The Little Dolphin

The un-disneyfied version of the 'Little Mermaid' that has been Narutarded

Rated: PG13 for language and violence in later chapters.

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or any of it's characters. Everything here is all in mah head. -siiigh-

Oh, and the Italicized words are in Latin, but I'm not quite sure if they are the right tense. I DON'T SPEAK TEH LANGUAGE!!

Prologue

Long ago, there was a faraway land known as Konoha, in the Land of Fire. It was nestled peacefully beside the ocean. How this came to be, know one really knows, but eventually the ocean receded far to the east. The land bordering it is now known as the village hidden in the mist.

However, before the ocean receded, there lived a man. Now this man was a very handsome looking man. Needless to say he was the most sought after of all the people in the village. With shining silver hair and the most beautiful smile, he stole people's hearts without saying a word. Everyday he would walk to the ocean and gaze out over the water, for when he was young, the man almost drowned in the sea. Someone did save him, but he didn't know whom. So he looked out at the ocean every day for a glimpse of his savior. Watching the tide go in and out and wondering what wonders lived beneath the crystal blue waters. What life had saved him?

When he watched the ocean, the ocean was also watching him. A dolphin gazed upon the lonely man's face in adoration and wanted desperately to cheer him up, for it was this dolphin that had saved the young man in his youth. Every day the dolphin leaped out of the water in the hopes of catching his eye, but all for naught. He tried fancy flips and dives, even going so far as to risk his life in the hope that he may bring a smile to that lovely face. One of these attempts nearly cost him his life and left him with a several scars on his body.

Now you must know that this was a time when all creatures spoke freely to one another and lived in harmony. Many had great powers and made strong pacts with powerful humans from powerful families. Thus Ninja summonings were made possible, but that's another story for another time. All the creatures that knew the dolphin, knew of his sudden interest in the human. Many tried to discourage him from vying for the man's attention for they knew that humans only reacted to other humans.

But the dolphin would not give up and at one point tried to talk to the man. You must also know that this was a time when humans began looking upon all other beings as inferior and refused to acknowledge them. They even made their own language and refused the universal origin language that all creatures spoke. Thus, the man did not hear or even acknowledge the dolphin. This threw the dolphin into a severe depression and for days he neither slept nor ate. This was okay because he was quite strong and handsome for one of his kind so it didn't really affect him physically.

His companions, however, saw the pain and dismay that the dolphin had and looked for a way to tell the human of his foolish desires. They even spoke to a pack of motley wolves that in turn spoke to the human. Though the human listened, the plan soon backfired and the wolves became trusted friends and servants of the silver haired man. The dolphin later learned of what his friends had done and thanked them for their help, but knew that nothing would ever let the man notice him.

In his pain he cried out in the middle of the night to the full moon. "O Stella Lunarius Animus! (Oh Stella, spirit of the moon!) I cupio exsistoares parilis homo hominis (I want to become like human), ut meus diligo enim obtineo felicitas (so that my love will gain happiness)."

The moon, hearing his cry, looked down from the heavens. She saw the poor dolphin and his predicament and had pity upon him. She called down to him, "Meus amicus (My friend.). Operae pretium est decerno enim tui amor (It is worthwhile to do something for your love), tamen (however), qui mos tu facio si tui diligo denego tui amor? (What will you do if your love rejects your love)?"

"Ergo I plurimus certe morior! (Then I will most certainly die!)" The dolphin shouted back to the moon, tears streaming from his eyes at the truth of those words.

Now the Moon, being of kind and honorable in spirit, loved all that she gazed upon. She knew that if the dolphin became human, he would suffer. She also knew if the dolphin did not become human, he would suffer even more. She began to weep at the dilemma and as she wept, her tears fell to earth and washed over the dolphin.

Immediately, his body began to lengthen and take on human form. He screamed in pain, for it was indeed a painful process. His tail split and became two tanned legs, each long and graceful. His fins grew into a pair of strong tanned arms. His back arched and he became tall and muscular. His neck stretched and grew thin as his jaw line defined itself. His features became that of a man bred in the soft glow of the moon. Full lips parted as he drew in his first breath of air into new lungs. Thick, smooth, dark brown hair sprouted from his head and framed his face as the seawater slowly cradled him ashore. Deep chocolate eyes looked heavenward as the moon spoke again.

"Sedeo et audio enim I gero multus dico (Sit and listen for I have much to say)." Taking heed of her words, he sat upon the beach as she told him all he would have to deal with. She told him that this was only temporary, and that her power alone could not hold him in this form. That he must return to the ocean once every seventh day for it was summer and the sun was too bright for the moon to hold her power for long.

She told him of how she left once a month in the other seasons to meet with other heavenly bodies (This is what we call the new moon) so that he would know when he would have to return to the sea. She also told the dolphin-man that he was made in her image and that there would be difficulties in living like a human.

She told him that he would be able to move as effortlessly on land as in the water, but that every time he danced or even walked long distances, his feet would bleed and cause him immense pain. She continued to say that if the dolphin did not win his love's heart by the end of the next summer (which was to be his 26th birthday) then he would return to dolphin form and assuredly die a most painful death.

Before she sent him on his way, the moon reached down and drew a mark across his nose. It quickly formed into a scar that shone against his tan skin. "Hic nota commemoro tu nostra competentia (This mark is to remind you of our agreement) ut tu mos ne alieno meus enim est tu (So that you will not forget my love for you). " With those words the moon sank below the horizon to wait out the day.

