I am happy to present the fifth chapter of this story, which has been such
a pleasure for me to write. You have given me such good reviews. I would
like to give special thanks to all the folks who read this story and took
the time to give me a review. Especially to Crazy Cookie, Aeriroth, and
Naphtali. You guys are awesome. These writers all have good stories, which
you should take a look at and review when you're done.
Thanks.
-Bojack
"There is a popular ballad… in which the refrain is that the Claudian family tree bears two sorts of fruits, the sweets apple and the crab, but the crabs outnumber the apples. Among the crab sort is… Claudius the Fair, who, when the sacred chickens would not feed, threw them into the sea, crying "Then let them drink!" and so lost an important sea-battle."
-Robert Graves, "I, Claudius"
1 If You'd Just Say You Love Me
Chapter Five: Drifting
Muteo slam quietly through the crystal clear blue waters of the ocean. The freedom was exhilarating for her; it was like she was flying.
She stopped to watch a school of fish go by. She smiled and glanced around observing the coral and sea life around her.
Suddenly, the water grew cold and dark and a great blackness seemed to be enveloping everything around her. It started to surround and choke her, like black smoke. She started struggling and trying to fight her way to the surface. She held up her dark hand, trying in vane to reach the surface where she might be safe. She then began to feel some awful presence trying to pull her down, further into the black void.
Then, suddenly, a hand reached down into the water and began lifting her up, until she was pulled to the surface and was able to breath again. Whoever had pulled her up, then took her into his arms and she suddenly felt wonderful and free again.
Muteo woke up to feel the warmth a familiar body behind her. She recognized the heat as Hayami's body. He had his arms around her. She soon realized that she had been having a bad dream, at that her rescuer was Hayami. She smiled as she realized that he was protecting her even in her dreams.
She turned over, so that she was facing him. She smiled as she looked at his sleeping form. She snuggled up to him and quickly fell back to sleep, this time, having peaceful dreams.
***
Hayami awoke to the sight of Muteo's gentle features before him. She was pressed up against him and was sleeping soundly.
He carefully sat up, making sure not to wake her up, and slid out of bed to go take a shower and change into some clean clothes.
***
Muto eventually woke up to sound of seagulls laughing. She sat up and yawned, exposing her fangs as she stretched her arms.
After a few minutes, Hayami walked in. "Did you sleep well last night?" He asked as he sat down next to her. "I hope you didn't mind me being there?" He added modestly.
Muteo smiled at him. "Muteo likes sleeping with Hayami." She replied.
Hayami blushed at the way she worded her response. He was surprised as she leaned over and kissed him. "Well, you're in a good mood." He replied as he ran a hand down her back.
Muteo kissed him more deeply, causing Hayami to squirm slightly at the feel of her small fangs against his lips, but he quickly decided that he liked the feeling.
Muteo then leaned back. "Muteo want you to show me how to walk." She stated sweetly.
"Al right." Hayami said and stood up. He then outstretched his hand to her. "Here, take my hand."
She did so and placed her small 'gloved' hand in his and he gently lifter her up. He then placed his hands under her arms and helped support her as he she walked back out onto the deck.
"Are you hungry?" He asked. "I could get us something ready for breakfast." He suggested.
"Muteo can get something from the ocean." The fish girl said with a smile.
Hayami then lead her to the railing. "Here, use the railing for support. Try walking on your own." He said, stepping back. He then watched as She leaned on the railing and began to walk on her own, maintaining a slow but steady pace.
Muteo was overjoyed, she had walked several feet and she turned around to say something to Hayami, but when she let go, she lost her balance and fell down.
Hayami rushed over to her side and looked down at her to see her pouting. "It's okay, Rome wasn't built in a day." He offered sympathetically.
Muteo looked up at him with a puzzled look.
"Sorry." He replied bashfully.
Hayami watched as Muteo dived back into the water to hydrate herself and catch something for breakfast.
He quietly walked back inside the house and into the kitchen. He turned on the coffee machine and waited as the pot filled slowly. He then put some eggs into a frying pan and put them on the stovetop and started scrambling them.
As he was finishing with the eggs, he heard the phone ringing. He took the eggs off the stovetop and walked into the living room to pick up the phone.
"Hello?" He spoke into the receiver.
"Hello Mr. Tetsuya, this is Dr. Warlock." The familiar voice said through the speaker.
"Yes, what do you want?" Hayami asked him apprehensively.
"Nothing, I just wanted to clear up any misunderstandings there might have been about what I said." Warlock finished.
"Go on…" Hayami replied.
"I just want to let you know that if you have any problems with the current state of things, then feel free to contact me with the number I gave you." He informed him.
"Okay." Hayami answered simply.
