to ignore the pain in my head even though it was impossible.

Suddenly, my head felt as if it was stabbed and I tried to scream until I saw a vision in front of me. The pain in my head stopped and the voice calling me stopped as well.

The vision I saw was really quick, it appeared as if I was watching a movie going fast forward, but the detail was clear enough for me to understand what was going on.

I saw my dad walk down the beach with a dazed expression on his face as if he didn't seem to know what he was doing. I saw him reach the water but he kept on going deeper until he started to swim forward. I saw the tides push my father back and a cruel laughter was heard in the distance.

My father continued to swim out into the ocean until I noticed something stare at him. I spotted the pair of black eyes looking at my father with a grin plastered across its face. My father seemed to stare at him with a look of remembrance as he snapped out of his daze.

All of a sudden it occurred to my father where he was and I saw him panic. He yelled for help and the only answer he got was a cruel laughter.

I saw a huge tide come towards my father and push him down underneath. I wanted to scream and run to his aid, but all I could do was watch him drown.

I saw my father flail under the water as he tried to reach the surface, but a force appeared to be pushing him down deeper.

I noticed the figure stare back at him while laughing. It suddenly occurred to me I had met that creature before.

I saw my father make one last attempt to the surface until he stopped moving. He floated under the water and just stared up at the surface with unblinking eyes. I saw the creature smile in satisfaction and then look at me. His smile grew wider.

I couldn't believe anything I saw, it was just too horrible. And the way I saw my father's dead stare, my heart clenched at the sight.

So this is how my father died after all, I thought sadly.

"He deserved it you know." The creature said making me look back at him.

I felt my anger rise and I wanted to go and rip that thing to shreds. But the only thing that happened was the vision slowly faded replacing it back to where I was before.

I noticed the water was no longer gray, and I didn't feel dizzy. I saw seaweeds nearby and fish swimming above me as I lay on the ocean floor.

But then I saw him, the creature that killed my father and he stared back at me with a grin.

I clenched my teeth hard and stared back at him angrily. "You-you bastard!" I yelled.

I swam full speed towards him with my hands outstretched so I could strangle him. I expected his smile to fade and his expression to replace with fear, but he still smiled back.

I was about a feet away from attacking him when something bright appeared in front of me. I collided onto what felt like a wall and it burned my skin. I was also pushed back with such force, I hit the rock behind me.

I shut my eyes in pain as my back felt broken. I looked back at the merman with a pained expression, but he only laughed, the cruel laugh I had heard in my vision.

"I loved the way I watched your father die. It felt so good to have my revenge on him." He said.

I rubbed my back and winced in pain as I felt my skin sting from the burn.

"You have no idea what your father did to me a long time ago. But he couldn't stop me since he was just a weak little human." He replied.

I stared back at him wondering what he meant.

"But no one could stop me now since I took your fathers place!" He cried.

I was puzzled by his statement, what was the idiot talking about?

I saw him swim towards me. I tried backing away but my fins appeared to have gone stiff, all I could do was watch as he approached me. I saw him grab my neck and I tried to struggle, but my whole body felt numb.

"But how could I forget his lovely daughter?" He said. I saw his other hand touch my cheek. "No I wouldn't forget about you, my queen."

A/N: Oooooh… wonder what will happen next. Hehe. But somehow I feel as if my writing got worse. Did it get worse? Or is it just me?