Our Fated Tail

Seren

Seren 

She looked at me expectantly. Like I was just supposed to let her go off on her own like this. She didn't even have control of her own body. My arm shot out and held her waist. She stiffened and her glow dimmed down as she looked into my eyes. Her beautiful green eyes were now completely white. Nothing but white and it made me sad. I loved her eyes. Her hands rested on my shoulders and she shook her head. 

"I have to go now Eren," she whispered. I stood there motionless as she pulled away from my arms. A smile graced her face. "You'll be seeing me again. Goodbye." 

The glow around her intensified and I watched her bolt back down into the cavern she had come from. There was a burst of light from the bottom then nothing. I could've sworn that I heard her cry, but by then, Father and Cobius were dragging me back towards home. She had just left. Just like that. Couldn't I have helped her? Did she not trust me to try?

The next few days were hard. I woke up every morning to Georgia knocking on my door and giving me breakfast. Then I would make my way to the throne room. Where I sat in my throne next to my father and tried not to stare at the stool in between us. It was ridiculous, because I wasn't courting her. She wasn't my property. Yet, I couldn't help but miss her so much. Seeing Cobius kiss her... I don't know why it made me so angry. Shelby sat every day on Father's other side and was a good little girl. She was such a pain in my tail. Whenever I looked at my father, he gave me a pitying look before turning back to his subject. 

Currently, I was swimming around outside of the castle for some fresh water. It was intoxicating in there. The guards who were told by my father to watch me when I was alone were playing around and not looking at me. I took that chance to bolt. 

I shot through the water with strong flicks of my tail. I pushed as hard as I could go. In no time, I found myself in front of the cavern. It was black and ominous looking. A sinking feeling was in my gut, telling me this was a bad idea. As I stared into the abyss, the feeling got worse. Then there was a bright flash of light. My heart stopped and I moved towards the entrance. Then I went in. 

It was dark and cold down there. I could feel the goosebumps covering every inch on my skin. I swam around jutted rocks and tangling kelp patches. At the bottom, I saw her. 

She was laying on a rock outcropping and her hair splayed everywhere around. I swam down to her and touched her shoulder. There was a flash of light and a tentacle wrapped around my throat. Venenifer glared down at me with contempt. Her lifeless white eyes pierced into me and I felt the tentacle tighten around my throat. There was a glow around her that dimmed suddenly. 

"Eren?" Anilena's voice mixed with Venenifer's made my ears tingle. "What are you doing here? Why did you come here?" 

"You have to come back. Please?" 

"I can't. Eren, I...I killed two people! I don't have control of my powers yet," she whispered. 

I watched as she changed. Her hair shortened and returned to its original brown. Her eyes turned back to green and then I saw her tail. The tentacles all retracted and her tail formed as she stretched her body. Anilena fell against my chest and I had to sit her away from my skin. She was burning up. There was a dullness in her eyes that broke my heart. I wanted to tell her about my mother but I didn't think that she was ready for it yet. I didn't think I was ready either. She gave me a shy smile and let out a deep breath. 

"So you came here because...?" She asked in a slow and distant voice. As if she didn't want to have to talk to me. 

I sat up and scowled at her. "You left. I came to take you back."