He arose to the bright sunlight beating off his face. Slowly his eyes opened, stinging slightly from keeping them open so long under the water. He began to sit up, but something rested heavily from his chest. Kyoya looked down.

Haruhi was lying across him, her frail figure bent over at an awkward angle. Her hair tickled up against his neck, and he stifled a laugh. He lay back down, feeling a sharp pain in his leg. He hissed through his teeth, keeping his breathing steady, not to wake up haruhi.

His eyes wandered around in the water, the wreckage of the castle was all that remained. Many injured people lay collapsed all around him, smoke twisting through the water. Skittish fish weaved in and out of the water; you could see the look of confusion flitting through their eyes.

So this is what happens after war…

He felt a brief movement on his chest as haruhi opened her eyes slowly.

"oh kyo… you're okay.." she let out a small smile "I'm glad."

He gasped quietly, turning his head away from her, sitting up slowly.

"is everything safe now?" she questioned, a large cut from an explosion laced across her face.

"Your…hurt." He whispered, his voice rather raspy, he brought a shaky hand up to her cheek.

"i-I'm fine.. don't w-worry about me" she stuttered out, a blush becoming visable.

"w-well we better be going.." he whispered, struggling to stand up. But yelped at the pain in his ankle. He looked over at her.

"I can't go anywhere." He said flatly, biting his lip.

"come here." She whispered, holding out her hand to him.

"come here it'll be all right." She said through a smile, his mother scooping him up in her arms.

"don't worry I'll keep you safe kyo." She giggled

"mommy don't ever leave me, d-do you promise to stay with me?"

"do you promise." He said softly

"I promise ky-ky." She said pinching his cheek

"I promise." She said with a smile

He reached out his hand, and rested it In hers. She smiled, tugging him to his feet. Then gripping under his chest, lifted him up.

And she began swimming to the safe place her father had arranged if there ever was something to occur like this.


The submarines launched down into the water, searching for the son of their employer. If they did not have him, then they had no future, the company would dispatch.

"dive, dive!" the red haired man shouted, a scowl crossing his face. The last attack had failed, his eyes squinted, but they would not fail the mission this time. He rubbed the large scar that laced across his neck.

"What do you mean you failed!" the man shouted, swinging his sharp fingers nails towards his neck, dragging a long cut through his skin.

"My son is of dire importance to this company!" he said, rubbing a hand through his hair, his breathing slowing down.

"I don't care what you have to do, kill the mermaids, destroy the kingdom, just bring him home." He said softly, before leaving the room.

"Search everyone! We must find him!" he shouted, looking out the windows, towards the disheveled sand heaps.

"sir! There's something, moving up ahead!"

He shot up from his spot, "pull it up on the screen!"

He gasped, and his heart began to beat

"w-what is that?" he mumbled looking closer, towards the beautiful woman swimming through the water, she seemed to be carrying….

"sir! The creature has the target!" he shouted, pointing at the screen, towards the man she was holding.

"reel her in!"

"w-what do you w-want from me!" haruhi shrieked, holding kyoya tightly in her arms.

"just give us the boy, and we'll let you go." One of the soldiers stated, pointing a gun close to her neck. Her tail flapped in annoyance.

"I wont let you have him." She hissed, her eyes narrowing.

"haruhi…." Kyoya mumbled, trying to sit up, but flinched in pain.

Bossa nova stared down at her, a faint blush crossing his face. He shook himself out of the trance, and pulled out his cellphone…

"Mr. otori here."

"yes.. we're having some difficulties, getting the target from one of the …. Mermaids." He whispered into the speaker. The sound going through the other soldiers ear phones.

"I don't care, ask her once more, or shoot, just get him."

He sighed slapping the phone shut.

"okay, put him down, or else little girl."

Haruhi squeezed him closer to her chest, not saying anything to these strange men in black.

"very well." One of the troops stated coldly, pulling out his gun and pointing it to her throat.

"w-wait is that really necessary?" bossa nova cried, putting himself out in front of her.

"let's just bring them both bac-"

"you heard what the boss said bos-"

"I am the captain! You follow my orders!" he shouted, giving them the icey stare of doom.

"y-yes sir."

"come here miss." They said, yanking her into one of the containment prisons on the ship.

"let go of ME!" she shouted, tugging from them, hissing in their faces.

And kyoya… fell asleep, the blood seeping through his leg growing ever darker.