Just Another Mermaid Story {on hold until further notice}

Chapter 1

Hi, this is my first story...so advice and feedback is welcome. I know my explanations can be long, I'm working on that. I'll try to update when possible, but I'm just finding my way around WattPad. And, I'll try not to put these intros in so much. I know I get annoyed when an author does that. It breaks the fourth wall. But, this chapter, I just had to.

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Chapter 1: Ciara

"Where are you going NOW?" My best friend, Avalon, cried back at me.

"Sorry Aves, I have to... Uh... go to work." I replied.

"But you always use that same excuse." She replied.

It was true, but what else am I supposed to do?

Maybe I should introduce myself, my name is Ciara Jackson. And before you get any ideas, I'm not related to Percy Jackson. At least not directly. But I'll explain that later. So, the thing is, I'm different. Like REALLY different. My mom is a mermaid and my dad is a regular human. There, I said it. I'm half mermaid.

I can tell you're confused, so I'll start from the beginning. I was born like any other human baby, which isn't something I'll be getting into... Ask your health teacher about that. Anyways, I appeared to be normal. But my dad knew my mom's real identity. So, he decided to test my DNA, being a scientist and all. And when my DNA came into contact with water, it mutated. My dad knew he had to keep this a secret, otherwise who knows what people would do to me! So, I grew up as a regular human kid, but I have always known something was different about me. But, once I turned thirteen, about a year ago, I grew my tail! It was the most exciting day of all my thirteen years. Since I'm only half mermaid, I can stay on land for however long I want, and be in water with my tail, or no tail. And as I mentioned before, I'm related to Percy Jackson, but not directly. (Though my mom and grandpa say I look a lot like him) So, this is how it goes, my mom' s dad is Poseidon, the Greek god of the seas, not Neptune, his Roman counterpart. Percy is Poseidon's son, so technically, I'm Percy's 2nd cousin. But, I'm not a demigod. Just so that's clear.

Okay, so now that's out of the way... Back to the story.

"Ava, you know I need money for the Under the Sea dance next week!" I told her. And no, Avalon, my bestest friend in the whole universe doesn't know my secret. I'll tell her when she's ready, maybe I'll even make her a mermaid... Who knows. (I'll tell you more about this later.)

"But I've been working extra hours! We can go to the mall, get our dresses, and you don't even have to pay me back!" She negotiated. The truth is, I have Sea School, (Yes, even mermaids have to go to school too! We aren't illiterate creatures of the sea!) and I was already late!

"I'm seriously sorry, Ava! I'm desperate for my own money!" I replied as I ran away backward. I ran behind a dirt mound (there's a lot of those in Florida) and waited for Ava to pass it, without her seeing me, and when she did, I ran toward the pier.

I dove into the cool water and immediately felt the sensation of my tail forming in a matter of seconds. I can't really describe it, but to the best of my ability, it feels as if someone is binding my legs together electrically, but it doesn't hurt, it actually tickles, and then my feet fan out, to form the end of my tail, which feels like someone spreading my toes out. And my sea green eyes change to a bright hot pink and my hair, which is jet black, like my 2nd cousin's, is pin straight, but with curls on the ends transforms to a more mermaidy wavy light sea green that fades into a sky blue. My tail is covered with gorgeous silver, blue, violet, and white scales that shimmer in the water. And when I swim fast enough, all the scales flicker and appear a vibrant and vivid gold. I don't know how, maybe mermaid magic?

And as fast as I could, I swam to the seaweed forest where school was held, knowing I was late and who knows what Miss. Crabs would do to me as punishment!