A new change in scheduled when it comes to updating chapters. The weekends are not going to be the best time for updating chapters anymore, so Mondays or Fridays might be the new days that I'm considering to update. Just to let you know.

We have another Rina Chapter! I'm so excited! Especially when we will be seeing more of the Green Spirit! This will probably be the last time we'll see her in a while... Sadly though, she is possibly one of my favorite OCs. Anyway, enjoy.

Chapter 11: Four Words of a Charm

On the first Saturday of November, Masahiro was at home, cleaning out the attic. Every once in a while, he would go into the attic and clean to make more space for old stuff. Plus, sometimes... He would find some pretty interesting things. As he cleaned, a spirit appeared behind him. Upon seeing the man by himself, the cloaked Green Spirit wondered.

'Why did I came here? Perhaps it's because I wanted to see her again.' another thought came into the girl's mind. 'Murasaki...'

Before she faded away, she caused some stacked of boxes to fall, startling the young man. Coughing from the old dust, Masahiro didn't understand what had happened. How did those boxes fall? Although, he was happy that they did. The young man discovered two items, a journal and a small jewelry box. Opening the old journal first, Masahiro saw many pages of writing. Turning towards the box was a jewelry, a four leaf clover necklace. Grabbing the two items, Masahiro headed towards the exit. Descending downstairs, he met with his mother, Hamasaki Naomi, who was cleaning in the kitchen.

Naomi has mid length green hair and bright green eyes. She was wearing a white blouse and a green skirt with fuzzy slippers on her feet. She was still young despite her age, being 34. Although, many stories revolved around the Hamasakis for having the blood of a mermaid and human in them, possibly aging them slowly in physically appearance. Upon seeing her son, she took off her apron and joined him in the dining room.

"Masahiro, did you found something in the attic? You came down earlier than you usually do." his mother asked.

"Yeah, I found these two." he showed her the journal and the box. "Mom, can you tell me more about them?"

"Of course." she smiled.

First, the journal. Apparently, it was more of a diary. It once belonged to his ancestor, the one who was saved by the legendary mermaid. Inside was all of his notes and feelings towards that mermaid. Although some of the writing has slowly faded over time, it was still readable.

"Is that so? You must have kept it in good condition." Masahiro replied.

"That's not true. My family just kept it safe. Even if it has become a legend, we always keep things that belongs to our family members safe." Noami answered.

The second she gave explanation on was the four leaf clover necklace. It appeared that it was given to his ancestor by the mermaid. It once belonged to her and she gave it to him for safe keeping. As Masahiro stared at the necklace, he felt that it would make a perfect gift for Rina. So he set off to meet her.

"I'll see you later, Mom." he replied.

"Wait, Masahiro." she called out to him.

"Yes, Mom?"

"If you have a chance, maybe you can bring your girlfriend over sometime?" Naomi suggested. "I'd love to meet the girl you catch your heart."

"Of course, Mom." Masahiro smiled as he stood at the doorway. "See you."

At the beach, Masahiro was making his way to the hotel. That was when he heard a splash. Looking towards the water, he can see a figure with green hair. The first thing that popped in his mind was Rina.

'What could she be thinking?!' he wondered as he ran to the cliff and dove off it.

The young man followed the girl who looked like Rina to the sea. Why would she dived into the water like that? Focusing on saving her, he didn't noticed her green tail. The only thought he have was that she couldn't swim. However, when they were swimming deep into the sea, Masahiro began to realized that the girl wasn't Rina, but the Green Mermaid! Unfortunately, he accidentally opened his mouth in awe, only to quickly closed them after remembering that he was in the water. He couldn't believe it. This was the second time he saw her.

Meanwhile, Rina thought she heard something, so she turned her head slowly to see what was behind her. Her green eyes widen in shock when she saw Masahiro right behind her!

"Masahiro!" she gasped.

Immediately, Masahiro was losing oxygen and was starting to drown. Taking his hand, she swim up to the surface at full speed, trying to lead him away from the sea. However, she began to noticed that he was struggling, losing oxygen really fast! Looking upward, Rina figured that she won't have time to bring him to the surface. Grabbing him by his collar, she pulled him towards her lips and gave him a breath of fresh air through a kiss. A literally kiss of life. No matter how rash it seemed, she couldn't contain her blush as she breathe air slowly into him.

