Hey everyone, I'm so so sorry for the late update, that's a lot going on right now and I had writers block. I hope you enjoy it!

Umm, Lauren?'

I tilt my head and look at Bo, not really caring anymore.

'Your-, your father is waiting at the beach.'

Oh? She is already prepared to send me back? She even called papa to come and fetched me?

Haha...the irony.

I nod and stare ahead, already standing up.

'Lauren...'Bo calls out and I turn to look at her. Deep down in my heart I still have a silver of hope that the Queen will fight for me.

A moment passes as we look into each other's eyes. I wait for something.

Anything.

'...nothing. ' Bo forces a weak smile which I return and shake my head.

We stroll silently towards the sea, Bo keeps on glancing at me but I stare ahead. Willing myself to not look at her.

'Lauren...' Bo opens her mouth to say something but is cut off by someone.

'Lauren!' A deep, familiar voice call out my name, and I snap to look at the direction. My heart skips a beat, I have no idea how much I miss the voice until now.

'Papa...'I gasp out but nothing comes out.

My father, Poseidon the sea king is there near the shore, but not quite on the beach. Papa stands there with the smile of his and open arms, though there is a glint of danger in his eyes as he sees Bo. I tear up as I run to my father's embrace.

My father squeezes me in his powerful arms as I sob. I miss my father more than I can say and I cry because I feel hurt and stupid for leaving my family and I still cry to him like I did when Kenzi teased me when we were kids.

'There, there Lauren. God, what did she do to you?' My father pat me on my shoulders and glare at Bo.

'Succubus, what did you do to my daughter?'

'I-uh-' Bo stammers and look guiltily at anywhere but my father.

I look back at Bo with my hands still clung onto my father's shoulder, Bo looks uncomfortable and guilty and ...sad? I will myself to turn back and nudge into my father's neck. I just wanna go back to the sea now.

'You're okay now, Lauren. Lets go home.'

Hearing the word 'home' brings another huge pang of sadness to me and I start crying again even as I nod.

'Okay then, Lauren, you got to let go in order for me to give you a tail- temporary tail. ' my father chuckle . I let go of him and look at him curiously, what does him mean by temporary tail? That's absurd.

'I can't cure a curse or break a deal, nobody can, unless we find the root of the curse. But now I can give you a temporary tail snd voice in the sea so that we can meet Ursula to break your deal. Okay?'

I nod. I forgot about that- That Ursula deal thing, and here I am, being naive and stupid again. Thinking that being back with the family will make everything go back to normal.

With that, in one strike of his hand, my legs are replaced with a tail and I automatically fall into the water.

'Oh my god...' I hear Bo gasps and I turn around, wanting to know how she thinks about the real me.

Bo stands there with her jaw agape, I suddenly feel uncomfortable in a dress with a tail. With that, I look into her eyes and take off my dress, leaving myself with only a bra. I don't know how I become so bold suddenly, maybe it's because I have a tail and that's how we, mermaid dress under the sea.

I see Bo eyes turn blue and I kinda feel proud and flattered. At least I have the same effect on her as she is on me. Though papa here goes a little bit papa bear as he sees Bo 'inappropriate' way of staring.

'Keep that blue eyes to yourself, Succubus! You better not look at Lauren like that, do you understand? ' my father roars.

I can't help but giggle at how Bo blushes and mutters an apology.

'Lauren, lets go. We need to get you back.' With that authoritive tone, papa turns away from the beach. I feel sad as I look at Bo's disappointed expression, I wonder what is she thinking as we look into each other's eyes. I hesitate.

'Lauren!' My father urges with his booming voice that bring us out of trance, I stare at Bo and saw her frown before I force myself to turn away.

'Hey wait!' Bo calls out and I stupidly felt hopeful again. I turn to look back at her.

'How about my men? You said it's an exchange!'

What?!

She exchanged me with her men? Has she been planning all along, waiting to get the chance to get her men back with...me? So these few days has been all a lie? How long has she known and planned? God, I've never felt so... used before!

Angry tears spring out of my eyes as I see her powerful eyes looking at my father. And with one glance of guilty look at me, I return a glare and dive into the sea.

'Lauren?'

'Yes, I'm sorry, papa. ' I mutter.

'Just don't do it again. Understand? '

'Yes, papa.'

'... I'm glad you're back.'

I look up to see my father

'Me too.'

'Oh my, my, my! Looks who's here?' Ursula turns around and smile wickedly. 'You're earlier than I thought. Lauren. '

My breath got stuck. I never want to see her again.

