Aqua's pov

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"What should I wear?" I asked the red hair girl

"I have no idea what someone would wear to something like that" she said as she dropped onto the bed

"It is even considered an interview?" I asked

"Well. You did say you know her. She's close to you right?"

"Yes"

"Then you should be you" Allie replied. I hummed in response and pulled my black trousers up

"Simple but professional" I chuckled

"That's hot" Allie smirked

"Shut up, you have s girlfriend"

"That may be true" Allie laughed

"How's everything going with Jackie?" I asked as I buttoned my shirt

"Couldn't be better, I'm taking her on a date tomorrow" Allie said

"Don't you have school tomorrow?"

"So?"

"You're a real rebel" I chuckled

"Thank you" she smiled

"You know... If you truly want to fulfill your dreams of going to the Olympics then you have to pull yourself together Allie"

"I know" the girl sighed, she flopped her body onto the bed and spread her arms out

"I'm still adjusting. Since school's reopened it means I'll be practicing non stop. Sometimes I just don't want to go to school so I could avoid the pressure"

"Is it really that bad?"

"Coach makes me drink this weird sardine blend-"

"Ah yes, my fiance" I chuckled

"huh?" she asked

"Nothing, just continue" I laughed

"Okay then... Anyways, he says it'll help with digestion. So whatever I eat during the day, he'll give me that at the end of the day to make me throw it up. The slimmer the better, this vacation was the only time I had to actually be free from pressure. But now, right back to stage one" she muttered

"That's really shitty. Can't you get a new coach? Or complain to someone?"

"He coached five Olympic gold winners to victory. It'll be pretty hard to find someone else to top him" she groaned

"Oh... I'm sorry Allie"

"Don't be. It's not your fault, it's my dream. I just need to push myself to do the best"

"What you need is to take it at your pace" I said

"You don't go down in history so easily Aquamarine" she said. Okay damn that made sense.

"He's training you like an animal"

"Then I'll be a beast at the competition" she laughed

"Ugh goddammit Allie. I don't like what you deal with"

"Relax, I've been swimming all my life. I'm accustomed to it"

"Are you sure you're okay?" I asked

"I promise I'm more than fine" she smiled sweetly

"Now, let's go get you to that agency"

Ah yes, I almost forgot. Today I had an interview with my uncle's ex girlfriend. A human.

She is the CEO of Cunnings's Industry, a modelling agency. It was just below vogue and teen magazine.

My uncle and her had a secret relationship that only I knew of. My uncle entrusted his name and life with me, he knew well that it went against what my father believed in, especially after the murder of my mother.

But unfortunately his relationship didn't work out, they drifted apart. Literally. My father found out about their relationship and it was chaos. My uncle never released her name to anyone except me.

So he lost all contact with her to protect her from my father. I knew exactly how my father would have reacted, ruthless. He'd wanted revenge on an innocent human.

Her name is Kat Cunnings, the sweetest woman I've ever spoken to. And now, Allie got I'm contact with her and scheduled a meeting with us.

I slipped into Allie's car and she pulled it onto the mainroad. The shadows of he passing trees being blocked by the golden sun reflected onto my skin as the cold breeze danced against my face.

"Are you nervous?" she asked

"why would I be?"

"Because you don't know what you're in for" she said

"She's a friend. Hopefully after what happened she's still that friend" I said

"What happened?" she asked

"Something heartbreaking between my uncle and her"

"they dated?"

"Yes"

"Holy shit, your uncle dated the founder of Cunning Industry" Allie squealed

The drive went on for a while, the wind caressed my soft skin as it whistled by. The streets were empty but then became flooded as we headed further into town. Buildings were tall, the sun hid behind them. A cluster of four high tech buildings. The buildings were large, smoked glass and steel, each one joined to the next by a covered walkway.

The city was busy, people hurried along their way while horns beeped constantly. It was somehow refreshing from the from the quiet beach, the smell of sizzling sausages filled my nostrils.

"Have you ever been to the city Allie?" I asked

"Many times, there's a gym I go to and I have a doctor appointment every week" she said.

The girl turned the car through a street and my eyes immediately met the tall modern building.

Allie parked the car and we quickly headed inside. The buildings galloped up the clouds and they had entire floors dedicated to play. There were slides to go down several floors at a time, they had elevators too but fun was thought so important that those were added too.

Then there were the pods that moved on rails around the outside, not for transport but more as a sort of wild fairground ride. Then there were the parts that transferred wind and solar energy to electricity, and the floors that were parks with benches and butterflies. A smile pulled across my lips, it wasn't just a modelling agency, it was a community.

