I don't own Mermaid Melody.
Thank you to Awesome Rapidash, Sailor Star Mars, and Serena for reviewing! I'm sorry it's taken so long for me to update, I've been really, really sick lately and I haven't been able to get on the computer at all. I hope this makes up for it!
Enjoy!
G-Gossip
Gossiping was something Rina wasn't used to. She didn't like drama or gossip; in fact she thought everything along those lines was a waste of her precious time that could be spent trying to stop the Water Demons. However, Hanon and Lucia often created or spread gossip and drama without even thinking about it. This clash between the differences of their "game" Hanon often called it, was what brought about their first fight.
"Someone said something about us today," Hanon said as the two strolled down the beach.
"What?" the green haired princess asked.
"How we spend too much time together," Hanon answered in a playful tone.
Rina stopped walking. "What did you say?" she asked.
"I told them they were stupid for thinking something like that." Hanon stopped walking a few feet in front of Rina.
"Dammit." Rina looked away from the Aqua Princess and to the water. "I don't want anyone to find out anything."
Hanon puffed her cheeks up. "Why not?"
"Because."
"Because why?"
"Because I don't want anyone to know."
Hanon blinked, confused. "Why?"
"I'm not ready," Rina said. Her hands formed fists.
"Not ready for what?" Hanon took a small step forward. A strange sensation began to tickle the pit of her stomach but she ignored it.
Rina didn't want to admit to it. The words she had been dying to tell Hanon were pushing at the back of her throat but her tongue just wouldn't push them forward. She couldn't say something that mean to Hanon, someone she cared so much about. Rina couldn't—
"I'm not ready for anyone to know about us!" Rina yelled. "I'm not even ready to know!"
She did.
Hanon's eyes grew wide. "What?" she asked.
"I'm not," Rina said. "Hanon."
Tears filled Hanon's brown eyes. She took one step backwards way from the Green Princess with her eyes still focused on Rina in confusion. But instead of comforting her, Rina stood where she was with her eyes focused on the sand underneath her.
"Rina," Hanon whispered.
The blue haired girl turned away from Rina and ran down the beach with tears in her eyes. Rina watched Hanon run away, but she nothing to stop Hanon, just as Hanon had done nothing to stop the gossip. And even though the thing Rina had said was horrible, she felt that a huge weight had finally been lifted off of her shoulders.
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