If I could

Kairi's Pov

As the sun set over the horizon, painting the sky with vibrant reds and oranges, I look out to the ocean. The beautiful picture in the sky reflected on the water's surface. This alluring scene only brought up more feelings that had been hiding ever since I met him. He made me yearn for the unknown; I wanted so badly to go with him that day, to see the world with him. But I have ties here on land, my friends and family and the responsibilities that all come with it. Sadly I am no longer a child, and I cannot afford to go off on a whim, leaving everything I've come to know behind.

My heart wants to leave this place, leave it all behind. And for what promise a better life? All of my friends live here, there are so many timeless memories and experiences that I could never leave behind. So even if I wanted to leave I could not. Call me a coward if you will, if it's out of self pity or, its I'm just afraid I might get hurt. I'll never know for sure, but one thing is certain I will always be part of his world.

2 years ago

A young girl of 16 was taking a walk along the beach, but something seemed off, just a day earlier a large tropical storm had hit the coastline. Its effect reached far inland and wreaked havoc on the surrounding homes. Broken branches and trees were scattered every which way across the beach. The drift wood seemed out of place amongst the large and cumbersome rubble from the storm. It looked like the sea had spit up its depths onto the land, and then some. Before the storm a neighborhood stood where now flattened piles of wood and pipes now lay, among that wreckage once was the girls family home, everything was gone. Multiple stories about the after effects of the storm plagued the news. Stories about missing people, lost members of other families, and how it had affected the people were frequent reminders of the destruction.

Kairi was one of these victims; although her family remained unharmed she could not say that about her future. The storm had taken not only her home but it had blown away the period of peace that she had once enjoyed.

It only seemed like a few hours ago she had been spending the day with her family down town, next thing she hears a police officer franticly telling her father to take them to the nearest shelter. It was only when she reached it did Kairi learn that a big storm was going to hit the coast line. One day after and the news still had not yet set in, not until recently reality set in for her. The devastation…the destruction…the panic, all caused by a storm, to her it was the makings of a nightmare.

As she walked along the now devastated coastline, Kairi noticed the small frame of a boy jammed under two fallen trees.

Kairi's Pov

I gasped `could he be one of the missing people the news was talking about? ` My heart is racing as I rushed to help him. There's no way I'm just going to walk away this time! I tell myself. `This time I can do something…at least I hope I can`

This was going to be hard, but I was running out of time so I could not hesitate. With that thought adrenalin rushed through me and through sheer will power I managed to push both trees of the boy, but what I saw was far from human. The so called "boy" had a fish tail. I had heard stories about these kinds of creatures in books, I hardly, no I did NOT believe them. If my memory serves me right this creature was called a merperson.

"What the…" I manage to stutter out "they aren't supposed to exist…this can't be real!?" I begin to back up, but my foot gets caught and the back of my head bumps painfully into a nearby tree. I can't stop staring at him, to put it bluntly, he is downright gorgeous. My heart speeds up in my chest and I feel my cheeks begin to heat up "but…but" It seems I can't from words "He can't be real, he just can't! Am I seeing things…"

I kneel down to get a closer look at his fish tail, it looks so shiny, this boy looks like he came from another world, and I just can't comprehend that. Suddenly the boy comes to, this surprises me and I trip and my back hits another tree. "Ow…when did a tree get there?" I can hear a faint chuckling and I look over in the boy's direction. I'm met with the most amazing eyes I have ever seen. His were as deep as the ocean, but they seemed to house certain sadness, like he has seen more that anyone his age should.

"Humans sure are interesting" he remarks to himself, this snaps me back to reality, and I realize I had been staring.

"Um…hello there" I start, `that's the best thing I can think to say` okay okay, calm down, there's nothing to be nervous about. Just give him your name. "My names Kairi, what's yours?" I try again attempting to get the mystery guy to talk.

"I prefer not to give my name to strangers" he replies coldly, looking away not meeting my gaze. I take a step towards him and he shoots me a death glare as to say 'come any closer and I'll kill you' I take another step as to challenge him, he tries to escape back into the ocean. He shakily tries to get up but his arms give out on him and he falls to the ground with a painful grunt. At this point I noticed that he seemed to have a hard time breathing.

"Hey…are you okay?" I slowly approached him, the boy tries to move away again but this time he can't. He is breathing harder now, and his face looks pale.

"To..much..air.." I heard him whisper, he struggles to stay counches "…lost to much..e-energy" the boy goes limp. I panicked, turning him over to check for any injuries I discover a large gash across his chest, although it looks like it almost had healed, the gash looked painful all the same. 'What happened to him…' I think to myself, I'd better find shelter for him and fast. I Look around me, and spot a small cave that the storm had uncovered, its covered in moss and seaweed, so it almost blends into the scenery, 'good enough' I try and pick him up but I can't, so I half drag him to the small opening. On one of the sides there was a small pond of water about thigh deep, I gently submerged him in the small pond what I saw next amazed me.

The water began glowing and the color in his face came back, it seemed like it was healing him. Realizing that I couldn't help him anymore than I already had, I left the cave. Covering the entrance with a stone and other debris, so that no one finds him.

As I left the beach the only thing I could think about was him, was he going to be okay? I had been gone long enough and my family was probably worried about me, so without another thought I Ran back to the temporary shelter that I call home for now.

Ikrau here, Happy Holidays everyone!

This is my first attempt at a Sokai Fanfic so don't expect much, I have the rest of the story written in one of my notebooks so let me know if you guys want to read more. And please R&R it really helps :D Till next time.