Masahiro was in shocked for the mermaid to kiss him so suddenly, even if she intended to save his life. Although, he couldn't help, but think that the kiss was very familiar. He closed his eyes before passing out, leaning his head against the mermaid's chest. Unfortunately, his falling into unconsciousness caused him to drop his box. How it managed to fall from his pocket, no one knows. As Rina swim upwards at a fast speed, the box continued to drift further deep into the ocean. It opened as the necklace fell out. It was shining in the sea as it fall into someone's hands.

"Well, what do we have here?" Perseus smirked as he looked up to see Rina from the distance. "This must belong to her."

After placing her lover on dry land, Rina quickly transformed back into her human form before waking him up.

"Masahiro. Masahiro!" she shook him.

He stirred as he slowly opened his eyes to see his girlfriend, "Rina?"

"Thank goodness. When I saw you laying on the beach, I was worried." Rina replied.

"Where is that mermaid?" Masahiro sat up.

"Mermaid? There wasn't anyone else besides you." the girl lied.

Confused, Masahiro just sat there for a few minutes until he decided to not press onto the matter. Maybe after he nearly drowned, the mermaid saved him and left. That's when Rina found him and woke him up. It's the only explanation to support her claim. Or maybe his desire to see the mermaid again caused him to dream of her subconsciously. Oh well.

"Anyway... There's something I want to give you, Rina."

"Me?"

"Yeah, it's in my pocket." Masahiro dug into his pocket to panic when he searched frantically. "Oh no, I lost it!"

"Lost what?" Rina became confused.

"Er... I've lost something important, but how was that possible? Unless... It somehow drifted into the sea!" Masahiro replied.

"Calm down, Masahiro. What did you lost? Maybe my friends and I can help." Rina offered.

"You'd do that?" he asked when she nods. "I thank you for the offer, Rina, but I can't tell you what I'm looking for."

"What? Why not?"

"I cannot say."

"Okay..." Rina trailed off, not knowing how to get pass this dilemma.

Confused, but determined, Rina promised Masahiro that she'll help him recover what he has lost. Returning to the hotel, she told her friends about the problem. Of course, they all agreed to help and searched the ocean. However, because they didn't know what they were suppose to be searching for, the search didn't turn out so well.

In the end, they couldn't find whatever they were suppose to look for after searching all evening. Deciding to rest for today, the girls came empty handed. Rina went to Masahiro to report that they couldn't find whatever he was looking for. The man was disappointed, but he didn't blame Rina since it was his fault.

At home, while taking a bath with the other mermaids, Rina was left to think when Masahiro startled her after following her into the sea. She was aware that she was putting on a brave front, but she truly loved Masahiro. At the same time, she was afraid. She is continuing to protect her identity, making it harder for Masahiro to discover the truth. But maybe it was better that way... If he never figure it out her identity. Once they part, it will be a bitter sorrow.

Remembering all the times when Masahiro looked at her with kindness, she hoped he never change. It would be hard to look at him if he had judgement and hatred in his eyes. She wasn't doubting him. She trust him, but at the same time, she wasn't assured either.

The mermaid began to recall the day when Lucia was "sick". The day after that was when Lucia told her and Hanon about what has been on her mind. It was obvious that she wasn't telling the entire truth, but neither she or Hanon pressed onto the topic. However, it did caused her to think. Although she showed Masahiro her true self as a human, it was only half of it, as Rina Toin. She has yet to let Masahiro explore her other half... The her as a Mermaid Princess.

That lead to her think, which side is her true side? The obvious answer would be both, but what if Masahiro think differently? He only saw her mermaid side for a brief time, but what if he favors her human side more? Sighing, she was the first to leave the bath.

"Rina, where are you going?" Lucia asked.

"To bed. I'm a little tired." Rina admit with a sad smile. "Goodnight."

"Ah... Goodnight..."

In her room, the troubled mermaid slept. She had a dream about Masahiro. However, it quickly ended when Rina suddenly found herself in a beautiful field. It felt like a castle garden. On a tree, there was a swing set swaying back and forth gently. A few feet away was a pond. A small waterfall above has water cascading down, the sound of water gushing. There were fireflies flying around, flickering golden lights, making the scenery even more magical.

