Serena the Mermaid by Jennifer Trevino (the kiss of deception read online .txt) 📖

Serena the mermaid

A maiden’s True Love~

            In the deep depth of the sea resides a vast city of golden lights illuminating a fortress made of coral and vibrant sea flowers. In this fortress lived many sea creatures and sea-people, which were half-human and half-fish.

            Every mermaid and merman had a colorful tail that started from the waist to the tip of their fins, and their torso had pale skin. From all these mermaids lived a young girl with golden hair that moved in soft waves and bright sapphire eyes that could see through your soul.

            Her name was Serena, and she was a rebellious child with a curious mind that led her into marvelous adventures with her partner in crime, Cat.  Serena’s parents were unknown even for her, so she was adopted into Cat’s family who never explained how she was found.

            For a wild teenager she somehow always managed to be obedient and helped others in need, and was always glowing in this joyous aurora. Everyone cherished the girl and let her explore as long as she didn’t stray too far away.

            It so happened that she wanted to go to the surface to see what the night looked like, and the stars that lay over it. She was so ecstatic to finally go up and see what every adult had seen already.

            “Oh, can’t you wait until we get to see the surface?” Serena asked Cat with a wide smile set on her face. “What if we encounter humans?” She giggled excitedly, as she twirled around. Her hair swaying through the water, and her fin moving back and forth as she swam.

            “Serena honey, I doubt we will be that lucky,” Cat replied as she swam along with the enthusiastic mermaid. “But if there was humans I think we would need to go back or they will eat us,” she said shaking as a shiver climbed up her tail.

            “Everyone says they resemble us and don’t have tails…how odd,” Serena chatted as she meandered over a tall coral structure. The night was coming near and it was almost time until they could swim up to the surface. “I wonder how they swim around,” she pondered out loud.

            “They probably flop around on those two sticks they have,” Cat answered with a shrug. “Heavens knows how they move around, such weird creatures,” she added with a grim expression.

            “Who knows, but I would be so elated if I were to see a real human,” Serena said as she clasped her hands together, her eyes dazed as she imagined her first confrontation with a human.

            “Well I guess it will be alright, if he was a handsome guy,” Cat nodded in acceptance.

            “Imagine if he was a prince, oh that would be so wonderful,” Serena butted in with a giddy smile, her eyes sparkling. “Then I would have to look presentable, do you think these blue seashells matches my eyes?” She asked referring to the seashell bra on her chest.

            “Yes, it matches completely,” Cat responded and then just as Serena smiled the bell rang, signaling midnight. The two girls looked at each other in excitement and began to swim more upward. They had for the past minutes been swimming up but they had stopped and waited until the bell rang so they could go more. It took them five minutes to reach the surface, and that’s due to their high speed.

For a whole month since she has turned fifteen Serena has been waiting for this moment. When her head emerged from the water she gasped at the beautiful scenery.

            The dark sky was endless and so very high; it was sprinkled with small little lights, stars. And a full moon lighting down showing her the dark water and the distance that it stretched out. Surprisingly there was a ship just a few miles away, its boat shining with light and loud jolly noises.

            “Cat! Look over there!” Serena yelled in excitement her slender finger pointing straight at the boat. “Can we steal a peek? I want to see the humans,” she pleaded.

            Cat nodded and they both swam over to the boat, being silent and invisible to the eye, it would be troublesome if anyone were to notice them. Many terrorizing stories have been reported about humans capturing merpeople and doing frightful things to their kind.

            Serena knew of the risk but her spirited mind led her to get so close to the humans that she could reach an arm and touch their strange looking fins. She hid behind the dark shadows her tail wagging back and forth from the thrilled emotion of being so close.

            “How do they look?” Cat asked from the bottom of the ship, she could not climb up so she had to stay in the water.

            “They look just like the merman, except they don’t have a…tail,” Serena trailed off as she spotted a handsome young human sitting on a chair. He was so dashing and striking, in his hand he held a leather book and the other he raked through his straight dark brown hair.

            “Prince James! You should be celebrating not reading on such a fine night,” an old wide man came from behind him. “Come on let’s celebrate!” He persuaded grabbing the Prince’s hand and making him stand up.

            “Prince James…” Serena let her lips form as she repeated his name; he had such a…interesting name.

            “Oh for heaven’s sake, Mr. Sweettart you know how much I dislike booze and loud music,” Prince James complained as the man made him dance rather oddly in the center of the deck. The men laughed joining the Prince in the dance, after a few notes the Prince loosened up and smiled brightly.

