Aquamarine's pov

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Loud dramatic gasps came from around the room. As expected. I almost rolled my eyes at the fishes

"What do you mean no!" Adam yelled. I guess the word no doesn't exist in his vocabulary

"Aquamarine! I want you to think about what you're saying here!" My father yelled, he swam over to me and held the most terrifying look I've ever seen before, I swallowed a lump in my throat. There was just something about my father that always had a control over me.

Well not anymore bitch!

"This isn't what I want father, this is what you want."

"Am I not good enough to want?" Adam spat

"Oh shut up you blowfish" I groaned

"Don't talk to your husband like that!" my father yelled

"Excuse me?" I asked with a dumbfounded look on my face, did he really just? I think the fuck not.

"You heard me" my father said as he crossed his arms across his chest

"So you want me to take orders from two men? When will this stop father? Can't you see what you're doing? You're hurt, I get it. But I'm hurt too. She was my mother-"

"Stop it right there Aqua!" he yelled

"No! You need to talk about this, you can't keep your emotions bottled up forever father" I said, this family needs therapy as soon as possible

"This is ridiculous, carry on with this wedding. Now" he spat

"You can't force me to be with someone I don't care for" I said, my voice trembled

"You will learn how to" he hissed

My eyes glanced across the room, the dissapointed faces of my guests watched me. Some looked at me In horror, I guess they've never seen a woman stand up for herself in years

My heart dropped into my stomach, their judgemental eyes watched me as I swam as fast as I could, through the isle.

I felt a hand grip onto mine, I looked back and saw it was my father. I glared at him and tugged my arm away, he was holding me back both mentally and physically.

I drifted through the church, the power of my fin darted me forward, the grass on the walls peeled off and sunk in the water.

I just needed to get away from here. My heart pounded against my chest as I sped through the halls. Mermens threw themselves back to avoid my contact with the pace I was going at. Everything would be different, so different if my mother was here.

Then it hit me, how much I really missed her. She was the only person that saw me for who I really was

She called me her little rebell, she was proud that I took no shits from anyone. My mother wasn't the best one out there but she tried her best everyday to make me feel loved. She needed me to know how important I was to her, I missed that feeling

That feeling of knowing I was wanted, that feeling of knowing I was loved. Now, I don't know anymore

My father and I haven't spoken three sentences to each for five years before today. I haven't heard to the words "I love you" in so long. You could say I forgot what it was to love.

For now, I swam. I swam like not there was no tomorrow. My sadness is a hollowness. I can't tell you what's worse. Sometimes my hollowness is a shell, holding in a thousand oceans of tears. Sometimes though, it holds a thousand pieces of glass that are wedged in between my soul and body.

I came to a halt on a familiar valley. Green moss invaded the sunked angel bust that was buried into the ground.

I floated there, in the spot she was taken. The spot where my mother was snatched up like fucking sardine to humans

All I felt now was sadness, every other emotion pushed from my being. Where there was the hope, was now an empty feeling. A stinging pain in my heart and my clenched teeth were all there was right now.

I have been soft, kind and gentle - yet apparently all that is negated by being too intelligent. And people wonder why girls hide behind false stupidity.

All I am is a girl dreaming of bigger things. Why didn't people see me this way?

"Aqua, sit let's talk" a voice came from behind me, I rolled my eyes

"There's nothing to talk about father"

"I don't know why you always have that stupid attitude of yours" he hissed

"BECAUSE OF PEOPLE LIKE YOU" I yelled, my hands gripped the crown on my head and dashed it off. The white veil sunk with it. My father's eyes followed the crown as it touched bedrock

"And what have I ever done beside provide you with a good home and food to eat everyday?"

"A home is where you make it. I don't feel at home with you there father. You haven't spoken to me in years, a simple good morning everyday doesn't build a relationship" I said

"Is attention what you want? You'll have all of that with your new husband-"

"OH FOR FUCK SAKES!"

Watch your mouth" he hissed

"I'm not a piece of property that you could pawn off to the next buyer, I'm a woman. I'm a strong woman that was there for myself when no one else was. I'm the Princess of Atlantis and most importantly, I'm your daughter" I said, my eyes met his.

My father showed no emotion, he floated there with his golden trident. His messy long hair flowed with the water. His golden crown sparkled under the reflected sunlight

"You must marry Adam, I don't want you to be alone" he mumbled

"I'm not alone. I'm happy by myself"

"That shouldn't be, you need to be with someone" he said

"Then I'll marry a woman"

"I will not allow such things in my kingdom" he hissed

"Here we go again" I groaned

"Aquamarine, I'm tired of this foolishness. If you don't come back to the altar with me right now, I will drag you" he said, his voice deep and serious. Ooh I'm in danger.

I looked behind him to see his loyal guards swimming at a rate towards us. Their silver helmets were tight on their head. They rode on eels that lit up the water with their electric shock. My father's glare on me was strong. My hearted pounded in my chest as they got closer. I had to do something

"I will run away from here" I threatened, my father threw his head back in laughter

"Go ahead, you wouldn't last a day out in the real world" he laughed, ouch.

"Watch me" I whispered

And with that, I was gone. I used every once of energy I had and poured it all into my tail.

My back dipped and my arms stretched behind me, I swam as fast as I could. A trail of waves left behind me with water bubbles. My spine rose and fell as I tried to push as hard as I could

I knew the guards were on my tail, literally.

The bitches sent their eels to nip at my blue and purple tail, I flinched when a small shock ran through my body, my head whipped back to see a guard reaching his hand out towards me in attempt to hold me back. His snake hissed at me.

My eyes darted to the building in the city, I made a dash towards it with the guard behind me. I turned my body to the left and he joined, I spun to right and he always followed. It gave me a plan

I darted towards the arch in the park, I took a deep breath in and twisted my body, just enough to fit through a tiny entrance

My back grazed against the old cement, I easily passed through the opening with ease, I looked back and noticed the guard was stuck in the arch. His snake hissed and wiggled but that hole was was too tight for the both of them

I chuckled and went on my way again, only to see to next two guards on their way over to me. I groaned and started my engine again

I dipped my body and aimed for the top of the ocean, the waves trailed behind me. The two guards with their eels were watching up.

I closed my eyes and felt the adrenaline coursed through my veins, the shocking feeling bubbled in my arms. My body started to tremble as the energy built up.

"Agh" I groaned in pain as I shot the electric wave through my palm, the current zapped the guards, their bodies shook violently with their annoying pets. They trembled and flattered to the bedrock. Their bodies drifted down

I panted for breath as I tried to calm myself down. The charge in my veins slowly eased

"Fuck" I screamed, a shocking pain shot through my ribs, my head tilted back as the pain spread through my body. It stung like a bitch

I held my hands over my stomach and gripped the area that pain, I saw blood. My teeth grinded against each other, I knew exactly what could have caused this

My eyes glanced forward and saw my father holding his golden trident, it still glowed with an electric charge. He looked at me I'm disbelief, stunned at his own actions and the fact that I'm still standing. All mermaids that came across the trident have never survived it's power.

"Told you I'm a strong woman" I spat before turning around and leaving

I swam with the bleeding pain in my rib, I have no idea where I was headed to but I wasn't gonna stay here

"I'll find you one day Aquamarine!" he yelled, I shook my had and continued swimming. At this point, the pain was unbearable, I knew I was gonna pass out at some point. But it wasn't about to be now

The city of Atlantis faded into the distance, my family, my life, my childhood was all being left behind

I guess we leave our most treasured moments in the past to find a better future