England X Reader - Mermaid

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Can't swim so I took a boat
To an island so remote
Only Johnny Depp has even been to it before.
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  I sat there, staring at the beautiful blue-green ocean in front of me. My older sister had dragged me here, even though I refused to go, many times before. She only came here to flirt with most the guys on the beach, or reverse. I sighed, the sun beamed down on my (s/c) skin. Today she had some plans, but she didn't tell me what it was about. She just told me to wait here in my usual spot until she came to find me.

  Though I hated to admit it, I loved to come here. Something about it made me feel calm and relaxed. I usually brought along my iPod to listen to music. But today I forgot it. Now I was stuck listening to the people around me, the loud seagulls flying above me, or I had the choice to listen to the roar of the ocean waves and they crashed down in front of me.

  I ran a hand through my (h/c) hair, "Just what are you doing, Luna? I want to go home... I'm bored out of my mind." I groaned, mentally screaming for my sister, Luna, to come and get me. But it was no use. There was no way she was going to let me ruin her fun. I sighed again, laying on the hot sand below you. I would go swimming, but I couldn't swim that well and was afraid that I would end up drowning. I, of course, had swimming lessons when you were little, but I would get so frightened that I would end up crying until they took me out of the water.

  Since I was at a beach, naturally I was wearing a swim suit. Plus, if I didn't wear one Luna would have made me wear one anyway. She only brought me here to show me off to the random guys she would meet at the beach. Hoping I would take one of, her many boyfriends, friends off her hands for a short time until she was bored with the guy she had.

  "I hope you show up soon you jerk..." I closed my eyes, and let the sun soak into my skin. Hoping it would make time go by a little faster.



  -Arthur's POV-

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Stayed there 'til the air was clear.
I was bored and out of tears,
Then I saw you washed up on the shore.
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  "Dude, lighten up! It's not like I dragged you out of the house to go get McDonald's." Alfred exclaimed.

  "I think I would have preferred that over this..." I grumbled lowly. I hated when he forced me to come to places with him. Especially today, I hated noisy places like this. I was never able to focus on my books when surrounded by a bunch of rowdy kids.

  "Come on, you'll have fun! Don't be such a downer! There are plenty of people here to talk to!" Alfred said again with a large grin. I snorted, looking away from him. Why would I want to talk to anyone here? Usually, people only came here to hang around with the people they already know. Unless, of course, you were Alfred and were looking for a new girlfriend, or if you were a girl a boyfriend.

  "Fine... Go enjoy yourself. Don't even think about making me sit here and wait for hours.  If you do, expect the unexpected, especially when your alone in the dark." I glared at him. Alfred's eyes widened with fear for a minute, but then he grinned again.

  "Whatever, dude! I'll find ya in a few! I have someone whose dying to meet you!" Alfred ran off, leaving me standing alone in the middle of the beach. What did he mean by that? I sighed and began to walk down the sand near the water. There wasn't much to do here, and I wasn't that brave enough to strike up a conversation with some random person I might stumble into. I raised my head up and looked at the ocean besides me.

  Being on the beach made me feel like my old self. The one that everyone feared, and the ladies weren't able to get enough of. I wasn't exactly proud of my actions back then, but it was... Fun. Just the thought of being out at sea sent a shiver of excitement down my spine. Maybe... One day I could.. Try again? I thought. I shook my head and sighed. No, It wasn't going to happen again...

  I turned my head and began to walk down the beach, trying my best not to think about the topic. Being a pirate again, No matter how much fun it would be, wouldn't be the same as it was before.

  But now there were more laws that needed to be followed, not to mention no one uses swords all that much. Besides that, stealing from others was wrong. Even though back then I didn't care all that much, there was so much to see and so much to do at the time.
Now, I've pretty much seen and done it all. There wasn't much left of the world to explore.

