Chapter 19: Searching For The Right Components
Feelings shrouded within a clouded mind,
Forcing them surface without bind,
Hoping to see the truth with one time try,
And thus rage flashes like a firefly.
"Turning this graph around and you can form a hyperbola, but then at the same time, you have to lookout for the signs. But with the equation that's too hard to explain, I guess your brain might explode."
Mikau growled as he slapped his pen down onto the stone table. He crumbled up his papers and tossed them aside. He slipped out another fresh sheet, redoing the work all over again.
"Just because you are bad at Math, but that doesn't mean you have to take it out on your pen and papers."
"If only you would stop eating your lunch and help me with my homework!"
Lahko sat across Mikau, consuming large quantities of various kinds of food ranging from freshly killed fish, to ocean salads. They found a fairly good spot near one of the windows (Mikau had insisted on sitting near where there was sunlight shining through). The water in the cafeteria was warm and pleasant. It was not as badly polluted as the one in the elementary school.
"But I don't need to help you. It's free for all when it comes down to schoolwork."
"You fish..." Mikau's eyes narrowed as he slowly dipped his head down onto his work.
Unexpectedly, a pile of books slammed down onto the escritoire beside Mikau's face. He jumped with surprise. Lahko peered up.
"Oh hey! Endolus!" The Zora greeted his friend.
"You know each other?" Mikau scooted over to make room for the new comer.
"Sure. Both of us are in the same Gym Class," Endolus answered quickly as he sat down.
"Oh great. Just great. So Lahko didn't help you in that class either, right?"
Endolus blinked. "What? No. Actually, he had helped me fixed the equipments before the class starts."
"Don't look at me like that, Mikau. Just because I?ve helped him and didn't help you, but that doesn't mean I am doing it on purpose. You are my first and best friend. I would always think about you first."
"Awwww, that's SO sweet..." Mikau gushed sarcastically.
"Anything for a friend," the Zora winked as he grinned.
Endolus opened up his books as he began to work on his own set of questions. Mikau glanced at the papers. Then he averted his eyes away hastily.
"You are in the Advance Course?" he asked as he tried to hide his own calculations. They were all wrong.
Nodding, the teenager looked over the volumes. "Math is easy. I aced them no sweat."
"Right,? Mikau replied slowly.
"Need help?" Endolus clicked his tongue. He gazed impishly at his buddy.
"Ptff! Me? Come on! I can manage this by myself. Why, compare to other subjects, this is nothing!"
"Until you fail that is," Lahko added softly.
"What was that? You wish to die?" Mikau's sensitive hearing could pick up even the faintest sounds. "God! I am sick of this. That's it. I am going to bring it over to my friend today after school."
Lahko finished off his meal as he stretched. His eyes stared, unblinking. "Oh? He's that smart?" His fins wiggled.
Mikau coughed. "Well. Not really. But I need SOMEONE to help me do my homework."
"In the end, you still think about yourself," Endolus said in a monotone as he rapidly writing down answers with several smooth motions.
"It's Zoran Nature! What can you expect? As least I can hand in my assignments on time. Professor Hungary is such a jerk."
Lahko plucked a small eel-like fish that had glued its face onto his left arm. He held it in his hand while squeezing it gently, playing around with it. "That Bottom-feeder is really something else. Mean and strict, not to mention having a really strong body odor." The fish's small eyes bulged out slightly whenever pressure was being forced upon its fragile body.
"Ugh! Don't remind me of that!" Mikau packed up his utilities into his bubble. The pen, books, and papers all got sucked into the sphere with ease. "All of my teachers up until now are callous. Can't this school afford better teachers?"
"Of course the school can. Just give them the money and they will hire the best teachers in Termina. Ooo! This equation is fun to solve."
Mikau groaned. He grabbed the poor marine creature out from Lahko's grasp and freed it after he couldn?t stand it anymore.
