Pinkshuchan: LALIHO! This is Pinkshuchan here! On our last chapter, Shuichi was almost discovered to be a mermaid. Luckily, Yuki managed to save him. But the question is... Who was it that tried to do such a thing? Was it Taki? Or is it not? Here's the next chapter.

Chapter 15

Eiri's P.O.V

Why? Why did this happen to me? Sakuma came to my place for Shuichi. What does he want? Better not be because he wants to steal Shuichi away from me. If anyone steals Shuichi away from me, they're dead. I go see what it is to find out that Sakuma wanted Shuichi to sing for Sakuma and Kumagoro's Karaoke Extravaganza this afternoon. Shuichi looks at me to see if it's ok. Good thing his eyes weren't pleading. But I have to say yes anyways. Otherwise I'll be hypnotized to say it. It was nice when it was just healing kisses, but he can also hypnotize people? What other powers would he have because he's a mermaid? I guess I'll find out the longer I stay with him. So I say yes and both Shuichi and Sakuma are bouncing around. Sigh, what have I gotten myself into?

Shuichi and I left early so he could get ready. I got myself a drink and just sat. But I felt something moving behind me.

"What do you want, Sakano?"

Sakano came in front of me; his eyes full of worry. "Mr. Yuki, I sense a terrible danger on the princess. We should take him back to the house."

"What, is Taki around?"

"No, it's something else. I'm not sure what though."

Sigh. What could it be? Can't be more dangerous than Taki. "Tell you what, Sakano. You go look around the whole room and I'll keep a lookout here."

"Yes. That's it! Oh, what a disaster it would be if anything happened to the princess." He then walked away. Come on, what would happen? What kind of danger would hurt Shuichi?

"Well, if it isn't my good friend, Mr. Eiri Yuki."

Oh no! I now know what Sakano was talking about. I turned to the direction of the voice. The one that brought all this in the first place.

"K!"

What was he doing here? Maybe looking for Shuichi? That's obviously it. After all, last time I saw him was when I saved Shuichi from his grasp. He doesn't know about it, does he?

"How are you doing, Mr. Yuki?" asked K as he shook my hand.

"I'm good, thanks." I said, trying to keep my composure. I can't look nervous. He can't suspect a thing. Hopefully, he'll go away.

"Do you mind if I sit with you?"

Shit! "No, go ahead!"

So he sits in the seat next to me and starts talking. I don't really focus on what he's saying. What if he knows that I'm the one who helped Shuichi out? This is bad. Then, Sakuma goes up on the stage. Perfect timing. He can't talk to me while a performance is going on. Wait, isn't Shuichi the first one to perform? Shit! K will recognize him, and try to take him back to the aquarium of hell. I got to think of something.

"Hey, K. Why don't you go get yourself a drink?" I say.

"I'm not really that thirsty."

"Seriously, you should really get yourself a drink. You look thirsty."

"I'm not! Besides, I want to see the entertainment."

"You would lack a drink you really need just to see amateur performers sing? What kind of hydrogeologist are you?"

K looked offended by that. "I happen to be the best, young man!"

"I'm not so sure."

"I am! I just happen to not be thirsty."

"You sure?"

"Yes, I am!"

"No, you're not!"

"Yes, I am!

"No, you're not!"

"Yes, I am!"

"No, you're not!"

"Yes, I am!"

"Yes, you are!"

"No, I'm not!"

"Then go get yourself a drink."

"Yes, I'll... Hey! Wait a minute! You tricked me!

"No, I didn't!"

"Yes, you did!"

"No, I didn't!"

"Yes, you did!"

"No, I didn't!"

"Yes, you did!"

"Yes, I did!"

"No, you didn't!"

"Glad we see eye to eye."

I was getting K really mad now. I need to get him to leave before... Too late! Shuichi had gone onstage and was singing. And wow what a dress he was wearing. Wait, now's not the time for this! K has caught sight of Shuichi.

"Hey, that's the mermaid!"

"Mermaid?" I try to act stupid "What mermaid?"

"Remember the mermaid I showed you at the aquarium? Well, she somehow managed to escape!"

I pretend to be surprised. "No!"

"Yes, and now I've found her!"

"Are you sure? I mean, I thought the meramid had blue hair and green eyes?"

"No, she had pink hair and violet eyes."

"No, she didn't!"

"Yes, she did!"

"No, she didn't!

"Yes, she did!"

"Yes, she did!"

"No, she... Oh, you're not getting me this time. I know it's her! And I can prove it... with this!"

What the hell...?! "A water gun?" He really is an idiot! How would he catch a mermaid with a water gun?

"Yes, a water gun. I shoot her with this and she'll turn back into a mermaid. And then I got her!"

Oh no! He's right now that I think of it! When Shuichi goes into the bath, his legs turn back into a tail after touching water. And the reason why I know that is not because I spy on him in the bath because I worry about him and then he starts playing with bubbles in his bath and he moves around a lot which seeing him like that makes me... Hmph, anyway, I need to help Shuichi before K gets him. But how? K goes up onto the platform above the lights and shoots his water guns. He has good aim but with Shuichi moving around a lot, he can't get his target. Shuichi may be out of this safe. That's until K reached his Plan B. He was heading to the emergency sprinklers. I needed to get Sakano and fast. But to my relief, Sakano was already at the light switch. I see his plan! When K gets to the sprinklers, Sakano will hit the light switch before anyone sees the tranformation, then I come and grab Shuichi. Everything went just that. Of course I kept getting smacked by Shuichi's tail.

"Ow! Stop it Shuichi! It's me!"

Shuichi stops at just that. We make it out to an empty alleyway. I put him down, found a blanket, and cover him with it. He kept asking questions on what was going on. I couldn't tell him. He would worry. And we've already got a lot to worry about. After Sakano got out while avoiding the sprinklers himself, we went back home. We all got dried and Shuichi went back to getting legs again. He doesn't scream about it as often anymore. It's good too. I don't like it when he's screaming in pain like that. Shuichi went to bed and Sakano went back into the pool. I decided it was the perfect oppotunity to work on my next novel. Before I made it to my study, I notice mail in my mailbox. I take a look; checking for any bills that might've came up. For the most part it was junk mail, but the last envelope in the pile didn't. I open it and take a look. It's from the old man! What was it for? Tea? No, worse!

It was in invitation to an English style party!

Pinkshuchan: Wow! Shuichi and Yuki have to avoid K and Taki and then get invited to a party. What crazy things will I come up with next? Till next time! Read and Review!