Hurky: It's the last chapter of The Little Merboy!
Readers: Yay!
Riku: But that means the story's ending!
Readers: Awwww...
Hurky: But there's a sequel!!
Riku: And now, the conclusion of The Little Merboy...
Riku, Kairi, and Namine watched the ocean as the dark sky began to grow lighter as the sun got ready to rise, hoping everything was alright. As Riku sat on the shore, the foamy, salty water washed upon the shore and over his tail. Namine and Kairi stood on the sand. Namine didn't want to get wet, but Kairi was already soaking wet from being pulled underwater by the crazed sea warlock Ansem.
"I'm getting really worried about them..." said Namine. "I hope they're okay..."
They continued to watch until Kairi saw something coming up from the water.
"OMG, there they are!" called Kairi as she pointed to the sea.
Sora's mother was carrying a passed out Sora and swimming towards the shore. The only thing Kairi, Riku, and Namine could do was watch. Finally,the queen got to the shore and dragged her son with her. She stopped, and Riku dragged himself to his best friend while Kairi and Namine ran to Sora and kneeled down to his level.
"Sora finally defeated Ansem..." said the queen.
"What's wrong with Sora?" asked Namine as she studied the gash on Sora's tail.
"Ansem pinned him to a wall and Sora must have hurt himself there." replied Sora's mother.
Kairi didn't say anything. She picked up Sora by the upper part of his body and lied his head on her lap as she sat Japanese style. "Will he be okay?" she asked.
"He will be." answered the queen. "As soon as I heal him..."
She raised her trident, lowered it to touch the gash, and light glowed from it. The cut began to disappear and shrinking untilthe gash and the blood wereall gone. Sora woke up right then.
"Huh?" he asked as he sat up. He looked around his surroundings and saw his friends and his mother all around him.
"Sora, you're alive!" said Namine as she threw her arms around Sora, but immediately let go. "Ahh! He's cold and wet!"
Everyone laughed.
Sora looked up from Kairi's lap and saw Kairi, smiling at him. He turned to Kairi. They stared into each other's eyes. Sora into Kairi's violet eyes, and Kairi into Sora's bright blue eyes. Then, their faces got closer, and closer, until they were about to kiss, but there came the sound of Riku saying, "Ahem."
Sora and Kairi turned to Riku and everyone else. They were all watching, but didn't seem to care. Everyone knew Sora and Kairi both liked each other way more than just friends.
"Sora," said Sora's mother. "When you made your decision to become human, why didn't you go to me? If you went to me, the incident with Ansem never would have happened."
Sora looked down and pouted. "You would have just gotten mad at me." he said.
"Well yeah, your majesty, but if Sora didn't go to you, then Ansem wouldn't be gone!" joked Riku.
Once again, everyone laughed for about twenty seconds.
"I knew you were not very happy living in the sea." said the queen. "I would do anything to make my sons happy. I know you love Kairi very much, so I'm going to do this: I will turn you into a human, and you can stay human as long as you like. You will always be welcome in the sea and you can return any time you want for a visit. Kairi can come with you, too. She's welcome there as well."
Kairi smiled. "Thank you, your majesty." she said.
"But it's all up to you, Sora." said the queen. "Do you want to become human again, or would you rather stay a merman?"
Sora turned to the sea as he thought. If he stayed a merman, he would have been miserable. He didn't like to swim anymore, and he would never find out all the answers to the questions he had about humans. If he became a human again, he would have Kairi, and all sorts of new friends. The other mermen and mermaids Sora's age back home wouldn't befriend him except Riku because he was the son of the queen and he always talked about the world above the waters. Sora made his final decision.
He turned to his mother and smiled. "Mom, I want to be a human." he said.
Sora's mother smiled. "Alright." she said. "Get into the water."
Sora nodded and dragged himself into the water. When he was able to swim, he swam until he was up to his waist in thewater. His mother pointed her trident at Sora, and the water around him began to get all choppy and it moved around really fast. Then,the started to go up into the air, covering Sora until you could not see him. Sora felt his tail splitting and his air getting cut off, making him unable to breathe the water. After about a minute, the water finally came down and there stood Sora, wearing the black and blue outfit from KH2. He grinned his trademark grin.
"SORA!" cried Kairi happily as she ran into the water and gave Sora a big hug. They squeezed each other for what seemed to be a long time. Finally, they let go and their faces leaned closer...and closer...until finally, their lips touched each other's lips in a long kiss.
Right when they kissed, the sun finally went up over the horizon and the sunlight shone on the beach.
The queen turned to Riku with a smile still on her face. "Riku, do you also want to stay a merman, or become a human?" she asked.