"Is.... Is this heaven?" Allie asked, her eyes scanned the building frantically and I chuckled

"Hi, you must be Aquamarine" a smile in a tight pants suit said as she approached us, the dark skinned woman held her hand out.

"Yes, we're here to see Kat Cunnings" I said

"Ms Cunnings is expecting you right now, follow me" she said, the woman waked over to a glass wall and pressed a button. The elevator quickly approached us

"Fancy" Allie whispered, I snickered at her before stepping into the elevator

The second the machine moved, I gripped the sides. My eyes grew wide, I felt as if I was gonna throw up. Are my organs moving?

"First time?" the woman asked

"Was it that obvious?" I asked as I gripped the walls for dear life. The woman chuckled

"I apologize, if I know then we would have taken the stairs"

"No need to apologize, I'm a strong woman" I smiled

The door dinged and I squealed

"Strong woman my ass" Allie laughed

My feet pressed against the tile, the walls were painted dark gray, plants lined through the walls. Only a receiption desk rested outside a wall with a wide wooden door.

"If there's anything else, please be sure to ring me" the woman said as she walked over to her desk

Allie and I stood in front of the wooden door, she smiled widely before pushing it open. My eyes quickly landed on a round glass table, a grey chair was facing the glass wall that looked out onto the rest of the city

Allie and I stepped into the office, my eyes frantically scanned for any sign of Ms Cunnings

"Kat?" I asked

"Yes?" the woman answered

"Are we playing hide and seek or something?" I laughed

The chair was spun around, the blonde wavy haired woman smiled widely with her red lip stick.

"Hi Kat" I giggled

"Aqua, come here. Give your aunt a hug" she smiled sweetly

I chuckled and walked over to her. The woman engulfed me in a tight yet confronting hug. She placed a small kiss on my cheek before pulling away, her red lipstick stained my cheek

"Well damn, wait till Beverley sees that" Allie laughed

"And who's this?" Kat asked

"My best friend Allie. She's also my... Beverly's cousin" I corrected myself

"Your Beverly?" the woman laughed as she stood from her seat

"Well she's not my girlfriend, but she kinda is?" I said, perhaps we were just Vibing.

"Hi, I'm Kat" the woman said as she shook Allie's hands

"Oh believe me, I know who you are" Allie said

"You do?" the woman chuckled

"Are you kidding me? You're on Forbes 'Top ten richest women on earth' and you're one of the most admirable entrepreneur"

"That's really sweet that you know that" Kat laughed

"Your name is literally on billboards everywhere, you're someone to look up to Ms Cunnings" Allie said

"You're really sweet Allie" she woman smiled before heading back to her seat, she motioned for us to take the two chairs before her desk

"So how have you been Aqua?" she asked

"In Atlantis or on land?" I asked

"Atlan- wha?" Allie asked

"I see that you haven't told Allie yet" Kat said

"I will. Just not yet, there's some things I need to take care of" I said

"Tell me what?" Allie asked

"Don't worry about it" I chuckled

"I don't know what things back home are"

"Why's that?" she asked

"Because I ran away" I mumbled

"You what?"

"Father was forcing me to marry some man"

"Ugh, your father and his ridiculous marriage arrangements. He really thinks that shipping a woman off in the arms of a man will satisfy all of her needs" Kat rolled her eyes

"Exactly. I couldn't go through with that. So I left and stumbled upon Beverly"

"The girlfriend but also not your girlfriend?" the woman asked, I chuckled and nodded

"Yes, it's been a few months since I've been here. It's been hectic to adjust but I'm getting there"

"So now you're ready to be independent?" the woman smiled

"Yes ma'am"

"Hmm" Kat hummed, she leaned forward and her eyes trailed over my body

"I've always been fascinated by you Aqua"

"Really?"

"Yes. You have a natural grunge aesthetic to your body, it's intriging. Statistics show that grunge aesthetic is actually taking over the lifestyle of teenagers" she said

"So.... You'll help me out?" I asked, the woman chuckled

"Of course I will. Your uncle and I may have ended on a bad note but it's never changed my love for you, you're like a niece to me. Plus, you're highly attractive and I mean that in the most professional way possible" the woman smiled

"Thank you. It's the fish diet" I said sassily. The woman laughed and shook her head

"Here's what I want to do"

"Yes?" I asked

"You...Aquamarine, will be the new face of my company"

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