Was a lot of fun to write this and I hope you enjoy reading it :)

o(=-{ thats a mermaid btw

I felt a giddish wave crack into a grin as I spotted a huge shadow loom across the ocean floor. Excited I propelled myself upward, sticking to the tunnel of shadow till I reached the belly of the boat. Hands outstretched I brushed the seams of the wood wondering what the tree had looked like. Slowly swimming around the hull of the ship I broke through the surface of the ocean and was meet with searing pain filling my lungs as breathed in the cool air. I grinned as I squinted up at the full moon giving time for my eyes to adjust to the bright light.

My curiosity swelled as I noticed faint music being carried by the wind from on board the ship. Without waiting for my eyes to fully adjust I felt my way to the rigging and started to haul myself up. Peering through the balustrade I saw a human sitting cross legged on the ground with a dog sleeping on his lap an he played a pan flute. Mesmerised I hung to the ship loving each second more than the last. When the human finally stopped and patted the dog saying "get up Max" the dog just lifted its head gazing lazily at the human. I giggled as the man tried to untangle himself from the seemingly sleeping dog.

Adrenaline filled me as I realised he was coming my way and I shifted out of the way with only a second to spare. Sneakily I watched him walk up stairs to the wheel of the ship and stare at the starry horizon. Max suddenly perked his head up sniffing and I froze not even daring to breath. He got up, nose to the ground sniffing. I looked back to the human but he still at the other end of the boat, now fiddling with a metal object seemingly composed of gears. Sighing I turned back to the dog only to find him nose to nose with me. A tiny yelp of surprise escaped me which scent the dogs tail into a steady tick. Curious and excited I tried to touch the dogs nose but he liked my finger first. Happily I started to pat his head and then back moving onto his tail which he did not seem to like as he immediately gave my hand a gentle nip.

Shocking me I peered around the ship once more trying to spot the human. My shoulder was knocked into the side of the ship as heavy ropes crashed against the side of ship, there was a barking noise and lost my perch on the side of the hull and fell but instead of landing in the water I dropped only a meter landing in the thick netting. I tried to role out towards the ship but the other side of the netting was already being hoist up sending me rolling back towards the sea.

Shrieking I clung on to steady myself and looked up to see the gaping face of the human who clearly couldn't quiet grasp what he was seeing. I was first to react by wildly tearing at the rope, instantly the net was slowly being heaved up by the burly man muttering "A mermaid! Fucking hell a real Mermaid, Oh my god!" I fitted an arm, then my head and was thrashing my tail trying to propel me through the net, and Yes! both arms were through the net, my downward fall was short lived as my body was snagged again at the waist. Fervently I pushed to the rope trying to slide it off when rough hands wrapped around my waist pulling me against the hull. I whacked the man with my tail as I was currently upside down, but tipping my tail to the deck allowed him to push down on my tail momentarily standing upright before I collapsed under my tail.

My capturer knelt beside me slightly out of breath and said "your a mermaid" I look of wonder on his face that had so often filled my own. Shocked and scared I suddenly pushed myself to the hole I had been looking through earlier but was stopped inches from freedom by the netting that my tail was still trapped in. Cursing I tried to yank it free but the man was kneeling on it inadvertently anchoring me with his weight. "Wait!" He pleaded "I'm sorry I caught you, I thought you run away, or swim away and I was just so shocked, well I'm sorry." Finding my voice after the shock of being seen. "So let me go," I said calmly looking straight into his blue eyes as if this was a common occurrence. "But, but you'll just..." He stammered. "You'll never know unless you let me go."

"I can live with that." He gave me a cock smile that filled me with anger, of ours he could live with that he wasn't the one who was trapped! "How dare you! This is ridiculous. I haven't put up with shit my whole life just to end up here-" "Wow wow calm down I just want to talk to you," he said and I realised he was staring at my bra, I looked down thinking it had been damaged in my struggle, but it was fine and he seemed suddenly embarrassed. "And, and ask you some questions. Like.. Whats your name?"

Questions. that had me hooked. What could he possibly want to know about the sea? Was he just like me only trapped on land? "Princess Ariel, Daughter of King Triton ruler of the Seven Seas" I declared with an air of regency I hoped would intimidate him. It worked. He rocked backwards in shock "there's a King?" I paused waiting for more but he just sat starring at the ocean so I went on. "Whats your name I prompted him hoping he would cut the netting soon "Eric, Prince of Enchancia. Captain of this vessel" My turn to be surprised. "Where are my manners, let me help you out of the net and then we can get out of this wind and have some food in my Quarters." "Your what?" Yes thank god I could escape! But then I can't ask him anything about humans! Ah do I run or stay?

Suddenly he was up off my net hand under my arms helping me stand. "Its this way" He said moving towards a door on the deck under the wheel, decision time! But my tail was already dragging beside him already a meter from the deck. Oh well, I'd regret not getting answers anyway.

He let me fall onto a soft surface I assume was his bed and gazed intently at me for a moment seeming to decide something in his mind. he turned and shut the door instantly warming the room and moved something that made a loud clicking sound "What was that?" I asked crawling my torso closer. "I locked it, its um, well if one of my men comes they won't be able to open the door." "Oh" I tried to think why this was important when he crashed into a table. He stumbled to a hanging lamp which he made dance with fire and I almost squealed with joy.