Alone in the shadows

Chapter 8

Beth's POV

        I have fully learned my lesson, humans can't be trusted as friends or significant others. We monsters must stay together and help each other. Elaina was acting weird about something at bowling but she won't tell me what happened. When it was my turn to bowl she went outside to call Taylor and came back in with a red face, I could sense something was up but I don't know what. It's Saturday and our dad should be home very soon. I walk out of my room and into Taylor's, "Hey, bro. What movie did you see yesterday?" Taylor turns slightly red, "Oh, we didn't go to the movies, we stayed in her apartment." "Oh. Why?" I see him get redder and redder with embarrassment, "Um...we didn't want to. There wasn't any good movies."  I know they did something, he wouldn't be this red if they did nothing. "Okay Taylor, stop the bullshit. What did you do?" He sighs deeply and says in a low voice, "We had sex."

        They. had. sex. We've known them for a week and they've already had sex. I do feel a true connection between them but most people wait until they are married before they get that far. I guess they didn't want to wait, I wonder what they did. I shudder at the thought of my brother having sex with anyone, especially Lucy. Right now, Lucy and Elaina are working and they won't be able to pick up their phones. I've been thinking about getting a job at the mall, preferably Hot Topic since that's were I get a bunch of my clothes. I decide I need money and tell Taylor if dad comes home I'm at the mall. I get in my car and drive to the mall, I find the Hot Topic and ask if they need help in the store. The cashier shows me to the manager's office and there I fill out an application, tell them my school schedule, and get my first job! I will work on weekends and after school on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday until eight. Pretty  good schedule and for ten dollars an hour, I think I'll like it here.

****Taylor's POV****

        I told Beth about Lucy and my Friday afternoon. I really hope she doesn't tell dad, I don't know if he'll be mad at me or not. All I know is that night has taken our relationship to the next level, we are together whenever we can. Right now our favorite place to go is this little cafe and it has the best lemonade I've ever tasted. I'm really bored, I don't know what to do with my time and It's killing me. I hear the garage door come up and my dad coming up the steps to the house. He walks in and immediately flops onto the couch. Five minutes later I hear him snoring, nice to see you too, dad. 

****A month has passed****

Lucy's POV

        It is finally Halloween, my favorite holiday. We all make plans to go to the big Senior Halloween party the school hosts every year. I thought it would be a cool idea to go as ourselves but Beth didn't think so. I decided I would go as a Creepy Lolita Doll. It would be so easy, if I can find a dress. After my shift at Nordstrom ends, I head over to an antique store to try to find a Lolita doll to reference and I happen to stumble onto some. I look around for one that I feel will work, but there are so many more dolls than I expected. I found one with red curly hair and a lavender dress and bonnet and it was perfect. I snap a picture of it and drive to a fabric store, there I found some directions and materials to make the perfect poofy dress. It looks similar to the dress the doll was wearing and I put it in my basket. I make my way to the other side of the store that has all the fabrics and pick out a beautiful lavender fabric and some black lace perfect for the dress. I search for a bonnet but I can't find one. Next door to the fabric store is a temporary Halloween store and in there I find the perfect bonnet. I pay for all my materials and drive home eager to start working on the dress. I get home and Elaina is not home, I look at my watch, her shift ended fifteen minutes ago. I see a note on my bed, "Hey Lucy, I got a letter from my Dad and I had to go back home for a little while. I'll be back soon. - Elaina xoxo" 

****Elaina's POV****

        I received a letter in the mailbox from my Dad and he told me to come home to Naridesa immediately. I leave a note for Lucy telling her where I will be and go carrying nothing with me except my necklace. My home is very far out from the shore of California and I'm not looking forward to the swim. I take a bus to the beach and find a isolated area where I can swim away. I dive into the water and the second my necklace touches the water I transform into a mermaid. My clothes are sucked into my necklace and I start to swim but I'm greeted by the royal dolphins. I get on one of their backs and they take me to my home. I am given my crown by another dolphin and I put it on my head. The dolphins and I enter my home and we are greeted by the people of the city. We make our way to the palace and I see my brother Matthew waving in the distance. He yells, "ELAINA! HEY GUESS WHAT?" We finally reach the palace and I hug my brother. "What?" I ask him. He waves me closer to him and whispers into my ear, "I'm going to be the King of the Ocean!"

        That's why I had to come right away, my little brother is going to be the king! He's only fifteen though, is that old enough to be king? Well, in human years he's fifteen. He's closer to three thousand in our years. I guess he's old enough. Why isn't my dad becoming the new king if Poseidon is stepping down? I find my dad and ask him. He decided after Poseidon got too old, he was also too old and he wanted a younger king to get a young, hip prospective on the kingdom. Poseidon will still be the god of the seas but my brother will be the king, if that makes any sense. My dad tells me to get ready for his coronation that afternoon. I haven't been in the palace for a long time and I forget where my room is. I see my old house maid Opal and ask her to remind me where my room is. She laughs and takes me up to my room. She tells me she isn't my house maid anymore since I have "become too old for the baby maids" and introduces me to my new maid, Kai.  I try on a blue gown, the longer I look at myself wearing it, the more I think I look like Elsa from Frozen. I take it off and try a peach mini dress, I look like a slut, next dress. I try a purple dress that looks like something Lady Gaga would wear. Ugh. Why is this so hard? There is one dress left and I try it on. It is a mint green dress with a short front and long back and a white top. Perfect! Finally! I fix my hair and Kai leads me to the throne room. I was to stay to the side than make a speech on how proud I was of my brother, sounds easy enough. I ask for something to write my speech on and write a quick simple speech. Four hours from now, my brother will be a king. Holy. Shit.