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Chapter 4: Meeting Yuki...again

The ocean lapped playfully near her feet as Tohru walked to the area where she had met Yuki. The beach was practically deserted, save for the occasional seagull that swooped to greet the giant body of water. She sighed as the brisk morning air nipped at her legs. She was wearing a bright yellow dress that reached right above her knees and white sandals that squished as she walked on the sand.

What was I thinking? Nobody is up this early. Yet why do I feel drawn to this place? She was snapped out of her thoughts as she heard splashes and a voice mutter "Ow." Quietly, Tohru took off her shoes, tiptoed behind a boulder, and peered around. What she saw nearly made her gasp in surprise. It's a mermaid! A real live mermaid! Well, technically, it's a merman. She watched as he struggled to get out of the ocean, while scratching his tail painfully against sharp rocks, eliciting another small "ow" from him. Peering at his tail, she noticed his scales were two different colors; at the bottom it was violet, but it faded to silver at the top, creating beautiful rainbows as the sun hit them. His silver hair was a little bit shaggy and long at the back. Wait, silver hair? Oh. My. God. It's...

"YUKI!" she screamed, leaping out from behind the boulder. His head jerked toward her. Violet eyes filled with fear stared back at teal eyes filled with curiosity. Time seemed to stand still, as two beings from completely different worlds stared at each other. Yuki quickly looked away and trembled in fear as he tried desperately to crawl back to the ocean, but his tail, so very useful in the water, was just dead weight on land. "Wait! Yuki, please don't go!"

Tohru ran over and clutched his arm. His expressive purple eyes practically radiated fear. "P-please l-let g-go." His voice quivered. She immediately let go of his arm as if it were burning coals. He was so different from the first time she had met him that she wondered if they were the same person. Yuki was so calm and collected in the water, but here on land, he looked out of place and lost. "Hurry! Push me back into the ocean, or else I'll..." She stared at him, uncomprehending for a few moments, then understood. Tohru positioned herself behind him and put her hands on his back. The merman gasped, and she saw why. His back was lined with dozens of red scratches that stood out clearly against his pale skin. "N-not there." He gasped out, wincing in pain. "Hurry!" Quickly, she grabbed his arms and dragged him to the water, practically dumping him in. "Just in the nick of time." he groaned.

"Why? What could've happened?"

"You don't want to find out. Luckily this was my first time completely out of the water or else I would've transformed sooner."

Transformed?

"Anyway, I wanted to return this to you."

Yuki pulled out a soggy blue thing. Upon closer examination, she found out it was the ribbon she had lost!

"Ah! Thank you so much!"

Her heart went out to him. He had come so far, even ventured out onto dry land, just to give it to her.

She leaned down to grab it, but suddenly, her bare foot slipped against a slimy rock, and she went flying into the ocean. "EEK!"

"Tohru! Careful!"

Yuki grabbed her as she landed in the water so she wouldn't drown. "Are you alright?" he asked, examining her closely. "Y-yes. I'm alri-"

The strange feeling...

"Tohru? What's wrong?"

Like a thousand needles pricking at her legs and feet...

"AHHH! It's happening again!" Tohru gasped.

Legs are starting to bind together...

"Tohru, what's happening again?"

Tickly sensations running all over...

"Stop movin-"

Tohru looked down in the water to see what Yuki was gaping at.

"I-it c-can't b-be!"

But it was.

A/N- Cliffhanger! Gotta luv them.

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