Seline was so young when it happened and confused. The moon was shining so brightly through her window that night so she felt compeled to go outside and view it with her own eyes. She and her parents lived so conveniently close to the sea; they had bought a beach house before she was even born. Maybe that was one of the reasons as to why she loved the ocean so much.
The waves from the ocean crashed against the shore, making her smile lightly and approach it carefully. Seline was barely eleven that night, eyes locked on the glistening reflection of the moon on the water. She walked closer until the water reached her ankles, filling her entire body with a sort of serenity. The smile on her face had developed into a grin, but it was soon wiped away.
Before the girl had any time to react, something hard hit her head and a hand pushed her forward. During her unconsciousness, Seline felt her lungs tightening and filling with water. Internally, she screaned for help and tried to activate her body, but it was in vain.
When she believed she was truly dead, something strange happened. The ocean was cold around her body but something shone down and warmed her body. It was unexplainable, but Seline could open her eyes and see that it was simply the moon's reflection. It acted like a warm flashlight, heating her body up. Then she realized her heart was beating normally again.
Gasping for air, she pressed her fists against the bottom and pushed herself up until she stood on all fours with the water by her wrists and ankles. The water dropped from her hair, causing her to shudder. Once she had finally stopped coughing and breathing in air, she surveyed her surroundings and closed her eyes in relief. She wasn't dead. But how?
Seline thought she had lost her mind when it seemed as if though the moon answered her question by pulsating once. Looking up at it, the young girl frowned deeply and got out of the water, backing away from the ocean. She had never been so scared in her entire life; lips quivering, a shaking hand against her stomach and feet hurrying her back to her house.
Inside it, she ran to the bathroom and watched her pale face in the mirror. She hadn't even realized how much she had been crying until she saw her bloodshot eyes and teardrops marks on her cheeks. Thankfully she hadn't woken her parents up and she didn't even know what she'd tell them. How do you tell your parents someone tried to kill you?
Eventually, Seline managed to go back to bed. Shaken, traumatized, but she could close her eyes and fall asleep after a while. Maybe it helped that she was so young, but from that day on, she grew up faster than normally. She was always cautious, always trying not to stick out, and most importantly she had to adap to an entirely new lifestyle consider that night had turned her into a siren mermaid.
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the mermaid effect || a teen wolf (malia) fic.
Fanfictionseline and her family have always been on the move ever since she experienced an incident when she was young. one day, her parents decide to move them to beacon hills, where they plan on staying. she's always had trouble keeping her secret from ever...