Chapter Seven: Chocolate Equals Hyper Mermaid

Yami ate a piece of chocolate as Rya watched in curiosity. "Yami? What is that you're eating?" she asked.

"This is called, chocolate. Where I come from, it's very popular. Here, try some." Yami broke off a piece and gave it to Rya.

Rya simply held it in her hand and looked at it. She poked it, she weighed it, and she even smelled it. As soon as she put it in her mouth, she squealed in delight. "This is wonderful Yami! May I have some more?" she begged.

"Of course, here." Yami broke off another piece and gave it to her. About ten minutes later, Yami began to realize the reason why mermaids had never had chocolate before.

"Oh my goodness! This is so sweet and good and sweet! Yum! It melts in my mouth and then tastes even more delicious! Then I want some more and then I eat it again and then I eat some more and–may I please have some more? Because it's very good, and, and, and, it's very good!" Rya had been rambling on and on since her fifth piece of chocolate. She would swim in and out of the cave to get all of that hyper energy out of her system. Yami simply sat there and chuckled nervously as Rya became more hyper by the second.

"Uh, Rya? Perhaps I should put it away now," Yami suggested and slowly began to put it away.

"Nooooooo!" Rya cried and tried to jump for it. Pretty soon she started jumping as high as a dolphin in a water show. "Must–have–more–chocolate!" she panted with every jump. Until she jumped so high, that she landed right on top of Yami as she pushed him down. Yami felt Rya land on his chest, surprised at how light she was.

"Rya? Do you think you could–huh?" Yami stopped when he realized that she had fallen asleep right on the spot. Yami had a big sweat drop on his head, when he tried to figure out how he'd get her off of him without waking her up. "Well, I could use a nap anyway," he figured and covered Rya with his jacket and drifted off to sleep. Yami didn't even realize that he had placed his arm lightly around her waist. Sure, she had gotten him wet, but he didn't mind. He just made sure that he wouldn't give her chocolate anymore.

Yami woke up later to feel Rya squirming weakly. "Wa–water," she moaned. Yami felt her skin to see it was unusually dry and scratchy. Her face was paler, and her eyes weren't as shiny anymore.

"Rya? Are you all right?" Yami called out shaking her shoulders. He slipped out from under her and noticed her fin wasn't glimmering as much. "Oh no!" he thought. "She needs water to survive. She's been out of it too long! Hold on, Rya!" Yami begged and gently lifted her into his arms.

"Y-Yami" Rya groaned and coughed. Yami took a deep breath and jumped into the water with Rya in his arms. He could see the opening where Rya would swim in and swam out. There he found a very unusual sight. Lights, like car lights, were shining on him.

"What the" he thought as they came closer and closer.

A/N: I know it was pretty short, but mermaids can be hyper for only so long, hehe. Anyways, I hope you've been enjoying this so far. And thank you so much for the reviews! Luv ya lots:)

PS-Yay for chocolate!