Chapter two
She was upset, tired, hungry the list could go on. All she wanted to do was find a place to camp and sleep. "how could he just up and leave like that? I understand why he left but I don't understand why he didn't say goodbye or leave a note" she thought to herself kicking a rock in frustration. "forget it, he left, just leave it at that, and forget him, at least now he will be safe" she tried to convince herself she was fine with the idea of being abandoned by her friend."he wont be safe he is going to turn into a bloody monster". She felt as if she was going to scream or drive her sword through the next person she saw.
She tried to forget it as she needed to find some food and water, and a place to camp. To her luck she had just reached the river, she mentally ticked water off her list. As she approached the river bank, the river opened up into the ocean so if you went passed this point right here, you were likely to run into some mermaids and your death. On the boulder beside her she saw a pile of clothes, and a pouch, which she opened and saw their was food inside, she smiled. She was going to take it and run, when she saw something move further down the river.
She was curious so she headed in the direction of the movement. She noticed two figures, under the water,a man and, "mermaid" she whispered out loud before diving into the river. She warned off the mermaid and dragged the man out of the water, she threw his jacket over him and began to resuscitate him.
A few moments later he began to cough up water, she let out a sigh of relief that the man was okay. He looked around confused and then caught her beside him.
"what happened?" his voice was hoarse from almost drowning.
"mermaid" she told him before adding her next remark,"Tell me, what kind of idiot goes that far down towards the ocean?"
he gave her an annoyed look, "I didn't, I was further up the river. I heard her song and followed it, clearly a mistake".
She smirked at him, "clearly".she stood up and retrieved his clothes throwing them at him, the man was bloody naked. She turned around allowing him to change into his clothes.
"i didnt need your help" she heard his voice, wasn't he the least bit grateful? "clearly you did, a minute longer and you would have been dead" she turned back around as he was shrugging on his jacket.
"if you think I'm going to thank you for saving my life" he took a step towards,now fully dressed her "you are sadly mistaken"
She studied him for a moment, he was pirate she could tell from his clothes, and an arrogant one at that,"I don't need your thanks, saving you was the right thing to do, so I did it" she turned to walk away from him, she picked up her things and began to walk away. When she heard him call after her.
"you're a brave lass" she stopped and turned back towards him. "Thank you...for saving my life"
she grinned she could tell thanking her was the last thing he wanted to do, but he meant it,"you are most welcome" she began walking back toward him, "you're new here, aren't you"
He looked at her, stunned that she could tell, "tell me, darling, why would you think that?"
He was challenging her, he wasn't as dumb as his pretty face would led you to believe, but she was smarter." if weren't new you wouldn't be swimming with the mermaids, that is unless you have a death wish? perhaps you wanted to end your tragic life or maybe be re-united with a loved one" she watched his expression change slightly as she stepped closer "or both".
He was not about to let some child, read him, he smirked "your quite perceptive aren't you?" she grinned at him, "clearly you have once loved and lost, been betrayed, abandoned" He said it so coldly she felt a shiver run up her spine,her grin falling from her face.
"you're clever, which is a surprise for someone like you" she said looking him in the eye, "but I'm clever too". She sighed, "you are an open book, and I know how to read"
He stepped towards her again-it was like a game-towering over her "is that so? what's your name?" he asked her. She looked him in the eyes "Clary, Clary Mitchell and who might you be, pirate" He laughed at the remark
"Killian, Killian Jones"
A/N-SO THE FIRST TWO CHAPTERS WERE A BIT SHORT AND SLOW(IM SORRY,I HATE MYSELF FOR IT) BUT THE NEXT CHAPTERS WONT BE! STUFF IS GOING TO START HAPPENING SOON I PROMISE