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Requested by Zahir890; so sorry if it's not what you had in mind.

Couple: Seira/Makoto

Makoto had a formed a habit of walking along the beach at night, despite what his parents said, ever since he had returned from visiting his cousin. The young boy had an odd love for the sea that none of his friends, nor his parents, could properly explain, and it had existed since a long, long time ago, to be precise, ever since he could read. The boy had a secret of his own that he wouldn't dare tell anyone, because he knew that they would laugh at him.

One night, the small brunette crept onto the golden beach near his home, his sketchbook in his arms as he glanced out at the calm sea, illuminated by the moonlight. A pencil was tucked securely behind his ear as the boy walked on the golden sand, kicking off his sandals to feel the remaining heat from the sun's rays in the cooling sand. The tide was low, enough to tickle his toes if he walked close enough, but nowhere near high enough to be a danger. The full moon cast down milky silver rays, making the surface of the sea glow in an ethereal manner, glinting and glistening with small waves carried into shore by the wind far out to the ocean.

Blown by a wind of seven colours

I was aiming for the faraway peak of the plateau

The melody I heard before the dawn was a nostalgic song

"Huh?" The boy looked around curiously, finding the song familiar but yet unable to put a solid finger on it. "Where have I heard that before?" Looking back behind him to make sure that his sandals were in a place that wouldn't get close to the tide, even if it suddenly came back in, the boy started walking farther away, eventually breaking into a sprint to find the source of the song. It sounds so nice... What a pretty song!

Those birds flying towards the eastern sky

Well, they're taking a shortcut to a treasure island

The girl's gentle voice grew louder as the brunette boy ran towards her, eventually reaching the end of the stretch of golden beach. But surely that couldn't be? The only thing beyond that now was rock and sea, and no one in their right mind would be outside and in the middle of the sea in the dead of the night unless... unless it was...

"A mermaid?" he whispered to himself, excitement filling his small form as the boy rolled up the lower hems of his shorts, wading carefully into the close by sea. "Uh... hello?" he called out, waving an arm while keeping a grip on his sketchbook. "Is... someone there?" He didn't receive a response at first, but the boy continued talking. "You're a really good singer — what's that song you're singing?"

The girl stopped singing when he started speaking, and Makoto was left a little alone at that moment. The boy looked around, frowning, as he squinted, trying to see if he could see her in the night's darkness. "Hello?" he called out again. "Can you understand me?" Lucia had, of course, but he had no guarantee that every mermaid spoke perfect Japanese.

A flash of orange could be seen under the moonlight, along with the splashing of water, and the girl's voice could be heard from a little distance away. "Hi," she chirped brightly. "You... liked my singing?" She sounded bashful.

Makoto nodded. "Yeah! You have a really nice voice." He smiled, though he didn't know where she was. He glanced around again, making the girl giggle.

"I'm right here!" she said, and this time, the boy followed her voice to see the young orange mermaid perching on a seaweed-covered rock, her wide orange eyes sparkling with amusement. The mermaid covered her mouth as she giggled again, blowing a strand of orange hair out of her eyes. She beamed at him. "Hi! I'm Seira," she said with a smile. "It's nice to meet you. What's your name?"

The boy was a little taken aback by her friendly attitude, since he knew that mermaids who told their true identity to humans would turn to sea foam. Nevertheless, the boy shook off his surprise and smiled at her. "It's Makoto. It's nice to meet you, Seira-chan. What are you doing here? It's really late right now. Aren't your friends and family worried?"

Seira looked sheepish, clasping her hands together. "I told my friends that I would be going out for a midnight swim," she explained, "and I ended up getting distracted by the moon! It's really pretty, you know!" The girl smiled, and she turned around a little to glance up at the brilliant moon. "Hey, Makoto, do you like the moon?"

The brunette paused, then nodded to her before realizing that no, she couldn't see him. Scratching his head, he said, "Yeah, I do." The boy carefully adjusted his sketchbook, which was beginning to slip. "I like it, a lot. It's not as bright as the sun, but it's a lot brighter than the stars. I've always believed that the moon and the sea are linked." The boy paused, blushing a little when he realized he was going to start rambling.

The mermaid, Seira tilted her head to the side. "Well... you're not exactly wrong, I guess?" Her questioning voice trailed off as she swished her orange tail in the shallow waters. "I believe the Japanese equate the moon and the seas with two separate gods, who are siblings. I guess you could say they are linked."

Makoto was about to say something else, but the large clock tower in the town, located near the shore finally struck eleven, making him realize that he needed to get home.

"Oh, it's eleven already?" Seira exclaimed. The mermaid turned around, beaming at the boy. "It's been nice to talk to you, Makoto! I have to go now, so maybe I'll see you again, okay?" With her smile lighting up her features, the girl dived into the waters and swam off.

As the boy made his way back to the beach, he was smiling so widely his face was starting to hurt. I'm sure we'll meet again, Seira-chan!

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