The Little Merman
Summary-
Naruto is a merman that was assigned to watch Sakura, Triton's youngest daughter. When Sakura falls in love with a human Prince, she goes to the sea wizard to be with him. While trying to stop and save her Naruto takes the full blast of the spell and becomes human while Sakura just loses her voice. Now in order to free Sakura from the sea wizard Naruto must complete the contract that Sakura had signed and make the human Prince fall in love with him in two weeks. Can Naruto do it? Or will he and Sakura belong to the sea wizard forever.
Chapter 3-
Sakura's seven elder sisters were swimming about a room with eight different make-up stations. Naruto was leaning up against a wall with a door leading towards the bath room that Sakura was in, he was staring out one of the many windows in the room with a blank face. 'I wander what Sasuke is doing now?' he thought, as soon as he realized he had thought that his eyes widened slightly, 'Stop it Naruto, he is a human and you are a merman, plus even if you could some how be with him it would be wrong because you both are guys!' he snapped at himself then nodded slightly, 'But then why did he call me beautiful?' One of Sakura's elder sisters swam up to the door and called into the room.
"Sakura, dear, time to come out. You've been in there all morning, you're beautiful already, you can't get even more beautiful." Andrina said snapping Naruto out of his thoughts. Sakura came out of the bath room humming to herself and swam over to a unoccupied make-up stand, Naruto pushed off the wall and followed her. Once she was situated in front of the make-up station Naruto started to braid her hair, both had a small smile on their face thinking of Sasuke.
"What's with them lately?" Atina asked as Triton swam into the room. Naruto finished Sakura's hair then took two of the pink sea-flowers and put one in her hair then handed the other to her, she took it with a giggle. Naruto smiled at her then took her hand and they swam towards Triton, Sakura let go of Naruto's hand and hugged her dad and kissed his cheek.
"Good morning Daddy." She sang as she placed the sea-flower in her hand in his hair. She then turned and took Naruto's hand and they swam out of the room.
"Ooh, they got it bad." Atina said smiling along with the rest of her sisters.
"Got what bad?" Triton asked getting worried that his little daughter was endanger.
"Can't you see it Daddy? Those two are in love." Andrina said and Triton looked through the door that Naruto and Sakura had just swam through.
"Naruto and Sakura? In love?" Triton asked then smiled, maybe now that she was in love with Naruto she wouldn't be thinking about humans all the time.
"And about time too." Atina said then swam into the bathroom.
.:'':.
Naruto and Sakura were laying on the ocean floor, Naruto on his back staring up at the surface thinking about Sasuke again, and Sakura was on her stomach picking the petals off of a sea-flower. Tsuke was pacing back and forth in front of them, every now and then he would stop pacing and look off towards the area of the castle then go back to pacing. "Alright, so far so good. We got through one night with out King Triton suspecting us. But we won't be able to keep this a secret from him for very long, he is bound to find out." Tsuke said, but no one was listening to him.
"He loves me," Sakura squealed as she picked a petal, "He loves me not," she moaned picking another petal then gasped, "He loves me!" she yelled picking the last petal kicking Naruto out of his thoughts. He looked over to her as she rolled on her back hugging the petal to her chest. "Oh my gosh, Sasuke loves me." She sang, Naruto felt a strange emotion flood through his body as his eyes narrowed at her.
'How can he love her when he has never even seen her, I mean come on he said that I was beautiful, did he said that she as beautiful? No!' he thought then silently gasped, 'Oh no, I need to stop this stupid feeling fast, Sakura is my best friend, I need to get away from her to calm down before I do something stupid!'
"Uh, that's, uh, that's great Sakura-chan." Naruto said then got up, "I, uh, need to go do something real quick . Uh, stay here and try not to get into too much trouble okay." with out waiting for an answer Naruto shot off leaving Sakura with Tsuke.
"Tsuke, did you hear, Sasuke loves me!" Sakura said grabbing the little crab and bringing him up to face her.
"Sakura, you silly little girl, stop talking none-sense!" Tsuke cried, but Sakura ignored him and let the crab go.
"I've go to see him again. Me and Naruto could sneak out of the castle and go to Sai, he knows where he lives. And when we get there I'll have Naruto slash around to get his attention and then-" Sakura started but was cut off by Tsuke.
"You will do no such thing! Get your head out of the clouds and back in the water where it belongs girl! You are a mermaid which means down here is where you belong, this is your home. Sakura, please listen to me. The human world is a mess and is no place for you or any other mer-person. Life here, under the sea, is better then anything they could have up there." Tsuke said gaining Sakura's attention.
"What are you saying?" Sakura asked.
"I'm saying that it is as the saying goes 'The seaweed is always greener in somebody else's lake'. You may dream about going up there and having a wonderful life, but I can tell you that that is a big mistake." Tsuke said.
