First I would like to thank Krysta for giving me permission to use this story line because it was from her fic 'Moonlit Water' that I was inspired to create this. Read her fic by the way, it's brilliant!
Anyway, it's my birthday today, 18th, which means…LEGAL CLUBBING! WOOO! (Party poppers bang, confetti flies around, people cheer, those annoying party blowy things are blowed etc) But that's not all. My mum gave me an absolutely gorgeous present – a real gold necklace with the Chinese symbol for love on it. I couldn't believe it; she knows anyway I have a thing for Chinese stuff. I don't want to take it out of the box though, it's too nice!
My big brother, well half-brother (we have the same dad), also gave me a great gift. A real silver matching necklace and bracelet with a heat on them, which are lined with diamonds. I love him! He said to me over the phone that, when I'm out, if any guy tries anything against my will he'll kick their head in. Talk about being protective…
Anyway (I say that too much) before people ask, yes, this is a yaoi, a RenxHoro one, so enjoy it!
Two Worlds, One Love
Chapter 1 – A Hidden World
The sun. Not many sea creatures brave to break the surface to see it clearly due to being afraid of the land carnivores – humans. But one sea dweller adored the world above his home. He felt…free, every time he emerged onto dry land. OK, the rocks that were near the land.
Swishing his tail in the air always felt weird compared to moving it in the water. But he didn't care; he wanted the sun's rays to touch his midnight blue scales. Lying on his stomach with his head resting on his hands made him forget all about his worries back home. But being caught out of the ocean, above the surface for that matter was the biggest thing he should actually be worrying about.
His light blue eyes scanned ahead to the shore which was about two miles off. The place where humans lived…where he'd love to go…just for one day…
"BOO!"
Yelling in fright slapped his on the rock to push himself away from the thing that had popped up from the water in front of him. A silvery-white fish laughed and dove back under the waves.
"Pearl! I told you not to do that!"
She appeared again with a smile across her scaly face.
"And I told you not to come up here again"
"You like it here too"
"And your point is?" The merman shook his and turned over onto his back, tail still in the air. "What's your excuse this time?"
"It's too cold down there"
"You're a fish, you don't feel the cold" she argued.
He growled and sat up so he could see her. "I'm only HALF a fish"
She recoiled at his angry tone. "Sorry"
"No, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to snap"
"It's OK; I know how you feel about being…well…uh…"
He laughed at her before sliding off the rock and into the water. "It's OK; you don't need to finish that sentence. Come on, we better get back before someone finds out we're up here"
They dived under the waves already knowing they were probably in trouble for disappearing.
A small, dark green crab paced back and forth in a medium sized cave; about the size of a classroom. He stopped and folded his pincers in front of his tiny chest and sighed in annoyance. Where were those two?
"I tell ya when I get a hold of them I'm gonna cut of their tails and…"
"We're here!" came a female voice.
The crab jumped in fright but then gave the fish and merman a very angry look. "And just where have you two been?"
"Sorry Crusty we…"
"How many times do I have to tell you NOT to use my real name? Call me…"
"I know, Colonel Crab Sir" The merman placed a hand to his forehead, acting as if he was in the army.
"And don't make fun of me either!"
"But Colonel, I'm only late because blue boy here did one of his disappearing acts"
"Pearl! I thought you were on my side" he pouted.
"I am, it's just, he makes me do push ups if I take your side"
"You can't do push ups"
"What's your point?"
"Well, I have good news for you – you have official ran out of time for any lesson's today. Well done, the third class in a week, a new record" The crab hopped off the white and black table he was on and swam away.
"We're sorry Sir. It really is my fault" The young merman slowly followed him, Pearl trailing behind.
"I know it is" The crab stopped and floated on the spot. "You've been distracted lately young Prince, is something on your mind?"
"No, just that I…"
"Yes, yes, you don't want to be a Prince. I'm sorry but that's what you were born to do"
The blue tailed merman looked down sadly. "But why can't my sister…?"
"You know the rules, eldest first" Finding that he wasn't going to win this argument he sighed and gave up. "Swim along young one, I have things to do for your father"
Pearl came up beside him as Crusty swam off. The small crab didn't look any different from the other crabs but he was…he was the King's advisor which made him quite important. He used to be in the G.C.A (Great Crab Army) hence the name Colonel Crab. Many sea creatures treated him with respect because of this.
Pearl nudged the Prince's arm. "Come on, let's do something fun"
He smiled. "I have the perfect place to have fun"
Peaking up over a large chunk of wood the Prince smiled. There it was, a thing of sheer beauty hiding many secrets of the human world.
"Horo! Horo wait up!" Pearl finally caught up with him and tried to regain her breath. "My fins aren't as big as yours, I can't swim that fast…whoa…"
She stared at the sunken ship in amazement. A large hole was in its side but the whiteness of the metal it was made from glistened under the sun. Inside the windows looked pretty dark though and she suddenly felt scared.
"Wonderful…now let's go!"
She went to swim away but Horo caught her tail. "Your not getting cold fins now are you?"
Letting her go he swam straight for it. Pearl shivered in fright the decided it was better to follow him that stay by herself in open water. "Hey! Wait!"
