Pinkshuchan: LALIHO! This is Pinkshuchan! I see that my little chats are causing trouble. So for those who do love my little interactions, I'm sorry. They're gonna stop completely until further notice. Everyone knows the disclaimer. Here's the story.

Chapter 7

Eiri's P.O.V

Man, that chat with the old man was taking forever. I was glad to be out of there. He pretty much says the whole thing every time we have this discussion. It's annoying. I can even memorize everything he said.

'Eiri! You must get yourself a bride if you were to take over the Uesugi fortune. We gave you this writing career because we thought it would clear your head. Now go!'

I do have a bride. You just don't know she exists. My bride is Shuichi. It was my decision since six years ago. I just wish my family besides Tatsuha would believe me when I say mermaids exist. Of course, everything is just logic to them. God, I hate them. Well, I'll be home to Shuichi soon. Hopefully she forgives me for what I said earlier. I come in to find... No!

"Shuichi! What are you doing?"

She's sitting in one of the lounge chairs outside of any water. What is sdhe thinking? I need to get her back in! I rush to her side to get her back but when I get there, her tail starts glowing.

"Shuichi! What's happening?"

I look closely at her tail. Little by little it starts to split.

"Tour tail... It's splitting!"

What was she doing? What was...

"AHHHHHHHHHHHH"

The glow brightens; blinding me for a moment. When I open my eyes, I see Shuichi with a smile on her face. She's looking at her toes while wiggling them... Wait a minute! Toes? She has legs.

"Shuichi."

She looks at me with such joy in her eyes. "Yuki, look! I'm human! I used a spell I was taught and now I've become human." She tries to stand up, but ends up losing her balance. I catch her just in time.

"You ok?" I ask.

She looks up at me and nods. I pulled her closer to me. Closer, until we kissed. I wanted to feel her legs so much. I moved my hands to her ass; making her gasp. It gave me the oppuntunity to slip my tongue in. I then moved my hands to her hips, then to in between the legs. I felt something; something that's not suppossed to be there. With the realization, I pushed Shuichi away from me causing her to lose her balance and fall. She fell with her legs opened up. I got a good view that was in between and I hoped it wasn't. I couldn't believe it! She has a... a... a DICK! Now that I look at her, despite wearing shells, there aren't any boobs. It's slightly, but I can see an Adam's apple. And the name Shuichi. That should've made me realize. I know they love can be blind, but I didn't know they meant this blind. Oh god. The mermaid I've been thinking about for six years is actually a guy!

"Yuki? What's wrong?"

Shuichi's voice snapped me out of it. She... I mean, he was looking at me with worry.

"You... you... you're a guy, aren't you?" I asked. I could see the waterworks coming. She... I mean, he placed his hands over his face. I could hear tiny sobs coming from him. Oh god, what do I do?

"Hey bro, you forgot your... Holy shit!"

Great, if this wasn't enough, Tatsuha had to come in. "Bro, she's a dude!" Stupid Tatsuha! I know that and now you made him cry harder. I had to make him stop crying. Somehow!

"Shuichi, please stop crying." I tried to calm him down.

"I'M SORRY I LIED TO YOU! JUST DON'T SAY YOU HATE ME!" What? What did he mean by that? I hold him in my arms, hoping he would calm down. I tried rocking him, kissing his forehead, lots of things. After a while, he stopped crying.

"Now, tell me." I start "Why did you lie? And why do you think I hate you?"

"Because... you thought I was a girl. And guys get disgusted at me when they find out I'm a guy. So, I thought if I was a girl in your eyes, you would love me. Then you told me that I couldn't come along with you anywhere unless I was human. So I made myself human. But with being human; I don't know how, but you found out I was a guy. So now you hate me because I lied to you and because I'm not a girl." He started crying again.

"Please stop crying, Shuichi." I tell him. He looks up at me. "I don't hate you Shuichi. Honest. You just shocked me, that's all. I'm not going to hate someone I've been thinking about non stop for six years just because of something stupid like whether they're a guy or a girl."

He sniffed. "Really?"

I nodded. We held onto each other for I don't know how long. But it did stop by a whistle. We looked to see Tatsuha still standing there. We let go of each other very quickly. What was he still doing here?

"Hey, bro. Since he made himself human just to be with you, why don't you guys go out and enjoy yourself?" he asked.

"With Shuichi looking like this?" I point at Shuichi; who happens to be half naked. The only piece of clothing on him is the shells on his chest.

"You have a point, Eiri." said Tatsuha "This gives me a chance to try following my dream."

"What's your dream, Tatsuha?" Shuichi asked.

"My dream is make clothes. Well, actually, my dream is to provide the best costumes for the best place in town; 'Sakuma and Kumagoro's Karaoke Extravaganza'! But this would be great practice."

And so, for the whole day, Tatsuha and I started teaching Shuichi the ways of a human; as well as teaching him how to stand, walk, run, anything he would need to be more human. Tatsuha started to make clothes for Shuichi, but because of his feminine appearance, he would have to wander around town as a girl. He denied it at first saying that he was tired of pretending to be a girl, but because he knows what would happen if he didn't he agreed to it. So Tatsuha made girl clothes for Shuichi. And they're not that bad. In fact, they are really nice outfits; especially on Shuichi. So after the whole day was done, Tatsuha went home and it was time to go to bed. Since I live by myself, I only have one bed. So Shuichi would have to sleep in bed with me.

"Wow!" he said, jumping into the bed. He snuggled himself into the bed. "This is so soft. What's these things called?"

"The big one you're lying on is called a mattress, and the littler ones where you place your head are called pillows." I said, getting myself in bed.

"Wow, they're... Yawn... better than what I have to sleep in."

"Why? What did you have to sleep on? Rocks?"

"No, only... mermaids with no home have to sleep on rocks. I sleep... Yawn... in a clam."

"Wow. I wonder what it's like to sleep in a clam."

I got no response. I look to see Shuichi already fast asleep. The whole day must've tired him out. It did me too. And soon after, I fell asleep. It'll be a big day tomorrow.

Pinkshuchan: That's the seventh chapter. Read and review!