  I stopped, my eyes landing on a girl a few feet away from me. She was laying close to the water, her eyes shut, her (h/c) hair framed around her -very Beautiful- face. She was wearing a (F/c) swimsuit. She didn't move an inch during the time I gawked at her. She looked around the age of seventeen, but I seemed that she must of came here alone, because she had no one near her.

  Was she alright? I stared at her a little while longer,  trying. To determine if she was breathing. The sun's beams were messing with my vision, so it was almost impossible to see.

  "M-miss? Are you alright?" I called quickly making my way over to her. The girl didn't move, her eyes were still closed tightly. "Miss?" I asked again. The girl stirred for a moment and blinked, staring up at me.

  "H...huh?" The girl grumbled, blinking a couple of times.

  "Are you alright?" I asked once more.  

  She stared at me for a minute,"Yeah, I'm fine. I guess I just fell asleep... Sorry if I worried you." Relief washed over me, thank god that she was alright. For a minute there I thought that she had drowned and washed up at shore.

  "No, It's alright, you don't need to apologize." I shot a small smile at the girl,"If you don't mind me asking, why were you laying this close to the water?"

  "My sister dragged me here, and this is where I usually wait for her." The girl shrugged, with a small yawn. She came here with her sister?

  "I see... Mind if I sit here with you? I'm also waiting for someone." I explained, the girl nodded. I sat down next to her awkwardly, trying to give her some personal space.

  "So... What's your name?" She asked, her (e/c) eyes filled with curiosity.  

  "My name is Arthur, Arthur Kirkland. What would your name be?"

  "(First name) (Last name)," she replied,"it's a pleasure to meet you, Arthur."

  "The pleasure is all mine, (Name)." I smiled. (Name) actually had manners unlike some of the people around here. Maybe being here wasn't going to be too bad? I actually managed to find someone who isn't that loud or annoying.... The girl smiled back at me, and then stared at the ocean in front of us. I didn't want to make her feel uncomfortable, so I turned my attention to the ocean. Judging by how quiet she was, she must really like the ocean.

  "I swear, Luna...." I heard (Name) mutter under her breath.

  "What's wrong?" I asked. (Name) turned to look at me.

  "Nothing.... I've just been waiting here for my sister for a hour or two." She sighed,"I like it here, but I would rather be at home... No offense." For some reason, I felt a sinking feeling, almost like I was disappointed by her words.

  "It's alright, I understand completely. My friend dragged me here against my will. I, too, would rather be at home." I frowned.

  (Name) smiled at me,"Glad I'm not alone in this then." She turned her attention back to the ocean.

  "Do you like the ocean?" I asked her.

  "Huh?" She blinked turning her head back to look at me,"Y-yeah... I do. But, I'm not that good at swimming..." She admitted. "If I could swim I would probably be out in the water instead of sitting here."

  "Oh, that's too bad." Being unable to do what you enjoy is something I also understood. (Name) and I are pretty much in the same boat.

  "(Name)~!" A girl called behind us, (Name)'s head snapped in the direction of the voice.

  "Who's that?" I asked her quietly.

  "My sister." She frowned. (Name)'s sister, which I assumed was named Luna, didn't look much like her. Luna's hair was a white-blonde color, her eyes were a light blue it was almost like the color of the sky. Her skin was a little bit darker then (Name)'s, I could tell that she always made it a habit to come to the beach whenever she had the chance. She looked a couple years older then (Name), maybe four years older at the most.

  "Oh,  hey Arthur! What are you doing here?!" I groaned at the sound of his voice.

  "Who's he?" (Name) asked me.

  "My idiot friend." I grumbled with a small frown. (Name)'s sister and Alfred stood in front of us. Luna's eyes traveled over me, probably wondering why a guy like me was hanging out with her little sister.

   "Who's this, (Name)?" She asked, smiling at her little sister.

   "This is Arthur..." She replied quietly.

   "This also happens to be the friend I told you about." Alfred grinned,"Your name is (Name), right?" Alfred asked turning his attention to (Name). I felt a small pinch of jealousy. It was silly to be jealous, I scolded myself, I just met her not only fifteen minutes ago!

