Author Notes

*spotlights*

*splash* I'm back!

Now… *winks* May you…enjoy~ ;D

*spotlights dims and we go down~*


~~YOU~~

TRINK-A-LING-LING. TRINK-A-LINK…LINK. BLOOP. BLOOP. BLOOP.

Deep, deep down under the ocean, far away from human-caused waves, motors and squeals, it was a whole new world. And there, mermaids lived peacefully, in harmony with the sea creatures and ocean life.

Watanabe You, healthy, happy and carefree mermaid, swishes her sparkling blue tail to the rhythm in her head, easily moving through the waters, swimming through the waters. After all! Her favourite pastime – if not her favourite mer-sport; jellyfish race, it was exploring her never-ending home.

Swimming past a family of dolphins, You flashes a big grin to her pals, laughing in response to their compliments on her top being a cute, frilly light blue cloth-like material, simple yet radiant with the pearls You added to them.

"Thank you! The clamps were really generous in sharing their pearls this time. Aaaand, I did collect it over a few months!" The ash-brunette scratched her cheek bashfully; collecting pearls aren't an easy feat. The clamps can get classy and not want to share most days.

I even had to plead for a few!

A school of fishes swims right into and pass You, circling her once before going off, bubbling their opinions about the jellyfish sleeves You's top has and also about how You still sports the best stomach under the sea.

Ah-

"Hey! You and your biased comments. I think whales and turtles have really nice tummies." You hollers back as they swam off.

Nearing the sandy floors of the sea, a crayfish makes its presence known as she says, "Perhaps those cheeky fishes are only comparing mermaid's tummies."

Woah! Miss Crayfish popped out of nowhere!

You slows to a stop, humming thoughtfully. "Still think it wouldn't be me with the best stomach…"

The crayfish moves a few steps to a new spot to camouflage. "The fishes don't get to feel every mermaids stomach I'm sure. Do you?"

You blinks once and lets the ocean move her. "Well…no. But at least from the ones I felt, I think…theirs might be better?"

What are the criteria to a good stomach anyways?

The crayfish stays silent and if You wasn't looking, she'd not know the crayfish is there. Or if she blinked, she might lose sight of her. Creatures on the ocean floor! You smiles to herself. "I should look for my camouflage place too~"

Swimming off again, to wherever her tail brings her.


You stops beside a pretty array of pink, purple and blue coral reefs before a deeper drop, over a hundred metres further into the ocean. It was still familiar grounds and You could somewhat hear someone's voice.

"Float, float, float…"

The voice rather far off, You swims a little closer to take a look.

"Float, float, float. To the shores, shores, shores. Not be in this boat, boat, boat!"

The brunette mermaid heard the word 'boat' from behind a huge cavern-like rock and before she could swim behind to see if there was a boat and who was speaking, though she had a guess from the voice, she suddenly felt lighter and…exposed.

Wha!?

You's mouth gapes as she watched her top leave her and moved upwards at a rather fast speed.

"No! Wait!" You cried.

Why is this happening?

You covers her breasts for a moment but seeing her top float away further she had no choice but to quickly swim for it.

I took really long to make that top! Come baaaackkk!

You swishes her tail fast, her hands to her sides as she swam her fastest. The top, however, seemed to be enchanted and was moving way faster than her. Plus it did have a head start.

"I'm-"

Not giving up!

You slaps her tail hard in propels herself further up. She's glad there weren't any other fishes and creatures in the vicinity. She must have swum somewhere more secluded.

Aaaahhhh!

You managed to close the distance and she reaches her hand out as she swam, reaching…reaching…! She grabs her top but it only pulled her along and up and You loses grip.

"Wah!" Blue eyes stared in disbelief as her new handmade top splashed out of the waters and remained afloat.

You gulps as she swam below instead of leaving the waters; following her top that continued to move a slight distance until it hit the sand.

Huh…

You narrows her eyes at her top. The waves moved it back and forth and slowly back in the waters, sticking to a big rock that was a slight distance from the shore.

Now's my chance!

You exits the ocean; her head out of the water, she takes a big breath of the air, taking in the smell of the sand and…well, oxygen. She scoops her top in her hands with a small smile. "Gotcha."

"Uwa- Oh shoot!"

You's blue eyes widens and hyper-focused where the sound came from, where the sand crunched sounds and a human voice came from.

Alarmed sapphire stared right at the human – bright orange hair, big scarlet eyes, dressed in cloth that was beige and grey, sand caught in the human's clothing, arm and hair-

Oh fishes!

You bites her bottom lip and makes a mad dive into the ocean.

Aahhh! A human saw me!? What do I do? What do I do? What do I do? Humans can't know the existence of mermaids!

You shakes her head rapidly then stops herself out of the blue; realizing that if she caused ripples, the human would know she's there and believe they did see a mermaid.

Okay, okay…stay calm…

You gasps when she saw her state again – topless. She threw a hand to her mouth to hold her breath; not wanting to be caught by the human and also…she didn't want to shout aloud the fact that she let go of her top in her surprise of being seen by a human and now she got to look for it again.

Why me..?

You swishes her tail to get closer to a huge rock, one arm covering her chest and the other holding the rock as she tried to look out the waters and observe the human. Waiting for that human girl to go.

Don't sit around. Don't remember me…

Minutes…

Many minutes…

Has it been an hour? The orange-haired girl had big patience. Sitting on the sand and even trying to get in the waters a little to find You.

Go away, human…It's taboo to know each other! I think…

You pouts thoughtfully.

The elders tend to say that… "Humans and mermaids don't, and shouldn't cross paths. For bad things will occur after."

You rolls her eyes; she doesn't quite believe it. Humans can't swim to where they are after all. She was mostly hiding because her top decided to up and leave her. And she's quite sure the human girl was staring a little at…her exposed self.

This is so embarrassing…

You's cheeks heated the water around her. Why and how is this happening!

You watches as the orange-haired girl scratch something into the sand before finally standing to leave.

Finally!

You waited as the human girl turned back a good ten times before going her way. You let out a long breath she was keeping in.

Now…Where did my top go to again…

You pushes herself out the water after making sure the coast was clear – no humans! No crabs or shrimps! No one to see her naked.

"There it is!" You drags herself on the shore to grab her top, putting it on as fast as she could, and testing to see that her top won't leave her again without her will.

Splashing into the water and back out a few times, You grins. "Good!"

She was going to go back underwater when she saw the indentations in the sand that the peculiar human girl left.

"Are…you…real…" You snorts. "I sure am."

You prods a finger in the sand to write her answer but stops. "Why am I even doing this?"

You splashes back in the water. She only swims 200metres in before she came back. Looks left and right, right and left.

I'm just…a tad curious. Besides…I'm sure the waves will wash it away before she sees it. Yeah.

You reassures herself about the crazy idea of writing in the sand a respond to the human girl's query to their unexpected meeting.

"Yes." You scribbles into the sand. Stares at it for a moment before she dives back down.

Swimming back to home and thinking of that human girl with the big scarlet eyes…

Do all humans tumble out of rocks?


Author Notes

:))))) I have more where this is coming from! XD

Mermaids…aren't they so lovely~? Or is it just You-chan? XD hehe~

Leave me a comment if you like! It'd make my dayyyyyy XD

Else,… see you next splash! :D