the Tail Tale
Chapter: 1
By: Cobalt-eyedAngel
Summary: Syaoran Li is a scientist working to prove to his mother that he is beyond ready to take care of his clan. His research consists of study mermaids. He captures a girl and a female, who are good friends of Sakura. Sakura comes to rescue them, and succeeds, but gets caught herself. Her father, King of the underground world wants his daughter back, but Syaoran is intrigued by her so he keeps her. Will a war start between the Mermaids and the Humans. Or will Sakura and Syaoran figure it all out and stop a major war?
"Have you found another specimen, Doctor Li?" A middle-aged man named Kirk asked. A monotone face nodded at him. Kirk inwardly sighed, he hated what he did for a living and he hated his co-worker Syaoran Li.
"Female or male?" Kirk asked making notes on his clipboard.
"Male." Syaoran said observing the creature. "Blue hair, strong build, blue eyes, and senses are of higher quality, except for his sight, but only when he is out of water."
"Can this one speak English? Have you gotten a name?" Kirk scribbled away.
"Yes, he is fairly intelligent; I think his name is Eriol." Syaoran said then turned from the half man-half fish. "Out of water when their fins are dry, they are able to turn into human legs."
"Have you caught a female creature?" Kirk asked bored out of his mind.
"Yes. Tomoyo is her name. I think that one and him have a close relationship." Syaoran said and walked to his deck, shuffling countless numbers of paperwork.
"But...Eriol, he seems to be incredibly smart, but he won't stop smiling." Syaoran said annoyed, wondering how something trapped could be happy. "Tomoyo won't stop crying though; she only stops when Eriol talks to her."
"Alright, see you tomorrow, Doctor Li. Have a good night." Kirk said handing his finished clipboard to Syaoran then grabbing his coat off his desk.
Syaoran only nodded, not even offering a wave of the hand or a small smile. But it was expected from him.
Syaoran overheard the mermaids conversing, when they thought he was working.
"You don't think Sakura will come for us, do you?" Eriol asked Tomoyo worried.
"I hope not, she'll try to save us, I know it. She's to nice to be in a place like this. Besides the king would be furious, and war with the humans doesn't sound pleasant." Tomoyo said fretting over her dear friend.
"That would be bad. But I have a feeling she'll come for us anyway. She doesn't want war with the humans at all but she doesn't want us hurt or trapped either.
"I do hope she stays away. When do you expect her?" Tomoyo said looking at her close friend.
"Late tonight or early tomorrow. She'll never stay away; her friends always come before herself." Eriol allowed himself a small smile at the thought of one of his best friends. How he did miss the natural salt water and his friends. It was bad to be thinking but he was glad Tomoyo was with him.
Tomoyo sighed. "Touya will be angry. Very angry."
"No doubt," Eriol sighed also. "I have a feeling we might also see a new side of Fujitaka (is that right sp?) too. He loves her so much, because she is so much like Queen Nadeshiko."
"We'll just have to wait and see. And we will not, under any circumstances, let her be harmed." Tomoyo said seriously. Eriol nodded and smiled.
Syaoran thought about what the two had said. A girl would come to break them free? A GIRL? Syaoran would've laughed, if it wouldn't have been so unnatural for him. Okay, girl or not, I'll be staying a little late tonight.
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"Come on Kero, either you're coming with me, or you're not. But if you're not, you MUST keep your mouth SHUT." Sakura warned as one of her closest friend's grabbed hold of her fin.
"Sakura," Kero whined and she giggled. "don't go, what if the humans capture you?"
"What if, what if?" Sakura brushed his warning off. Kero was a five year old who had gold hair and a golden fin. Kero had grown close to her, when she had saved his life from a shark a year ago. He was an orphan, and Sakura was like his foster mother.
"I guess I...I'm coming." Kero slightly groaned. They began swimming to the window of Sakura's room.