  "Yeah, I'm (Name)." (Name) smiled back at Alfred kindly.

  "Well this seemed to work out." Luna smiled at me.

  "What?" (Name) asked confused. Don't tell me this is going where I think it is....

  "Today I was going to introduce you to Al. While Al was going to introduce me to one of his friends." Sure enough, it went there. Alfred brought me here to set me up blindly with some girl! I swear I am going to give him a earful later!

  "Well, it's nice to meet you, Luna." I smiled at her kindly, not wanting to be rude. She went through all that trouble just to meet me... I shouldn't be a jerk to her. Though I was a little disappointed that I wasn't paired up with (Name) instead. Sure, Luna was very pretty, but she doesn't compare much to (Name).

  "It's nice to finally get to meet you, too! Al told me a lot about you." Luna giggled, (Name) and I got up off the ground. Luna walked over to my side and hugged my arm close to her, my arm was in a rather awkward position. I stared at her, I could feel my face get instantly hot.

  "R-really now? That's surprising." I stuttered.


  -your POV-

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I offered you my coat,
Thank goodness love can float
Crazy how that shipwreck meant my ship was comin’ in.
We talked 'til the sun went down.
Love on the Puget Sound.
My treasure map was on your skin.

Beauty in the water,
Angel on the beach.
Ocean’s daughter.
I thought love was out of reach
'Til I got her.
Had I known it could come true?
I would have wished in ’92
For a mermaid just like you.
Just like you.

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  I watched my sister as she begin to work her charms on Arthur. I wanted to smack her, but there wasn't much I could do. She was older, and I didn't want to end up regretting it later. My chest pounded, as I watched the two, a hint of jealousy invaded my emotions. There wasn't a point to being jealous... I just met him after all...

  "So, what do you want to do (Name)?" Alfred grinned. I stared at the blonde boy, he was cute. His baby blue eyes were full of joy as they stared at me through his pair of glasses. He was really... Cute. Though he doesn't look anything like Arthur...

  "Anything is fine with me." I shrugged.

  "How about we go get some ice-cream then?" Alfred suggested.

  "Sure!" When it came to ice-cream, I could never ever say no. I smiled at Alfred, Alfred held out his hand to me. I took it, hesitating for a split second, just to shake off the strange feelings I had at the moment. I shouldn't let something like this get to me. Besides, Alfred is pretty cool, it wouldn't hurt to spend the rest of the day with him, would it?

  "We're going! You two have fun!" Alfred called back to my sister and Arthur.

  "W-wait!" I heard Arthur call out. But it was already too late, Alfred and I were soon far away from the two. We casually walked down the beach, still holding each others hand. When we reached the edge of the beach there were a couple of food stands. Alfred and I talked a bit about our favorite things. It turns out he was interested in a lot of the things I liked, especially video games. We both loved to eat at McDonald's, we also happened to have the same favorite colors and plenty of other things.

  I sat down a bench and waited, while Alfred went and got our ice-cream. Someone sat down next to me and huffed in a deep breath. I turned too look at the person curiously. Sure enough it was a familiar British boy that I had met earlier.

  "Hey Arthur." I smiled. Arthur turned to look at me in surprise.

  "(N-name)? What are you doing here?" He asked.

  "Waiting for Alfred, he's getting some ice-cream." I explained.

  "I see..." He murmured.

  "What are you doing here?" I asked, searching for Luna.

  "I'm just waiting for your sister, she had to go to the bathroom." He said with a small frown. What was he so sad about? I mean, could he really like Luna that much already? The thought made me a little sad.

  "Oh..." Was all I managed to say. Someone put a ice-cream cone in front of me, it was my favorite flavor (F/ F). I looked up to see Alfred with a large grin on his face.

  "I'm back~!" He laughed. I took the ice-cream.

