Author's Note; Ohayo Minna! I'm sorry it's been a while but I was being a little poop-face and stubbornly didn't want to write. Never mind so much homework pile-up lately, sheesh, anyways enjoy this chapter and always, leave reviews so I know how I'm doing~ Thank you.

Kinishi-Chan~

Sherry?

Sounds creepy don't you think? I looked at Hikaru momentarily as he finished the riddle in complete confusion. What did that even mean, and is Sherry a mermaid because last time I checked little kids couldn't live down here. "Well, let's go looking for Sherry!" Hikaru triumphantly brought the dead conversation back to life; however his revival was about the same as his IQ level; needs improvement. "Are you freaking kidding me, Hikaru, I went along for the 'treasure' scheme but we aren't going to find some sponge-skinned girl that eats algae". Actually I have to admit, I'd love to meet a person like that but at the moment I wasn't feeling the mood. Hikaru just stuck his tongue out as he adjusted his bangs, not like it mattered since his spiky disaster was now just flat and smooth, covering his eyes.

It's just painful how easily I can be convinced into doing things as I found myself swimming through coral reefs, in the middle of this salt lake… yup. That makes fricken sense geometry, next we will be swimming in volcanoes and find a new species of Narwhal; called the' Flaming Horns' and then unicorns appear on our roof the next day. I pushed through a thick curtain of seaweed before we saw a cave within the coral, the seaweed on the sides was pushed back as if man had touched it. They swam into the cave and realized that near the peak of the cave was air so they rushed to the top. "Okay… nice it's a cave can we go now?" I muttered but Hikaru gripped my wrist and dragged me forward we were greeted by a perfect, porcelain doll. Did I ever mention how creepy those were? The doll's soul-less eyes glanced at us as we could see our reflections perfectly. Hikaru plucked at a note tied around its thin, neck that was covered by a frilly collar of her pretty Victorian dress. "Hi, my name is Sherry as I can already predict you are looking for the treasure buried somewhere around here. I shall help you since I congratulate you for finding me, your next question you must answer is; they are not animals but they scavenge the sea hungrily, not for food but for the only sense their one eye can see".

One eyed non animal, hungry but not for food, SO MANY OXYMORON'S I thought to myself as I started flipping out and then to the fact we took this advice from a doll at the bottom of a hidden lake in a secluded, private, beach. So what was this riddle about? It took us some doing but then we realized, if they aren't hungry for food they must be hungry for wealth… not human and with one eye. A pirate, duh… so we found an abandoned pirate ship, man what a joy to follow such an overused plot for treasure. Did I ever mention how I am petrified at potential haunted areas like sunken pirate ships? Well the more you know…

"Oh wow this is so cool" Hikaru exclaimed like a little boy who just found a 'buried bone' in his backyard, I sighed not to ruin his fun but you know his antics were a bit too… far-fetched. Hikaru found his way into the 'deck' which was nothing more but misplaced planks but imagination fuels the brain so whatever. We swam underneath the deck which had 3 little cabins, all the doors were busted down except for the Captain's Quarters which was sealed with a lock and chains wrapped around its surface. "Well I'll check this room you check that one" Hikaru announced and I looked at him, skeptical, but I decided I would trust him. I shoved my way through a fallen debris cluster of the roof caving in on the small cavern, this look like a crew-member's room. There was this steel springed mattress and the covers were all moldy and wet but either way it was still intact. There was a small desk, and dresser and a mirror and that was about it for the room my eyes narrowed as I found something sticking out between the wedged draws. I tucked it out and to my surprise it was our second clue "Under the dust, you feel a gust" well that made sense.

So where would you get a gust at the bottom of a lake it's not like there are working propellers, Hikaru and I met up and we decided that the best bet we were getting is in the ship's engine. Don't ever do this kid, as soon as you hear 'engine' don't go near it, come on rotating fan blades is just not the time. As we entered the engine through a dented, rigged, panel of metal we found that these huge giant fans of death were literally chained together. Were these people hijacked, how did they get into this lake, was this once an ocean?. So many questions but too little information as we continued to search the fallen remnants. Hikaru sighed as he gasped up for air, before plunging down squeezing his thin body frame between the fans, if those were one he'd be dead in 1/64 pieces. "Hey Viviette, look I found something!"

Why did he have to find it? Why did we have to go down here, will I ever be able to breath air freely again after this? Where is Kaoru?

I rushed in after him and grinned as he found what seemed like a golden coin stuck between the bladed fans. For some reason the coin seemed so distant? Have you ever been half asleep and in a dream where you can't remember if it was reality or not? That's how this coin feels, did we really find it, and does it really exist? Hikaru was excited, it was kind of cute to see him so excited we found a tiny bit of treasure. I grinned "Hah that means we are close right!" Hikaru nodded as he put the coin into his swimming trunks; yeah he's going to clean that off later. I gasped and swam up wards and caught another gulp of air before plunging down to meet him as we were about to leave the pirate ship we… let's just say, I never believed in 'that sort of bullshit' until now.

"HIKARU!"

I yelled as I watched him plummet downwards, his arms outstretched as something was tugging him down. I swam towards him but the deeper I went down the more light headed I'd get but I still kept trying until I saw absolutely nothing but pitch-black darkness. I had to get air quick, as I squeezed my way through a door into an empty corridor an air pocket as I searched frantically for Hikaru.

Where did he go? My brain rushed around in a frenzy as I felt my heart race, I hated this place and I hated being alone. It reminded me of everything, my past being alone with no parents I was insecure without someone. I bit my lip as I searched the area my body shivering as my fingers have numbed slightly as I felt my bangs separate I was all alone again. No I can't think like that which was for pussies I am awesome, come on I am Viviette Sebastian Malice. Ah, my confidence completely plummeted down below as I couldn't find Hikaru anywhere and my body was exhausted and I felt dizzy.

I wish I had a hug or something… I don't like this… I need comfort, please….?