Sorry everyone with the long waiting. It's really hard for me since I don't have much time. But I'm glad I have fans to this story. Never knew something childish such as Mermaid Melody would do great in a crossover with something as mature as Bleach. Please bear withme since I need some thinking to do with the story with the fact that they're totally different manga. Bleach being shonen with Pichi being a really girly shojo.
Anyways here's to you! The new chapter.
Soul Society
The sky was clear blue and the sun was shining. The Soul Society was in its usual busy day. Every shinigami was busy, especially the small prodigy captain, Toshirou Hitugaya. His office desk was filled with paper work that needed to be done and tilted his chair with his foot and looked at the window thinking about the Winter War he had just fought in. The Espada were powerful enemies indeed. Although the captain couldn't help but think, he usually thought that they all knew Aizen was going to betray them anyway, considering how cynical he was. All of them just wanted power or some kind of place to be accepted. Then he thought about Ichigo Kurosaki, the Substitute Shinigami, along with his friends, was the one who went to Hueco Mundo first to retrieve his friend Orihime Inoue without the Soul Society's permission. Nothing could hold that shinigami back.
"Kurosaki... heh? ...Eh? Uwah!" The small captain had tilted his chair too much and lost his balance. He had fallen onto the floor which had caused some of the books on his bookshelf to fall as well. The books had fallen on top of him covering his small body. He manged to pop out of the pile and get off it.
"Damn. This isn't like me to do something like this. I'm a captain for Pete's sake." He got off and picked up some the books puting them back. Unfortunately, he couldn't put some of the books back in their place because the shelf was too high. He sighed and put he books in a pile, he then notices a strange book in his pile. It was weird, the book was blue and looked like a foreign fairy tale book, like those he saw in bookstores in the real world. The employees always suggested him to buy one of those books since he looked like a, er... child. But why would he have one here in his office? As he picked up the book, he looked at it closely and it looked pretty old. It did have kanji on it which meant he could read it. The title read: "The Seven Kingdoms of the Seven Seas".
"What the...?" he questioned to himself out loud. The seven oceans of the World of the Living perhaps...?
It was weird for a book like this to even be within his collection of books. He had received books as gifts and there were even some he didn't even bother to read. But where did this one come from? It sure was strange. He opened the book and saw a picture of a woman, but she had the tail of a fish. A weird creature. Is it human? Or some other creature? Could have Kurotsuchi-taichocould have created? That weird man could do anything with that fetish of experimenting... he thought. He found himself reading the book.
There are seven kingdoms in the seven seas of the world. In each of these seas, the kingdoms are ruled by a mermaid princess. These kindomsare filled with many mermaids as well.
"Mer...maid? Is that what that creature is called?" he asked himself.
Each mermaid princess holds a pearl that they must protect with their lives. The princess of the North Pacific holds a pink pearl. The princess of the South Pacific holds a yellow pearl. The princess of the North Atlantic holds a green pearl. The princess of the South Pacific holds an aquamarine pearl. The princess of the Artic holds an Indigo pearl. The princess of the Antartic holds a purple pearl. The princess of the Indian Sea holds an orange pearl. All the princesses were born out of these pearls. These pearls also hold a special power of the princesses. It's power can also be used in combat. Without them, the princesses are powerless and tone-deaf. The pearls also hold their beautiful tones in which they can sing. The songs that they sing usually come from their hearts with a deep meaning to it. Once the pearls are together, they can be used to summon the goddess of the Seven Seas...
"Taicho! I'm back" A woman's voice yelled.
The captain turned to see his Lieutenant captain, Rangiku Matsumoto. "Oh it's you Matsumoto." he responded plainly. The luitenent looked happy as she was looking out the door.
"Taicho. I just came back from the world of the living~! I was wondering if I could keep all these new things I have bought in your office." She brought a bunch of colored bags with the names of stores.
"Oi! Matsumoto. Uwah!?" She had just happily dropped her hundred shopping bags on top of her captain. He managed to crawl out of the pile of shopping bags. With his eyebrows up in curiosity, the captain noticed one of the dropped bags on the floor had let out a small pocket-sized book. He picked it up and noticed it had a similar picture to the book he was reading.
"What is it Taicho? Something wrong?" Rangiku had asked.
"What is this?" he asked.
"Oh that! There is a certain underwater theme in the store this month. It came with one of the shirts I bought. Cute isn't it? The story's called "The Little Mermaid" by an English author, what was his name? You'll see it in the book. Orihime-chan told me it's about a mythical creature mentioned in many fairy tales in thworld of the living. It's a little sad." she said smiling hoping to get away from her captain. The captain stood silent looking at the book. He started walking and took the other book with him and was about to leave his office.
