I am seriously sorry for not updating this story in so long

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Haru watched Rin thoughtfully from the sitting room as the latter hung out the laundry. They had decided to completely clean the house and now she was cleaning the sheets. It was a ritual that every Sunday she replaced the bedding and took care of the house for the following day. That way the house was nice and clean when she got home from work.

She was glad to have had Haru for help this time around but asked her to avoid water. Under the worry that when Haru touched it she sprouted fins and reverted back to being a mermaid. Instead she had simply told Haru to dust and help her with cooking lunch in what ways she could. Having a mermaid as a roommate was far from easy after all, but it was fun.

She never knew what to expect and was always kept on her toes. Though she did find it kind of weird at how Haru liked to snack on fish despite being half of one herself. But then again, circle of life and all that. In terms of nature at least by the laws of the sea, animals ate other animals in order to survive.

Meanwhile, Haru was sat at the table with some tea and sweets. Content with just watching the other female go about her business. She would never grow tired of watching Rin. Despite 10 years passing since they were separated she was still the same girl from all those years ago. Knowing she had retained some part of herself despite growing up warmed Haru's heart.

She was still as stubborn and yet as sweet as she had been back then. Her inner flame not going out and still burning as brightly as it had as a child. But she had become more brooding and emotional, her temper stronger than it had been when she was young. So many deep and conflicted emotions within the young girls heart.

Though Haru put that down to years of bullying and her leaving Rin when she was young. No doubt she would have gotten teased by the other kids should she have told them about Haru. Most humans tended to be close minded about the possibility of mermaids. Believing them to be nothing but stories, when in fact they just chose to only show themselves to certain people.

Rin had certainly changed since she was a child back when they first met. Puberty doing a good job of making her physically desirable to a future mate or to make offspring. Her soft creamy skin that was luminous in the light. Her shiny magenta hair and eyes that gleamed in the light. Those long creamy legs and well developed breasts. She was a very beautiful female specimen.

"Say Rin?" Haru asked curiously. It wasn't a bad thing to ask, all humans were physical with another at some point in their lives. So, this was not an unreasonable thing to she had been young her own parents had told her of breeding between her own kind. So, she was not exactly naïve to the personal life of humans behind closed doors.

"Hmm?" Rin called back as she straightened out the sheet on the line. She didn't need it to get creased or that would just be annoying for her to have to deal with later on. Growing up she had helped her parents with chores to help her prepare for being independent. Now that she lived alone she was capable of taking care of herself completely.

"Why is it you do not have a mate and instead choose to be alone?" she asked curiously. Surely there were men in this town that sought to make her their mate weren't there? She was mainly curious but worried at the same time. How was it that Rin had gone all this time even from her childhood and not had a partner? Surely, she had at least been confessed to.

Rin blushed and stiffened upon hearing these words. How the hell was she supposed to explain this to Haru? I mean her species was more about reproducing than about love. Things under the sea were very different compared to the humans on the land, in more ways than one. More than that why was she even asking?

After all these years she showed up after straight up abandoning her and leaving her alone? Now she was asking about her relationships? Just what kind of games was she playing here? I mean love and affection was something humans developed as they evolved. Of how to develop bonds and who to trust. But love was also what compelled them to protect their mates and loved ones from harm.

"I… Um…well… its complicated Haru" Rin replied awkwardly coughing as she did so. It's not like she hadn't tried asking people out, but it almost always ended badly and very embarrassing. By that she meant hitting on a woman and finding out she was already taken or wasn't into women. Hell, she spent a lot of her nights getting drunk before Haru came into her life.

Many nights spent at a bar moping and crying about her lack of a love life and how Haru had left her all those years ago. Giving her heart to someone and waiting for them to come back, while being unable to have a relationship with another human female. Her drunken self saying how Haru must be her fated lover or some stupid theory.

Haru tilted her head curiously "How so? I thought human breeding was quite simple" she replied bluntly. I mean she was of breeding age after all, so why was she still not taken? Then again, the idea of Rin being with someone other than herself made her very upset. But due to them being apart for so long, feelings changed over time and you moved on.

