Minoru was walking to school while thinking if Lillie was going to keep her promise to change his life to better. "What if she was lying" was going around his mind but he still decided to trust her words since after all she made him feel much better.
When Minoru arrived to school, the same old routine happened as always, getting bullied and teased around, but Minoru tried to endure it as much as he could.
When it was lunch time, Minoru decided to go to the bathroom first, but the bullies came to see him again and this time they punched him to the ground and started kicking him.
"Gaah! This is just getting annoying and unbearable. Stop that already!" Shouted a boy.
The bullies and even Minoru were surprised of the boys sentence so the bullies left and Minoru was lying on the ground with a bruised body.
Minoru then stood up and brushed the dust from his body while shaking like crazy. He looked if the boy was still there but he had left. This time Minoru just decided to go eat his food, but it was stolen and all of his belongings was scattered around the classroom and no one weren't picking them up.
"You know what, I'll just go meet Lillie at the port." Said Minoru in his mind.
Minoru then picked his stuff up and left the classroom and started running but the bullies tripped him, but Minoru just decided to ignore them and headed to the port.
When Minoru arrived there, he heard singing in the area where he met Lillie yesterday and headed over there.
When Minoru got there, a girl with pink hair was singing while sitting on the wooden planks.
"I-Is that y-you Lillie?" Asked Minoru.
The girl stopped her singing and looked towards Minoru while her eyes widened so she stood up and rushed to hug him.
"Yes, it's me." Answered Lillie while brushing Minorus hair with her hands.
After letting go of Minoru, she gave some food for him and they then started to eat.
"Y-You h-have a b-beautiful s-singing v-voice." Minoru said awkwardly.
"Aww, thank you." Thanked Lillie with a blush.
They then continued eating and after that Lillie stood up so Minoru decided to do the same.
"Are you sure you want to turn into a Merman? You're able to live much longer than a regular human." Asked Lillie to make sure if it was what Minoru wanted.
"Y-Yes, b-but how do you do that anyway?" Asked Minoru.
"By doing this." Lillie answeref as she grabbed Minoru from his cheeks and kissed him in the lips.
The kiss surprised Minoru and he started stuttering while blushing like crazy when Lillie stopped.
"W-W-W-What?!" Said Minoru as he placed his hands around his lips.
"Tee hee, from now on I'll take care of you no matter what happens." Lillie said while blushing happily.
"S-So how do I transform?" Asked Minoru while still blushing.
Lillie then explained how to do it and then transformed as a demostration and then she jumped to the water. Minoru then transformed too and succeeded, but lost his balance and fell to the water.
"Are you alright Minoru?" Asked Lillie with a concerned tone.
"Y-Yes, but my backpack is still up there." Answered Minoru.
"I'll get it for you." Lillie said.
She then jumped up and grabbed the bag and then jumped back to the water.
"Oh yeah, you should take your shirt off." Suggested Lillie.
"I-I'd rather not." Said Minoru as he looked down.
"Oh, understood." Said Lillie.
They then dived underwater and Lillie started going really fast but soon noticed that Minoru wasn't behind her so she decided to turn back and noticed that Minoru was having difficulties.
"Need any help Minoru?" Asked Lillie.
"N-No, I'll get this sooner or later." Answered Minoru.
"Don't be like that. Starting from today you can rely on me if you have difficulties so grab onto me from my shoulders." Explained Lillie.
"I-If you say so." Said Minoru.
Lillie then swam in front of Minoru who then grabbed her shoulders and they then headed towards Lillie's home.
When they arrived there, Minoru was shocked that they had arrived to a large castle.
"Ah, welcome back Princess." Said the guard from the left.
"He must be the boy that you've talked about alot." Said the other guard from the right.
"He is so please treat him kindly." Answered Lillie with a smile.
"P-P-PRINCESS?! Y-You're a princess!" Shouted Minoru with a shocked tone.
"That's right." Said Lillie with a smile.
After that they entered the castle where they meet Lillie's father.
"Father! I'm back!" Announced Lillie.
"Welcome back Lillie." Said the king at his throne.
The king then looked around but didn't see Minoru anywhere.
"Where's the young boy?" Asked the king with a confused tone.
"Huh? Umm, Minoru don't just hide behind me." Said Lillie.
"O-Okay." Said Minoru with a fearful tone.