"Stay close to me, okay?" Sakura asked seriously. Kero nodded and they snuck out the window and swiftly through the small inside kingdom. It was easy getting out of the safe burrow of the Kinomoto Kingdom. The problem was after you got out. How do you survive and how do you get back in?
"I can sense Eriol that way, not to far." Sakura said pointing west towards the shore of China. "Let's go."
Sakura's pink fin fluttered in the moonlight that streamed through the shallow water that the swam in. Speed bubbles streamed behind them and Kero grasped Sakura's hand to keep up.
"There." Sakura stopped about ten feet from the half-way underground laboratory. They cautiously explored the area around it, and found a small entrance between a construction beam and a little door.
"We're here, now what?" Kero whispered almost shaking. He had to be strong for Sakura, so he wouldn't show his fear. But Sakura knew anyways.
"We have to go find Eriol and Tomoyo. You don't think they..." Sakura paused with concern on her face. "Do humans...dissect their studies?"
"I think so...but," Kero didn't want to upset Sakura. "I'm sure Eriol wouldn't let that happen. We'll get to them in time, don't worry." Kero offered a small smile trying to reassure her.
"Okay, thanks Kero." Sakura smiled at him, and Kero felt instantly better. Sakura's smile always did that to people.
They opened the door and rushed inside. They sat on the floor, silently waiting for their fins to dry. Sakura's did first and she slowly rose to her feet. She stretched her leg muscles and Kero now stood up on his legs.
"The humans are usually dressed; do you think we should find some clothes?" Kero asked, both were nude. They weren't embarrassed cause all mermaids were never covered. In water Sakura was fairly covered because her fin covered her lower body and her long auburn hair covered up her chest.
"I guess, look there are some lab coats over there." Sakura whispered. She took one and handed one to Kero. She took two more for Tomoyo and Eriol. "Come on, Eriol is just down the hall, I'm thinking Tomoyo will be with him."
Kero nodded and they crept down the dark hall. Almost there.
Author's Note- I just had the sudden urge to write this. LOL. Review!
Chapter: 1
By: Cobalt-eyedAngel
Summary: Syaoran Li is a scientist working to prove to his mother that he is beyond ready to take care of his clan. His research consists of study mermaids. He captures a girl and a female, who are good friends of Sakura. Sakura comes to rescue them, and succeeds, but gets caught herself. Her father, King of the underground world wants his daughter back, but Syaoran is intrigued by her so he keeps her. Will a war start between the Mermaids and the Humans. Or will Sakura and Syaoran figure it all out and stop a major war?
"Have you found another specimen, Doctor Li?" A middle-aged man named Kirk asked. A monotone face nodded at him. Kirk inwardly sighed, he hated what he did for a living and he hated his co-worker Syaoran Li.
"Female or male?" Kirk asked making notes on his clipboard.
"Male." Syaoran said observing the creature. "Blue hair, strong build, blue eyes, and senses are of higher quality, except for his sight, but only when he is out of water."
"Can this one speak English? Have you gotten a name?" Kirk scribbled away.
"Yes, he is fairly intelligent; I think his name is Eriol." Syaoran said then turned from the half man-half fish. "Out of water when their fins are dry, they are able to turn into human legs."
"Have you caught a female creature?" Kirk asked bored out of his mind.
"Yes. Tomoyo is her name. I think that one and him have a close relationship." Syaoran said and walked to his deck, shuffling countless numbers of paperwork.
"But...Eriol, he seems to be incredibly smart, but he won't stop smiling." Syaoran said annoyed, wondering how something trapped could be happy. "Tomoyo won't stop crying though; she only stops when Eriol talks to her."
"Alright, see you tomorrow, Doctor Li. Have a good night." Kirk said handing his finished clipboard to Syaoran then grabbing his coat off his desk.
Syaoran only nodded, not even offering a wave of the hand or a small smile. But it was expected from him.
Syaoran overheard the mermaids conversing, when they thought he was working.
