Chapter Twelve 1.0
"Len," I began to ask him, "Do you know exactly where in the world this island is?" We were still standing in the Moon Pool together. He was cleaning himself under the waterfall while I stood off to the side, watching him nervously.
He turned to me, cocking his head in curiosity. "Well..." He started. "I no sure for certain, Kaito-nii. But, two moons swim from here, I can see lights!"
'I see...' I pondered, turning away to gaze off into the forest, 'That must be the mainland! Maybe we can get to one of Tokyo's coastal prefectures from here. The question is though... how exactly will we find the mainland?'
Looking around the forest, all I could see were trees and trees for what seemed like miles and miles. And then, for about the hundredth time that morning, it hit me. "We could build a boat!" I shouted in triumph, startling Len a little bit. "It's all coming together now!"
"Huh?" Len blinked, calling my attention back to him.
"Here," I answered, "Let me explain. The scientist who made you also made me, and he lives in the city of Tokyo, japan. If I took you to there, we could meet the scientist and ask him to give you legs, like me. After that, you could become a Vocaloid, like me and my friends, and we could sing together all the time!"
Len seemed a little shell-shocked at my suggestion. "L-legs?" He stuttered, "N-no more tail?" His lip began to quiver, and his eyes became watery. "F-for, for... for good?"
"I'm sorry Len, but it's the only way," I consoled. While formulating my plan, I didn't really put into affect how Len would feel about everything. So it was my duty to make sure he was comfortable. Slowly, I stepped forward, reaching my hand down into the water. Then, I slowly began to caress his tail, making sure I was nice and gentle with the delicate scales. This seemed to calm him, and his fin began to wag as if he were a dog. He made a squirming expression, and let out a little whimper, as I continued to pet him, and his cheeks began turning an adorable red color.
And then, all of a sudden, he shot right back up. "I will do it!" He announced jubilantly, "For Kaito-nii! I will loose my tail!" I smiled at him, but when he came back down, he stopped grinning victoriously and got that shy look of his back again. "That is..." He began, "If Kaito-nii keeps rubbing?"
"Of course," I chuckled, reaching my hand back down and this time scratching his behind, which he seemed to thoroughly enjoy.
"Kaito-nii..." He started quietly, "How we go to the... the... sc-sc-scientist?"
"We're going to build a boat!" I answered, "Out of all of these trees around us. And I'll sit in the boat and paddle while you lead the way! We'll be there in no time." I waited for Len to respond, but heard nothing. However, when I looked back down at him, he seemed so content, I was in no position to interrupt. As he hummed to himself, he pressed his head into my chin and rubbed his soft hair into me. This made me smile.
Of all the beautiful people of the world, both inside and out, I got stuck loving the one with the fishes tail.
My story is crying out here people. Please, review me! Actually, I have a question for you all anyways. I don't really like calling my chapters 1.0 and 2.0, so do you have any suggestions for better ways to distinguish the two stories? Chapter 12 (2.0) should be out soon. Hope you enjoy! ^-^