Crashing Light (A Levihan Mermaid Fanfic)

Chapter 3: A Secret Worth Keeping

Chapter 3: A Secret Worth Keeping

He continued to stare at her, trying to paint a picture of what was truly happening. Levi couldn't believe that all this time that this mysterious girl that was hiding behind a rock, was actually a mermaid. He slowly walked over to her, she was scared straight surely. Zoe was curled up, shivering in fear of what she was to become. Then he touched her tail softly, his body still in shock of what was happening. It wasn't some fake little trick, she was as real as the light of day

"W-What... Are you?!" He asked her boldly, not hesitating for a fiery answer back.

"P..P....Please st-op!" Zoe yelped at him, moving his hand away from her tail.

"Shh..Sh... Shh... It's ok... It's ok..." Levi whispered, trying to calm her nerves. "But you can speak?"

"Only when I'm like this. As a human, I'm voiceless." Zoe explained.

"Ah.." He nodded in understandment.

"What is to become of me?" She asked softly. "My family is dead... Your shock makes me believe that there is no one of my kind up on the shore. Am I really the last one?"

Levi paused for a minute, she looked so frail, vast & breakable. Even is she was a few inches taller than him. What really was to become of her? He knows that when the police take her away, she will come in contact with water. They would take her to a lab & test on her till she gives out. So he knew exactly what he had to do.

"I have a plan." Levi started. "Erwin's not going to be here tomorrow, so we can make things work in our favor. My older brother Farlan is a police officer, so I'll call him & instead of taking you somewhere else. We'll take you to my apartment, that's where we'll keep you. My little sister Isabel could watch you."

Zoe's eyes lit up like stars. She smiled joyfully & nodded. But then her emotion disappeared in an instant.

"B-But... What if they tell! Are they scary?" She asked with a tremble in her voice.

"Zoe, I know them my whole life. We're related for god's sake! Yes, they're nice! So don't worry yourself about it!" He said in a loud voice. Levi didn't even realize he was yelling at her. Until she started to cry softly.

"Oh Zoe.." He started to look irritated. "Don't cry. It'll make you look weak." Levi said to her in a more softer voice. Well as soft as he could manage.

"S-Sorry... It's just scary. Being up here, & worst, being at risk. Nobody knows what to think of me. Levi, what if I get killed? Then what?" Zoe was spilling her heart out to him, in hope of a proper way to describe the human world.

"I'm not gonna lie, the world sucks... It isn't fair in the slightest, nobody understands you, & a paycheck can only buy you a taco. But.. I'll help you. Because I know I would want an alien to help me if I was on another planet, that's for sure." He smirked a bit to himself, as she looked up at him.

"We're on the same planet Levi!" She said with a smile. "I'm not that different!"

"You get my point guppie..." Levi didn't even realize he had just given her a nickname.

"Who're calling guppie?!" Zoe snapped at him. "I'm a mermaid, mind you..."

"Oh quit your whining! Now, i'll call Farlan. Do you know how to turn back to a human?" He asked, he didn't even question what she really was. Up until now, that is.

"Uhm... When I'm dry! Yeah, that's it!" She answered. "Awe! But I wanna talk to you more!"

"We'll talk after you get to my apartment. But for now, you're mute as a mouse. Understood?"