Chapter Nine

"Coco, Nuil, Hanon, and Karen will go to Gaito's castle first. There you will tell Gaito that you bring no harm. This is not a time to be modest. Give him all you got...without going too far, of course. Once Gaito gains your full trust, try to get his plans out in the open. So you don't make it to conspicuous, only Hanon will come back and tell the rest of us his plans. Once that happens, Lina and I will go and get Seira, the new Orange Mermaid Princess, as Hanon returns to Gaito. Seira, Lina and I will come as fast as we can, once Gaito finds out there are three intruders in his castle, that is when the rest of you turn on him as well. Understood?" I thought my plan was well laid out.

"Lucia," Coco spoke out, "What do we do about Sara, the previous Orange Mermaid Princess who is now the Black Mermaid Princess? She gave her whole heart to Gaito? Will she not know that we are faking?"

This was a good question. Coco and Sara were best friends before Sara turned to the Black Mermaid Princess. "Sara trusts you, Coco. You guys are very close. You have to convince her that you really have decided to fight with Gaito. Can you do that?"

"Yes, Lucia, I can." I could tell Coco had several mixed feelings about Sara. I mean, who wouldn't? Her best friend suddenly turns evil? I thought that only happened in the movies.

"Any more questions?" I looked around the room to see if any gestures were made and none were. "Alright, then. now that we know what the plan is, we now must go to bed. If we are going to succeed in this plan, we need our beauty sleep."

Everyone left to sleep except for Lina, Masahiro, Kaito, and me. Lina started to whisper to the boys. "You guys can go home now..."

Kaito laughed. "Are you kidding me? We aren't leaving after all of this. Well, at least I'm not."

"Me neither. You have to have at least two spare bedrooms here." Masahiro affirmed that he was not going either.

I spoke up this time. "Well...we have a bed downstairs in the basement, and there's the couch in here. If you guys want to stay, you will have decide who gets the bed and who gets the couch."

"I will take the bed in the basement. I know Kaito will want to be close by to you, if anything happens. I mean, I want to be close, too, but Kaito knows you all more than I do...In fact, this is the first day I met any of you besides Lina." Masahiro made a valid point.

"Okay...well good night. See you in the morning." I winked at Kaito as I walk up the stairs. He ran to me and caught my arm. "What is it, Kaito?"

"Be safe, tomorrow. Get a good night sleep." He kissed me on the fore head and walked back down the stairs. I smiled and continued my way, until I realized Lina wasn't following. I turned around and saw her talking with Masahiro. I could not make out what they were talking about, but it was probably similar to what Kaito said to me. Masahiro kissed Lina and mouthed the words 'Good Night' to her. She now followed me up the stairs.

"You didn't see anything, Did you?" It seems that Lina really likes her personal life to stay personal.

"Umm...No, of course not. Why would you think that?" I knew she caught my lying. I was terrible at it.

"Liar. You can never tell a good lie. Oh, well. Just don't tell any of the others that I got all lovey-dovey." No matter how nice Lina is, she can be really scary some times.

"Your secret is safe with me."

"Thank you, Lucia."

Lina and I headed toward our rooms. Hopefully, the plan will go accordingly.


Afternoon, the Next Day

Now is the time to put the plan into action. All ten of us went to a very vacant spot on the beach. Kaito came up from behind, and grabbed my hand. I guess he noticed that I was a little tense.

"Everything will be fine. Have some confidence in your plan." he said.

"I know. Are all four of you ready to go?"

"Yes." Hanon, Coco, Karen, and Nuil lined along the cliff that jutted out into the sea.

"Good luck, everyone." I said as all four of them dove into the ocean. This plan will work. It has to, because it's the only plan we have. "Well, Lina, it looks like all we do is wait until Hanon comes back."

"It seems that way." Lina and Masahiro stepped forward. Even though those two just met the other day, it seems that they are more in sync with each other than Kaito and I are. Every time I look at them, they seem to be hand-in-hand.

"Be safe, everyone." I look out at the ocean and see the sun beaming on the surface. I wish that I could capture that moment. I glanced around me and saw that no one else was there except for Kaito. "Where did everyone go?"

"Nikora and Hippo went back to your place, and Masahiro took Lina to another part of the beach to be with her. So now it is just you and me."

"I see." Kaito was standing behind me and embraced me. "W-what are you doing, Kaito?"

"I want to stay like this for as long as we can. Just you and me, together, watching the sun set. Right now, I need you to not think about anything else, except this moment. Think about me, us." He moved me to where I was facing him. He pulled my face to his and kissed me. This will always be a night I will remember.


Narrator's Point of View (Lina)

"Masahiro...Take me to see you wrestle today."

"Today seemed like an important day for you. Why don't I take you a different time. How about we go to a restaurant instead?"

"I guess so. No where that serves any kind of sea food, though. I don't want to be known as a cannibal."

Masahiro chuckled, "Of course, not. I was more thinking either pasta or some steak."

"Pasta sounds good. I know a good restaurant that is close by." Lina motioned to the right of her.

"Lead the way, Princess." Masahiro bowed with a smile.

"Right this way." Lina grabbed Masahiro's hand and headed in the direction of the restaurant.


After Lina and Masahiro had a wonderful meal, Masahiro walked Lina home. Before they went in, Lina looked out at the moon that painted the sea with its light and began singing.

"Itsuka, konna hi ga kuru to yokan shita...?
Koi ni tomadou kokoro yurete yurete itai hodo...

Daremo kidzukanai fukai kanashimi mo
Nazeka tsutawatte shimau
Maru de saiai no hito no you ni

Watashi to iu chiisa na hoshi
Hitoshizuku no ai ga mebaeta
Ushinau mono osorete wa tatakaenai
Tsuki ni inori hoshi ni inori
Yukubeki michi mune ni kizamu
Namida ga atsuku naru wake wa...
Unmei no Piece of Love
Meguriaeta Piece of Heart
"

"Lina, you have such a great voice. This song has been on my mind ever since I heard you singing it on the beach when I first met you. Thank you for singing it once more." Masahiro said with a smile as he sat down next to Lina.

"This is my favorite song. Whenever I am calm and feel like singing, this is one of the few songs I choose to sing."

"Sing to me some more, please?"

"Sorry but it's a once a day deal. If I sing to you anymore, then you might fall under my spell." Lina winked at her boyfriend next to her.

"Too late, I already have." Right then, Masahiro drew closer to Lina and kissed her softly.


Okay so here is Chapter Nine. I know it is not much, but I have very little time on my hands. I hope you like this chapter and please review on it. ^_^ Stay tuned for Chapter 10.

Thank you,

Hainexxchan