Snippet #1571928

~Isabella~

Somehow Isabella had managed not to whip out her notebook and immediately begin writing in it. Her eyes would be able to tell her hands what to write later in the evening, but for now she simply could not move. The mer in front of her had lifted his tail from the water, each scale reflected the sun like the tiny sapphire gems on her silver hand me down ring. He ran his ivory hand along his tail like Isabella wanted to do, but that would come in time. For right now she was not sure what exactly things like that meant.

Suddenly it hit her. Mer did not have a language, or at least not English. He simply could recite the song out of memory, sort of like a bird. Physical gestures would be the only way to communicate for now, though she had confidence that they could learn or vice versa. A smile played over his lips as his eyes sparkled along with his tail, each twinkle invited her to step closer to him.

In a flash he dove under the water. The turquoise fins of his tail splashed a hefty amount of water at her. His laugh echoed around her, carrying over the clear water. He extended his hand to her. To Isabella it seemed like a friendly gesture of his kind as she had no idea what customs were. So she smiled back, her perfect straight white teeth gleamed in the sun.

She took a step closer to him in the water, finishing off the sailors song he had begun earlier.

Wrap it tight to keep it warm
As love cannot survive in the cold
Shut your eyes one of wonder
In the morn' I shall return home
Until then I ask you keep
This little token to remember me.

Her words floated in the air and were carried lightly by the breeze. Each note she sang was held out perfectly and sounded angelic. With that she extended her dark tanned hand to the mer in front of her and took one more step and placed her hand in his. The fact she was actually touching a real mer made her head spin, but something kept her feet planted in the wet sand at the bottom of the lagoon. She placed one hand on her chest. "Isabella." She gestured to herself, "My name is Isabella." Keeping her hand in his she gestured to him, "What is your name?"