A Baby For Billionaire Knox

THEME: She loves the human world

STILL FLASHBACK

MERVILLA KINGDOM

IN ADELLA’S ROOM

Adella sat on her sea moss bed, chatting with her personal maids as they help her fix her hair and polish her tail. She hummed one of her spell songs looking at her reflection in the mirror.

“Princess Adella, you didn’t tell us the rest of the story which you started the other day.” Calliope reminded.

“Oh I have told you so many stories which one are you talking about?” Adella asked.

Calliope leaned in and whispered into her ears. “The story about the human world.”

“Oh that’s true. Let me continue.” Adella stopped them from polishing her tail and fixing her hair.

Adella asked them to sit on her bed and she also settled to tell them about the human world.

“The human world is a really beautiful place especially the sea side and you get to see so many humans.” Adella said in a low tone.

“How long have you been swimming up to that strange world?” Calista asked.

Adella counted her fingers. “Since I was twelve.” She replied.

“Twelve years old!” Her three maids chorused with a shocked expression on their faces.

“How did you manage to swim up that fast without being caught by the guardians of the sea.” Chantae demanded.

“Well I can’t get caught because I don’t pass through the sea seal.” Adella answered with a shrug.

“So what do you do?” Calliope asked.

“I swim like I am enjoying the feeling of the water on my skin and then I cast a spell when no one is watching me.. then Puff! Off I go to the human world!” Eretia explained and they gasped out.

“Do you remember when I went missing for a few days?” Adella whispered.

“Yes.” They replied in unison.

“Well I was up above the sea just watching the humans.” Eretia pointed out.

“What?!” The mermaids raised their brows and their jaws dropping in absolute surprise.

“But you said a Nixie, the water spirit attacked you on your way back from Maeve home.” Chantae reminded her.

“No that was a lie. My father would have grounded me for life if I had told him I was in the other world.” Adella placed her hands on her cheeks.

“So what were you doing in that world?” Calista asked.

Adella shrugged. “I was watching the humans that day. There was a celebration going on by the sea-” She paused, trying to remember what she heard while she used her hearing ability.

“What celebration?” Calista asked anxiously.

“Uhmm.. Con -” Adella stopped to think.

“Try to remember.” Calliope pestered her.

Adella closed her eyes to think deeply. “Con – cert.. Yes!” She reopened her eyes. “Concert!” She said in a raised tone.

The mermaids foreheads creased automatically. “Con.. cierti” Chantae repeated wrongly.

Adella laughed. “No, it is concert.” She corrected.

“What is con – cier – ti?” Calista asked.

Adella rolled her eyes. “I just said concert.” She corrected.

“Anyways tell us about it.” Calliope said.

Adella stood up to demonstrate. “I saw some group of girls singing and every human swaying their bodies in a good way.” She stopped.

“Like dancing?” Chantae asked.

“And merrying?” Calliope added.

“Yes.” Adella answered.

“And I think the concert is just like the music festival we do here.” She added.

“Okay.. that’s nice.” The mermaids chorused.

“So I guess you know so much about that strange world.” Chantae said.

“No I am still getting to know it.” Adella smiled.

“Do you see handsome women like the ones here?” Calista asked.

Adella rolled her eyes again. “Calista, it is handsome men and beautiful women and not the other way around.” She corrected again.

“Do you like that world because you seem to know too much about those people?” Chantae asked.

“Yes.. human men are so handsome and classy and better than mermen.” Adella said in excitement.

“Really?” The triplets exchanged glances.

“Yes, although sometimes they say things I can’t understand. But with the help of my superpowers I can translate anything they say.” Adella clapped her hands happily.

“Wow! When next would you swim to the human world? I want to go!” Calista said.

“Me too!” Calliope exclaimed.

“I am not interested. I don’t want to see those scary humans.” Chantae mumbled.

“Don’t mind her, princess Adella I am in!” Calista exclaimed.

“Likewise.” Calliope added.

“You girls can’t go with me.” Adella said and their smiles dropped almost immediately.

She didn’t want them to go with her to the human world because the temporary spell to appear in the human world was meant for only her. And taking the girls along would raise suspicion from the sea guardians. They might get caught and taken to the sea titan, her father and be punished severely.

“Why?” They asked in unison.

Adella thought of what to say to make them lose interest in going to the human world.

“Firstly, you will lose your hair.” She lied

Their eyes widened in shock. “Secondly, you girls don’t have my powers and my father will punish us if he finds out. You will have to drink poison while I get stripped of my title as a princess!” Adella puts up a facade of being scared.

The mermaids nodded in agreement. “Do you want to lose your hair and also get punished?” Adella asked.

“No.” The mermaids chorused.

“My hair is my beauty.” Calista said.

“I can’t take the whips of the sea warriors let alone drink poison, I don’t want to die!” Calliope said fearfully.

Adella smiled with a smug look on her face. She had managed to scare them.

“Perhaps do you become human in that world?” Chantae asked.

“No.. I haven’t found the spell to be a full human yet.” Adella answered.

“So we can’t see the human world.” Calliope said with a sad face.

Adella nodded. “Yes, you can’t see the human world.”

*****

ROYAL DINNING ROOM

Everyone was present at the royal dinning room except Adella. They sat at the long table laden with seafoods. Delmer and Dylan had reserved seats for Adella respectively but she had forgotten the royal dinner was to take place tonight. And it won’t begin until everyone was present and seated.

“Why is she late again?” Queen Alana asked. “I hope she is not missing again.” She panicked.

“My Queen calm down, Adella is in the palace.” Oceanus said.

“Are you sure?” Queen Alana asked in a concerned tone and he replied with a short nod.

Delmer cleared his throat. “I will get princess , Adella.” He stood up and bowed to Oceanus.

“I will bring her.” Dylan stood up too.

They were about leaving but Morrissey stopped them. “Sit down princes, I will fetch my baby sister myself and please both of you shouldn’t cause any trouble tonight.” He stood up and swam away from the throne hall.

And the princes settled back in their chairs. They are both in love with princess Adella and the both of them are trying to impress and win her heart, but she doesn’t love them. Adella wasn’t interested in any of the princes.