What the Little Mermaid Sang

Chapter Six

I was feeling nervous. Gabriel had explained it to me as North and Silas began rowing. "Sang, truth or dare?" Gabriel had turned on me!

"Truth," I signed. My response was an overdramatic groan and sigh from Gabriel, I wonder if I picked wrong.

"What's your favorite color?" Gabriel asked

"Pink," I responded and Kota translated. In fact he was my translator for the entire game.

"Silas, truth or dare?" I asked him, wanted to get their attention off me.

"Truth," he was quick to respond.

"Why'd you call me an angel?" I asked Silas as his eyes grew wide. As Kota translated all eyes whipped between me and Silas.

"When did you call her angel?" Victor asked Silas.

Silas who hadn't taken his eyes off me responded, "I did earlier, in Greek." Now everyone was staring at me.

"Πώς ξέρεις ελληνικά;" (How do you know Greek?), Silas asked.

I responded immediately, barely registering the shift, "I learned it from a book."

As Kota told them my response, the boys continued to stare, Mr. Blackbourne analyzing my face. "How many languages do you know?" he questioned.

Seven I thought, however I wanted to fit in so I shrugged and received a raised eyebrow right back.

Silas clearing his throat broke our staring contest. "I called you aggele because you look perfect and innocent, like an angel. Truth or dare?"

I looked at him confused, perfect? And was he allow to call on me after I chose him. I had just answered. "Truth," another sigh escaped Gabriel.

"Where are you from, aggele?" What to say, what to say...

"Far from here, you've never been, North," I signed hoping they would ignore the fact that I didn't really answer.

"Dare, Sang Baby," North responded, smirking at me as I tried to think up a dare.

"I dare you to... to lick Luke's foot!" I finished with a flourish, proud of choosing something one wouldn't want to do. That is what Gabriel had said the dares were for... Though the look North made caused me to think maybe thats not how it works. With a sigh, he shoves look to the bottom of the boat and grabbed his foot before tentatively licking the bottom.

"Sang, truth or dare?" North said, a gleam in his eyes appearing as I chose dare.

"I dare you to sit in my lap for the rest of the game," he said, victory screaming in his eyes as I climbed on his lap. "Dr. Green!"

"Dare, and I told you to call me Sean," Sean replied.

"I dare you to rub noses with Mr. Blackbourne!" As Kota choked out the translation, the entire group fell silent before Luke burst out laughing, everyone but Mr. Blackbourne joining in.

"What is the actual dare, pookie?" Sean asked. I looked at him in confusion, that was the dare. Sean turned white as he realized this and I was curious why they all saw Mr. Blackbourne as unapproachable. Mr. Blackbourne actually took control and slipped his nose across Sean's.

"I'll ask the next person," Mr. Blackbourne cut in. "Truth or Dare, Miss Sang?"

I hesitantly signed truth, afraid of what he might make me do if I chose dare.

"What aren't you telling us Miss Sang, why were you out here alone?" His steel eyes demanding answers I refused to give. I froze at this and then looked at the sea, silent and unmoving.

"So when will we reach shore?" Victor asked, diverting the attention and drawing the others into a conversation as I slipped off North's lap.

Two hours. That's when we arrive. What will I do when we reach the land?