Blake takes them to the stairs. He gets out a remote and presses four buttons. The stairs slowly move upwards, folding the steps on the top. It reveals a small door, similar to the Titan's door. He puts his hand in the centre of the door and it quickly disappears. Blake catches Ava and Eric's expression, they weren't shocked. They walk into the passage, and it quickly re-appears, causing darkness. Eric couldn't locate his phone since he woke up so he didn't have a flashlight. Blake flips on a light switch, showing a woman on a wooden chair with a light pointing to her. Ariels face lights up when she sees Ava and Blake. 'If only they knew,' Ariel whispers. Ava sees there is food, so her mother didn't starve. She runs to her mom, and hugs her until her strength gives up.
Blake gives Ariel a slight nod, while Eric looks intently at her. He still doesn't know what she thinks about him. "Hey, Ariel. Listen please-" "Eric I already know all the wonderful things you told fake me. Thank you. I care about you so so deeply, but what do you want me to do with this love?" "Do you want to try again? I still love you and my children- I mean Ava. I want to be the father role for my daughter." Ariel thinks on this. She sees his sincerity, but so did she those many years ago. She doesn't want to be hurt again, but if Ava trusts him, she trusts him. And if it didn't work out, they would leave him once and for all with no strings attached.
"I want to be with you too."
Ava does a tiny whistle, happy her parents are finally together, with real love. Ava suddenly remembers a question she had. "Blake why do you have my mother?"
Blake's face looks pale. He clears his throat and slowly says, "I know your mother. I saw she was in trouble, so I got her and gathered you guys." "How do you know her?" "We are friends.." "Why would a thirty year old be friends with a twenty year old?" "Does it matter?? Now come on, before someone catches me down here. My workers can't know about this area."
Ava observes the area. It has a little bed in the corner with a sofa and chair facing a tv. It includes a bar and mini fridge. It didn't give dungeon vibes to her but it was spooky. They all leave, going to the living room.
Ava was still suspicious of Blake's intentions with her mother. Why was he friends with someone ten years older than him? It didn't make sense, but she let it pass.
They all have goosebumps on the couches, unaware of what to say to each other. The pup is resting on Ava's lap, also jittering. Eric, Ariel, and Blake worries that if they spend another minute here, Ava will find out their family secret. Truth be told, Ava was just thinking of how to start off this awkward conversation. Ava decides to start talking. "So guys-" "Yes?" They all answer in unison. Ava eyes them. They were acting very weird.. was there something they weren't telling her? "What's going on? Why are you guys so nervous?"
They were nervous because this was the first time their whole family was together.
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The Family's Secret
Ava was already taken to the Queen at age four. Ariel was ruling the underwater kingdom, feeling depressed and saddened. A visitor comes, an ancient Titan. He carries a six year old with him. He tells Ariel that this was her kid. Apparently when Ava was born, another egg was fertilized too. But that egg had Titan genes, which was very rare, so the egg didn't start to grow for four years. When the four years came, the egg started growing, and growing. 9 months later, Ariel had a baby ready to come out. Ariels people weren't fond of Titans, no people in the world were fond of Titans (Then again, Muggles didn't like merpeople either). So Ariel had to send the baby somewhere far away. She ended up sending the baby to The Land Of Titans, where nice Titans took care of him until he was six. Now the Titans were bringing him back. The young boy found out they weren't his parents. Ariel took him in, disguised as a merboy. Since merboys don't get their tails until they are men, it wasn't a problem. At that time, she named him Blake. She thought it was worthy of his adorable looks. When Blake turned 18, he had to leave. He still didn't have a normal tail and she wants him to have a normal life. Ariel bought him a suburban house on a mountain with plenty of rooms so he could live there in peace. If he ever wanted a family, he didn't have to move. A few months later, Blake visited his adoptive family, and decided to go on a walk. He steps on a trigger spot, sucking him into a room deep in the earth. He saw his mother on a table, with bruises everywhere. He saw no one, so he picked her up. He took her to his house, and cleaned her up. He made sure she ate well until she felt enough strength. When she felt strong again, later in the day, she told him to get her daughter from the hospital. Blake immediately sent out a man to get her, posing as her doctor.