CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REWRITTEN!

A new family had moved into a Mansion, They are oblivious to the horrors that had occurred there.

"You cant scare me like that!" Austin shouted with a sudden burst of anger. I flinched and instantly wretched my hand from his grip. "I-I didn't mean t-to." I forced the words out of my mouth. Its not like it wasn't true, i didn't plan this! "Well it still fucking happened!" Austin yelled he looked up from his previous position, then he looked down at my terrified eyes. Austin sighed and took a step back, he ran one hand through his thick black hair. He suddenly slammed the passenger door before walking over to the drivers side. Austin roughly ripped the door open and got in smoothly. I glanced at him, he was staring at me. ---------------------------------------------------------- Melissa is a average teenage girl. She just wants to live through highschool. Her parents are going away on a ten week trip to Germany. While her parents are gone she will stay with her parents close friends the Butchers. The Butchers have a son, Austin. He is the schools Badboy, player, and captained of the boys soccer team. When Melissa goes to stay with them, will her an Austin get along? Maybe even fall in love... Or will they fight, and hate each other? Read to find out...

Ari Callahan has no idea how to talk to boys -- or how to talk to anyone for that matter. Enter Zac, the cute new guy in town who won't stop texting her. But is his interest real, or does he have a hidden agenda? ***** Found as a young child washed up on the beach, 17-year-old Ari Callahan has never uttered a word out loud to anyone -- not even her adoptive family. Psychologists have diagnosed her with a condition called selective mutism, but Ari can't help identifying with her namesake character, Ariel, the little mermaid in the fairytale whose voice was stolen by a sea witch. Mermaid-obsession aside, Ari's silence makes socializing tough. She's never had a boyfriend or been asked out on a date. Not until Zac, the confident new arrival in town, asks for her number. But Zac has his own reasons for texting with Ari. He's part of a movement to sabotage the artificial music app called SirenSong, threatening to render human singing obsolete. Zac's collaborators have scoured the globe in search of a singing voice perfect enough to break the SirenSong spell, and their search has led them straight to Ari's beachside town. Will her relationship with Zac help Ari find her voice and unlock the secrets of her origins? Or will he use her and leave her high and dry? Title: Ari and Zac (formerly The Mermaid Hypothesis) Content Warning: This story contains references to selective mutism, suicidal thoughts, and early childhood trauma.