Pichi Pichi Pitch
Chapter 9
"Lucia, Lucia, wake up." Someone called. "Come on, you were the one who said eleven, now get up before I make you get up." Another voice called. She slowly opened her eyes, and saw Hanon and Rina. "Come on, get up. We gotta get dressed and ready for the flight, Caren and Noel have already gone to check us in." Hanon said. "Alright, I'm getting up, quit your nagging." Lucia said. "Who's nagging?" She argued. "You and your big mouth!" She said. "Why you!" She pounced on Lucia and they started playfully hitting each other.
"Ucia, geg your hab ou of my mouf!" Hanon said. "Okay you two, knock it off, we gotta get going." Rina said trying to pull Hanon off. "Okay, let's hurry, we gotta get going, who knows how many people are already there." Hanon said as she ran for the others.
They all exited the house with their small bags that they filled with useless supplies. "We gotta say goodbye to this place again." Rina said. "Oh, it's not like we won't be back." Seira said. "Your right, well, let's go, Caren and Noel must've checked us in by now and are probably waiting for us." Lucia said. "Yeah so let's go, the sooner we get there, the sooner we can touch the water again." Seira said. They all began to walk down the street, once again leaving the house they lived in for a long while.
"Well it's about time you guys got here, we've been waiting forever!" Caren said. "Caren you were only waiting about half an hour." Hanon said. "Well it felt like forever when your all alone in a big place like this." Noel said. "Wait, you mean Kaito and the other guys aren't here yet?" Lucia said. "Yeah, they're here, they just went looking for our flight while we waited for you." Caren said. "But I thought you already knew where it was." Rina said. "No, we don't, it's a huge airport with a lot of flight's, we're mermaids, not super geniuses." Noel said.
"Hey, Lucia!" They heard someone call. "Kaito, Nagisa, Hamasaki, there you are." Lucia said. "Yeah, we found the plane, they'll be boarding in a few minutes. So by the time we get over there they should start." Hamasaki said. "Good, so let's go!" Seira said cheerfully. "That girl knows how to squeal at everything." Coco said. "Whoa, girls wait a minute." Hanon said. "What is it?" Nagisa asked. "I need to speak with just the girls please." Hanon said. They all gathered around Hanon.
"We've never been on a plane before, what are we gonna do?" She whispered. "Don't worry, if your scared of heights, don't look out the window." Rina said. "Okay, but if I start to panic, it's because I am scared of heights." Hanon said. "Don't worry about it, I'll be seating next to you and Nagisa, I'll be there to comfort you." Seira said. "Okay, wait, I'm sitting next to Nagisa?" She said. "Yeah, we made it to where you three got to sit next to your boyfriends!" Caren said. All three blushed brightly.
"Hey if your done with your meeting Hanon, we gotta go." Kaito said. "Okay, let's go." Hanon said. "Hey, Rina, why are you, Lucia, and Hanon blushing so much?" Hamasaki asked. "Don't ask." She said just then Hippo came to say goodbye, he was swimming there because of the no pets policy. "Hey, why do Kaito and Nagisa and Hamasaki have bags?" Hippo said. "They're coming with us." Hanon stated. "Absolutely not! We have a job!" He shouted. "Now calm down, they're coming for the ride, that's all." Lucia said. "Besides they already know our secret." Hanon said. "What!?" He shouted. "Now boarding Flight 1479, Nonstop to Antarctica." Said a voice on the intercom.
"Antarctica? Why are we going there?" Nagisa asked. "Because we found the flight that went the closest to the part where the seas are connected the most with each other and found that if we swim from Antarctica we'll get there faster." Rina explained as they all walked to the place. "Yeah, and Subaru will be there too, he's a friend of mine there, and he'll take care of you guys while your there." Caren said. "So you guys won't be freezing if that's what your worried about. There's a shelter that has the best heating you'll be staying at while we're gone." Lucia said.
"Look, there's the terminal over there." Hamasaki said as he pointed to the area. "Those three can't go!" Hippo shouted. "Hippo, they're going, I'm not leaving them here!" Lucia said. "Lucia." Kaito said quietly. "It's boarding so let's go." Rina said. They went to the lady taking the boarding passes and they were told where to sit.
They were seated in rows 6 and 7, each row had five seats in it. In row 6 was Nagisa, Hanon, Seira, Lucia, and Kaito. In row 7 was Coco, Noel, Caren, Rina, and Hamasaki. After about half an hour the plane began to take off. "Oh man, I'm feeling nervous already." Hanon said. "I told you I'd be here to help you when we took off." Seira said. "Yeah, I know." She said. "Remember, if your scared, don't look out the window." Lucia whispered, and Hanon nodded, Lucia yawned. "You tired?" Kaito asked. "Yeah, I didn't get much sleep." She said. "I'll bet with all this business going on." He said.