"Or you can use your Zoran Hero arm blades to threaten those old Zoras," Lahko suggested jokingly.
"Yeah. But I need some practice. I haven't used these fins for a long time. How about let's use your head?"
"Some day. Some day, Mikau, you will end up in a situation that you can't get out of," Endolus stopped noting down the necessary numbers. He yawned.
"We'll see about that. Nothing can happen to me."
"Yeah. Right. Hey, are you ready for the Music Class next period?"
"Lahko, when was I ever not ready? I am always ready."
"Your bubble is floating away..." Lahko pointed behind the Zoran Hero.
"Ah!"
* * *
"And one, and two, and... Eating food until you get fat, the weight increases with stress."
"Rolling around on the ball-shaped body, everyone points and laughs at you."
"Oh, the Hungry Man is fretting on, about his own giant stomach."
"And while he tries to lose some weight, his cholesterols make his heart ache."
"What, the, hell, is that?" an adult female voice sounded after the short composition.
They were in another classroom with exactly the same layout as the Math and Literature Class. The only differences were the teachers, the course outlines, and the students. Mikau and Lahko were testing their voices while their instructor was rummaging through her archive cabin that was located near the doorway. It was made up of green colored corals, with seashells decorating the body. The teacher wore a garment that was made up of thinned seaweeds multi layered with blue colored jellyfish skins on the inside and mixed color of yellow and orange fish scales running down her dress on the outside.
Students roared as they heard the song that the two mischievous Zoras sang out loud in class.
"I called it: The Death of The Like Like," Mikau laughed with the students as he nudged Lahko.
"I called it: The Death of The Hungry," Lahko yelled over the noise.
Both of them laughed louder and harder when they heard the new nickname that they had decided to give to Professor Hungary.
"You guys are acting like grade ones."
?And we are proud of it.?
She stood up holding a pile of music scores. With a flick of her tail, she slammed the drawers shut.
"Do we need to pay any fees for this course?" One Zora asked.
"No, sweetheart, you don't need to. Although I do recommend you guys go and get your own instruments. We will be practicing playing some of the scores on strings and drums, and possibly on some symbols."
When Mikau heard the word: "sweetheart", he quivered. The word had somehow brought queasiness into his body.
"Our own instruments? You won't provide for us?" Lahko blurted out loud.
"I am sorry. The school doesn't have enough funding to purchase all those music implements."
Helloooo mom! Mikau thought to himself. Mom, you better have enough money to let me buy a guitar or something.
"Mikau, do you know how much is one piano going to cost?" Lahko seemed troubled.
"Man, I don't know. Wanna go see some of the stores after school today?"
"Okay."
"Oh dear! Because I have spent nearly half of the class delving into my files, I have totally forgotten to introduce myself," the teacher literally sang her words. She was a musician, what could we expect? She cleared her throat before starting her next stanza, "My name is Silven Seeaan. You can call me Ms. Silven, or just Silven is fine."
"Wow, finally! A good quality teacher!" Mikau spoke softly to his friend. ?And such a nice body.?
"Yeah, I really like the way she sings as she talks. You know, transferring the ordinary talking sounds into some nice musical tones." Lahko agreed.
"All right then! Let's get started!"
So the class had officially begun, and everyone had a nice time. Silven had a talent in teaching students without everyone falling asleep. She tried to get everyone to participate in the discussion. She also tried to make some jokes on the students, just to enhance the atmosphere even better. Mikau and Lahko had tried their best to understand every single notation. Their goal: to form a band that everyone could enjoy and give them rupees.
The third and the fourth period were tolerable. Mikau had both classes with Lahko again. It seemed that they were unseperatable. If Japas were there, he would have gotten jealous. When the last bell had rung, students slowly swam out of the main door and headed home. Mikau went down the streets with Lahko where there were many stores opening. He wanted to buy a guitar, since it was compact and easy to carry on his back. Lahko wanted a piano, but he was not sure if that was the right choice. The instrument could be too big to bring to school.
