BlackRoseVixen05: Hello, and welcome to chapter three. Thanks to all who reviewed last time. Hope you all enjoy. On with the fic!

Disclaimer: I do not own Revolutionary Girl Utena, or The Little Mermaid.

Chapter Three

Even by nightfall, Touga was still confused as to who, or what he had seen down by the cliff. The boy who saved him…

"Who are you…?" Touga whispered as he lay in bed, his blue eyes gazing out the near by window. Positive that it wasn't his imagination, Touga silently decided to go back to the beach the next day. With that plan in mind, he soon fell asleep.

Next Day

Saionji returned to the surface the exact same time he did everyday. He looked around and smiled when he saw no one. The mer-child swam over to his usual spot and climbed onto the rock. After putting up his barrier dome, he got comfortable and waited for Touga to emerge from his room and go to the cliff for Kendo practice.

A little over fifteen minutes passed before Saionji saw Touga come out onto his balcony. Saionji blinked curiously when he saw that the human boy wasn't wearing his Kendo uniform. He was merely wearing some black boots, dark blue pants, and a long-sleeved white shirt.

"I wonder if he's not practicing today…" Saionji murmured to himself.

Touga stood on the balcony for a moment, before proceeding down the stone staircase. Saionji tilted his head. This was odd behavure for Touga.

When he made to the bottom of the steps, Touga crossed the beach and was soon standing at the water's edge. Saionji stared at him, feeling a little nervous that Touga was so close. Of course, he was still invisible due to his barrier, but Saionji felt as if Touga was looking right at him.

Touga's red hair blew in the slight breeze as he gazed out at the sea, scanning the water's surface. "Um…hi…" the human child said after a period of silence.

Saionji nearly fell off the boulder when he heard Touga speak, his heart racing as he fought to keep quiet. If he left the rock now, his barrier would cancel out and expose him. He had to stay put for the time being.

"It's me again…um, I think you saved my life yesterday…and I just wanted to say thank you…" Touga continued after a bit of hesitation.

Saionji remained silent.

"I don't know where you're hiding…or why…but you don't have to…" Tousa said, "I guess I can't help it if you just don't want to come out…but I think you can hear me… Can you?"

Saionji wasn't sure what to do, but he had to make a decision fast.

"Yes, I can hear you…" he answered finally.

Touga jumped. "You are here!" he exclaimed, a surprised expression on his face. "I knew I hadn't imagined it…"

No reply.

"Thank you for saving me," Touga said, looking excited. "But why did you leave?"

"Because I'm not supposed to let you see me…" Saionji said.

Touga blinked. "Why?" he asked.

"My grandma said so…" Saionji replied softly.

"Why?" Touga asked again.

No reply.

"Well, I've pretty much seen you already…" Touga pointed out. "You have green hair and purple eyes… You're what, ten?"

"Nine," Saionji corrected.

"See? So there's no reason for you to hide…" Touga said, smiling a bit.

"Yes, there is," Saionji insisted. "You wouldn't understand…"

Touga sighed deeply and dropped to the ground, sitting in the sand. "Well, I might…"

No reply.

Touga sighed again, looking down a bit as he doodled in the sand with his finger. Both were quiet now, neither sure what to say.

"Close your eyes," Saionji said finally.

"What?" Touga questioned, looking away from the little doggy he'd drawn.

"Close your eyes," Saionji said. "No peeking, either."

Touga smiled happily and closed his eyes, even putting his hand over them. "Okay, they're closed."

Saionji kept an eye on Touga as he crawled off the rock and slid into the water, swimming the small distance to shore. He used his arms to pull his body up onto the sand, inching over to lay before the human boy.

"Okay…you can open them…" Saionji said softly.

Touga lowered his hand and reopened his eyes, blue meeting purple. The two children stared back and forth for several seconds, not saying anything. Touga's eyes slowly grew wide. Saionji still said nothing.

"Uh…h-hi…" Touga managed to say at last.

"Hi…" Saionji answered.

Touga's eyes increased another size. "Wow…you're…you're a mermaid…" he breathed, shocked.

"A mermaid?" Saionji asked, frowning. "I'm not a girl, stupid."

Touga blinked rapidly. "Oh…sorry. You'd be a mer…man? Or a mer-boy at least…" he said, looking thoughtful.

"You're not scared of me?" the green-haired child asked.

"Huh? Should I be?" Touga asked, looking down at the other boy curiously.

"Well…no…" Saionji said, looking away a little.

"I can't believe somebody like you actually exists," Touga stated. "Are there more mer-people?"

Saionji nodded. "Yeah, lots more…"

"Whoa…" Touga said in childish awe.

Saionji chuckled a little bit, but blinked when Touga crawled around to his side and began to inspect his lower half. "What is it?" he asked.

"Can I touch your tail?" was Touga's rather forward request.

"Uh…s-sure…" Saionji agreed, blushing a little bit.

Touga slowly reached out and touched the end of Saionji's tail. He touched the fin and then let his hand travel upward. "It's so smooth…" Touga commented, feeling the scales beneath his fingers.

"Thanks…" Saionji said, blushing deeper as Touga felt the area where his butt would have been if he had human legs.

Touga's hand caressed the pattern of the dragon. "What is this for?" the human asked softly.

"Noble families mark their children with patterns like this…" Saionji explained.

"Ohhh…" Touga breathed, smiling as he pulled away, returning to his spot in front of Saionji. "So…what's your name?"

"It's Kyouichi," Saionji said, deciding to give Touga his first name.

"Kyouichi…that's pretty," Touga said, smiling.

Saionji blushed once again, "So…what now…?"

Touga seemed to think about this. "Well…" he began, grinning a bit. "Do you want to be friends?" he asked, scooting closer to the other boy.

Now it was Saionji's turn to ponder. Touga waited patiently for his answer. A faint smile soon came to Saionji's face. "Alright," he said.

Out in the water, Ruka was watching the scene on the beach. 'Idiot…' he thought, rolling his eyes and then disappearing beneath the surface. 'Don't say I didn't warn you…'

End of Chapter Three

BlackRoseVixen05: Well, there's chapter three. Hope you liked. Please leave me some nice reviews. ^_^ And stay on the lookout for chapter four.