Mermaid Bay

Chapter 24

Vanessa's P.O.V

The week slowly passed, and I could barley stand it. There was a plus side though, more time untill friday. I might be overreacting a little bit, but I think the 'date' or whatever with Taylor and Gale might just be a little bit awkward. Taylor knew evreything, and saying it's awkward was an understandment, since you know, he does want to kill me. Or atleast his 'friends' do. My science class wasn't getting better, with the teacher giving me knowing glances and my classmates getting a glimpse into my world. What he knows is a mystery to me, but hopefully he just thinks I am an ordinary teen, with nothing to hide, but things don't usually go my way.

Gale talked to me every day, and it's not working with my plan of 'blocking' him out, wasn't really working. I needed to do it to protect Gale, but all he wants is to be my friend. Fan freaking tastic. Angie, Tris and I have been getting along, beside their constant reminding of how 'Dangerous' Taylor is. How he is going to kill me and suck out my soul, blah blah blah. I didn't pay that much attention, I can take care of myself.

There was a part of me though, that really wondered, that if it came down to it, would Taylor actually kill me? We may not be the best of friends, but actually kill me? That was a bit extreme. lt was only a matter of time, and my life was shorting by the second. I might be a little dramatic, but I am a hormonal teenager with a fish tail so I think I have an escuse.

After along day of school I threw my backpack onto my bed, then collapsed next to it. Today is friday, so I might be a little anxious. 'You are making a big deal out of nothing' I told myself, 'It will just be a nice evening out with a mermaid, hunter, and a human'. Cause that will toatally work out. I groned.

"How's it shakin' eggs and bacon?" a voiced asked. I nearly pissed myself. I looked up to find the one and only, Beth.

"People really need to learn how to knock" I replied pushing myself up untill I was standing. "So whats up?"

"I am just checking in, got to make sure werent cut up into fish sticks right?" Beth said with a laugh.

"You are hilarious, now seriously, what do you want?" I asked, I didn't want to be rude, but truthfully, my afternoon plans were to go on a date................. with Ben & Jerry.

"I was making sure you were ok, as I said before, but also to see how you have been practicing with your gift" Beth replied expectantly for me to tell her evrey detail of it.

Here was the thing..... I haven't been. Oco- Taco right? I didn't really see the point unless I wanted to make a cup of noodles. "Umm, I have not really gotten around to it yet, but no worries it will be added to the very long list of things that people expect from me that I never do"

"You have to take this more seriously, so much is dependent on you that you can even imagine" Beth Said as she paced the room.

"Wait- What?"

"I will be back in a week, and if you haven't practiced in the slightest I will be forced to take extreme measures, see you soon" and with that, Beth was gone. I have to learn how to do that.

I do not even want to think about the extreme measures are going to be if I do not practice, maybe Beth was not as innocent as she seems. And what the fudge nuggets could be dependant on me? could it be Beth's saneness? Or is that already lost?

And then I was alone, again. Dad at work, Mom at book club, and my sister has been hanging with her new friend a LOT. Dear Jeasus I hope she isn't in a gang. That would just be the icing on the cake.

I guess I have nothing else to do but do what beth says, and to be honest, she almost scared me a little bit....

A few hours later.....

I was in my backyard, laying peacefully down next to my pool trying to figure out the powers thing. Don't get me wrong, I think it's cool, and I do want to know how to use them, but they feel so minescule at the moment. I kind of have to worry about not dying.

I was zoneing out while staring at the water in the pool, but then something caught my eye, there was a steam of water coming up from the surface of the pool. I started paniking, and as fast as that it went away.

"What the heck?" I thought.

oh yes....... those were my 'special' powers. why couldn't I have been bitten by a radioactive spider or something? it would have been much more entertaining.

"I wonder how much I could do....." I said outloud as I began focusing on the water again. at first, nothing happened, but the longer I stared the more water was evaporating and floating into the sky.

It became so humid that I felt as if I was in Florida in summer, and I could feel my jair slowly rising, turning into an afro. At that moment I didnt even notice, all of my attention was on the water.

the steam was evaporating, taking all of my problems with it. I felt serene, like nothing could disturb me. I didn't know how long I stood there with the steam floating away, but I also didn't care. I could have stayed there forever, untill a certain someone disturbed me.

"what happened to your pool?" gale asked, standing there with a dumbfounded look on his face.

I looked at my pool, it was compleatly drained, and I had no idea how to answer gale's question , so I said the first thing that came to my mind, which is always a bad idea. "my sister peed in our pool, so thats why we took all the water. it was urine filled. Filled with her pee"

the look on his face was priceless, and I was pretty sure their would be no more questions. I smiled sweetly, or at least tried.

"The party is here!" Taylor shouted as he walked through my backyard jogging up to where Gale and I stood. Gale became slifhtly more uncomftorable.

"Are you all ready to go?" Taulor asked, smiling at me, which Gale noticed.

"yeah, WE are ready to go" Gale replied looking over to Taylor. They exchanged a look that was anything but friendly then both looked back at me.

"Well lets go, we are going to miss the movie" I said trying to break the silence.

Taylor and Gale agreed and we started walking out of my backyard. This night is going to be very intresting.......

authors note: I havent updated in a VERY long time. and I am truly sorry. I am planning on finishing this story, with upsates more often. thank you to all the people wjo stuck with it no matter long you had to wait :-) trust me when I will say it is going to be worth it.