Chapter 2

A/n- So this part take place in " Once Upon a Time- land" , I am not sure if the other world has a name, I only remember it being referred to has Kingdoms. Enjoy :)

Atlantis- Kingdom of the Sea

I sat in my shell writing down some of my studies. About the evolution of people and mermaids. Ariel was out "exploring", which really meant she was visiting some boy she met from the upper kingdom. Enchanting him with her looks so he would give her something. I can't stand her. She is the apple of my father's eye. She did all the wrongs in the world and never got in trouble. She was late to everything, never did her studies, or even so much as cleaned her own room. Yet everyone loved her. Either for the striking resemblance she bared of my mother or her voice that could calm the roughest of seas. I, on the other hand, ever so much as showed up late to an event, I would be punished for weeks. Ariel knew this too, she thrived on this. She loved the feeling of me being stuck in her shadow. That everyone knew us as, "Ariel and her quiet younger sister...what's her name again?". She was the face and voice for this family, I just wrote the words for her to say . I was called down to dinner by my father. I swam through the hallways. The coral was fading a bit. Nothing seemed as vivid like it did, when Mother used to take care of this place.

I waited patiently at the dinner table. Daddy was pounding his triton against the gravel, demanding to know where Ariel was. After about 5 minutes of his yelling at our servants. She came in singing, flicking her tail around, her long red hair perfectly framing her face. "I am so sorry, Father. I don't know where time. Went I didn't mean to make you and Odine wait.", she said in a sing song voice. I looked up at daddy, his face melted. The strong terrifying man I saw only a moment ago, washed away in an instant. He gave into her , and forgave her. Even worse he blamed himself, for having dinner so early.

"O Ariel. What would I ever do without you?" he sighed. What about me? What would you do without me? I just left and never came back. Days like these, wait, I mean every day, I wish I could go live up above. Be a part of a whole new world.

" O please Father. I am such a trouble. I made you wait. I wish I could be more like my beautiful sister." , I could smell the sarcasm coming off of her. Yet, daddy was so blinded by her he never noticed it.

" You are perfect just the way you are, my Ariel.", he smiled at her. He fixed his eyes at his plate and began to eat. " How were your studies, Odine."

" Good.", I was never good at conversing. It's kinda hard to talk to someone when your second hand. I know parents say that they love their child equally. I doubt that, I always feel like you will love one more than the other. I tried to deny this fact for most of my life. Yet, even has a little tadpole I knew. That love can not be shared.

" Good. I am happy for you Odine. Sometimes I wish I got the brains in this family, instead of the looks.", Ariel dramatically sighed.

" Yeah. It is nice actually knowing what's going on the world, instead of just brushing my hair all day long."

" Odine! Don't be rude to your sister. She does plenty.", daddy yelled at me.

" Oh? I am sorry, Daddy. I forgot that swimming around all day meeting boys was greatly contributing to our dear kingdom."

" Please Odine. Your just jealous admit it. Angry. You hated me ever since you killed Mother." , Ariel spat at me.I threw my plate at her. I could feel the fire burning inside of me, the blood ran to my face. I shot her look that could kill in a instant.

" I did not kill mother! It was an accident!", I screamed. " It was not my fault. You stupid ignorant waste of space."

" Odine! Do not talk to your sister, like that.", My father swam away from the table holding his head in his hand. " You are so rude to her."

" Are you kidding me right now? Did you not here we she just accused me of? It wasn't my fault. I was just a little girl." I swam towards him. I could feel Ariel gloating in the corner at what she caused. She loved this game. Daddy, remained silent. He never remained silent. He always had words to say. Yet this time he said nothing at all. He just looked down blankly at the ground. " Do you really think, I killed Mother?"

Silence

" Answer me, daddy." , I could feel my body go cold.

Silence.

" Father?"

Silence. I moved away from him. I turned to Ariel she smiled at me, she even winked. " I hope your happy, Ariel. I hope you are filled with so much god damn joy. Your sick individual."

" Hasty language." , she shook her head. " I think it's best you leave. Considering this mess you made of a fine dinner, that I now have to clean."

I kicked my tail up a swam through the door. I kept swimming into the dark. Through the city and then much past the city. I don't where I was going, but anywhere was better than here.