My Vampire....His Mermaid

Chapter 2- Time to Start Fresh

That day I came home to my mom about in tears. I walked through the back door as she looked up from her book. "hey baby doll how was your day"? My mom asked sweetly. I started bursting into tears. they began to to down my face like a tsunami. Each tear represented an emotion I was feeling at that moment. One for grief, agony, loss, betrayal, fury, and loneliness.  "oh, it was fine, just amazing"! I said as I ran off sobbing. "Niki"?! My mom said. In my room I started screaming in betrayal, hate, and agony. "why that stupid, pathetic, mean son of a....." I started throwing the picture frames of me and her all throughout the room in rage. You could hear glass shattering, paper being torn, and screaming of desperate cries. "how could I barge into your life, Jemma, oh well I'm sorry for thinking you wanted anything to do with me"! I said as I through one last picture frame against the wall. My legs gave in and I collapsed on the floor and started bawling my eyes out with my head in my hands. My mom busted through the door and ran to my side. "Kiki, honey are you..."? she looked around the room. "oh..." she said concerned. She walked over to me and sat down. "sweetie, were people mean to you"? she asked me concerned and sweet. I looked up at her with teary eyes. "oh mama, you're right, Jemma doesn't wanna be friends anymore now that she's the...HBIC"! I said as I jerked up and screamed. She rubbed my back. "Niki, calm down, if she's going to be like that then she's not worth your time...did you meet any other girls"? she asked sweetly. I sniffled and looked up at her. "yes". I said with a crackly voice. "then you don't need Jemma, do you"? "I guess not..." I said still a little drowsy. She smiled. "that's my sweet girl". She said as she kissed my forehead. "I'll be in my office if you need me ok..."? She walked out of my room and closed the door gently. I stood up and walked around. "you know what, mama's right, I don't need Jemma, with her expensive clothes, her bratty little friends, and her stupid but really hot, boyfriend...I don't need any of that...but I could go for a swim to cope with my anger and to relive some stress...ok...I'm going". I quickly changed into my bikini and went out of my window to go to the ocean." hey mama, I'm going for a swim"! "ok baby, don't be out there too long"! When I reached the water it was dark and mysterious, their was a thick layer of grey fog that dangled over the top of the ocean, it was dark out and the water was a grey due to the lack of light, I quickly waded into the water and touched my mermaid necklace and recited the chant for the transformation. I slowly began to float and glow above the eerie water. (play the music now) "from the depts, of the seven seas, take me for I shall see, what the other part of me lies internally, my ancestors...transform me into the mysterious mermaid I shall be..." and at that moment, my legs were turned into a pastel pink/blue tail and fin, the shine could be seen from miles away, my top black bikini top was now an shimmery pink/blue strapless scale top and my hair transformed into a wavy, shiny, light platinum blonde. I let go of the necklace and began to swim around swiftly and giggling joyfully. (stop the music)(play this song)                                                                            

My mermaid family lived in the under water mermaid kingdom called Alynthi, my older and wise sister Gianna who was 22 and beautiful, tall, gorgeous natural sun kiss tan skin, had long blonde hair, and blue eyes, and when she would transform, her mermaid tail color would be lilac purple and would fade into a gradient pink and her eyes would be a violet purple. My older funnier, comforting, brother Tyler was 24 tall, had tan skin, brown hair, and silver eyes and his tail was a light grey that would fade into a gradient black. They're like my second parents to me, I could always go to them for advice. I swam for ten minutes to get to the underwater palace where I saw my Gianna and Tyler swimming around playfully, I hadn't seen them in a few days since they had left the house to go stay with friends, so I was excited to see them. I swam to them faster and faster. "Gigi, tyty"! I said overjoyed. They both turned around and dropped their jaws. "no way, oh my god, Niki"! Gianna said with felicity. She swam faster to me and once she got to me, she hugged me tight and spun around. "Kiki I missed you so much"! Gigi said as she hugged me tight. "mmm...oh baby sister..." she said sweetly and calmly. Then Tyler came to us. "tyty, is that you"? Tyler smiled. "yes Niki, it's me baby sister..." he said as he hugged me and Gianna. we talked for about two hours and swam around to catch up but then reality struck me like a lightning bolt and...I just froze, like a statue...I was petrified. "you ok bug"? Tyler asked me sweetly. "ye-yea I-I'm fine". I said nervously and shuddering. They both looked skeptical. "are you sure Nik, you look a little tense"? Tyler said worried about me. I sighed defeated. "ok you got me..." "well what happened"? Gianna asked me. "something happened at school today..." Tyler rubbed my shoulder. "here come with us..." he said as he took my hand. "ok..." I said nervous. I didn't have a clue where they were taking me, I was honestly a little worried... "where are we going..."