The Missing Link

Chapter One

FIVE YEARS LATER:

Now, Pixie's been moved up a 'seashell rank' and she's now got a silver tail like me.

My ginger hair falls into perfect ringlets as I curl it, and make my eyelashes look longer with mascara. Not that I need it, because of my 'natural beuty', and the fact we're off swimming, meaning my hair will automaticly go straight, make-up will be removed, and my white satin dress will be replaced by my long, silver tail and seashell bra, which barely covers my cleavage, which has grown, quite a lot. Oh the joys of puberty and growing up. -_-

I grab my purse and go out, to Pixie's house

"PIX!" I yell, banging on the door, "PIXIE OPEN UP!"

I hear a scream come from inside and look up at the sky. Full moon. Crap. The water from the puddle rises up and tries attacking me, my self defence and powers kick in, and I manage to control the water, only for a split second, but it's enough to shout Pixie again.

The door opens, and the water from the basin attacks

"AHH!" A familar scream comes from Pixie's brother,  Preston, screams. His hair's been ruined. Probably. He obseses with his hair being perfect.

I run up to his bedroom, and before I even get through the door, im embraced into a hug by him, and with his vampire strengh, he lifts me up and spins me around.

"You scared me by not coming back last month" He said, "I thought you'd died, and..." He burst out into tears before finishing his scentence

I hugged him back and let him cry, making my hair damp. I felt wetness draining from my body, and slumped down on the ground, my once curly hair now straight, and what were my legs, now replaced by the all-too familiar long, silver tail.

"Pres, i'd only die if I had to, not if I wanted to" I told him, as he lifts me up, placing  me onto his comfortable, warm, soft, vanilla-blood scented bed. I breathe in the scent and allow my eyes to close

"How much longer until your tail goes?" He asks

"It depends on if the water attacks me or not, which we know by now it will, considering  im a mermaid," I sigh, "Imagine if I wasn't a mermaid. None of this would be happening, I wouldn't have the same great friends, i'd still be getting bullied, and i'd never have  had  my first kiss"

I reach my arms out, Preston hugs me, and kisses my cheek

"And I wouldn't have you" I whisper, he smiles against my cheek. I feel a tingle in my tail, which gets replaced by my beloved legs again

I stretch my toes out, and Preston gets on the bed, kissing up and down my neck, and body, down to my legs

"WHY DO I ALWAYS WALK IN ON YOU TWO AT THE WRONG TIME!?" Venus shouts, laughing from the doorway. Preston chuckles and pulls away, as I blush furiously

"What do ya want Veve?" I say teasingly, she grabs my hand and pulls me up

"We're off now" She tells me, I sigh and kiss Preston before we go down and get in Melanie's mini-van. Sometimes I hate her, because she's 20, and Im the youngest, being a mere 15.

Luckily I turn 16, soon. On halloween, which, unfortunatly, is a full moon as well, so all the actual ghosts, witches, werewolves, vampires, waterworks and shifters come out, as well as little kids who dress up. You can tell the differance between someone being dressed up and someone who is actually that creature, because witches are actually beutiful, not ugly, ghosts look just like normal people, Vampires aren't pale, they look like a ordinary human, but when they bite you their teeth are just sharp, not pointy fangs, and werewolves... Well, they don't have long things coming out between their toes in their paws. Shifters can morph into anything they want. When they're not morphed, they're usually just a big massive blob of jelly.