Mermaid Encounter (Discontinued)

[Alice]

Alice's family had taken long-distance trip near the seaside over the course of several days, although on one day it was decided that they should visit an actual beach. Despite some very thick clouds, the day was sunny and bright, and the expected sea breeze was agreeable.

While her parents and older sister were at one part of the beach, Alice had decided to plant her feet in the wet sand of an enticing area, and feel the cool, salty water pass her by, only to slowly roll back into the sea. Alice was forced to leave Dinah home, and at this point she was starting to miss her.

"Oh, Dinah," she said to herself. The wind fluttered the skirt of her blue, Victorian bathing suit. "I do hope you are well..."

[melody]

Swimming round in the aqua water, Melody wasn't sure where she was at the moment. She was prone to getting lost in the ocean without her...mom...

How the dark haired teen wished she could find her again! Shaking off the thoughts that crowded her head, Melody continued to swim around, her red-ornge fins gently floating up and down.

Deciding to swim to the surfuce to get a better view of where she was, the mermaid swam upwards. As she swam, she noticed the land getting shallowe and higher.

"I must be near the shore! Cool!" Melody said to the water around her. Breaking surface, the princess looked around her. She was at a beach. But where? Scanning the beach, the mermaid caught sight of a girl. A very pretty girl, who looked like she came from her time.

Diving closer to her, Melody heaved herself onto a rock near the shore, and watched the girl for a while. She wasn't sure whether to say anything; she was a little shy, and didn't want to frighten the girl.

[Alice]

The blonde English girl stared out into the sea, remaining at the same stance for several minutes. She may have missed Dinah, but that didn't mean that she wasn't having a fun time; she was glad that her family came out here. She didn't get to see the ocean much, and she was secretly intrigued by it.

She stared into the seemingly endless horizon, to the distance where the blue sea seemed to segue into the blue sky. Her eyes trailed until she saw a girl.

At last, Alice blatantly noticed the black-tressed teenager. She placed her thumb and index finger on her forehead to shield her eyes' vision. There was definitely someone on that rock.

"Hello!" Alice called out. Her family from away didn't hear their relative's call, let alone notice.

[melody]

Melody, who had begun to daydream, staring out into the sun, almost fell off the rock she was on, when she heard a voice, with an accent the teen had never heard before, say 'hi.'

Looking around, she then realized it was the girl she had been watching some time ago. Diving into the water, her red-orange tail glistening in the sunlight, Melody surfaced again, in front of the girl.

"Hey," she smiled at the girl. Looking at her, the princess saw she was wearing a bathing suit. She had never bother wearing one when she went swimming. Her underwear was more comfy.

[Alice]

In awe, Alice stepped back a few steps and brought her hands closer to her O-shaped mouth. Did she truly see a fish's fin attached to that teenage girl's body, or was it just her wild imagination?

Alice stepped closer to the girl when she surfaced. "I'm sorry," Alice said in bafflement, "but did you... were you over at that rock just a moment ago?" She pointed to where the black-haired girl was.

[melody]

Looking back to the rock, Melody replied, "Yeah, I was." She swam up, so that most of her was resting on the shore. Her red tail gleamed like a ruby in the sun's rays.

"I'm Melody," the princess greeted to the blonde girl, smiling while brushing her fringe out of her pale face.

[Alice]

The English girl was amazed at what she saw: a mermaid! She had heard stories, true, but actually seeing... she felt highly fortunate. She tried her best to not upset the delicate creature.

"How do you do?" she asked, and curtsied her bathing suit. "My name is Alice. It is nice to meet you!"

[melody]

Looking out at the sea, the dark haired mermaid turned to the blonde with a bright and friendly smile. "Hi, I'm Melody!" She replied in greeting.

Noticing her fins were getting dry, she watched as her red tail became normal, human legs. Melody then realised...she let someone else other than her close family and friends see her transform! Looking at Alice with a pained look, she explained, "I'm not all mermaid. I'm only half. I-I didn't mean to scare you, if I did..."

[Alice]

Alice wasn't scared; she was dumbfounded that the mermaid became a human. The English girl was even more astonished then than she was when she first met the stranger.

"But... how is that possible?" Alice asked with a mixture of confusion and amazement. She actually considered stepping closer to the girl, but she felt that may have been improper.

[melody]

Melody bit her pale pink lip, and looked down, before looking back up at Alice, and started to explain. "My mom is a mermaid, but she fell in love with my dad, who was a human. She became a human and they had me, and well...I'm half mermaid..."

This must have confused the blonde quite a lot. The dark haired princess had never met anyone properly before who didn't know she was a mermaid.

[Alice]

"Goodness," Alice managed to say. She looked down to her twiddling fingers and thought aloud. "Well, I suppose my mother and father are human, so I can't possibly be a mermaid."

She looked back up to the girl of dark tresses. "So you can breathe underwater, then? Where do you sleep?" Her curiosity had made itself known.

[melody]

"Well, I can breathe underwayer longer than normal people when I'm human, because of my family. Oh, and I sleep on land normally. Most of the time I'm human," the princess smiled.

Melody gave a pained look without thinking about it, when she thought of how she couldn't get back to her normal family at this time...

[Alice]

"How very curious," replied Alice. She noticed Melody's blatantly pained expression. "Oh... are you upset, miss?"

[melody]

Melody immediantly wiped the saddened expression away.

"Oh! No, I'm okay. Really," she stuttered, unsure.

{Sorry for not replying sooner! *hugs Joe & Alice* <3}

[Alice]

Alice, who was always one to encourage honesty and proper manners, offered Melody a reassuring smile. "You may be honest with me, Melody. I would be glad to help you... I mean, in the best way I can."

By this time she had completely forgotten about her family. She would later assume that spending time with a mermaid kept one's undivided attention.

[melody]

(SO SORRY I FORGOT ABOUT THIS. Dx)

Melody looked Alice directly in the eyes, before dropping her gaze. "Oh, it's just...family stuff, it's kinda complicated." The princess smiled at the blonde, and tried hard not to think about them.

"You probably wouldn't believe me if I told you...something...weird, happened," she continued, playing with her hands in nervousness.

[Alice]

(OOC: Don't fret! ^^)

Alice giggled lightly. "Oh, I've had my share of weird nonsense. I don't suppose anything can confuse me anymore."

The English girl thought that she might have been prying too much, so she withdrew herself. "But," she said, "if you would rather not talk about it, I won't argue." She sat on the sand, her hands planted, her oval legs stretched out. Herr interest remained on Melody, though. "What is it like to live in the ocean?" She thought of the many multicolored coral she has seen, which prompted her to ask, "Is it beautiful?"