Minoru then swam next to Lillie.
"Good day Minoru Aozora, I'm the ruler of Atladore, Bay Hamasaki." Said the king while smiling kindly.
"Ah. Umm, I-It's a p-pleasure t-to m-meet y-you K-King H-Hamasaki." Greeted Minoru with a timid tone.
"No need to be so honorific my boy. From this day on you're like an adopted son to me and in the future maybe even more." Said Bay.
"F-Father!" Said Lillie while blushing.
"Ba ha ha! Anyway, I shall call your guard." Said Bay whle laughing.
Bay then calls a young merman whi has blond hair and purple eyes.
"This is Reif. He's really friendly and always ready to do his job properly." Explained Bay.
Reif then swam towards Lillie and Minoru who then hid behind her.
"Uh, what's wrong sir Minoru?" Asked Reif awkwardly.
"Minoru's a bit shy since he's had a hard life so he hides behind me. Probably because he can trust me." Explained Lillie.
"Y-Yeah." Said Minoru.
Reif then took a pocket watch he had around his neck and gave it to Minoru.
"I-Is that for me?" Asked Minoru with a surprised tone.
"It is. I once found it in a shipwreck and decided to keep it." Explained Reif with a smile.
"Th-Thank you." Thanked Minoru.
Minoru then slowly reached out his hand to grab and then looked at it. The watch was still working.
"I-It's still working." Said Minoru with a surprised tone.
"Amazing right? We can use certain powers to keep the surface items dry so we can use them." Explained Reif.
"W-Wow!" Said Minoru with an amazed tone.
Suddenly the door from the right opens which frightenes Minoru and hugs Lillie for protection.
The mermaids that came from there were Lillie's sisters, Melody who had green hair and red eyes and Ruby who had red hair and red eyes.
"Sis, you've returned!" Said Ruby happily.
"Where's the boy you've talked alot?" Asked Melody.
"You scared him. Look how frightened he is." Answered Lillie with an angry tone.
"O-Oh." Said the two awkwardly.
Lillie then calms down Minoru by singing calmly and brushing his hair with her arms.
"Is he seriously that scared?" Asked Ruby.
"A-At l-least y-your p-parents h-have l-loved y-you t-three y-your e-entire l-live." Said Minoru while getting teary eyed.
"Wh-What?!" Shouted the two with shocked tones.
"E-Ever s-since I w-was b-born m-my p-parents h-haven't l-loved m-me a-at a-all s-since t-they w-wanted a-a g-girl a-and g-get f-famous. S-So w-when I w-was s-scared th-they n-never c-comforted m-me s-so I-I a-always h-had t-to e-endure i-it a-alone." Explained Minoru while clinging to Lillie.
"That's horrible! How could they treat you as if you're somekind of garbage." Said the two with angry tones.
"There there. You're now living with us which means that we'll take good care of you. Especially me." Explained Lillie while hugging Minoru.
"*Sniff* Thank you." Thanked Minoru with a really small smile.
After that Lillie and Reif decided to show around the castle.
When they arrived to area where everyone of the royal family sleeps, Minoru wanted to know where he sleeps.
"U-Um, wh-where am I going to sleep Lillie?" Asked Minoru curiously.
"You're going to sleep with me in my room." Answered Lillie with a smile.
"Wh-Wh-What! W-W-With you?" Responded Minoru with a deep blush.
"Yes, so if you wake up at night, I can comfort you." Explained Lillie.
"O-Okay. D-Do I have my own bed there then?" Asked Minoru.
"Y-You'll be sleeping with me in the same bed." Answered Lillie who was blushing too.
Hearing that made Minoru blush even more so now both of them were blushing.
"*Ahem* Should we move on?" Reif said suddenly.
"Oh, yes. I want to show an interesting room to you Minoru." Said Lillie.
"O-Ok." Said Minoru.
Lillie and Reif then took Minoru to a room that had no water in it so they had to transform to their normal human forms.
The room had an interesting pool in the middle and a girl with long orange hair was cleaning the pools edges. The girl had a pink dress, yellow eyes and she had a green hat on her head.
"Hiya Sapphire!" Greeted Lillie with a cheery tone.
"Oh hi there Lillie and Reif." Greeted Sapphire back.
"This boy is the one i've been talking about. His name is Minoru." Said Lillie while introducing Minoru.
