Prologue

It was a starry night that day. Levi was on a ship with his parents, they were musicians and went on many tours around the world. And they always took Levi with them. Levi loved his parents, but even he had had enough of the party aboard the cruising ship. So he went up to the deck and leaned on the railing, looking up at the full moon, which were shining brightly that night.

Something green glimmered in Levi's peripheral vision, he turned quickly to the direction where he saw it. But didn't find anything. He knew he could see it again because the ship was anchored right now so it would be possible to see it again. He walked farther back to the stern. He could hear humming now, but it sounded like it came from the ocean.

'The rainbow wind blows at a far off coast.
Before dawn, there was a melody I heard.
It was a very nostalgic song.
The birds that fly towards the eastern sky
Now escape to the treasure island using this shortcut,
Where the paradise of the seven seas lies.'

Levi could hear it clearer now, it was a song, a very beautiful song. But he couldn't yet see the one who was singing it.

'After the stormy night, to tell you my love I will be born again.
Even if there comes a day where everyone
Is to journey away from here, as long as we sing the melody of the seven countries,
I'll never forget'

He arrived at the back of the ship and he now he knew the song was sung by someone young, based on how high and light the voice was. He ran to the railing. And there he saw it! The green that he saw earlier. He stared, awed by the scene before him.

'Clouds slowly float away, vanishing away as they aim for the rainbow's end.
And then the stars, like pearls

Can start releasing a powerful, wondrous light.
From the southern sky, a whistling sound could be heard.
Yes, this is the time that's finally come, the time for me to become an adult.'

Levi saw a green tail, attached to the upper part of a human body. The tail was a beautiful green and was shining brightly. The moon was shedding light on the person, who was sitting on a big stone in the middle of the ocean. Levi saw it was a young boy, probably a few years younger than him, with wild, chestnut brown hair. The light gave the boy an even more ethereal look than he already had. He couldn't see the boy's eyecolor because the eyes were closed. The boy seemed so into his singing that he didn't realize that he had now an audience.

'While embracing the kind mother's wishes in her heart
She wished that everyone would journey on a miracle-filled adventure.
With over flowing tears and prayers, I just don't know anymore.'

The merman boy slowly opened his eyes and Levi caught a glimpse of the eyecolor but he couldn't deem the color yet.

'But their still remains a fantasy of a night where stars fall
For the shining future
To the paradise of the seven seas!'

The young mermaid boy had now fully opened his eyes, bu the didn't see Levi yet. Levi was mesmerised by the merman's eyecolor. They were a mix with blue and green colors, clear like those Caribbean seas, with a hint of gold mixed in too. The boy's eyes clearly showed his happiness and a gentle warmth. Levi leaned on the railing again, continuing listening to the soothing voice and watching the young merman boy.

'After the stormy night, to tell you my love I will be born again.
Even if there comes a day where everyone
Is to journey away from here, as long as we sing the melody of the seven countries,
I'll never forget

While embracing the kind mother's wishes in her heart
She wished that everyone would journey on a miracle-filled adventure.
With over flowing tears and prayers, I just don't know anymore.

But their still remains a fantasy of a night where stars fall
For the shinпng future'

When the boy finished singing, did he finally see Levi at the railing, watching him. The boy readied himself to dive back to the water but was stopped by a voice.

"Please! Don't disappear yet! I didn't mean to scare you! I just saw your tail and heard you singing and thought how beautiful it was!"

The boy gave Levi a glance. The human didn't seem to be lying. The merman boy dived into the sea. Levi made a disappointed face when the boy disappeared and was going to turn around when he heard a splash nearer to him. He looked over the railing, down to the water and saw big Caribbean eyes staring at him in wonder.

"Will you tell other humans about me?" the boy asked shyly, not used to interact with a human. Levi didn't hesitate when he answered, he knew that no one – but maybe his parents – would believe him, if he said he saw a merman.

"No. I won't tell anyone. It will be our secret", Levi said as he placed his index finger on his lips and made a 'shhh' sound and smiled. The boy was charmed by the human child's smile and blushed, shyly averting his eyes back and forth, much to Levi's amusement.

'He really is cute', Levi thought as he stared at the boy.

"Hey! Can you sing again?" Levi asked the boy, who nodded as an answer. And soon Levi's ears were filled with the boy's soothing singing voice again. Levi enjoyed listening to the boy's singing, it kind of filled him with warmth and he felt safe. This continued for a long time, until Levi noticed that the boy seemed to be nodding off but still continued singing. Then Levi realized he didn't know the boy's name. Because, he had to have a name, right?

The boy stopped singing, finally too tired to sing anymore.

"What's your name? I am Levi, Levi Ackerman."

The boy was about to answer but a loud sound made him stop, as his eyes widened. Levi turned around and saw it. A huge tsunami was over the ship and the last thing he remembers after that, is that he fell into the water and saw the boys eyes right before him, and warm arms wrapped around him. Then everything went black.

When Levi came to, he was on the beach of his hometown. He looked around to see who saved him, but couldn't see anyone. He saw something glimmer on his chest, he carefully reached his hand to the shining object and observed it thoroughly. It was a scale in a beautiful green color. When Levi saw it, he immediately remembered everything, the merman boy and the tsunami, the Caribbean colored eyes and warm arms. Levi came to the conclusion that the boy must have saved him. He was thankful for that, and put the scale in his pocket where it would be safe till he came home, and then he could make it into a necklace.

Levi wondered what he would do now. He was probably the only survivor of the ship. Which meant that he would never hear his parent play or sing for him anymore. Tears slowly fell down his cheeks as he watched the sunrise, ending the night of a wonderful encounter and starting the beginning of a new life.

But little did he know that two big eyes had been watching him, hiding behind a big stone in the sea near the beach. The boy wished that he could comfort his human friend, but it was too risky in broad daylight. So he did the only thing he could do, he sang.

Levi heard his merman friend's singing voice and whipped his head around, trying to locate the boy, but couldn't see him anywhere. He turned to see the sunrise again, letting his new friend's voice soothe his hurting heart.