Love In Sirens
Artist and mirror Aides

11 Years later...

Scratches by fine scratches set on the canvas that was originally white. There was classical music that filled the room with white shades. See a lot of paintings there both from abstract themes, portraits, emailism, classics, pop art, to fantasy and many other themes.

The gentle finishing touch of the smooth white hand that was already filled with paint made the perfect finish to the painting. Finally, his 1000th work over the past 7 years has been completed perfectly.

"Well.. Finally done, too." The girl exclaimed with a faint smile, feeling proud of her achievements so far.

Tok.dok..

"Audrina, let's have lunch first."

"Yes, pa." Shouted Audrina while tidying up her painting tools. Audrina glanced at her painting at a glance then walked out of the room happily.

It's been 11 years since his mother's death. Now Audrina has grown into a beautiful and shy girl who is even 18 years old. He entered one of the art schools in the middle of the city with a scholarship he obtained looking at from a portfolio that he had collected almost 7 years ago. His efforts were not in vain.

A week from now, he will be attending an awards ceremony to be held at the largest conventional hall in his city.

Audrina approached the dining table that her father had there. "Hi, pa." Sweepings.

Key smiled thinly. "Eat first."

"Yes," Audrina replied briefly as she pulled up one of the chairs and sat there.

After eating, Key looked as if he was checking his phone and looked at Audrina. "How's your painting?"

"It's over, pa. Stay Ody document." Audrina answered while tidying up the dirty dishes for the next time she washed.

"Alright, papa go to the office first huh. It looks like it's going home late today" Key said, kissing Audrina's soft top of the head.

"Be careful, pa."

Audrina saw her father's shadow go through the door and went back further to wash the dishes. After that, he returned to his study and documented his work with his dslr camera. He decorated with several attributes to produce an aesthetic image and impressed pure by using some items that he had prepared before.

After retrieving the documentation, he immediately opened his laptop and sent his work files to the site and some files he had to collect. Audrina slightly stretched her back by leaning against the head of her chair. He turned his eyes to his last painting.

Slowly he approached the painting as he continued to read the printed text there, 'Love in Siren'. That's the theme of his painting this time.

There are two figures depicted there, humans and sirens with a bluish-white tail with a grayish glint around the fins on the cheeks, torso to his hands. The greenish eyes and membranes reminded him of a dream that always and always came to his sleep.

"Aoi," he said slowly as he stared fixedly at the painting.

'Ody..'

The soft voice came back and called out to him, he looked back. There he could see the figure of Aoi waving her hand with a distinctive smile displaying her fangs. Sweet, he thought.

The Aoi he had seen lately was not the little Aoi he used to see. Aoi had now grown into a handsome man of the same age as Audrina at the moment. Black hair that was once short has been very long to hit the pimggangnya. Aoi's hair had already grown as long as Audrina's current hair.

Audrina approached Aoi.

"Aoi, how are you?" asked Audrina gently.

"Well, what about you?" Aoi changed asked.

"Nice as well." Audrina smiled thinly. Aoi who saw Audrina's smile fell silent then stroked her hair slowly. Aoi's hand went down touching Audrina's cheek.

"Your hands are so soft. My hand just lost." Audrina held Aoi's hand which was on her cheek

Aoi chuckled softly. "I'm going to do siren-style treatment" he said.

"You too dong," whined Audrina.

"Where can, a weak insider like you won't be strong." Aoi pinched Audrina's cheeks.

"Ih, ouch. Don't pinch!" Upset Audrina while trying to remove Aoi's hand from her cheek.

Aoi laughs. "Well, that hurts, right?" Tempted Aoi again.

Audrina looked upset. "That treatment where there are no sick," Audrina again did not want to lose.

"If you want siren treatment, you have to be a siren too" Aoi chirped.

This sentence was always thrown from Aoi when she met Audrina. Sometimes Audrina thought she would say that, but her mouth seemed to lock to make that sentence.

Aoi looked back. As if knowing Aoi's habits, Audrina put on a sad face and hugged Aoi. "Don't go first" whined Audrina who was still not satisfied with meeting Aoi at this time.

Aoi who got the hug instantly returned Audrina's gentle embrace, while holding onto their shoulders and fusing their eyebrows. A white light then emanated and Aoi looked back at Audrina's bead eyes deeply, their irises meeting.

"We will definitely meet again" cried Aoi with a smile.

Just then Audrina opened her eyes, she fell asleep. Aoi reappeared and the dream that always seemed real made her smile slowly. Aoi's presence made her not lonely and always made her feel at ease.

...****************...

