Last time I checked, I think Jaden won... but whatever. I'm way too hyped up on Jaden/Alexis anyway, (thank you Fourth season).

Oh my God...

They think Zane is a Merman?

No, no... no, it can't be true.

"I'm sorry to be the one to tell you this my dear."

She didn't notice the other mermaids bandaging her shoulder, where Miss Tao had clawed her.

"But he's not a Merman!"

Serene bowed her head down. "He's been showing signs lately, signs only a Merman in growth shows... Pleass Miss Alexis, we ourselves are Mermaids... We know the signs."

Tears continued to fall from her eyes. "It can't be true! Let me see him!"

Serene's eyes were widened. "No, my dear. I cannot allow you to be harmed any more! You are the Key!"

Alexis narrowed her eyes, not understanding what she meant. "What Key?"

"The Key to stop the war... the Key to waking your future mate... the Key to-"

Alexis's eyes widened. "What future mate?"

Serene smiled, knowing Alexis was still young and had no knowledge of what was to come. "Every girl is born with a mate my dear... but too many of us can never find them. Divorces, separation, other horrible things that happen in your world is caused by a person not finding their true mate. If you marry the wrong person my dear... it'll be very bad for you."

She furrowed her eyebrows. "How am I supposed to find this mate anyway?"

Serene chuckled. "You've already found him my dear."

Alexis wasn't allowed time to think about it anymore since another voice interrupted her.

"I see she's awake."

Alexis's eyes widened as she turned around, seeing the brown-skinned vampire.

"Mist?"

"The only and only!" She smirked and walked closer to Alexis and Serene.

"When did she wake up?" Mist asked Serene. "A little while ago-"

"Wait, you two KNOW each other?" Alexis exclaimed, not understanding how a vampire and a mermaid acted like good friends if there was a war going on between them outside.

Mist turned to her. "Of course. I myself used to be a Mermaid before Origon decided it'd be better having his enemy closer to him."

"What?" Okay this is too much. She decided to leave that thought for later. "Where's Jaden?" She looked at Serene. "And how is Zane a Vampire? And what the hell happened to Nora?"

The two sighed.

"Nora's dead, dearie. As for Zane, Nora probably bit him and/or that little bitch, what was her name? Yes, Tao. She probably injected Mermaid blood in him to make you suffer or something." Mist said in her American accent, as if she was bored of everything.

"WHAT?"

"Oh, by the way Jaden is going to die unless you get your butt up to Origon's lair... so I'm sorry dear, but you'll have to pick.

"Who's to live? Jaden Yuki, or Zane Truesdale?"

Alexis fell to the ground, the shock of having to choose between Zane and Jaden.

"I... I can't pick!"

Mist sighed. "You have to. I'm sorry dear but that's the way it is!"

The tears that threatened to fall, began to fall.

Serene looked at Mist pleadingly. "Surely there is another way."

"Of course there is! She can either figure out who her mate is, and go save him first, or she can go to the person who isn't her mate and all of them die."

Alexis sniffed. "I'm going to save both of them." Mist massaged her forehead with two fingers. "I was afraid you'd go all herioc on me. Listen, both of them will live if you can figure out who your true love is."

... But how do I know?

"Miss Alexis." Serene said quietly, in contrast against Mist's bored and annoyed tone. "Who do you feel closer to? As a bond?"

"You humans are so easy to trick."

He didn't comment on what Origon said. He scowled, knowing Alexis was probably on her way up here.

He wouldn't allow her to come here.

"Is that so?" He said quietly, all traces of humor and kindness gone from his face, his eyes.

He had changed, hadn't he?

"Yes it is."

Jaden didn't comment back, knowing there would be no use to do so. He could try all he wanted, but he knew Origon had Alexis in his grasp and there was nothing he could do.

"You amuse me human. Perhaps I should make you one of us just to keep you here."

"No thanks. I don't like being a bloodthirsy savage." Jaden said, turning around and glaring at Origon.

Origin chuckled and continued to talk. "But wouldn't you like to join your future Mate?"

His eyes widened.

"WHAT?"

Origon laughed. "Surely you knew that she was your future Mate?"

"What, no, you don't know what you're talking about."

This might be the only way to get a human with his kind of will to join...

"Of course... you two were destined for one another."

Even though I don't know if that's the truth...

I do know a human would do anything for his lover.

A pair of eyes blinked, opening the eyelids to reveal blue eyes that were confused. The person shook his head, trying to will his headache into going away.

"Zane Truesdale is it?" A voice asked him, one that was kind and caring.

Zane looked at the direction the person talked in, and saw a beautiful girl, with long red hair that looked soft to the touch. Ruby red eyes that had depth like no other pair of eyes any human had ever seen. She donned a white robe, and to his surprise, a white tail.

"Who are you?"

She resisted the urge to smirk.

"I'm Serenity Tao. I've come to help you."

Ummm. I'm sorry I haven't updated...? :( SO SORRY! DON'T HATE ME!

I think I'm in a writing mood today. This is the third thing I updated...

Love,

Ivy