Aria's Migration Patterns

For years, Aria had watched the young lighthouse attendant from the sea. She could always make out his human form beneath many feet of water, and watched with admiration as he did his daily routine. Sometimes he would gaze over the water, looking to the horizon, and Aria could swear they were thinking the same thing. They both wanted to escape, to explore far-off lands that were presently beyond their reach. In this way, Aria felt as though they were friends, and had been since the first moment she saw that look in his deep green eyes.

Stuck in the same exact migration patterns clans before hers had carefully planned out, Aria did whatever she could to come in close proximity with humans. This made Aria an outsider in her family; she was in love the undiscovered. Aria constantly wanted to try new routes, discover new species, and attempt to train orcas. This time, she wanted to meet a wonderful human.

Deciding to finally take action, Aria thought of ways she could make contact with the lighthouse attendant. She couldn't show herself - that was certain. What if he thought she was strange? She decided to go for a more indirect route. …show more content…
There were only a few humans, but she waited until only one remained. It was a younger girl, much like herself, but with dazzling red hair and a humble face. Without patience, Aria popped her head out of the water and called to the girl. The girl's jaw dropped, let out a scream, but stood paralysed as Aria came closer. Speaking quickly, Aria explained her situation, telling the girl to give her most prized shell to the man in the lighthouse. Still paralysed, the girl picked up the shell gingerly and looked to the lighthouse. It was quite far away, but only a few minutes' swim for Aria. The girl looked around for some sort of floating device, or possible escape, and Aria