Alright chapter sixteen. Later than I would have liked, but better late than never, right?

Questions from readers will be answered at the end of the chapter, thank you! :)

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The quiet pond in the woods rippled, disturbed greatly by the pebbles and stones being chucked into it. It's once flat, mirror-like surface shimmered like broken glass, the mud at the bottom mixing with everything else that was there and murking up all around it. The source of all the pebbles? A small girl in her early teens who happened to be tossing them in quite carelessly.

"Well," Vangie began a sentence, but stopped before rephrasing herself, "Today was interesting." She threw another pebble into the water. "I haven't really heard much about creatures and demons and such since you mentioned them." She paused her rock throwing to look at the worn tin whistle in her hand. Ciel didn't know, but she had kept it with her even after most of her other possessions that were deemed 'not ladylike,' and confiscated. "Of course," she went on jaggedly, "you only spoke of things like fairies and selkies and elves and such... Did you not know about demons and angels or whatever else might exsist here? Or did you refrain from talking about them becuase you thought I might be frightened?"

Vangie scoffed and brought the instrument to her lips, letting it utter a sharp note before she pocketed it callously, "I'm really starting to lose it. Talking to an instrument in hopes that someone long gone can hear me?" She leaned back into the grass and dirt behind her, sighing, "I can't help it, Liam. I have no one else to talk to. I can't befriend anyone living unless I want them dead." The weight of the whistle in her pocket seemed to increase, "I learned that the hard way."

"You know, I've heard that gifts from the deceased may still hold a peace of their essence. Especially if the gift was to someone they cared about."

Vangie sat up abruptly, searching for the face that accompanied the new voice she had just heard. It did not take her long to find it.

The woman rested comfortably in the reeds growing in the pond. Her skin glowed wth a pearlescent shimmer--almost similar to Vangie's, if not a little more pronounced. Long, wavy, honey-gold hair stretched across her back and over her chest. Her eyes were a piercing green with blue undertones. She appeared to be completely nude, but Vangie wasn't completely sure, as her waist down was shaded by murky water.

Vangie blinked, taking in the woman's image a little longer before gaining the courage to speak, "Wha-what the Hell are you doing here?! Who gave you permission to listen in on what I was say--" she faded off mid sentence, though. The woman had pulled herself up closer to the pink haired child, and in doing so had exposed the rest of her body to her. However, it had not been the muck coated legs the young girl had expected to see.

Right where her legs were supposed to be, instead, was a long, silvery scaled fish tail.

Vangie immediately threw herself back, starting to crawl away from the half nude, half fish woman, but was stopped when the blonde grabbed her ankle with a slippery hand. "Hey!" The mermaid whined, "That is no way to treat a fellow sea spirit! I know I may not be with a pod anymore, but it doesn't seem like you are either!"

The teen still struggled against the mermaid's grip, but she was surprisingly strong, "Look, fish lady, I have no idea what you're talking about, so I suggest you let me go before I scream!"

The mermaid's hold only loosened just slightly, and she leaned forward, seeming genuinbely confused, "Wait-- you're telling me that you haven't got a clue what I'm talking about?"

Vangie huffed exasperately, "Well obviously not!"

It was quiet a moment before the woman in the water flicked her tail uncermoniously and pulled herself completely onto land, "So you're a puolituinen?"

Vangie scoffed, "What the Hell is a puolituinen?! This is the second time someone really weird has called me that!" She added quickly afterwards, "Though I must say, you're weirder than the last one."

The older woman still seemed amazed, "Don't tell me that you never even felt that you were even a little different! You're telling me that you've gone this long in your life not knowing what you are?"

Vangie frowned, "Well, I'll admit I'm not really the most common person you'd find, but I'm not--"

"Exactly." The mermaid interrupted, "You want to know why? Because you're like me." She thought a moment longer before continuing, "Well, little bit of a different species, but pretty close.."

