Konnichiwa, minna! KilllaKirika here, with, at long last, the conclusion to "Baka to Test to Mermaids?"! Oh God, it seems as if it was just yesterday where I was posting the first two chapters, as my first entry onto FanFiction. Now, it's all over... or is it? Anyway, please enjoy!
Disclaimer: I don't own Mermaid Melody or Baka and Test. I also don't own the songs "Birth of Love" or "Kibou no Kaneoto". I only own Yami.
Chapter 7
"….Y-you IDIOT!" Yami screeched angrily. "You broke my precious tape recorder, you fucking idiot!"
Seira then stood up and turned toward her.
"Yes, I am an idiot," she said. "How do you think I got into Class F? But it was through being an idiot that I got to meet some interesting people…. Along with the man that I love."
When Seira mentioned "the man that she loved", she looked toward Hideyoshi for a brief second and winked at him, causing him to blush.
"But while I am an idiot, I'm also a Mermaid Princess," she declared. "As a Mermaid Princess, I will save the others and bring you down, Yami!"
It wasn't long after she made this declaration that Seira cried out.
"Orange Pearl Voice!"
She then transformed into her own idol form and began to sing.
Love and dreams will become one
Because I'll turn the sad "now" into stardust for you,
Believe in yourself..
Hold pride to the fact that you were born.
Don't cloud up the strongly shining, angelic gaze towards you.
For the sake of this dream, if you
can lend me your strength, I want to be born.
I want to become love..
Even after singing, Yami still wasn't affected.
"Uh, hello? I told you earlier that I have headphones, and they still work," she pointed out.
Seira's jaw dropped; she had completely forgotten about that.
I need to get rid of those headphones somehow and get the other Mermaid Princesses' pearls back, she thought, but how?
Suddenly, there was a beam of light that suddenly shot toward Yami.
Seira shielded her eyes from the impact, but she was able to look to see that the light was coming from Hideyoshi. A symbol on his forehead, which did not appear to be there before, had appeared, and a beam of light was shooting out from it. Seira and Yami weren't the only ones aware of it; the other Mermaid Princesses were, in fact, conscious inside of their cells, and they were witnessing what Hideyoshi was doing.
No way! They all thought instantaneously. Hideyoshi's a Panthalessa!?
Just like Kaito?! Lucia also thought, thinking of her own boyfriend.
By the time that the light had faded, Yami had fallen to the floor. Her earbuds had fallen off of her, and they had fallen to a random spot on the floor.
"N-no! I need those!" Yami cried, panicking.
Just when she tried to retrieve them, however, someone else had picked them up and ran back to where he was before.
"You?!" Yami cried.
It appeared that Seira had let Hideyoshi out of his cage just before Yami could get her earbuds back so Hideyoshi could get to them first.
"I have a name, you know. It's Hideyoshi Kinoshita," Hideyoshi said.
"Hmph. Well, no matter. I still have - Wait, where are the Mermaid Princesses' pearls?!" Yami said confidently... until she realized that the six pearls that she had stolen from six of the seven Mermaid Princesses were no longer in her possession.
"Looking for these?" Seira asked, opening her left fist to reveal six pearls - one was pink, one was aquamarine, one was green, one was yellow, one was indigo, and the other was purple.
While Yami was distracted by trying to get the earbuds back, Seira had taken them back.
"Grrrr... Damn you...!" Yami growled.
"Now who's the idiot?" Seira and Hhideyoshi asked at the same time.
After that, they let the trapped Mermaid Princesses free. They all transformed into their idol forms, ready to face off against Yami.
"Yami, the song-steaing traitor. Your song-stealing days end here," Lucia declared, "with our final song!"
"Pichi Pichi Voice Live Start!" all seven Mermaid Princesses cried out in unison as they got ready to sing.
Why do you wish the dream leave your mind?
Even in a decolace land, flowers will bloom.
The wind of the seven colors, the sky of the seven colors,
You can find a hope anywhere in this world.
You had a wrong dream,
You wandered in the search of the love and clue to the mystery of your memory,
You suffered from the cold loneliness stuck in your heart.
Rest your pure white wings and sleep in grace.
You were born because you wished to live, now!
The sound of the bell of hope, sing the last song, now!
This world is not only for the strong
Listen to my love, to this song!
Hideyoshi listened to the song in pure amazement. The song was so soothing, and the fact that one of the singers was his girlfriend made him happy as well. Meanwhile, the song made Yami, because she was an enemy to the Mermaid Princesses, suffer; she was using her hands to try and cover her ears, but it couldn't prevent her from hearing the song. Even then, the Mermaid Princesses continued to sing their song.
Rest your pure white wings and sleep in grace.
You were born because you wished to live, now!
The sound of the bell of hope, sing the last song, now!
This world is not only for the strong
Listen to my love, to this song!
The world has started from the love,
It attracts everything and makes a big ring of love
You will make a mistake, be hurt, fight and shed tears
Still it won't be the end
Your love for someone else.
"Love Shower Pitch!" the seven Mermaid Princesses cried out at the end of the song. "How about an encore?"