They didn't have money at all. This was mainly a scouting mission, checking the prices and various kinds of tools. They went into a shop call: "Hip and Pop". A medium sized store with well-light area. Inside, a clerk stood behind the counter while surveying the two young customers. His tall physique towered over the shelves, able to see if there were any shoplifters.
Mikau gently fingered the strings, listening to the sound quality that was being produced. His heart melted as he played some more notes. Lahko swiftly moved over to the large music device section, where his dream piano and other major music producers were placed. He tapped one key. The noise was crisp and clear without flaws. Mikau swam silently to his companion with a light blue colored guitar in his hands. The body of the guitar, which was made up of wood, had been treated with a special coating so that it wouldn?t get wet and decay in the water. It had been polished, and was radiating a slight glow. Leaning close, Mikau tried to explain why this store was the best place to buy their items.
"I am telling you, I have already found my guitar! God, I love it!"
"Mikau. You really should check the price," Lahko side-glanced his pal. He held up a price tag stating that his piano cost about four hundred rupees. "And yours." Six hundred rupees.
Mikau's shoulder slumped. "Dang. I was so caught up with the sight of it that I didn't notice the value."
Nodding, the Zora swallowed hard. "Yeah. I want to buy this too, but four hundred? My mom would never allow me to buy it."
"Ah! I overheard that you two young fellows want to buy my products but no money?" A rough voice boomed behind them.
Turning around, they faced the store clerk. Their height only went up to the shoulder of the Zora.
"Tell you what. Since this month is the store's fifteen years anniversary, how about I give you... half price discount?"
Mikau's eyes widened. "You are serious?"
Laughing, the tall Zora crossed his arms in front of his chest. His super long fins were dangling from the side of his waist and nearly touched the floor. "Yup."
"But that still costs about two to three hundred rupees. We can't afford that, not with our allowance," Lahko argued. He slid his hand over the wooden piano with longing.
"Ah! But you guys can ask your parents! Otherwise, you can work for it! Get a job or something. Four hundred rupees are easy to get."
"He's right you know, Lahko," Mikau spoke up. Facing the manager, he said, "We will think about it and make up our mind before the end of this month." He grabbed and pulled his buddy along with him as he headed out.
"Don't hesitate too long! The deal is not easily to come by!" The adult yelled after them while laughing some more.
* * *
"Four hundred... how in da world can we get that much money?" Mikau grumbled as he kicked at the dusts on the ground.
"You are asking me! How do I know?"
Mikau shook his head. "You know what, Lahko? How about we think about it some more? It's not like we need to have our instruments at the school tomorrow."
"Yeah. I guess so. Oh hey, I have to head home now. It's getting late. Catcha later!" Lahko swam off the main street and headed into a side alley.
When Mikau got home, Ruan was sitting in the living room taking a short nap. The lighting fish beside the Enforcer were dimming, probably going to die soon. The Zoran Hero could practically see bubbles floating out of the Enforcer's nose. Lynisana was in the kitchen fixing dinner. Just as Mikau was going into his room, he felt a sharp poke in his ribs. Wheeling around, he faced Japas.
"Where did you come from?"
"Magic," Japas smacked Mikau's face with his tail.
"You guys should not wrestle in the house," Ruan said with his eyes closed. Apparently, he was not fully asleep yet and he could smell another small contest coming up with Japas in the house.
"Sorry, DAD!" Mikau had to say the last word extremely loud. He still felt uneasy calling Ruan "father" or "dad".
"Hey, Mikau. You are planning to get a guitar too?" Japas asked as he went into the bedroom and sat on the cushioned bed.
"Geezes! What are you? Are you stalking me?" Mikau slapped his forehead.
"No. I just happened to see you in "Hip and Pop" with another guy."
Mikau stared intently at his best friend's face. Even though the long fins had covered most part of the face, but he still could faintly see twitching movements on Japas' mouth.
