Lydia Martin

Lydia was born to an alpha father and omega mother, who had initially believed that they were in love By the time Lydia got to the age of 16, the pressing issue of her status became so intense that she split her parents up. At least, that is what her...

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Kitchen Fiasco

Lydia was struggling without the usual presence of several staff members waiting on her, hand and foot. She didn’t like to abuse her power, at least in those situations, but it certainly felt as if she had relied on them for far more than she had initially expected. Especially when it came to cooking. Who in their right minds would pursue it as a profession? She had no idea. She was an expert at chemistry, but couldn’t seem to cook lasagne without burning it to a crisp. So, after a very failed attempt, one that was in no way redeemable, but remarkably didn’t result in a visit from the fire department, she called for reinforcements.

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Scott resisted just a little, pulling back on her hand like he had any chance of stopping her. He’d come here to try and save the humans, he couldn’t be the reason they died. “Please.” It was all he could manage, a choked little plea for mercy before he was rolled under, lost to her power. Without another word, he headed back off across the beach.

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“It’s okay,” she reassured him, though she knew that for every brief second of control over his own mind he had, he was fighting her control. “Everything will be fine,” the strawberry blonde siren promised, her song continuing as enchanting as it was dangerous. The boy was helpful and beautiful, she would give him that, and he did fight valiantly, his quiet plea was more than most could fight her with, but just as all the others had, he would die at her hands, too.

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The selkie and his siren

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“A kiss can mean a lot of things and that, that kiss. It meant something.” He grinned, kissing her again. Softer this time.

“I am, I’m extremely sure of myself.” He laughed, shaking his head. “You’ll learn to love it, I’m sure.” 

He wouldn’t know how to explain Lydia, how to explain what he felt. He was smitten, absolutely. He wondered if she’d leave with him now, or if she’d let him stay. He could always go back and forth between her and his friends.

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Lydia rolled her eyes, “You don’t know how many people I kiss a day,” she informed him, because the truth of the matter was, she hadn’t gone a day without this kind of contact since she’d been cursed to be a siren.

She looked at him, trying to read him in some manner, but he was an absolute mystery to her.

“I have to leave, now,” she stopped herself, pulling away immediately, “It was nice meeting you. You need to go. Before someone kills you.”

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The selkie and his siren

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When he felt lips on his, Aiden had arms wound so tightly around the siren he was sure he’d never let her go again. She was all he could taste, all he could breathe and he was fine with that. 

Lydia, everything about her was beautiful. From her hair to her tail, she was everything in that moment and Aiden was nothing.

He kissed her, again and again until he was sure that she was ingrained into him. He was smiling, lips pressed to hers. “Lydia, now you’re never getting rid of me.”

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Lydia narrowed her eyes as she pulled back, she was enthralled by the boy, but she hadn’t meant the kiss to promise more than she could actually uphold on her end.

“It was just a kiss, not a proposal,” she responded, after taking a moment to catch her breath.

“You’re very sure of yourself,” the strawberry blonde observed, “I’m not quite sure how I feel about that.”

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The selkie and his siren

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At the furrow of her brows, Aiden’s hands shot up to smooth them away. He cupped her face and leaned forward, their noses brushing. He wouldn’t kiss her, not without explicit permission. 

“Kings were meant to be dethroned, if he falls then so does the army and then you get a new king, a better king maybe. Or we don’t get any king, the ocean doesn’t need a king.” He smiled, kissing her cheek. 

“Nothings an even worse idea, if he scares you so much we should do something about it.” 

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Lydia felt something sickening in her stomach as Aiden touched her face. Nothing had felt quite like this before, and all Lydia could think was that something was going to go terribly wrong at the first opportunity to do so.

She didn’t wait for explicit permission, she had her lips on his and her tongue down his throat before she was sure he had even finished saying what he’d been saying.

“My name’s Lydia.”

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It was rather ridiculous for her to be wearing those garments, but she had grown accustom to them. As a women of her social status, she had been bred to don these types of clothing. Even while at sea, it helped her still connect back to her femininity. In the moment however, they were highly impractical. She used her hands to try to cover herself from the onlookers above. “Just take me away to someplace they won’t see me,” she said. As disgusting as they were, she did not seek a kill for the sake of a kill. That had never been her intention or mission.

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Fortunately for Cora, she had been wearing one or two items of clothing that weren’t impractical, that kept her from being entirely naked, but still she could see the discomfort it caused the girl. “They can’t see a thing,” she assured her, “The water is deeper and darker than the mind of the king of mermaids. If they’re leering, it’s only to make you uncomfortable.” 

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The selkie and his siren

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If everything before had been just a sting, her words were like a stab. He inhaled carefully and returned the smile and it was just as sad. He cupped her face again and laughed. “Maybe it’ll work out in my favor.” He whispered.

