I'm a mermaid? - AJR Metmaid fanfiction

chapter 6 - Ryan's POV

I woke up lying on the beach with an intense headache, and I had my legs again. I got washed up on shore. Hopefully nobody saw me...

"RYAN!" I heard Adam say from a distance.

"Adam... is that you?"

"Ryan, why are you on the beach? Without... pants?"

I couldn't tell him the truth, he'd laugh at me. I had to come up with something else, something believable... 

"Uhh, I was collecting shells. Yeah. That's it."

"Ryan, I don't think that's true."

"No, it's true."

"Stop fooling around, Ry."

Adam picked up something from inside his tent. It was a water bottle. Before I had time to run, he had already splashed me.

I fell onto the sand, groaning. I looked behind me only to see my long, golden tail where my legs were five seconds ago.

"I can explain-"

"Holy- you're a mermaid?"

"Uh, yeah..."

"We need to get you back home, Ryan. No one can know about this."

"Not even Jack?"

"You know how he is with secrets."

Adam was right. He carried me back into the tent and passed me a towel. After drying off, he passed me some pants.

"These were for me, but take it. You need them more than I do right now."

We spent the rest of the night in the tent, telling each other terrible jokes and eating snacks. I slept better that I have in weeks. I knew my secret was safe with Adam.

(Adam's POV)

I woke up smelling the nice sea breeze, only to be interrupted by a drop of water falling on my face. It had probably rained last night, which could only mean...

Oh no.

Ryan was a mermaid again, sitting in the tent. Luckily, he wasn't awake yet, it was only 7:00 in the morning. I quickly tried taking down the tent to go home, but the sleeping Ryan prevented the tent from collapsing.

I pulled him out, and put the camping supplies back in my car. I heard chatter from over at the beach, but paid no attention.

Suddenly, two men ran up to Ryan and grabbed him. They put him in their boat, and turned on the motor.

They had kidnapped my brother.

"Ryan, I'm coming!"

I ran after them, and jumped on the boat. Suddenly the boat sped up, and I couldn't hold on anymore. 

"Ryan... no!"

I fell back into the ocean, and everything just... disappeared.

(377 words)