"Yeah. He is my classmate incase you are wondering. We are in the Music Class together, and we were just looking over things. But they are so expensive!" He continued monitoring his friend's reaction.
"Why not make one yourself?" Japas shrugged. "You know that I am too poor to afford one guitar, too. So I am planning to make one myself."
"I don't know... I am not that familiar with tuning of the strings. Besides, where can we get the materials?"
"While you are in the school, studying, I have been rampaging around outside Termina City. I had a sudden inspiration of using the exoskeleton of a crab and a whale's tendons to make an original guitar. Or, I could get a giant fish?s skeleton lest I couldn?t find a crab nearby."
"Don't forget about the tuning part," Mikau reminded Japas.
"How hard can it get? Just keep on tuning the strings until it sounds right!"
"Well, now that you've explained it to me... I guess it's worth a try. But how about Lahko?"
Japas' mouth straightened and tensed a little. "Who's Lahko?"
"My classmate. He wants to buy a piano," Mikau flopped into his chair after staying afloat for a long time.
"He's not my concern."
"But we can't just leave him like that, can we?"
Japas got up and began to head out of the room. Turning around, he smiled a stiff smile. "I don't know. He's your problem to solve," he said softly, and then he left.
~End Chapter 19~
Author's Note: This chapter is slightly shorter than the last three chapters, mainly because I do not wish to change the mood of this section of the plot. This chapter has a foreshadowing involved. Which for people that have played Majora's Mask, they can understand or pick out the part of signaling the developement of the future events easily.
As we can clearly see, Japas had already begun to feel jealous since his only friend, Mikau, was hanging out with some other Zora in one of the most popular stores in Termina. What thoughts could possibly surface within the young Japas' head? And how will Mikau fix the problem that he had not intended to arouse? Stay tuned.
Oh yeah, and for those who wanted to see my title page of Ocean Sun, please go to this URL: http://www.geocities.com/zorianhero/Sstory.html
Feelings shrouded within a clouded mind,
Forcing them surface without bind,
Hoping to see the truth with one time try,
And thus rage flashes like a firefly.
"Turning this graph around and you can form a hyperbola, but then at the same time, you have to lookout for the signs. But with the equation that's too hard to explain, I guess your brain might explode."
Mikau growled as he slapped his pen down onto the stone table. He crumbled up his papers and tossed them aside. He slipped out another fresh sheet, redoing the work all over again.
"Just because you are bad at Math, but that doesn't mean you have to take it out on your pen and papers."
"If only you would stop eating your lunch and help me with my homework!"
Lahko sat across Mikau, consuming large quantities of various kinds of food ranging from freshly killed fish, to ocean salads. They found a fairly good spot near one of the windows (Mikau had insisted on sitting near where there was sunlight shining through). The water in the cafeteria was warm and pleasant. It was not as badly polluted as the one in the elementary school.
"But I don't need to help you. It's free for all when it comes down to schoolwork."
"You fish..." Mikau's eyes narrowed as he slowly dipped his head down onto his work.
Unexpectedly, a pile of books slammed down onto the escritoire beside Mikau's face. He jumped with surprise. Lahko peered up.
"Oh hey! Endolus!" The Zora greeted his friend.
"You know each other?" Mikau scooted over to make room for the new comer.
"Sure. Both of us are in the same Gym Class," Endolus answered quickly as he sat down.
"Oh great. Just great. So Lahko didn't help you in that class either, right?"
Endolus blinked. "What? No. Actually, he had helped me fixed the equipments before the class starts."
"Don't look at me like that, Mikau. Just because I?ve helped him and didn't help you, but that doesn't mean I am doing it on purpose. You are my first and best friend. I would always think about you first."
"Awwww, that's SO sweet..." Mikau gushed sarcastically.
"Anything for a friend," the Zora winked as he grinned.
