1.The boat trip

The hot sun rose over Takapuna Beach. The sea was quiet and the islands in the far were singing alluring songs. The chubby blond girl in a long colourful stripy maxi dress hugged her brother from behind. "Will, I want to sail really far with you today!" she smiled excitedly. The muscular tanned blond young man smiled and with a swift move embraced his sister in his arms. "You are so cheeky Clarrissa! How many times have I told you never to hold me from behind? I almost hit you by accident!"

"Oh, you are so fierce, brother. Like a ninja warrior!" Clarrissa smiled at her brother who loved his martial arts practice. That, and diving were the loves of his life. And of course his mischievous little sister. Will was always ready to put down his life for her. She was innocent, happy and soft. Well, Clarrissa was a little foodie addicted to chocolate. She also liked to read books and make jewellery and that are not too active hobbies. Hence Clarrissa was chubby. She had pale white skin, which she always smothered in layers of suncream, otherwise, she end up red like a lobster in the hot New Zealand sun."

Will looked at his happy sister and sighed. How glad he was to have her in his life. He held her clenched into his arm and walked with her to his boat. "The Sunny Queen", was the name of the smallish sparkling white sailboat. He bought this beauty for the money from the swimming and surfing contests he won. Clarrissa was always so proud of him and loved to brag about him to her girlfriends, which always tried to seduce him. But he was too busy for the girls."Are you ready?"He asked his happy sister.

"With you anytime!"Clarrissa turned to him." I have my favourite books and a whole bag of choco-oat biscuits and dried apples," Clarissa smiled. Will kissed her forehead." I will starve without you!" and pinched her chubby cheek gently. Clarrissa giggled. "I know, but not to worry brother. I have a new idea for my blueberry muffins. They will surely become your favourite. I will bake them for you on board. "She chirped like a little bird.

"You are my favourite. My favourite foodie!" Will laughed softly and pulled her on the board. Clarrissa loved to bake cakes. The chocolate made her heart sing and it was visible on her. She had a fluffy hourglass figure. That is why all the sporty boys like to be her friends, but nothing more. She used to joke, that she will have to marry a monster one day, because she liked to read the books like Beauty and the Beast. Will always replied, "And if you don't exercise a little it will have to be a cookie monster, who hides in the oven or some kind of snaily Jabba from the space. That always made Clarrissa chase him around their flat and throw cushions on him. He knew how to make her move!

Will got his boat ready and set the sails. Clarrisa was holding the rails and looked at the seaport getting more far in the distance. She loved her brother, he was her only living relative and she was happy to have him. He was her everything. Will was very handsome. He liked sports, surfing, diving, swimming and martial arts.He was competetive swimmwer.He adored his chubby sister and loved her how she was. He always tried the cakes she baked for him. She gave him that feeling of home in their flat. She was his everything too. The girls were crazy for blond tanned muscular Will, but he preferred to be himself or with his sister. Let's say he was too boyish and not ready for serious relationships. His blue sparkly eyes were stuck at the horizon. What ocean creatures he will discover this time?

The ocean was calm as "The Sunny Queen" floated thru many interesting rock formations. Clarissa always saw them as animals or fantasy creatures, they captured her imagination. The ocean seemed to be peaceful. Will found a nice place by the rocks to anchor the sail. Will wanted to dive. He got his new underwater camera ready. Maybe he will be able to submit his photos to animal magazines again. Clarrisa decided to stay on the boat and read her favourite book. She was never too much a fan of diving, she preferred to watch the scenery.

Both siblings did not noticed, when they passed thru the rock engulfed in the shadowy gleam. It took them to a different world, which seem similar, but was not, in the perspective of time and place and the creatures who lived within it.

Aaron was chilling on his favourite rock, when he noticed a strange sailing boat appearing from the fog-engulfed rock formation, "Ah, not again! Who left the portal opened. Triss!"He called his bewitchingly beautiful sister."Why did you open the portal?"He asked her angrily.

" I'm bored." the beautiful mermaid said."Let's observe them. Who came thru this time? I bet is just some weird fishermen again. If so, we drown them." Triss smiled. She was a bit cruel. Aaron swished his massive tail impatiently. The brother and sister sneak out to peek on the boat.

Triss caught a glimpse of a muscular blond boy and her heart fluttered."Look, she showed it to Aaron. That will be my new toy," she smiled sweetly. Aaron watched the sparkling white sail with interest. "Poor boy, he would be the plaything for my sister. Maybe it will be more merciful to drown him. But no one told him to come in."Aaron closed the portal and followed the boat, to see if the boy came by himself.

"Will, did you see my book?" The melodic girly voice sounded from the boat. Aaron's mind just stopped."Who is she?" he swam around the boat when the blond girl catch his eyes. She sat on the deck in a reclining chair and was searching for something under the small side table."Brother, please help me!" the blond hair were, sweeping the floor, "Aa is ok, I get it now, "she picked up the book and lifted her head. The blue shiny eyes and pink smiling lips made Aaron's heart flutter. Her white chubby shoulders were bare, and she seemed to relax in a wide maxi dress, covering her curvy bits splattered on the chair. Aaron's eyes opened wide. She looked so womanly, yet young and fresh. And soft. He felt drawn in, he wanted to touch her, to see how her curves feel. It surely will be not so hard as the other muscular mermaids he saw in his life. He was not even able to see her bones peeking out. That was something new, he was interested. He decided to approach her when her brother would go out. He seemed to be putting some kind of soft armour on him, so Aaron figured he would be going into the water. He hid behind the rock and watched. Triss gently touched his bare hard muscular shoulder." I see you find something that interests you, brother? "Aaron nodded and pointed to Clarrissa."I want her."Triss looked at her."She is huge.Ouch, brother!"

Aaron shook his shoulders."You can't understand."Both siblings watched how Will took his big camera and dove into the water. Clarissa waved him excitedly and went back to read her book.

"I'm off!" said Triss. "I'm following my golden boy."

"Triss lure him away for a bit, I want to see the girl, "Aaron said. Triss smiled."I see you found a new toy too, brother."

"Her name is Clarrisa." Aaron scoffed.

Triss smiled." My one is called Will. How poetic, no? Will and Triss, sound good together, so much better than Aaron and Clarrissa." She laughed quietly and splashed water in her brother's face with her shimmering tail. Aaron dove down and watched his beautiful sister swim to the rocks.

Aaron swam to the sail. He surfaced and peaked from the rails. Clarrissa was sitting on her chair, reading a book and munching chocolate oat biscuits with dried apples." This is the life." She sighed and looked into the sky for a bit, shaking her long wavy golden hair off her face.

"She is so beautiful." Aaron sighed. Clarrisa's face was indeed beautiful, full cheeks, sparkly blue eyes, a little symmetric nose, luscious pink lips and a pearly smile were her pretty features, along with her spotless skin, she should be a supermodel, if not for her chubbiness. But Clarrissa wanted to be herself. She wanted to be an art teacher, not a model. Clarrissa smiled at the funny quote in the book and her eyes wandered to the ocean. She suddenly noticed something shiny near the rails. She stood up curiously and walked slowly.

She crouched down and observed a beautiful purple seashell. It even had a hole in it and was almost begging to become a necklace. Clarrissa clasped her hands in excitement."How beautiful. But how did the shell come to a boat? Probably Will wanted to surprise her, her sneaky little brother!"She smiled sweetly and picked the shell up.