I had been living in Mineral Town for two years now. I had given up my old ways as a Phantom Thief for a new lifestyle. I made friends and people liked me there. Unlike when I used to steal. People aren't afraid of me anymore, but respect is something that takes much longer to gain. At least in here in Forget-Me-Not Valley, people did not respect me. I was and still am quite the hit with the ladies though. Anyway, I was tired of Mineral Town and I almost missed this old valley. That's how I ended up here.

It was a cold, yet clear summer night in Forget-Me-Not Valley. I was back visiting my old friend Daryll. He was my age, 25, and still unmarried, like myself. You may be thinking that's still young, but from what I know, he has never even had a steady girlfriend. He used to help me back in my days of thievery. Lending me money when I was in a pinch or giving me an alibi the night of a robbery. The least I could do was pay him a visit.

I slowly walked to his house so I could take in the scenery. As I mentioned before, people still aren't too fond of me. I got many dirty looks from people in the valley. Rock yelled, "Hey, Phantom Skye! Kiss my ass!" He even spat towards me. I guess they didn't know I completely turned over a new leaf. Of course it got to me but, I just ignored them and turned the other cheek, as they say.

When I finally got to Daryll's house it looked old and run down. I didn't think anything of it, I just knocked on the door. A man I didn't recognize opened the door.

"Hello there, sir. Does Daryll still live here?" I asked politely.

The man just stared at me in shock until he finally said, "S-Skye?" "Yes, that is I. I know I'm notorious, but can you just please tell me where Daryll moved?" I replied.

"Skye! Its me! Daryll!" Daryll smiled.

Daryll? Could this be him? He used to be handsome, a charmer with the ladies! Almost as smooth-talking as me! This new man had wrinkles and worry lines. This Daryll appeared to not have shaved or showered in at least three days. His hair, a mess of short black tangles. He looked thin and frail. Color even began fading into white at the roots. His glasses cracked. He wore a torn apart lab coat with stains and creases. Even his eyes that used to be shining were dull and faded. This man looked like a mad scientist! But, it was him.

"Daryll, of course! Sorry, I didn't recognize you for a second.. heh." I laughed, playing it off.

"Well, come in! You haven't aged a day! I have to show you something spectacular!" Daryll grinned excitedly.

His house was an absolute disaster. I'm not one to judge, but I don't believe it was healthy to live in those conditions. There was broken glass and what looked to be like potions scattered all over the floor. Machines were broken and covered with spider webs. Windows and walls were cracked, some held together messily with duck tape. Crumbs from food served as food to rats that ran around at our feet. I was disgusted and only wanted to help my distressed friend.

"Okay, show me.." I insisted.

"Down here!" Daryll said walking down the stairs to the basement.

"Alright.." I said unsure. Each stair cracked and made creaking noises under my weight.

"You aren't going to kidnap me are you heh?" I laughed, nervously.

"Of course not, idiot!" Daryll shouted.

"Come look, Skye!"

I looked down into a small bathtub in the basement. There was a mermaid floating at the top! She was asleep but she was the most gorgeous creature I have ever seen! Her long hair floated on top of the water. She had the longest eyelashes I had ever seen on a women.

"W-What is she? Why is such a beautiful maiden doing in a bathtub?" I gasped.

"I found her, injured on the beach, I took her in, and I take care of her. Isn't she beautiful?" He gazed.

"Yes, shes lovely."

"You stay here. I need to get her medicine. She will be waking up soon." Daryll walked upstairs.

Suddenly, the mermaid woke up. Her eyes fluttered open to reveal bright purple orbs. She looked at me and screamed.

"Shhh, my lovely maiden! No need to be afraid! I won't harm you!"

"W-Who are y-you?" She stuttered.

"My name is Skye. I'm the Prince of the Stars. What is your name, gorgeous?" I winked.

"L-Leia.." Leia gave me a weird look.

"Beautiful. Just like you." I smiled and leaned down to kiss her hand. Leia seemed somewhat unfazed by my charm so I gave her a wink. She giggled a tiny bit, probably just for my amusement, now that I think about it.

'I still got it!' I thought, smiling.

