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The secrets of the sea (Avanhelsing and TennesseeBelle)

"Not recently, you are the only one recently." Misty said when he asked about the others. "Normally they were too far gone to save, too many injuries and I didn't know what to do."

She watched as he said he could take Erick, on land that could very well be the case. She was hoping Erick wouldn't say that though, it would definatly give away that something was right. But she had a feeling that Shane already suspected something was off. What had she done? Had she really put her whole people at risk?

"It's a family thing, always be prepared for anything and protect your family and people no matter the cost." Erick replied standing a little taller with his shoulders squared. "In the right environment you wouldn't stand a chance. Misty had said you were hurt, I was exactly thinking I was going to get jumped. That's the only reason you got the best of me, hu...Shane."

Misty caught him nearly slip human in there and she fought to keep from holding her breath. She needed to get Erick out of here and fast! They were going to get caught if he kept talking, he wasn't used to having to act human and it wasn't going as well as it should.

The secrets of the sea (Avanhelsing and TennesseeBelle)

Misty felt like her heart had completely stopped. How was Erick going to cover that up? How were they going to keep Shane from finding out about what they were. She backed away from Shane a little bit, pretending it was because she was done with his bandage, but in all honesty if he found out the truth about them she didn't want to be in arms length of him. He seemed nice enough, but what if he captured her, or even killed her.

"You aren't the first person to wash up." Erick replied his jaw twitching a little. Then he motioned towards Shane's arm. "Plus, as you found out we aren't strangers to the mutations."

It was then that Misty realized just how stupid she had been. They could come up with excuses all day, but there was no proof of how they got on or off the island. No proof of anyone living on the island. No way to explain any of that.

The secrets of the sea (Avanhelsing and TennesseeBelle)

Misty quickly worked on his cut wrapping the seaweed around his arm so it wouldn't fall off and would keep the wound clean and help it heal. She glanced up at Erick who was watching Shane carefully, she knew she was going to get chewed out.

"Navy SEAL? Like those people that are from the underwater cities?" Erick asked crossing his arms an annoyed look on his face. "The ones that are making crazy mutations that destroy everything in their path?"

Misty bit her lower lip a little. Erick needed to shut up before he said or did something that showed what they were. He wasn't used to talking to humans, probably never had until right now.

"Erick, I don't think he would be one of the ones making the mutations. That's what hurt him." Misty said trying to give Erick a look to shut the hell up.

The secrets of the sea (Avanhelsing and TennesseeBelle)

Misty looked around the campsite, he was gone! Where had he gone? Did something get him! Just as she was about to ask Erick to track him Shane came out of the woods and tackled Erick. They struggled for a while, but Shane came out on top. Misty had a feeling that if they were in water it would be a different story.

"STOP!" She screamed wanting Shane to get off Erick. If Erick didn't like him he would tell her father and she wouldn't be allowed away from the Shimmer unsupervised.

"Who the hell are you?" Erick growled struggling under the human above him. Misty could tell Erick wasn't happy with being pinned down.

"Shane that's Erick, he's a friend. Erick this is Shane. I didn't lie. There wasn't anyone else on the island." She frowned chewing on her lower lip a little. "He just came to make sure I was ok. Please get off him so I can fix your arm!"

The secrets of the sea (Avanhelsing and TennesseeBelle)

Misty didn't believe him for a second, he may have felt fine, but if the wound got infected it would be bad. She watched him as he sat down and then turned on her heels and ran towards the cave system. She took a flying leap and dived into the water feeling her body shift back to it's normal form. She swam through cave after cave until she got back out to the ocean. Her mind raced with different things the healer used, she wasn't sure if they worked as well on humans as they did mermaids, but it was worth a shot. She collected some seaweed and was about to head back when she saw another of the mutants. She ducked behind a rock hoping it didn't see her, but her hopes were crushed when it took off towards her.

Shit She thought as she took off away from the island swimming as fast as she could weaving in and out of the rocks. The mutations looked like it was part shark part octopus. Whatever it was she didn't want anything to do with it. She swam faster twisting around a rock so that when the mutations went past the rock it passed her. She took back off the way she had come and went up the beach line holding the seaweed in her hand. She was half way up the beach when she heard her name.

