1- Ann, thanks a lot!
2- YGO!Zexal is not mine!
3- Sorry for any mistakes...
4- This is a "Little Mermaid style".
5- Hope someone enjoy it!
The wind blew slowly, moving the treetops around, creating a rustle of leaves. The Sun raised up unconquerable in the sky and the clouds slid through the wild blue yonder carefree, almost lazily. Some birds were flying in search of food, while others just sat on their nests, watching people from the coastal city that was there.
The streets were made of stone and it was in constant movement; women walking with their children, men carrying boxes of vegetables and fish for the market-place that adorned the walkways, and of course, children. They ran everywhere, screaming, laughing. That was the routine life of that little town built on the edge of the sea.
Far away, in a place where the ocean was calm and the sand as white as snow, a trio of friends was playing throwing water at each other.
The salt water was very cold, but they were so focused on having fun that they didn't complained.
One of the friends, the larger and more robust, sat down in the wet sand, stretching, saying he was tired. Then the only girl of the group also came out of the water, trying to dry the tip of her green hair. Only one boy was in the sea, sitting on a rock while the waves pushed him.
"Come on Yuma, it's late, we need to go!"
Said the teen standing up, removing the sand that was stuck in his shorts.
"Listen to Tetsuo, you don't want your grandmother mad again, huh?"
Kotori smiled, wearing a pair of slippers.
The boy with red eyes and spiked hair crossed his arms, refusing to leave.
"Go ahead, I'll stay a little longer!"
"Yuma... "- the girl sighed - "Ok... We'll see you at home later then..."
She knew she wouldn't be able to convince the Tsukumo to leave the sea... They had known each other since childhood and that was why Kotori knew the passion that the boy harbored by the ocean.
It was as if he considered those waters as a second home, getting to spend hours on the beach just watching the movement of the waves.
Tetsuo and Kotori were gone, leaving Yuma behind.
The boy swam to a rock, sitting on top of it, getting to see several seagulls that were probably in search for food.
The sun shone brightly, and there was when the boy saw something very strange coming out of the sea.
It was a kind of a bluish tail. Too long to be a normal fish, but too short to belong to a whale or a larger animal. Yuma's eyes widened when he could see the fantastic creature better.
It was a being that many people claimed to not exist. Something that can only be found in books and fairy tales.
"A... Mermaid...?"
Yuma leaned forward, wanting to confirm what his eyes had seen. However, as in a magic trick, the creature disappeared into the deep ocean, diving in the dark waters.
A wave hit the Tsukumo's feet and he let out the breath he was holding all the time.
~xxxx*xxxx~
"I'm telling you, I saw it!"
Exclaimed Yuma.
"Yeah, and I saw the Easter bunny, moreover, he leave a chocolate bar to you"
Akari replied, tired of all this talk about "mermaid". The girl ignored his younger brother who insisted on telling that absurd story.
"Listen Yuma... I guess you haven't been eating right and now you are having hallucinations... Grandma will be worried"
The boy clenched his fists, frustrated that the other didn't believe on his word.
"Akari, can you at least hear me?"
She sighed, resting his hand on the kitchen table.
"...Okay, talk"
The red eyes glowed filled with hope.
"So yesterday I went to the beach with Kotori and Tetsuo, we played and after they were gone I sat on a rock. That was when I saw it!"
Akari chuckled, looking at the little one.
"Let's eat, today I made shrimp."
Yuma once again got annoyed.
"...I'll prove it! You will see! "
And the boy ran out from the front door, not hearing Akari screaming his name.
~xxxx*xxxx~
During five days the Tsukumo sat on the beach, staring at the horizon, waiting for some mermaid to appear through the sea waters.
His grandmother visited him every morning to bring food and company. The first two days the lady tried to convince the boy to go home and forget all that nonsense, but she soon realized that the determination of her grandson crossed barriers.
Akari had gone to the beach once. The girl was feeling guilty, but after a long talk with the teen she eventually agreed to deposit a vote of confidence in Yuma.
Kotori and Tetsuo stood beside the Tsukumo every day until the time they went to school. Both understood the boy's reasons and supported him unconditionally, even though Kotori secretly wished Yuma gave up and return to normal life.
For five long and almost tortuous days Yuma sat on the white sand. His body ached and a growing dizziness took hold of his senses, until one night the teen's eyes closed and he fell prone, being dragged by the waves to the seafloor.
Hope someone liked it... So, this is something kinda weird... But I just can't ignore it xD
Review please? o/