"Why?" Sakura asked.
"Sakura, look at the world around you, actually look at it, right here on the ocean floor. Surrounded by so many wonderful things, what more could a girl like you want?" Tsuke asked.
"Freedom." Sakura said.
"Darling, its better down here where it is wetter. Up on the shore they work all day in the hot sun, does that sound like freedom to you? You know what sounds like freedom to me? Being able to float along the currents and not have to worry about being cooked and eaten." Tsuke said.
"What?" Sakura asked.
"Oh, you didn't know? Up on the shore they either keep the fish they catch in a small bowl or cook them and eat them. Even 'your' Sasuke eats fish." Tsuke said and Sakura gasped, "Down here nobody can beat us, or fry and eat us, we are what those land folks love to eat, down here we are off the hook." Tsuke said.
"No." Sakura whispered.
"Yes, haven't you ever wondered why everyone here always sings or makes music?" Tsuke asked.
"Well, yes of course." Sakura said.
"Well sweetie, it is because we don't have any troubles, and no troubles make us happy, when we are happy we show it by singing or making music. Under the sea, life is sweet and we naturally have the beat." Tsuke said then took a break to let everything he told her sink into her head, "What do they have up there? A lot of said. What do we have down here? A hot crustacean band. So you tell me which is better, up there or down here." Tsuke said just as Naruto came swimming back up to them.
.:'':.
After Naruto left Sakura alone with Tsuke he just swam around to try and clear his head, he didn't know where he was going and honestly he didn't care he was just letting the current carry him. He sighed and looked up towards the surface and a picture of Sasuke smiling popped into his head. He closed his eyes and shook his head. "No, stop thinking about him." He muttered then ran into something. He opened his eyes and jumped back when he came face to face with the stone face of the Sasuke statue.
'He really is handsome.' Was the first thought that popped into his head before he pushed it out of his mind. "This would look good in Sakura's collection, and it just might keep her away from the shore." He said then went to try and move it, but it wouldn't budge, he looked around hoping to see someone to help him, but no one was there. He humphed, if only the current could help him lift and move this thing to the cavern. Suddenly the current shifted just a little and the statue moved a little, Naruto's eyes widened and he tried moving the statue one more time and this time found it to be very light. He used the current to move the statue towards the cavern, his eyes widened again when he noticed the the current had moved so that it went through the cavern instead of around it like normal.
He sat the statue down in middle of the cavern, as soon as the statue touched the ocean floor again the current suddenly stopped causing Naruto to look around. He swam out of the cavern and saw that the current was actually going around the cavern like normal. "Okay that was really weird, that did actually happen right? I'm not going crazy?" Naruto asked himself then shook it off and swam back to Sakura, he couldn't wait to show her what he had found, he knew that she would be happy to see it.
"So you tell me which is better, up there or down here." Naruto heard Tsuke say as he swam back up to Sakura.
"Sakura, I have something to show you." Naruto said barely containing his excitement, which got Sakura excited, when ever Naruto was excited about something it was bound to be good.
"What? What is it?" Sakura asked.
"Follow me and I'll show you." Naruto said and took Sakura's hand. Tsuke was about to follow them when a sea-horse swam up to him.
"Tsuke, Tsuke! I've been looking all over for you. I have and urgent message from the King Triton." The sea-horse said.
"King Triton?" Tsuke asked.
"Yes, he wishes to speak with you. It is very important, it is about Sakura." the sea-horse said and Tsuke looked away scared.
"Oh no, he knows." he whispered.
.:'':.
Tsuke peeked his head into the thrown room to see that Triton was holding the sea-flower that Sakura had put in his hair. Tsuke looked at the ground and took a deep breath, 'Keep calm, don't over react. Who knows it could be nothing at all.' Tsuke thought.
"Come in Tsuke." Triton said startling Tsuke. He quickly swam up to Triton not wanting to make him angry by making him wait.
"Yes-" Tsuke said his voice going about five octaves higher than normal, he coughed then tried again, "I, uh, mean yes my lord?"
"Now Tsuke, I am worried about Sakura, have you noticed her acting peculiar lately?" Triton asked and Tsuke gulped.
"Pe-peculiar?" Tsuke asked.
"Yes, you know, moaning about, daydreaming, singing to herself. You haven't noticed, hmm?" Triton asked and Tsuke began to get very nervous.
"Uh, well, I, um-" he started and Triton leaned closer to him.
"Tsuke." Triton started.
"Hmmm?" Tsuke asked.
"I know you've been keeping something from me." Triton said.
"Keeping, something?" Tsuke asked gulping.
"Something about Sakura." Triton said.
"Sa-Sakura?" Tsuke asked.
"In love?" Triton asked and Tsuke cracked.