Despite the scene was breathtakingly enchanting, it was strange. This wasn't the Green Mermaid Princess' dream. So to whom does this dream belong to? Hearing a sudden squeak, she turned around, seeing the girl swinging on the swing.

"So we meet again." the Green Spirit warmly smiled. "Welcome to my Yume no Heya, Rina."

She had the voice of a young girl. It was soft and sweet, seeing that the girl was being playful right now. The Green Spirit made the young woman realized something. She wasn't like any girl Rina has seen before. She has already established that. However, her presence felt similar to that of a mermaid. Why didn't she notice that before?

The spirit was still in her adventurous outfit and she was wearing her green mask with yellow feathers. Rina approached the spirit to notice more about her as she stood up from the swing. The girl looked around Hanon's height when she was 14, but slightly a little taller. The spirit took off her mask, her hood slowly fall so Rina can see the girl's face.

She still have two locks in front of her and it turned out that she has straight cut bangs. The spirit has sea green eyes and pale pink lips. She was wearing a tiara with several green four leaf clover gemstones laced together with tiny yellow pearl beads and a white lily on the right side of her head. Around her neck was a white ribbon tied in a bow.

"It's really you..." Rina spoke.

The spirit gave a sad smile, "Yes."

"After since we first met, you have been constantly in my mind." Rina explained. "So, is this your dream?"

"It's originally your dream until I came along, changing it to adapt to my presence."

"Why have you return?" the mermaid questioned.

"Honestly, I was hoping to find a friend of mine, but I guess she has not arrived yet." the spirit answered.

"Who are you?"

The girl just walked around Rina until she was behind her. Getting on her tiptoes so she can reached Rina's level, she covered the mermaid's eyes from behind. It was when she removed her hands and continued full circle, Rina now saw the girl's change in appearance.

She was wearing a green dress, although retaining her sweetheart green bodice. The light green skirt reached the floor, having yellow accents. The girl's straight hair also changed, being mint green and was reaching to mid-back length. Rina wasn't sure if she had long hair from the start or her knee-length cloak had hidden it. She still retained the flower in her hair and the tiara on her head.

However, out of the girl's appearance, Rina noticed one thing. Well... Two things. Around her neck was a green heart shaped shell pendent with wings on them. It looked similar to Rina's, with the exception of the heart shell and the design in the wings. Below the pendent was a four leaf clover necklace.

A dragonfly skimmed across the surface of the pond before flying towards Rina and landing on the palm of her hand.

"Did you know? They say dragonflies bring good luck." the spirit asked quietly.

"Don't avoid my question." Rina told her.

"Who knows? I can be anyone." she playfully teased. However, her tone became serious as she asked, "Anyway Rina, are you running away again?"

Rina shivered at the spirit. For some reason, her tone was very cold and distant. It was as if she lost her warm side.

"What?"

"Are you running away? From the truth? From him?" she questioned.

"I..."

The Green Spirit continued, "She who hides her feelings is not considered strong at all, not one bit."

"W-What are you getting at?" Rina became a bit provoked.

"I'm telling you, Rina... Don't make the same mistake as I did."

"You?"

"For reasons I cannot explain, there was someone I had feelings for. I loved him and I know that he loves me, but... I pushed him away, breaking his heart. In the end, I ended up breaking my own heart." the girl sadly explained. "And trust me, Rina, you do not want loneliness to be your everyday life. A life where you are constantly alone, unable to make friends or have your love broken. That fate is just too sad, a fate that I have... A fate you shouldn't have to follow."

"What are you..."

"Let go of the wall that surrounds your heart. Be brave and be your true self." she was now smiling, somehow encouraging her. "You would have told me that too, Rina."

"Who are you?" Rina repeated a question she already asked.

The Green Spirit just smiled fondly at the mermaid as her right arm glowed a mint green light. It shine bright, the blade visibly there. Rina caught the insignia of a four leaf clover above her blade, where the hilt was suppose to be.

"I think I understand now, why I came here. I didn't came here just to find my dearest friend. I came here because I wanted to remember what it was like before I lost everything."

"Before you lost everything?"

