the captured mermaid princess (1D fan-fiction)

argument

A/N ok, so i hope this story doesn't move along to quickly like a few of my others. anyways, on to the story!

*Melody POV*

i guess i must've fallen asleep because i woke up to a door slamming downstairs and daddy calling my name. "MELODY JAY TAYLOR GET DOWN HERE NOW!" i heard him screaming up the stairs "coming daddy!" i call back calmly but on the inside. i was digging my grave. i slowly swam down the stairs to see my brother looking down almost guiltily and my dad looking at me with a pointed look and crossed arms. "care to tell me where you were today melody?" he says looking at me with a raised eyebrow trying not to scream at me again for what would seem like the 20th time this week. "umm, no thanks daddy, i think i'm just gonna go to bed, long day today, goodnight!" i say fake yawning and turn to go upstairs to hide in my room and hide but he stopped me "nu-uh Missy, you're staying right here and explaining to me where you were and why you were there!" he says sternly not bothering about staying calm anymore and raises his voice. "you know what! i tell you everyday why and where and you never understand! imagine if you were those poor creatures outside! getting trapped in nets! being de-finned, sold, eaten, and even being left out of water begging to get back in because you can't breathe! that's why i go out everyday, to prevent that!" i finish my little rant an throw deathly glares at my dad. i hear my brother mutter "your in deep kelp now..." and swim off but i just ignored it. i never talk to my dad this way. but i'm getting sick of this. "NO! you don't understand! it's in their nature! they shouldn't be that stupid to go into the nets area and get caught! i lost your mother im not losing you too!" i stopped at his words. we know never to mention our mother in this house. it just makes us grieve for days until we have to get over it. "you know what dad? im done. im going to keep going and you can't stop me." i calmly retort and swim back up into my room but not before i hear him yell "watch me!" and slam my door. i lay im my bed throwing up a little posidonia ball and catching it (A/N it's like a little ball that's made up of old seaweed, they're up top) until i decide to do something that take my mind off of everything. freeing the fish. i lock my door, grab my new blade and swim out of my window. i takes me half an hour before i get there and start cutting the ropes. there are more nets than before. wait what if that Phil guy spread the word that he saw a mermaid and now they're out to get me! i mindlessly keep cutting the nets stuck in my own thoughts before i see a familiar boat and swim up to inspect it a bit more. hey, it's the boat from before. i swim up to see if i can hear them talking again, and i can "i swear i saw one! a mermaid was just sitting there staring at me then when i looked at it, it swam away!" well im deeply offended. i may be different but i am definitely not an 'it'. he suddenly stopped talking and was staring down at me and i was just about to swim away again but he stopped me. "wait!" he shouted catching the attention of john "wait for who?" he asked and Phil pointed at me. i don't know what to do so i just stayed there until he says something. "can you come up?" i look down deciding if it's a good idea "mate, i don't think it understands you" john whispers, but he obviously sucks at whispering since i heard him calling me an 'it' again! i snap my head up at him and glare at him and if looks could kill, he'd be chocking in kelp. Phil just laughed and slapped his back "i think she can, judging by that glare she's giving you!" he says emphasizing the word she. when he stops laughing he looks at me again. "so, can you come up?" i shake my head no fiercely. what if he takes a photo?! then i'll be the one in the kelp! "why not?" i just look down "please" i hear him desperate. i guess i could, i wouldn't hurt would it? i slowly start swimming up, but a good distance from the boat so they can't catch me, this friendliness could be an act after all. my head finally comes above the water and i'm now breathing in the polluted oxygen. ugh, why can't humans look after the land like we look after the ocean? "hey, were you the one we saw earlier?" john asks and i nod "can you talk?" i nod again "why aren't you talking?". i just shrug my shoulders, a little frightened that i'm talking to humans. "do you have a name?" Phil now asks i nod again and they seem a little irritated that im not talking. "what is it?" he says waiting for an answer. "Melody" i say in a small voice "that's cute" john says and i glare at him a little playfully. Phil laughs and we all go into a comfortable silence and i just draw patterns in the water. Phil was about to say something but a yell cut him off. that sounds familiar. oh barnacles. my father. "i got to go. bye!" i say and dart down to the ocean floor before daddy could see me talking to humans. oh Poseidon. i was talking to humans. oops? "MELODY!" i was cut off my thoughts seeing an angry king at the border of the restricted area. "coming daddy" i sigh and slowly make my way over to him with my head down.  i snap my head up when i hear my dad yell "watch out!" and look above me to see an anchor coming my way. i back up quickly to get away and i do. only to fall in an even worse situation. 

A/N heyy! i hope you all like cliff-hangers because i love them. well, making them at least. don't worry, i'll update tomorrow but right now, it's really late. like 1:20am late. so see you tomorrow! vote, comment and read! see ya!