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Plot:( Based on The Little Mermaid) Mermaids are mythical creatures that only exist in fairy tales and myths. A kiss from a mermaid or merman is the most powerful thing in the world. Once they are bonded, the love between them never fades. Yami is a merman prince who rescues a human princess named Tea from almost drowing, and falls in love with her, as she does with him. Even though they are from different worlds, they are willing to risk everything to be together. No matter what the cost. YamiTea JoeyMai SetoKisara
By Night One Way, By Day Another
By Vampiressbeauty20 and BlackRoseDragonCK
Chapter One
The underwater kingdom was simply a magical place. It was bright near the surface, shimmering with the golden rays of sunlight shining through and darker near the ocean floor. Those murky depths showed with their own shadowed, cool radiance and were perhaps even more inviting. Multicolored coral formations added color and unique design to the still, sandy floor, as did sea life of various shapes and sizes.
Fish darted in and out of their coral homes, some round and colorful, others thin and sleekly scaled in silver or white. Every so often, a shark or dolphin fishing for its next meal would glide through, but there was no disturbance in the peace other than that. While the natural sea life visible to man was seemingly tranquil and still on this sunny, beauteous day, the secret life, the life found in the City of Atlantis, was far from mundane.
Atlantis was a glorious, watery kingdom, built with the architecture of the utmost beauty. Small, quaint houses dotted the sandy seascape, made of some cream-colored coral that sparkled with tiny flecks of gold. The coral had been smoothed and fashioned into homes that were square with open windows to let in the view. Market stalls of all sizes lined the streets, selling countless goods, from medicinal sea plants to elegant shell jewelry. Perhaps the most striking establishment in this city, however, was the palace that rested on the nautical horizon, overlooking the houses like a monumental guardian.
The castle was awe-inspiring all in itself, surrounded by walls made of gold, shimmering coral. There were no gates to close it off, the peaceful king believing that his people should feel welcome when they needed to consult him. The building itself was a box stack shape, the squares growing smaller as they were stacked higher. Gold shimmered even more beautifully on the squares, making the structure look, from a distance as if it were actually made of the precious metal. At the end of a pillared courtyard rested the large doors which were the palace's main entrance. They were the turquoise color more often associated with Atlantis, decorated with golden designs that looked as if they came from the mystical land of Egypt. In fact, the entire kingdom looked like an undersea version of Egypt.
This was because the Atlanteans used much of the magic discovered in that land of sand and sun and had developed a certain fondness for its architecture. Most Atlanteans shared this fondness, but there were a few who did not. That estranged minority lived in a shadowed part of the sea, isolated from the rest of the kingdom, in a place where everyone believed Atlantis should go back to the way it was in the dark ages. Back then, the city of tranquility was a land wrought with war, ruled by the cruel serpent of darkness known as the Great Leviathan. Many Atlantean citizens had urged for the elimination and destruction of that twisted section of the kingdom, but the peaceful king and former king would not hear of it. They believed that everyone could live in harmony if they only made an effort to do so.
Currently, the city was bustling with its citizens, all of whom were busy purchasing gifts and decorations for the prince, Yami's birthday. Roaring with laughter, chatter, and haggling for good prices, the streets were a flurry of the color, fins, and flowing hair of the Atlantians...or as the humans know them: the mystical merpeople of the underwater kingdom. The sunlight shone through the crystal clear waters gently resting upon the beautiful ocean floor. It was another beautiful morning for the glorious city, and a special occasion was going to take place in less than a day. The long-awaited sixteenth birthday of the Crown Prince.
It is said in Atlantis when a merman or mermaid turns sixteen, it means that they have come of age and are officially ready to enter royal society. It also symbolized their very first visit to the world above. For a prince or a princess, this meant that they could finally see the human world with their own eyes. Not many merpeople liked the human realms, they much preferred living underwater because it was so much more pleasant and cool than sitting in the burning hot sun all day. Even within the palace walls, the members of the royal family were busy with decorations for the joyous celebration to take place the next day.
