A/N: I only got three chapters into the story and I have fixed some grammar mistakes but all the wording is my nine year old selfs so without further ado, I present A Mermaid Tale: Mernapped.
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Mermaid tale
I don't know who I am, what I'm doing here or where I'm from all I know is I'm on a beach (at least I think), it's nearly dusk and I've been here for about an hour. I feel someone poke me in my back. I turn around and there's a pretty woman smiling at me. She has long brown hair and rosy cheeks, she asks if I am lost, I nod my head in reply.
"Then come with me,'' she says in a soft, smooth voice. I quickly grab her outstretched hand and try to stand but fall down right away. She says, "I'm Lizzy who are you?''
"I ... I ... I don't know," I reply in a shaky voice.
'Ok then how old are you 3...2...4?"
"I don't know," I replied, more confident now.
"Ok, then I'm going to pick you up and take you to the police. They can find your mommy, although I am surprised at how well you speak," and so she lifted me up and took me to the police. Well I'm fifteen now and nothing much has changed, except for the fact Lizzy got married ,had a baby boy (who is now thirteen) and I call Lizzy, mom. After mom got married we moved to New York City...
CHAPTER 1
THE DANCE
I looked at myself in the mirror, my long blonde hair tied up in a pony. My bangs hanging my, short red dress falling into a wave of frills.
"Caitlyn! Come down so we can take a photo of you for Lola's masquerade ball."
I quickly grabbed my mask and ran down stairs but tripped over my brother, Robert, his brown hair gelled up and his mischievous freckles glinting but what surprised me were his clothes. He was wearing a black tux with a red tie. Then I realised he was going to the dance.
"Noooooo!" I shouted.
"What can't a boy go to a masked ball?"
"No just you can't and in any case you weren't invited," I said. But to my horror he held up an invite. I stomped downstairs so mom could take a picture of me.
When we arrived I went to go find Lola. On the way I ran into the cutest boy in my class and guess what, asked me to dance, well of course I said yes. So we danced for a whole hour before I carried on my search for Lola. I eventually found her by the punch. So I found it my duty to tell her about my dance with the cutest boy in my class and only after I told her did I moan at her for inviting my brother.
"WHAT WERE YOU THINKING?" I shouted. Thank goodness the music was so loud, I don't know what I would do if someone found me screaming at Lola like that.
"Ok, I'm sorry take a chill pill."
But then my brother came along and spilt the punch on me and Lola. I gave a loud shriek and tried to grab Robert but he dodged and I knocked the chocolate fountain on Lola, then she threw a muffin at me but the muffin missed me by inches and landed on the cutest boy (Dylan's) face. Then my brother yelled FOOD FIGHT and when I went home I was a sloppy mess of punch, melted chocolate, muffins and crisps yet I was laughing so hard my sides hurt. When I had cleaned up and gone to bed I couldn't sleep I lay awake thinking of what my real family looked like.
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"Good morning sleepy head," I flitted my eyes open only to see my brother standing over me. "Mom has a surprise for us downstairs."
"Hmmmmmmm..." I said. "I'll be down in a minute," I grumbled. I really wanted to see the surprise so I rushed to brush my hair and my teeth. When downstairs I found my mom and dad sitting on the sofa with broad smiles. WE ARE GOING TO UPPITY BEACH they shouted together. I couldn't believe my ears, uppity beach was the beach they found me at. I felt a huge smile form on my mouth.
"When are we leaving?" I asked.
"Well seen its summer holidays we are leaving tomorrow morning," said dad.
"So you better start packing," added mom.
CHAPTER 2
GINGER
I'm finally at uppity beach and I'm in my favourite bikini jumping with excitement. Personally I'm hoping I run into a lady that says oh hi you're my long lost daughter I'm so glad I found you, or something like that.
"Come!" I heard my dad yell. I ran to meet him outside. I ran as fast as I could. The bad part about this apartment we staying in is it's on the top floor so we have to go down eight flights of stairs to get to the beach, which is right across the road. In any case I can hear my brother panting behind me.
"Come in the water with me sis."
"I can't, I'm tanning."
"Oh well, your loss."
"Ok fine I'll go." I have always loved swimming. So I ran after my brother into the salty water. We were swimming in the water for about an hour when all of a sudden a giant wave starts to form. I scream trying to run but the sand is pulling me back. Then I get thrown deep in the sea I hear people calling my name getting fainter and fainter I am so incredibly scared that I faint. I'm thinking I'm going to die I'm going to die. Yet I get up I feel like I'm still breathing so I open my eyes. I slowly examine my gills, a multicolour tail and my hair is blonde with my bangs just its got brown curls at the bottom. Quickly I pat my head there's a tiara at the top of my head. I figured if this is a dream let me enjoy being royal for a while. I see a mermaid with ginger hair, blue eyes and a light pink bra and tail swimming by.
"Here," I shout.
"She turns around and starts swimming towards me she bows and says, "What can I do for you, princess?"
"Err... well I just got swallowed in a wave and thrown out here –," the girls eyes went so big I thought they were going to pop. "Are you alright?" I asked.
she nodded her head then said "You're ...youre princess Caitlyn.
I replied, "I guess."
"I'm Ginger."
"Nice to meet you Ginger, please call me Caitlyn."
CHAPTER 3
THE SHIP
"A princess like you shouldn't be in this part of the sea," said ginger.
"I told you, a wave threw me here."
"Well come with me to my house and tomorrow we will take you to King Neptune."
"But I've got to get back-"
"-Back where? This is your home."
"But my family is there, on the land," I said pointing up.
"No your family is here, Caitlyn," Ginger said pointing down. "Now come with me to my house."
"Hey how come you live out here?" I asked.
"My dad has a ranch somewhere here where he takes endangered species and breeds them. If some of them are good enough the royal family will buy them."
"Oh and how come I ended up on the beach?"
"There was a storm and you were out playing and err... well the water was wild and it took you."
"Well then how come I don't remember?"
"Someone claims to have seen you hit your head on a rock."
"And how did you recognise me?"
"We went to school together and were best friends."
"What do you mean were?"
"Well you probably found a new BFF," she said.
"Not really," I said.
