Hey guys, sorry I haven't updated in a while. I'm trying to finish all my stories, story by story. I'm working my way down and I've decided to complete this one now. Tell me what you think!

Thunder rolled and lightening struck. Rain pelted the surface of the ocean with a crackling noise when it hit. Dark clouds hovered over the sea, giving no sign that it would leave soon.

Kagome sighed and dove back down into the ocean, there would be no point staying at the top while the rain fell. Her green flipper looked raven black from the darkness. Under water was worse than above. There was absolutely no light, Kagome couldn't even see her hands in front of her. Her sight and sense of smell and hearing were much better than when she was human, but it was still impossible to see if there was no light to reflect off of. She wandered the ocean only using her sense of smell and hearing.

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Inuyasha sat propped up against the base of a tree, sheltered from the rain. Though, when the wind blew he would get spattered with mist. The roaring clouds and the lightening striking didn't seem to bother him as much as being alone on the small island.

A few days had passed since he arrived there. The whole thing was driving him crazy, he was defenseless. Sure he had his tetsusaiga, but when it came to waters he was exposed to weakness. But so far no one had bothered him or tried an attack. It seems very confusing that he would just be left alone, in the end he wondered whether Kagome was in greater danger.

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Ki stroked her red flipper impatiently. She wanted to speak with Kagome, but was afraid of her reaction. Not only that, but what would her sisters say? How could she possibly ruin their entire plan?

They were assigned the job of collecting more mermaids by the king himself. Their kind was on the verge of extinction. It made sense though, it took a certain type of person to be a mermaid. Not just having the ability to produce mermaid magic, that Kagome possessed, but to also enjoy life as a mermaid. Aussie could not see this. All she cared about was that Kagome could contact mermaid magic. She could not see that Kagome did not like the life of a mermaid.

Ki's short brown hair swayed in the motion of the water. She wanted to help Kagome, to do what she thought was right. But would she be banished from their civilization? No, the kingdom was to desperate for mermaids to loose one. But they were a proud bunch, they would rather die than have disgrace. Which was more important? It seemed like Kagome had a great life with her friends, it was wrong to take that away from her. She would never have the heart of a mermaid. She would always stay close to shore, sigh, and live life in sorrow. Even confusion, maybe anger. That is not how things should be.

Ki sniffed at the water, trying to locate Kagome. Although it was imperative to gather more mermaids to help their population, she couldn't dig into her heart in an evil way. A mermaid is not a true mermaid if she or he is an unhappy one. An unwritten law. But Ki was to inexperienced to know how to reverse the spell. All she could to was help her in any way.

Ki's eyes widened in fear. She spun around as fast as she could, but she was to late. She was pushed back in a fast, painful way. "You!" snapped Kagome. "You did this to me, didn't you? You're behind this!" she spat. Neither of them could see each other, but they didn't have to. Their scents were enough to know where each other were. They could hear every flick of a tail and breath taken.

Kagome lunged again, this time smashing her fist into Ki's stomach. Ki coughed, the breath knocked out of her. "No, Kagome! I didn't mean for this to happen!" Ki pleaded. "Liar!" Kagome growled. "Why did you do this to me! Where's inuyasha! Where is everyone! Why do you want to ruin my life?" she whispered the last part. "It wasn't supposed to happen this way," Ki said, tears welling up in her eyes. Thunder crashed above, but neither of them payed attention.

"If I'd have know you would be so unhappy I would have stopped them," Ki told her. "Them?" asked Kagome, her angry slowly fading into curiosity. "My sisters, Tye and Aussie. It was out mission to collect more mermaids. We could not daft from other clans, so we put spells on humans that could tap into mermaid magic. You were one of many, except everyone else liked being a mermaid. If I'd of know I would have never seeked you out."

"Why should I believe you?" Kagome growled distrustfully. "Do you have a choice?" Ki sighed, she had hoped Kagome would not have hated her so much. Though she did have a good reason too.

"Are you going to help me?" Kagome asked after a moment.

"Of course."

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