The Sirens Of The Sea (a music freaks au)

Chapter 5: Manipulative Melodies

"Use our voices?.."

Henry froze upon hearing the suggestion that Drew had uttered, and beads of more sweat began to trickle down his fear-stricken face. "But we can't! You told us hundreds of years ago we wouldn't harm any more humans, and you told us not to use our voices either! We can't just suddenly start using them again!" Henry quickly began to argue.

The night-stained embers of Drew's face stared back into Henry's green emeralds. A cold glare was shot from Drew's eyes, before he sighed for a moment. He crossed his arms, "Listen, all I'm saying is we would have more of an advantage if we used them." Said Drew bluntly.

"I don't care if we would! We could accidentally kill someone if we did it!" Henry shouted, his eyes blazing with a familiar feeling. Desperation. Drew had felt it before.

"Isn't that the point?" Asked Drew, "I said that I wanted them dead, didn't i?" The boy coldly continued with his argument against his companion. "Well, yeah! But- we- i.." Henry struggled to come up with something. He held the fear of Drew getting angry with him if he shot down the "kill the freaks" idea.

Cowardice. Such a familiar feeling as well. The feeling he felt back then when Drew yelled at him. The feeling he felt when his former  Majesty yelled at him. It was all so nostalgic.

But it consumed him, and it caused him to utter the words he didn't want to say, "Fine."

A sense of approval took over Drew's once somewhat hostile expression, and a small smile was spread across the once frown. But Henry continued onward, "But how are we gonna get them anyway? Do you even have a plan?" Asked he.

Drew thought for a moment, before remembering what he was going to say to them that very day. "Oh, yeah. I actually do have one in mind." Said he. This caused Liam and Henry to perk up a little.

"We'll enchant all of them except for Jake one by one, slowly, as not to cause any major suspicion. We'll wait for the music competition, and before they get on stage, we'll sneak back to wherever they are. And then.. we'll sing again, but it'll be a song that will convince them to go out into the waters with us."

Liam flinched, "But- won't we be seen by sirens if we do that? If we decide to drown them, the sirens might be there, and they might recognize us! Don't you think there could be some other way to k- kill them?" Liam stuttered with the last part of his sentence.

"Well, as seeing drowning them is the only way no one's gonna get suspected, no." Said Drew.

Ah, the two boys were frozen. They had nothing left to say or do, other than sit there and think. What were they going to do, they pondered. Liam's scarlet eyes suddenly twinkled as he looked to Henry, but calmly, he spoke once more.

"Okay, but who are we gonna get first? It'll be hard to take the tougher ones out, so do we take them out first?" He asked, sounding somewhat like his own mother. Fierce, determined and passionate.

A few seconds of silence later, Drew finally spoke. "I say we take out Zander first, he seems to be the most tough one mentally. So I suppose breaking him down first would make the job easier." Suggested he, calculated and cold as ever.

Before Liam could speak again, Drew cut him off. "But who does he hate less out of all of us.. it could be easier if that one of us does it theirself." He said.

Liam knew the answer, but he didnt speak as not to make the very person shrivel up and panick.

Suddenly, like a lightbulb, Drew's own ebony eyes twinkled. "Henry." He spoke the green haired boys name softly. But this caused that very boy to tense. "He seems to hate you less out of all of us. You should be the one carrying the lead for this." Suggested the magenta haired boy.

"But- but I'm the higher vocals! I wouldn't do good at a melody role!" Protested Henry. Drew shook his head, "You'll still be the higher vocals. You just seem to have more of an.. effect on people when it comes to your singing. That's why they called you the most enchanting soprano in the sea, after all." Said Drew.

Henry drooped his own head downwards, to look to the table. "I know, but- if your the melody, you should be the main part of the song. My vocals wouldn't sound right if I was in the lead!" He still protested, not sounding as confident as before.

"Henry, I know your scared, but it's going to work better this way. Plus, Zander from what I know of, does indeed have an attraction towards men, so this should be easy if it goes as planned." Drew said.

Before a reply could even come from the boys mouth, the bell rang. Drew stood up, and looked down at the two. "Lets go find Jake. The clubs probably not exactly being nice to him, knowing how Hailey and Zander feel." He said. The two nodded, but hesitantly.

As the students left the large room known as the Cafeteria, the minutes moved along. Sneaking around, being careful of where their peach haired friend could be, they looked around the area. Then, they heard the confident voice that they knew.

"Some of the club members aren't exactly being the most.. welcoming to me."

Hearing these words, they rushed to wherever the sound was coming from, and hid behind a stack of a bunch of convenient lockers. They saw the boy, chatting to someone that they couldn't see. But they knew who it was one that perfect, feminine voice softly spoke.

"Oh. I see."

It was Daisy, but.. why was she here?

"I just wish that there was a way I could prove myself to them, ya know?"

'Prove himself.. huh, so they aren't being nice. Just as I thought. Hmm..' Drew thought for a few moments or more. Then an idea crossed unto his head.

'Zander. He might be the reason they aren't. We'll get him first, and as for how he'll prove himself..'

"Pff.. hehe."