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Chapter 25: A Though Choice Madison panted as the sun began to shine through the park trees. Her tail had entirely changed into her legs, and she shivered as the wind blew on her; her dress was a little damp, and her hair was a mess, but she was still dry enough to have her legs back. Slowly, she stood up and grabbed her shoes; they were also primarily dry as she slipped them on before exiting the tunnel. As she walked, she saw the trail of scales; the rain had mainly washed away her slime and blood. Then she grabbed the destroyed fabric that was once her panties. The mermaid quickly found a trash can, disposing of the ruined underwear before she began to leave the park slowly; she needed the sea; despite just being in her proper form, her body desired greatly to be in its natural element. Madison was also required to clear her mind, to be at peace, and to think about what she wanted to do, something she didn't know she could do on land by herself. The blonde beauty continued to walk through the park, her mind focusing on a multitude of things, such as if she should return to Allen, if she should tell Allen what she was, if she was willing to stay on land, or if she should go home back to her people. But the big question she had for herself was if she did return home, what if she was carrying Allen's child? Madison rubbed her stomach and bit her lips, ignoring the catcalls from several intoxicated humans, who called her a stuck-up bitch as she ignored them. The mermaid pictured what her people would say if she were a child. Would they accept the baby as one of them or force her to give up the only reminder of her human love? Could she raise the baby by herself, or would her fellow merpeople help her like they would with a "normal" guppy? Madison already accepted that if she returned, she wouldn't want to have a mate; she would focus all her attention on being a teacher and being a fantastic mother if she did have Allen's baby. Madison allowed herself a brief smile at the thought of her baby, holding them in her arms; she hoped they would have their father's gorgeous sky blue eyes, maybe even his ebony dark hair with her natural curls. "They would, of course, have my tail unless he's somehow a close descendent of a merperson...but that's impossible. I'm the only mermaid in nearly fifty years to come to their world," she thought to herself as she continued to walk to the sea. As she walked past a lonely alley, several cats began to follow her. They smelled what she was and the dried slime on her dress, making them pursue her as she ignored them. The sun was now over the water, still low in the sky as the day was beginning; Madison's 3rd day had begun as she looked for a desolate area to be alone. The cats soon scattered as she approached a collapsing dock under a large bridge, the large concrete jungle in front of her beginning its day as she stared at the water Madison's platinum hair became nice and moist as she panted, looking around; seeing no humans or any life nearby, she began to take off her shoes and carefully placed them on the dock just in case she needed them. Then she started slowly taking off her dress, panting more as her body anticipated being back in the sea, something she didn't realize she would miss despite being gone for a day since her last proper soak. Madison stared into the water as her naked reflection rippled with the waves before she dove into the water with a tremendous splash. The mermaid once again allowed a smile as she sank into the sea, her legs slamming together as she swam further out, soon her large magnificent tail shimmering under the water as she studied the nearby surroundings in case she decided to return. Madison slowly swam through the saltwater river, her mind weighing heavily on Allen as she approached the open sea. Madison continued to swim but paused as she spotted several ships ahead, making her swim lower to the bottom; her eyes spotted the piles of garbage, making her frown and think of the Banished One. "If I stay with him...I could be chained to a ship living in waters like these forever," she thought gently and shook her head as this made her more confident that she should leave him. "But if I leave...I'll never be with Allen again. I'll be alone besides...maybe a baby," she rubbed her stomach. Madison hesitated but slowly sat on the sea floor to think about what she wanted and if Allen could even love her once, he saw her tail. She remembered all the tales of humans hunting her kind and killing them, and then she remembered the Banished One and what her lover did to her. She stared at her tail and frowned, wishing she could have just taken Allen as a boy, that he joined her as a child all those years ago. The mermaid remembered the day of meeting Allen like it was yesterday, how he dove into the ocean to be with her, and how he didn't seem to be bothered by her nakedness or her tail. Madison slowly smiled and sighed; she wished that she was in Allen's arms again, that she could kiss his neck and be on his chest as he held her. "He was gentle and kind with me, treating me like a queen despite everything being so new. Even when he was angry, he tried to apologize after...," she remembered as her mind returned to a few hours when she became overwhelmed by everything. The mermaid hated how Allen yelled at her and treated her like she was an idiot but did sense his regret and frustration; she tried to understand where he was coming from and how she would feel if Allen had kept a big secret from her. Madison frowned, feeling some guilt as she considered Allen's feelings; what he did wasn't appropriate, but she understood he meant no harm and was expressing his anger and desperation. The mermaid studied her tail, then the open sea; she looked back at the city and the boats above her, her memories of Allen and her home life conflicting with how she felt. Her mind focused on how they met and how..."He reached for me...He saw I was a mermaid as a child and still reached for me. He wanted to be with me even with my tail," she thought and smiled a little as she studied her majestic fins and hugged her tail. She slowly swam off the sea floor and began to swim back through the river, hoping her heart was right and that Allen would love her, her tail, and their half-human, half-mermaid babies. The mermaid looked sadly at the open sea behind her but knew if she didn't stay with the man her heart belonged to, she would regret it. "Who knows...maybe he'll want to come with me...Heh...Allen with a tail. That would be a sight," she thought with a grin, smiling as she soon found the dock she had left her clothes behind. "But he has family here...unlike me. My students will have a new teacher; I won't make Allen give up his brother if he doesn't want...It'll be hard, but I'm sure it will work out. It's not like anyone knows I'm a mermaid," she thought with a smile as she began to dry off quickly, her tail flopping wildly on the dock. The sun was now above the sea, reasonably high in the sky; she hadn't realized she spent several hours in the ocean. Madison was worn out, but she needed to find Allen and tell him she would be his wife but had a "fishy" secret to show him.