It's part way through MerMay... and I just kind of got this idea. And thought, 'why not try to write a story for MerMay'. You know, for the randoms. I couldn't help it, I had the idea and it won't leave my head.

But this is the start of my story for MerMay. Hope you guys enjoy!


Ch.1

Out in the ocean, far below the surface, swam two young mermen. Merboys would be better to describe them as they were still young, with one being nine-years-old and the other was ten. They swam around happily as they chased one another in a game of tag.

The younger of the two had brown spiky hair, that seemed to spike out in nearly every direction, and deep blue eyes. The deep blue in his eyes was a near perfect match to the blue of his scale covered tail.

The other boy on the other hand, had hair that was a light silver, with a tint of purple. His hair though was straight and reached a little past his shoulders, with some short bangs nearly falling over his eyes. Though under the water his hair flowed easily so it was hard to tell how long it actually was. His eyes were a light turquoise though unlike the younger boy, his eyes and tail did not match. Instead his tail more closely matched to his hair, being a light silvery-purple.

The two continued to swim around for a while, laughing and smiling at each other as they tried to catch each other. Eventually the bruttent slowed down and came to a complete stop. The other boy looked at his friend with a curious thought and swam over to him.

"What's up Sora? Don't tell me you've worn yourself out already," the boy said slightly teasingly.

"No it's not that. I just wonder… about the surface," Sora said as he stared up.

Though they were quite a ways away from the surface, the sunlight still streamed down onto the water, making the water glistern and shimmer. Though it was not flat out forbidden, the merfolk always warned their young of getting too close to the surface. There was always many dangerous things out there as well as dangerous and evil humans. Humans who want to hurt and hunt them down. But even with that knowledge that those things were out there, Sora still found himself curious.

"But you know we shouldn't go up there. Everyone always warns about it."

"I know Riku, but we have also heard stories from others who have told us cool stories of what happens on land," Sora replied as he looked to Riku.

"Yeah, but how much can you really just a lazy kid like Demyx? You really think he is telling the truth about exploring the surface world? That his sister knows magic to do something like that?" Riku asked while raising an eyebrow.

"I believe him! And I believe Namine can do that magic! And my grandma has also told me cool stories of the surface. It all sounds so cool! So I wonder sometimes… how bad can it really be?" Sora asked as he slowly moved a little upwards, closer to the surface.

"We don't know though! That's why everyone warns us to stay away from there. If there are bad humans around they'll hunt us," Riku replied quickly as he grabbe Sora's wrist. "Let's just head back, okay?"

"Come on Riku," Sora said, pouting slightly. "Just a peak? Just one look up at the surface and then we head back."

"I don't know…" Riku said as he glanced up at the simmering top of the waters. "I really don't think it is safe."

Sora pulled his hand away from Riku and started to swim up a little more. "Well you can wait down here as I go check it out then."

Without waiting for a response for Riku, Sora started to swim closer and closer to the surface. As he got closer he could see that in various areas in the distance were large dark objects floating in the water. He knew what these were though as he had learned about the objects humans created to traverse along the waters. They were ships, or boats. What they were in specifics Sora didn't know, but he knew it had to be one of those two.

He slowed down as he got closer to the top of the water. The sunlight was much more vibrant now and the water seemed a lit brighter than before. Sora watched carefully at the waters around him. Never before had he ever come so close to the surface, but now here he was. He never had felt so excited before that also was mixed with a little bit of fear. He didn't know what exactly everything looked like up there, he only knew what he heard from stories.

With a deep inhale and exhale Sora moved a little more until his head broke the water's surface and he felt air rush again his face. He froze up for a moment from the sudden force of air, but soon relaxed once he figure out what it was.

"This is what wind is then. Kind of like a strong current or even air pockets," Sora commented to himself as he started to look around.

There was some ships far out from him, but he could easily see that they were large in size. Aside from that he looked to his right and saw the land. He had always known that there was a human town nearby, but now he was finally getting to see it. It was far larger then he ever thought it could be. But before he could really take the time to examine everything, a voice cut him from his thoughts.

"Look there! It's a mermaid!"

Sora froze up as he slowly turned around to see that a ship was several feet away from him and slowly approaching. He had been so distracting with what was in front and to the sides of him that he completely forget to check behind him. There was several human men standing on the small, metal ship, and they all were staring right at Sora.

"But it looks like a boy," one of the men commented. "Shouldn't it be a mer… boy?"

"What do I care! Boy, girl, whatever! Just get the harpoon set up and fire at him," another of the men said, who Sora assumed was the captain of the ship.

Sora continued to stay frozen as he watched as two of the men ran over to a large looking machine set up on the side of the ship. They stared to angle it at him and turn it on, a slow humming started to come it as if it was powering up. A small glowing light appeared on Sora's chest as he started to feel the panic rising in his chest.

A second later he was pulled underwater, and Sora saw that Riku had grabbed on to him. But what happened next, it all felt it happened too fast, and yet at the same time felt as slow as possible.

He first felt Riku pulling him back under the water, but then he was shoved to the side. As Sora fell back after Riku let go, he heard Riku cry out in pain. Sora blinked, trying to understand what had happened, but once he saw it, he immediately felt sick. He he stared at the sight in front of him, red started to spread out through the water around him.

Sora could feel his heart racing now as he saw Riku's face scrunched up in pain. He tried to move or even call out to Riku, but he found himself unable to do any of that. His face paled as the situation truly started to dawn on him. His choice has lead to his. This was his consequence. He could only watch in fear as his best friend slowly sank down, blood pouring from a wound on the side of his tail.

Finally though Sora got back in control of himself and started to swim down to Riku, reaching his hand out to grab him. "Riku!"


Heh, why did it end it there? Cause suspense of course! But let me know what you guys think. I am trying to write this out as much as I can so I can get it done before the end of May. Hopefully with classes ending I will have a bit more time and all. But thanks for reading!