Audrina walked onto the stage as her name was called and was named the potential youth painter award recipient who had completed 1000 paintings that had been created over the past 7 years. Her sweet smile was engraved there, her father and thousands of people greeted her enthusiastically with a standing ovation. Her gray dress and hair ornament matched Audrina's humility.

One of the MCs gave flowers to Audrina as well as a trophy along with a charter of appreciation. Audrina lowered her head with a smile and accepted all of that happily.

The submission ceremony is over, it's time for the interview session. Audrina received about 5 international awards and 2 national awards for her work. During the interview session, Audrina always answered questions briefly and clearly.

Almost an hour more interviews were conducted, finally Audrina can rest in the changing room quietly. What a tiring day.

Ting..

Sounded like an incoming message from his phone.

....️ 1 message received...

Zayn

Congratulations, Audrina! Hopefully, next year will be even more appreciated. Aamin...

22.53✔️✔️

Audrina read the message in silence. There is no intention of retaliating. Instantly he recalled Aoi and his eyes shed tears. Like knowing Audrina's current feelings, Aoi suddenly appeared before her and wiped away those tears.

"Hey, don't cry." Aoi cupped Audrina's face. Audrina was still crying. "Aoi's here, Ody don't cry anymore.." Aoi stared at Audrina's deep bead of eyes.

Audrina seemed to fall asleep with the deep gaze Aoi gave started to stop crying.

"Whoi." Call Audrina Iirih. Aoi reunited their eyebrows and Audrina regained consciousness from her sleep.

Aoi always did that to tie Audrina to him. So that they are always together and dependent on each other. Bonds that unwittingly begin to tighten and are very difficult to break.

Aoi deliberately did that, so Audrina would always remember her. Unknowingly, Audrina was indeed unable to take her mind off Aoi. The bond Aoi gave unwittingly removed the loneliness and saturation from within Audrina. He prefers to leave all his activities to meet Aoi in his sleep.

Aoi had already almost mastered Audrina in her mind. Maybe one day he will also be able to control his heart and body.

...****************...

Aoi wagged her tail firmly and shrewdly towards the bottom of the lake, where she and her people approached a small blue castle that was right next to the large white pillar that was there. As Aoi passed through the door of the castle, the sound of a small, smooth bell-like clatter began to sound as if welcoming the arrival. The voice slowly dissipated as Aoi sat on a large enough bright blue stone and faced head-on with the large, white-colored clam that contained a round mirror there. The mirror sparkled as it was exposed to the rays from Aoi's scales.

Aoi stroked the surface of the mirror quietly while talking to the mirror.

...'O kathrefti ton Aidon, dose mou plirofories' (Good mirror Aides, give me information!)...

Instantly the mirror felt like it was moving and like it was talking to him. A soft, hoarse voice came out from the mirror, and he asked his master again.

...'Ti pliroforis o rchonta mou, o Aoichan gios tou Agies?' (What kind of information, my lord, is Aoihan the son of Aeyes?)...

Aoi smiled knot.

...'Fysika. I agapimeni mou, I Audrina to Keynanda Alvaro' (Of course. My girlfriend, Audrina, daughter of Keynanda Alvaro)...

...'Nai, aarchonta mou, o Aoichan gios tou Agies' (By my lord, Aoihan son of Aeyes)...

The mirror faintly began to display Audrina's figure there. Audrina was painting and there was some paint on her cheeks. Aoi stroked Audrina's face slowly from the mirror, Audrina was shocked by the sudden subtle touch.

It could be seen from the mirror, Audrina seemed to know who was stroking her cheeks. Aoi smiled so sweetly that she raised her fins on her back. Audrina was like talking to Aoi and writing something down on a paper and then turning it over. Audrina put her lips together, holding the words 'Aoi don't disturb Ody, it's her job not to be ready later.'

Aoi gave a small laugh revealing her fang teeth which made her even more handsome. As Audrina said, Aoi stopped bothering her by wiping her hair from the mirror and gently touching Audrina's nose.

Before telling the mirror to go back to sleep, Aoi looked at Audrina's very sweet pink lips. Aoi touched those lips, making Audrina instantly peck.

"Tso omorfa cheli." (Excellent lips) Aoi monologues.

Aoi brought her face closer and kissed Audrina's pink lips slowly, without Aoi noticing that Audrina's cheeks were already flushed at this moment.

Aoi distanced her face and put the mirror to sleep leaving Audrina who was still trying to digest what was really happening.

"Ta leme, Audrina." (See you later, Audrina)

...'Epistrepste stone ipno kathrefti ton Aidon' (Back sleep mirror Aides)...

...'Malista cyrie' (Good, sir)...

The mirror turned back to its original form, showing Aoi being swept away and leaving the residential castle.

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