The Little Mika- A MikaYuu fanfic
This is it, my Little Mermaid…ishAU
Chapter 1. Mikaela's Lullaby
Hyakuya Orphanage- 4 years ago
"Big Brother! Yuu!" one of the kids demanded. "Please sing for us!"
"Yes! Please sing to us like brother Mika does!" the whole crowd called.
Yuichiro's face was the color of a tomato. It had been four years since he arrived at the orphanage and since he, along with Mikaela; was the oldest kid in there, the other kids looked up to him. He was in charge right now because given the actual state of the orphanage Mika had took upon himself the task of getting money to buy the kids toys, food and other goods; and right now was busy working at the market. Mika had an angelic voice and every night after work he would get home and sing to the rest of the kids until they fell asleep, Mika was unusually late today and the kids expected Yuu (who could not sing even if his life depended on it) to do it in his place.
"Yeah, that's not going to happen. I don't want to give you guys nightmares." he joked. "Now go to sleep, Mika is working hard for us so the least you can do is be good kids and behave. He'll sing for you tomorrow"
"Ok brother Yuu!" the kids said in unison before going to their respective rooms.
After that Yuu waited alone. It was 11 PM when Mika finally arrived, looking exhausted. He took a sit in the floor besides the door, groaning. He shut his eyes for a moment, not too long, but just enough for him to remain ignorant of the shoe that was flying towards him. Yuu's shoe hit him on a leg, which caused his eyes to open in surprise.
"Hey there, idiot." Yuu greeted. "You look like crap."
"Yuu-chan! Is there any reason in particular for you to hit me with a shoe? Or is it your new hobby?" answered the blond.
"Yes there is, stupid. You look really tired. Because you bust your ass everyday working to get money for us you barely get any sleep, and you won't even let me help you!" Yuichiro said, trying to hold down a sob. "You barely take care of yourself, and and here I am doing nothing! I feel so useless and I want to help you!"
Mika raised his head to look at Yuu and saw that his friend was in tears. He stood up and walked to where other boy was. He coped Yuu's cheek with his hand and gave him a warm smile. "You are not useless Yuu-chan. You take care of the kids while I'm out, and that is more than enough. I will take care of you, it's a task for the great Mikaela!" the blond used his thumb to clean the raven haired boy's tears before taking his hand and guiding him towards the couch. "Come on, I'll sing you to sleep."
The green eyed boy took a step back. "I'm not a kid, let's just sleep."
"Yuu-chan."
"Well… okay. Just to humor you, since you worked extra hours today."
"Hah, you know you love when I sing for you." Mika said with a wide grin on his face.
"Do you want to sing or not?" Yuichiro snapped. "Yeah, that's what I thought…"
Mika remained silent for a couple of seconds, then he motioned Yuu to place his head in his lap.
"Just because I'm also tired—"
"So everything that makes me whole, ima kimi ni sasageyou, I'm yours" Mika interrupted, starting his song.
Yuu knew this one, it was one of Mika's favorites.
"Nee kono sekai ni wa takusan no, shiawase ga arunda ne, itsuka, futari nara ooo…" Mika continued while he stroked Yuu's hair.
It did not took long for the green eyes boy to fall asleep, but Mika kept singing.
"So everything that makes me whole, ima kimi ni sasageyou, I'm yours" Mika smiled as he reached the end of the song. "Good night Yuu-chan" he said before closing his eyes.
Mika woke up in the couch hugging a pillow. Wait, was it a pillow? Because it was moving, almost like it was breathing. He opened his eyes to see that he was big spooning Yuu. He chuckled and stood up, careful not to wake the other boy. He started walking towards the door before he heard his friend calling for him.
"Where are you going?" the boy said, rubbing his eyes.
"I'm taking a shower, then I'll go buy some eggs so we can make breakfast." Mika said, smiling at Yuu. "And you are going back to sleep." he opened a nearby drawer, took a blanket out of it and put it on top of Yuu. The raven haired boy just mumbled something along the lines of "Ok" and fell right back asleep.
Mika stared at him for a moment before going. He had to get breakfast before the kids woke up. He took a quick shower before putting some pants and a shirt on. He looked back at the sleeping form of Yuu one last time before he left. What Mika would later find out, was that that quick glance may have been the last one he would give Yuu in a very long time.
