21 Chapter 21 A Song of Seduction (1/2)
They were almost in the edge of the forest when Gia finally had to stop. She had to pee so bad, she was going to wet her pants if she didn't go.
”I need to stop,” she said, darting towards a tumbled pile of rocks.
”Oh, thank goodness!” said her mother, darting after her.
”What's going on?” asked Tom, standing still as Carla left him.
”We never had a chance to use the bathroom,” said Gia, dropping her bag once she was behind the boulders and fumbling with her belt.
”How big was the giant?” asked Vonn, studying the looming forest in front of them.
”It could have eaten me in two bites,” said Gia, trying not to make a sigh of relief as she finally emptied her bladder.
”And you say it had a spear in its head?” asked Tom.
”Yeah, it looked like it had been attacked by a dwarf, and managed to escape. I thought it was going to kill me for sure, until the very end when it waded into the river with the spear to fish,” she said, tightening her belt and grabbing her bag.
Vonn took her hand, when she got back and smiled. ”I'm glad you're safe. Let's get going again. We've already used up two days of our rations, and the trip was supposed to take two weeks.”
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She smiled back at him before checking over her shoulder to see her mom linking arms with her dad. Mikey was waiting impatiently, leaning against one of the boulders and kicking rocks to see how far they would go across the ground. One of the rocks skittered all the way to the water, making a soft plopping sound.
As they all went to start walking again, there was a loud splash and a shout.
”Who's throwing rocks at my babies!”
Gia's head snapped around to see a naked woman sitting on the side of the water, staring at them angrily. Her hair barely covered her bare chest. Gia noticed green scales on her arms. Was she wearing some kind of sleeves and no shirt?
”I beg your pardon?” asked Tom, since everyone else seemed too stunned to talk. ”I'm afraid I don't know what you mean, ma'am.”
”You of you must be the person who threw a rock at my precious eggs and I demand an apology! They could have been hurt!”
Gia turned to look at Vonn and saw his eyes were dilated. He had a far away look in them that scared her. Looking at her mom, she saw her mom glance at her in concern, pulling Mikey back against her. Mikey had the same glazed look that Vonn had.
”I'm very sorry my brother kicked the rock. We didn't know you had eggs in the water,” said Gia. ”We're new to this area and are only passing through.”
”Hmmph!” she said, still upset and angry. ”I demand an apology, or else!”
”I already apologized,” Gia said uncertainly.
”Not from you, from him!” said the woman with a slow, evil smile, pointing at Mikey. ”If he doesn't apologize, then I get to eat him!”
Gia's eyes widened in shock as she saw the sharp pointy teeth in her mouth. This was no mere woman! She must be a water monster!
”What are you?” asked Carla in horror, holding Mikey even harder.
”I am a mermaid,” said the creature, flipping her hair back and exposing more green scales covering her breasts. As she shifted her weight, her long green tail rose out of the water.
Gia had heard about mermaids. They were supposed to be beautiful women with the tails of fish. They would lure men underwater and drown them.
”If you try to run away, without giving me an apology, then I will tell all my kin. You will never be able to step into a body of water ever again, without worrying about us.”
”I've always wanted to be able to see a mermaid,” said Tom wistfully. ”I've heard you are very beautiful.
”You can't see?” she asked, a sneer replacing the creepy smile she had before.
”No, unfortunately. My sight was taken from me before my first child was born. I've never seen their faces. Perhaps I was the one who kicked the rock near your children? I certainly would not have seen the rock to know. If so, I do hope you will accept my apologies. I would never wish harm on another person's children!”