A young merman was busy hanging green and lavender seaweed along the turquoise gates along with a couple Japanese lanterns burning with a soft orange light. These were to welcome the many guests into the palace for the celebration. He had black, red, and yellow hair shaped like a starfish. Blonde bangs framed his youthful face along with beautiful innocent amyhest eyes.
His tail was a beautiful dark lavender with streaks of gold and black running along the sides, the ending fins were a beautiful shimmering purple. Every merman or mermaid's tail was shaped and designed differently from birth it was decided what it would be.
"Yugi where do you think I should hang this?" a gentle voice asked from behind the young man. Yugi turned to see a mermaid with long dark raven hair and dark blue eyes came swimming towards him.
The youngest of the royal family thought for a moment, she was holding a string of cornflowers in her hands.
He smiled, "I think you should hang it over there," he suggested pointing to the marble wall which was decorated all ready with lilac and jasmine flowers.
Ishizu gave her younger brother a warm gentle smile. "That would look lovely, I hope Yami will like it," she said. Tonight just happened to be a very special night for the mer-kingdom, but tomorrow was going to even more important.
Her tail was a golden sunset color, shimmering delicate golden scales brought out her raven hair and blue eyes. Her fins were a light golden color, fanning out like a wind brushing the ocean tide. She carefully hung the flowers on the smooth marble wall before turning back to Yugi.
"Have you seen Yami or Selene at all?" she wondered.
Yugi shook his head, "No I haven't seen them since this morning, it looks like you're in a good Ishizu," he said.
She sighed, "I hope those two aren't in any sort of trouble. You know how father feels about them exploring those sunken ships. He doesn't want them getting hurt," she continued.
The youngest knew how his sister felt, Yami happened to be the second oldest of the family and Selene was the middle child, with Ishizu being the oldest.
"I know Ishizu but they enjoy finding different things from the human world above," he said.
"I can't believe Yami's finally coming of age at last, it seems that only yesterday he was a mer-boy. I remember my first visit to the human world, it's very beautiful but not as nice down here," Ishizu said.
All of a sudden a dark brown fuzzball came darting out of the gates squeaking nervously. It had bright lavender eyes and green hands and legs with yellow claws. The fuzzball's lavender eyes darted back and forth.
"What's Kuriboh doing here? Isn't he usually with Yami?" Ishizu wondered aloud. A dark blue plasma ghost was following closely behind the nervously scared fuzzball.
Yugi raised an eyebrow, "Revival Jam? I thought he and Selene went to pick out some flowers for the ballroom," he said scratching his head in confusion.
"Kuriboh! Revival Jam!" Ishizu called out to them. Kuriboh and Revival Jam were Yami and Selene's bonded monsters ever since they were born.
Monsters of all kinds lived in the undersea kingdom, many of them were wild and knew how to survive on their own. But many lived very happily and peacefully with the citizens of Atlantis as friends and allies. Both of them immediately came swimming over towards the two members of the royal family.
"What's the matter Kuriboh?" Yugi asked the nervous jittery creäture.
"Kurby, Kurby Kiri," the fuzzball answered in a concerned tone.
Ishizu looked at the fuzzball oddly before she turned to Yugi, "What did he say?" The blue plasma ghost floating beside it grinned showing his teeth full of meat and sauce.
"Seriously Revival Jam I seriously wonder why Selene bother's putting up with you!" Ishizu mumbled.
The creepy creature rolled his eyes before he spit a bunch of his recent meal unto the princess's hair. The oldest princess turned her head slowly, and her eyes were blazing with anger.
"You stupid monster, don't you have any manners!" she screeched lunging at him but the ghost dodged her swipe. Revival Jam laughed dancing at his victory. "They went to explore the graveyard of sunken ships," Yugi translated.
The expression on Ishizu's face went from angry to worried, "Go find them Yugi, I'll finish the rest of the decorations."
The young merman nodded, "I'll be back soon," he promised. "Just be careful and take these two with you, the graveyard's dangerous," she said.
"I will Ishizu." And with that he set off to find off to find his siblings with a fuzzball and a creepy ghost accompanying him.
A/N: Hope you guys liked! Until next time!
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