Mermaid Resort

~==+ C h a p t e r O n e +==~

Aphmau's Pov

Making my way downstairs I found myself caught in a fight between Dante and Lucinda,

"But we got all-access passes shouldn't we use them and go on the rides" Dante stated

"Yes but we can use them whenever we want so we don't we just go down to the beach" Lucinda rebutted

"uh, we should" I mumbled sarcastically thinking of the number of people that would be there and how likely it was for me to expose myself,

"See, even Aph agrees" Lucinda justifies after accidentally hearing my comment, opening my mouth in response I am cut off and drowned out by them continuing their argument,

After a bit, everyone eventually nodded in agreement and decide to make our way to the beach.

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Arriving at the beach I spread it my towel on the sand under an umbrella next to Zane and taking my place upon it,

"Hey, Aph aren't you coming?" Aaron questions from the water realising that I haven't joined,

Simply shaking my head in response I see Aaron's face turn into one of worry as he makes his way over to me "What's wrong? Are you okay?" Aaron asks now standing on my right,

"Just don't feel like swimming, plus I just ate that taco" I replied feeling terrible for lying,

Giving a small nod he smiles before running to the water and rejoining the rest of our friends, sighing as I look at the water I pull out my phone and check in on my cats on 'Neko Atsume',

"What's that for?" I hear Zane question besides me,

"What's what for?" I ask in return,

"The way you stare at the water, it's like...I don't know" he responds,

"It's nothing" I quickly respond,

Raising an eyebrow in question "You sure you're okay, not lying are you?" he asks again stretching out u in sure,

Realising he wouldn't let it go until I gave him an answer, I replied "fine....but you can't tell anyone okay, Pinkie Cake Promise" I finally said,

"Pinkie Cake Promise," he said in response urging me to continue,

Looking out at the ocean I let out a breath and continued "my mum never taught me how to swim",

Beside me Zane burst out laughing, giving him an agitated look I looked back to the ocean, "Hey, you never said I couldn't laugh" he justifies,

After some time he eventually calms down before wiping an invisible tear and replying again "Why don't you just go to lessons or get your boyfriend to teach you?",

"Because......in all honesty, I don't really want to" I reply shamefully,

Silence lingers over us as I stop the conversation and continue to look out at my friends splashing in the water and having fun.

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Walking slowly through the pitch black hallways I make my way to a dim light emanating from a doorway, I slowly grab the handle and open it peaking inside I find massive stone bricked room decorated like a throne room with black marble pillars, deep blue carpets and a giant double door that seems to be made from blue coral,

Stepping in the door vanishes behind me leaving only a stone wall brick wall, I begin to feel my weight lessen as I begin to float upward, letting out a soft chuckle I kick my feet as if I were in water and begin to move forward, becoming faster and faster I speed around the room laughing,

"NO, THAT IS FINAL" A voice shouts from behind the double doors,

Frightened I rushed behind a pillar just in time as the doors slam open and two cloaked figures enter the room somehow floating, as one of the figures holding a staff like object lags behind the other but not seeming to care as the other rambles on about incoherent things,

Gliding along with the figures I see them reach what I assume is a throne shaped from coral with pieces of glittering silver accenting the shining light from a window above,

As the faster figure reaches the throne they turn to face the slower one and continues to ramble on until the other reaches the throne raising there free hand motioning the other to stop before turning around to reveal a feminine face with shoulder length long black hair and icy cold silver eyes, moving her cloak away my eyes catch what seems to be a tail before realising where legs should have been a silver tail actually was in its place,

Sitting down upon the throne the women placed down her staff and grinned unpleasantly "How much longer until you find the girl" the women asked the other figure,

"We are still trying to pinpoint her location, the queen has managed to conceal her fairly well but she is bound to make a mistake soon" the second figure informed their voice sounding feminine,

Sighing in anger the women grabbed her staff and began inspecting its topping piece that glowed with faintly glowing swirling purple light "As long as that little miss popular pays for what she did" the women said as her eyes began changing to a shining coal black,

Feeling a tugging sensation I watched as the scene around me twisted and turned to fade out as my eyes began to feel heavy and close,

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"Aph wake up, or you won't get any pancakes" Aaron's voice rung in my ears, processing what he was saying I opened my eyes and shot up accidentally colliding with someone "Ow" I stated blatantly as I rubbed my forehead with my hand in attempts to stop the pain,

Looking around I noticed Aaron sitting on the floor also clutching his forehead in pain, realising what I did my eyes widened as I jumped out of the bed to help him up,

"I'm so sorry Aaron" I apologise,

"No worries, I should have expected it" he responds,

"If there is anything I can do to make it up to you, I'll do it" I offer,

Grinning at me he simply states "Anything" dragging it out,

My eyes widen in shock at what he means and I screech "NO NO NO, Don't you dare",

As he bolts down the stairs I scream after him yelling warnings and threats if he even dares to touch the pancakes Kawaii~chan made for ME.