The gardens where quiet almost dead quiet, I reached the little metal gate, pushing it open with a quiet creek I hopped out and shut it again I felt so happy taking my shoes off and running though the whispy grass till my feet reached the soft sand I giggled opening my little bag as I walked across the sand picking up cute and sweet little shells putting them in my bag I kneeled down close by the waters edge picking up a little thing it glintered in the moonlight it was a bit of glass but the days at sea and on the sand had sanded it down so it was duffered and no sharp at all I liked it so I put it in my bag I heard a strange sound like something diving in or out of the water I looked around nothing I saw a little bit away from me a mark in the sand it looked like the marks of where a fish had been dragged out of the water but it must have been huge lucky fisherman I guess when suddenly my eyes when dark.

“Ehh who's there?” I complain as I felt hands over my eyes no answer “show yourself!” I complain

“Guess who?” a voice asks behind me

“Hehhe Lynn let me go” I complain

“Alright” he laughs letting me see and I turned to see him he looked the same as last I saw him his hair all wet again “hello princess” He smiles

“hello lynn” I laugh

“I brought you a present” He smiles grabbing a large swirly shell with little golden edges and handing it to me I looked at it, it was beautiful the most wonderful shell I had seen

“Where did you find this?” I ask

“Ohh just down the beach a little” he shrugs “I know what your like with shells” He laughs

“Umm thank you” I smile putting it in my bag “What's that?” I ask as I spotted something strange on his neck I couldn't tell in the dark and from here what it was

“Ohh nothing” He says covering it up with his hand

“Let me see” I giggle moving closer tugging his collar to see it neck better and he moved his hand and nothing was there

“see nothing” He laughs

“Ohh? Could have swarn I saw... Nevermind, just my head playing tricks on me” I smile holding his hand “Come on” I giggle tugging him down the beach to our normal spot a few flat rocks that are beside the sand but lead out to the sea it has a few little rock pools on it with starfish and hermit crabs and it was our little spot always has been ever since we where little we just can't be out to late or the tide comes in and your trapped over here I sat by one of the little pools washing my shells and stones in the watermy feet draped over the side into the water

“What is your obbession with shells sara?” he asks me his foot up on the rock his elbow on his knee and his head leant on his hand his whole odly seemed to be far away from any water

“I don't know” I shrug “I like them like little trinkets from another world” I laugh “Can't you just imagine little crabs going to little crab shops paying for things with little shells or little fishes collecting nice shells for there walls in there houses” I laugh

“You a funny little thing” He laughs

“Come on Lynn, I love the sea, it's a whole unexploreable world under there no man can journy down into and tell the tale” I smile “Who know's what could be out there? In the depts of the ocean? Glow in the dark fishes? A kraken? Maybe even merpeople” I suggest and he smiled a little at me

“merpeople? Like what pirates rave about? Some big breasted fish girl with beautiful blonde hair that kisses anyone?” He smirks “You wanna see something like that?” he asks

“Wouldnt you?” I ask

“No, the whole concept is stupid, merpeople and humans what a stupid idea, how is a guy meant to get it on with a mer girl she has no...you know, knowhere for him to stick his thing” He explained

“True I supose, but wouldnt it be cool a human like create able to swim like a fish one with the water and able to swim forever... I would give anything to be like that” I smile

“anything?” he asks and I nod

“but everyone has crazy dreams I supose” I sigh finishing up with my shells and moving next to him resting my head on his shoulder

“Humm yeah, your right” he laughs putting an arm around me resting it on my waist and giving the top of my head a kiss

“Umm, what would daddy say if he found us out here?” I giggle

“Likely throw me out into the sea” he laughs “and lock you in your room for the rest of your life” he smiles and I giggle cuddling into his slender chest keeping my hand on his shirt

“Lynn?” I ask him

“Umm?” he asks clearly half asleep with me cuddle up to him

“Come on I wanna nuzzle” I giggle

“I'm as close as I can be sara” he laughs I giggle rubbing my foot against his shoe and ankle “Ohh Come on its about time we get back” he says

“yeah your right” I sigh grabbing my bag and slipping my shoes on to walk back we wondered across the sand hand in hand he walked me as far as the grass

“sara? Could you came back tommorrow just as it gets dark?” He asks holding my hands

“Course I will” I smile nuzzling my head close to him

“Okay, see you tomorrow Princess” he smiles

“Tomorrow” I giggle going off towards the garden gate I turned back in hope to wave goodbye but he was gone so I snuck inside and rushed up to my room looking and sorting all my pretty new shells.