"Kids! Hurry! Make a line, there are some people who want to look at you!" the director of the orphanage ordered as she entered the room, accompanied by some people in uniform.
"Where the hell is Mika?" Yuu was worried, what if Mika lost a chance to be adopted?
"I'm sure he'll be here soon. Don't worry." Akane assured him. "Besides, they always take children 10 years or younger. So don't worry, I don't think Mika is going to miss anything."
"I hope you're right, but he better be here before—"
Yuu was cut short by the sound of trumpets, announcing someone of importance. A couple made their entrance, both wearing elegant clothes. The woman had pink hair and brown eyes while the man had black hair and purple eyes. They both carried themselves with so much poise that even if they had not worn symbols of their status as royalty on their heads (A gold crown for the later and a silver circlet crown for the former), Yuichiro would have have known who they were.
"What in the world?" he whispered to Akane.
A blue eyed man with silver hair who had entered just after them announced the couple. "Announcing, his and her Majesties, Queen Mahiru and King Guren!"
Every kid bowed, before looking up again, their eyes full of curiosity. What would the King and Queen of the kingdom want in their orphanage?
Queen Mahiru took a couple of steps froward, her blue, shimmery dress sparkling as she walked. She smiled at the kids. "You're all so cute! Look children, we're looking for a very special kid, one who is destined to save the whole kingdom! So just behave and do as you're told, and if one of you passes the test the whole orphanage will be rewarded and you will never have to worry about money again!"
Yuu's eyes widened in surprise. This was the answer!
If I pass this test of theirs… Then Mika could stop busting his ass everyday trying to take care of us! I have to do it, no matter the cost. He thought.
Akane, who apparently had the same idea as Yuu, took a step forward "I'll do it."
"Oh my, this one has the correct attitude. I smell hero potential here, your majesties." the silver haired man voiced.
Queen Mahiru inspected Akane before turning to the man. "Indeed, Count Shinya. She can go first, please bring the sword."
Sword? Yuu wondered.
Shinya, as the queen had called him, nodded and left the room for a moment. He returned in no time, holding in both hands a red pillow with a beautiful katana sword resting on it. The hilt was black with gold details but what really caught the viewers attention was the blade: one half black, the other one glowing an eerie green. It was hard to tell if it was either magnificent or terrifying. Yuu decided that it was both.
Queen Mahiru positioned herself behind Akane and grabbed her gently by the shoulders. "It's name is Asuramaru. Magnificent, isn't it? Go on my dear. The test is really straight forward. Grab it. If Asuramaru accepts you as his master, the sword will be yours, and you will pass the test."
Akane gulped. "And if it doesn't?"
The queen giggled. "Then nothing happens, you can take a seat and the next kid may try his or her luck. Easy enough right?"
"I guess…" the brunette admitted.
Akane reached out for the hilt of the sword. She firmly took the grip, before letting out a yelp and letting it go. "It's hot!" She complained as she checked her hand for any burn mark, there wasn't any.
"Well, that was disappointing." the queen announced. "You can take a seat, sweety. I guess we'll have too keep looking, good try though! Any other voluntaries? Or shall we choose the next one at—"
"I'm next." Yuu interrupted while taking two steps forward. You will yield to me, Asuramaru. For the kids, for Mika! He reached for the sword and took it, expecting a burning sensation in his hand, a sensation that never came.
"It's him… It's him! We finally found him!" the queen gasped.
The king took a couple of steps forward and talked for the first time since his arrival. "Well kid, you passed. Congrats, now grab your bags and say goodbye."
"What do you mean?" Yuu asked as he placed Asuramaru in the pillow once again.
"You passed the test. You're destined to save the kingdom. You will be brought to the royal castle and be raised as my son, as the prince. You won the god damn lottery, that's what I meant, kiddo." King Guren said with a straight face.
Yuu was astonished. Sure this was a golden opportunity but he didn't want to be apart from the other kids, apart from Mika. They were his home.
"But what about my family?" he questioned.
