So yeah new chapter hope you enjoy it. Also forgot to mention last time "-" mean the character said it '-' means the character thought it.
Chapter 2: A Wish
The kingdom of the sea has always been a hidden world of wonder. Deep down in the dark depths of the sea shines the home of the merfolk. It is a peaceful place full of color and lights. The rulers of the kingdom of the sea are the Hyūga and they resided in the grand palace of coral. The noble members comprised of the fair king Hiashi and his two daughters. Currently one of those daughters sat in her garden confused beyond belief.
'This is such an odd feeling' the young mermaid thought as she fiddled with her jacket's button. She thought back to the boy she save earlier that day and a heavy blush crossed her cheeks. 'Why do I keep thinking about him?'
Watching from one of the towers of the palace stood Neji, cousin of the young heir.
"You're like a worried mother Neji" irritated by the sudden comment Neji turned to find Kiba and Shino the two best friends of the Hyūga heiress standing by him. "To what do I owe the pleasure" Neji said not even trying to hide his annoyance.
"Hey we are just as worried about her as you are" Kiba walked to the railing and looked down at Hinata "she did not come to practice with us and has not said two words to us all day. What do you think is wrong?"
"I don't know it really worries me she has never done this before"
"Maybe she's in love" at this both Neji and Kiba turned to Shino. Kiba could not hold it in and started laughing out loud. "That's a good one", Kiba wiped a tear off his eye and leaned on the railing "she's like the shyest mermaid in the sea like she could ever get near a stranger let alone fall in love with one and besides she's never even showed interest in guys". Shino just simply put his hands in his pocket and looked down into the garden.
"She's gone"
"What!" Neji pushed Kiba out of the way and looked down into the garden. "Where did she go?"
Hinata just could not take it anymore she needed to see him again. She swam out of her garden and headed to the outer reaches of the palace forest. It felt like it had been days since she had last seen the boy but in reality it had only been a few hours.
Once she breached the surface she looked at the cliff looming over her. 'He's not there' she turned to the beach where she had left the boy 'he's not there either' Hinata's heart sank. 'He's not going to be there any more' Hinata let herself float down back to the sea slowly 'why would he be there' she then felt the sea floor on her back. She stared at how the waves formed over her then put her arm over her eyes "I want to see him".
"Is that a wish my dear"
Started Hinata got up and turned to find a mermaid before her. She had a high blonde ponytail and a slender upper body but it was her tail that she found strange it was torn and messy she had never seen such a damaged tail before. And her eyes they scared her they were dark and menacing they just did not match her inviting voice. "I asked is that a wish do you want to see this boy again"
"uhh well" Hinata turned away blushing madly. "I could grant you your wish my dear just come with me to my home" the strange mermaid extended her hand to the young heiress.
The strange mermaid's home turned out to be a cave on the furthest corner of the kingdom it took them about an hour to swim there. The strange mermaid entered her home but Hinata stared at the entrance scared to enter it was dark and gloomy and a voice in the back of her head was telling her to go home but her heart was pushing her forward and so she swam in. The inside was no better than the outside shelves filled with various sea creatures lined the walls and a large cauldron sat in the center of the room it was then that Hinata figure out where she was.
"I am Ino the sea witch" she pop back into the room and sat down at an old desk and waved her hand to a small stool in front of her. "Let's talk business"
Hesitantly Hinata sat down. "so you want to meet the human boy you saved today again well isn't this just the juiciest story in the sea" she grinned to reveal two rows of sharp teeth that gave Hinata a slight shiver. She started digging into the drawers of her desk and pulled out a fish bone and a piece of golden paper and started scribbling down furiously. Hinata tried to see what she was writing but before she got the chance the sea witch lifted her head. "Do you love him?" this took Hinata by surprise and she blushed brightly and started twirling her fingers nervously. "I-I honestly d-don't know I mean I have never been in love so I d-don't know how it feels"
"Awww your so innocent your highness the heiress of the sea falling helplessly in love with a boy who is probably a much lower rank than you and is human this is what those silly humans write books on" the sea witch left her desk still holding onto the gold piece of paper and went to her shelf of various potions and sea creatures. "But this is a story I want to see till the end". She grabbed a bottle and threw it in her cauldron and the liquid inside the cauldron started bubbling. The sea witch started throwing various other ingredients into her brew. "Now I will make you a potion that will turn you into a human how does that sound".
Hinata stood up, she was shocked by this. Sure she wanted to see him again but to become human she stared down at her lavender tail 'can I give you up…no… this is going by too quickly' Hinata put a hand to her head puzzled beyond belief on what to do next. Sensing her confusion the sea witch turned to her visitor. "Don't think its permanent you will have three days to spend as a human no more no less but I can cut you a deal" she swam over to the young mermaid and with a gentle hand on her back she lead Hinata to her cauldron. "If you can get the human to fall in love with you I will make you human permanently but if not then hey you met him, you had your fun back to sea you go" they stopped before the bubbling cauldron. "All you have to do is sign this" the sea witch threw the gold paper she was holding into the cauldron. It then started floating back up. Her scribbles became embedded on the paper and started to shine brightly.
"If you sign this the deal is made…. but we still need to discuss how you will pay for this little….gift"
"W-what do you mean?"
The sea witch giggled to herself and swam to a chest in the corner of the room and started digging through it. "In order for the potion to work I need something of yours to act as the active ingredient something that only you have". She then pulled out a small curled silver tube. "What I will need is your voice".
Hinata reached for her throat. "y-you want my voice"
"Yes it's tricky to make the potion without something that belongs to the host and only the host. Your voice is one of a kind no one on land and sea has it so it would be easy to use it. And again its only temporary you will get your voice back when and if you become a mermaid again so what do you say do we have a deal" Ino stuck the fishbone pen in Hinata's direction
"B-but I won't even be able to tell him my name I-I…."
"Now my dear don't think of it as such a bad thing you still have your pretty looks and a nice body that is usually enough for a human. And besides if you want to see him again you really don't have a choice so again I ask you do we have a deal"
Hinata stared at the fishbone pen before her and looked at the golden paper. She looked down at her tail one last time. She took a moment to mentally prepare herself and reached for the pen.