"Matsumoto, stay here and finish the paper work on my desk. I'm going to the Soul Society's library." he said in a serious tone.
"Eh??! But it's your paperwork! I can't deal with it if it's yours Taicho!"
"Most of it is yours."
"It's not fair!"
He left the room without a another word. "I wonder why he had a serious face?" Rangiku asked herself as she sat on the small couch in front of his desk.
Karakura-cho
"Eh?" Luchia had asked.
"Who are you?" Ichigo had asked. Luchia didn't know what to say. If she said anything, just anything, what would happen. Her blue eyes looked down at the water. Ichigo expected an answer. Whatever she did, he knew she could be an enemy.
"I don't know if I should tell you. But I'll tell you this, I mean no harm." she answered.
"How do I know if you're telling the truth? You could be lying. And what did that soul mean by princess? There's got to be some damn reason..."
"My friends are in trouble! I don't have time for this! I'm sorry but I really don't mean any harm! Please believe me." yelled Luchia with tears in her eyes. Ichigo flinched not expecting that.
"How do I-"
"Kurosaki!"
"Ichigo!"
"Kurosaki-kun!" Three familiar voices yelled. Ichigo and Luchia turned their faces. To their right, they saw Uruyu, Chad and Orihime on the concrete sidewalk near the Onose River.
"Ishida! Chad! Inoue!"
"We sensed your spiritual pressure and four other strange ones too. Wait! Who is-" Uruyu saw Ichigo and a girl unfamiliar to him.
"I'll have to explain later. You're gonna do some explaining too!"
"Just leave me and my friends alone! I can take care of them. If I don't do anything, I'll never forgive myself!" yelled Luchia.
Ichigo sighed. She cried too much and didn't look much like a threat.
"Inoue, can you get down here? Heal those two over there. You too, Ishida, Chad." asked Ichigo.
"Oh, yes! Coming!" Orihime came running down to the edge where Rina and Hanon were placed.
"It can't be..." Orihime said to herself. She was amazed at the beings that were laid before
Orihime-san, Ishida san, Yasutora-san? Just what's going on? thought Luchia.
"Listen, you're gonna give us an explanation. Inoue is gonna heal your friends over there." said Ichigo as he used shunpo to get back to land.
"Heal?" asked Luchia as she followed back.
"Soten Kishun. I reject." said Orihime. Her Shun Shun Rika left Luchia stunned. Her friends injuries were healing rapidly.
"I'm sorry but, are they really... mermaids?" asked Orihime.
"Yes. We are." responded Luchia. She couldn't hide anything anymore. Are we gonna turn to foam?
"It's very hard to believe. Really..." said Ishida pushing his glasses up. The girl before them was wearing a frilly, uh.. costume.
"Mm." agreed Chad.
"Yeah." said Ichigo with his eyebrows furrowed. He looked at Luchia who looked at Hanon and Rina.
Looking at how sad Luchia was, Orihime told her, "Everything's gonna be alright, 'kay."
"Thank you..." said Luchia.
"I'll ask again. Who are you?" asked Ichigo with a serious face.
"I-I-I..."
"Everyone! Look!" shouted Orihime. Inside the fortress, the aquamarine and green mermaid were transforming into something. They glowed and then turned into something that would stun everyone except Luchia. It's over.... Luchia thought. The two mermaids transformed into the new students, Hanon Hosho and Rian Touin. Ishida looked at Luchia straight away.
"Then, that means-"
"Nanami Luchia. I'm Nanami Luchia." Luchia transformed back into her human self. She was in her idol form too long. She closed her eyes awaiting her foamy fate. Strangely, nothing happened.
"I thought I was gonna turn to foam." said Luchia.
"Foam?" asked Chad.
"Luchia-san... how... why..." said Orihime. She closed her fortress making Hanon and Rina up.
"Aegh.... Luchia..."
"....Luchia..." they both said groggily.
"You guys... you're not hurt anymore! I'm glad!" Luchiahugged bothher friends with tears in her eyes. Getting their heads back to normal, Hanon and Rina found themselves being stared at by their fellow Karakura High School friends.
"Ichigo-san helped you. Orihime-san healed you guys."
"Eh?" They said confused.
"Wait then that means they saw us..." said Rina.
"And we didn't turn to foam." stated Hanon.
"Then the legend isn't..."
