If You Didn't See Me (Then You Weren't Looking Hard Enough) || BryJen
It had been a couple weeks since Bryson and Jensen saw each other. Jensen had a lot on her plate, what with dealing with the consequences of her behavior when it came to her father and making amends and carrying out her responsibilities. There wasn't a day that went by that she didn't think of the extremely attractive pirate that had given her a kiss on the cheek. She could still remember that moment where his lips touched her cheek. Her mind went blank and her heart started pounding as if it were going to jump out of her chest. She could remember the stupid giggle she gave in response. Later, she would kick (metaphorically) herself over that. She was a Siren, for crying out loud! It was in her nature to seduce, not be seduced and giggle and act like a blushing school girl. (Because that was exactly what she did.)
Ever since leaving Bryson and his crew, she'd started getting flashes of the two of them together, doing various things like performing on stage or modeling or stripping. She couldn't believe that her mind was coming up with such strange thoughts and daydreams, but hey, in each one, they looked happy. And she wouldn't mind it if she could have that with him. They hadn't spent a lot of time together, but the time they did spend, Jensen found herself enjoying his presence and craving it more. He was interesting and charismatic and easy to talk to. It was hard to find anyone like that, human or not.
She didn't know where Bryson was, but she hoped that he was doing okay. She would have gone and sought him out if it weren't for everything that was keeping her tethered to her kingdom. Layla and Jensen had finally brought up the idea of letting Layla rule; to put it mildly, their father didn't like the idea. It was most likely because he wasn't the one who came up with it. He had an ego problem -- Jensen supposed it came from ruling the kingdom by himself for so long. She never wanted to be like that, nor did she want Layla to be like that. Anyway, with how much time had passed by, he'd been warming up to the idea, especially since his eyes have been opened, seeing how effectively Layla performed her duties while noticing how Jensen wasn't exactly happy. It could be that his mind would soon be changed and Jensen would be released from Queen-In-Training obligations and get to live simply as a mermaid princess, off to do what she was wont to do.
She had a free day from her duties, so she took it upon herself to go find Bryson. She swam in the seas before coming across a ship. She surfaced, swimming closer to the ship to see if she recognized anyone from the crew to confirm whether or not if it was Bryson's.