At the mention of Peter Hale, a name he’d never heard. He furrowed his brow. “I could take him, I have no idea who he is but I could do it.”

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Lydia shook her head, “You’re naive, and so very stupid,” she insulted him, but the words were hurting her more than anyone else. Had she had any real faith in him defeating Peter, maybe she’d go with him, but Aiden hadn’t even heard the man’s name before. It was never going to turn out well.

“He’s the king of the entire ocean, Aiden, he has armies, you have a -” she made a gesture like a cloak around her own shoulders, and furrowed her brows.

“This is a very bad idea, and I have - I have to be somewhere, I’m sure.”

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The selkie and his siren

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He knew it was silly, why would she leave her life on this island behind for a life with him. He was nobody, just a stupid selkie who was a better swimmer than talker. But still, it stung. 

“I could protect you, I’m strong. Years of running from merfolk have made me tougher than a shark.” He smiled, it wasn’t as cocky as his grin but it still made his eyes light up.

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“Protect me for what? What is it you think will be the outcome of this exchange, Aiden, I still haven’t even told you my name,” she smiled sadly at him. There was no use her keeping up this charade, it would only upset them both.

“All I know is, no one has ever defeated Peter Hale, and one man isn’t going to be able to do it on his own.”

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They both knew the answer to the question, so Cora didn’t bother to come back with a witty retort. She knew she should just be grateful that this woman wasn’t forcing her head underwater. Cora heeded her instructions and began kicking her legs, once again trying to ignore the intense gaze of onlookers. She didn’t like this becoming a show to them and the fact that she was becoming undressed in front of them, even if it was for her own survival, was just as embarrassing. “Fine,” she huffed, not wanting to exasperate the other woman.

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Lydia shook her head, “If you didn’t wear such restrictive undergarments, this wouldn’t have to be such an ordeal,” she chastised. “What is a corset for, anyway? It seems like one of the most masochistic acts of humanity if you ask me.” Ripping away Cora’s clothing was entirely a strategic move, so Lydia paid virtually no attention to her mostly naked body, instead turning back to the sailors. They were getting more disgusting now. “Are you sure you don’t want me to kill them all?” she asked, “I could do it. I’d be honoured, truly.”

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The selkie and his siren

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His heart beat faster, racing on as she spoke to him. Her voice sounded so desperate as she told him to leave. He found himself shaking his head, pushing ever closer to the siren. 

“Who says I have to leave? I could stay, I could…or you could, you could come with me. I have friends, they’re like my family. You’d like them maybe, there’s Os. She’s a blast.” He swallowed, not sure why he didn’t want to go. But the thought of leaving the siren behind, it was weird.

“Come with me, there’s a whole ocean begging to be explored.”

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Lydia watched the boy fumble desperately through solutions, noticing herself find it mildly endearing. He was not at all well versed in these situations, but at least he wanted a good outcome.

For a few moments, she humoured herself with the thought of running away with the selkie, leaving everything behind at Siren Island. But she couldn’t, it was impractical. And more importantly, this was the safest way to keep her out of harms way.

“I can’t. It’s not - it’s not safe.”

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Once more, Cora gasped for air as she broke through the surface. “Are you sure you’re not trying to kill me? Because you’re drawing this out an awful long time,” she rebuked. She grimaced at the truth that the girl spoke about Cora’s inability to swim. “I blame Derek,” she muttered under her breath. He was supposed to teach her when they were younger, but when he left, there was no one who held interest in helping her learn. She cleared her throat, answering in an annoyed tone. “Perhaps that’s why I live on a ship and not in the water.”

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Lydia huffed, “Do you think that they would throw a raft overboard for you?” she looked up at the men, still watching intently. There were women too, but most had the sense to keep away from the edge of the ship. It was almost as if she could tell the personality of each pirate with one look. Those closest to the edge, were the stupidest. “Perhaps you should stop running your mouth and start running your legs. Kick them. I’m getting you out of this ridiculous costume, I can’t carry you around like this.”

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The selkie and his siren

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When Aiden shivered, the water rippled around them giving him away but he smiled despite it all. Despite the very real threat this siren held. He smiled. He reached out, tucking strawberry blonde hair behind her ear. He stared straight into this sirens eyes, his gaze never left hers as his other hand wrapped around her waist. He was being bold, oh so bold and he might die for it.

“Because killing a man before he could even get his first kiss is cruel.” He whispered.

His legs kicked gently, keeping himself afloat even while holding onto the siren that was as beautiful as she was deadly. 

