Disclaimer: I am not creative enough to create anything like Mermaid Melody, so of course I don't own it.

A.N. I have a question is the green mermaid princess Lina or Rina? And on that not is it Luchia or Lucia? And it is up to whether you want me to call the dark prince Gaito or Gakuto. Gaito is his anime name and Gakuto is his original manga name. Please let me know what you prefer. Until then I will call them Lina, Luchia, and Gaito.

Recap:

Lucia couldn't help the shudder that raced up her spine as a feeling of foreboding suddenly came over her when the high school and all of its students came into view.

Chapter 3: School

Lucia knew she should have gone right at the hall, but no she decided to go left instead.

Lucia sighed in annoyance and agitation when she realized she was lost and would have to back track. ' Why is the stupid office so hard to find!' Again Lucia sighed, it seemed she'd been doing that a lot lately. The last bell signaling homeroom had begun rang almost ten minutes ago, and by now the halls were completely deserted. She was just about to give up all hope when a girl with startlingly blue hair walked around the nearest corner.

"Hey, excuse me, can you tell me were the office is?" Lucia asked hopefully.

"Yeah sure, I was just headed there myself." The girl replied merrily. "I'm Hōshō Hanon. But you can call me Hanon."

"My name is Nanami Lucia."

"You're new here huh Lucia?" Hanon asked with a bright smile on her face.

"Yes." Lucia said with a light blush dusting her cheeks.

"Don't feel too bad about getting lost, I'm sure if we weren't given maps none of the students would be able to find their way around!"

There was a good deal of laughter in Hanon's voice and Lucia made it a point to remember Hanon's happy-go-lucky attitude.

"Well here we are, the office!" Hanon's exclamation broke through Lucia's thoughts.

Lucia was embarrassed to discover that the office was actually to the immediate right of the front doors. Regardless Lucia and Hanon entered and Hanon was told to wait while Lucia was given her schedule and a map from the woman at the front desk.

"Which class are you in?" Hanon asked excitedly.

"Um…" Lucia quickly scanned her schedule to find the needed information, "2-E*"

"No way!" Hanon exclaimed jumping up excitedly and making Lucia take a step back with a sweat-drop. "That's my class! This is great now I can introduce you to Rina and Kaito and…"

Lucia just smiled and nodded while zoning Hanon's eager speech out.

Eventually the lady at the front desk grew tired of the ranting of the teenager and called out to her. "Hanon, since you seem to be familiar with Nanami-san and you two have the same class will you take her back with you when you are finished?"

"Oh. Of course Tashi-sama!" Hanon said with a large smile.

Much to Lucia's relief Hanon was called to see her counselor. It wasn't that Lucia didn't like the girl; it was just that it had been a stressful morning and Lucia had a lot to think about.

Lucia was still getting used to being on her own for an extended time in over three years. It was frighteningly exhilarating to no longer be at Gaito's beck and call, at least not immediately. With that sudden realization Lucia became excited and could no longer sit still. So she stood up from her seat and turned to Tashi-sama, "Tashi-sama?

Will you please tell Hōshō-san that I'll be out in the hall? I need a little air."

"Yes, of course Nanami-san."

"Arigatou." Lucia said with a slight bow to Tashi-sama. As soon as she was outside she began to pace up and down the hall.

Since Lucia was concentrating on her sort of freedom she failed to notice a boy walk in the front door, late. The boy however certainly didn't miss her, especially when she ran right into him.

Lucia was so lost in her thinking of the things she could do without Gaito being around when she bumped into a very masculine chest. When she looked up her heart nearly stopped at the face that was looking down at her.

"Gaito!" Lucia exclaimed horrified, thinking that somehow Gaito had heard her thoughts and was coming to reprimand her.

"Yeah, that's my name but it's pronounced Kaito with a 'ka' not 'ga'. How did you know my name?" The boy asked with an amused smile and a raised eyebrow.

Lucia relaxed and let out a sigh of relief as she realized that the guy in front of her

wasn't actually Gaito. As Lucia's heart began to return to normal she took in the sight of the boy in front of her. His resemblance to Gaito was amazing, if the two were to stand side by side and the only light shining behind them, then it would be virtually impossible to tell the difference between the two. Yet in clear daylight there were some very obvious differences between the two. Were as Gaito's hair was a silvery white and his eyes were a cold purple, this boy, Kaito apparently, had vibrant reddish orange hair and his eyes were molten amber.

"So I take it you're a fan ne?" Kaito asked with a smug smirk

"Fan? Fan of what?" Lucia asked confused, thinking she must have missed him saying something while she was comparing him to Gaito.

"Uh… me of course!"

Lucia's eyes narrowed as she tried to figure out if the boy in front of her was serious or not. "And what is it you do exactly?" was what Lucia wanted to say but what came out was, "And what is… Is that a pearl?" Lucia had just noticed the pink pearl sitting in a glass vial around Kaito's neck.

"Uh…yeah…" Kaito was a little freaked out by the intensity of the girl's stare. "If you want to see what I do come to the beach today at 4." Kaito called over his shoulder as he walked away.

Lucia barely noted that Kaito had told her to come to the beach; she was busy thinking about that little boy and Kaito. 'It couldn't be…could it?' She was interrupted from her thoughts however when Hanon came out of the office, humming with a very large smile on her pretty face.

"Ready Lucia?"

"I guess…" Lucia said a little dazedly still contemplating Kaito. She was so lost in her thoughts she completely missed everything Hanon was saying to her. When Hanon came to an abrupt halt however Lucia was pulled from her thoughts.

"Well here we are class 2-E!" Hanon said happily as she opened the door.

* I don't know what class Lucia and Hanon and all them are actually in, though I suppose it doesn't really matter since they are older in my fic. I'm making Rina, Lucia, Hanon, and Kaito all 16 so they are in the second year of high school in Japan. In America they would be in their third year. So their class is 2-E because they are in their second year, and I just decided to put them in classroom E.