Chapter Eight

"T-Toshi!" I exclaim when a girl with long blonde hair and black streaks and dark brown that were nearly black eyes steps out of the light.

"Toshi?!" Everyone asks.

"Hey Hikari long time no see." She says.

"Ha another mermaid has saved us the trouble of looking for her-"

"GET OUT OF HERE!! HIKARI AND I HAVE CATCHING UP TO DO!!" Toshi screams sending them soaring somewhere else in the sea with her iron fist.

"AHHHH WE'LL BE BACK MERMAID PRINCESSES!!" They scream.

"Hikari why didn't you just do THAT all those times?!" Hanon asks.

"Uh I guess never really thought about it." I say sweat dropping forgetting my strength.

We all changed back to our mermaid forms.

"Hiya! Hikari gonna introduce me?" Toshi asks.

"Right. This Toshi the black pearl mermaid and my best friend from the other realm. The same age. We've known each other for forever" I say.

"Black pearl? What happened when Sara turned into the black pearl?" Luchia asks.

"Ugg don't even remind me Luchia." She asks.

"Uh? How did you know my name?" She asks.

"Oh I know who all of you are." She says. "And you're Hanon and you Lina."

"Yup." Hanon and Lina say a little shocked.

"Anyway it was horrible my pearl turned to the gray pearl and then I had. . . GRAY HAIRS!!" She shrieks.

"Oh I'm so sorry that must have been horrible." Hanon says.

"Sniff. . . it was. Honestly you'd think they'd let the original holder get the pearl but nooo!"

"Well anyway we've better get back to shore." I say as we swim to shore.

We get there make sure no ones looking and change back. Toshi's land appearance is her hair shrinks to her waist and turns dirty blonde and her streaks disappear. Her eyes turn light brown and she's wearing a black tube top with white stripes and short denim shorts.

"There you are!" We hear someone yell.

"Oh my gosh is he your boyfriend?!" Toshi screams seeing Kenchii running to us.

"What? NO!!" I scream blushing "WHY THE HECK AM I BLUSHING?!" I scream to no one in particular.

"Where the heck did you all go?!" Kenchii says running up to us.

"Uh?" Luchia, Hanon and Lina say sweatdropping because they never thought of an excuse.

"See here this is Toshi." I say pointing to my friend.

"Hi there." She says.

"She had just arrived and we saw her near the ocean and went to go get her before she got hurt." I finish.

"Oh. . . Well give me a warning next time After all I was worried." He says over his shoulders before running off to find the boys.

"AWWWWWW!!" Toshi and Hanon say.

"What?!" I scream feeling that blush starting to creep up again.

"He was worried." Toshi and Hanon say with this looks in their eyes.

"Why aren't you two dating he's so into you?!" Toshi screams shaking me.

"I know!" Hanon yells at my face.

"Okay Toshi he's a pervert and Hanon. . . WE'VE BEEN THROUGH THIS!!" I scream.

"Oh." Toshi says.

"Oh what?" Hanon asks.

"She's always been like this even back home." She says shaking her head.

"Really you have guys-" Hanon begins.

"Hanon! Nagisa's flirting with someone!" I say looking at the guy talking to a girl, though he was obvious he was just asking if she'd seen us anywhere.

"WHAT? Oh no he isn't!" she says and starts storming down towards him with steps that could form earthquakes. Luchia and Lina run after her to try and stop her.

"Toshi keep quite about back home." I say.

"So they don't know I'm guessing." She says.

I nod.

"Well anyway moving on. Exactly why are you here." I ask.

"You were taking along time and I was bored. Everyone else was doing princess work so I left to find you and take a vacation. By the way everyone says hi."

"Oh well it's great to see you." I say giving her a hug.

"Yeah it feels like it's been forever!" she says hugging back. "But you know I really think that guy is in to you."

"Shut up." I mumble.

"Hey you won the contest right?" a voice says.

"Yeah that's me." I say.

"Here it's a pass for a month of free karaoke at the karaoke club, unlimited guest." A man says and hands me an envelope.

"Thanks!" I say.

Later as we're walking home. . .

"That's awesome free karaoke! Let's go after school tomorrow." She says.

"Okay." I say.

"Hey Toshi where are you staying?" Luchia asks appearing again with Lina dragging Hanon with them.

"Actually I don't know." She says.

"Oh well you can stay with us." Hanon says.

"That would be wonderful." She says breathing a sigh of relief.

A few hours later we all head home.

"Well I go this way. See you guys." Lina says.

We wave and all go our separate ways.

We finally arrive back home and introduce Toshi and explain everything.

"Oh another mermaid, how nice." Nikora says.

"See didn't I tell you didn't I? I saw a figure in the darkness. IT WAS HER!!" Taki says

"No that figure was the girls walking in from the security camera!" Nikora screams and they start to bicker.

"You're lucky I nearly fell over cause she shoved a crystal ball in my face when I first got here." I say.

"U-uh huh." She says.

"You get used to it." I say.

"AHHH!!" Hanon screams.

"WHAT?!" We a scream in alarm.

"New girl, new student, equals getting up early!" She whines and we all anime fall. Considering this is the girl who wakes you up at four in the morning to get you to go to the beach.

"I think I'm gonna like it here." Toshi says.

"I think you will too!"

End of Chapter Eight