Mermaid.
"Since I was little, I have been interested in what they call human. They're strange in my eyes, why do I think that? Well, they don't have tails like us. I do and they don't have scales, that's why they're weird.
The first time I saw a human was when I was 6 years old. It was once that without permission from my older brothers I approached a beach where I saw him ... A human. At first, I thought we weren't that different, well, except for the tail.
- "That was the first time I saw him ..." -.
What I had seen that day I will never forget, as it was the first human I had ever seen in my entire life.
The human I saw was a child. A boy with ashen hair and big green eyes. He was running down the beach chasing a big hairy thing that had something in its mouth.
I had been surprised. I wanted to know more, but couldn't. Humans couldn't know of our existence.
For the rest of the day, my brother's words were the only ones on my mind.
- "Always remember this Noelle ... It is forbidden to save Humans."
That was one of the laws within my society, although I never knew the reason behind that rule.
For a long time, I have seen many humans dying in the water, but there was nothing I could do but watch.
But that day. After so long, I didn't mind breaking that rule. "
The exploration was just above it, where many debris alley force to the sea. She with great agility had to dodge them so as not to be hit or hurt.
—"I'll see more humans die again ...". – Those were the sad words that appeared in his head.
I look up to the surface for a body, but nothing. Apparently, the humans on board were able to save themselves, which made her sigh in relief.
But he was wrong.
He could see a figure falling hard into the water, with a certain red liquid coming out of it in small amounts.
Once the silhouette passed in front of her, she widened her eyes.
She knew this human.
He walked over to it and examined it. His eyes were closed, the air was escaping in great bubbles and his body was full of dust and scratches.
She would never forget this person, even though he was much bigger now than she remembered. 10 years had passed since she had last seen him, but she would never forget him.
- I can't let him die. - Keeping those words in mind, he took the boy and saw if there would not be another human around, but nothing.
I swim as fast as possible towards the beach ... The beach where I had first seen him.
He carefully pulled him out of the water, and with all his might I wish he was still alive when he didn't move, but hearing him cough gave him hope.
He relaxed when he saw his chest swell and then lower, he was alive...
He saw his wounds and tried to heal them, but achieved almost nothing. She noticed one of her arms where she saw a rather ugly burn, making her despair. I had to cover it with something, but nothing was like that I reached. No. If there was something.
She carefully removed one of her long purple ribbons from her hair and tied it over the burn.
- This should do ...
He looked at the boy in front of him, he really couldn't believe it, this must be a bad joke of fate.
It was the same boy she had seen on the beach 10 years ago.
He wanted to stay there longer, but his brothers could be suspicious, and a human could arrive at any moment.
And the beings of the sea could not be seen by them.
He looked once more at the young man who now rested on the sand, far from the dangers that the sea could give him.
— Goodbye, green-eyed boy ...– He whispered into the air and then left.
He walked slowly through the illuminated and large corridors, he had minor injuries so he could walk and move without problems.
— ¡Yuno-Sama! –. The young man stopped and looked at the very agitated maid, also very nervous and worried.
— ¡Yuno-Sama! –.
— Is something wrong, Hana-san? –. Asked formally, For him it did not matter who it was, he would be kind to everyone.
— ¡Asta-sama is not in his room!
— Are you up yet? Well, after sleeping all day, I am not surprised that he will already get up, after all, he cannot be still. – Giggled slightly Yuno.
— ¡Yuno-Sama! –. I scold the woman.
— I know. Don't worry, I have an idea where it may be. – The honey-eyed boy reassured with a smile. – You can relax and continue with your responsibilities. I'll go find him, he can't walk around in the state he's currently in.
— Thank you very much, and sorry for yelling at you. – The woman apologized.
— Do not worry. – Yuno smiled before heading down the long hall again.
The sun was setting, the sky was turning between orange and blue tones each time, indicating that at any moment night would arrive, along with the moon and the stars.
He still felt a bit sore, but I don't know he will regret anything he did, it was all because of his great furry friend.
Yes. He had gotten back into a ship covered in flames just to save his lifelong friend. She was under surveillance and protected by a pet doctor since, like him, she had a few burns.
Under his gaze from the vast sky to his right hand, there was a beautiful purple ribbon.
The servants and the doctor had told him that the ribbon had been tied over the burn and that it had prevented the sand from getting into it. At first, he had stared at that ribbon and was in despair when they said they would throw it away.
He was sure that it belonged to him who had saved his life.
He could remember few things ... Between them. An aquamarine tail and silver color. Besides that, she still remembered how something surrounded his body and pulled him out of the depths of the sea.
But he couldn't remember more than that.
When he awoke he saw his brothers, parents, and servants, all relieved to see him awake. He had been unconscious for two full days.
His younger siblings showed tears when they saw him wake up, others tried to hold back the tears. Yuno had only shown a smile and told him not to scare them like that again.