Vangie scoffed, "Oh, I'm like you? Then where's my tail, huh?"

The mermaid shrugged, "Well, you probably don't have one because you haven't had a sea born merman activate it yet."

"So how would a sea born merman activate my tail?" Vangie scowled, crossing her arms haughtily and trying to feign disinterest.

The mermaid's tail flicked in annoyance, light sparking off the shimmering scales, "Well most likely by kissing you."

Vangie was silent a very long time.

The mermaid's eyes widened, "Please don't tell me someone already tried, and you refused."

"Well... I may have not... Ahem... Well..."

The blonde sighed deeply, putting her head in her hand, "Dear Lord, child. You are a riot."

Vangie frowned, "So I can't be a mermaid now?"

"No," the creature rolled her eyes, "You can, you'll just probably be hard pressed to find a merman that'll do it. They usually come to you, so pushing one away probably wasn't a good idea."

"Well how was I supposed to know that he was trying to help?! He was the murderer of innocent people at a race track!" Vangie's eyes narrowed, "And how am I supposed to know that you're not bluffing about all of this?"

The mermaid sighed deeply, "What was your name again?"

"Evangeline--but call me Vangie."

"Nice to meet you. I'm Lorelei, by the way." Lorelei cracked her neck and pushed her long hair back, exposing her absolutely bare, vey well endowed chest, "Can you sing at all? Ever had something strange occur when you did? Or maybe you have a uncanny talent for anything having to do with music?"

"I guess you could say that. But what does it matter?" Evangeline raised an eyebrow.

"Just watch and learn, alright? You may not be able to fully change into a mermaid, but the least I can do is teach you how to use your gifts."

"Gifts?"

Lorelei glared at her, "Just shush up and watch, why don't you?"

Vangie stayed quiet.

The silver tailed mermaid smiled appreciatively and hummed a note deep in her throat, the note getting higher and stronger as she went until her mouth popped open and what appeared to be a silver scale landed in her outstretched hand.

Vangie gaped, her eyes widening by the second.

Lorelei gave her surprised expression a look, "It's a scale like one from my tail, but it was on the inside of me because it hasn't grown to the outside of my tail yet. You've got no tail, so your powers can't be controlled. However, a scale from my tail is like having a tail of your own, so as along as you wear it, you can practice with your gifts."

Vangie still stared at her like she had, well, popped a tail.

"Oh!" Lorelei laughed, "How silly of me to forget! You need a chain to hold this, don't you?" She quickly pricked a long pink hair from Vangie's head, hummed a few low notes, and smiled as the hair transformed into a rosy gold chain that promptly attached itself to the scale.

The mermaid then stretched her arms out and she clipped the new necklace around Vangie's neck.

"I should probably change into human form, huh?" She laughed. She sung a bubble of water from the pond to her, then whispered a strange note that made the bubble glow brightly, and let it drop onto her tail. Vangie watched in utter amazement as the tail glowed and transformed into a pair of legs.

The now human--and very naked--Lorelei stood up wobbly, placing a hand on Vangie's head to steady herself, "It's been a while since I used these things. It'll be worth it though, it appears, because you have a lot to learn."

Vangie just gaped, staring at Lorelei.

"Evangeline," Lorelei quipped, "Please close your mouth. If you opened your mouth like that in the ocean, you'd get a mouthful of parrot fish excrement."

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Boom chika rocka chicka rocka chika boom!

There you go, everybody! It's been revealed! Or at least one piece of the larger plot has been! I hope you enjoyed! Did you recognize any old lines that you thought you'd never hear again? Or maybe a new twist on some of them?

I know I wrote some in! ;)

Anyways, I am SO SORRY for the wait! I'm an awful person.

Also, any mistakes will probably be due to the fact that I basically wrote this on my iPhone because my computer has a crap ton of viruses! :( Hoping to get that fixed soon... Oh, and some of the other mistakes will be because the AC in our house broke, and it's 105 F outside. So my brain is a little frazzled.