"I tried to stop her, sir. But she wouldn't listen. I told her to stay away from humans, that they are bad, that they are trouble, that they-" Tsuke said but was cut off by Triton.
"Humans? WHAT ABOUT HUMANS?" He roared and Tsuke realized his mistake too late.
"Humans? Who said anything about humans? I certainly didn't." Tsuke said trying to save himself, but it was too late and he knew it.
.:'':.
Naruto lead Sakura by they hand into the cavern making sure that she had her eyes closed, "Naruto, why can't you just tell me what it is that you are going to show me?" Sakura asked laughing.
"Because Sakura, it is a secret." Naruto said also laughing, he then placed her in front of the statue, "Okay, you can open your eyes now." Sakura opened her eyes and took in the Sasuke statue and gasped. She spun around and hugged Naruto.
"Oh Naruto, you are the best!" She squealed then swam up to the statue and put her arms around its neck, Naruto felt his heart ache and looked down at the ground, he, nor Sakura ever noticed Triton or Tsuke come into the cavern, "Naruto look, it looks just like him. It even has his eyes." She said never looking away from the statue. "What's that Sasuke? Run away with you? Why that's, that's so sudden." She spun to look at Naruto and saw Triton behind him and his head was down. "D-Daddy?" Sakura asked and Naruto snapped his head up and spun around.
"King Triton!" He gasped flying away from him and towards Sakura.
"I consider myself a reasonable merman. I set certain rules, and I expect those rules to be obeyed." Triton said and both Naruto and Sakura gulped and moved further away from him.
"But Daddy!" She started.
"Is it true you rescued a human from drowning, Naruto?" Triton asked and Naruto opened his mouth but Sakura cut him off.
"Daddy, he had to-" she started.
"Contact between the human world and the mer-world is strictly forbidden. Sakura, you know that! Everyone knows that!" He roared and Naruto flinched back.
"Daddy, he would have died-" She tried.
"One less human to worry about then!" Triton said.
"You don't even know him!" Sakura yelled.
"Know him? I don't have to know him. They're all the same. Spineless, savage, harpooning, fish-eaters, incapable of any feeling-"
"Daddy, I love him!" Sakura cried and Triton and Tsuke looked at her in shock and Naruto tilted his head down so that no one could see his eyes that here turning red.
"No" Triton whispered, "Have you lost your senses completely? He's a human, you're a mermaid!" he yelled.
"I don't care." Sakura said.
"So help me Sakura, I am going to get through to you. And if this is the only way, so be it." Triton said the lifted up his trident and began to destroy all the artifacts on the walls, once they were all destroyed he pointed his trident at the statue.
"Daddy! No! No, please! Daddy, stop! Daddy, Nooo!" Sakura yelled and tried to stop him but it was too late and the statue exploded. Naruto's eyes widened when he saw that happen, the then turned to glare at Triton, his eyes still red and Sakura began to cry. Triton looked at her then to Naruto and froze when he looked into his eyes, he opened his mouth to say something when a strong current came into the cavern and pulled him out never giving him a chance to say anything.
"Sakura-" Tsuke started.
"Just go away!" Sakura said still crying. Tsuke turned and slowly left expecting Naruto to follow him, but Naruto never moved, he just stayed where he was and watched Sakura cry, his eyes slowly changing from red back to his normal sky blue eyes.
"Poor child." A voice said from the shadows, both Naruto and Sakura turned to see an eel with glasses swimming out of the shadows, "Poor, sweet child. I see you have a serious problem, if only there was something I could do. But wait there is." The eel said and Naruto narrowed his eyes at him not liking to vibe he was getting from him.
"Who-who are you?" Sakura asked.
"Don't be scared, I represent someone who can help you. Someone who could make all your dreams come true." The eel said and Naruto had heard enough, he knew exactly who he was talking about and was not about to let this eel trick Sakura into going to see that man. He grabbed Sakura's arm and began to pull her to the exit.
"Come on Sakura, we don't need to listen to them, I'll find away to fix this myself." Naruto said.
"Just imagine, you and your prince, together. Forever." The eel said and Sakura stopped causing Naruto to stop. Naruto growled under his breath then tried to pull her again but she refused to budge.
"I-I don't understand." She said and the eel wrapped around her and pulled her arm from Naruto's grip.
"Orochimaru has great powers." The eel said and Sakura's eyes widened.
"The sea wizard? Why, that's, I couldn't possibly, no! Get out of here! Leave me alone!" Sakura yelled and Naruto smiled at her.
"Suit yourself, it was only a suggestion." The eel said leaving, his tail flicked the statue's face towards Sakura, she looked at it then towards the slowly retreating eel.
"Wait." She called out and Naruto groaned.
"Yeeeeeeeeeess?" The eel asked turning to look at her.
.:TBC:.