Because it was so early in the morning, the dolphin-man simply waited for the silver man to show up. In the meantime, he asked for his friends to find him a suitable set of garments that he could wear. This didn't take long and he was soon dressed just like most of the other residents in the village. It did take a few moments for him to figure out how to use his new body, but eventually he learned to walk about and move quite gracefully.

At long last he saw the man walking down the road. He was followed by a mob of people who admired his beauty, but the dolphin-man paid no heed to them. He started to run towards the man, but pain shot through his feet. They had already begun to bleed for he had no shoes on. He panicked and tried to find a place to hide, but there was no shelter on the beach.

Now, when the silver haired man saw this handsome man's feet bleeding, he immediately ran to see if he could help. Yet, when he asked this mysterious man's name, he could not understand the language he spoke.

The dolphin-man, realizing this dilemma, began to weep in sorrow. The silver haired man saw him weeping and tried his best to comfort him. Slowly, the dolphin-man stopped crying and they both sat on the beach, enjoying each other's company. It was an unspoken agreement that they should meet each other here and watch the sea. Both men (dolphin and silver) did like each other and spent several days together.

Each day, the dolphin-man would wait beside the beach for the silver-haired man to come. When he did come, they sat beside each other in silence, or played a game that did not use many words. It was a happy time. The dolphin-man's friends cared for his human form as he lived as a human, and at night he would talk with the moon.

Though when he had to leave and spend a day in the ocean in his dolphin form, the silver haired man was very sad. He had come to love his friend dearly. Both were very happy when he returned, but the silver haired man never found out just where the dolphin-man went when he left. To tell you the truth, he didn't really care.

During this truly happy relationship, there was a certain admirer of the silver haired man that became so envious of the dolphin-man that she plotted to get rid of him. She began to follow the pair as they made their way around town or by the beach. She saw that the dolphin-man loved the other and that whenever he moved; he was more graceful (even more so at times) than a dancer. In seeing this, she also noticed that whenever he moved or danced (which was tear-jerking beautiful) his feet bled horribly. So she devised a plan to spread rumors that he was some sort of demon.

Eventually, the rumors were so widespread, that people came and tried to kill the poor dolphin-man. Every time, he barely made it out alive with help from the silver haired man. At the end, he was so battered and bruised that he began to regret the decision to become human. Yet, every time he saw the silver haired man, his heart leaped and he adamantly stayed by his side.

Over time, it got so bad that even the silver haired man couldn't hold them back for long. So he told the dolphin-man that they couldn't be together if it was going to cause them both so much trouble. Yet, the dolphin-man would not leave.

Many of the dolphin-man's friends who had stuck by him the entire time felt an immense wave of pity for the poor creature. They searched for a way for the enchantment to end. They told the dolphin-man that if he killed his beloved with a knife made from the sacred brain coral, the spell would break and he would be free from the pain that caused his limbs to bleed. Appalled at this suggestion, but touched by their concern, he refused to do it and strove to live as a human.

Then one day, almost a year later, the mysterious dolphin-man left. He had to return to the sea for the night because moon had been hidden by the shadow of the earth. She left the sky dark and foreboding.

It is said that it was the jealous woman's evil magic that caused the moon to vanish, but I digress. It was during this time, when the moon's light was lost on this earth, that the silver haired man was seduced by the evil magic of the jealous woman. Some say that he secretly loved her instead of the dolphin-man, but we know this to be false. What traversed there I will not dare to say. I will say that when the dolphin-man returned with the return of the moon, he found them together.

The spell that the woman had weaved around the silver man's lonely heart broke in that moment, but the damage had been done. Shocked and torn to shreds by the sight of his beloved with another, the dolphin-man tore off towards the beach. The silver haired man, realizing his folly, swiftly killed the woman and sprinted after his true-love.

It was too late. By the time he reached the cliff that meets the ocean, the dolphin-man had already jumped and plummeted toward the sea. It was then that the man witnessed the transformation few ever see. He was thunderstruck by the realization that the man had saved him and was actually a dolphin. He wept bitterly through the night at his loss. The poor dolphin wept similarly and within days, died of a broken heart and probably blood loss. The wounds on his body never did quite heal.

But... It did not end there. (Just who do you think I am??)

There is more to the story than this horrible ending. When the moon saw the catastrophe that both men had endured, she made a promise. She promised herself that she'd find a happy ending for this unlikely couple. So, to the poor dying dolphin, she gave a gift of renewal. His life would begin again when one who is evil will be imprisoned within good. She had plans for the dolphin, but could not save him from dying of a broken heart.

She then appeared to the man in her spectral form and told him of promise. She said that she will ask for their reincarnation. If they happen to meet, then fate has set them together. If not, then they will be lost to chaos.

Our story truly begins after 100 years had passed, when a small child is washed ashore, bathed in the light of the moon.

Soooooo... whaddaya think? Is it not truly just awesome?? Isn't it?? Well, it IS my first writing in a while. I could do with some criticism. Oh. The storyline is only tweaked slightly to fit the Naruto style. It basically is the original "Little Mermaid" in a nutshell right there.

I need some help though... I has problems with writing in different points of view... canya help a hippy out?? READ AND REVIEW PLEEEEEEASE! Danka! (thanx!) :3

(I'll write more eventually. Give it a week and I'll be back!)