'No words? Who took your tongue?' Ursula asks sarcastically, then she looks up as if thinking something. ' Oh wait, that's me. How it's going with the Succubus? ' Ursula laughs aloud.

I clench my fists by my side ad my heart clenchs at the betrayal by Bo.

'Good...' I say though clench teeth as I stand my ground.

'Really? ' Ursula swims closer to me and drags her word. ' Did you ask her whether she enjoys moi? '

'What, how-' I ask, dumbfounded. Then it dawns on me.

The feed was Ursula.

'You bitch!' Anger boils inside of me, threatened to burst. I want to lash at Ursula, I want bring fought my hatred ad anger and lash it all at her.

'Lauren! Don't listen to her!' My father that remained silent all this while finally rours and holds me back.

'Let me go!' I feel power surge through me, I can feel my eyes turning sharper, and all I can think is lashing out my anger at the bitch in front of me.

'Lauren...' I hear my father gasps out in surprise.

'Oh my, it seems that the power has finally mature, huh? Interesting...' Ursula looks at me with interest. All I feel is anger and jealousy, that the queen touched her, all I see is the woman arching below the queen. She is the reason I misunderstood Bo and left.

'Lauren, control the power, don't let it control you.' My father says firmly.

I breath heavily, I want to see Bo now, I want to tell her everything!

Wait, she did sell you out, Lauren.

My conscience tell me silently and my thoughts come to a halt and my shoulders slump in defeat. I feel my power fade away as as sadness and disappointment replace the anger.

'Lauren? ' my father asks, concerned. I look down and just shake my head.

'Giving up already? So you surrender?' Ursula swims slowly to me but my father pushes me to his back.

'Like hell she will belong to you! As the Sea King, I demand you to reverse the curse. You have no right to harm my daughter!'

'Always so proud, Sea King. ' Ursula spits out with a look of hatred and disgust, but then it turns to a look of danger. ' Your daughter there made a bargain, we have a deal! You yourself of all people must have known that a deal can't be broken so easily!'

'You dare...!' My father rours as the power starts to crackle around us, for a moment there is fear shown in Ursula's eyes. But when a strong wave tries to hit Ursula, the necklace that contains my real voice that was worn around her neck repel the waves. The fear reversed and is now shown in my father's eyes instead, as Ursula laughs loudly. I can only look on helplessly.

'I told you!'

'I-'

'But...' Ursula smiles wickedly with a glint in her eyes.' I'm always a woman that loves bargain. Why take the small fish when it leads the big fish right to where I want?'

'What are you talking about?'

'I'm saying you only need to sign a contract with me. Exchange yourself for your precious little girl. I might consider letting your girl go? Hmm? What do you say, Sea King?'

'Papa, no!' I whisper screams, but my father only looks at me with a helpless look.

'It's okay, Lauren. I will anything for my family.'

'Oh, how touching.' Ursula says sarcastically, putting her hand at her chest.

'But papa, you can't... ' I start to cry, God, I'm such a weak person.

'Alright, I will sign that contract of yours, but you have to promise to let her go.' My father says with a resigned sigh.

'Great!' Ursula takes out a parchment out of nowhere and put in right in front of my father. My father looks at me one last time but there isn't any blame in his eyes, I find love instead. I cry harder.

Ursula's eyes squint with delight and her smirk turn into a full grin as my father put his signature.

'Finally, finally, finally! I've waited for this day since you banned me away 20 years ago! Now the sea belongs to me!' Ursula tilt her head behind and laughs happily after my father signed the contract.

'But your precious little baby isn't written in the contract! Hahahaahaahaa! ' Ursula tilts her head behind and gives out a sickening laugh.

Both of us widen our eyes, as my father starts to turn to a mist, like what I experienced with my voice, and headed to a jar.

'You bitch! I swear I will kill you-' Suddenly, I grab my throat at instinct, I straight away know my voice is now gone again now that papa is gone. I look down at my tail, the scales are slowly fading, soon I won't be able to breathe.

Fuck, Fuck, Fuck! The bitch! I glare at her as she has long turned away and is now humming to herself. I then look at the mist trapped in the jar that is sadly my father.

I turn around and quickly swim to the shore.

Deja vu.

But this time, I have to survive this. My father needs me and I need to get to Bo, she's the person that can help me now.

Ursula turns to look at the little mermaid escapes.

'Swim, little fish, swim while you can. Soon you'll be mine.'