  "Welcome back!" I giggled taking a small lick of ice-cream off the cone.


  -Arthur's POV-
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Sharks green with envy, they wonder what you see in me
Funny but sometimes can’t help but wonder that as well
Now life is a holiday, making up for the years I paid
The way to this heavenly bay it went through hell

Beauty in the water,
Angel on the beach.
Ocean’s daughter.
I thought love was out of reach
'Til I got her.
Had I known it could come true?
I would have wished in ’92
For a mermaid just like you.
Just like you.
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  (Name) giggled before taking a small lick of the ice-cream Alfred had given her. Were things really going this well for them? I frowned again, I guess it's for the best... I mean I am a lot older then her.... Besides, I don't think that she would ever like someone like me. I mean, what was to like? Sure I was smart, a gentlemen, and a lot of other things. But I don't stand a chance against Alfred. Alfred was more of a people-person and knew how to talk someone into any situation.

  I zoned out as the two began to chat about something I didn't quite understand. Maybe these two were the better match.... I sighed. Why can't I ever get anything I want? Back then I could just take it... Now I don't even have that option.. I hate it.


  -your POV-


  "(Name)~!" My sister sang, coming to join us by the bench.

  "Hey, Luna!" I smiled, my sister was holding my white sundress and matching flats. She was wearing a pair of short shorts and a white tank top. Her white-blonde hair was pulled into a high pony tail. I had worn it when I left the house and took it off before leaving the car. I guess she lied about using the Bathroom just to go get her regular clothes, including mine.

  "I brought you your dress, I didn't think you would want to spend the rest of the day in your swimsuit." She said, handing my sundress over to me. Alfred held my ice-cream as I slid the white sundress on over my swimsuit and slid on my white flats. I quickly grabbed my ice-cream taking another lick. My sister stole a lick, I glared at her.

  "You did not just lick that." I hissed.

  "I did, think of it as a thank you to your nice big sister." She smirked. She knew I hated it when ever she put her mouth anywhere near my food. I hissed out another growl and finished my ice-cream. When Alfred was finished we decided that we'd walk around the beach some more, and look for shells and things of that nature.

  "Mind if we join you guys?" Luna asked.

  "Sure, why not?" Alfred smiled,"We don't mind."

  "Nope~!" I laughed, getting up from the bench. Arthur got up from his seat on the bench. Alfred took my hand in his and we walked over to the beach. Less people were here now, the sun was beginning to set. Which was a little bit of a relief, that means I would soon get to home. Though I liked being here with Alfred, I still had things that had to be done at home.

  "Let's start the search~!" Alfred ordered.

  "Aye, Captin." I laughed again. I could almost feel Arthur gawking behind us. We probably sound like little kids to him.

  "How about a little competition?" Arthur suggested.

  "Hmm?" I turned my head and looked at Arthur with interest.

  "We all have exactly one hour to find as many shells as we can. Whoever finds the most shells wins, the winner gets to pick the next activity we all have to do tonight, no matter how ridiculous it might be." Arthur stated simply.

  "Sounds interesting~" I chimed, there was no way I was going to lose.

  "Let's do it!" Alfred agreed with a determined look on his face,"There's no way we'll lose to you guys."

  "Let's make this a little bit more interesting~" Luna smiled mischievously,"The losing team also has to pay for dinner." Nope, no way I'm losing.

  "You guys are on." I smirked, feeling way too much confidence in myself.

  "On the count of three, then." Arthur smiled.

  "One." Luna started.

  "Two." Alfred followed.

  "Three!" I shouted, I grabbed Alfred's wrist and dragged him off towards the ocean.


  -Arthur's POV-


  We stood there and watched as (Name) and Alfred ran off together towards the ocean.

  "There's no way we're going to lose." Luna smiled.

  "What makes you so sure?" I asked.

  "I already planned ahead a might of found a couple." She shrugged, reaching her hand into her back shorts pocket. She pulled out a handful of small pink-white shells.