Endolus opened up his books as he began to work on his own set of questions. Mikau glanced at the papers. Then he averted his eyes away hastily.
"You are in the Advance Course?" he asked as he tried to hide his own calculations. They were all wrong.
Nodding, the teenager looked over the volumes. "Math is easy. I aced them no sweat."
"Right,? Mikau replied slowly.
"Need help?" Endolus clicked his tongue. He gazed impishly at his buddy.
"Ptff! Me? Come on! I can manage this by myself. Why, compare to other subjects, this is nothing!"
"Until you fail that is," Lahko added softly.
"What was that? You wish to die?" Mikau's sensitive hearing could pick up even the faintest sounds. "God! I am sick of this. That's it. I am going to bring it over to my friend today after school."
Lahko finished off his meal as he stretched. His eyes stared, unblinking. "Oh? He's that smart?" His fins wiggled.
Mikau coughed. "Well. Not really. But I need SOMEONE to help me do my homework."
"In the end, you still think about yourself," Endolus said in a monotone as he rapidly writing down answers with several smooth motions.
"It's Zoran Nature! What can you expect? As least I can hand in my assignments on time. Professor Hungary is such a jerk."
Lahko plucked a small eel-like fish that had glued its face onto his left arm. He held it in his hand while squeezing it gently, playing around with it. "That Bottom-feeder is really something else. Mean and strict, not to mention having a really strong body odor." The fish's small eyes bulged out slightly whenever pressure was being forced upon its fragile body.
"Ugh! Don't remind me of that!" Mikau packed up his utilities into his bubble. The pen, books, and papers all got sucked into the sphere with ease. "All of my teachers up until now are callous. Can't this school afford better teachers?"
"Of course the school can. Just give them the money and they will hire the best teachers in Termina. Ooo! This equation is fun to solve."
Mikau groaned. He grabbed the poor marine creature out from Lahko's grasp and freed it after he couldn?t stand it anymore.
"Or you can use your Zoran Hero arm blades to threaten those old Zoras," Lahko suggested jokingly.
"Yeah. But I need some practice. I haven't used these fins for a long time. How about let's use your head?"
"Some day. Some day, Mikau, you will end up in a situation that you can't get out of," Endolus stopped noting down the necessary numbers. He yawned.
"We'll see about that. Nothing can happen to me."
"Yeah. Right. Hey, are you ready for the Music Class next period?"
"Lahko, when was I ever not ready? I am always ready."
"Your bubble is floating away..." Lahko pointed behind the Zoran Hero.
"Ah!"
* * *
"And one, and two, and... Eating food until you get fat, the weight increases with stress."
"Rolling around on the ball-shaped body, everyone points and laughs at you."
"Oh, the Hungry Man is fretting on, about his own giant stomach."
"And while he tries to lose some weight, his cholesterols make his heart ache."
"What, the, hell, is that?" an adult female voice sounded after the short composition.
They were in another classroom with exactly the same layout as the Math and Literature Class. The only differences were the teachers, the course outlines, and the students. Mikau and Lahko were testing their voices while their instructor was rummaging through her archive cabin that was located near the doorway. It was made up of green colored corals, with seashells decorating the body. The teacher wore a garment that was made up of thinned seaweeds multi layered with blue colored jellyfish skins on the inside and mixed color of yellow and orange fish scales running down her dress on the outside.
Students roared as they heard the song that the two mischievous Zoras sang out loud in class.
"I called it: The Death of The Like Like," Mikau laughed with the students as he nudged Lahko.
"I called it: The Death of The Hungry," Lahko yelled over the noise.
Both of them laughed louder and harder when they heard the new nickname that they had decided to give to Professor Hungary.
"You guys are acting like grade ones."
?And we are proud of it.?
She stood up holding a pile of music scores. With a flick of her tail, she slammed the drawers shut.
"Do we need to pay any fees for this course?" One Zora asked.
