"Aqua Regina Lucia-sama! Help me!" Maria cried as she swam fastly away from the darkness that chased after her and destroyed her castle.
"Please... Don't let me get captured by the sea demons! I believe in you Lucia-sama!" Maria whispered as tears fell down her cheeks and she looked back at the mermaids in pain.
"Mermaid Princess Maria. Safety awaits you on the surface. You must protect the seas and land, and your identity..." A soft voice whispered through the water.
"Thank you!" Maria called out as she leaped out of the water. Not noticing, she went face first into a rock.
"Ow... At least I'm away from those demons. Now, to deal with this." Maria said as she touched her tail. It morphed into two legs.
"Time to get out of here, and fast. But where?" Maria said as she ran down the beaten path away from the seaside.
"It's so beautiful here don't you think Shinju?" The woman said to the boy. The boy and the man smiled. The three of them, a family walked down the path as Maria watched from the trees.
Maria felt a presence approaching and looked behind her. A dark, inky wave crept up the path.
"Oh no!" Maria gasped.
"Mother, did you here that?" Shinju, the boy, said as he looked at the tree Maria was hiding in.
"I have to save those human people. Aqua Regina Lucia-sama, please help me again!" Maria whispered. Her pearl necklace began to shine a purple light.
"Violet Pure Voice!"
"What's that Mother?" Shinju asked as he seen the wave of darkness. It lunged for the three. Maria jumped in front of them.
"Pure Pure Voice! Live Pitch!" Maria said.
"Nanairo no kaze ni fukarete, tooi misaki wo mezashiteta. Yoake mae kikoeta merodi, sore wa totemo natsukashii uta. Higashi no sora e to, habataku tori tachi. Saa, takarajima ni, nukeru, chikamichi. Nanatsu no umi no rakuen, arashi no yoru no atoni wa. Ai wo tsutaeru tame, inochi ga mata umareru. Nanatsu no kuni no merodia, daremo ga itsuka wa koko wo. Tabidatsu higa kitemo, watashi wa, wasurenai."Maria sang. The wave rippled then broke.
"Wow. She's so pretty." The woman said. Maria turned around to see the three staring at her.
"Sorry for the trouble. Bye!" Maria said as she ran off.
"Who was that?" Shinju asked.
"Where am I going to go? I don't know anybody on the surface. I'm so lonely." Maria paused. "What's this place?" She asked herself. A hand came down on her shoulder.
"It's a school. What does it look like?" The guy said.
"A school. Oh. Who're you?" Maria asked him.
"The name's Shinju Taiki. Who're you, Miss Mysterious?" Shinju asked.
"Shinju? Isn't that the guy that was attacked by the Demons?" Maria thought.
"Uh... My name is... uh... Maria." Maria told him. He nodded.
"You new around here Maria?" Shinju asked.
"Yeah. But I don't have any place to stay." Maria said sadly.
"You don't? I'd offer you to stay with me, but I don't think you or my parents would agree." Shinju laughed. Maria glared at him.
"Of course I wouldn't! That's not right." Maria said strictly.
"Hey! I have an idea. I have this friend who practically owns the hotel down the street. Maybe you could go there." Shinju suggested.
"Why are you trying to help me so much?" Maria asked.
"Because you are a lost, pretty girl." Shinju winked.
"Anyways, want me to ask her? By the way, her name is Kotomi Amai. Her parents own a chain of hotels, but she runs this one herself. It used to be some place called Pearl Piari, but the owners just ditched it." Shinju asked after Maria didn't respond.
"Pearl Piari? That's where Mother said she was when she stayed up here with the young Aqua Regina-sama."
"You ok? Let's go." Shinju said as he took Maria's hand.
"Don't you have to attend school?" Maria asked.
"It's a holiday."Shinju said as he pulled her down the sidewalk.
Number one rule for Mermaid Princesses: If you reveal your mermaid self to a human, you will turn into bubbles...