            Serena watched with a dazed expression, her heart leaping in her chest as she watched the Prince dance with such a warm expression. He was really handsome with creamy light skin, enchanting sea blue eyes, brown hair, and he was tall and slim.

            She could watch forever the handsome Prince who was unaware of the infatuated maiden watching from the shadows. Soon the Prince stopped and began to walk toward her, Serena suddenly felt nervous. She hid and held against the ship, her long hair sticking to her skin, her eyes shut.

            “I wonder if one day I will ever meet the special girl meant for me…will I ever find a woman worth my love?” He asked himself as he leaned against the rail, his eyes moving over the surface of the sea. “I feel like she is out there, waiting for me to notice her,” he whispered, but Serena heard clearly her heart booming loudly.

            “Tomorrow we arrive in land, and if I do not fall in love before the grand ball I will have to marry whoever my parents choose for me,” he spoke his smile faltering as he thought of the term marriage.

            It’s not that he dislikes the word, but he honestly wasn’t ready for it. He wanted to find out more about the world and finish his research on diseases, he wanted to be a great scientist with a wonderful recognized intelligence…but once he married he would have to cut his time and spend it as a responsible King, and a loving husband.

            He sighed in frustration and turned around ready to go to his headquarters, leaving a breathless mermaid conflicted from what she had heard.

She jumped down the ship and into the water; and then she hugged Cat who was very surprised even though she heard the Prince speaking clearly. “Serena? What is the matter with you?”

“I…I think I am in love with the Prince,” she stated with rosy cheeks, her eyes sparkling under the water. Cat blinked in astonishment her whiskers rising at the information. “But Serena he is a human!” Cat hollered in horror.

“I don’t care, oh Cat once you fall in love nothing matters but him,” Serena said as she began to swim in circles, her tail swaying as she swam downward to home.

“Serena, he is a human and you are a mermaid, there is no possibility you two may end up together,” Cat explained as she tried to keep up with Serena. They arrived near home, large rocks rising up twelve feet high and covered with seaweed and signs indicating where they were.

Behind the rock were two mischievous eels, who so happened to be passing by when they suddenly heard the two girl’s conversation. They hid in the eerily background, their sharp eyes taking in the fish and the mermaid.

“Cat, but I love him. I would do anything just to be with him,” Serena declared her eyes glinting with unshed tears. Cat gasped at the confession, and the two eels giggled in keen interest.

“But you just met him for an hour, he didn’t even notice you,” Cat said her eyebrows furrowing at how foolish Serena was acting; she was too young to know what real love was. Besides what Serena had is a silly crush that would sooner or later disperse, once a new merman came into her love life. “He may be handsome and a total eye candy, but all you would ever do is look from a far distance,” Cat added.

Serena felt the tear shed and she swiftly turned and swam away into the deep seaweed forest, Cat hesitated over the decision of swimming after her but knew better to let Serena calm down and think. Cat swam over to the coral house and entered; when she closed the door the two eels followed Serena.

 When they found her she was floating over a rock, her hair covering her crying face. Soft whimpers were heard from her, and the eels smirked at the weak state she was in. “Excuse us,” one of the eels said in a hissed tone.

Serena gasped and turned to the origin of the voice, she raised an eyebrow at the two eels. “Who are you two?” She asked feeling suddenly scared that she was alone in the dark trenches of seaweed.

“My name is Dmitri,” the first one that spoke answered; his left eye was a red crimson while the other was grey silver. “And I am Damion,” the other with the right sapphire blue eye and silver eye answered. “We are Lucius’s trusted minions,” they said in unison.

Serena felt the color drain from her face at the mention of The Dark Wizard; he was the most powerful evil dictator of black magic. He would enslave merpeople and sea creatures who came within his territory and take their souls, Cat has advised her to run at the mention of his name. That is how frightful he was, enough to make tough Cat terrified by just the utter of his name.

“Our master can grant you the wish to be human,” Dmitri said making Serena stop from swimming away. She turned to them and narrowed her eyes in suspicion, “Really?”

“Yes, master can grant you your wish,” Damion nodded, his lips tugging into a smirk. “He can give you a chance to be with your dear Prince, happily ever after,” he sang the last words with certainly.

“You are not lying?” She asked still uncertain over whether to go with them to meet the famous Dark Wizard. For all she knew it could be a trap, and could lead to her death…but if there was any chance she could see her Prince she would take it.

“Then follow us,” Dmitri said as he turned to the east and led her deeper into the darkness. She swam determined to get her wish no matter what cost, as long as it didn’t involve death or sacrificing a soul.

In the dark mesmerizing cave miles away lay the handsome wizard, his eyes closed in deep thought as the crystal ball before him