Prisoner of the Sea

Chapter 3

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Chapter 3

As Celeste explored her new bedroom, a knock came at her door.

She opened it quickly, expecting to see her father, but instead saw a girl.

The girl had pale green skin with long dark green hair. Scales coated her skin in small clumps and she had bright blue eyes. Her fingers were webbed and when she smiled at Celeste, she had sharp pointy teeth.

Below the girl's waist was a long shimmering fish
tail. Her nails were long, sharp, and tinted green and she wore a seaweed blouse that flowed to her hips.

She had a belt wrapped around where her scales met her skin; the belt held a dagger and a long sword.

Celeste's eyes widened as she studied the girl.

"Hi, I'm Nora." The mergirl said, her pointy teeth showing in her happy grin. "It's nice to meet you. We don't get many visitors, especially not little girls."

Celeste smiled, forgetting all about the girl's strange appearance.

"I'm Celeste. I just turned four." Celeste said proudly.

"Aw! That's so cute!" Nora clasped her hands together and sighed. "I'm 16. Your dad told me to take care of you. I think we'll be good friends, what do you think?"

Celeste nodded.

"Brilliant! Now, let's get you out of those mortal clothes and into something decent. Then...we can go to dinner." Nora said with a smile. The smile reminded Celeste of the pictures of mermaids in her story books.

They lured sailors to death with their beauty and their voice. Sirens is what Celeste remembered.

And Nora really was beautiful. Despite the green skin and the webbed fingers, she was really pretty.

Celeste immediately felt envious.

Nora's hand grabbing her arm jerked Celeste out of her thoughts. The mermaid dragged her down the hall and into a small room.

Nora grabbed a blue dress made a material Celeste had never seen. It seemed to glow in the light and was very stylish.

"This is the only thing in your size, I'm afraid. But don't worry, you'll look beautiful." Nora said.

Celeste took the dress and got behind a curtain made of silk.

When she came out, Nora gasped. "Celeste, you look beautiful!"

Celeste smiled. She twirled so the dress flowed at her ankles. It fit her perfectly.

Nora screeched with glee and took Celeste's shoulder. She quickly did her hair.

Celeste could feel wisps of her black hair being tied, braided, and pinned in all spots.

Finally, Nora brought out a mirror and Celeste's eyes widened.

Her hair was tied back in a bun with a small strand of hair looped around her ear and drifting down her shoulder.

A sand dollar was woven into the side of her hair and the black strands were studded with diamonds.

"Wow, Nora, this is amazing." Celeste said.

Nora smiled and hugged Celeste. "Now, what would you like to do before dinner?" Nora asked.

Celeste leaned forward. "Can we go exploring?"

Nora smirked. "Absolutely! We can look at the coral caves, the seaweed gardens, the schools of fish, the mermen." She nudged Celeste while raising her eyebrows at the mention of the guys. Celeste laughed.