A frog suddenly hop onto a lily pad as the girl took notice. She knelt down and picked him up in her cupped hands. Her eyes then turned from sea green to indigo-purple before smiling endearingly at the creature. With the frog in her hands, she turned her attention back towards Rina.

"Seeing you have not made a move yet, stuck in a situation... I'm just like you." she told her. "But now, I really do have faith. And I hope that your love for Masahiro will prevail. Good luck, Rina."

Returning to her sea green eyes, the Green Spirit's dress fades, returning to her adventurous clothes again. She pull her hood up, but far enough for Rina to still see her kind eyes. With the scenery fading away, the girl slowly disappears.

"W-Wait!" Rina called out.

"This might be the last time I'll see you in a while. Until our next meeting, take care of yourself, Rina." she smiled.

The next day, the girls resumed to their search. Each took a different direction, but made sure to be near by in case of an attack. While searching in one area, Rina thought she saw something shining in the distance from the corner of her eyes. Curious, she swim towards the light. Unfortunately, she had forgotten to told the others where she'd be going. Alone and isolated, the Green Mermaid Princess couldn't find the light anymore.

'Where did it go? I was certain that I saw the light around this area.' she wondered.

"I'd knew that you'd be lured if you saw this." a voice spoke all of a sudden.

Appearing in front of her was the Perseus.

"You!"

"It seemed that we can't stop facing each other. Hm, I wonder if that's fate?" the spirit mockingly questioned.

"If you're just here to mocked our encounter, then sorry, but I have someplace else to be." Rina was about to turn, but Perseus stopped her.

"Not so fast, Princess. I believe you were searching for something?" he asked as he showed her the four leaf clover necklace.

Rina gasped, "That's..."

'Masahiro's!' she thought in her head.

It made perfect sense! For what she would be looking for would be related to the plant. However, that caused her to think of her conversation with the Green Spirit in her dreams. She was also wearing a necklace of a similar fashion. Who was that girl? Anyway, back to the enemy.

"Give it back!" she demanded.

"Oh ho, so it does belong to you. Well, you can have it... After I capture you."

Rina prepared herself until the other mermaids joined her.

"Everyone."

"Geez, Rina. You could have told us where you were going!" Hanon half scolded her.

"Sorry. I was focus on the search that I forgot." Rina replied.

"We'll forgive you if you tell us about your love progress with Hamasaki-san." Noel winked with a smile.

"Deal."

~Pink Pearl Voice!~

~Mizuiro Pearl Voice!~

~Green Pearl Voice!~

~Purple Pearl Voice!~

~Aiiro Pearl Voice!~

~Yellow Pearl Voice!~

~Orange Pearl Voice!~

"Heh, perfect! Now I have all your attention..." Perseus trailed off.

He threw something at them which exploded in front of the transformed mermaids, covering them in a cloud of smoke.

"Kyaa!"

When the smoke cleared, the mermaids were horrified to see that they've reverted back to their mermaid form. It didn't assured them when the spirit confirmed that he used another moonstone against them. And this time, it was the black stones, prolonging their inability to sing. Perseus proceed as he captured all seven mermaids with the help of a Soulless. It entrapped the girls, locking them inside a ball of light each.

"Too easy." Perseus noted.

"What's happening?!" Karen panicked as she began to felt her strength dwindling away with each minute.

"I feel weak..." Hanon replied.

"My dear Princesses, your powers are slowly being taken." the malicious spirit explained. "I can't have you all together, therefore you each are locked inside your own sphere as your powers are being drained."

"No..." Noel trailed off.

Feeling that she was close to collapsing, Lucia called out for his name weakly, "K-Kaito..."

She hoped that Kaito heard her and would come save them just like all the times he had. However, to no luck, there was no beam of light to blind their enemy. Rina gritted her teeth at the predicament they're in. How can they escape? One by one, the mermaids collapsed inside their own sphere, their strength draining away.

"Darn it." Rina muttered before collapsing afterwards.

Although, something peculiar happened. Despite she was unconscious, her Green Pearl started to glow before Rina found herself in a white void.

"Rina... Rina... Wake up, Rina!" a sweet voice urged.

The Green Mermaid Princess got up to see the Green Spirit again.

"It's you."

"Rina, you have to get up! You can't give up like this!" she encouraged.

"How?!" Rina snapped in frustration. "And anyway, why do you care?"

