Thank you to those who have already reviewed my story. I'll post up the rest of the fan-fiction as soon as it's written. In the meantime, here's chapter 2. I realize that chapter 1 was a little slow, but I needed to set up the plot early. In this chapter, things will pick up. Enjoy : 3

"Who Am I?"

Chapter 2

I woke up early the following morning just as the first signs of dawn were approaching. The once pitch-black sky soon lit up with rays of red, orange, and yellow. I could hear the cries of the seagulls as they landed on the beach to search and scavenge for scraps of food. After gathering what they could find, the birds flew out to the ocean. I looked at the beach and saw that one tiny seagull remained. The bird looked up at me with sad, begging, blue-eyes before waddling up to me. I was sitting near the outer part of my cove as the poor creature came up to me with its beak opened. I smiled and fed it some of my morning breakfast- fresh fruit wrapped in seaweed. A small patch of red berries annually grew on the opposite side of the beach in a small, grassy area. On occasion, I would pick the berries and eat them, as I did now. The baby seagull seemed to smile at me after I fed it. I gently patted it on its soft, white head. After I stopped, the bird opened its wings and flew out to sea. I watched until I saw it catch up with the rest of the flock.

I realized that the bird and I had a lot in common with one another. We both were small in a vast world that was far greater than either of us. The bird, however, knew what its purpose was. That was evident as it flew out to sea to unite with its brothers and sisters. But what about me? What was my purpose? Where did I belong in this vast world? These questions always ran through my head every second of every day. That never changed.

I decided that I would not go to the school today. I just wanted to sit and look out at the ocean. The weather was absolutely beautiful. The sun was out, and a gentle breeze was blowing. A few clouds were scattered overhead, but there was no sign of rain. I smiled, content with the view, as I sat on my rock overlooking the ocean. Seagulls gathered around my feet in hopes for food, but I shoed them away. Silence soon fell over the ocean.

And that's when it happened. While enjoying the tranquility of the ocean, my fin-ears began to twitch. I could hear low-humming sounds somewhere in the distance. I looked in the direction of the disturbance and saw what appeared to be a small, white speedboat. Three, maybe four humans, all male, were on board. I quickly hid in the shadows of my cove before any of them could spot me. My heart must have been going at a million miles per second.

"Why are they here?" I whispered to myself.

"No humans ever come near this beach. So why are all these humans here now?"

I peered out at the boat from the bumpy, gray wall of the cove. The human driving the boat had short, blond hair and black sunglasses on. He had a white towel around his neck and a pair of red shorts on. As the boat came closer, I saw that there were indeed only three humans. However, only two of them were male. Aside from the driver, the male that was with him had black hair and black eyes. He also had a towel around his neck and blue shorts on. The third human with them was female. She had medium-length, black hair pulled back with a green ponytail. Her eyes and lips were the color of amethyst. Her swimsuit, which covered everything but her arms, legs, and midsection, was black as her hair. Unlike the two guys with her, she had her arms crossed as she angrily glared at them.

"This isn't funny anymore!" I heard her yell.

Both boys looked at her, then looked back at each other and laughed.

"I'm serious! Look, you guys both had your fun, so just let me off this damn boat already!"

"Maybe we should let her go, Dash. I think we pissed her off enough today." The black-haired boy said.

The blond, who I presumed to be Dash, turned around with one hand on the wheel.

"Yeah, I guess you're right Kwan," agreed Dash.

"Will let you go, all right Sammy?"

The girl he called Sammy looked like a bomb ready to blow.

"Don't call me Sammy, you goddamn asshole! With all the shit you put me through today, I'm not in the mood for you fucking bull shit!"

Dash and Kwan snickered, and Dash, in a laughing fit, accidentally let go of the wheel.

Big mistake.

In a split second, the entire boat began to drift at an unsafe speed near a rocky, shallow area off the beach.

"Hey dumbass! Grab the wheel!" yelled Kwan.

"I got it, I got it, ya baby. Chill out." Dash replied.

Dash grabbed the steering wheel once more and started to turn it in order to avoid the hazardous rock pile in time. In his hurry, Dash steered the wheel in a jerked motion, which caused the boat to do an almost full revolution. "Sammy", or whatever the girl's name really was, could not hold on to the boat. Within second, she was flung overboard and flew at least ten feet before plummeting into the water.

"Way to go, idiot." Kwan muttered.

"What?" Dash asked innocently.

I anxiously looked out to sea and hoped that the girl was all right. Angrily, I glared at the two boys still on board their boat.

"Let's get the hell out of here before anyone sees us." Kwan said in a hushed tone.

"Good idea. And we'll never speak of this to anyone?"

