Sanctuary

Chapter 2

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Sasuke continued to stare at the mermaid girl. He was...Well, he didn't know what he was. A light giggle slipped threw the girls lips pulling him from his confused thoughts. He gazed her her smiling face. Sasuke swallowed. taking a breath he forgot he needed.

"Y-you're a-a mer-m-mer-" Sasuke stumbled over his words not able to choke out the last one. The girl giggled and fished her tail-fin up brushing his nose as it came up and went back down. The tips of the fin resting in the lake. The girl lifted her hand and pointed directly at Sasuke's face.

"H-human," She said, telling Sasuke what he was. Sasuke nodded and the girl smiled. Sasuke guessed she was glad that she got it right. Sasuke looked her over.

"Are you really...A...Mermaid?" He asked quietly. The girl stared at him for a few moments before coming up with a reply.

"I mermaid," She said, pointing to herself. She switched her hand around and pointed to Sasuke. "You human," She said. Sasuke nodded slowly. "I still trust you?" She asked, tilting her head to the side. She had a solemn expression on her face as though expecting him to jump of and tell everyone of her existence. Sasuke nodded.

"You can trust me," He said. A bright, releaved smile formed on her lips.

"You never tell where I are? You no tell where lake is?" She asked. "Promise you!" She exclaimed, begging him to promise. Sasuke stared at her wondering why she was so dead set on making him promise. But then again he could kind of understand. If anyone else knew then they might come to the lake and destroy it. And as for his little mermaid friend...Well, he could kiss her good-bye and pay fifty dollars to see her in the nearest museum three cities over.

"I swear, I won't tell," he said. "You secrets are safe with me," Sasuke promised. The mermaid girl flipped over so she was on her back with her arms holding her up while Sasuke sat cross-legged to the side, facing her. She smiled to him.

"Um..." She thought for a moment. "Thanks yous?" She said as though it was a question. Sasuke blinked realizing someting. She didn't speak to well. Her grammer was horrid actually. He came to the conclusion that she wasn't accustiomed to hearing people speak.

"It's thank you," Sasuke said correcting her. The girl nodded.

"Thank. You," She said. Sasuke sighed. Close enough.

"Do you have a name?" He asked curiously. She cocked her head to the side.

"I have name? ...Whats name?" She asked. Sasuke thought about how best to put it.

"A name is...What your parents call you when your born. It's what people call you," He said. The girl blinked.

"Um...I think I called...I called Junshin Kokishin," She said with a confused look on her face. Sasuke thought it over.

"Junshin Kokoshin, eh? Innocent curiosity?" He asked. She nodded.

"I think. You have name?" She asked. Sasuke nodded.

"Yeah. My names Uchiha Sasuke," He said. She tilted her head to the side.

"Suske?" She asked. Sasuke shook his head.

"No. See, Sas-ke." He said sounding it out slowly so she could get it. She watched his lips carefully listening to the way he said it.

"Sa-sasue....sa...sas..ke...sasuke?" She asked trying his name out a few times. Sasuke nodded.

"Yeah thats it," He said. "You got it." She smiled brightly laughing.

"Sasuke! Sasuke! Sasuke!" She chanted, liking the sound of his name. Sasuke smiled sheepishly.

"Hehehe...Yeah...," He said, scratching his cheek. She turned to him smiling, proud that she got his name right. Kokoshin flicked her tail up again brushing Sasuke's nose, leaving behind water droplets. Sasuke wrinkled his nose staring at the water droplets sitting on his nose cross eyed. Kokoshin giggled leaning over and wiping a drop off with her finger. Sasuke scoffed turning his head away. Kokoshin tipped her head to the side curiously.

"Sau- Sasuke?" She asked. She scooted closer the best she could, practically leaning over his shoulder now. "Sasu-ke?" she asked, still messing his name up a little. Sasuke turned his head only to jump back, shocked to see her so close. "Sasuke?" she asked for the third time.

"Uh...," He said unintelegently. "What are you...Doing?" he asked noticing her close proximity.

"Making sure you ok," She said. "You turn away. I think you mad. Something wrong, I do?" She asked, frowning. Sasuke looked at her. She did something wrong? No...Not that he could tell.

"No. You didn't do anything wrong. I'm fine," Sasuke said. Kokoshin smiled.

"You sure?" She asked, starting to smile again. Sasuke nodded. For the next hour or two Sasuke and Kokoshin talked about anything that came to mind. Mostly it was slow responses from Kokoshin. She paused after everything Sasuke said and responded slowly after he did. Sasuke picked up on this rather quickly. He didn't mind really. She seemed to understand most of the stuff he said, but the customs, as he'd seldom refer to, she couldn't compreheand.

Somewhere during their conversation Kokoshin had to slip back in to the water to keep herself from getting to warm. Sasuke ended up dipping his feet in the water shortly after, tucking his shoes off to the side where they couldn't get wet.

"How big is the lake?" Sasuke asked looking around the lake, that looked more like a pond. Kokoshin looked around.

"Much bigger under," She said, opening her arms wide as if to show him a comparison. "It go under land and in to ocean. But current to strong so no one swim in. We safe!" She said.

"You said 'we'," Sasuke pointed out. "Does that mean there are other mermaids too?" Kokoshin nodded.

"Oh yes. Not many," She said. "But all live at bottom of lake," She said.

"Oh," Sasuke said. "Do they know you're here?" He asked. Kokoshin shook her head.

"No. I not allowed at surface. If they know then I get trouble," She said, looking to the side. Sasuke nodded. So she could get in trouble just for talking to him. "Human/mermaid contact forbidden," She finished. Sasuke looked up towards the sky.

"So...You could get in a lot of trouble from seeing me couldn't you?" He asked. Kokoshin nodded slowly. "I probibaly shouldn't come back then...If you could get in big trouble...," He said. He notice, shortly after his sentence Kokoshin's eyes widen as she snapped her head to Sasuke.

"No!" She gasped. "I see you again!" She exclaimed. "You...You come back? Please?" she asked swimming to him. Sasuke stared down at her for a while without saying anything. "Please...?" She asked in a wisper. Sasuke could see the scared desire shining in his eyes.

Before he even thought over his answer it slipped threw his lips and seconds later a pair of moist lips covered his own.

Note: That was chapter two of six. I don't really have all that much more to say, for now.