  "I guess we have the advantage then." Luna nodded, with a small smile as she watched her little sister stumble around on the beach, searching for seashells.

  "You like my little sister, don't you?" She asked.

  "W-what?" I stuttered, not believing that she had figured it out.

  "I'm not stupid, I've seen that look on other guys. I know when someone likes another person." She shrugged,"It's okay, I'm not mad or anything. You're sweet and everything, but I don't think we'd ever get anywhere besides being friends." She noted.

  "I'm sorry." I apologized,"I was trying to keep it to myself... I never considered the possibility that anyone would find out."

  "I'm a lot smarter then what people give me credit for." Luna smirked,"Let's go look for some more shells, I refuse to lose to my little sister."


  -time skip till the hour is up-
  -your POV-


  I took a couple steps into the water, leaving my sundress on the beach.

  "What are you doing?" Alfred asked.

  "I'm going to check and see if I can find some shells underwater!" I called back, I couldn't swim all that well but I was close enough to the beach. I should be fine. I did my I best to swim a little farther out into the ocean. I could still see Alfred perfectly, the ocean waves weren't as strong now, so it should be easier to Swim in. I took a deep breath and ducked down into the water.


  -Arthur's POV-

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Rescued you by the banyan tree,
All the girlfish in the sea
Couldn't hold a candle to you,
They don’t have a handle on you,
They don’t have a scandal on you
I love Ecco Sandals on you
Saving me was B-I-G,
All the boyfish in the sea
They all wish that they could be me
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  I searched for Alfred and (Name), the hour was up and they were still out searching. When I saw Alfred I was surprised to see (Name) was no where near him. I could make our her sundress and shoes in Alfred's arms along with a couple of large seashells.

  "Where's (Name)?" I asked loudly, so he could hear me.

  "Oh?... Is the time up already?" Alfred frowned.

  "Yeah, where is she?" I asked again.

  "She went underwater, a couple of minutes ago, to see if she could find some more shells." Alfred replied. My eyes widened, she what?!

  "W-what did you say?" I stuttered.

  "You heard me." Alfred said, not wanting to repeat himself.

  "You git!" I shouted, I yanked my shirt over my head and kicked off my shoes, I quickly ran out into the water.

  "What's the matter?!" Alfred yelled before I went under the water. The salt water stung my eyes for a couple of quick seconds, I blinked letting my eyes get used to it. I kicked my feet behind me going deeper into the water. I could make out something sinking slowly. T-that has to be (Name), I whimpered in my head. Why would she do something so reckless?

  I kicked my legs faster, (Name)'s sinking body came closer. I grabbed her arm and yanked her towards me, holding her close. My lungs burned, I needed to take a breath of air soon or else we're both going to be sinking to the bottom of the ocean. I kicked my feet hard, trying to reach the surface. Swimming while holding (Name) wasn't that difficult, thanks to all those years of practice in the past. Maybe being a no good rotten pirate paid off after all, I grinned pull (Name) closer to me.

  When we reached the surface I gasped for air. My lungs felt a lot better now that they weren't full of water. (Name) didn't make a noise, or move an inch. I dragged her to the shore, and laid her out in the sand. Alfred was there, frozen stiff at the sight in front of him.

  "W-what....?" He whimpered. I laid my head on her chest, I could feel her heart beating but she wasn't breathing. I sat back knowing that she would soon end up coughing out the nasty seawater that had poured into her mouth. Sure enough, (Name) began to cough up water, she laid there a minute before opening her eyes.

  "Dammit! You scared the hell out of me!" I hissed at her," You should have known better! What in hell were you thinking?!" (Name) stared at me, I could feel my hands shaking. Water dripped down my face, my hair was soaked along with the clothes I had been wearing.

  "I...thought I could handle it..." She mumbled.

  "Well you couldn't! Don't you ever do that a-again." My voice cracked. If I had been just a minute late (Name) would have drowned... Thank god I came when I did....