"Actually, I think Daryll has told me about you," Leia leaned on the edge of her bathtub and placed her arms on the glass. She gave me a closer look, up and down. "Yeah, you are that phantom thief, right?"

"No, no more, darling. I gave up thievery for a more civilized life, in Mineral Town." I explained.

The mermaid gave a small chuckle and bit the tip of her finger. Leia looked into my eyes and you could feel the connection. I don't think I have ever experienced this with a women before. I started to feel butterflies in my stomach and sparks seemed to fly inside my brain. This girl took my breath away. Daryll, unfortunately, ran downstairs and interrupted our intimate moment.

"Ah, Leia, you are awake. I see you met Skye." Daryll said.

"Oh yes! He is quite the charmer!" Leia said half-sarcastically. I smiled to myself and blushed. I turned my attention to the floor.

"Hm, he sure is." Daryll glared at me. The tension in the basement suddenly rose.

"Alright, well it's time for me to go! Nice seeing you, Daryll and I will see you soon, my dear, Leia." I smirked, kissing Leia on the cheek. My lips collected the water off of her soft cheeks, leaving them moist. Leia giggled and her face reddened. She twirled a strand of her green hair around her finger. Daryll just grunted.

"Until tomorrow.." I whispered in my sexiest possible voice into her ear. Leia bit her lip as I walked upstairs. I could feel the four eyes staring at me as I continued up the noisy stairs. Leia's eyes were soft and gentle, while Daryll's were filled with remorse and jealousy. It was so out of character from the man I used to know. Daryll didn't even say goodbye as I exited his laboratory.

The next night I came back and visited Daryll. Well, mostly I came to see Leia. This continued for a week. Everyday I came in the night to visit her. Each day we only got a slight amount of time alone together, thanks to Daryll's many interruptions. Every day of the week we grew closer and learned more about each other.

We had known each other for eight days now and I wanted to get her a gift. She said she loved fish. So, I decided to catch a fish for her. I went down to the beach at sunset with a fishing pole and some bait. The only problem was, well I've never fished before. I was one of those guys who would rather buy a fish from the supermarket rather than getting my hand dirty.

After over an hour of tedious fishing and even falling in the pitch black, freezing water I finally felt a tug! I pulled and pulled until there was a fish laying on its side in the sand. It was only about 6 inches. I breathed out heavily, annoyed. It was better than nothing.

I walked to Daryll house to find Daryll, of course, downstairs with Leia. He was seated beside the tank on a wooden chair.

"Uhm, Daryll, can we have a moment?" I asked.

"Ugh, sure.." Daryll sighed, annoyed. He pushed the chair out from under him and threw it aside.

"Hello, Skye." Leia smiled.

"Hello, beautiful." I smirked, doing a hair flip to push my bangs out of my eyes.

"You smell like.. fish." Leia gave me a confused look as she noticed my clothes were wet. My hair had almost dried, but wasn't combed as it usually was and felt slightly frizzy.

"Yeah.. I-It's a long story. Here you go, Leia." I grinned, holding out the miniature fish.

"Thank you, Skye." Leia gasped. Leia giggled and picked up the tiny fish from my palms. I noticed almost every time Leia acknowledged me she said my name. I loved hearing those words out of her mouth. Her voice was angelic.

She hugged me from inside the bathtub. Her body was cold and wet, but I didn't mind. My clothes were already soaked from the sea. I coiled my arms around her also.

"Leia.. Does Daryll hold you captive here? Can you leave anytime you want or-" I started.

"No, Skye. Daryll is really, uhm, sweet once you get to know him. He yells a lot, yes, and gets frustrated easily, but he is a good guy. He takes care of me."

"Oh, why would he yell at you?" I asked, concerned.

"Well because I like you.. and not him." Leia blushed. Before I could say anything else Daryll was running downstairs. The stairs cracked underneath his feet.

"What? Y-You don't love me? AFTER ALL I DID FOR YOU?" Daryll shouted.

"Daryll, listen-" I tried to explain.

"No. Skye, leave." Daryll said, sternly.

