Mermaids for Venus, by Boyce
Chapter 8 : Raye!
/ Underwater, near the boat \
(Mina had her eyes close, since the light was too bright for her. She opened her eyes after a short time, and she saw Raye swimming in the sea. Mina was really happy to see her friend. Raye looked at her, and pointed to the surface. Mina took one last breathe underwater, removed her flowing hair from her face and swam to the surface. Her head popped up besides the boat)
Mina : (Passing a hand on her wet hair) AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH It's air! Real air!
Raye : Wow, you must have been almost out of air...
Mina : Raye! (She swims to her, and hugs her) I'm so glad to see you!
Raye : Mina, are you alright?
Mina : Never been better!
Raye : Good! Any luck with your ribbon?
Mina : I... (She thought about saying something about the mermaids, but she decided to wait to be with all her friends) No, I think it's lost.
Raye : I'm sorry...
Mina : Don't worry Raye. I have others ribbons at my house!
Raye : You do? Good! How about we go back to shore? I'm sure Lita has finished cooking those fishes!
Mina : Yeah, you're right! Let's go.
(Mina swam to the boat, and climbed the ladder. Raye was right behind her, and when Mina's feet got out of the water, she saw the scale rings that the two youngs mermaids made for her)
Raye : Mina, you have seaweed around your ankles... Did you get tangled at the bottom or something?
Mina : (Surprised) Huh? Well, no. It's a very long story, Raye...
Raye : (Climbing the ladder) A long story? Are you sure you didn't swollow too much salt water?
Mina : No, I'll tell you all about it around the dinner. Right now, I want to enjoy the breeze!
Raye : (Laughs) Mina, you're so weird! Here we go!
(Raye started the boat, and they were on their way back to the shore. Mina enjoyed every second of the contact of the wind on her face. She wondered what her friends would say when she would tell her story. She knows it was a hard to believe, but she had some proof with the Venus pearl... A pearl that came from an underwater village where mermaids and mermen live. A village with two human statues in the middle : One of a girl swimming, and the other one of the same girl floating in the water, pointing her finger toward an enemy, and the other arm holding the first arm near the shoulder)
End of Chapter 8 and story!
- After 4 years off the writing block, Boyce is back with a new story! ;)
- I always was fascinated by water (maybe cause I'm a Pisces), so I wrote this little story about Mina (My Fav. Sailor) getting a little water adventure. Sorry all you Mercury fans for putting another character in her element. I think it's simple, but I hope you'll like it. Nothing spectacular!
- Sorry for all the errors, as usual!