Suddenly, another voice spoke.

"We always cared for you." he spoke.

A spirit of a boy appeared. He too, glowed in a green light. He has dark green hair and green eyes. His outfit consists of a green shirt with gold buttons and grey pants. Around his shoulders is a green cloak that is more longer and darker than the Green Spirit's, reaching to his feet. After examining the boy, Rina figured that he must like leather for he has on leather brown gloves and boots. Oddly enough, he looked to be the same age as the Green Spirit if not slightly older and taller.

"Onii-chan!" the Green Spirit exclaimed in shock.

The new spirit smiled back as he remarked, "It's so good to see you again, my little imōto ."

"Hai." she smiled endearingly with tears in her eyes.

Turning back towards Rina, the newcomer explained, "We always have faith in you, Rina. Therefore, we need you to have faith in us."

"What's your plan than?" Rina questioned.

Instead of answering her question, the siblings smiled as they hold their hands. The way they gazed at each other seemed to indicate that they haven't seen one another for a very long time.

"Together?" the Green Spirit questioned softly, but also in teasing playfully manner.

"Together." he nodded as the duo glowed green, melting the void around the Green Mermaid Princess.

Suddenly, a strong green light came from Rina's Green Pearl as the spheres of light disappeared from its radiance. The Mermaid Princesses slowly regained consciousness as they saw such a warm, comforting light.

"What is this light?" Coco wondered.

"Kirei..." Seira trailed off.

"Such a wonderful feeling." Noel commented. "Could those two be the source?"

The spirits immediately began to sing the song, Blessing of the Twin Clovers.

I have been wondering, why do I keep doing this to myself?
Why do I feel the way I feel? I don't understand at all
I wished to protect those I love, but in the end I...
All I've done is pushed them away, hurting them instead

Drifting further away, my heart is slowly overcome with so much doubt to bear
All along, I was afraid- afraid of what the truth will bring
So I continued to filled myself with doubts, tainting my future and ruining my own happiness
When all along I should have faith in myself. Have faith and believe in my own love
And so I'll shall

A sense of longing washed over me. Can we truly be together?
Being with you is enough, but I wished there could be more
Spending time with you, but I continued to wish for a miracle
Many time has passed by blissfully, but I feel despair when I shouldn't

Just where does this darkness leads to? How deep and far does it exactly go?
Amidst of all this haziness I feel, there was a glimmer of light in the night sky
A faint shine, but it will soon grow stronger
That star that continues to shine goes by a name.
From now on, I'll never despair and shroud this star in darkness
A beautiful, special name that I'll never forget. A star named Hope

Going further deeper inside of my heart
I've feared that this secret of mine will only separate us apart
I want to be realized for who I really am
I believe you will find out the truth from the shared love between you and me!

I want to see those kind eyes that accepts me
If that can happen then I no longer am afraid of losing you
If I have FAITH and HOPE in our LOVE, then the promised LUCK will be our miracle
I can truly smile as my dreams come true
Our love will never be shattered for eternity
I'm sure of that

Perseus was overcome by the power of the two spirits, an able to stand it. In frustration, he threw the necklace before retreating, much to the mermaids' delight. As the music end, the two spirits turned to smile at Rina before fading away. Feeling nostalgia, Rina swim over to retrieve the necklace back. Her friends lean over to see the jewelry in her hands.

"That's a good thing, Rina. You got it." Lucia remarked.

"Yeah, now you can return it to Hamasaki-san!" Karen cheered.

"Mm." Rina nodded. "To think that it was a four leaf charm this whole time..."

She stared at the clover, feeling like she should have known that it would be this. After all, he had told her that it had protected him. And now, it had protected her.

Meanwhile... Masahiro have been searching all morning to no avail. Taking a rest, he collapsed on the sand in defeat.

'What should I do? I wanted to give that necklace to Rina...' he thought.

He continued to think negatively until he heard a splash. Looking up, he saw a green tail before it disappeared in the waves.

"Could it be?" Masahiro wondered out loud as he got up to follow the direction it was going.

When he reached the rocky area of the beach, which seemed to be a private place, he saw her waiting for him. What luck to see this Green Mermaid for the third time!

