The piercing scream echoed in the forest reaching a group of boys whose faces were all covered in hoods, in an instant they were gone only leaving their footprints in the snow.

Not far away a young man also heard the scream. He recognized that voice like it was his own, it even made his heart beat at the sound of it. Unlike the other boys who had run this one took off in a flight that made a small whirlwind of leaves where he had been.

Luna had not stop screaming since the first mermaid tail had hit the side of the boat making everything more real than she wished for. Alexis, who after a few minutes got accustomed to the screams, was keeping his cool while shooting bullets at the water as a warning to the mermaids. That was the other detail that had made Luna worry she was in a boat surrounded by sirens and on that same boat was a man who she knew nothing about with a pistol in his hand and her brother unconscious. A hand rose slowly from the water and touched Luna's dark hair from the back making her panic and moving to the other side of the boat.

"Would you stop screaming?It's getting very annoying and to tell you the truth it's not helping the situation," – Alexis said rolling his eyes, annoyed at her childish behavior. – "You're overreacting, love."

"OVERRACTING?" – Luna yelled out of anger, but was silenced by Alexis's hand over her mouth; she was frozen in place not by the horrible winter cold but by a colder pair of hazel eyes that cut through her soul.

"I understand that this is all new to you, I can even agree with you that they are frightening, but if you don't shut up and handle your shit we are dying here tonight and I for once did not come here to be fish bait," – his voice was deep and serious making Luna shiver, she was trying to take slow deep breaths through her nose but it was not enough. It wasn't helping either that Alexis had his pistol very close to her face. – "So, let us have an understanding. I get us out of here and you will shut up and get a grip."

"I thought mermaid lagoon was a much safer and prettier place," – Luna said as Alexis took away his hand from her mouth. – "Wendy had led us believe so."

"This ain't a fairytale, love," – Alexis whispered. – "And Wendy wasn't here when someone lost his marbles and turned everything into a nightmare."

"I thought you were the nightmare," – Luna said not able to control herself.

"I'm only you're nightmare, love." – Alexis was trying his best not to lose his patience.– "The sirens were bad, but they weren't deathly and wild as they are now," – Alexis said as he stared at the lake.

"Why are they so angry?"

"They hate intruders and they hate men, it's their favorite dish."

"You sure it's not you they hate?" – Alexis narrowed his eyes at her. – "How can they live in that frozen lake anyway?"

"It's only frozen in the top. They maintain a warm current in the bottom so the cold won't affect them."

"So when do they cool off?"

"Was that supposed to be funny?" – Alexis looked at Luna in disbelief.

"If you don't get us out of here I will start saying fish tales," – Luna smirked with narrowed eyes at Alexis, she could handle Ben and Nick, but Alexis was just pushing it.

"How about I just throw you out of the boat?"

"I fudging dare you" – she said trying not to swear.

"How about I throw Ben?"

"Just try me." – Alexis's smirked and Luna moved towards him making him point his pistol at her head as he smiled.

"How about I just shoot you right here and now, love?" – Luna froze in fear but Alexis put the weapon down. – "Was I clear?"

"Crystal," –Luna said through clenched teeth as she turned to the side of the small boat and stared at the water. She noticed the sirens had calm down and were not hitting the boat or making the piercing noises. It was also very quiet, silence surrounded the area to the point it made Luna nervous. - "This must be the calm before the storm."

Luna fell in a trance with the water as if its movement was her own breathing. Everything around her felt unreal and cloudy even her own reflection seemed different. Her ears would pick a distant voice calling her, echoing in her head like a melody.

"Touch the water."

"Don't be afraid, you can swim."

"Come down and play with us."

"Leave the pirate, leave that man."

The voices continued in Luna's head and she felt her body moving on its own towards the edge of the boat and towards the water. It felt so right to go near the water. She was so close it felt like home, she was happy.

"Luna." - Someone was trying to reach her, but the voice was too low too and far away –"Don't." – She was reaching the water as a pair of eyes appeared in the water –"Don't, Luna."– A hand held her back as hard as it could, pulling her back into the boat, breaking her trance. Luna felt she had lost track of time, of reality, of everything around her, then she looked next to her and found Ben was the one who pulled her looking like he had seen a ghost.

"Are you crazy that was a sirens call! They were trying to get you underwater, you idiot!" – Ben yelled, angry, but Luna just hugged him finally happy he was awake and well, but then she noticed something else.

"Ben, how do you know that?"– She asked, her eyebrows furrowed.

"Lower your voice, you moron," – Alexis whispered turning to both of them. Luna was about to argue back when she saw something in the sky, but she couldn't pinpoint it on time when something pulled her out the boat and into the cold water. Her scream echoed in the area,but was quickly stopped as she went fear knew no bounds as she looked at the entire family of sirens that were trying to kill her. Their eyes glowed, their tails were long and slimy, but they were beautiful creatures. Luna didn't know if it was the cold water or her own fear, but she felt her body slowly shutting down and going numb.

Something slapped the other sirens away, something fast and aggressive; it picked Luna and moved to the surface just as fast as a bullet. Luna's eyes were droopy, she was tired with no energy left as she reached the surface, pushed upwards and caught by another pair of arms. These arms were warmer and she recognized them in a heartbeat. The scent, the warmness and the always alluring eyes of Peter welcomed her.

"P-p-p-eet-terrr," – Luna tried to say as the cold took her over and she shut down,letting darkness take her. The last thing she heard made her feel safe.

"Don't worry, I got you," – Peter whispered in her ear. - "I won't let anything harm you."

The boy disappeared with Luna in his arms and a glimmer of silver light behind him only glaring at Alexis as he passed him.

AN - thank u all 4 reading, I hope u enjoy Id also love to know what u think of the story till now XD