mind.
The
Witch’s smile widened. “Am I?”
Finished
saying that, the woman threw herself at the water and Melody saw as her legs
disappeared and a mermaid’s tail appeared.
Melody
stilled.
It
wasn’t a normal mermaid’s tail – no mermaid had black scales, nor would they
look as slimy as those. The Witch’s scales were like those of a snake.
The
Sea Witch started to swim around the young female, moving ever close to the
blonde, but never touching her, at least, until she stopped behind Melody and
pressed her bare body against the mermaid’s.
“Why
did you come to me?” She murmured in Melody’s ear, making the mermaid shiver
despite herself.
“I
need your help.” The blonde replied nervously, her hands playing with one
another.
The
Witch’s hands came to rest on top of hers, freezing her in place. The woman’s
arms were longer than they appeared – perhaps too long. Melody watched
as the woman’s tail started to contort around her, also bigger than it should
be, imprisoning her against the dark haired woman.
Melody
shivered again.
She
resisted the urge to fight against the grip and started telling her tale.
The
Witch let her speak, asking some questions at times, but mostly remaining
silent.
When
Melody finished, the Witch released her and started moving around, seemingly in
thought. The mermaid let her do it for some minutes, but after a while her
curiosity got the best of her.
“So,
will you help me?”
The
Sea Witch froze and turned to her. “What do you want exactly? You said you need
my help, but you didn’t tell me what you want me to do?”
Melody
inhaled deeply. “I want you to make me human.”
The
Witch’s eyebrow rose. “And what will you do with that, exactly? If you become a
human you won’t even be able to leave this cavern.”
Melody
gritted her teeth at the other woman’s patronizing tone. “I don’t mean
immediately, but maybe some kind of potion I could take that would turn me into
one.”
“I
can do that.” The Sea Witch said shrugging. “There’s just one little problem.
Why would I want to do it? Why would I give you such a gift?”
“You’ve
helped others before.” Melody pointed out.
“Yes,
I did, but there was always some kind of reason for it. I don’t know you and
what you want isn’t something that will benefit me in any way. Why should I
help you?”
The
Witch’s words were both earnest and cold.
“I
don’t have much to give you …”
“Your
kind never does. Mermaids, such a flighty people, you only care for food and
rest, rarely bothering to own something more than a few beautiful baubles.” The
black haired woman interrupted.
Melody
bristled at the words, but held back her tongue.
“You’re
so close to humans in appearance that it’s almost a miracle you content
yourself with so little. You’re different though, a princess? You have lofty
standards.”
“I
love her.” Melody replied. “Not what she is or has.”
The
Witch turned her back on the mermaid. “Hum, I suppose. Follow me.”
She
moved to the edge of the water and climbed unto the rocky surface. Melody had
some difficulty following her and when she did it, she had to lay on the
ground, unlike the Sea Witch, whose powerful tail allowed her to stand even
with a mermaid’s form.
The
brunette smirked at the fallen female and let her tail recede, slowly
unraveling and turning into a pair of human legs.
Melody
used the opportunity to study a human body in depth.
The
Witch was naked and Melody let her eyes rove over the muscled body, burning
every inch of flesh into her memories, her gaze mostly innocent. She just
wanted to know how Amelia’s people were put together.
“Do
you enjoy the sights?” The Witch asked once she noticed Melody’s gaze,
startling the mermaid. She smiled at the reaction and decided to play with the
other female. She put her hands just beneath her breasts, squishing the mounds
together, before she moved them down.
Melody
shifted
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