The Shark And The Mermaid

Chapter 9

Grace woke up to find herself in a cave. She was alone in the cave, but she could hear voices just outside the entrance. So she listened to the voices, eavesdropping a little.

First voice: "Are you even sure he is going to show up?"

Second voice: "Of course. We got his little mermaid. He is going to want her back."

First voice: "But how do you even know if he even cares about her?"

Third voice: "True, I am yet to see a shark ever care about a mermaid."

Second voice: "And you guys were not the ones hiding under his bedroom window listening in to their conversations. I was. He loves her and is just to scared to tell her. When he shows up, and he will, we will kill him. Finish what we started by the ship."

Grace let out a small gasp when she heard they wanted to kill Surge.

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Surge was out for blood. When Dray returned to report a small group of tiger sharks by the cave in the wastelands, They set out. Surge was in the lead, fallowed by the king, then Dray, with the ten warriors trailing behind them.

As soon as they reached the cave, the tiger sharks seemed shocked the prince was not alone.

The smallest tiger shark hollered out, "what? It was supposed to be five against one, not thirteen against five."

The biggest tiger shark said, "plans not changed, kill them all."

The other four sharks all looked at each other, then bolted. 

"Cowards." The big shark called out.

The tiger shark lunged towards Surge, clamping his jaws on the tip Surges nose.

Surge cried out in pain, as his father rush up, pushing the attacker off his son.

All the great whites started joining it, slashing, biting, thrashing, until the tiger shark was dead.

When the thugs limp body sank to the bottom, Surge gathered himself. Prepared to see the worst, he peered into the cave. Breath caught in his throat to see his Grace. She was sitting on a rock, Crying into her hands, shaking and trembling, but otherwise seemed okay. 

Surge whispers out to her, "Grace?"

Grace looked over her shoulder, to see Surge with a worried look plastered all over his face. When she saw him, Grace lunged forward, grabbing Surge in a big hug.

"Surge! You're alive!" Grace exclaimed.

"I thought for sure you were dead." Surge cried.

"Thank you for coming for me. I love you." Grace told him.

Surge pulled away from the hug. "You do?"

She nodded. "Yes, sorry I didn't tell you before. I was afraid of how you would react. But now I don't care. I love you."

 Surge wrapped her in another hug, " I love you too. I was also afraid, but I do love you too."