Chapter Eleven
"OH MY GOSH ARE YOU SERIOUS?!" Hanon, Toshi, Luchia and Lina screech so loud the whole neighborhood probably heard. We're at home now and Lina has decided to spend the night. As you can guess I just told them the news.
"Yes! Yes he's the boy from my childhood AND YES WE'RE DATING NOW!!" I scream for like the millionth time.
"Okay, okay relax! Wow." Hanon says falling back on the bed.
"Aww you two are so cute together!" Luchia squeals.
You already act like a married couple so it's about time." Lina says.
"Ahhh love! SOOO ROMANTIC!! A forbidden love between a mermaid and a human!" Toshi says with stars in her eyes as me and the others just stare at her and sweat drop.
"Toshi, I know you're not used to the human world yet but this is real life not like one of those romance books you picked up from the library." I say.
"Oh? Oh well IT'S STILL SOOO ROMANTIC!!" She says squealing.
I sigh as they all start babbling on and on about forbidden romances. Suddenly I see a figure lurking in the water.
"Hey guys I think there's something out there!" I say snapping them back to reality.
We all race out of the house and to the beach. We leap into the water and transform into our mermaid forms.
"WHO'S THERE?!" I shout out to the figure.
"PRINCESS HIKARIIII!!" A voice screams as the figure swims closer and closer.
"Wait! That voice! KASUMI!!" I say swimming up to my dolphin friend and giving her a big hug. "It's been so long!" I say.
"It has!" She says giving me one of her cheerful smiles that I missed so much.
"What are you doing here?!" I ask letting her go.
"I'm here to give you a message." She says. She suddenly looks behind me and asks "Aren't you going to introduce me?"
I look behind me and see everyone but Toshi giving Kasumi a weird look.
"OH RIGHT!!" I say. "Everyone this is Kasumi! She's my guardian. Kinda like that Hippo dude who left in a hurry." I say referring to a flashback of the morning after I got here.
It was early in the morning as I had just woken up and came down the stairs almost to be run over by a babbling penguin running out the door with a suitcase yelling "YURI I'M COMING!!" Later I got filled in on who and what was going on and that pretty much how I met what I saw of Hippo.
"Hello!" They say in union.
"Kasumi this is Luchia, Hanon and Lina and you already know Toshi." I say.
"Nice to meet you!" Kasumi replies bowing.
"So anyway Kasumi what's the message?" I ask.
"Message? Oh right! Princess Hikari you are asked to return home." Kasumi says
"WHAT?!" We all scream.
"YOU CAN'T GO!!" Hanon screams lunging at me.
"Kasumi why do I need to go back?" I ask.
"It's what your mother ordered." She says.
"Well I don't care what you mother says you're staying here!" Hanon says calming down a bit.
"Oh no Hanon you don't mean-" I start out seeing that ambitious look in her eyes.
"You bet I do! HIKARI TAKE US TO YOUR KINGDOM!!" She screams.
"H-Hanon You don't have to- I can come and visit!" I say.
"Oh no you don't! WE'RE GOING!!" Hanon says with that flame in her eyes that means there's no stopping here. "LETS GO!!" Hanon says grabbing my arm and dragging me away.
"Hanon! Do you even know how to get there?!" I ask.
"Uh. . ." She says while we all just sweat drop.
"Okay I need to create a portal." I say.
"RIGHT!! COME ON I'M NOT GETTING ANY YOUNGER!!" She says in an impatient tone that's starting to scare me.
"R-right. O-PUNSESAMI!!" I scream.
The familiar feeling as the ocean currents flow around me and the vortex forms. When it's gone a familiar portal appears.
"RIGHT THEN!! NOW WE GO!!" Hanon says about to leap through the portal.
"Where are you guys going?" A voice asks
We turn around and see Karen, Noel and Coco.
"HIKARI'S MOM IS SUMMONING HER BACK HOME!! WE MAY NEVER SEE HER AGAIN!!" Hanon says
"WHAT?!" They scream.
"W-well we don't necessarily know I won't come back." I state but am completely ignored.
"You can't leave!" Noel shrieks.
"We just met!" Karen says.
"NOO!!" Coco screams.
"You guys ready for the trip of a lifetime?" Hanon asks.
"YEAH!!" Everyone screams.
We all swim through the portal and head on the long journey toward the place I call home.
Chapter Eleven