the captured mermaid princess (1D fan-fiction)

freeing the fish

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*Melody POV*

i just climbed out of my window making sure everybody was busy before i went off to do my daily job. freeing the fish. i found a broken shell and i cut the ropes with it, it's not the best but it does the job until i find something else. Jacob was at his friend Jonathan house until 5:00, Dad was doing his king 'duties' until 4:00 and Aaron was playing fin-ball until 3:30 and its 1:30 so i've got 1 and a half hours until i have to leave. i arrive at the restricted area and pass. i look out for where a swim in-case i swim into a net and start cutting the thm letting the fish out. 15 minutes pass when i see something shining in the distance. i swim towards it and pick it up. its a rectangular box, it's really heavy as well. i see something sticking out and i pull it and a blade comes out. this could be heaps better than that stupid shell. i go over to a net and start to cut 2 times as fast with my new tool when i hear voices, they're very faint but i can hear them. i swim up a little bit until i can hear them perfectly and faintly see a outline of what seems to me a body, 2 actually. i hear them talking about something. "somethings not right hear Phil, there is something cutting the nets down there, they can't be from a shark!" i hear someone say to who i'm guessing is Phil "john, just wait until this net comes up and we'll see if it has the same cuts" i look down to indeed see another net coming up, i quickly swim to it and cut a big hole down the bottom quickly letting all the fish out. it comes out of the water and i hear John shout. "what?! i could've sworn i felt something move around in here!" Phil looks around and his eyes land on something under water. me. "whats that?!" i hear him shout pointing at me and John quickly looks at me and i dart of deeper into the ocean but not before he could look at me. what did i just do?! i could've exposed the whole mermaid race!! this really isn't good. i look at my shell watch and notice it's been 2 hours. oh barnacles! Aaron will be home soon! i speed home and by the time i get home it is 3:30. oh no. Aaron's home. i'll just sneak through my window! i swim up to my window and slowly open it and get in. i turn around to gently close it but a throat being cleared behind me make me drop it with a bang and whip around. Aaron is standing there with his arms crossed and eyebrow raised waiting for an explanation. "hey Aaron" i say acting innocent but i already know he knows where i've been. "where have you been?" he says in a low stern voice. "what are you talking about, i was just closing my window" i say pretending to be confused. "cut the kelp! i know you were out cutting the nets!" he says angry "i'm sorry! i can't help it! imagine how all those fish! how scared they are knowing you going to die and get eaten! or sold?!" he sighs and comes over to hug me an i hug back. "i just don't want you to get caught." he says gently into my hair "i wont" i say back just as quiet "you don't know that" he says a bit louder "i know, but it's a risk i'm willing to take." "i'm not willing to! you know i have to tell Dad when he comes home." "please don't tell him! he'll lock me in here for weeks!" i beg "you know i have to Mel" "i know" i say sighing. he hugs me once more and exits my room leaving me to think. no one understands.

A/N i promise i will make chapters longer than this one in other updates but this is it for now. please vote and comment and i will mention you in the next chapter! see ya!