"Misty? What are you doing out here?" A familiar voice demanded. She spun on her heel and saw one of her father's top fighters. "There are mutations all over this part of the sea! You need to go back to the shimmer, it's safer there. Plus, there is a human here."

Misty's heart was in her stomach. She felt like she was going to be sick, she was friends with Erick, but if he told her father she would never be allowed to leave again. She took a deep breath as she thought about what Erick had said. Tried to figure out what to say.

"I know there is a human here, I brought him here." She said glancing at Erick knowing she was done for.

"WHAT!" He demanded storming towards her and stopping a few feet away his arms crossed. "What do you mean you brought him here?"

"He was going to die, Erick! I couldn't let him die!" Misty replied looking at the seaweed in her hands. "He's hurt, a mutant attacked him, I've got to help him until the others can find him."

"Do you know how dangerous this is? What would your father say?!" Erick growled out.

"Please don't tell my father, listen he thinks I'm human. I'm not going to slip up, I promise. Just until his kind finds him, please Erick don't tell my father!" Misty begged as she looked back up at Erick.

"Fine, but I want to meet this human that you're willing to risk our entire species over." Erick growled.

"You'll need clothes." Misty replied with a thankful smile. She ran through the woods with Erick on her tail and found her small stash of clothing. She didn't have much in the way of male clothes, but she managed to find a pair of shorts and tank top for Erick. She pulled back on the bikini she had been in earlier and slipped towards where she had left Shane the seaweed in hand.

The secrets of the sea (Avanhelsing and TennesseeBelle)

Misty stared at the shark mutation unable to move. Facing one of these things in the water was one thing, but seeing them on land was a whole other thing. They were even more dangerous than she had thought they could be. Shane moved quickly killing the beast with what seemed to be ease, but the blood that was flowing from his skin said otherwise. She rushed over and looked at a claw mark that was on his arm. It wasn't deathly deep, but it was deep none the less.

"I'm fine, but you aren't." She said as she looked at the cut. She needed to go get some seaweed to put on it to stop the bleeding. She chewed on her lower lip as she thought of that. "You need to sit down, I'll go get something that will help stop the bleeding and help keep out infection."

A few ideas....

Anyone? There are new plot lines up there.

The secrets of the sea (Avanhelsing and TennesseeBelle)

Misty did her best to keep her face blank when he said that mermaids or sirens weren't real. She knew otherwise, but was kind of glad he didn't think they were. Course at the same time it was slightly disheartening. When he said he would get along with her father, she fought a laugh. Her father would kill her if he knew she was on land talking to a human.

Her thoughts quickly shifted when she heard someone walking through the woods quietly. They weren't alone and that scared her, no one else ever came on this island and she didn't want to leave Shane alone to face whatever it was, but she couldn't take him into the ocean with her for safety if it came to that.

The secrets of the sea (Avanhelsing and TennesseeBelle)

"Sirens are horrible, evil, murderous beings!" She said her eyes going wide. She clamped a hand over her mout not having thought before she said it. "If they existed that is."

She kept from saying she could take care of herself, but she decided against it. She thought about what he said about killing for a living. But he only killed the bad in the world. That was a good thing. People who mutated evil creatures deserved to be killed.

"So you are paid to get rid of the evil. Thats not a bad thing. My father says evil has no place on the earth. That it breeds too fast and it takes villigent people to keep it in check." She replied with a small smile.

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Misty spun around and looked at him shocked when he said she was trying to kill him! She wasn't sure what would make him think that. She had pulled him to safety, saved his life, tried to treat his wound, brought him food! How was that trying to kill him?

"I saved your life? Why would I do that if I was trying to kill you. I've never killed anyone in my whole life, minus the fish I eat. I would never kill another living being unless I had to to survive. It's the way of the se...earth. You take what you have to to survive, and leave enough behind for it to continue multiplying and thriving." She replied slightly hurt that he would think she wanted to do him harm. Learn about him, maybe, but harm him! "There is no one else on this island, least not that I'm aware of. Sailors avoid it because whether they believe it or not there is an old myth that it's home to sirens."

Sirens were something that were real, but they hadn't inhabited this island in centuries. They had moved on to other hunting grounds. Sirens were like the mermaids, but they were pure evil. All they wanted to do was cause suffering and death, mermaids cherished all life and wanted nothing but to coexist with everything else, everything else that was natural at least. The mutations were a different story.