Riku looked up at Namine, who looked back at him with a hopeful look on her face. This was a tough decision. Riku didn't really like to be a human because he found it hard, but the only thing worth staying human for was Namine. She was the first person Riku really loved. He never loved any mermaids back home because they were all phonies. They only liked him because he was muscular. Namine liked Riku for his personality. She laughed at his jokes, accepted him for what he truly is, and most importantly, listened to what he had to say. Riku wanted to become a human, but he felt that he wasn't ready. He sighed as he was about to make his decision.
"Your majesty, I would like to become a human, but I'm just not ready to become one." Riku finally said. He turned to Namine, who was kneeling down to his level. "I love you with all my heart, but I need some time to think. I'll remain as a merman for a little while, but I promise you, I'll become a human."
Namine smiled. "I understand." she said. "I'll be waiting for you, but before you go, I want to give you this."
She leaned towards Riku and kissed him on the lips. It was a short, but passionate kiss. They stopped kissing and Riku and Namine found themselves blushing like crazy.
"Well, it looks like everyone has a happy ending." said Sora's mom.
Sora and Kairi walked over to the shore, holding hands.
"I better get back underwater to free everyone else from their starfish form and deliver the news that Ansem's gone." said the queen as she and Riku dragged themselves to the water.
"Mom, I'll come back to visit soon." said Sora as he knelt down to his mom's level, not caring that his jumpsuit was getting wet at the knees since it was already wet. "And thanks for everything."
"When you do, bring Kairi and Namine along." said his mom.
Sora hugged his mother and Riku, who patted him on the back, saying "Take care, Sora." Then Kairi went and hugged the queen and Riku, and finally, Namine hugged the queen and Riku, also giving him a kiss on the cheek. Finally, the queen and Riku went into the water and went under.
Sora, Kairi, and Namine turned to each other, still smiling, and walked off...
Sora, Kairi, and Namine visited Sora's mother and Riku often. They were turned into mermaids by Sora's mother when they visited. Two years after Sora was turned into a human for good, Riku finally decided to become a human for good, as well. So, the queen turned Riku into a human and stayed with Namine. Seven years later, at age 21, Sora and Kairi finally got married. Riku, Namine, and even Sora's mother and brother, who were both turned into humans thanks to Sora's mother's trident, attended the ceremony. A year later, Sora and Kairi had a son, whom they named Skye. Kairi thought it was completely ridiculous how Sora wanted to name their son Sora Jr., so they agreed to name him the American version of his name, which was Skye. He had Kairi's auburn hair, and Sora's bright blue eyes. Right when Skye was born, Riku and Namine chose to get married and they did so, and Namine gave birth to unidentical, also fraternal twins, named Nicholas (Nicky) and Rebecca. Nicky had Namine's blonde hair and her eyes, while Rebecca had Riku's silver hair and Namine's eyes.
One afternoon, just fifteen years later,Skye was fifteen andNicky and Rebecca were fourteen, they and their parents decided to take a walk on the beach. Sora and Riku took the time to tell their offspring what they once were.
"Skye,do you ever stare into the ocean and wonder what's out there?" asked Sora as he walked next to his son.
Skye shook his spiky auburn head. "Not really." he replied, sounding like Sora from KH1. "Why?"
Riku laughed. "Well, have you ever heard of mermaids?" he asked.
"Yeah, we have, Daddy." said Rebecca as she adjusted her glasses. "They're people who are half human, but they have a fish tail instead of legs. They're also fictional. I've read about them in tons of books!"
"You would read about them, you do read a lot of books, nerd!" said her twin, Nicky, who sounded just like Riku at that age.
Rebecca stuck her tongue out at her brother, who just snickered.
"Guys..." said Riku impatiently, a little tired of listening to his kids bicker all the time. "Sora and I are trying to tell you that mermaids are not fictional."
"They're not?" asked Skye.
Sora nodded.
"Was it because you saw a mermaid when you were a kid, Dad?" asked Skye, feeling both very curious and interested.
"To tell you the truth, what we're trying to tell you is that..." said Sora.
"Your dads were mermen." spoke up Kairi from behind Sora, who was walking with Namine.
"NO WAY!" said Skye. "You gotta be kidding me!"
Sora and Riku shook their heads.
"Does this mean I'm half-mermaid?" asked Nicky.
"Merman," corrected Rebecca. "Unless you're a girl."
"Not really." replied Namine.
"Then how come you have legs?" asked Skye to Sora.
"Because your grandmother turned me into a human after I dealt with an evil sea warlock named Ansem." said Sora. "When I was your age, I had become very interested in humans, and I..."
And so, Sora told the story about how he became a human to his son and his best friend's kids...
Hurky: And that concludes our story. The End.
Sora: That's it?
Hurky: Yeah...
Kairi: I thought it was a good story.
Hurky (to readers): Sorry if I wasn't descriptive enough in this chapter.
Riku: She did the best she could. Thanks for all your support! Peace out!