Forever Young

Little Mermaid

She sat there frozen. The same spot where she was sitting before Eren had shown up, he was long gone but she couldn't move. Dried tear stains were still visible on her face, and new tears were forming in her eyes.Red lines had started to appear in her eyes. Her nose was tomato red and her ears had turn pink. Her lips bled from the corner she was chewing at to stop the new tears from falling but to no avail. Her hair that she had pulled in frustration were now tangled in a mess by her shoulders. Her mind was numb and her heart ached.  Her nail played with the smooth corner surface of a photograph absent minded. She wanted to scream loudly. Even though she was aware no one could hear her right now but she could not find her voice.

She wanted to slap Eren hard across his face. Who was he to appear every time and leave her in a mess of emotions. His words echoed on her mind. Their conversations replayed again and again.

"my parents were businessmen, What expeditions are you talking about. I do not know if it's you who have lost it or me"

"your parents led a private secret spy agency against criminals"

"you have lost it"  

"The business was a cover up and a way of ensuring financial support"

"I do not believe you" 

"I have proof of it" he fished around in his pocket pulling out few pictures and advancing it towards her. 

She pulled it from him with shaking hands analyzing them. A group of people stood in a picture. Some smiling, some laughing, some with serious face but they all looked happy and pleased. But she was not looking at all of them, her eyes were stuck on two people in the middle.  Her parents. Her father wore a light blue sweater over black jeans. He smiled with his eyes at the camera. His one arm swung across her mothers shoulder. Her mother smiled proudly at the camera. She wore a black leather jacket over dark blue shirt. Wrinkles appeared on the sides of her eyes. She looked tired but satisfied. Her eyes roamed around the picture and she caught Eren's serious face staring at the camera behind her father. She looked up at Eren who was now analyzing her expressions and then back at the picture. His hair were shorter in the picture. He was less muscular then now.

"how do i believe this picture" she questioned even though she knew this picture was real.

He bent closer to her and pointed at the picture behind the group of people standing there. A banner of  Happy 21st anniversary of MCCA was hung from the wall. "MCCA is the name of the agency. Mermaid Crime Control Agency"

"Mermaid?"she looked at him with amusement.

"It was after your name. Ariel. Little mermaid" 

"No one knew why it was really mermaid I guessed it after I met you. According to many people it was just your parents surname. Miller. But in reality it was mermaid" he explained.

"when was this picture taken"  A tear slipped from her eye

"a month before the plane crash" he informed.

"what a tragic story, Isn't it" she mumbled to herself. "My brother was killed by my own uncle. My parents ran a secret spy agency without our knowledge. They faked a death to apparently protect their children which was of course proven useless and now they are lost and no one knows"

"they were last time in South Korea"

"that is why you want to go there to rescue them" 

"yes, we have one suspicion"

"that girl group, how are you so sure about them"

"we have our reasons I can not give you all the information unless you accept to help us"

"How do you know they are still alive"

"your parents tracers were lost. But our engineering department created an application to monitor every member of the agency's heartbeat. because going to rescue a dead body is useless. According to the app your parents heartbeats are still going on"

"there is a chance they might not be in South Korea" she questioned.

"maybe who knows. but there might be something that may lead us to them"

"why do you want me to do it" this time she looked down at her hands as tears pooled in them.

"One, We need financial support. Two, most of the people left in past one year, its just few of us now. Three You are the head of it all after your parents and brother. You inherited it all"

She could not meet his eye. Her entire queen facade had washed away in her tears. "Please just leave" she could not hear it anymore.

He stood up to leave but she did not even look at him. "It's your choice whether to chose your company or your parents" 

He left the house closing the door behind him. Cold air entered the room sending shudder through her spine.

How long had it been since he had left she had no idea. One hour two hour. She knew nothing. She wanted to stand up and do something. There wasn't even any choice. She had to choose her parents. Of course she chose them.

Memories of childhood played in her mind. She felt betrayed. Yet at the same time a ray of hope was visible to her. It was enough  to motivate her to do something for her parents for herself. Family first. Always.

She wiped her tears with the back of her hand and picked up her phone from the table. Her fingers tapped at the screen. She knew what she had to do. She dragged her numb legs up the stairs her phone attached to her ear.

"Hello, yes ma'am" a groggy voice entered her ears. She knew the person was a sleep but no one was yet born with enough guts to decline her except for Eren that is. She was wrong, and she was about to realize that in next 72 hours.

"Kennedy prepare my Jet plane. We leave in a day"

It was going to be a field day for reporters and hell for her but she was prepared.

EREN

He walked on the silent road. The street was illuminated by the orange street lights and lamp post standing tall. He fixed the Bluetooth device in his ear. Blue light shone from his ear indicating it was now working.

"Kitty we will be there in two days prepare everything" he ordered to the person at the opposite side of the Bluetooth device.

"Of course I will prepare the Queen's chamber" kitty's mocking voice entering his ears. He smiled to himself. "the royal chambers await her." 

He cut the call and this time new tune played in his ears and he hummed along with it.

If you can’t fly, then run

Today we will survive

If you can’t run, then walk

Today we will survive

If you can’t walk, then crawl

Even if you have to crawl, gear up

Aim your g*n! Ready! Fire!

Don’t die, don’t ask, scream

Not not today

Don’t kneel, don’t cry, raise your hands

Not not today

Hey Not not today

Hey Not not today

Hey Not not today

Gun! Ready! Fire!

(not today by BTS)