The Ocean's SongUpdated at Jan 27, 2021, 21:10
The sand crunched beneath my feet as I walked down the shore, the waves crashing against the shore. But even the loud noise of the ocean couldn't ever power the notes of Marina's song.
You'd think it'd be the royal blue scales that warped her legs into a tail, maybe the pattern of scales that followed her stomach and breasts. It was her eyes. The powerful shade of grey reminded me of a storm. Something told me that the strength wasn't an illusion.
I could hear the voice in the back of my mind that told me to run, my instincts telling me to listen, but her voice told me to stay. And I wanted to.
As her song called for me, I took her hand and let her lead me farther out to sea. When the water reached just below my shoulders, she stopped singing. My heart ached for her to continue despite my head telling me to cover my ears. But as I met her face to face, I found myself uttering notes of my own. a soft breath feathering across their lips as her cheeks flushed and her eyes widened;
"You don't need a song to get me to follow you."