This chapter will be mostly Rina centric in my opinion. Some with Seira and Coco moments. Please do note that Rina's appearance will be mostly based on her manga counterpart (see the manga covers if you don't get what I mean), not her anime counterpart in my story. Actually, all the mermaids appearance and personalities are going to be mostly based on their manga counterparts. However, whatever appearance is best suited for you, if you are an anime person or manga person, then I won't judge. If you are both like me then all I can say is great. Anyway enjoy.
Chapter 6: Confused Love
In the morning, Takumi went to Pearl Waters to try to talk to Seira. When he got there, he found out from Lucia that Seira has already left. Takumi once again, feels a bit irritated that whenever he tries to see Seira, she always manage to not be there and when she comes to him, she would run away before he could even talk to her.
-South Pacific Ocean-
Meanwhile, Seira is at the ocean, hoping the scenery can cheer her up. She swims near the coral reef where many colorful corals can be found in all different shape and sizes. She have been swimming for so long, she didn't even notice that she is actually in the South Pacific Ocean.
"Seira?" a voice called out. She recognized the voice very well. Seira turned.
"Coco!" she exclaimed.
Coco swam to give her friend a hug. To Seira, Coco is like another big sister since Sara and Coco were close friends and both shared a sisterly relationship.
"What are you doing here in the South Pacific Ocean?" Coco asked.
"Oh, I must have been swimming that I didn't know." Seira answered.
"Is something wrong, Seira?" Coco questioned in concern.
Seira looked at the seventeen year old. Coco is still the same as always. Caring, loyal, sweet, but most of all, she is a the best friend and sister she could ever have.
"Well... There is a boy..." Seira had difficulty saying her sentence. "His name is Takumi." Coco listened carefully. "I- I kinda liked him." tears are welling up in her eyes. "B-but I can't be with him." Seira cried. Coco gave her a comforting hug.
"Oh, Seira. I'm so sorry." she spoke gentle. "Come inside and tell me the whole story." she lead Seira to her kingdom.
-Ocean-
In the ocean, Rina is swimming with a green 4-leaf clover in her hands. She is to meet up with Masahiro at their favorite spot until Lady Bat, Lanhua, and Alala suddenly appeared.
"You three!" Rina exclaimed.
"Mermaid Princess, today you will give your love to me!" Lady Bat declared.
"No one is more beautiful than I." Lanhua replied.
"I won't let any rival beat me!" Alala shout in joy.
Lady Bat got ready for his concert, Lanhua transform into many chibi versions of herself, and Alala is ready to sing her song of dreams and decadence.
The three sing their song, giving Rina a major headache as she tries to block out the terrible music with no prevail.
-Land-
Meanwhile, Masahiro is at his favorite place. The place where he learn is also Rina's place as well. She was to meet up with him here but she has not arrived yet. He was about to go to the bath house to get her when he heard something.
'I thought I heard music...' Masahiro thought.
He looked down to see something in the water. There were three light, a red one, whitish-blue one, and a colorful one underwater. Near the lights, Masahiro could see a green figure but could not make out the details. He dived into the water.
-Water-
In the water, Masahiro braced himself when he dived. Now that he is in the water, he sees the figure perfectly. It was a green mermaid! She has lime green hair. She has a beautiful bright green tail as green as the grass. She wears a green bra that matched her tail. He couldn't believe it! He is seeing a mermaid like his ancestor did. He snapped his thoughts away from the beautiful mermaid for a moment. Three creatures are singing songs that appears to harm the mermaid. He saw a vampire, a butterfly lady, and a fairy. Despite the pain the mermaid is screaming, Masahiro felt like he recognized her voice.
'What am I doing? I have to help her!' Masahiro told himself.
The winged demons finished their song as the mermaid is close to passing out. Before she could, Masahiro grabbed her wrist. She turned to look at him.
'Masahiro?' Rina thought in shock.
The moment she turned her face towards him, an image of Rina appeared in sync with the mermaid's face.
'Rina?' he thought in surprise.
He pulled Rina out of the scene as the the winged demons are angered at the interruption.
