As I swam slowly through the water, fiddling with Luka's necklace, I thought to myself quietly.
Is it really the right thing to do? This human, even if he did hurt her, was important to Luka. Is it right for me to kill the one she loves so much?
This must be what they call 'second thoughts'. I felt a shiver run through my body, as I heard Luka's terrified voice ring in my ears. "I Can't! I Love Him!" But Luka... was he worth it? Was he truly so precious to you, that you even died for him? Even though it was a nearly one-sided love fuelled only by hope? Was he so important, that you would make other people grief to keep him alive?
No.
This was that human's entire fault. Making Luka fall for him, then crushing her without even realising it until it was too late.
No.
Justice will be served, and I will avenge my sister. No matter what I have to do.
In the middle of my fury, I wasn't aware of where I was going, and rather awkwardly bumped into someone.
"Ow-" I mumbled under my breath, though it didn't really hurt at all. What I had run into was another young maid with a mass of green hair. That was all I saw, anyway. "Sorry, I didn't mean to run into you," I said, bowing apologetically, only to glance up and find her in a hysterical fit.
"Aaah! Oh no, oh no, oh no!" she gasped, suddenly diving.
'What's wrong?' I thought, tilting my head to watch the maid, until I saw what she had dived for. A few bottles containing liquids were descending into a trench beneath them, and fast. The stranger dashed around frantically, trying to catch all of the sinking vials, but it was obvious she couldn't carry them and then move quickly enough to get the others.
Acting on impulse, I dove as well, and with a single flick of my tail I had managed to reach the last few bottles, and grabbed them before they could sink any further.
"Thank you so much!" the stranger maid said as I swam up to her. She seemed relieved to have the bottles safe. I wondered what was inside them? They all had a sort of... glow? Maybe it was just my eyes. Yeah, probably.
"It's fine," I said, giving the maid a friendly smile. "It was my fault that you dropped them in the first place, so it was only right that I'd help you."
"Ah, no no, that was my fault entirely. If I weren't so clumsy, I wouldn't have let them drop. So thank you again for your help!" she exclaimed, bowing quickly, until she realised that the bottles were slipping again.
"Gah! This is hopeless, I'm never going to be able to carry anything back without breaking them at this point," the maid sighed, hanging her head. She gladly took the bottles I had held, and bowed her head. "Well, I'll be off then! Thanks again for helping me!"
I shook my head, smiling softly and stifling a giggle as she yet again fumbled and nearly dropped another bottle. Poor lady, I better help. I was curious of the bottles contained anyway. Glowing liquids are always worth studying. Swimming back up to her, I tapped her shoulder, causing her to jump with surprise and nearly dropped the bottles yet again.
"Miss, that's a lot of bottles, are you sure your able to carry them all?" I asked, concerned. She was holding at least ten vials of liquids in her hands, so it was obvious she needed help. Shaking her head quickly, the maid waved her hand dismissively and smiles.
"No, I'm fine, it's okay. Thank you for asking though!" She turned away, but the motion caused a vial already teetering on the edge of her arm, to tilt every so slightly over and cascaded downwards into the depth again. She cursed, but I kicked my tail, swooping down through the water and catching it. Not saying a word, though my exasperated expression should have told enough, I went up the maid and took half of the bottles from her hands. She threw me a look of surprise, then relief and nodded happily.
"T-Thank you…" she breathed, her shoulders slouching slightly. Holding the strange vials, I swum alongside the girl.
"So, what brings you here? Usually most people don't like staying around… you know..." she mumbled awkwardly, looking around at the barren and long-dead reefs beneath them. True, it wasn't the most eye-catching place to be, but it was definitely the quietest and the calmest, even if from time to time it did make me nervous being there.
"Oh, I just needed some time to think." I was happy when she didn't pry, but asked another questions instead.
"Oh, something must have happened, eh?" She smiled at me with sympathetic eyes, and I smiled back, a little sadly perhaps, but happy to see that she cared.
"By the way, what's your name?" the maid asked suddenly.
"Oh, sorry. I forgot my manners. My name is Rin. It's nice to meet you."
"Rin, what a lovely name. It's very nice to meet you too. My name is Gumi."
Ohohohohohohoh~ A new character! (Even if she is minor) :) Hope you liked this chapter! Jen and I worked hard on it, Mostly Jen xD
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