Prologue

The beach in northern Spain had been less than savory to Isabel Fernandez Carriedo. Her family had spent the entire summer running the market while Isa had been wandering the nearby coast. Isa was the type of person who had a fascination with sea life. She would find beauty in anything, from oysters to basic fish.

One day she went further down the beach than normal and came across a peculiar cliff side. The sixteen year old carefully scaled the top part of the cliff. She was taken back when she heard the laughing of to kids. But Isa had been the only child in the neighborhood for at least fifteen miles. And the beaches weren't exactly safe enough for swimmers.

Nevertheless, Isa persisted up the cliff until she reached the top. She carefully peered over the side, hoping to find the source of the sound. Isa couldn't believe her eyes when she saw two overgrown fish sitting on the rocks. After rubbing her eyes, Isabel began to make out characteristics. Their skin was the color of an average coral while their tails had the patterns of koi fish.

"You're mermaids!" Isabel whispered. She had always imagined what mermaids looked like and she couldn't believe that she had found, not one, but two mermaids.

The mermaids had heard her a little too well. They stared up at her with fear in their eyes.

Isa panicked, afraid they would swim away. "Wait! I'm friendly! I won't-" Isa tried to explain, but the mermaids were gone before she finished her sentence.

When she got home she tried to tell her brother what happened. He just smiled and ruffled her hair. "I'm sure you did, Isa." he said.