"Oh, and how is that Muteo doing, is she alright?" He asked casually.
"She's fine, why do you ask?" Hayami asked.
"No reason, just curious, I am a marine biologist." He replied. "Well, if everything is in order, then I'll be off. Goodbye." Warlock said and then hung up.
Hayami set down the phone in its cradle. "Weird…" Hayami said to himself and then sat down in the kitchen to eat breakfast.
***
Muteo poked her head out of the water, her mouth firmly clamped around a fish she had just caught. She smiled inwardly to herself as pondered over were she would her breakfast. She then swam back to the shore and sat down in the sand and began chomping on the fish.
After she had finished with it, she cleaned off her hands and mouth in the seawater and crawled over to the base of one of the poles supporting the deck. She let out a soft musical sound to try and get Hayami's attention.
***
Hayami heard the familiar call of the fish girl and got up and walked out onto the deck and looked around for in the water, but he could not see her anywhere, so he went back through the house and stepped out onto the beach.
He began looking around For Muteo, but could still not find her.
He started heading towards the area underneath the deck, when, as he looked off to the side, he was tackled by a familiar figure.
Hayami stumbled back and fell over. He looked up directly into the scarlet eyes of Muteo. He smiled at her and laughed. The fish girl smiled back at him.
"You're so crazy!" He exclaimed as he lifted his head up and affectionately kissed her on the lips.
And so, with that, Hayami realized that no matter what happened, as long as he had Muteo at his side, things would be okay.
~The End~
So, what did you think of the story? This is the last part of this one, but I am working on a follow-up story, it's called "Fragile".
I also have another announcement, I won't be able to post or update anything for about two weeks. I am going to do volunteer work at a camp for handicapped kids. So, I'll be gone for a while. I hope that I'll find some nice reviews when I get back, because that's when I will have a chance to work on my next story. It is summer break right now, and I just finished my junior year at high school, so I'll have more free time in the near future, as far as I can see.
For the last couple of months, I had to juggle my fanfics, schoolwork, karate, and other things as I posted these stories. As a result, I didn't always have time to check them very well for errors.
Also, hope that you guys are checking out Aeriroth's fic, "Juliet of the Endless Blue". It's a top-notch story with lots of angst and drama; expect some good romance elements as well. Keep an eye on it.
And finally, thank you for all the kind reviews, because it makes or little Mu-chan really happy. ^_^
You are the guys who I do this all for; I wish you all love and happiness!
So, until next time, have a nice time in the world of endless blue!
-Bojack
Thanks.
-Bojack
"There is a popular ballad… in which the refrain is that the Claudian family tree bears two sorts of fruits, the sweets apple and the crab, but the crabs outnumber the apples. Among the crab sort is… Claudius the Fair, who, when the sacred chickens would not feed, threw them into the sea, crying "Then let them drink!" and so lost an important sea-battle."
-Robert Graves, "I, Claudius"
1 If You'd Just Say You Love Me
Chapter Five: Drifting
Muteo slam quietly through the crystal clear blue waters of the ocean. The freedom was exhilarating for her; it was like she was flying.
She stopped to watch a school of fish go by. She smiled and glanced around observing the coral and sea life around her.
Suddenly, the water grew cold and dark and a great blackness seemed to be enveloping everything around her. It started to surround and choke her, like black smoke. She started struggling and trying to fight her way to the surface. She held up her dark hand, trying in vane to reach the surface where she might be safe. She then began to feel some awful presence trying to pull her down, further into the black void.
Then, suddenly, a hand reached down into the water and began lifting her up, until she was pulled to the surface and was able to breath again. Whoever had pulled her up, then took her into his arms and she suddenly felt wonderful and free again.
Muteo woke up to feel the warmth a familiar body behind her. She recognized the heat as Hayami's body. He had his arms around her. She soon realized that she had been having a bad dream, at that her rescuer was Hayami. She smiled as she realized that he was protecting her even in her dreams.
She turned over, so that she was facing him. She smiled as she looked at his sleeping form. She snuggled up to him and quickly fell back to sleep, this time, having peaceful dreams.
***
Hayami awoke to the sight of Muteo's gentle features before him. She was pressed up against him and was sleeping soundly.
He carefully sat up, making sure not to wake her up, and slid out of bed to go take a shower and change into some clean clothes.
***
Muto eventually woke up to sound of seagulls laughing. She sat up and yawned, exposing her fangs as she stretched her arms.
After a few minutes, Hayami walked in. "Did you sleep well last night?" He asked as he sat down next to her. "I hope you didn't mind me being there?" He added modestly.
Muteo smiled at him. "Muteo likes sleeping with Hayami." She replied.