Yami, realizing that it's over, uncovered her ears.
"So... this is the power of the Mermaid Princesses...?" Yami asked herself quietly.
Yami then stood up and turned toward the Mermaid Princesses. She didn't appear to be affected anymore, since the song had ended.
"Listen, Mermaid Princesses. This isn't the last time you've seen me," she said. "I will take your pearls and conquer the sea world. I just need to get stronger. Until then."
Then, Yami left her castle, leaving the Mermaid Princesses and Hideyoshi alone. Seira then ran over to Hideyoshi and held his hand.
"Hideyoshi-kun... let's go home, okay?" Seira asked.
"Okay, Seira-chan," Hideyoshi agreed, nodding.
The other six Mermaid Princesses watched the two in their romantic moment with smiles on their faces.
"...I still can't get over how much Hideyoshi looks like a girl, though," Coco commented.
After hours of swimming, the Mermaid Princesses and Hideyoshi finally managed to find the beach from which they had come from. With the Mermaid Princesses now in their human forms, Hideyoshi properly introduced himself to the Mermaid Princesses who he had not yet met, and the Mermaid Princesses had introduced themselves to him.
"Now, Hideyoshi-kun," Lucia said, "we got lucky this time, but if you tell a human about us, we'll turn into bubbles."
"Yes, I understand," Hideyoshi said with a nod.
"Do you, really? You are in Class F, after all," Hanon said.
"Hanon! Don't insult him!" Seira cried.
"Sorry! I was just kidding around!" Hanon exclaimed, putting her hands up in defense.
Truthfully, Hideyoshi did understand that he couldn't tell anyone about the Mermaid Princesses. However, what he didn't understand was how he was able to make that light come out from his forehead. Sometimes, he had noticed a strange symbol on top of his father's forehead, but he thought of it as nothing. However, now, it was really bugging him.
Could it be... I'm not human...? he thought.
"Hey! I found them!"
Suddenly, all eight of them heard a familiar voice. It was Akihisa, who had found himself at the beach on the search for the missing people. Now that he had found them, he had shouted to get everyone else in the search party to come to the beach. Sure enough, they all arrived, and soon enough, Lucia, Hanon, Rina, Seira, and Hideyoshi were completely surrounded, with no chances of escape. (Also, Miharu was clinging onto Rina's arm, and as you can imagine, Rina herself was not amused.)
"Where have you been?" nearly everyone asked them.
"We all were taken on a trip on such short notice!" was the excuse they all used.
After about a minute, the crowd suddenly made a path, which a certain someone approached all of them from.
"IRON MAN?!" Lucia, Hanon, Rina, Seira, and Hideyoshi all cried out of unison.
"I understand that you've all been gone," Iron Man said, "but that doesn't excuse how it's been days, and you left on such short notice. Therefore... THOSE WHO WERE GONE MEET ME IN REMEDIAL CLASSES!"
Then, Iron Man lifted up Lucia, Hanon, and Rina and, despite their struggles, dragged them back to Fumizuki Academy for their remedial classes. As for Seira and Hideyoshi, he said that he would come back for them later. Everyone's guess was that he wanted to have a moment alone; from the hand-holding they had been doing the whole time, it was obvious that during the "trip" they ha taken, they had made up (and this relieved Minami to no end). They all decided to do the same; Coco, Noel, and Karen went to hide somewhere until the coast was clear so they could go back to the ocean, and everyone else beside Hideyoshi, Seira, and one other person went back to their respective homes.
Who is this "one other person", you ask?
"Geez, Hideyoshi," Yuuko said. "You scared me! Don't go on a trip with her and her friends without notice!"
"Sorry, Aneue," Hideyoshi apologized.
"Well, I've been thinking," Yuuko said, "that I should acknowledge your relationship."
"Really?!" Hideyoshi and Seira cried out of excitement at the same time.
"Yeah. Take care of my brother, Seira-chan," Yuuko responded with a warm smile on her face.
Then, she left, leaving Seira and Hideyoshi to embrace each other. They then looked each other in the eyes with warm smiles on their faces, and they made a promise.
"So, Hideyoshi-kun, shall we be together forever?"
"Yes, we shall, Seira-chan. Even if Iron Man separates us, we will be together forever."
As if to seal the promise, the couple's lips then touched.
The kiss lasted until Iron Man came back to drag them to their remedial classes. They did not try to struggle out of his classes, because at least they would be able to get through these hellish remedial classes together.
Speaking of together, it was a wonder of what else would happen while they were together.
Aaaaaand it's done! I'm sorry if this final chapter was too rushed, but I feel as if I ended the first story the right way. Yeah, that's right; this is not where "Baka to Test to Mermaids?" ends! I'm planning to write a sequel called "Baka to Test to Mermaids? Ni", and then I plan to conclude the series with "Baka to Test to Mermaids? Pure". Yeah, in the titles of the sequels are parts of the titles of each anime's respective second season! Cool, huh? Anyway, I hope you enjoyed "Baka to Test to Mermaids?" and will look forward to "Ni" and "Pure", along with any other story I have planned! :D