"Yeah, I feel a little stressed." She said, and she leaned her head on his shoulder. "Hey, you feel a little warm." He said as he put his hand on her forehead. "Whoa, you really are warm, maybe you've been under too much stress." Hanon and Seira turned their heads. "Is she feeling okay?" Seira asked. "I feel fine, I just need some sleep and I'll be okay." She said. "Okay, but if it gets worse you have to take it easy until you get better." Kaito said. "Okay, but once I get some much needed sleep I'll be okay." And she drifted to sleep.
"Hey, Hanon." She heard someone call, she looked behind. "What?" She asked. "I hear you people over there, is Lucia okay?" Rina asked. "Well, we don't know, she feels a little warm, maybe she's been on a little too much stress with this whole situation." She said. "Well, she hasn't gotten much sleep, so maybe she really will feel better after she gets some." Seira said. "Good point, Seira says she hasn't gotten much sleep which is kinda true." Hanon said. "Yeah, maybe she'll feel better when we get there." Rina said, Hanon sat back down.
Lucia's eyes opened. "Hey, you feel any better?" Kaito asked. "Yeah, I told you, I just needed some sleep." She said with a smile, but he still put his hand on her forehead to make sure. "Well, your still a little warm but not as warm as you were a couple hours ago." He said as he put his arm down. "Well, I feel much better so you don't have to worry about me. I wonder how long it is until we get there, being a mermaid, we don't like being so far above ground." She said.
"Well, from what I've seen we've got about another hour and a half." He said. "Okay, but I'll be right back." She said getting up. "Where you going?" He asked. "Where else can I possibly go on a plane?" She said sarcastically. "Oh." He said, and she walked to the back where the bathrooms were and went into one. "Kaito, where'd Lucia go?" Seira asked. "She just went to the bathroom, she'll be back." He said. I Wonder if she's using it, or doing something else. Seira thought. "I'll be right back, Hanon." She said as she got up and went to the back.
She knocked on the door. "Lucia, can I come in? It's me Seira." She said quietly, and the door was unlocked. She entered the room and shut the door. "Lucia, what're you doing in here?" She asked, and looked at Lucia. "Nothing, I just needed to find a quiet place for a minute." She said with her back turned to Seira. "What's wrong?" She asked, and she went to look at her face. Lucia's face was a little red, and her eyes were wide and she was breathing heavily. "Lucia, what's wrong with you? Should I go get help?" She said beginning to panic. "No, don't get anyone, I'm fine it's just the altitude." She said, continuing to breathe heavily.
"I still think I should get someone, your face is red, and you look like your about to kill over." She said continuing to panic. "Seira, I'm fine, it's just that my body is reacting negatively to the altitude of the plane. Being a mermaid, I can't stand this height, I need to be on the ground or else I feel like this." She said starting to breathe a little easier. "So has this happened before?" She asked, calming herself down. "No, but I'm sure that it's just the flight that's making this happen."
"I still wanna go get someone, it may be the flight but we still got about another hour before we land, and we cant let you suffer like this." She said. "Okay, go get Kaito." She said, and Seira nodded and walked fast out of the room, shutting the door. She walked back to the seats. "Kaito, Lucia needs you for a second." She whispered. He got up and walked to the back, Seira sat down, she wasn't needed anymore. "Lucia?" He said as he entered the room. "What's wrong?" He asked as he walked in front of her and knelt down. "I can't breathe, and i feel light headed." She said through her breathes. "Is this why you came back here?" He asked. "Yeah, at first it was just a little light headed, but then it got worse and i couldn't get up and go back." She said. "You should've said something when you were getting up." He said as he got a cold towel and dabbed her forehead with it to cool her down. "I didn't know what to say, besides, i don't like people always worrying about me." She said with a faint voice.
"Well, do you think people are gonna think more about your disliking towards worrying about you, or do you think people are gonna think about your health more?" He asked. "My health." She answered. "Right, so just say something when your feeling bad, or it'll get worse and you can't be helped. Thank goodness it's just a little light headed, or is there anything else your not telling me?" "No, that's it." She said, and she started breathing normal. "I hate flying." He laughed. "I'll bet, being a mermaid, you must not be able to take this height." He said through his laughter. "I don't find it funny." She said. "I'm sorry, but that was a little funny. Do you feel better?" He asked with a smile. "Yeah, thank you." She said and she smiled too. He gave her a hug and kissed her forehead. "Let's go back." He said as he helped her stand up and walked her back to their seats.
"Thank you Seira." She said as she sat down. "Your welcome Lucia." She said with a smile. Lucia leaned her head on Kaito's shoulder and he wrapped his arm around her. The hour went by fast and they were already landed, and so began their journey into the sea to find their staffs.