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11:35 PM

(It's been a while, I don't know which account to PING. xD)

Evangeline halted her assault momentarily, as Mira’s words echoed in her head. A look of grave offense crossed her face. “Go down there? I would rather die than return.” She looked ready to explode, as she twisted and weaved through the water, cutting through it like a knife through butter. Mira was fast, Evangeline will give her that. The redhead better thank the gods that the blonde was pregnant, because, usually, she was a lot faster.

Changing her tactics, she ducked over the water, disappearing for a moment, before launching herself over Klavien’s head, and nodding back into the water… She was working off her pent up aggression, because she knew she couldn’t truly strike Mira. She would be spitting in the eye of the rest of the flotilla.

She finally ceased her sporadic routine when her stomach cramped. For the first time in weeks, the baby reminded her of its existence. No, they weren’t big enough to kick—not yet, atleast—but, they still caused her just as much discomfort.

Wading along the surface of the water, Evangeline caught Mira’s question. “Why do I live with humans?” She parroted, a dark storm gathering in her eyes. “I live with them; because I would never abandon my family.” A hand on her stomach and a glassy glint catching in her gaze, she snarled, “...because, the rest of you mermaids are monsters!”

The blonde did something of a hair flip, as she wiped her tresses from her eyes to see Mira better. “You all preach about the value of staying together—better yet, you pretend you love one another—but, you don’t. It’s a power struggle, and it always has been. Between Mermaids and the Sailors—between Mermaids and themselves! It’s a constant bloodbath, and I had had enough of it. I left your life and my first born behind; the day I heard that Erick’s ship had sank” Snuffling quietly, Evangeline’s anger ebbed a bit, as she swam backwards, almost hypnotically, towards the dinghy Klavien was sitting in.

The blond ignored the awestruck look on his face, as she seized the edge of the splintered vessel tightly in her hand. “I’ve been alive far too long, Mira.” Evangeline hissed, her hair standing on end as she did. “I’ve seen too many of my sisters—our sisters—die, because of the mistakes of their petty pod leader.”

Klavien opened his mouth to say something, but Evangeline had rocked the tiny vessel with the waves. “So, you want to take Erick? Fine… to hell with you, no wonder your little Mermaid wants to leave—you’re selfish!” She spat, pushing herself away from the wooden craft, so that she could follow Mira more intently with her crystal cerulean-blue eyes. “But, listen to me when I say that he’s no ordinary man.” Her voice dropped a whole great deal. “They say there are no mermen, right? Then what is a man that is of a human and a mermaid?”

Flicking water at Mira, she said. “YOU DON’T CARE IF I’M WITH-CHILD. You don’t care about anything, but yourself! Whatever it is that makes you happy, whatever it is that you think is the right thing … you are no leader. A leader would slay me, pregnant or not, for dishonoring her pod; a leader would never let her own get so out of line. That mermaid—she didn’t seem to heed your words. She respects you not. You’re pathetic!”

Tossing her hair over her shoulder, she turned her back to Mira. “Go back to them; I’ll take Klavien to safety. Go on and assume your position as their leader. Yes, because it’s only a matter of time before they’re questioning your judgment, and soon you will, too.” Grabbing the boat, she readied herself for the long trip.

“Evangeline… wait.” Klavien’s breath hitched, she was going to take him away—he was never going to see Alana again. What he did next was completely daft. Great fear and inhibitions were stripped away by sheer panic, as he scrabbled over the edge of the boat and plunged into the ocean.

The mermaid growled ferociously, as the young man sank steadily into the water. “Idiot!” She bowed her head beneath the azure surface.