? they both smiled. "don't worry Niki, it's perfectly safe". Gianna said trying to make me feel better. "ok...I guess..." we swam for about five minutes until we reached a tunnel that looked like it led to a black whole. "we're here...come on..." "is it safe"? Gianna smiled. "yes of course it's safe, do you really think we'd bring you here if it wasn't"? she asked me sarcastically. "nope" "ok then, come on..." Tyler said as we swam into an under water cavern. I gulped terrified. We reached the other side and I was in complete shock...the coral looked to be rainbow and the water was crystal clear, the fish were playing music and singing. "oh my word what is this place"? "welcome to our safe place". "it's beautiful". "Kiki, Niki"!? said an unknown creature...I turned around. "Matt"?! is that you"?! he got closer to me. "Matthew, oh my god it is you"! I swam over to him and hugged him and spun. Matthew Blakely was a childhood friend of mine that I've known since kindergarten. He was the sweetest person ever, he was actually 1 year older than me.. but I love him like my second brother....he had light blonde hair, dark brown eyes, tan, tall, and he had a black tail. "oh my god it's really you Matt "! I said as I squeezed him tight. "hey you...I missed you"! I smiled. "I missed you too Matt..." I felt like kissing him because I was so overjoyed. But I held back. "so how are you..."? he said as he took my hands and put them on his chest. "everything's going great...we just moved down here about a month ago, how're you"? "I'm good...I'm just glad you're here". He said in a sweet voice as he put my hand on his cheek and rubbed his thumb on my hand. "hey lovebirds will you get over here"?! Gianna said joking around. I rolled my eyes. "oh my god G, will you stop"?! "what, I'm just saying, now come on so we can talk". "ok, come on Matt let's go..." I said taking his hand. "right behind you". He said as we both swam into a little cave in this secret hideout. "ok here we are...now sis spill the tea, what's going on"? Tyler said concerned about me. "ok, at school today..." I sighed, I was nervous...I didn't know how they would react. "do you guys remember Jemma stone"? they all nodded. "yea, I do...what about her"? "well she...she and I are not on the best terms at the moment..." they all looked stunned. "what, what happened"?! my eyes had begun to water. Matt swam over to me. "hey, hey, hey...it's ok Nik...just breathe..." he said as he rubbed my back. "just take your time..." "today was my first day at school, I went over to her at lunch and she took me behind a vending machine and...and..." I started crying into his chest...she had betrayed me and I was devastated...I was so grateful that I had Matthew, Gianna and Tyler. Gigi and Tyty swam over to me and hugged me to calm me down. "hey...shh...It's ok baby" Gigi said in a soothing tone. "I asked her why we were behind the vending machine and she said to give us more privacy, but when I went to hug her, she...she pushed me off of her". "what, why would she do that"?! Matt said shocked. he knew that Jemma and I were best friends and I guess now I could see why this shocked him. "oh my god, I'm so sorry". Tyler said as he took me in his grasp. 5 minutes later I looked up at tyty with my face red from crying and my eyes puffy. I sighed, "we should head home". I said to them. "Matt, could you stay with us for the night"? I asked him with sorrow in my voice. He nodded. "yea of course...come on let's get you home". Matthew said sweetly. "ok..." I said sadly. We swam out of the safe place and into the open water. We all swam to the surface and transformed back to our mortal selves then we walked back to my house. I walked up to my big glass doors and knocked. My mom opened them and got an excited look. "oh my goodness my babies"! She ran up to tyty and Gigi and squeezed the life out of them. "hey mama"! Gianna said barley being able to talk. My mom noticed Matt and ran over to him and hugged him. "hi Matthew, Good to see you hun". He smiled. "good to see you Mrs. Bregman, and please call me Matt, may I come in"? My mom smiled. "yea of course hun, come on in". My mom was always the sweetest. She was always there if you needed her, she gave great advice, and she was also very welcoming to anyone and everyone. We walked inside the house and went upstairs to my room. "just let me know if you need anything...I'll be in the living room with your dad ok"? "thanks for letting me stay the night Mrs. Bregman". "oh, hun, just call me Ashley and it was my pleasure" "ok, thank you Ashley". "thanks mama, see you later". I said sweetly. She walked out of the room as we made ourselves comfortable on my bed. "are you cold, I can get us a blanket if you want"? I nodded. It was a little cold. Matt got up and went to my small storage closet for a blanket. "incoming"! he said as he threw it at me. "hey whoa, you better watch yourself"! I said being funny. We all laughed. "how about we put on a movie"? Tyler asked. I smirked. "let me guess, Star Wars"? "you know me so well...can you play it on the T.V Gigi"? "yea, sure". She took the remote from the drawer and put the movie on. Me and Matthew snuggled on my bed under my blanket and watched the movie. About an hour into the movie, my eyes got droopy and I started dozing off. Matt pulled the blanket over me, and snuggled me close....and I fell into a deep sleep on his chest as we all dozed off snuggling each other. the next morning, we all woke up and got dressed. I put on a pair of denim skinny jeans, a pink and white striped tunnel shirt and paired it with some white and pink high tops, as for my brown hair I just put it in a half up half down updo with a pink bow....once I was done, I went downstairs and ate breakfast. Once I finished, Gigi, Tyty