Chapter 3
The day they hanged out all day. Since it was Saturday. They went to the mall, the ice cream parlor and the notebook store (For Anio).
Once they settled at a café to eat, Hanon got up the courage and asked "Why do you hate Aoyama so much?"
Anio stopped drinking her smoothie. She sighed.
"It's because he broke my heart."
They all looked confused.
"It was when I was 11. I was visiting the South Atlantic and I wanted to see what land looked like. I went to a simple little place and sat down on a rock. I started singing and soon, my singing attracted Aoyama. He was fascinated by my tail and soon we started talking. He was lost; he had lost his way trying to get to his house. I helped him get back and every day he visited me. But one day he did not show up. I went to the place that we always met every day but he was not there. He never did show up. Soon I had to leave. And that is why I hate him."
"Maybe he moved?" suggested Hanon.
"No, he said to me if I move, I will tell you."
"Oh."
They did not talked about that subject again. On Monday, Anio was even madder. But then she got an idea. She did not tell anybody. After school, she told her friends to go on without her, she had forgotten something. (She now lives in the Pearl) what she actually did was wait till Aoyama went home and follow him. She did follow him and did not get caught.
She found out where he lived and when back to the Pearl. That night, near eight o'clock, she snuck out and swam in the ocean. She went to Aoyama's. Since Aoyama's room was next to ocean and he had a deck, she swam to the nearness rock and started singing the song that had lead him to her.
"Nanairo no kaze ni fukarete, tooi misaki wo mezashiteta
Aoyama was in his room when he heard the voice. Her voice. He stepped out on the deck and saw her.
"Yoake mae kikoeta MERODI sore wa totemo natsukashii uta
"Higashi no sora e to habataku toriachi Saa, takarajima ni nukeru chikamichi
"Nanatsu no umi no rakuen arashi no yoru no ato ni wa ai wo
tsutaerutame inochi ga mata umareru Nanatsu no kuni no MELODIA…"
Daremo ga itsuka wa koko wo tabidatsu hi ga kitemo"
Aoyama watched his dream girl singing the wonderful sing that brought them together.
Watashi wa wasurenia…"
He watched her swim up the deck.
"Hello."
She was apparently unhappy.
"What's the matter?" he asked.
"You broke my heart! That's what!" She shouted.
"How?" Aoyama asked, confused.
"You left me!"
her hands were on the deck and she then she tried to swim away but Aoyama caught her wrist.
"I did try to resist. I had to go."
She was now crying.
"You did not even say goodbye though, and you said you would."
"I'm sorry, I'm a jerk."
"I yes you are."
"Hey! You're supposed to tell me I'm not."
Anio laughed.
"I can still make you laugh though." Anio smiled.
Suddenly there came an older female voice from inside. "Aoyama, who are you talking to?"
"Oh no!" hissed Aoyama.
Anio had never seen him like this.
"Well, I'll see you." Anio slipped out of Aoyama's grip and disappeared into the water.