"It's you... From before!" Masahiro exclaimed, happy to see her again. "Tell me, why did you came to see me?"

"I believe this was what you're looking for?" Rina spoke, showing him the necklace.

"That's... Yes! I've been looking all over the place!" Masahiro beamed. "Where did you find it?"

"It must have fallen into the sea when I saved you." the mermaid answered.

"So I wasn't dreaming... Thank you very much. It would be ashamed if I'd lost it."

"Tell me, Masahiro, why is it important to you?" Rina asked.

"How do you know my name?" Masahiro retaliate with his own question.

"A girl from my dreams appeared to me. She told me your name." she explained.

Well, it wasn't a complete lie. The Green Spirit did appeared in her dreams and she did mentioned Masahiro's name. Although... The thought of the spirit did lead Rina to questioned her too. At the same time, Masahiro felt half of the truth came towards the mermaid's words. But she must have a reason to be lying, so he didn't pressed onto the topic. Instead, he got straight to the answer.

"It's for someone special."

"Someone special?" Rina questioned as she hand over the necklace to Masahiro, despite she already figured it out.

"Yes." he replied as their hands touched.

Rina felt astray at the sudden contact and the man noticed. He was about to let go when she stopped him

"Wait. Please... Don't let go." she whispered.

The way she looked at him longingly reminds him of Rina. She would have those same eyes, worried that they'd part. It only made Masahiro felt like he should know this mermaid even more. But sadly, he brushed those thoughts aside.

"Do you know what the four leaves of a clover represents?" Masahiro quizzed.

Rina was surprised by the sudden question, but replied, "No."

"I see..." Masahiro trailed off. "Well... They represent four special things. If you have faith, hope, and love, then good luck will be promised. I plan to give it to someone I care about."

Rina now understand the meaning. A thought occurred, remembering when the Green Spirit had talked with her in her dreams. She also mentioned those four words as well. Even her song had those words.

Smiling at the thought, she respond, "I know that she'll be happy, but that can't happen unless you have this."

She pressed the necklace into his palm and closed his hand around it. Giving him a kiss on the check, Rina smiled at Masahiro's perplexed expression before diving back into the water.

'Why does it really feel like I should know her?' he pondered.

As he left the area, the Green Spirit appeared again. She smiled fondly as she looked at the man endearingly with her sea green eyes. Suddenly, the spirit of her older brother appeared.

"So this was what it was like for them? Rina and Masahiro?" he inquired.

"It appears so." she answered. Turning towards him, she asked, "Will I ever see you again?"

"Times are tough. And I know you have suffered many times... But I know that we'll see each other again and when we do, I promise that I'll be by your side."

The siblings shared a tearful embrace for their next parting. The Green Spirit cried as she buried her face in her brother's chest, for this is their second parting. Why did their reunion have to be so brief? As her brother comforted her and soothed her, she turned her head to look at the fading figure of Masahiro. A sad smile appeared on her face as she looked down at the four leaf clover necklace around her neck. Remembering the four magic words to a charm, she warmly spoke to the man whom she'll never see again with her soft voice.

"I bid you good luck for your love, Masahiro. Farewell..."

With that final remark, the spirits of the siblings faded away. Their aura went towards the man, stopping him in his tracks. Feeling that someone was encouraging him, he turned around to only see nothing. Could it had been his imagination?

After Rina dived back to the sea, she returned to the hotel along with the others. Of course, the first thing the girls asked was her relationship with Masahiro.

"What did he say?" Lucia asked.

"Did he thanked you?" Noel questioned.

"Are you two planning to go on a date?" Karen inquired.

"Did your love for Masahiro-kun went well?" Seira quizzed.

Like she promised, she told, "It's going well."

Leaving her friends at that point, Hanon pressed on, "Well?"

"Well what?" Rina turned to her.

"Tell us more!" the girls exclaimed.

"Why should I?"

"Because you promised me, remember?" Noel reminded.

That's when Rina smiled mischievously, "I might have promised you that I'd tell, but you never said that I have to tell the entire thing."

Realizing that she was right, the girls let out a moan of disappointment, much to Rina's delight. Once everyone moved passed that, Coco was the first to ask about the two spirits. Rina sighed as she explained to her friends about her dream. About the girl with the green blade on her right arm.