and Matt drove me to school, me and Matt got out and went into the school. When we got into the hallway where my locker was, I met up with Aria and Izzy. "hey guys"! they both looked up and smiled. "oh, who's this Niki"? I looked back at Matthew. "oh, right....guys this is my childhood friend Matthew..." I said introducing him. "oh, it's nice to meet you Matthew, I'm Arianna Michell, and this is Isabella Lockwood". Aria said introducing herself and Izzy. I was certain they would get along, and they did, we instantly became close friends, they started to talk and get to know each other. Then Aria noticed my outfit. and complimented me. "wow Niki I love your outfit". Izzy joined in. "yea it's totally gorge". I smiled. "thanks, I love yours to guys, you look great". Then just as I said that, Jemma and her minions pranced into the hallway. "perfect timing, as usual." I said sarcastically. Never the less, they were again wearing expensive clothes and jewelry that was smothered in diamonds. She got closer and smirked at us...."aw look at this girls, it's a little bow creep and her 3 ugly sheep". Jemma said being a bully. Matt rolled my eyes. "shut your mouth Jemma". He said getting a little pissed. I looked at him and put my hand on his torso..."Matt, don't, just ignore her...." "wow Nicole, you can't even stand up to yourself, you need your little bodyguard to do it for you...so pathetic" she said teasing me with a devilish chuckle. "really Jemma, so I suppose that you using Landyn as a crutch isn't, seems like a bodyguard to me". I said as I smirked. "screw off Nicole...and also, you might wanna get some nicer clothes biotch". She said as she walked off. "loser". Ivana said. "ugly". Joslyn said as she flipped her hair in my face. I sighed sadly. "just ignore them Niki....they're nothing but a bunch of pendejo's...." Matt said stating the facts. I tried to take his advice but I just couldn't. no matter where I went, she was there. In my classes. She giggled as she kissed Landyn on the cheek, I sighed sadly, wishing I had that. "miss Bregman, pay attention"! Mr. Dawson said strictly . I turned back around. "oh, sorry". In the hallway. She walked passed me as a random guy complemented her. "hey Jemma, lookin' good". She chuckled. "I know...." she said as she pranced off. That day I came home from school with Matt and I went up to my room and looked at myself in the full length mirror. I sighed in discomfort. "Matt"? he  walked into my room and looked at me confused. "yea Niki"? I looked at him. "do you think I look good"? I asked sadly. He walked over to me and wrapped his arms around my stomach making me blush a little. "look in the mirror", he said as I looked up at myself. "what do you see"? "I see a girl who is not worthy enough to be as popular as Jemma Stone". I said tearing myself down. "no, why would you say that..."? "because, I'll ever be as gorgeous as her". "don't say that about yourself, she may be the most popular girl in the school but, you have something that she could never have, you have kindness, and a heart". "thanks Matt". I said as he wiped the tear from my cheek. He smiled. "no problem". He walked out of my room and I went downstairs to my mom. "hey umm...mama"? she looked up from her book. "hey baby doll, you wanna talk to me"? I sighed. "yea, do you think we could go shopping"? I asked her. "why are your clothes getting to small"? She asked. "no mama it's not that, it's just I don't fit in, clothes from Marshells aren't cool enough mom, the girls at O.C.D are so...couture". I said explaining to her. She stuttered. "well, where do the girls at school shop"? She asked me. I thought for a moment. "um, Gucci, Alexander Wang, Chanel, Fendi...." She walked over to me.  "Nicole, those are major, major designers, do you have any idea how much that costs"? she asked me being a little concerned. "well no...." "how about we try Fabletics or Forever 21, do any of the girls shop there"? I sighed. "no, thanks mom but just forget it". I walked back upstairs and face planted into my pillow, thinking about awful things about myself. before we knew it, it was finally Friday, and I was so excited for this week to be over. We met up with Aria and Isabel. We all sighed. "oh, thank the lord it's Friday". Izzy said relived. "I know, I'm so ready for this week to be over". They both looked at me. "you know Niki, we should take you shopping". I looked at them confused. "shopping, well I could use a better wardrobe, that's for sure..." I said stating the facts about my not so great clothes. "yea no offense sweetie, but we've noticed". "yea but guys I really can't afford any good clothes, it's hopeless". "no problem, we'll pay". I looked stunned. "what no way, I can't let you do that". they pleaded. "oh come on Niki please, I know your tired of Jemma teasing about your clothes and quite frankly we are too, we would love to see you happy". "well, the only way that would be happy is if I suddenly became pretty overnight, and by god that is not gonna happen, unless someone has some wizard". I said sarcastically. "what"! Izzy said in disbelief that I said that about myself. "Nicole, you're beautiful". Aria said. "umm, have you seen my hair"?! I said insulting my dark brown hair. They both smirked. "hmm...we could always take you to the salon while were at it, you get it dyed a different color". Izzy's eyes lit up. "oh you should totally go blonde". "oh yea and we could take you to Ulta to get makeup, what about this Saturday, are you free"? I smirked devilishly. "you know, I'm starting to like this idea...."