"Goodbye, love!" Leia yelled. I quickly grabbed her shoulders and kissed her lips. As much as I wanted to prolong the peck, it couldn't last. It was swift and quick. Her lips were moist and very soft. A bolt of electricity seemed to shoot through me. I sighed as we parted and I ran upstairs. I gave her one last look in the eyes, she seemed sad. Her normally energetic and glowing eyes were dull. I ran upstairs trying to escape Daryll's wrath, but I heard footsteps following me.

"Skye!" Daryll screamed.

"What?" I asked, innocently.

"I found her! She should be in love with me. Not YOU." Daryll shouted.

"I'm sorry, but she loves me." I said, quietly.

"Not for long. She will learn to love me. You are never aloud in this house again!"

"But-" I protested.

"Go." Daryll commanded.

I left the house, well I left for now. I would be back. I would find a way to save Leia and take her away from that mad scientist. She was too naive and kind to see the evil in people. At one in the morning Daryll finally went upstairs and went to bed. I watched him through his bedroom window. After he was sound asleep I went around the house to the basement window. There was Leia looking gorgeous as ever.

I broke the window and to my surprise Leia didn't even look my way! I walked closer and I saw she had headphones on extremely loud. She was bobbing her head to the music with her eyes closed.

"Leia?" I whispered. I said her name many times until finally she opened her eyes.

"Ahh! Skye! You-" Leia screamed, but I cut her off.

"Sorry I had to do this to you, gorgeous, but I don't want Daryll to hear us being so loud.. maiden chick beam fire!" I sighed.

"W-What.. " Leia started, then she froze and fell backwards into her tub.

"Shit.." I whispered. I wasn't one to usually swear, but this was a serious situation. I didn't want the mad scientist to hear us especially. "I'm sorry, princess."

I dipped my arms in the tub and scooped up the mermaid. I picked Leia up bridal style and hugged her wet body.

"Skye? Why can't I move?" Leia screamed.

"You will be able to soon, beautiful." I whispered in her ear.

"Okay.. So where are you taking me, Skye?" Leia tried to giggle, still unable to move. She was so amazing. I just froze her and she was still laughing. Her giggle rang in my ears and I couldn't help but smile.

"Wherever you would like to go, darling." I climbed back out the broken window with Leia in my arms. When she saw the starry night and gasped, it was the first time she had been out in probably three weeks.

"You are even more gorgeous in the moon light. You dazzle me." I smiled.

"Thank you, Skye. Your hair sparkles better in the moonlight too." Leia laughed. It was the first time I heard her laugh out loud. It sounded like the most amazing music to my ears. I leaned down and kissed the green haired girl in my arms. Finally, I could kiss Leia passionately without worrying about Daryll. Her lips were sweet and they felt perfect against mine. We pulled back and opened our eyes.

"So, where are we going, Skye?" Leia asked, wrapping her arms tighter around my back.

"I know a beautiful place, with water." I pulled the mermaid closer in my arms.

I walked in the cold night through town. Luckily, not one soul was wandering around as I'm sure they would be shocked to see the phantom thief carrying a mermaid. I walked up the path that led to Goddess Pond. The sparkling water caught Leia's attention right away and I think if if I hadn't been holding her, she would have jumped in. I gently set her down in the pond making a small splash as she went underneath. The water seemed to glow under the moon. Leia surfaced and swam to the edge where I sat.

"It's wonderful." Leia smiled that genuine smile I loved.

"Like you, darling."

"Oh, shh! You are so cheesy!" Leia giggled, giving me a quick peck in the lips. She had to push herself out of the pond and I leaned forward. Our eyes met and butterflies raged inside me. I stared right into Leia's eyes and from that moment on I knew, I found her. I found the girl of my dreams.

So, long time no see! Sorry about my long leave from the fan fiction world. I should be back with a lot more one-shots, chapters in stories, and new stories very soon! I've practically vanished from the online world, but I'm sorting through everything and really realized I just needed some time for relaxation! (:

As you probably noticed, this is just a revision of an old work of mine! (I think from about a year ago..) Anyway, I hope you enjoyed this version! Please review, PM, whatever you have to offer! (: xx

Thanks for reading~