Chapter Thirteen

My voice echo's through the room and a mermaid that looked like an older version of Hitomi looks towards us.

"Hikari! Honey you're finally back!" She says as she gets up and swims over to us. She comes over and gives me a hug.

"M-mom I c-can't b-breathe." I choke out.

"O-oops sorry dear." She says as she lets go of me.

Everyone but Toshi sweatdrops as they think 'So this is where her strength comes from.'

"Oh! It looks like we have guest. . . WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME SOONER?!" She screams as she shakes me like an angered toddler with a toy it their hand.

More sweatdrops appear on the back of their heads as they think 'Yup, definitely Hikari's mom.'

"THIS PLACE IS A MESS!! I HAVEN'T HAD TIME TO TELL THE MAIDS TO CLEAN THE PLACE!! WHAT WERE YOU THINKING?!" She screams as she swims in rapid circles creating a mini whirlpool.

"M-mom calm down." I say as I try to grab her out of the mini whirlpool of red.

"I-it's okay you highness." Hanon says as she approaches my mom. "We just wanted to talk to you."

"Besides your place is cleaner then all of our palaces combined." Luchia adds in.

Our floors sparkle and light bounces of them, kinda like a light red mirror.

"O-oh. How sweet." My mom says. "Yes what can I do for you girls?"

"We'll just cut to the chase . . . WHY DOES HIKARI NEED TO COME BACK NOW?!" Hanon screams.

"Excuse me?" She asks confused.

"You can't just out of the blues call Hikari back. We haven't had NEARLY enough time together! AND WHAT ABOUT HER BOYFRIEND?!" Hanon screams waving her arms in the air.

"H-Hanon!" I say blushing madly.

"A BOYFRIEND?! Hikari, didn't Kasumi tell you?" My mom asks.

"Tell us what exactly?" I ask.

"That Prince-" She begins.

"OH MY GOSH!! HOW RUDE OF ME!! I HAVEN'T SHOWED YOU GUYS AROUND THE REALM YET!! COME ON GUYS!!" I say leading them out of the room in a long train of mermaid.

"I believe she took that rather well." My mom says to Toshi.

Toshi just nods.

"Well see you later Queen Haruka. WAIT UP YOU GUYS!!" She says making a mad dash out of the palace after the rest of us.

"Sigh. . . Hikari, if only you knew. I never meant for things to turn out like this. I'm sorry darling but this is for the good of us all." She says before she herself exits the

room and wanders the halls of our glorious palace.

End of Chapter Thirteen