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Lydia’s hand stopped Aiden’s from moving once he’d tucked her hair behind her ear. She was happy enough to stay in an almost embrace with the boy she’d only just met. This was very new to her, someone showing her affection without her coercing it from them, and the fact that he didn’t look upon her with pure fear and dislike was definitely a plus.

“Maybe that’s the way I like things?” she shrugged, almost finding herself smiling back at him.

“Go home,” the strawberry blonde implored, “Don’t get hurt by these humans - leave.”

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Cora didn’t have time to protest. As soon as the woman let her go, she could feel herself sinking once more. No amount of thrashing or kicking kept her afloat and her arms raised up, grasping for a hold onto an anchor that she knew would not be there. This was different from the first time. The first time, she was under the song’s spell, not fighting whatever fate would bring her. Now, she was fighting back as she typically would. Her clothes made her attempt much more futile and she struggled to remove them as her head became fully submerged underwater.

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Lydia was halfway to the ship when she heard obnoxious splashing behind her, turning to reprimand Cora, before she saw the girl fully submerged. Swimming back twice as fast, she lifted the girl once more, pushing her hair from her face, “What is wrong with you? Why are you stupid things so eager to die these days?” the thought finally crossed her mind that perhaps the girl was less competent than she had made out to be. “You can’t swim,” she sighed, shaking her head, “And yet you live on a ship.”

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The selkie and his siren

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“Pirates kidnapped me, I doubt I’d be anything but treasure to them. My skin must be very valuable, do you think it’d work on them? Make them like me.” He laughed.

When she swam up to him he just offered her a tiny smile, licking his lips as he kept himself above water. “I never claimed to be.” He admitted.

He should be afraid, he should throw his hood up and hope he can truly beat her in a race for his life. But his heart thrummed in his chest, beating hard against his ribcage. He wondered if fate was real.

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Lydia rolled her eyes, he was clearly trying to make himself seem valuable to her, but she had already made up her own mind about him.

“Only because you knew you couldn’t back your claim,” she smirked, moving in even closer to him, until they were chest to chest, and their faces were inches apart.

“How do you know this isn’t an elaborate trap and I’m going to kill you right now?”

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The selkie and his siren

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Watching her return to the water, Aiden frowned at the mention of luring her to her death. “Now, I might not know a lot about sirens but I’m pretty sure luring people to death is your job not mine.” He laughed, but bit his lip. 

“But fair enough, maybe you just don’t wanna race on land. That’s fine, I can do just as well in the water as you can.”

He raced forward, launching himself into the water. He didn’t bother with his hood, he waded out into the water. She had the advantage, if she wanted she could rip his skin from his body and drown him. Slit his throat with her nails, anything.

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Laughter bubbled from her lips as she immersed herself almost entirely, the waterline just resting below her lips. “You might be right, but I don’t know anything about you, for all I know - you’re a land loving, pirate companion?”

When he made his way into the water, however, she highly doubted that his intentions were anything but pure.

Was it possible that someone could enjoy her company? After all this time? She was used to being alone, save a few siren siblings she didn’t despise. Almost everyone else was either afraid of her, or hated her. “You - you’re not very smart,” she remarked, swimming right up to him.

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“I…” Cora started shaking her head. She was exhausted just from trying to tread water. While the other woman held her above water, Cora still wanted to help. How was the other woman staying afloat without much movement? She hadn’t investigated. She looked up at the leering men, specifically to the one that the other girl had pointed to. She barely recognized him. He was just one amongst the many who had not been hospitable to her. And why would he have been? He was a pirate, and they weren’t known for their manners. “No,” she said not meeting the woman’s eyes. “I just want to go.”

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Lydia looked down at the girls feet, “Stop kicking your legs recklessly like that, I’m not going to hurt you,” she remarked, confused by Cora’s lack of coordination. She looked an athletic build, and it was Lydia’s immediate belief that she must have been trying to kick Lydia away. Not that the girl couldn’t swim. “I don’t like how he looks at you,”  she announced, “You stay here, and I’ll kill him,” the strawberry blonde resolved, offering Cora a friendly smile, and letting her go.

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The selkie and his siren

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And now he was wet, perfect. He laughed louder and shook himself off like a dog, or perhaps more so like a seal. If seals shook themselves to dry that is, he looked at her, water dripping from his hair. “Catch me if you can.” He winked, he stood quickly and jumped from the rocks. He didn’t dare go for water, no that was her element. He ran further up shore, away from her he turned back and walked backwards. “Unless you don’t think you can.” 

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Lydia shook her head, for all she knew, the boy could have been a trap, he could be leading her straight to the humans. Or worse, to Peter. “No,” she outright refused, “You have no control over me,” the girl responded, slinking back into the water. “Do not challenge me, my awareness is far beyond my pride, I’m not going to be lured to my death by a man who challenges me to a race.”