Good start. :]

                                   Chapter 2: Oceanfront

    When Jamie got out of the water, she decided to read some of her books on sea serpents and other underwater life. There was a meeting on August 18,1817, of the New England Linnaean Society, where they gave a deformed terrestrial snake the name "Scoliophis atlanticus". In the 19th century, there were major sightings of Sea Serpents on the coasts of New England. Jamie wondered why these undersea monsters were usually sighted in New England. The Loch Ness Monster was thought to be in Scotland, which is located in New England. Jamie closed the book. 
  She went to the front door and looked around. Yes, everyone definitely were busy doing errands around the house or watching TV upstairs. She silently opened the door and scurried outside with a messanger bag from her left shoulder to her right hip. She wasn't going to let the thoughts of sea serpents mostly being spotted in New England stop her. 
   
   Now Jamie was at a beach 15 minutes away from her house-that is if you drive. It took her 45 minutes to get there walking. Possibly a little more. Anyways, the beach was a little small, but the sand was clean, the water a clear blue, and the pier's wood was just as nice as always. 
   Jamie took off her clothes, reavealing her 2-piece swimsuit. It had the picture of a nice beach on it on the top and bottom piece, and the shirt part was as long as a regular tanktop. She tucked her clothes away in her bag, and put on her goggles as she walked over onto the pier. It stretched out far into the water, but there were rails on the sides, whch comforted Jamie since she couldn't fully swim. 
  It was sunset, so the water was a little dark. Jamie went to the very end of the pier and looked out into the water. She saw schools of small and medium fish, and it made Jamie realize that she probably wouldn't see any bigger, let alone a sea monster. She sighed and looked down. Then she lifted her head and looked out onto the water once again. She couldn't believe her eyes. There, just feet away from her, was a mermaid's tail followed by arches of shiny scales, which changed colors in the light. On top of the arches was a line of bigger scales, which were the color of pearls, all creamy and shiny.  jamie counted... one... two... three... four... five arches plus the tail. It was still probably pretty large for more of it was hidden under the water, and the head seemed to be there, too.
   Jamie watched the serpent moving slowly and gracefully. She came up to the very edge for a closer look, not taking her eyes of the serpent, not daring to blink. She put her foot out as if to take another step, and fell into the water.

Thanks, Rainbow!

-- Edited by WoofMeowPal at 18:43, 2007-07-15

I want to be on it. :]