Chapter 1:

Jounouchi was just sitting on the shore of the beach with the tide gently rushing to his feet. He was staring at the sunset with a smile on his face. It was so beautiful to see the sun go down to the horizon of the water.

A few meters behind him his friends had a fire going and were putting up tents. They planned on camping out on the beach near one of Kaiba's summer resorts. They were all here together, him, Yuugi, Yami, Ryuu, Tristen, Kaiba, and Mokuba. It was kind of a guy's trip, a chance for all of them to hang out.

He smiled at the sunset. There was a soft breeze that ruffled his hair and he closed his eyes to enjoy the breeze and let out a soft sigh. He was free…his father had passed away and he was free from his abuse.

"Tristen! You're hot dog's on fire!" he heard Mokuba yell and Jou let out a soft chuckle. He loved being out of the city, being near the ocean was relaxing. The waves gently stroking the shore, seagulls making a peaceful chirp, the smell of the minerals beneath the water…He didn't understand how some people thought the ocean was stinky and boring. To him it was absolutely perfect.

He heard a small gasp and looked at the rocks near him to see a young face poking out from behind them. It was a girl with beautiful blue eyes that were nothing like he'd ever seen. They were like the ocean themselves…she had a heart shaped face and her lips were an odd clear light blue color. She had light blue hair and then he noticed her ears, they were pointed like an elves but had a gill look to them and she had pale skin. Only her head stuck out from the coral rocks and she had a gold crown-like tiara resting on her head, her eyes were wide and she had an awed expression on her face.

"Hello?" he asked and she was startled and he saw her duck her head behind the rock but her tiara peaked at the top. She poked her head from the side of the rock and he met her eyes and she jumped and he heard the water moving and was sure she dived underwater. He heard a splash and looked to the middle of the ocean to see that the girl's head was poked out so the water went to her chin and when she noticed he was looking at her she dived and what he saw made him gasp. He saw a blue tail that was glimmering go under the water after her. The tail was sparkling like it had silver glitter and was a slightly lighter shade of baby blue than her hair. He watched as the tail disappeared from view and he was staring at the empty ocean. He sat there, completely shocked and nearly jumped out of his skin when a hand met his shoulder.

"Jou are you okay?" Yuugi asked concerned. He shook his head and got out of his thoughts.

"I'm fine Yug, just hallucinating a bit" he said and let out a nervous laugh. "For a second there I though I was crazy and saw a mermaid!" he said laughing.

"Leave it to the mutt to get a crazy idea like that" Seto said and Jou scowled at him.

"I think if Jou wants to believe in it he should, mermaids were supposedly a myth though" Mokuba said.

"Jou, tell me next time you see her so I can ask her out on a date" Tristan said laughing but Yami punched him in the arm.

"Like she'd go out with you…" Jou said underneath his breath.

"Well, I've seen a real one once" Yami said and they all stared at him shocked. "It was over a millennia ago but I did see one, she was the most beautiful creature I ever laid eyes upon…" he said then sighed.

"Really? Do tell!" Ryuu said grinning but was smacked in the back of the head by Seto.

"Quiet Otogi!" Seto snapped.

"What did she look like?" Mokuba asked.

"She had ears like elves but were gills and had this light blue hair-" he was cut off.

"And big dark blue eyes that reminded you of the ocean, a gold tiara with a dark blue gem that almost looked black and had a light blue tail!" Jou finished and Yami looked shocked.

"That's exactly like the one I saw, except she was an older woman probably 23 or so" he said.

"The one I saw was a young girl about my age" Jou said. "She couldn't stop staring at me, it was like she had never seen a real human before"

"She probably didn't, mermaids can be punished if they go to the surface world. They are very shy and are said to have the most beautiful voices" Mokuba said and everyone looked at him shocked and he shrugged. "We had to learn about myths in school"

"Imagine what would it be like…to see something like that!" Yuugi said excitedly.

"It's a rare chance…I've only seen the one I saw and she only came once" Yami said and ate a marshmallow.

"They are supposed to live for thousands of years, the one Yami saw was probably the grandmother of the one Joey saw" Mokuba said.

"Honestly! Mermaids?" Seto scoffed. "I've believed that Yami was a spirit but I draw the line at mythical creatures!" he said.

"Whatever you say Seto…" Mokuba rolled his eyes.

"I wonder what it would be like to kiss one of them…" Ryuu said and everyone looked at him like he was crazy. "What! I was just wondering!" he said defensively and everyone shook their heads. Same old Ryuu…

"God Jou! You are so lucky!" Yuugi said smiling brightly and Jou smiled a little.

"I guess I am…" he said and thought back to the mermaid and fought down a blush, she was pretty.

"Looks like Jou has a crush…" Ryuu said teasingly and Jou blushed more.

"Do not!" he said glaring at him.

"You know Jou…" Yami started and everyone stopped what they were doing to look at him. "You'll probably never see her again, so I wouldn't hope for much" he said and ate another marshmallow calmly only to be smacked in the back of the head by Yuugi.

"How can you say that! Don't listen to him Jou, I bet you'll see her again! Right Mokuba?" Yuugi said smiling and Mokuba nodded.

"Yea, I think so too!" he chirped hapilly.

"I think you're both in denial, why would she come back to see the mutt? The odds are very slim… almost impossi-ouch!" Seto exclaimed as Mokuba pinched his arm."What! I'm telling the-" and was stopped by a glare by his brother. "I mean…the odds are slim, But…weird suff happens to this group and if anyone would see her again it's one of you guys" he said and Jou had to smile a little.

"Yeah! If you see her get us too okay?" Yuugi said and Jou nodded.

"Yeah…then I'll test my theory" Ryuu said and everyone glared at him. "Okay! God! Just a joke!" he exclaimed and everyone rolled their eyes.

"Yea, maybe I'll see her again…" Jou said smiling to himself.

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