  "I'm sorry..." (Name) coughed again, sitting up and staring up at Alfred and then looking back at me.

  "I-it's okay..." Alfred frowned,"Why didn't you tell me you couldn't swim?"

  "I can swim... Just not that well." She admitted.

  "You should have told me, (Name). If it wasn't for Arthur you would be dead right now." He sighed.

  "Thank you, Arthur..." (Name) said quietly, I wrapped my arms around (Name) and hugged her close to me.

  "No need to thank me, Love. I'm just glad you're okay now."


  -time skip-

  -your POV-

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Can’t swim so I took a boat,
To an island so remote
Only Johnny Depp has ever been to it before
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  When Luna found out she flipped, but then again that was only natural. Alfred and I ended up losing the little competition we had going, so we were stuck doing whatever Luna and Arthur wanted, which was just to walk around the beach. Of course Alfred and I were stuck paying for dinner, but it wasn't that big of a deal. We had McDonald's, mostly because it was the only place in walking distance from the beach and the only thing Alfred and I could actually pay for.

  When we got back to the beach, I left my sister and the two boys and wandered around the beach some more. Luna had to call our dad and tell him what happened, typical tattle tale.  I stopped my wandering and looked over to the ocean.

  I stood there, in my usual spot, waiting for my sister to come and get me. I was near the ocean, but it was getting too dark to make anything out. The moon shined high in the sky, lighting up the majority of my surroundings. Today was a pretty weird day, I met Arthur, went on a date with his friend, and then almost drowned. To tell the truth, I was pretty exhausted. I sighed, only to end up yawning afterwards.

  "Found you." A British accent called close behind me.

  "You're getting pretty good at this." I admitted, he found me at least three times today and he didn't even have to think about it. It was kind of creepy, but I didn't mind.

  "Thanks..." He murmured, standing besides me. Neither of us said anything, we only watched the ocean waves crash down to the sand below our feet.

  "Soo...." I said, trying to break the awkward silence.

  "(Name)?"

  "Yeah?"

  "Can I..... kiss you?" He asked, though I couldn't see his face I already knew it was probably as red as a tomato.

  "I don't see why not...." My own face felt hot. Arthur pulled his face close to mine until his lips were gently pressed against my own. Though my sister had set me up with guys before, I never did let them kiss me. And... This actually happens to be... My first kiss... I could feel my face burn even hotter, as I kissed him back. Soon he pulled away from me, I couldn't help but feel a little disappointed and confused. I thought he and Luna were doing pretty well today.... So what happened?

  "Alfred is probably going to kill me." I heard Arthur whisper.

  "He'll be okay." I assured him,"Alfred and I were probably going to only end up as best friends anyway." I smiled, Alfred was a cool dude but I don't think I could date him, it would be a little weird if I did. If anything he felt more like a brother.

  "Really?" He asked.

  "What about You and Luna?" I said, questioning him,"You two got along pretty well today too, what happened?"

  "She knew that I.... Liked you more... So she..." Arthur paused.

  "Gave up?" I guessed.

  "Something like that." He chuckled.

  "(Name)~! Time to go! Dad's getting pretty angry that I didn't get you back sooner!" Luna yelled.

  "Alright!" I shouted back, I sighed and looked over to Arthur,"Guess I have to go now..."

  "I hope we'll get to see each other again."

  "We definitely will." I assured him,"After all, Alfred and I are pretty good friends now, He also tends to drag you along where ever he goes. So there's a huge possibility I will see you very soon."

  "You're right about that." Arthur laughed,"Goodbye for now, then, Love."

  "See ya soon, Arthur!" I waved, running down the beach and towards my sister. Yeah, it was a weird day. But it also happened to be one of the best days of my life.

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Beauty in the water,
Angel on the beach.
Ocean’s daughter.
I thought love was out of reach
'Til I got her.
Had I known it could come true?
I would have wished in ’92
For a mermaid just like you.
Just like you.
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