"Your family will be taken good care of. In the name of the Hiiragis, I, Queen Mahiru Hiiragi hereby proclaim that the Hyakuya orphanage shall receive the necessary funds to make it the best orphanage in the kingdom!" the queen proclaimed. "There! If you like, you can come once a month to verify everything is taken good care of. But we must go now, or there is no deal. We have no time to loose."
I have to do it. It's for them. It's for Mika. Yuu reflected as he walked towards the rest of the kids. He gave each of them a heartwarming hug. When he finally got to Akane he was on the verge of crying like a baby.
"Please explain everything to Mika for me." Yuu sobbed, before turning towards everyone. "I know this is not a goodbye, I'll come visit once a month to make sure you're ok. Queen Mahiru said so. I love you all."
Yuichiro walked towards the door, lost in thought. This is for the best… I'll miss you all.
With that last thought, he crossed the door, towards his new life.
Mika let out a breath, wondering how he had gotten himself in such a big mess in an impressively small amount of time.
The blue eyed kid had taken an awful amount of time in the market due to a stupid confusion. Some idiot salesman thought Mika hadn't payed for everything in his bag and tried to get him thrown into jail. After clearing the confusion and finally getting home, he was told by Akane that the king and queen of the kingdom had visited and made them take a test. A test which Yuu-chan passed, which earned them financial security in exchange of him leaving with the monarchs to be a prince. Stupid rulers, and stupid Yuu-chan. They didn't need that money, they just needed each other! Mika was doing everything he could do and they were doing well, but Yuu-chan had to go and be all noble. The kids had told Mika that Yuu-chan would visit, but that was not the same, Yuu-chan was his family and he was going to get him back. That was when he decided to run away to the capital and find Yuu-chan, what he hadn't planned was that he would get lost in the forest. He also didn't plan to be chased by a pack of wolves. And most of all, falling from a small cliff and impaling himself in the stomach with a sharp rock just by the entrance of some sort of cave had definitely NOT been part of his plan.
So now there he was. Mika had been stupid, and now he was about to die. Tears ran down his face as he bleed to death. He thought of Yuu-chan, and decided to do the most illogical thing to do in his situation. He started to sing, the echo of his voice filling the cavern.
"So everything that makes me whole, ima kimi ni sasageyou, I'm yours" he sang before coughing some blood. "I'm sorry, Yuu-chan." he cried before closing his eyes.
"Oh my god!" someone gasped. "What happened to you?"
Mika opened his eyes to see a pink haired girl. She looked about Mika's age, if not a little younger. There was something about her that confused Mikaela. Her eyes were red, her ears were pointed and when she talked you could see that her canines were longer that those of a normal human being.
"Who… who are you?" Mika whispered.
The pinkette smiled kindly at him as she bit her own lip, blood flowing out of her mouth.
"I am Lady Krul Tepes, third progenitor, queen of the vampires. I came here because I heard your song, and decided to save your life." the girl answered before carefully carrying Mika in her arms, separating him from the sharp rock he was impaled in. "What's your name?"
"Mi… Mika. Mikaela." he coughed.
"Nice to meet you, Mikaela. I'll give you eternal life, and as long as you stay by my side, I'll protect you from everything. From now on, you are my son." she said, before kissing Mika on the lips, making him swallow some of her blood. His throat started burning and the blond let out a cry of agony, then everything went black.
Well, that's the first chapter! What do you think? I would really appreciate any comments, even if you didn't like the story, as long as they're constructive criticism. I apologize for any grammar of spelling mistakes, because even if I've been studying in bilingual school since I was 4 and I've taken the IB tests, english is not my native language. I have another unfinished fic so I'll try to update this one week, then my other fic the next and so on.
Notes:
The song Mika sings is My Dearest by Supercell and in no way I own the lyrics. It's the opening of Guilty Crown but the lyrics just give me the MikaYuu feels.
If you want to picture the way the humans dress, think something like the movie Anastasia for the royalty and the kids in general.
If you would like to picture the way Queen Mahiru dresses, look for either Ellie Saab, Reem Acra or Zuhair Murad on google images, the gowns are breathtaking
If you would like to picture Queen Mahiru's crown, It's like the one Queen Narissa wears in Disney's Enchanted.
Krul is dressed exactly as in the anime (But I picture her wearing stiletto boots, like in the manga)