An AU that based off of the manga but with Haru as a girl. Characters might be OC. Disclaimer: I own nothing. P.S. I absolutely do not own anything in this story, all credit goes to the author, Oshidori Torinet. What they saw and do is like in the manga, just a bit altered.
Mermaid Future
What will I be when I grow up? When I'm grown up, I'm going to be...
A long time ago, I had once saved a human.
One day, at the beach
"Wow! You're a mermaid?! So mermaids really do exist!"
'Ugh...' Haru, the lower part of her face submerged in water while the end part of her light blue, shiny mermaid tail stuck out, thought in annoyance as she listened to the young, redheaded human boy rant on, the ends of her short, chin-length raven black hair floating in the water. 'It looks like a really annoying one found me.'
"Are you just a kid?" the boy asked from where he was, which was a rocky cliff. "You look like you're my age." then an idea came into his mind. "Hey, let's swim together. I'm a pretty good swimmer. Oh, let's have a race! A race!" he said with obvious excitement in his voice.
The raven haired mermaid girl didn't make any reply, not looking at him with her emotionless face.
"Ah!" the boy suddenly cried out, causing Haru to look up at him out of mild curiosity. "I didn't bring my swimsuit with me." he said more to himself. "Oh well!" then he started to take off his clothes.
Haru's whole body stiffened, her eyes widening in shock. She had never seen a human completely naked before, especially a human boy. She stayed where she was as she watched said human boy jump into the ocean with a large splash. A few seconds later, he resurfaced.
"All right! Let's go!" he shouted excitedly.
The mermaid girl just stared at him blankly, still a bit taken back from seeing him naked.
"Ready! Go!"
'So annoying.' Haru thought as she plunged into the water, the redheaded boy following her in. 'I can't deal with something like this. He can do whatever he wants.'
Later
"Aw, man!" the young boy whined, holding onto a piece of rock while the young mermaid girl sat on a large rock, the end part of her tail staying in the water. "You really are fast!' he commented. "Well, I guess it really shouldn't be surprising if you're racing someone who's half-fish. You're awesome!" he declared.
'What's the big deal about speed?' Haru asked mentally, staring at him with her usual expressionless face. 'Who cares about something like that?'
"So what's your name, anyway?" the redheaded boy asked. "My name is Rin." he introduced himself as he grin, revealing his shark-like teeth. "It's a girly name, but I'm a guy. Although, I'm pretty sure you already saw that."
'I'm finished with him.' the raven haired mermaid thought to herself. She turned her head away and jumped into the water.
"Hey, wait!" Rin called. "Let's race one more time!" he shouted before he plunged into the water and followed her.
'So persistent.' Haru mentally remarked when she looked her shoulder and saw that he was swimming after her. 'Why is he so insisted on swimming after me when there is no way that a human like him could catch up? Could he be some type of idiot who does things without thinking them through? Will he even be able to make it back to land on his own?'
Suddenly, the mermaid girl's eyes widened when she saw him stop in the water, holding onto his ankle. Then she saw him thrash around a bit, obviously needing air.
'If I leave him here right now to fend for himself, he'll just become another human child who lost his life at sea because he went swimming by himself.' Haru thought as she turned her back on him. She stayed where she was for a moment, listening to the young boy's gasp for oxygen. 'This is why I didn't want to get involved.' she mentally remarked, gritting her teeth together. 'He's the one who came into my territory uninvited, and now he's going to drown. Nothing good ever happens once you get involved with humans!'
Then, turning her whole around, the raven haired mermaid girl quickly swam back over to the drowning boy.
"Hey!" Haru yelled, grabbing both of his wrists in her hands. "You need to get ahold of yourself! Rin!"
Without another thought, young mermaid leaned forward and placed her lips over his. Rin stopped thrashing a moment after feeling Haru's mouth cover his, his eyes widening on shock as his cheeks turned as red as his hair.
Apparently, if a human is kissed by a mermaid, they can breathe underwater
The redheaded boy stayed where he was, frozen in place while the raven haired mermaid girl continued to kiss him. Suddenly, Rin's eyes widened when he felt something wet slide into his mouth, clashing together with his tongue. He started to struggle. He placed his hands on Haru's shoulder's and pushed her away.
"O-Okay, enough!" Rin yelled, panting. "I can breathe now!" he told her. "Thanks, you really saved me." he said appreciatively.
