I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh! GX. This story, while it's the last GX story I'm posting, was actually the second one I wrote. I was so pleased with how I wrote Lunar Connection that I posted it before this one. The reason for my posting this so soon is because Ruby Moon-Snape is finally posting her companion piece to my Harry Potter fic, Fang and Claw. I don't know what she titled it, but I'll be copying it onto a word document so I can code it for my webpage. I had kept Fang and Claw off my website while I waited for this moment. Anyway, enjoy this chapter.
Chapter One- The Merboy
The sea is like a living thing. It has moods like any other living being. When it is happy, it is calm and tranquil. When it is angry, it thrashes about. Of course, this is what the sea is like on the surface. Below the waves, however, it is a different story. It is almost always calm and peaceful in the sea. Almost always, as it has its share of underwater storms and undertows.
But the storms and undertows were the furthest thing from the minds of the sea's residents. They were especially far from the mind of a young merman.
His name was Syrus. He was seated in the midst of a beautiful flower bed. The magenta and purple blossoms highlighted his hair which was the color of the spring sky. The waves' currents fluttered the fins of his light yellow tail. His unusual silver eyes took in the lively flowers as he gently pushed some gravel around one flower with his delicate fingers.
"Hey, Syrus!" a voice called, causing the boy to look up from his work. A grin lit up his face when he saw who was coming.
"Hey, Jaden," he called back as he got up and started heading for his best friend.
Jaden was a friendly and cheerful person. Someone you could get along with easily and just about everyone did. Jaden seemed to always have a ready grin on his face which made his brown eyes crinkle up. Locks of hair the same shade as his eyes occasionally drifted onto his face, which he would brush aside. A deep red tail, which was hardly still, constantly propelled him all over the sea, which made him the fastest swimmer in the sea.
"What's new, Ja?" Syrus asked as he caught up to his friend.
"Well, Bastion wants us to hear his latest poetry."
"That's great. Bastion writes the best poetry."
"That's for sure."
Jaden sighed impatiently. This had to be Bastion's longest poem yet. Unfortunately, it was boring too. Bastion definitely turned out a clunker this time. Well, every poet has his off day.
Syrus clapped as Bastion's poem ended. "That was good. Really good. Don't you think so, Jaden?" Syrus elbowed his friend for his comment.
"Uh, yeah. Really good," Jaden said with convincingly false cheerfulness.
"Glad you thought so," Bastion said, his dark eyes bright from his friends' praises. His polished green tail twitched as he put the paper away and brought out another one. "This is my best piece. I got inspired after watching a pod of dolphins."
Jaden leaned forward slightly. He liked dolphins, so he was bound to like this poem. Just as Bastion brought the paper up to read it, a strong current came by and snatched the paper out of the boy's grip.
"My poem!" Bastion cried as it floated away.
"I'll get it!" Jaden exclaimed, his tail already in motion. He chased after the paper that was still caught in the current. Slowly , however, the paper slipped out of the current and floated to the surface. Jaden swam after it.
He broke the surface and spied Bastion's poem. "Ah, there it is," he said, picking it up. Laughter floated through the air and up to the merboy. Curious, he peered around the rock in front of him. There, on the beach, were three humans. A girl with blonde hair chased after a brown-haired boy who was laughing. Even from the distance he was at, he could faintly make out what they were saying.
"Give me that camera, Atticus!" the girl demanded.
"You gotta catch me first, sis," Atticus called back.
The girl planted her hands on her hips. "Oh, that is so mature," she retorted.
"You need to lighten up, Alexis," Atticus commented.
Alexis turned to the third human who was lounging on a towel. "Zane, tell him to give me the camera."
Jaden looked at the lounging boy and his mouth dropped. The boy, Zane, had to be the most beautiful creature he had ever seen. Blue-green hair framed a chiseled face from which a pair of blue eyes shone out from. He was bare-chested, revealing a lean muscular torso. His legs were long and slim.
Zane raised an eyebrow as he appraised the scene. Finally, in a deep flat tone, he stated, "That camera belongs to your sister, Atticus. Give it back."
Pouting slightly, Atticus handed it over. "Aw, Zane, did you have to say that?"
"If you had given it back earlier, I wouldn't have to have said it."
"Spoken like a true prince."
'A prince!' Jaden thought as the humans gathered up their belongings and left. Jaden didn't notice. His eyes were glazed over, yet in his mind he saw Zane's face clearly
