It was cold.
So very cold.
Tohru opened her eyes. Everything was blurry, but she saw the same flash of silvery-purple next to her. I can't breathe! she thought frantically as she tried to swim back to the surface. Her legs felt numb, as if they fell asleep. Whipping her head around, she saw a blur speed past her. Huh? I need air! Her movements were getting more frantic...
A pale face...
"Faster!" she mentally commanded herself. A ticklish sensation coursed through her legs as they started feeling as if they were glued together. "Just a cramp..." she thought.
Soft silver hair...
Trying so hard to reach the surface...
Sorrowful purple eyes...
All of a sudden, she was very aware of a face next to hers. "AHHHHH!" a silent scream forcing out the pitiful amount of air she had left in her lungs. She swooned and the world went black.
Mother? Can you hear me?
She was drowning, falling deeper and deeper into the dark unknown...
I am coming to you now...
Suddenly a slender arm grabbed her waist and pulled her to the surface. Her long brown hair floated around her face and her aqua-colored eyes were closed.
Mother?
Her rescuer broke the surface, dragging Tohru along with him.
I am moving so fast...
He was swimming so fast, even with her on his back.
Am I close to heaven?
She felt herself being set down on dry land. Hands were forcing the water out of her lungs. Cough cough hack Tohru wheezed as she was suddenly jolted into consciousness. Her legs were starting to loosen up now. "Are you alright?" Her head automatically turned to the source of the voice. Her rescuer was partially submerged in the water; the only part of him showing was his lean torso. She found it a bit strange that one moment he was saving her, and the next, back in the water. Examining her rescuer's face more closely, Tohru gasped. That was the face she saw in the water before she fainted! He was good-looking in a delicate way, with his silvery-gray hair gleaming. He looked like he was around the same age as her. "Y-yes. I'm ok." She managed to find her voice. "I fell over board because I saw this thing in the water, and I leaned over to see what it was, but there wasn't anything there! So then Hana-chan told me to come back and eat before the food got cold..." Her eyes widen as she suddenly stops babbling. The boy couldn't help notice what a pretty shade of teal they were. "Hana-chan and Uo-chan! I forgot about them completely!" she panicked. A low chuckle reached her ears. "Yes, well people tend to forget things when they almost drown." The boy said kindly. "Oh! I forgot to say thank you!" She struggled to stand up, and then bowed politely to the boy. He looked surprised, but gave her a shy smile. However, it disappeared as his head jerked up abruptly. Hurriedly he explained, "I must go. Your friends are coming."
"Please stay! My friends would love to meet my rescuer." Tohru pleaded. "I'm sorry. Please excuse me." As he turned to go, she shouted, "Wait! What is your name?" He hesitated, then replied, "Yuki. Yuki Sohma." He dove deep underwater and seemed to disappear as soon as Uo-chan and Hana-chan rowed close. "TOHRU! You're alive! Are you hurt?" Uo screamed hysterically. "I'm alright!" The two women landed the boat and broke into tears in front of a surprised Tohru. The three of them began to hug each other and cry harder. Yuki watched from a distance then swam away, his silvery-purple tail gleaming in the setting sun's last rays.
Dun-Dun-Dun! Cliffie! For the people who don't get it, in this AU fic, Yuki-kun's a merman! To read more, REVIEW PLZ! You guys motivate me. XD
Ja ne!
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