It was a dark stormy night; the winds howls threw the air, as the waves crush onto the shore, beating the sand and the pier at Karakura shore. This storm has been raging for many hours. As the time passed on the lightning was crashing in and the thunder was rolling louder and higher.

No one could hear the screams of the little boy under the pier. The boy's hand was tied to the pier support with some rope. With each passing moment the boy struggled valiantly to free his hand from the rope, but was unable to do so. The boy looked and saw the waves' crashing onto the shore and they were coming closer, closer, and closer to him.

Flashback

Ichigois playing and building himself a little sandcastle, which was until a couple of teenage boys walked up to him. "Hey little boy; what are you doing?" One of the teenage boys asked Ichigo.

"Aw, the little baby's building a sandcastle." Said the other teenage boy said as he brought down his foot on the Sandcastle.

"What did you do that for?" Ichigo said, as he looked up at the two teenage boys.

"We are looking for something fun to do; do you want to help us look for something fun to do?" Said the first teenage boy, as he turned the other teenage boy and grinned.

"Yeah, we heard your families a descendant of the sea creatures known as mermaids. Let's see if you can breathe underwater?" The second teenage boy said as he grabbed Ichigo's arm.

The two boys dragged Ichigo under the pier. "Why don't you go grab some rope, while I stay here with the Ichigo?" As the first teenage boy said as he held onto Ichigo's arm to hold him still.

"Okay, I'll be right back with it." The second teenage boy said as he ran off to go grab some rope.

"Unlike my ancestors I can't breathe under water. I will drown if you tie me to the pier support." Ichigo said; as he struggles to get away. However, the older boy held on tightly.

It wasn't too much longer before the other boy came back with rope in his hand. The same boy tied a loop around Ichigo's hand. Then he tightly tied the rope to the pier's support. After they where done tying Ichigo hand to a pier support they left him alone.

Some time has passed and one of Ichigo's headaches was coming on. Ichigo knew this type of headache, it was a storm headache, and it was coming on fast and hard. No more than 5 minutes later he saw the clouds darkening, darker, and even darker, the wind started to pick up and the sea started to turn. He heard a siren, telling people on the beach a storm is coming, and they needed to leave now. The siren was on the pier. Ichigo tried this yell out "I'm under here, please help me, I want to go home." However, no one heard his cries for help.

Back to the present

The waves started coming closer and closer hitting his feet. Ichigo was screaming help me, but the roar of the thunder and the clash of the lightning were drowning out his cries. With each passing moment the sea was crashing onto the shore and rising higher and higher.

Ichigo started to cry as he felt the waves moving up upon him trying to knock him over. The waves were coming up to his waist as he tried frantically to free himself. The teenage boys tied the rope so tightly to the pier support. The rope was rubbing against his skin causing it to burn and become raw as he struggled for his life.

Now the waves are crashing against his chest slowly trying to bring him back into the sea. "Daddy, Yuzu, Karin, I'm sorry I'm going to die." Ichigo cried out one last time before the waves started to crash over his head.

Each time the waves receded back into the sea, Ichigo took a deep breath to wait for the next wave to crash upon him. The waves were going further and further up the shore, leaving poor Ichigo very little room to breathe before the next wave came.

Then there the wave that crashed down on to Ichigo one last time, that wave did not recede back far enough for him to take another breath. Then he saw it, a pure white mermaid with golden irises in a pool of blackness. Then he noticed it, the white mermaid had very small body. This little mermaid went up to the surface, took a deep breathe of the ocean air, dove back into the sea to where Ichigo was by the pier support. Just as he got there, Ichigo let the air out of his lungs because he could no longer hold it in. The small mermaid child swam to Ichigo, grabbing his head crashed his lips together and forced air out of his lungs into Ichigo's. The little mermaid did that this several times.

Ichigo got his attention after several breathes by showing him, that he was currently tied to the pier support by some rope, and wanted him to set him free.

The little mermaid saw this, nodded his head yes, then he went back to the surface took another deep breath and went back to Ichigo and forced more air into his lungs. Then he started to swim a little way, along the beach, looking for shards of glass. He turned around and saw Ichigo need more air, and he went to the surface to get some more. After Ichigo got some more air, he went back to look for some shards of glass. This went on for about 2 minutes or so. Finally, he found a shard of glass. When he returned, he had a piece of glass in his hand and fresh air for Ichigo. The small mermaid once again forced air once again into Ichigo's lungs and then he tried to cut the rope that was between the pier support and Ichigo's hand. Once Ichigo was freed the little mermaid helped Ichigo to the surface.

Ichigo started coughing as fresh air filled his lungs and as the little mermaid helped him to swim to the shore. Once Ichigo hit the sand, he ran to where the waves were no longer able to reach him.

"Thank you so much for helping me, my name is Ichigo Kurosaki. Do you have a name?" Ichigo said as he introduced himself to his new friend.

"You're welcome, I'm glad I could help, my name is Hichigo Shirosaki. I'm seven years old, how old are you?" hichigo asked his new friend.

"Cool, you're 7 too. I am sorry, but I have to go I need to get inside; this storm is only going to get worse. Will I see you again?" Ichigo asked hoping that he would say yes.

"Most likely not it is forbidden for us to help human that are in the sea, because the adult humans wants to hurt us. However, you're not adult, I'm sure it's okay, I shouldn't get that much trouble." Hichigo said with his hand scratching his head.

"Are you sure you're not in too much trouble for helping me?" Ichigo said right before he heard an ATV coming towards him. "Beach control!? You had better go before they see you! You need to go somewhere, where it's safe, return to the sea." Ichigo said as he saw the ATV coming closer. Ichigo turned back just in time to see Hichigo diving back into the water and swimming away.

Hichigo swam far enough so he couldn't be seen from the shoreline but he could see to the shore. That was until his tailfin was grabbed by his older brother Grimmjow. Then they both turned to look towards the shore to see the boy that Hichigo just saved, being picked up by adult male human.

"What are you doing on the beach at this time of night and in this storm? Why are you soaking wet and the rain hasn't started yet?"

"Some teenage boys tied me to the pier support. I found a piece of glass to cut the rope." Ichigo said as he pointed further up the shore pier support to show he was farther that he was actually was, because he did not want to explain how he survived the water, and to save his friend.

"What the hell are you thinking saving that human? Fuck, don't you know the rules! Now I have to take you to the elders, so they can charge you for the crime you have just committed. I am so going to lecture you, as we get back home. You're lucky that the little human lied." Grimmjow scorned his little brother as he dragged him back under the water, to go home.

Hichigo allowed himself to be dragged by his older brother. Looking towards shore hoping the little boy could be safe at his home now.

10 years later

Ichigo the standing on the beach letting the waves crashes onto his feet. Then he put a hand above his eyes staring at the sea, wondering if his dream actually happened. He knew, that he was been tied to the pier support more than 10 years ago, but for some odd reason had he been dreaming of a little white mermaid saving his life? When he knew there was no danger of drowning, that he broke himself free from the rope that was tied to him, that the water never came close to his waistline?

Ichigo saw his dad coming up from under the sea with a tour group of 10 people. Ichigo smiled to himself when he saw his dad was okay. Since that day, 10 long years ago, Ichigo has been afraid of deep water. He could not stand water that came above his knees. No one could understand why he was afraid of the water above his knees. Since the water never went up to his waistline. However, if his dream was real and it actually happened, it would explain why he was afraid of deep water.