"The Unamed Tale" Chapter 16

"The Unamed Tale" Chapter 16

The Unamed Tale

By: Stacy Harms

Chapter 16

Jon spent allot of his time on the island with Alexsha and Uldolf always kept a close eye on the two of them.

No matter where they went Alexsha would tell Jon stories and Jon would tell of his life as well, it was a good 2 weeks before Jon brought up the thought of love, but every time he would before she would shy away but as they walked threw the forest they soon came to Ayla and Alexsha led Jon up to the top.

There they could see the Mariana as it sat on the darkened sea.

Jon rested his head on Alexsha's leg and looked out to the sea and saw a slash and it reminded him of Eric. It seemed like so long ago not a couple of week since he had seen him.

Jon chunked to himself and Alexsha petted his dark hair and looked down at him.

"What's funny?" she asked looking over the sea where he stared.

Jon sat up and put his arm around her "o nothing dear it’s just I was thinking of a friend of mine and his belief in the Mer people." He said with a laugh.

"What’s wrong with the Mer people?" She asked looking confused.

"Nothings wrong they just don't exist is all." Jon said with a smile.

"Yes they do, she said pointing down at the beach, "see Jon." She said as people crawled out of the water down below with no legs but a fin instead.

Jon watched mouth wide open as they dragged themselves on the beach to the warm sand; the maidens weaved their long hair into elegant braids with shells and seaweed and laughed with a crystal pureness that enchanted Jon. The men pulled fish in nets made of seaweed and built a fire to cook their feast for the night.

A few of the mer children played in the shallows as their mothers sat close to the waters edge and chattered.

They were all beautiful in their own ways and their colorful tails gleamed like gems as they basked in the sun.

Jon looked back to Alexsha and she smiled at him. "How can this be" he whispered.

"It just is" she said smoothly brushing away a piece of hair away from Jon's face.

"You’re lucky they only come to sing to Ayla a few times a year." She said smiling down at the mer's as she lay on her stomach and watched them down below on the beach.

"Do you know them?" Jon asked lying next to her and taking her hand in his with out a protest.

She nodded "Yes my sister swims with them even know." Said pointing with the other hand towards a Maiden with long black hair and a copper tail who braided the hair of a maiden next to her.

Jon looked at her strangely "sister?" he asked glancing back at her feet and she chuckled.

"When I came to Ayla the creatures here became my family, and since I am of all the creatures I can change to them, Ayla showed me my true self when I came to this place." she said Jon stared her in her crystal blue eyes.

"You where the white wolf weren’t you?” He said and she grinned at him "yes
she said and she looked at their hands together smiling.

Soon the sun sank lower into the horizon and the mer people began to sing their hypnotizing songs and creatures from all over sat next to them staring in the fire and listened to the songs on after another.

The suns last rays struck over Ayla and the marble gleamed. Jon twirled Alexsha's hair with one hand and held her hand in the other as they lay down on top of the black marble of Ayla.

Her eyes where closed as she listened to the music and when no more light was shown to the sky he leaned in and kissed her softly.

Her crystal blue eyes opened slowly as he end the kiss and she touched his face gently as he leaned down for another kiss and the oak that was Ayla started to illuminate and Jon for the first time he noticed the symbols within the wood as the silvery lines showed themselves in the darkness that was night.

Alexsha turned away from Jon taking away her hand as he went to kiss her again and she laid on her side, her back to him and she stared into nothing not speaking.

Jon sat up and put his hand on her shoulder and looked to comfort her and she didn't react back to him.

"Alexsha are you alright" he asked hoping to make it right and she stayed silent.

And he rolled her over gently to look at him and her eyes filled with tears.

"I’m sorry if I did something wrong, please tell what to do to make it right." He said touching her cheek lovingly.

And she sat up and took his hands "Jon you have to leave this island." She said and she saw his face loss all emotion as he looked at her lost. "Alexsha...why? He said in a whisper.

"Because I love you Jon, because you don't know the secrets of this island. You've seen only the happiness but not the pain." she said as she leaned into him and he held her close still in shock from her words.

She held back her tears and rested her head on his shoulder. "Jon you belong to the sea and I am no lady blue that you seek." She said holding him tightly.

He turned his head and lifted her chin so he could meet her eyes.

"I would trade all the seas just to be with you Alexsha you know that right."

She nodded "I know, and I would trade all of me to be with you." She said blinking back tears. "But Jon it’s not all me that I posses." She said her lip quivering as Jon adoring her cheek where the tattoo laid. "Why didn't you tell me before?" he asked.

She sighed deep and looked out towards the beach where the singing continued "I didn't tell you that I was with child because I believed that you would of gone to be with the waves by now."

"I thought I would of also, its what I was born to do." Jon said looking towards where the Mariana floated silently in the darkness of the night.

She sniffled and looked at Jon "You asked after you kissed me for the first time if I believed in love and I told you yes because I thought I could keep myself from loving you, but it didn’t work Jon and I do love you but I also love Uldolf.I always have and will." She said and Jon looked at her with a shine in his eyes.

"How did your father know me Alexsha?" He asked reaching for her hands and looking at her palms in sadness.

"Because you were his captain Jonathan." She said and he looked bewildered "Eric?" He said in a whisper and she turned her head not answering.

"Where is he?" Jon asked urgently holding her palms a more tightly.

And she pointed towards the beach "my father is with Uldolf." she said.

And Jon climbed down the bright tree and ran towards the beach towards the fire and Uldolf, towards his friend and the only thing from his past that he knew was there.

He ran towards home.


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