They had also asked him what had happened, but he could only say that he did not remember anything.
He wasn't sure if they would believe him if he told them.
Sigh.
He looked at the bandages on his arms and touched the one on his head. He had taken a good hit before falling into the water.
— You should be resting, Asta. – A voice beside him said.
— I don't like to be still. –. He replied.
— You have to listen to the Doctor. Even your beloved pet is more obedient than you.
— Hey!
— What do you think so much about? You are not someone of few words. – I ask. – When you have free time, you go jogging on the beach. It's rare to see you just sitting and watching the sea.
— … Is nothing... –. The green-eyed boy said.
— Know? You are not good at lying. – Yuno sighed wearily.
— ... –.
— If you don't want to say it, that's fine. I can not force you.– Said the boy now turning his back to her. – Just don't scare Hana-san, she was looking for you.
— Yuno ... Do you think beings like us live under the sea? –. Those words made the tallest man turn back to the ash-haired boy.
— You have to see how you are ... Were you reading that legend again? .– Yuno asked him, this time he sat next to her.
— What I remember is an aquamarine tail and also a silver color, also the feeling that someone was hugging me as they pulled me out of the sea. – The young man murmured while holding tightly to the purple ribbon.
— Mermaids, eh?...Hey... Since we were children you always wanted to see a mermaid. – The greatest laughed longingly. – Even if that legend ends with her death.
— I know… –
"The fisherman ran when he heard the news that his colleagues found a mermaid, and they captured it." But when he arrived he only saw the misfortune in front of him.That beautiful mermaid was on the net. Her skin was pale and her lips had lost their color.
She was dead.What hurts the fisherman the most was seeing his dry tears fall down his cheeks. His other colleagues were furious, their prey was no longer alive. But they would use it.The fisherman, as a symbol of apology towards her, released her during the night and put her back into the sea, where he found more of the mermaid species. The punishment of the fisherman was never to forget that mermaid, and that of humanity that murdered her was the scarcity of marine resources, and natural disasters."
- It is a sad story, but despite that you want to meet one ... Even Hana-San said that if we ever meet one we will not tell anyone about them, since that misfortune could be repeated and we would be punished. - Yuno remembered with nostalgia those days when that legend was read to them.
- Of course, I remember.- Said Asta. - I would not make the same mistakes as the fisherman.
- I know. Well. I'm leaving, I have things to do. - Yuno said getting up and removing the rest of the sand from his pants.– You better get inside as soon as possible, it'll be freezing soon.
- No. Wait, I'm going with you. I better come back.– He carefully tied the ribbon around his wrist, then got up so he could go where the tallest one was.
- Ok, let's go. -
Asta looked once more at the sea, always peaceful, but dangerous and full of mysteries.
When he opened his eyes again, it was already night, the moon was at its highest point and shining like never before.
He got out of bed and went out to the balcony of his room, where he had a perfect view of the sea.
He felt the sea breeze once more and his body relaxed. She had always loved the sea. On days of stress or her problems, she always went to the seashore to calm down.
- Tranquility...
Everything was silent, well. Except for the sound of the calm waves coming from the sea. He stood there, listening carefully to that soothing sound until another interrupted that of the waves.
- Eh?
A melody.
Without thinking he went out of his mind, following that sound.
He left the palace carefully, unseen by the guards. He walked the short path that led to the beach. Every step the sound took louder.
Once there, he was surprised.
Not far away someone was sitting on the stones. No one should be on the beach at this time, much less in the water.
The melody was sung by that person.
Without hesitation, he got into the water and walked to the silhouette of that person, but once he was closer he realized that something did not fit in that perfectly moonlit image.
An aquamarine tail, like the crown on his head, instead of ears, there were scales of the same color, white skin, and what most caught his attention ... Her silver hair and violet eyes.
Those color...
"Those colors I knew very well, I remembered them.
I walked a little more, slowly approaching that figure.
The water had covered a large part of my legs, but I didn't care. I couldn't get away.
I extended my hand that had the purple ribbon as if I wanted to reach it, but as soon as those beautiful violet eyes looked at me I stopped.
She got nervous and freaked out a bit.
I know it from his expression and the way he protects himself with his arms.
- I-I won't hurt you! -. I said with some desperation, I didn't want him to leave yet.
She hesitated but stayed where she was.
- D-Does this belong to you? -. He felt a slight blush on his cheeks, but he had to stand his ground right now, he couldn't let his feelings stop him now.
He had to know if it was hers, no, it had to be. Since a part of her hair was not collected, and she had a ribbon similar to the one he had at the time.
She didn't seem to understand until her eyes ended up on my wrist, where the ribbon was.
She just showed surprise and then nodded her head but didn't say anything.
It was beautiful.
A few words appeared in my mentor, and there was no doubt ...
- "That day was the first time I saw a mermaid" -.