Life is the Bubbles (From the author of Welcome To England)
My next story!!!
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My tail flipped behind me as I propelled myself through the blue-green waters. The sunlight made pearly colored seashells glisten. Everything was so beautiful. "Nixie! Nixie where are you!" I heard a muffled voice call my name from above water. I quickly change my direction so I'm going straight up. I quicken my tail and fly out of the water like a dolphin, my long blonde hair trailing behind me.
I swam up to a rock were my friend Belita. "Hey! What's up?" I ask her, my big gold eyes widening as I smile.
"Nothing, just bored." she giggles tucking her tiny fair legs under her. Her wings shimmered in the sun. Her short black wavy hair glistened.
"You're always bored." I chuckle putting my arms under my chin.
"I know! It's like a curse! Want to come to my house for dinner?" She asks.
"Of course! You know I love your parents." I climb up on the rock and a feel a sharp pain in my green fin, but it only lasts a moment. I wiggle my newly formed feet as we walk back to shore. I walk arm and arm with Belita to her little house. Her wings tuck back into her back and she grows a few more inches so she isn't abnormally short when a group of boys walks by us winking and whistling, We both roll our eyes letting them know how disgusting we thought that was.
Her house is big and absolutely beautiful. Her parents greet me with warm hugs. They are the only people beside my family who knows I'm a mermaid. I love who I am, no matter how much of a freak I am. I love the way my scales shine different colors, and how I feel when my lungs fill with water instead of air and how it feels when the water is used in my body as replacement air when others would be coughing up water for an hour. No one can change my views on me.
Belita and I scramble up her stairs to her room while we wait for supper to be ready. "So I saw this really hot fairy..." she began.
"Ooooo... what did he look like?" my eyes widen.
"Gorgeous! His hair was blonde and he had one red-eye and one violet! It was amazing! And this wasn't a bluish purple this was full on violet!" Her green eyes gleam with excitement.
"Did you talk to him?'
"Push, you kidding? I can barely talk to my dog without feeling shy." she giggles.
I laugh and smile at my best friend. "Well did he wink or anything..."
"Well.. ya he sorta..smiled"
"And what did you do!" I shriek grabbing her hand.
"Flew away as fast as my wings could take me." she said shamefully. Isn't this sad...we are 17 years old and we are acting like kindergartens around boys.
"Oh gosh.." I giggle.
"Ya it was bad."
"Don't worry there are other fairies in the trees." I grin.
We go down and eat dinner then go down to the boardwalk. The seagulls are chirping and you can smell the sea salt in the air. I take a deep breath and glance longingly at the ocean. I feel my feet tingle as the thought of water prickles my senses. I hold back the urge to grow my fin and look away fast. But it isn't working. I needed to change and QUICK. "Uh..Belita?" I say glancing at a few green scales that had appeared on my shins.
"GO!" she whisper shouts and points toward the ocean. I sprint towards the water and dive in deep. In a flash a tail sprouts and my shirt rips away. My breathing is fast, and im exhausted from the fast run and the change. Someday this is going to end up bad and I won't be able to make it to the water. I swim deep into the sea and climb up on a rock, as my tail curls around me. I start to pluck sea weed out of my hair as my voice starts to sing a lullaby clear as a bell, beautiful to any human ears that hear it. That's the thing about mermaids, they have a special talent, and singing is mine. I can bring any human I want from miles away just by belting out a few notes.
I sing quietly so no one discovers me. Fish swim around me, almost, dancing to my song. The waves crashing together hush my song. My sun-bleached blonde hair curls down my back.
Everything is so peaceful, and beautiful. I flick the water with the end of my fin and giggle as it sprays my face. My song continues washing over the sea."Oh My God." I hear someone whisper.
I turn around startled to see a girl and a guy sitting in a row-boat. I gasp and jump down, hiding my body up to my face. "Who are you?"
"I'm Kristen, and this is Jack." she says pointing at the boy.
"Where did you guys come from?"
Kristen points to a little island I hadn't noticed before about 1/2 a mile away. "W-what are you?" And with that question I quickly dive under and flee. "WAIT!" I hear a masculine voice. I don't know why but... I swam back to the shape of their rowboat. I popped out of the water and peeked into the boat. They both jumped, startled to see me.
***Jack POV (boy in boat)****
I was startled to see a little pale blonde head poke out of the water. "Please don't run." I whisper. I hold my hand out towards the beautiful creature. She back away and I pull my hand back, not wanting her to leave. "We won't hurt you."
"I know...that's not what I'm scared about." she whispers almost inaudibly.
"We won't tell either." I say understanding why she is scared. Her gold eyes light up and she gives us a small smile, making my sister and I grin.
"So what...are..you?" My curious sister asks excitedly.
"Mermaid." she replies like it's a naughty word grinning mischievously.
"You have a beautiful voice." Kristen says. To reply the mermaid starts to sing a song so beautiful it makes tears form in my eyes. The song is sad, lonely. As the song comes to an end my sister is crying softly.
"What's your name?" I ask softly.
"Nixie."
"That's a beautiful name." Kristen says.
"Thank you."
"Will you come to our land...or..can you?" Kristen asks glancing at her fin. She nods excitedly and starts to pull the boat faster than I could ever paddle to our island. Our boat hits the sand and Nixie climbs out of the water. Her upper body covers with scales making a shirt and the same does to make her a skirt. She sighs happily and walks without fear to our village.
"Cool trick." Kristen murmurs and I chuckle. Completely mesmerized I follow Nixiie to our jungle paradise home.
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