"Agreed."

"Not if I have anything to say about it…" I hissed.

I rose up my hands, and the water around their boat began to revolve around it like a whirlpool. In no time at all, their boat began spinning at a very high velocity.

"Dash, what's going on?" Kwan shouted.

In a desperate attempt to stop the motion of the boat, Dash tried to steer it, but to no avail. I willed the water to stop suddenly, which caused the boat to stop on a dime. Both Dash and Kwan flung off the boat and into the open water.

I forced myself to ignore them for a minute so that I could see if the girl was able to make it to the surface. When I saw that she hadn't, I began to worry. I pulled off both my long-sleeved black shirt and red and white shirt, kicked off my tennis shoes, and dived in. The salinity of the ocean didn't seem to faze me as I swam deeper and deeper. My eyes were able to stay open the entire time, and they never once began to sting. As I approached the bottom, I saw the girl, unconscious, floating. I reached out and pulled her close to me. There was no time to waste. As soon as I had her secure in my arms, I kicked my legs to propel us to the surface. Once there, I swam with the girl through the narrow opening of the cove. I was easily able to lift the girl's body on land, but I was worried that she wouldn't make it. Her arms and legs were scraped and covered in limpid bruises. Her lips were a dark purple and her chest was bloated-a sure sign that her lungs were filled with water. I pulled her head back gently and opened her mouth. Then I moved my hand over her mouth to draw the water from her body. The water began flowing out of her mouth and into the ocean. When she began to cough, I sighed with relief. She was going to be okay.

During the night I, despite my wariness of humans, stayed close to the girl's body. Even after I covered her with my blanket, she was still very cold to the touch. Her skin was like ice. I pulled her into my chest and rubbed her arms in a desperate attempt to get her body temperature up. Shortly after sunrise, she began to groan.

"Mmmm...ugh…"

I backed up in order to give her some space. She slowly opened her eyes and sat up.

"Ugh…what hit me?"

Out of instinct, I hid in the shadows of the cove. The girl looked around, but she never saw me.

"I guess those two idiots abandoned me here after all. That's just great." She muttered.

She tried to stand, but her weak legs could not support her. Her legs began to wobble, and finally, she collapsed. Out of breath, she coughed and moaned in pain.

"Ow…"

Worried, I decided to risk her seeing me so that I could help. I hesitantly came out of hiding and into plain sight.

"A-Are y-you okay?" I asked quietly.

Startled by my own voice resonating in the cove as well as the anticipation of her reaction, I backed up slightly. The girl tilted her head in my direction.

"W-who are you?" She questioned.

I forced my body to go back out in the open

"H-Hello…" I whispered.

~Sam's POV~

"Hello." Was all the boy said.

To say that I was surprised to see him would be an understatement. He had silver hair and bright, green eyes that appeared to glow. He was wearing nothing but an old pair of navy jeans. What really stood out to me were his fins. On either arm, the boy had scaly, green fins jutting out of his skin. Instead of regular human ears, he had fin ears that reminded me of webbed feet.

"H-Hi yourself…" I replied.

The strange boy came closer and picked up a couple of articles of clothing. The first was a long-sleeved black shirt. As he pulled it on, I noticed that there were cuts in the sleeves for his arm fins. The other shirt was short-sleeved and red and white in color.

"So…y-you saved me?" I asked quietly.

The boy nodded, but didn't say anything in return.

"T-Thank you…um…"

"Danny."

"Huh?" I asked as I looked up to him.

"My name is Danny." the boy replied.

"Well, Danny, thank you very much for rescuing me. I am really grateful for your help."

Danny nodded once more and smiled slightly.

"M-My name is Sam," I said. "Sam Manson, but you can just call me Sam."

"Okay I will," Danny replied. "B-but are you okay?"

"I'm a little sore, but other than that, I'm fine. I don't think I can get up and walk, though."

Danny looked at me with concern.

"All right…Well, in the meantime, you're welcome to stay here until you get better."

I smiled.

"Thank you." I said.

Danny came over to me and knelt down.

"Go ahead and lay down. I'll cover you with the blanket and start a fire. Hopefully, that'll warm you up."

Gently, Danny pulled the black blanket over me and tucked me in.

"I'll be right back, Sam. I'm going to go collect some driftwood for the fire."

I nodded.

"O-Okay…S-See you soon."

Danny got back to his feet and left the cove. Even after he was gone, I couldn't get the strange, yet unique image of his face out of my head. I knew in my heart that there was something special about Danny. I sure hadn't met anyone else like him before in my life.

Yay for a little DxS fluff! And there's more of that in the next chapter ^w^. I hope that you found this chapter a little more interesting than the first. :3