"No, sweetheart, you don't need to. Although I do recommend you guys go and get your own instruments. We will be practicing playing some of the scores on strings and drums, and possibly on some symbols."
When Mikau heard the word: "sweetheart", he quivered. The word had somehow brought queasiness into his body.
"Our own instruments? You won't provide for us?" Lahko blurted out loud.
"I am sorry. The school doesn't have enough funding to purchase all those music implements."
Helloooo mom! Mikau thought to himself. Mom, you better have enough money to let me buy a guitar or something.
"Mikau, do you know how much is one piano going to cost?" Lahko seemed troubled.
"Man, I don't know. Wanna go see some of the stores after school today?"
"Okay."
"Oh dear! Because I have spent nearly half of the class delving into my files, I have totally forgotten to introduce myself," the teacher literally sang her words. She was a musician, what could we expect? She cleared her throat before starting her next stanza, "My name is Silven Seeaan. You can call me Ms. Silven, or just Silven is fine."
"Wow, finally! A good quality teacher!" Mikau spoke softly to his friend. ?And such a nice body.?
"Yeah, I really like the way she sings as she talks. You know, transferring the ordinary talking sounds into some nice musical tones." Lahko agreed.
"All right then! Let's get started!"
So the class had officially begun, and everyone had a nice time. Silven had a talent in teaching students without everyone falling asleep. She tried to get everyone to participate in the discussion. She also tried to make some jokes on the students, just to enhance the atmosphere even better. Mikau and Lahko had tried their best to understand every single notation. Their goal: to form a band that everyone could enjoy and give them rupees.
The third and the fourth period were tolerable. Mikau had both classes with Lahko again. It seemed that they were unseperatable. If Japas were there, he would have gotten jealous. When the last bell had rung, students slowly swam out of the main door and headed home. Mikau went down the streets with Lahko where there were many stores opening. He wanted to buy a guitar, since it was compact and easy to carry on his back. Lahko wanted a piano, but he was not sure if that was the right choice. The instrument could be too big to bring to school.
They didn't have money at all. This was mainly a scouting mission, checking the prices and various kinds of tools. They went into a shop call: "Hip and Pop". A medium sized store with well-light area. Inside, a clerk stood behind the counter while surveying the two young customers. His tall physique towered over the shelves, able to see if there were any shoplifters.
Mikau gently fingered the strings, listening to the sound quality that was being produced. His heart melted as he played some more notes. Lahko swiftly moved over to the large music device section, where his dream piano and other major music producers were placed. He tapped one key. The noise was crisp and clear without flaws. Mikau swam silently to his companion with a light blue colored guitar in his hands. The body of the guitar, which was made up of wood, had been treated with a special coating so that it wouldn?t get wet and decay in the water. It had been polished, and was radiating a slight glow. Leaning close, Mikau tried to explain why this store was the best place to buy their items.
"I am telling you, I have already found my guitar! God, I love it!"
"Mikau. You really should check the price," Lahko side-glanced his pal. He held up a price tag stating that his piano cost about four hundred rupees. "And yours." Six hundred rupees.
Mikau's shoulder slumped. "Dang. I was so caught up with the sight of it that I didn't notice the value."
Nodding, the Zora swallowed hard. "Yeah. I want to buy this too, but four hundred? My mom would never allow me to buy it."
"Ah! I overheard that you two young fellows want to buy my products but no money?" A rough voice boomed behind them.
Turning around, they faced the store clerk. Their height only went up to the shoulder of the Zora.
"Tell you what. Since this month is the store's fifteen years anniversary, how about I give you... half price discount?"
Mikau's eyes widened. "You are serious?"
Laughing, the tall Zora crossed his arms in front of his chest. His super long fins were dangling from the side of his waist and nearly touched the floor. "Yup."
"But that still costs about two to three hundred rupees. We can't afford that, not with our allowance," Lahko argued. He slid his hand over the wooden piano with longing.