"It's nice to meet you Minoru. I hope your life will be much more better here." Said Sapphire with a smile.
"Th-Thank you." Thanked Minoru.
Minoru then looked around the room. The room was really interesting looking, but the most interesting thing was the pool in the middle of the room.
"Wh-What's this pool here? I-It has to be important if it's in the center of the room." Asked Minoru curiously.
"It's a pool that let's us travel to different locations when you throw coins in it and it then makes a portal, but you have to travel to that location first." Explained Lillie.
"Is it possible to make a portal to normal water?" Asked Minoru.
"Yes." Answered Lillie.
"Have you used this Lillie?" Asked Minoru curiously.
"I've tried but it didn't work for me." Explained Lillie.
"I've tried it too but it didn't work." Said Reif.
"Umm, can I try?" Said Minoru.
"Of course." Lillie said while smiling.
Sapphire then took a coin from a bag and gave it to Minoru.
Minoru then walked towards the pool which then started to glow.
"Wh-What's happening?" Asked Minoru with a frightened tone.
"The pool must to be reacting to your precense." Answered Sapphire.
"M-My precense?" Said Minoru with a confused tone.
"The king told me that when the pool sences someone who can use it, it starts to glow for the first time. That means the pool has chosen you as it's user." Explained Sapphire.
"That's amazing, isn't it Minoru." Said Lillie with a smile.
"Y-Yeah." Minoru said with an awkward tone.
Minoru then tossed the coin to the pool and a portal appeared somewhere.
"U-Umm, c-could you go first Reif? If that's okay with you." Suggested Minoru.
"Of course." Reif said and walked to the pool.
Reif then jumped down from the pool and Lillie did the same.
When it was Minoru's turn, Sapphire gave a coin bag that he can use when they want to return and then jumped through the portal. When Minoru came to the other side he was launched through the air but luckily Lillie caught him.
"Th-Thanks." Thanked Minoru.
"I'm glad you didn't get hurt." Lillie said as she carefully dropped down Minoru.
"What is this building anyway?" Asked Reif while scratching his hair.
"Th-This is m-my school." Answered Minoru with a more sad tone.
"You mean your old school since you won't be attending anymore." Said Lillie while patting Minoru's head.
"G-Got it." Said Minoru.
They then turned around to see where they came from. It was a fountain which confused Reif.
"Why'd we come from a fountain?" Said Reif with a confused tone.
Lillie then steps on his foot.
"Ow! Ow! Ow! What was that for?" Reif asked in pain.
"Choose your words wisely when Minoru's around." Explained Lillie.
"O-Oh, s-sorry Minoru." Apologized Reif.
"I-It's alright. I-I can understand why it would be confusing." Said Minoru.
After that Minoru threw a coin in the fountain and a portal appeared back to the castle so the three jumped back.
"I-I'm hungry now." Minoru said as he heard his stomach grumbling.
"It's actually dinner time now so let's go." Lillie explained while smiling.
The three then head to the dining room, where Bay, his wife, Ruby and Melody were already waiting. Reif decided to next to the door.
"Evening Midoru, let me introduce to you my wife, Emerald." Bay said while introducing his wife.
"H-Hello!" Midoru greeted while bowing down.
"Aww, what a kind boy you are." Emerald said with a smile.
"You don't have bow down Midoru." Lillie said.
They then swam to their seats which were next to each other. Lillie decided to feed Minoru.
"Midoru say 'Aah'." Lillie said while taking her fork towards Midoru.
"Eh?! B-B-But I-I-I c-can e-eat b-by myself." Midoru said while blushing.
"*Chuckle* Lillie seems to have taken a liking towards you Midoru." Emerald said while giggling.
Midoru then just decided to eat the food that Lillie fed to him when he suddenly started to cry.
"Eh? M-Midoru, why are you crying? Did I offend you somehow?" Lillie asked with a concerned tone.
Midoru then wipes the tears away with his hands.
"*Sniff* N-No, y-you didn't. I-I m-must crying tears of joy." Minoru said with a bright smile.
"Minoru, you're smiling." Lillie said happily.
"H-Huh? Y-You're right." Minoru said while placing his hand on top of his mouth.
They then continued eating and after that it was time to go to sleep so Lillie grabbed Minoru's hand and headed to their room.