Chapter 1.
Another day, a new town, same old songs on the radio.
My name is Sarada Uchiha, I'm moving to somewhere new with my dad.
it's a nice little village near a beautiful beach, still sucks compared to my original home in my opinion.
My father, Sasuke Uchiha, is a painter. a very succesful one at that.
he's been in a bit of a slump lately so he thought moving to somewhere with a nice view would spur his inner artistic feel.
I hate this, I never wanted to move here, I didn't want to leave all my friends! aaaah this sucks this sucks this sucks!
...But saying that out loud would just make him upset, I know how much he loves art, but ever since, "that", he's been obsessed with it.
everytime I speak with him he talks with an empty voice that grinds my gears.
I don't want to stress him out, but i'm still just so mad and sad!
Here we are, it's a neat house, might be bigger than the other one...
this is the first time i moved to somewhere new, sometimes we go visit grandpa and grandma in dad's old home town but we only stay there for a few weeks.
I'm gonna have to live in this house from now on...
dad tells me to pick up a few boxes and carry them into the house, they're really heavy but I can still take it.
Once we finished I immediatly lie down, that was harder than i thought! dad asks if I want to take a break, hmm...honestly I do but leaving him with all this work...
he pats me on the head.
"Don't worry, i can handle the rest. Go ahead and explore a little."
He smiles, but it's a fake smile, I can tell.
Nevertheless, I put on some lighter clothes and go down to the beach nearby.
It's really warm and sunny in this village, which is strange considering it's almost fall.
The sand is so soft and so warm, it's nice to have a beautiful place like this nearby, but i'm still so anxious.
Will i like this new town? will this town like me? what kind of people are here? am i gonna get along with the others at school?
I miss ChoCho and Sumire already...
I sit down at the end of the pier and watch the waves flowing.
flowing...
flowing...
flowing some more...
"Yawn~!" this is getting boring.
I get up to go back home- !?
I- I slipped!
Wait wait wait! I can't swim! I can't swim!
It's getting hard to breathe, no matter how much I swing my arms I just keep sinking!
Somebody, Anybody!
Please...Hel...p...
...
...K-
"COUGH!" "GACK!" *pant* *pant*
I-I'm alive? I'm alive! Oh thank goodness...
"Hey, you OK?"
"Huh?"
I look up to see a boy with ocean blue eyes, blonde hair that reminds me of bananas and, uhm, a fish tail.
I must have fallen into a coma, or maybe i'm just dreaming, yes that's it.
I just fell asleep after helping out dad, this is just a weird dream.
"Heeey, are. you. O. K? you're just standing around looking all blank like."
"Wait- did you turn braindead?!"
"Braindead? of course not, you idiot! I wouldn't be alive if my brain was dead!"
"Jeez, it's just an expression...good to know you're not though."
...*Pinch*
"Ow ow ow! what the hell are you doing?!"
"Just confirming wheter this is a dream or not, your skin feels real, and slimey...ew."
Owch! the fish boy starts pinching me back!
"You're not dreaming! and even if you were people usually pinch yourself to confirm that!"
"Or, atleast that's what Shikamaru says."
I slap his hands away and rub my cheeks.
"Hey, what are you?"
"Rude, don't you mean who are you?"
"Fine, who and what are you?"
The fish boy puts on an annoying grin and points to himself with his thumb.
"I'm Boruto Uzumaki! merman and future prince of Konoha coral!"
"and i gotta be honest, it's not nice to meet you."
"First of, same goes for you, secondly, I'm Sarada."
A prince? Konoha coral? what is he saying? this place is called Konoha village, right?
and on top of that-
Merman. how. isn't that just a thing out of a fairy tale!?
"A you're going blank again, something definitely happened when you drowned there."
"I'm just thinking right now, I mean, how is this actually happening? merman and mermaids aren't real!"
"Yeah they are."
"Are not!"
"Are so!"
"Not!"
"So!"
"Not!"
"So!"
"Not!"
"So!"
..."I guess they are."
"You're seriously annoying, y'know!"
"I save your life and all I get is a petty squabble about nothing!"
"Saved my life? Oh, right. I fell from the pier."
"Thanks for saving me, I guess."
" "I guess"?! jeez, maybe mom was right, you humans are just a bunch of brutes."
"Ugh..."
"Hm, what is it now?"
"Nothing nothing..."
getting angry when someone mentions the word "mom"? get yourself together Sarada! you're not like dad...you're not like dad...
"Ah crap! the sun is setting, mom will get angry if i don't get home soon..."
"Bye, Sarada, hope I never gotta see your annoying face again!"
"Same goes for your bratty visage!"
he jumps into the ocean and makes a splash.
I should be getting home too, how will explain my attire though...
As i get home, I notice dad sleeping on the couch.
It's been a long day, I put a blanket on him and head upstairs to check out my new room.
It's neat i guess, there is still alot of stuff to unpack.
My bed, desk and wardrobe are here so it's comfy enough to sleep tonight, I think.
Uuugh, I still miss my home! today was awful, No way i'm gonna get used to this place...I still can't believe it, mermaids and merman are real.
what's next, witches are real? unicorns are real? fairies are real?
It's no use, I still can't wrap my head around all this.
I'm going to bed...