Rin felt herself mentally screaming with frustration. How the hell had she gotten herself into this situation? With her childhood crush of all things, was this really happening? I mean she had known since she was young, aside from meeting Haru that she didn't like boys in that way. As she got older and aside from Haru leaving, it was the same with other girls.

She was always drawn to women instead of men growing up. Constantly having crushes on girls through preschool, middle school and high school. She could not feel attracted to men only women. However, it wasn't till she graduated high school that she came out to her best friend Sousuke.

She then sighed and coughed shyly, trying to prepare herself for the conversation. This was going to be fun to explain. "T… The thing is Haru, I… I don't…. guys aren't really my type" she explained reluctantly. Not many women in this town were into women, they were all straight. Though she had tried looking everywhere and asking women if they would go out with her, they would all turn her down.

Those that were into women were already taken except her. They were snapped up quickly like fish in a net, but nobody ever wanted her. She just couldn't catch a break, until Haru had come back to her. Her unusual but wonderful miracle. But she was honestly surprised that all these years later, Haru still remembered the promise they made back then. Not that it would mean anything now, they were just too different.

Haru was a mermaid and belonged in the sea, her family was there and it was her home. She belonged on dry land and as much as it hurt to admit that, it was the truth. While nothing would make her happier than to spend the rest of her life with Haru, hoping for such a thing was very selfish and would cause Haru to give up something she loved. Water.

Haru's eyes widened and she stared at the maroon haired girl with wonder and relief. She was honestly surprised that Rin was gay but also that she was un-taken by someone else. No matter how you looked at it, Rin was very physically appealing as a person. Why nobody had taken her for themselves yet was a mystery to her not matter how she looked at it.

But she could not see herself giving Rin willingly to another person. Especially after the promise they had made to each other all those years ago on the beach where they were reunited. "So, you lay with women?" Haru replied casually sipping her tea. She wondered how many women had the pleasure of being Rin's companion when she felt the need to be intimate.

Rin blushed profusely at Haru's blunt tone but nodded "Y… Yeah. I mean, that's one way of putting it. But I also feel attracted to and want to one day marry one" she replied shyly. Though it did come with its setbacks, not everyone was very understanding of her sexuality. Then again in this day and age, a lot of people tended to be close minded on the subject entirely.

She was attracted to women in the same way a man was a woman. She simply sought to marry a woman she was attracted to and had strong feelings for after courting for a long period of time. She still wanted what everyone else wanted in life, to get married, have a family and continue her career, but with another woman by her side.

Haru blinked and pondered these thoughts over in her head. So, Rin was not only attracted to her own gender but sought to marry another female. But then why did she seem so ashamed about it? Not that she thought there was anything wrong on the subject of two people of the same gender marrying one another. Love was something that all creatures felt and deserved.

"So, to simply put it?" Haru asked curiously waiting for Rin to explain clearly. She didn't understand why Rin was so hesitant about being honest on the fact that she was attracted to her own gender. There were a lot of animals in the sea that could be both male and female, hell there were even some forms of homosexuality in nature.

Rin huffed "I'm gay ok! I'm a raging lesbian!" she snapped. It's not that she was ashamed of being gay, but in this day and age despite same sex marriage being legal, her community got a lot of abuse and harassment.

Men saw her as an object or some form of amusement and women didn't seem to understand how it was even humanely possible. Aside from the rare moment of homophobia. It was a never-ending battle of frustration and complexities. Why could people not just understand it and be done with it? At the end of the day she was still human.

She still had a life and was still a person aside from her sexuality. She had a family, a career and friendships aside from her being a lesbian. Why was that so hard to understand? Great, now she would be in a bad mood for the rest of the day. She really had wanted to avoid having this conversation until she was comfortable.

Haru was rather taken aback by Rin's outburst, hearing the unhappiness and anger in her tone. She remembered seeing Rin cry as a child but never get as upset to the extent she was right now. But what had she said to make Rin become so unhappy? She had simply asked a question and that was all.

