The Storm ~~ A Klance Mermaid AU Fanfic ~~

Chapter ~2~

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~(Keith POV)

Keith felt a scream escape his throat. The thing that was in his bathtub was not normal.

Sure, its top half appeared to be human. It looked just like the boy from before, besides one major difference. This thing had a tail. A bright blue tail that seemed to sparkle in the water.

Instantly, the thing's head shot up. It let out an inhuman shriek, causing Keith to slam the door shut. He felt curse words slip out of his mouth quickly.

What the heck was that thing? The door opened and the boy stood there, completely normal. Keith felt the boy grabbing his arm and getting up in his face.

"If you tell anyone about that, you're going to be killed. I won't hurt you, but others will." He hissed into Keith's face. "W- Why would they kill me?" Keith asked, fear blooming in his chest.

"Because creatures like me are supposed to be a secret. You land-dwellers are supposed to know we exist. Haven't you heard the myths about the great war?"

"No," Keith said, sighing in relief as Lance stepped away. "I've heard myths about mermaids, but never any myths about a war."

"Well the story goes like this," Lance paused, looking around the room as if he expected to be watched.

"Long ago, the mers and humans lived in harmony. The two species traded with each other made friends with each other, sometimes even fell in love with each other. Everything was perfect. The queens of both species helped each other and were best friends.

"But one day, the human queen died and the others became greedy. They had been given a taste of things like seashells, seafood, trinkets, and other important parts of merfolk culture. They wanted more of it.

"So, the humans began to hunt the mers. Killing them for their items, skinning their tails. Baby mers were taught to fear and stay away from humans.

"Our army tried their best to win the war but failed. The humans drove all of the mers to near extinction. They hid in the depths of the oceans, where they knew humans couldn't find them.

"Over time, the humans forgot about us mers. We became myths, legends, mere figments of a sailor's imagination. Now, we still fear humans, but for a different reason."

Lance looked Keith in the eyes. "We now fear you because you forgot about us. Now, if you see us you'll experiment on us, kill us. So, we kill any human who finds out about mers. For fear that you will hurt our young."

Keith gulped, "D- do you have to kill me?" He asked, not wanting to know the answer.

"If the council doesn't find out about you, we don't have to," Lance said, matter-of-factly. "So, forget that you ever saw my tail." He said menacingly.

"Or else I'll have to kill you myself."

AUTHOR'S NOTE: Wow this is so short and is a lame excuse for a chapter. Um, yeah. I've been really lazy, sooooo.... Sorry.

Word count: 467 (not including author's note)