"You don't think Sakura will come for us, do you?" Eriol asked Tomoyo worried.
"I hope not, she'll try to save us, I know it. She's to nice to be in a place like this. Besides the king would be furious, and war with the humans doesn't sound pleasant." Tomoyo said fretting over her dear friend.
"That would be bad. But I have a feeling she'll come for us anyway. She doesn't want war with the humans at all but she doesn't want us hurt or trapped either.
"I do hope she stays away. When do you expect her?" Tomoyo said looking at her close friend.
"Late tonight or early tomorrow. She'll never stay away; her friends always come before herself." Eriol allowed himself a small smile at the thought of one of his best friends. How he did miss the natural salt water and his friends. It was bad to be thinking but he was glad Tomoyo was with him.
Tomoyo sighed. "Touya will be angry. Very angry."
"No doubt," Eriol sighed also. "I have a feeling we might also see a new side of Fujitaka (is that right sp?) too. He loves her so much, because she is so much like Queen Nadeshiko."
"We'll just have to wait and see. And we will not, under any circumstances, let her be harmed." Tomoyo said seriously. Eriol nodded and smiled.
Syaoran thought about what the two had said. A girl would come to break them free? A GIRL? Syaoran would've laughed, if it wouldn't have been so unnatural for him. Okay, girl or not, I'll be staying a little late tonight.
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"Come on Kero, either you're coming with me, or you're not. But if you're not, you MUST keep your mouth SHUT." Sakura warned as one of her closest friend's grabbed hold of her fin.
"Sakura," Kero whined and she giggled. "don't go, what if the humans capture you?"
"What if, what if?" Sakura brushed his warning off. Kero was a five year old who had gold hair and a golden fin. Kero had grown close to her, when she had saved his life from a shark a year ago. He was an orphan, and Sakura was like his foster mother.
"I guess I...I'm coming." Kero slightly groaned. They began swimming to the window of Sakura's room.
"Stay close to me, okay?" Sakura asked seriously. Kero nodded and they snuck out the window and swiftly through the small inside kingdom. It was easy getting out of the safe burrow of the Kinomoto Kingdom. The problem was after you got out. How do you survive and how do you get back in?
"I can sense Eriol that way, not to far." Sakura said pointing west towards the shore of China. "Let's go."
Sakura's pink fin fluttered in the moonlight that streamed through the shallow water that the swam in. Speed bubbles streamed behind them and Kero grasped Sakura's hand to keep up.
"There." Sakura stopped about ten feet from the half-way underground laboratory. They cautiously explored the area around it, and found a small entrance between a construction beam and a little door.
"We're here, now what?" Kero whispered almost shaking. He had to be strong for Sakura, so he wouldn't show his fear. But Sakura knew anyways.
"We have to go find Eriol and Tomoyo. You don't think they..." Sakura paused with concern on her face. "Do humans...dissect their studies?"
"I think so...but," Kero didn't want to upset Sakura. "I'm sure Eriol wouldn't let that happen. We'll get to them in time, don't worry." Kero offered a small smile trying to reassure her.
"Okay, thanks Kero." Sakura smiled at him, and Kero felt instantly better. Sakura's smile always did that to people.
They opened the door and rushed inside. They sat on the floor, silently waiting for their fins to dry. Sakura's did first and she slowly rose to her feet. She stretched her leg muscles and Kero now stood up on his legs.
"The humans are usually dressed; do you think we should find some clothes?" Kero asked, both were nude. They weren't embarrassed cause all mermaids were never covered. In water Sakura was fairly covered because her fin covered her lower body and her long auburn hair covered up her chest.
"I guess, look there are some lab coats over there." Sakura whispered. She took one and handed one to Kero. She took two more for Tomoyo and Eriol. "Come on, Eriol is just down the hall, I'm thinking Tomoyo will be with him."
Kero nodded and they crept down the dark hall. Almost there.
Author's Note- I just had the sudden urge to write this. LOL. Review!