I woke up early this morning.
It's not like me to wake up early.
Something doesn't feel right.
I hopped out of bed, went to Caroline's room and woke her up.
"Lucas?"
"Why are you up so early?"
"I was wondering if you want to see the sunrise with me?"
"Yes."
"Let's see if Mia wants to come with us."
We walked into Mia's room
"Mia let's go see the sunrise together."
"Mia?"
"Lucas why is she not answering?"
"I don't know."
I walked to her bedside.
"Mia?"
I turned her over and her skin was so dry to the touch.
"Caroline she's dead."
I looked at Mia's skin.
"Mia needs a cold water bath."
"Lucas can you bring her to the bathroom?"
"I will start a cold ice bath for her."
"Ummm why?"
"Please just do it for Mia, she really needs help right now?."
"Okay I will play along with what you think will help her."
I picked Mia up and brought her to the bathroom.
I really hope my sister knows what she's doing.
"Okay take her pajamas off and put her in the tube."
"What?"
"I am not undressing her."
"Okay fine I will undress Mia if you put her on the tube."
"I am not touching her naked body."
"Please I don't want to lose my friend and I know you have feelings for her so please help her."
I watched as tears ran down my sister's face.
She really means it when she says Mia is her friend.
"Okay I will put her in the tube if you do the undressing."
"Thank you."
I took Mia's clothes off and Lucas put her in the tube.
"Now what?"
"How is this going to help her?"
"Just wait and see, I know this is going to work it has to."
"Okay if you say so."
I sat patiently for Mia to wake up.
Her skin started to slowly become smooth again.
"What?"
"But how?"
"Just watch."
I kept on watching and Mia formed a tail.
It's the same tail I saw on her when I went to help her.
"What!?"
"No way.?"
"Can you please be quiet, I am trying to get some sleep here."
I opened my eyes and looked around Lucas and Caroline where looking at me with a worried look on their face.
I looked at myself to see the tail and water around me.
I am in the bathroom, I am naked, and Lucas is in here.
I grabbed a towel and covered myself.
"What is going on?"
"Why am I in the tube?"
"Caroline I thought I asked you not to tell anyone about my secret I was going to tell them when the time was right."
"I am sorry but you needed help and Lucas was awake and the only one who could lift you."
"You were shriving up like a dried grape.
"Oh."
Wait, that means he touched my naked body.
I started to cry.
"Mia what's wrong?"
"I am so sorry you had to help me again I am such a hazard and I am always seeming to make everyone help me and I feel violated even though you didn't do anything to me."
"No it's okay I promise."
"Well I will let you girls talk and I am going to leave because I feel uncomfortable."
"Okay."
"Thank you for saving me and thank you again Caroline for saving me again."
I put my head under the water.
What is happening I should have been able to feel when I need water?
I came back up from being under the water.
"Caroline could you hand me a dry towel so I can get out?"
"Yep here you go."
"What are you planning to do now?"
"Well for starters I think I am going to get dressed, then
I am going to head to the beach and go home."
"Why?"
"I don't want to lose you."
"You wont lose me I will always come back to see the sunrise with you."
I could see tears in her eyes.
"Hey you don't want me to die do you?"
"No."
"You promise to come for the sunrises every morning?"
"I promise."
"You know you will be missed by everyone here?"
"You still haven't found your true love yet."
"What will happen if you go back without proof?"
"Well I would have to marry someone I don't love."
I overheard Mia tell Caroline that she is leaving and I am going to miss her very much.
"I don't want to say goodbye and watch you leave me."
I ran out of the bathroom as fast as I could, tears running down my face.
"Caroline wait."
I am going to be sad when she doesn't come to say goodbye.
"Hey Mia I heard what you said to Caroline."
"We are all going to miss having you around."
"You are right though I don't want you to die either."
"You know you could sleep in the tube at night if you still want to stay?"
"Thanks but that's going to be a big bill for your parents."
"I should get going."
"Well bye."
I walked outside and to the beach.
"Mia wait."
I turned to see Lucas and his family.
"What are you all doing here?"
"We wanted to say goodbye."
"Thank you all this means so much to me."
I started to cry.
"Why do I cry?"
"Your sad honey."
"I hope you get home safely sweetie."
I gave her a big hug.
"Thank you Emily."
I felt a big push to my gut. Looking down I see Caroline hugging me.
"I really wish you didn't have to go to play and hangout with me when you're gone?"
"Here I found the rose from the bottle laying on the table in the bedroom."
"I thought you might want to have it as a memory."
"Thank you sweetie it will always remind me of you, your family, and my time here."
"I am going to miss you all so much."
"I will never forget everything you all have done for me even though you didn't know where I came from you all were willing to take care of me."
"I still wonder why you all let me come into your lives."
"I thank you for whatever the reason is."
"We all helped you because we are caring people, over time we got to know you,and we truly love you."
"Yes Emily is right we truly love you Mia."
"You all love me?"
"Yes!!"
"I am so happy I have finally found true love."
I started to cry again.
"You cry when you're happy to?"
"Yes sweetie you do."
The wind started to blow fast.
I turned to my friends and they looked worried.
"Don't be alarmed it's just my parents coming to see me."
"Everyone, quickly get around me I am going to protect you from the waves that they are making."
The waves got really high and they started to smash into my shield that I formed around us.
Everyone started to scream they're scared.
"Stop scaring everyone!"
"If you want to talk you have to stop scaring everyone, come here and face me."
"Look It's mermaids."
We all looked at my parents and some guards came to shore.
"Mom,Dad what gives you the right to scare everyone?"
"We hear that you finally proved that true love does exist congratulations for proving us wrong."
"Yes I have found true love."
"I didn't want to prove you wrong, I just wanted to be free from marrying someone I don't love."
"That's all I want to get through to you guys."
"So a deal is a deal I don't have to marry Evans right?"
"Yes deal is a deal you won't have to marry him."
"We also have another thing to ask."
"Since you find true love."
"What would that be Mom?"
"You can come home but that means that you will have to still marry Evans or you can stay here and live with the humans who truly love you."
"What so I would still have to marry Evans Even though we made a deal?"
"Well I know where I want to be I want to be with the humans that truly love me."
"We knew you would say that so we will not argue and try to talk you into coming home."
"We will let you stay with the humans."
"Your father and I want what's best for our daughter even if it means letting you stay with humans instead of your own kind."
"Your mother is right but you are also always welcome to come home at any time."
"Okay."
I turned around and walked away.
"Mia wait up."
"Why didn't you say goodbye to your parents or that you love them?"
"It's for the best Caroline."
"They don't even believe in love anyway."
"They also put me through so much that I could get myself to say anything more than okay."
"Well now that all of that is over with let's all go home."
"Yes you Mom is right let's go home."