Mermaids are Menacing (Book 2) Complete

66.) Soak It All In

The fight with Arany had set my nerves on edge. Bruised a few places. But that wasnt why i felt this way. Maybe it was the fly over, being gripped and dangled must have left my back and shoulders sore. I reached back to feel the area prodding and poking but other than feeling a little hot there was nothing amiss. I must be getting sick. Theres a pool in the front room its not deep but its better than nothing. My head felt fuzzy. I sat up to quickly and felt light headed and dizzy.

"Sleep for awile, we'll eat in a bit." I told Jen patting her hip.

"Where are you going?" Jen asked sitting up.

"Just to rinse off. You can see me from the balcony." I told her.

"I'll go with you." She began to crawl down from the oversized bed.

I walked with my hand to the wall for support. Grazing my fingers over the stone exterior. We went down the stairs and to the pool. Jen dangled her feet in the water. While i stripped off my clothes and climbed in. My clothes could use a wash but i already felt cramped in my own skin and didnt need an added layer confining me. The water was only deep enough to come reach below my breasts. I tried to sink lower and sat in the corner with the back of my head leaned against the rim. The water was cool and refreshing on my bruised body.

"Are you feeling bad." Jen asked near my head.

"Ill be alright." I assured her again.

"When will the girls come?" She asked.

"Soon." I assured her. They will be crying to be fed soon. I dozed in the water. My shoulders felt a little hot so I wriggled a little lower to cover them with water. A drowning noise pittered in the background but my brain couldnt make since of it. Tying to find a the best position and be in the water was difficult but after awhile I was finally feeling comfortable and fell asleep.
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Shaking. Thrashing. Violence.

That was how I woke up. Water splashed out of the pool and was flung against the walls. My hair clung to my face and neck and dripped down to the water i was hovering over. I coughed and sputtered as my lungs adapted to take in air.

My vision was blurry but I would know him anywhere.

"You resort to this!" He said angrily. "Do you want to escape that badly?"  I felt myself being crushed into him, as if he were trying to absorb me into himself with a hug. I wouldnt be swayed again.

"Get off!" I yelled shoving him. I had been lifted out of the water and the spray had covered the surrounding surfaces.

"And where are the maids?!" He shouted at the walls. "Their mistress nearly drowns and they cant be bothered to assist!"

He shouted loudly but there was no flurry of movement. No bustling of skirts to rush to their work. Simply because there was none. I could hear the girls crying behind him and herd them skittering over the floor.

"I wasn't drowning," i told him. It wasnt something i had to worry about since my trip to the sea.

"Not drowning? That human you brought was at least good for something. I heard her crying and screaming for help. Only to find you at the bottom of the pool."

" i can breath underwater." I told him.

He stopped and began to inspect me more carefully. I tried to cover myself with my hands to cover myself with the best of my ability. Cerastes squinted at me.

"What are you doing?" He said putting me down.

"Turn around." I ordered him.

"Why?" He asked sincerly confused.

"Because i need to get dressed!" I shouted. Jen was dripping herself trying to hand me damp clothes. His confusion ripled through my concious.

"You have nothing to be embarrassed about. Your tail might be thin but its still a good length, itll thicken as you get older." He assured me.

"Thats not what im concerned about. "
I said as i dressed quickly. Finding myself thinking to much about how my tail looks.

"What is it then?" He asked. His chest length hair dripped as he tilted his head. His clothes were still messy.

"I dont want you seeing me naked." I gritted out.

"I've seen you naked before." He replied. "You've changed a little but your still mostly the same." He said analysing me.

"That was then, this is now!" I argued. "We are not together."

"Well always be together." He disagreed.

Idelia and Aelia started crying loudly. They had probably been hungry since they left the throne room and all this chaos had made it more difficult for them.

"I need to feed the girls, you should go and clean yourself up." I told him. Only then did he look down and actually realise his appearance. The blood and muck and caked its way onto his clothes and the water he had soaked up pulling me out of the pool had only served to smear it around.

"Ill have the maids send you a meal and staff. Then ill come back later." He informed me.

" take your time." I told him.

He passed Vee who was standing in the door and patted his head as he passed."Your sire always keeps his word."