Rin turned and saw Haru's expression making her feel guilty. She shouldn't have taken it out on Haru, but she just got so fed up with the judgement and lack of understanding from others. She was just gay, nothing more nothing less. Not that hard to understand and the only thing that made her different was being attracted to the same gender and not the opposite.

Haru softened and sighed "I never thought that it made a difference. I am surprised to know your attracted to your own gender but not upset. At the end of the day it's about love, right?" she replied. How or why that mattered she didn't know. But people had obviously given grief to Rin growing up and that was not something she would tolerate lightly.

Rin stared at Haru in awe, it had been a long time since she had heard anyone say that aside from Sousuke, her brother Gou, her parents and a few members of the police force. Not all people were hateful or unaccepting, but there were the few that tended to be rather…. Close minded. For that, hearing it from her first love felt really good.

She then laughed quietly to herself in amusement and rubbed her eyes with her fingers. Haru really was something, just as wise and full of intellect as she had been back then. Able to soothe her rage and chase away her troubles like the sand to the tide. She certainly was magical in that sense, capable of healing the wounds in her heart instantly.

She then turned to smile at Haru fondly. "You… You're really something Haru" she replied playfully. Never had she met a girl like her, even after all these years Haru stood out above all else. She wasn't like any of the human women, so ethereal and otherworldly. Her eyes as blue as the sea in which she came from. But that would only cause her more pain when Haru had to eventually leave.


Rin sighed heavily rubbing her hair with a towel. After a long day of doing chores and getting covered in dust, a long soak in the tub was just what she needed. It was always so relaxing. She paced through the hall wrapped in a soft pink towel, another draped around her head to catch water droplets. A bottle of milk in her hand which was already have full.

Haru peered up from her book at the table. Her eyes pinned to Rin's body, why was she drinking milk when she was already healthy enough body wise? "I never knew you liked milk so much" she stated casually. But then again, the palette changed as humans grew up, things you once hated you grew to love.

Rin stiffened and gripped her towel, Haru really had a bad habit of catching her off guard. How long had she even been sat there, it seemed she was still getting used to having Haru as a roommate. "W… What are you? How long have you been sat there?" Rin snapped anxiously. Just how much had she seen and had she been staring at her? Not that she minded too much.

Haru hummed and put down book giving Rin a serious look. Why was so so ashamed to show her body to another woman? They were both anatomically similar after all, aside size differences. "You don't need to cover up. We're both women after all. But why do you drink milk? Your big enough already" she replied.

Rin blinked innocently then felt her cheeks heat. Was she really making a comment about the size of her breasts? "That's none of your business! Besides its good for you!" she retorted defensively. Maybe Haru should try drinking some and see if her boobs got bigger. So what that she enjoyed drinking milk?

Haru then sighed heavily and got to her feet. It seems she would have to teach Rin the hard way, her stubborn nature was often her Achilles heel. Her body was fine the way it was. Before Rin could process what was going on, the raven had approached her and had grabbed one of her breasts in her hand like a claw making her face turn the colour of a tomato.

"HARU!" Rin screamed loudly. Just what the hell was she playing at? This sort of thing was not appropriate unless well… you were physically or romantically involved. But normal human women didn't just go up to each other and start grabbing each others boobs. It was highly inappropriate behaviour.

Haru jiggled the breast around a little before staring Rin in the eye firmly. "Like I thought, your breasts are very healthy. You don't need to drink that stuff anymore to make them grow" she stated bluntly. Rin's body was fine the way it was, why should she feel that she needed to change it? There was nothing wrong with her current body image whatsoever. Self-esteem maybe?

That was the last straw for Rin. How this woman could be the same Haru she had a crush on as a child she didn't know. The Haru she knew back then would have never done such a thing. She then clicked her teeth and dumped the rest of the milk on Haru's head angrily. Rin then stormed off leaving a rather stunned Haru covered in cold milk standing there.

Served her right for being so cheeky, she was sleeping in the tub tonight or hell the floor. There was no way she was sharing a bed with Haru after she pulled that little stunt on her. "Stupid Haru! You perverted mermaid!" Rin growled angrily as she stormed upstairs to her room.