"Luchia-san, Hanon-san, Rina-san. I think you need to explain." said Orihime.
They all looked at their classmates from Karakura High School looking at them in amazement. Ichigo was surprised but curious to know what was on thier minds. Chad and Uruyuu were also interested in finding out about them. Classmates or not, they didn't want any disater to fall on Karakura ever again. Orihime felt a little betrayed
"Now that your friends are healed. Tell us what the hell is going on." said Ichigo. Rina felt a little angry now that their whole cover was blown. Her teeth were clenched and her eyebrows were furrowed like Ichigo's but she was a little angry that they were all being treated like criminals. Hanon, on the other hand felt confused on what to do. This was a bad time to screw up and needed a plan but there was no time to plan. She saw Rina shaking but she saw her angry face. This would mean trouble. Rina did a lot back when she supected Kaito of being Gackuto. They already had enough.
"Rina dont!"
"We aren't criminals so stop-"
"Wait Rina! It's fair." Luchia interrupted. She got up on her two feet.
"But Luchia..." said Rina confused.
"It's fair Rina. We already know their secret. It's fair that they know ours." She looked at Rina with a smile and sad eyebrows. That face had to mean "There's nothing else we can do".
"We are three mermaid princesses of the seven seas of this world. I'm princess of the North Pacific, Hanon is princess of the South Atlantic and Rina is princess of the South Atlantic."
"Princesses? You mean, like royalty?" asked Uruyuu.
"Yes." answered Hanon. She took out her blue locket.
"You see these lockets? Remember Orihime-chan?"
"That locket. It's a different color. The one I found was pink." responded Orihime. Hanon opened her locket showing her aquamarine pearl. It shone and played a small tune.
"A music playing locket?" asked Uruyu.
"They are all different colors. They hold our pearls, they're the things most precious to us. There aren't any other pearls like these. They hold our power."
"We also want to know why are you even here? If your place is in the ocean, you shouldn't be up here." asked Chad.
"That will take long to explain. But one reason we can give you is that we wanted to stay near our loved ones."
"Wait why too long?" asked Ichigo. Luchia, Hanon, and Rina looked at each other and nodded. Ichigo was indeed curious. He was one of the land and needed to know, so did the others. Luchia looked dowm remembering about the battle with Gakuto and then the other with Michel.
"I promise I'll explain. But not here." promised Luchia.
Ichigo felt he needed to know what was going on. Something in him told him that he needed to know. He thought that the world was safe now that a lunatic like Aizen was gone. But was there another menace? These... girls knew something.
"You know what, let's discuss this somewhere else. Okay? Just not here." suggested Luchia. Ichigo hesitated. What could this mean now?
"Where to?" asked Chad. Luchia smiled.
"Where else? our home and bath house."
"Here. It's our special hot tea." Hanon offered everyone a cup of tea. Ichigo, Chad, Uruyu, and Orihime were kneeling in the living room next to the table with a cup of tea in thier hands. Luchia
"Does everyone need anything else. I'll be glad to give anyone anything." offered Luchia. Rina was leaning against the wall wondering how much they would tell. Other than that, they also needed to know something about those they were talking to. It wouldn't be fair to open thier mouths when they didn't.
"No we're fine. I just want to know if we can talk now." said Ichigo taking a sip of tea.
"As long as you tell us about you, we'll tell." blurted Rina out. Everyone turned their heads out. "What?" questioned Uruyu. She lifted her head up to the ceiling.
"It's fair isn't it? So you promise to?" Ichigo and his friends grunted with all their faces unsure. But they knew they had to cope with that promise.
"Fine! Whatever!" said Ichigo with his eyes closed and his eyebrows furrowed. Luchia
"Do you all remember that about a year and a half ago, there was something wrong with the oceans? Especially near Japan. There was a lot of bad weather."
"Wait! What does the weather have to do with you all?" asked Uruyu.
"She asked a question! Now do you remember or not?!" yelled Rina.
"Stop it Rina!" yelled Hanon.
"I don't care anymore! Tell them whatever you want! I'm going to bed." yelled Rina going up the stairs.
"The hell..." let out Ichigo. However Orihime and Chad were both in thought.
"The weather? I wonder.... I remember something about a lot of storms..." said Orihime with her thumb by the side of her face.
