Pike's eyes widened at the raised fin, and her anxiety rose. Hands shaking, she realized Lovino could kill her any moment. Pike's stuttering grew worse. "Me me me me cross-crossing the line? Fun-funny. I'm not not not the siren he-here." she finished the message with a glare. False confidence was her specialty, but Pike hoped she didn't call her out for it.
Elle decided it would be best if she kept quiet. So she did, she sat in the corner of the cage and didn't say a thing.
Lovino sighed and turned away his fin going down and his head bowed “I’m sorry,” he whispers turning around and going to the farthest side of the room a way from everyone.
Pike felt bad, but this is how it was going to be. Push people away until they hated you, so you couldn't be vulnerable. It's just the way things are.
Lovino grabs his shirts and plays with the bottom of it and looks at everyone “I’m sorry I’m here.” He glances down and sees two slits one on each hip he lets out a small scream and stumbles back.
Pike's head shot up at the scream, and sees Lovino panicking. It looks like it's over nothing, so she goes back to fiddling with a piece of grass.
lovino starts to cry his fin going up and down rapidly not stopping "help." he says weakly. " I don't know what happened"
"Okay….okay Lovino just calm down. It's going to be okay." Colin assured him, not knowing what was going on himself.
If Peter walks in right now, then we're gonna get in trouble, and Lovino is going to get thrown in the lake. Agh!! What if he throws me into the lake! I don't wanna be thrown into the lake! We're going to get in so much trouble. I don't want to end up like Rose! Pike thought rapidly. The blade of grass was torn between her fingers of how much she was wearing it. Her anxiety spiked again, and she wished for her meds. When Peter took her, she didn't take anything with her. Pike's hands dug into the dirt, trying to ground herself.
Colin turned to look at Pike, who seemed to be extremely anxious. He didn't want to leave Lovino, but at the same time he had to help Pike. Colin sighed, heading over to the girl who had her hands in the dirt. "Hey Pike, are you alright?"
Lovino takes off his shirt and gasps he stands up showing two huge slits one on either side of his hips ”what are they?” he questions
Hint hint there the start of his gills))
Still standing next to Pike, Colin turned around to face Lovino. "I…have no idea."
Lovino gulps his fin flaring up and his patches of red scales turn an alarming red color not it's nice dark red they were most of the time ”im scared!”
Colin ran over to Lovino, starting to stress out. "It's fine! Don't worry, I'm sure it's fine!"
Lovino looks at him ”Colin, please get everyone away.” he says calmer ”I want to sing a song but I don't want to hurt you guys.”
Colin nodded slowly, not completely sure what was going on. He ushered everyone to the opposite end of the cell, then turned back to Lovino.
Lovino nods and turns his back to them and starts to sing
”Come, little children
I'll take thee away
Into a land
Of enchantment
Come, little children
The time's come to play
Here in my garden
Of shadows
Follow, sweet children
I'll show thee the way
Through all the pain and
The sorrows
Weep not, poor children
For life is this way
Murdering beauty and
Passions
Hush now, dear children
It must be this way
To weary of life and
Deceptions”
His tenor voice floating through the air sounding like angels came down to sing to the kids.
The Sirens outside perked up realizing that is was a baby singing. The man who bit Lovino perks up and smiles ‘his voice is beautiful the baby that is’ the rest nod ‘we must get him back soon he is our Baby’ the rest nod in agreement.
"I-I-I-I don't know," Her words were swept away as Colin was trying to help the other boy. Soon Pike was at the opposite side of the cell, and Lovino was singing a song to the sirens. Jeez, he's really stressing me out. She didn't like him, not one bit. "Col-Colin, what's he he he doing?" she spoke, voice shaky.
Living finished his song and looked at pike ”hoped you liked it Pike!” he says everything going back to normal.
Colin stood silently for a moment, trying to figure out what had happened. "That's a good question Pike."
Pike answered neither boy, deciding instead to shrug. The silence was then interrupted by the creaking of a gate, and she recognized the sound immediately. "Pete-Peter's he-here," she whispered, eyes widened.
Colin tensed up at Pike's observation, immediately turning to Lovino. "Don't let Peter see your scales."
Lovino slips on his shirt and runs to a corner to sit down.
Meanwhile out side of the cage.
“We have to get the baby back Peter has taken to many of them from us!” Tio shouts under the water to the others “when shal we get the baby back?” He asks the strongest siren who is only 2 years older than Lovino.
“we will get him back soon but not now.” The Siren sighs running a hand down the patch of red scales among his emerald green “let up home he has a patch of emerald scales my color.” He wispers to him self.
The gate creaks open, and Peter surveys the room with cold green eyes. Pike presses her back against the wall, trying to make herself smaller. Peter made her feel uneasy.