The mer-prince swam through the doorway and looked around admiring the surroundings of human objects. Everything was so…different to what he lived with. Boxes were scattered on the floor spilling out strange contents. Shiny objects were lying on the floor by an over turned table along with smashed plates. Books were on the floor as well but some had managed to stay on their shelves.
Grabbing an abandoned bag Horo gathered up several items gleefully. Because he was so into what he was doing he didn't notice his fish friend suddenly shake uncontrollably and stare at the wide front window.
"Ho…Ho…Ho…"
Not looking he continued picking up the fascinating objects. "Pearl talk properly"
"But…but….but…" She swam backwards in him which then made him look up.
"Pearl watch where your swim…ing" He noticed why she was suddenly stuttering. A huge shark was staring at them from the window. And he looked hungry. "Don't move" he whispered. But that wasn't good enough.
Bursting through the glass it went for them. Pearl swam into the merman pushing him into the wall and behind a box. He grabbed onto her and pushed it with his tail sending the wooden contraption into the shark's path, making it recoil in pain due to sore splinters. Wasting no time he swam into the next room thinking it was a way out only to find it was the opposite – a dead end. They'd gone into what seemed to be a bedroom.
"We're gonna be eaten!" cried the silver fish.
"No we're not" He looked at the beds and got and idea. Releasing Pearl he grabbed a blanket and went to the top of the doorway and looked through. An upside down shark was heading for him. In a flash he let the blanket go and it floated down entangling the shark as it bashed its way into the room. Laughing Horo went back into the first room and picked up the bag he dropped and swam quickly out the window and away from the ship.
The female fish easily caught up with him and hid behind him. "Is it gone for good?"
"Yes it's gone"
"What now?"
"We get Feathers to explain this stuff for us" He propelled himself upward towards the surface to show his new findings to the human expert.
"I still say he's totally wrong about this stuff"
"And I still say he knows a lot more than we do"
"But how can humans hear music coming from a shiny circle?"
"I think he called it a CD. They're supposed to be quite intelligent so you never know"
He smiled as he neared the surface and sighed in content as his head broke through the waves. Looking around he spotted the tiny little island. Slowly swimming over he looked around but couldn't see his friend through the club of branches and seaweed he called a nest.
"Feathers! Wake up!" He rocked the nest and jumped when a large white bird hopped out and tried to peak his hand.
"Oh, it's you. Sorry you're Highness"
"Quite it, I want you to explain some more stuff I found" He placed the bag in front of the seagull and pulled himself completely out of the water to sit beside him. Pearl swam up as close as she could to them.
"Hmm, what do we have here?" The gull prowled in the bag and pulled out a small box of sticks. "Ah, matches"
"What?"
"This is how humans create fire"
"Fire?" a puzzled look appearing on the merman's face.
"Yes, they use it for many things, like keeping warm and to cook food. Fire's weakness is water which is why you don't know what it is"
"Have you seen fire?"
"Yes, and it's very dangerous. Never go near it"
"What's this then?" He pulled out a pair of headphones and dropped them on the nest.
"That's how humans listen to music, through these"
"That's silly, how can they do that?" asked Pearl.
"I can't explain everything!"
"I thought you knew everything?"
"Watch it fish" Pearl was about to make a come back when a distant noise caught their attention. A boat was heading their way which meant one thing – humans.
"Oh no…"
"Hide!" Pearl dove under along with Horo while Feathers flew into the air. The two sea dwellers stopped half way down and looked up to see it pass by where they had been just a few seconds ago. Their hearts stopped as the boat came to a halt right above them. Suddenly an anchor burst through the water forcing the two friends to dodge it. It made a low bang as it hit the floor.
"Can we go now?" pleaded the female.
But the chatter and laughter of the land dwellers were too much for the Prince and he pushed his way towards the floating hunk of metal.
"Horo what are you doing?"
He ignored her and slowly entered the air. Staying near the back he peered upwards but couldn't see anything. He saw a strange thing sticking out from the side, what was it called? A ladder? Swimming to it he grasped onto the cold metal and pulled himself up and out of the water. It was hard seen as how his tail was now useless.
"Horo get off there right now!" He glanced down to see Pearl at the bottom but still he ignored her and climbed to the top. Peering over he gasped at what he saw. Humans.
They were laughing and chasing each other but they all looked about his age. Boys and girls were on the boat but once he had a proper look he noticed how easy they used those things called legs. He thought it would be hard but there they were running about, jumping, dancing, with no effort.
But something else caught his eye. A male human and a small one at that. He had golden eyes and dark hair and was sitting on a chair by himself. He wasn't doing anything but he captivated Horo worth his beauty. Those beautiful eyes…
Another boy came close to Horo's hiding place, too close in fact. He was going to be seen. Letting go of the ladder he fell backwards beneath the waves. He swam down a bit and then stopped to look back. Pearl appeared beside him.
"Are you NUTS! You could have been seen!"
He took no heed of her and continued to stare. Why did that human catch his attention more than the others? The anchor was raised from the sea bed and the boat moved on. Finally he acknowledged his fishy friend.
"Let's go home" They swam back to their ocean kingdom but no matter how he tried he couldn't get those golden eyes out of his head.
