Fish out of water (Pirate Hetalia x Half Mermaid Reader)

Chapter Three

I awoke to the feeling of something gently tapping my cheek but as I opened my eye's I was immediately blinded by the suns harsh rays. I let out a groan as I slowly hunched my back, placing my left hand on my aching forehead, my mind felt fuzzy and I was having trouble piece together the events from the day before. As my eye's eventually adjusted to the light I came face to face to two small beady brown eyes. My back straightened as I looked down at the small seagull sitting on my lap, staring up at me intensely. I raised a brow as I stared at it in confusion, not sure on how to react to it. But as I was about to push it off me it let out a loud screech straight into my face causing me to jump from fright, the poor bird was sent flying off my lap and onto the rocks beside me. A sharp pain quickly spread throughout my right leg, causing my body to tense and a small yelp to escape my lips. I winced in pain as I looked down at the large cut on my lower thigh, the cut didn't look too deep but it was hard to tell from all the dried blood. Slowly my mind began to piece together the events of the day before, my heart tightened in my chest as I remembered my father's lifeless body. For a short while, I was able to forget, for a few seconds it was like everything was normal.

Tears began to blur my vision as the scene's flooded my mind, the realization of everything finally beginning to kick in. My breathing began to catch in my throat as my body began to tremble slightly. One minute the world around me was spinning at an incredible speed while the next it was like the world was going in slow motion. The once loud sounds of waves crashing against rocks and the loud screeches of the seagulls were now nothing but silence. I clawed at my throat as I desperately tried to scream but no matter how hard I tried no sounds came out. It was like my voice was trapped in my throat, unable to escape. I gasped for air as tears now streamed down my cheeks, a feeling of helplessness consuming me as I slowly curled up into a ball on my side. Loud sobs now spewed from my mouth as my voice finally broke free from my throat. I'd never felt like this before, this crushing feeling which consumed every fiber of my existence. It felt like the world was crumbling beneath me and I couldn't do anything to stop it. All I could do was watch as everything around me crumbled. It went on like this for ages, sometimes the crying would begin to stop only for it to start once again as memories of my father would pass through my mind at a million miles an hour. The thought that I'd never feel his warm hugs or hear his soothing voice again broke my heart, I'd always turned to him when I was in distress... but now I had no one to hold me as I cried. For the first time in my life, I was completely alone, and it truly scared me. The tears kept coming and coming with no sign of stopping, no matter how hard I tried to hold them back they just continued to stream down my face like a broken dam. At this point, I didn't care if people heard me crying and screaming, even if I did care I doubt I'd be able to stop anyway since it was like my body had a mind of its own at the moment.

~Time skip~ 

After what felt like hours the tears slowly began to stop, my body had probably gotten too tired to continue crying cause I know I didn't feel any better than before if anything I felt worse. I slowly uncurled from my small ball and sat up, my head pounding as I did so. I placed a hand on my forehead as I hunched over, my head felt like it was about to split in half and my throat didn't feel any better. It was like I'd swallowed a pufferfish and it had torn my throat to shreds. No doubt my voice would sound horse and scratchy for the rest of the day, not that it mattered cause I really didn't feel like talking to anyone right now. I just wanted to curl up into a ball and sleep, but I knew I couldn't do that no matter how irresistible it sounded. If I stayed here there was no doubt that Lydia would find me, I'm honestly surprised she hasn't already found me. As much as I don't want to I should probably head into town, the further from the water I am the better. I probably look like shit right now, though what's new? from the start, I probably looked like a homeless kid as I walked around town in my old, baggy shirt and trousers. The clothes bearly fit me and if I wasn't careful my trousers would end up falling down, but I guess that's what you get when you have to steal a random person's clothes. It was either I stole the clothes or I walked around naked and I'd much rather steal than scar the kids and townsfolk. I know I've definitely flashed a few people a couple of times, much to their horror. But it's not like I can just buy new clothes, it's hard finding coins in the ocean and from what I've seen clothes are a lot of money. I'd rather spend my money on all the amazing foods they sell, in my opinion, that's a much better use of my money.