Hey everybody! I know its been a while since I last posted for this story, and I'm sorry for the wait. I was busy with school, but now I'm off, so I will be posting A LOT more. Sadly, I've decided to make this the final chapter of Secrets of the Sea. I hope you guys like the conclusion, and please review, favorite, and follow! Also, please check out my other stories! Thanks, I love you guys! So, here it is, and enjoy!

Philip's POV

I sat on the deck of the ship, waiting anxiously for Syrena's return. It had been almost two hours, and although I knew she could handle herself, it was still odd that it was taking this long. I looked over at Will, who seemed anxious for her return as well.

"Do you think we should go after her?" I asked. Will looked over at me, piercing me with his glare.

"Syrena knows what to do in order to get the Pearls. She requires help from no one. If you're so worried, you can go after her yourself," he muttered. I was shocked by his ferocity; Will was never like this. I knew Syrena probably had some kind of feelings for him, but this only proved that he had been using her feelings for him from the start. He only cared about getting the Pearls to Elizabeth.

"I'm going, with or without your support," I said, as I began to take my shirt off and throw it to the side of the ship.

"This is idiotic, Philip. You are not a mermaid, you will not last alone in the water with no way to breathe. Just wait for Syrena to return." I wasn't listening to him though. I had now walked to the side of the ship, and I prepared myself to jump. I heard some cries from the crew, but paid no attention. This was for my love, Syrena. If she was in trouble, I must help her. If she was wanting to remain in the sea forever as a mermaid, I would find a way to be with her. This was the only way. I jumped.

A few moments later, I hit the water with a quick slap that only hurt for a moment. Then I felt myself sinking slowly into the blue depths. I knew I wouldn't last long on one breath, but apparently this part was pretty shallow, so I could make it. My guess was it was only about eight feet deep, which shocked me. I could easily swim in this. Now I really regretted trusting Will. I felt like we had been set up.

I began swimming downward when I heard a scream. I knew that voice better then I knew my own. Syrena. I swam faster, heading towards the source of the noise, until I reached an odd scene in a small lagoon off the coast. I saw Syrena, with blood spurting from her back, knocked out cold. Before her was a mermaid that looked more sinister then beautiful. When she saw me coming she grinned wickedly, and almost immediately after Syrena looked my way, sending me a warning with her eyes. I saw she was scared, and I only knew that I had to get her out of here, Pearls or not.

Then the other mermaid began to laugh as I knelt down next to Syrena. I looked over at her, and I saw that she was approaching us. I pulled a dagger out of my pocket and pointed it at the mermaid as I got into a defensive stance in front of Syrena.

"So easily manipulated," the mermaid muttered as she moved closer. "Can't you see that poor Syrena here doesn't really love you? Don't you know anything of mermaids? We don't feel, especially not for a human man. No, we only toy with your hearts, and the result is always an amusing one." She laughed then. I was crippled, every word she had said sent pain through me.

"You obviously don't know Syrena then. I love her, and I know she is nothing like you," I said with as much venom as I could muster. She laughed.

"Then explain why she came down here, risking her life, just to get some pearls for another man," the mermaid said. She then opened her hand and revealed the Pearls. I lunged toward her then , my dagger swooshing in an arch above her head before making contact. The dagger plunged deep into her back, much like the wound inflicted on Syrena. I didn't sit by to see what happened next. Syrena was already moving to get the Pearls, and to my shock she grabbed two instead of one. I didn't question her though. I just grabbed her hand and we swam as fast as we could out of water.

Once we reached the surface, I saw that the ship was still there, waiting for us. I had a few choice words for Will, but first I had to tell Syrena what I thought about him.

"Syrena, we can't go with them," I said, tugging at her hand. "Will is not who you think he is. I wanted to go save you, and he didn't even care about you. He wants only the Pearls. He's been using us this entire time."

Syrena looked at me, questioning what I had said. I thought she trusted me more then this.

"What about Elizabeth? She will die without the Pearls." I looked down into her hands where the Pearls still where.

"Drop them," I said. "No one deserves to live forever, not Elizabeth, Jack Sparrow, me or you. Immortality was not meant to exist, it is not what God planned for us."

"I don't know if I can do this, Philip," Syrena said. "I made a promise to Will, I must carry it out." She began to swim towards the ship. I panicked and grabbed her arm, pulling her against me.

"Was the mermaid in there right? Were you really just using me this entire time?" I was hurt, and I wanted an explanation. Something told me that what the woman said was not an entire lie.

"No, Philip, of course not. I love you, I do," she said, looking down. She looked guilty, which was a sure sign that she was lying, at least in my eyes.

"I want the truth Syrena," I said, anger now filling my voice. I saw a tear escape Syrena's eyes, and she looked back up at me.

"I love you, but it did not start out that way. I was planning on doing something horrible to you, and watching in glee as it carried out. You were so trusting in the beginning, and I did not deserve that trust. I just-never planned on feeling the same way you did. I fell for you," she whispered, leaning into me.

"What about Will?" I asked.

She shook her head. "That is nothing compared to how I feel for you. I do not feel for him, he simply dazzled me, and it made me want different things. I wanted to make you jealous so you…," she trailed off, not being able to respond.

"Well you accomplished your goal," I said, once again angry. "You did hurt me, mission accomplished. I hope you happy now." I began to swim away from her, towards the shore close by.

"Please don't go Philip!" I heard Syrena scream in the distance, but I didn't respond, until I remembered something. I turned back towards her, and hope was written all over her face. I reached toward her hand, and grabbed the Pearls. I then through them far off into the distance, and looked down at Syrena. She seemed shocked that I had done this.

"Now," I said. "you have no obligation to Will ever again. Who do you choose? Me?" I asked as I moved farther away from her. "Or him?"

"You, Philip. It's always been you," she said, as she moved to me quickly. She wrapped her arms around me when she got closer and kissed me on the lips. It was the most passionate she'd ever been with me.

When she finally came up for air, I whispered that we should go now. She nodded, and together we swam towards the shore of a small island, just the two of us, forever.

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