Hopefully this chapter isn't too short, because I can't count the words on my phone.

ANYWAYS, I hope you enjoyed! What do you think so far? Any suggestions? I'm thinking of maybe indulging in a little Vangie x Ciel fanservice just because my update is so overdue. It wouldn't be a part of the series, but I could write it if you guys wanted, just for fun. What do you guys think? Leave your thoughts below! What sort of setting would you want the Vangie/Ciel thing to be in? AU, the future, just a random time in the story, swimming? I dunno.

ANYWHO, hopefully you enjoyed! Please continue to read and support Insolence so wonderfully you lovely people! I read all your comments, so even if I don't reply, please know that they made my day, and that I'm very thankful!

So thank you so much, everyone!

Without further ado,

QUESTIONS FROM THE READERS! (please let me know if I miss any!)

questions:

Asker/Finn: die in hole painfully from herpies already,please?

Finn: Well, that's rude. *scoffs* I'm afraid I can't indulge your imagination.

Asker/Lizzie: take cuteness down a notch before i quiet literally cut out your ovaries out so you cant have mini Ciels ( i want Vangie to do that) then proceed to cut off your ring finger so you cannot wear the wedding ring. (again. Vangies job) i like u and all but SHEEESH

Sebastian: I'm afraid that Lady Elizabeth would not quite have the resolve to read this, apologies. *charming smile*

Asker/Sebastian: i like you and all but i swear to god influence anything bad between ciel and vangie,you child raping pedophile narcicist monkey who needs to shove a banana full of fireants up his ass, god so help me i will kill you. *turns away then whips around grabs collar and gives him a nasty right hook* cold hearted son of a biotch.

Sebastian: A colorful vocabulary, this asker has. *eye twitch* I can assure you I will only do what my master orders. If he wishes for me to not get in between this supposed connection he has with Miss Evangeline, I will not interfere. *smirks* However, if that is not something he wishes, I'm not sure what I'll be able to do.

Asker/Vangie: set aside anything you hate about Ciel and tell me DO.YOU.HONESTLY.LOVE.HIM. and if not now when do think it might happen if ever (never is not an answer biotch)

Vangie: Never is most definitely an answer! *huffs, blushing* Hey, Cici! You're up next, asshole!

Asker/Ciel:THIS IS DARE!!!!!! i dare you to do seven minutes in heaven with Vangie (and to make it also a question) please???!!!pretty please with everything you love on top! and we all know you care for Lizzie but you don't really love her i mean come on you tried to slap her!!!!!!( in one of the episodes.)

Ciel: Well, I never! What is seven minutes in heaven? It sounds awful!

Vangie: Ehhhh.... Nah.

(THIS COULD BE YOUR GUY'S FANSERVICE IF YOU WANT. How about that? {seven minutes in heaven, I mean.}).

Moving onto the next asker! Thank you!

Asker: I know you too claim to hate each other, but a lot of times when someone is mean and plays pranks on someone the like them ( like like them). So if Lizzie was dead and you too were locked in a room togeather and the only way to get out was to confess your truest hearts emotion for the other ( Sebastian couldn't rescue you). What would your answers be?

Vangie: *mumbles* I really don't think it's a good idea for me to say what I think...

Ciel: Why? Because it would be rude?

Vangie: ...Yeah. Let's stick with that.

Ciel: *scoffs* Twit. That's how I feel.

Vangie: Well fuck you!

(Yet another possible setting for a short story. Ideas, guys!)

Anyways, if I missed any questions, just tell me and I will put them in the next chapter! There are a lot of comments to go through, so I may have missed something in one of the earlier chapters.

Well, I think that's about it for tonight! I hope you guys enjoyed!

So...

HEY YOU JUST READ THIS

AND VANGIE'S CRAAAAZY,

BUT IF YOU LIKED THIS,

VOTE/FAN/COMMENT

Maybe? ;)