"Sorry for the inconvenience. You see... back a few years ago, there was a survivor of the Panthalassa Clan whose name was Gackuto. The Panthalassa Clan was a race of people who had died out several millions of years ago. A special type of people who had power. But Aqua Regina, goddess and ruler of the seven seas had sealed them. Gackuto wanted to control the seven seas and for that he needed the seven pearls of the seven mermaid princesses. He destroyed each mermaid country one by one. My kingdom was the only kingdom that didn't experience any of this. Hanon and Rina's country were destroyed but everything's all right now...."
Luchia and Hanon explained everything about the Gakuto and Mikeru situation to the shinigami and his firends.
"So that was the cause of those weird things that happened." said Ichigo scratching the back of his head.
"That Aqua Regina... person. Where is she?" asked Ishida.
"We really don't know but we think she's in another dimenion. Like we said, she is only summoned with the seven pearls." answered Luchia.
"Don't worry, we'll fix this problem somehow." stated Hanon.
"Unfortunately this isn't only your problem, it's ours too." stated Ichigo.
"Eh?"
"Kurosaki-kun's right. That was a Hollow. Those are very dangerous." said Orihime.
"You guys should be really careful with them. They're not a joke. You're lucky that it didn't eat your souls." explained Chad.
"Souls?" asked Luchia.
"Hollows are fallen souls. In other words, it's an evil spirit who lost it's heart when it was a plus, a regular ghost. It seeks out other souls to eat them whether they're alive or not."
"That's scary. But⌐"
"We get it. We get it. And what about you guys Ichigo-kun?" asked Hanon cutting Luchia off.
"Why do you wanna know about me and what's with kun?" asked Ichigo.
"Well you promised Rina that you'd talk to us about you and about Orihime-chan, Sado-kun and Ishida-kun ne? Plus I know a good-looking guy when I see one."
"Hanon do be so straight foward!" yelled Luchia.
"Good-looking you must be joking."
"Oh I am not. C'mon tell us and you'll get one free bath here. And that's for all of you, not just Ichigo-kun." said Hanon.
"Free baths?! But Nikora-nee-chan will kill us!" said Luchia.
"It'll be alright! What Nikora-san doesn't know won't hurt her right? Ignore Luchia, she worries too much." said Hanon.
"I'm not!"
"Really?! Yay! A bath!" celebrated Orihime.
"Why are you celebrating Inoue-san?" asked Ishida.
"I just take showers so my water bill won't go up. I'd like a bath."
"Lucky you." said Ichigo.
"C'mon tell us before we change our minds!" said Haon.
"Hanon!"
"Fine..." said Ichigo.
Ichigo explained how he got his shinigami powers, Uruyu talked about his Quincy heritage and Chad and Orihime explained how they achieved their powers.
"Wow..." said Luchia.
"Same here." responded Hanon.
"That's all you need to know." explained Ichigo.
"So this Rukia-san is she still here?" asked Hanon.
"No, not really. She has business in the Soul Society and can't come back here fro some time." responded Ichigo.
"That means when Kuchiki-san comes back, all of us can be friends!" exclaimed Orihime.
"Really! Then that means there aren't any problems between us right?" said Luchia.
"Well from the looks of it now, I guess everything's fine. What do you think Sado-kun?"
" I guess everything's alright! There's no threat at the moment."
"Kya ha! Here are the coupons! And thanks." said Hanon giving them out.
"Y-you were serious about that. I don't go back on my word on anything. And I really did mean that good-looking thing. You're pretty cute Ichigo-kun!" said Hanon.
"S-shut up." said Ichigo turning his flushed face away.
"Hanon!" said Luchia grabbing onto Hanon's arm.
"Relax! I won't steal him away! I've got Nagisa back home and I won't trade him for any guy! Well I wouldn't mind a hot guy..." explained Hanon.
"Yeah. That's so like you." said Luchia.
"Besides isn't Ichigo-kun dating Orihime-chan? It means he's taken." There was a small silence as both the shinigami and the healer turned really bright red. Their large Mexican and Quincy friends just snickered.
"W-we're not dating at all! What the hell gave you that idea?!" yelled Ichigo.
"K-kurosaki-kun's right! It's not like that! We're friends!" exclaimed Orihime.
"O really? You guys were always together whenever you had the chance to talk. You make a cute couple. Heh heh!"
"Shut up!" yelled Ichigo.
"You want to make me take those coupons away?"
"Hanon!" yelled Luchia.
Well may everybody have a Merry Christams! Sorry for the long update! May all your christmas wishes come true! Please support Bleach the manga and anime since it's still on-going and watch and read Mermaid Melody since it's finished! Support Tite Kubo and Pink Hanamori in whatever they are doing! Next chapter will probably come around 2010!