"Ah! But you guys can ask your parents! Otherwise, you can work for it! Get a job or something. Four hundred rupees are easy to get."
"He's right you know, Lahko," Mikau spoke up. Facing the manager, he said, "We will think about it and make up our mind before the end of this month." He grabbed and pulled his buddy along with him as he headed out.
"Don't hesitate too long! The deal is not easily to come by!" The adult yelled after them while laughing some more.
* * *
"Four hundred... how in da world can we get that much money?" Mikau grumbled as he kicked at the dusts on the ground.
"You are asking me! How do I know?"
Mikau shook his head. "You know what, Lahko? How about we think about it some more? It's not like we need to have our instruments at the school tomorrow."
"Yeah. I guess so. Oh hey, I have to head home now. It's getting late. Catcha later!" Lahko swam off the main street and headed into a side alley.
When Mikau got home, Ruan was sitting in the living room taking a short nap. The lighting fish beside the Enforcer were dimming, probably going to die soon. The Zoran Hero could practically see bubbles floating out of the Enforcer's nose. Lynisana was in the kitchen fixing dinner. Just as Mikau was going into his room, he felt a sharp poke in his ribs. Wheeling around, he faced Japas.
"Where did you come from?"
"Magic," Japas smacked Mikau's face with his tail.
"You guys should not wrestle in the house," Ruan said with his eyes closed. Apparently, he was not fully asleep yet and he could smell another small contest coming up with Japas in the house.
"Sorry, DAD!" Mikau had to say the last word extremely loud. He still felt uneasy calling Ruan "father" or "dad".
"Hey, Mikau. You are planning to get a guitar too?" Japas asked as he went into the bedroom and sat on the cushioned bed.
"Geezes! What are you? Are you stalking me?" Mikau slapped his forehead.
"No. I just happened to see you in "Hip and Pop" with another guy."
Mikau stared intently at his best friend's face. Even though the long fins had covered most part of the face, but he still could faintly see twitching movements on Japas' mouth.
"Yeah. He is my classmate incase you are wondering. We are in the Music Class together, and we were just looking over things. But they are so expensive!" He continued monitoring his friend's reaction.
"Why not make one yourself?" Japas shrugged. "You know that I am too poor to afford one guitar, too. So I am planning to make one myself."
"I don't know... I am not that familiar with tuning of the strings. Besides, where can we get the materials?"
"While you are in the school, studying, I have been rampaging around outside Termina City. I had a sudden inspiration of using the exoskeleton of a crab and a whale's tendons to make an original guitar. Or, I could get a giant fish?s skeleton lest I couldn?t find a crab nearby."
"Don't forget about the tuning part," Mikau reminded Japas.
"How hard can it get? Just keep on tuning the strings until it sounds right!"
"Well, now that you've explained it to me... I guess it's worth a try. But how about Lahko?"
Japas' mouth straightened and tensed a little. "Who's Lahko?"
"My classmate. He wants to buy a piano," Mikau flopped into his chair after staying afloat for a long time.
"He's not my concern."
"But we can't just leave him like that, can we?"
Japas got up and began to head out of the room. Turning around, he smiled a stiff smile. "I don't know. He's your problem to solve," he said softly, and then he left.
~End Chapter 19~
Author's Note: This chapter is slightly shorter than the last three chapters, mainly because I do not wish to change the mood of this section of the plot. This chapter has a foreshadowing involved. Which for people that have played Majora's Mask, they can understand or pick out the part of signaling the developement of the future events easily.
As we can clearly see, Japas had already begun to feel jealous since his only friend, Mikau, was hanging out with some other Zora in one of the most popular stores in Termina. What thoughts could possibly surface within the young Japas' head? And how will Mikau fix the problem that he had not intended to arouse? Stay tuned.
Oh yeah, and for those who wanted to see my title page of Ocean Sun, please go to this URL: http://www.geocities.com/zorianhero/Sstory.html