Underwater With Claws

Chapter 4

My first class was Biology luckily that's with Maku so if anything goes wrong he'll have my back. As always Maku walks in first to make sure that it's safe. As soon as he opens the door I smell the wolves there must be about ten of them in this class. Luckily us mermaids keep to the water so they won't have any ideas about who or what I am. They will be able to smell the salt but other than that I should have a human scent.

For the first time in my life I was nervous I had only been to land a few times before and I had no idea what school on land was really like. But this is biology I should be fine and Maku wont call on me for anything. I walk in 2 minutes after Maku to make it less conspicuous and take a seat in the back of the room right next to the window. "Good morning class I am Dr. Waveman and I am your new biology teacher. We also have a new student today. Her name is Serena Waveman and welcome her after class as of now we are going to be talking about marine biology and the ocean." I stayed quiet for most of the class, I didn't want to talk to anyone and I didnt want to be talked to. However, just before class was over this girl with blonde almost white hair and the brightest green eyes i have ever seen turned round to face me. "Hi I'm Malia. I know that you're new here and I was wondering if you needed anyone to show you around or sit with at lunch?" I hesitated and looked at Maku for advice since I knew he would be listening; he nodded giving me the confirmation that I needed. "Okay, sure that would be great. I'm Serena by the way nice to meet you." I put out my hand for her to shake. She looks at me weirdly, laughs and shakes my hand. The bell rings and I start to put my stuff away. Malia nods her head and I stand up and follow her looking at Maku one last time before I leave the class.

We start to walk down the hallway going to our next class "So is Dr. Waveman your father or something because Waveman isn't a popular name round here or anywhere near here and you both turn up on the same day and well it just seems too good to be true you know. I mean it could but you have the same colour eyes what colour is that by the way ocean blue because it's really pretty. Sorry I babble when im meeting new people my brother says I should control it better. Sorry I just realised that I haven't let you get a word in edgewise okay your turn and go." I giggle at her. She seems really funny, especially for a wolf. "No, Maku isn't my father and we aren't siblings, we are more like distant cousins. I know Waveman isn't a popular name but my grandfather gave us the name when he left his family and moved. Yes my eyes are ocean blue people don't usually notice that about me. I don't mind the babble so you can babble as much as you want." We don't do much talking in the ocean. We have our own language that everyone knows only the royals and most highborns know english. Sure I can't tell her that but I can think of it.

We get to our next class Music and I can smell it again, it's stronger now it's not something I can describe it's all the best most wonderful things in the world all put together as one ."Hey Malia can you smell that? I smelt it in reception and in the hallway but no one was there." Malia whips around "What does it smell like Serena?" What are you smelling?" Her eyes were wide and she was squeezing my shoulders really hard. She must know what I'm smelling but won't tell me because I'm not a wolf. "I don't know Malia. It just smells really good, I've never smelt anything like it before okay. And ow you're hurting my shoulders.'' She lets go and apologises we walk into class and get our books out to start our lesson.