Hayami blushed at the way she worded her response. He was surprised as she leaned over and kissed him. "Well, you're in a good mood." He replied as he ran a hand down her back.
Muteo kissed him more deeply, causing Hayami to squirm slightly at the feel of her small fangs against his lips, but he quickly decided that he liked the feeling.
Muteo then leaned back. "Muteo want you to show me how to walk." She stated sweetly.
"Al right." Hayami said and stood up. He then outstretched his hand to her. "Here, take my hand."
She did so and placed her small 'gloved' hand in his and he gently lifter her up. He then placed his hands under her arms and helped support her as he she walked back out onto the deck.
"Are you hungry?" He asked. "I could get us something ready for breakfast." He suggested.
"Muteo can get something from the ocean." The fish girl said with a smile.
Hayami then lead her to the railing. "Here, use the railing for support. Try walking on your own." He said, stepping back. He then watched as She leaned on the railing and began to walk on her own, maintaining a slow but steady pace.
Muteo was overjoyed, she had walked several feet and she turned around to say something to Hayami, but when she let go, she lost her balance and fell down.
Hayami rushed over to her side and looked down at her to see her pouting. "It's okay, Rome wasn't built in a day." He offered sympathetically.
Muteo looked up at him with a puzzled look.
"Sorry." He replied bashfully.
Hayami watched as Muteo dived back into the water to hydrate herself and catch something for breakfast.
He quietly walked back inside the house and into the kitchen. He turned on the coffee machine and waited as the pot filled slowly. He then put some eggs into a frying pan and put them on the stovetop and started scrambling them.
As he was finishing with the eggs, he heard the phone ringing. He took the eggs off the stovetop and walked into the living room to pick up the phone.
"Hello?" He spoke into the receiver.
"Hello Mr. Tetsuya, this is Dr. Warlock." The familiar voice said through the speaker.
"Yes, what do you want?" Hayami asked him apprehensively.
"Nothing, I just wanted to clear up any misunderstandings there might have been about what I said." Warlock finished.
"Go on…" Hayami replied.
"I just want to let you know that if you have any problems with the current state of things, then feel free to contact me with the number I gave you." He informed him.
"Okay." Hayami answered simply.
"Oh, and how is that Muteo doing, is she alright?" He asked casually.
"She's fine, why do you ask?" Hayami asked.
"No reason, just curious, I am a marine biologist." He replied. "Well, if everything is in order, then I'll be off. Goodbye." Warlock said and then hung up.
Hayami set down the phone in its cradle. "Weird…" Hayami said to himself and then sat down in the kitchen to eat breakfast.
***
Muteo poked her head out of the water, her mouth firmly clamped around a fish she had just caught. She smiled inwardly to herself as pondered over were she would her breakfast. She then swam back to the shore and sat down in the sand and began chomping on the fish.
After she had finished with it, she cleaned off her hands and mouth in the seawater and crawled over to the base of one of the poles supporting the deck. She let out a soft musical sound to try and get Hayami's attention.
***
Hayami heard the familiar call of the fish girl and got up and walked out onto the deck and looked around for in the water, but he could not see her anywhere, so he went back through the house and stepped out onto the beach.
He began looking around For Muteo, but could still not find her.
He started heading towards the area underneath the deck, when, as he looked off to the side, he was tackled by a familiar figure.
Hayami stumbled back and fell over. He looked up directly into the scarlet eyes of Muteo. He smiled at her and laughed. The fish girl smiled back at him.
"You're so crazy!" He exclaimed as he lifted his head up and affectionately kissed her on the lips.
And so, with that, Hayami realized that no matter what happened, as long as he had Muteo at his side, things would be okay.
~The End~
So, what did you think of the story? This is the last part of this one, but I am working on a follow-up story, it's called "Fragile".
I also have another announcement, I won't be able to post or update anything for about two weeks. I am going to do volunteer work at a camp for handicapped kids. So, I'll be gone for a while. I hope that I'll find some nice reviews when I get back, because that's when I will have a chance to work on my next story. It is summer break right now, and I just finished my junior year at high school, so I'll have more free time in the near future, as far as I can see.
For the last couple of months, I had to juggle my fanfics, schoolwork, karate, and other things as I posted these stories. As a result, I didn't always have time to check them very well for errors.
Also, hope that you guys are checking out Aeriroth's fic, "Juliet of the Endless Blue". It's a top-notch story with lots of angst and drama; expect some good romance elements as well. Keep an eye on it.
And finally, thank you for all the kind reviews, because it makes or little Mu-chan really happy. ^_^
You are the guys who I do this all for; I wish you all love and happiness!
So, until next time, have a nice time in the world of endless blue!
-Bojack