Soon, realization hit him.
"Wait..." he started to say. "I really can breathe now!" he said in complete amazement. "That's incredible! Is it magic?" he asked more to himself.
'Magic?' Haru repeated in her mind.
Rin stared her for a bit. Then he remembered the kiss that was not too long ago. 'Was that frenching just now?' he mentally asked, touching his lips. His face turned as red as his hair, his heart beating faster than usual. 'Her tongue felt...' he starting to think, remembering the feeling of her tongue sliding against his. 'Hot and slippery...' he looked at the raven haired mermaid girl in front of him. 'But they were the cold lips of a mermaid girl. Her lips...' his face turned a darker shade of red. "Tell me your name." he requested.
Haru didn't say anything as she stared him with her usual blank expression, a slight look of caution in her ocean blue eyes.
"I couldn't stand not knowing the name of the person who saved me." Rin told her. "Not to mention, gave me my very first kiss."
The young mermaid made no reply.
"Haru..." she finally said in a soft tone of voice. "Haruka."
Rin was slightly surprised that she had answered him. Then he grinned. "Thanks, Haru! That's a nice name!" he complimented.
For some reason unknown to her, Haru's heart started to beat a bit faster as her face turned a light shade of red. She turned her head away from him. "Whatever..." she said in monotone. "By the way, you're swelling up down there, you know." she told him, glancing down at his lower body. "Did you get stung by a jellyfish?" she questioned. "How foolish." she remarked.
"Ah!" the redheaded young boy exclaimed as he looked down, his face becoming completely red. "No, this is..." he tried to think of an excuse. "Don't just stare at it like that!" he yelled, covering himself with his hands. "If I leave it alone, it'll go back to normal!" he told her. "Probably!"
The raven haired mermaid girl just stared at him, slightly confused.
After that, we swam many times together. Eventually, I ended up getting used to how annoying and stubborn he was. Although, even though I was a mermaid, I was still a young child. Meaning that the effect of my kiss didn't last for very long. Which ended up with us having to kiss over and over again. However, that all changed when he suddenly disappeared. I'm not sure what happened, but my guess is that someone stopped him from coming to swim in the ocean alone.
Late at night, at the beach
A sign that read 'Warning: No swimming, danger' was stuck in the sand of the shore.
Haru, her face expressionless, just floated in the water, the lower part of her face staying under the water while her tail stuck out.
'And is the reason why I didn't want to get involved...' she thought to herself before she plunged back under the water.
Once again, the sea had become silent. I was relieved. However, somewhere in the ocean, apparently, is a potion that can turn a mermaid into a human.
Years later
'I need to take a break.' Haru thought as she sat down on the sand of the beach, pulling her newly developed long, smooth legs close to her large chest. 'I can't seem to get use to this.' she mentally remarked, pushing a strand of her long, waist-length raven black hair behind her ear. 'Looks like it's going to take a while to get use to walking with legs...' she stared out towards the ocean, her ocean blue eyes shining in the afternoon sun.
"Hey, Miss! This isn't a nudist beach, you know." a male voice called, bringing the ravenette out of her thoughts and causing her to look behind her, covering her chest out of instinct.
Who she saw was a young man with red hair, which was tied in a low ponytail, and matching red eyes and wearing a police uniform.
"You should know full well that public nudity is an obscene offense!" the officer told her, a light blush on his face as he tried to not stare at the beautiful, naked woman. "Don't make me arrest you. I've caught you red-handed."
Haru's eyes widened when she immediately recognized the young man. A moment later, her face went back to being blank. "Hmph." she 'hmphed' as she stared him. "Like you have any room to lecture me." she remarked. "You used to go swimming naked in the ocean, remember?" she questioned.
Rin said nothing as he stared at the young woman in shock, his mouth slightly gaping open. "Wait..." he started to say. "Are you..." he trailed off. "Haru?!" he exclaimed in disbelief. "But why do you have legs?!"
"I'm can't use them very well right now." the ravenette told him, ignoring his question. "If you want me you leave, then you're going to have to carry me." she said coolly.
"Huh?!"
'As if I can bring myself to say that I wanted to see you again.'
What will I become when I grow up? Stepping up onto land and becoming a human... Doesn't sound that bad of an option when I'm older.
Finished. I hope you guts enjoyed it. Please let me know what you think about it in your reviews. I plan on making another chapter to the story, by the way. Until then!
