Crashing Light (A Levihan Mermaid Fanfic)

Chapter 2: Everything is Not as it Seems

Chapter 2: Everything is Not as it Seems

As Beach Sina began to open, all of the lifeguards went to their assigned stations. Well, except one that is...

Levi was stuck caring for a little nude mute girl who was hiding behind a rock, & had the expression of a confused 5 year old. Erwin had told Levi to look out for her, & that an officer, health clinic, & a cab would be here tomorrow to find out who she really was. But until then, Levi was nothing more than a babysitter. Although she wasn't that bad, obviously it was better than taking care of an actual kid who would talk his ear off. Maybe he could learn her actual name so he wouldn't have to refer to her as "The Girl With The Long Brown Hair". So he wrapped her in a soft fuzzy red blanket & placed her on the small couch in Erwin's office. She breathed softly, in... & out... in & out. It took him awhile to realize he was full on staring at her.

In about an hour, Levi realized she was probably going to wake up & be hungry. So he looked in the lounge mini fridge for something. He pulled out a bottle of water, then found ramen in the cupboard. So he filled it with water & popped it in the microwave & waited.

The girl turned in her sleep & Levi flinched a bit. "Thank god I already made the food..." He thought, while still looking at her about to wake up. She wiggled her nose, fluttering her eyes. The girl looked from right to left with warm amber chocolate eyes that had flakes of gold, that's what made her so different from her family & friends. Her parents both had hazel eyes, Rico had silver eyes that outshone the moon, Moblit had a more hazel color with bits of green, & lastly Petra had a bright copper orange eyes that were the same shade of coral. Zoe on the other hand, had the same shade of golden caramel being shown in the sunlight.

Levi sighed & walked over to her. "Are you feeling better?" He asked quietly.

She sat up & nodded gently, giving him a small smile.

Suddenly he gave her a notepad & one of those Beach Sina Resort pens that are always in the rooms & on the floors.

"Can you write me your name Miss?" Levi asked, pointing to the paper.

Oh Zoe always wanted to try this! She had snuck into sunken ships & read all the little letters on the side of the ships. Her favorite ship was "The Mystical Mermaid" because it had all kinds of cool junk, & of course it's name. So she gripped the pen tightly & started to mark on the paper. She started with the Z, although the lines weren't connected she was pretty proud of herself. Secondly the O, which looked like an oval, but still impressed her. Then finally the E, & it looked ridiculous.

"Zo... Uhh" Levi started, squinting his eyes a bit. "Zo.... Zoe?"

She smiled brightly pointing to herself nodding.

"Zoe... Hm, alright. Well that's one mystery solved." Levi looked satisfied, nodding. "I fixed you something to eat." He said handing her a plastic fork & the ramen.

She looked at it confused & tried to touch it, burning her finger. Zoe put her finger in her mouth, trying to seal the pain.

"You don't touch it doof." He spat at her. "You never ate ramen?"

She shook her head.

"Have you ever even been in college?"

Zoe tilted her head, showing a confused look.

"Well no kidding... You look like you're still in highschool. You better be lucky that it's Saturday." Levi said.

He guided her hand with the fork, helping her eat the ramen. She sighed with pleasure when she ate it. It tasted very good. Levi smirked softly, it was kinda cute how innocent & unintelligent she was. Like a little kid, expect she couldn't pester him with words & toys. Levi looked down & noticed the necklace she was wearing.

"Where did you get that necklace Zoe?" He asked her, looking at the jewel.

She looked down & shook her head, Zoe couldn't possibly tell him about it. It was just too... Secretive.

"Oh ok then... Well I think it's about time you had a bath. Lord knows where you have been..." He said guiding her to the bathroom. Levi took off her blanket & closed the door behind him. Zoe sat on the floor, curious about what a "bath" was. Levi switched on the tub & let the water flow. As soon as she saw water, she got off the floor & tried to exit the bathroom as fast as she could manage. Levi looked over & grabbed her arm tightly.

"Zoe! It's ok! It's not that bad!" He yelled pulling her back. Levi pushed her in the water, she kept flying her arms & legs around the place. It was no use though... She was already in water.

Her necklace started to glow blindly bright, Levi couldn't see a thing. He jumped back closing his eyes tightly, grabbing a plunger to use as a weapon, since it was to the only thing he had to use. After the light had stopped shining, Levi opened his eyes.

"What was that!?" He yelled.

Then he saw it. She was in the bathtub with a yellowish mermaid tale, with a fearful look in her eyes. His eyes went wide, he couldn't believe what he was seeing. The girl he just met was... A mermaid?

"Zoe!?"

(Hello there, I'm PiercingThePaige! Thank you so much for reading this story. And this is totally not a way to make my words over 1,000... Hehe sorry this chapter was seemingly shorter. And also sorry for my stupid cliffhanger. Ahaha! Yes I am very very evil! And by the way! This story au type thingy, was based on an ArchiveOfOurOwn story called "The Sirens Stone" by ConfusedMuse. The reason I'm even sitting on my computer writing is because that story hasn't been updated in over a year [oh lookie here! 1,000 words!] yeah.. I'll promise I won't leave y'all, ever. And I'm probably going to change the cover to an original drawing. So yeah. Like & comment if you really like this story. I'm always willing to take a viewer's ideas & opinions.)