"That's sounds like what had happened with Meru. And the Aqua Spirit from my dreams. That means that the girl from your dreams must be a Umiko, Rina." Hanon pointed out.

Lucia didn't comment since she was having her own thoughts. The Green Spirit. The same girl behind the green door, the one who no longer believed. She wondered what happened to that girl? While on the same subject, the other spirits might have a similar marking on their right arms. But judging from the Aqua and Green Spirits, they might have different colors and designs. Just who are those girls?

Suddenly, the sound of the doorbell snapped Lucia from her thought. Rina was the one who opened the door to see her boyfriend.

"Masahiro!" she immediately regretted saying his name out loud because now, her friends were leaning in to hear more of the conversation. Embarrassed, she closed the door as she steps outside, laughing nervously. "What is it, Masahiro?"

"Rina, I wanted to give you this." the man replied as he showed her the four leaf clover necklace.

"Masahiro..."

Going behind her, he put the necklace around her neck, just under her shell pendant.

After turning his girlfriend around and seeing her wearing the jewelry, he remarked, "It suits you."

"Thank you, Masahi-." Rina was quickly cut off as she blushed.

Masahiro has given her a kiss on the lips. She closed her eyes and made that kiss more passionate. After their lips parted, he quickly took off after saying goodbye. Rina watched him go affectionately as she touched the clover around her neck.

'Thank you so much, Masahiro. I do believe in the magic of the four leaf clover.' she thought. 'I will have faith in you. I do love you. And I do hope that one day, you'll know who I am. When that day come, I know that my promised luck will allow us to be together.'

"And hopefully, that luck will make our love and bond in each other grow stronger."

Well, we certainly have a lot for Rina and Masahiro this chapter, right?

Concepts

Yume no Heya- Translates to Dream Room. It's like a world where the soul goes. If the soul of someone powerful have a certain special ability, they can link their room to someone else. Please take in consideration, the doors that Lucia opened in the previous chapter was the doors to the Yume no Heya. Now that the rooms are unlock, the seven spirits that reside in it can link it to someone's dream if they wished to speak with them.

Warrior Form/Outfit- These are the opposite of the idol forms in many ways. While the idol form retains mermaid features in dresses, warrior form retains human features in less girly clothes. They are the more adventurous/serious outfit for Umikos. Umikos who are royal tends to wear fairy tale fashion (with a hint of modern clothing) and cloaks of their signature color. Umikos that are not royal will wear more modern-ish clothes and something that could be similar to a cloak, but not exactly... (like a coat). Idol form requires Mermaid Princesses to transform while warrior form doesn't. Each Umiko have to make their own outfit with their own hands and physically put them on. That's why their warrior forms are different and unique.

I'm just tired of calling Umikos' battle-like clothes as "adventurous outfit", so I decide to give you the true term in this chapter. From now on, I'll call them Warrior Form/Outfit. Another reason why is because to counter the idol form cute dresses, I wanted the warrior form to be a tad more bad***. As much as I love the Mermaid Princesses and their song, I kinda wish they were combat ready. Sadly, only Umikos have this form.

So far, the only Umikos you've already seen/read in their warrior form is the Green Spirit in ch 4 and here, Trefoil in this chapter, and Mai in chapter 6 when she fought Melanie.

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Green Spirit (Updated): It appears that I'm slowly regaining my faith and hope. If all goes well, maybe I can regain my love again with a bit of good luck. It has been confirmed that I am a Umiko. *Giggling* And it turns out that Onii-chan was also debut in this chapter.

?/Trefoil: My alias was not mentioned, but because this is the non-canon section, you can call me Trefoil. If you know what Trefoils are, then perhaps you can figure out my little sister's alias too. Hopefully, you do, so Pearl-san doesn't have to keep referring her as Green Spirit. But seriously, my sister's alias is not that hard to guess. It's staring at you in the face. Even her song hints what her alias is. Also, since I am her older brother, I'm also a Umiko.

Noami Hamasaki: I am Masahiro's mother and one of the descendants between the man and the legendary mermaid.

?/Murasaki: There is no information about me, but I'll give you a hint. The Green Spirit knows me and I know her. And because you can see that question mark before my name, you can assume that Murasaki is my alias and it is. Maybe my alias can give you a hint to who I am.