"A human is helping an ugly Mermaid Princess." Lanhua comments.
"He shall not steal the Mermaid Princess' heart." Lady Bat insist.
"Not fair! Why is my fan not coming to me instead?" Alala whine.
"We can't fail Shika-sama after we manage to catch one mermaid, lets get them!" Lady Bat replied.
"Yeah!" all agreed. The winged demons combined their attack and strike down Masahiro. The blast caused him to lose oxygen. It also damaged the 4-leaf clover in Rina's hand from the sudden blast.
"Ahh!" Masahiro yelled in pain. He forgot that he's underwater and started to lose air. His vision become blurry. He looked at the mermaid with him who is calling out his name but his hearing and sight become distorted.
"Masahiro! Masahiro! Hang in there! Masahiro! Masahiro! MASAHIRO!" Rina yelled as his eyes closed.
'That voice... sounds like Rina's. They even looked the same... Could this mermaid be...' Masahiro thought as he drifts to unconsciousness.
"That was easy, getting rid of that awful human." Lady Bat comments.
Rina turned to the three in rage, tears are streaming from her face as she holds Masahiro in her arms protectively. "How dare you... I won't forgive any of you for hurting him!"
"And how are you going to stop us, Green Pearl Mermaid Princess? You're all alone." Lady Bat asked.
"She's not alone!" a voice called out which is Lucia's.
Lucia and Hanon appeared. They swim to Rina's side.
"Lucia! Hanon!" Rina exclaimed in happiness.
"Go Rina. Take Hamasaki-san to the surface." Lucia told her.
"And those three?" Rina questioned.
"We'll take care of them. Now go, Rina." Hanon gave her a wink.
"Thanks you two." Rina left with Masahiro.
"We shouldn't let her go!" Lanhua yelled.
"Don't worry. Once we capture these two, we'll come back for her." Lady Bat was not worried.
"Yeah, you're right." Lanhua replied.
"Get ready for our wonderful concert!" Alala told them.
"To hurt a human with good intentions, especially our friend's lover, we won't forgive you!" Lucia yelled.
"We'll be your opponents this round!" Hanon replied.
~Pink Pearl Voice!~
~Aqua Pearl Voice!~
The girls transformed into their idol forms...
"Pichi Pichi Voice Live Start!" they began to sing Hanon's song, Mizuiro no Senritsu.
Kokoro o irodoru MERODII nokoshite kureta
Futari no eien no umi wa nakatta keredo
The three winged demons started scream in agony.
"Why? Why won't you accept my love?" Lady Bat questioned.
"Ahh! Don't sing! Please stop!" Alala whine.
The many chibi Lanhua were screaming many things but the phrases are the same.
Kitto shiawase ni nareru yo!
Mune no PIANO kara koboreru..
At the beach, Rina took Masahiro to the surface. She lay him down on the sand of the beach.
Mizuiro no senritsu ga
Hora Ki Ra Ki Ra sora ni toketeku
Saigo no namioto ga kieru made
Watashi dake o chanto mitsumetete
Daisuki na hito dakara ienakatta kotoba ga aru no
Tsutae kirenai omoi o ima
Nosete utau SOPURANO
"Love Shower Pitch!" the two girls finish their song with their phrase. Lady Bat and Alala screams while the chibi turned back into Lanhua. "Do you want an encore?" they asked.
"We won't forget this!" the trio villains retreated.
-Land-
On land, Rina has stayed with Masahiro until he started to stir from unconsciousness. Rina watched him as he is slowly opening him eyes. She has put something in his hand and closed it into a fist. She then kissed his fist hand before she dives back into the water.
Masahiro fully woke up to remember the mermaid. "Wait!" he called out to her as he stands up. She left but not in time for him to caught a glimpse of her green tail. He then looked in his closed hand to see what she gave him. He slowly opened his fist to see a damage 4-leaf clover.
'A 4-left clover... That mermaid, she looks exactly like Rina. My ancestor's story. A human and a mermaid. Me and Rina. The 4-leaf clover I gave her...Could she be who I think she is?' he ponder at his thoughts as he looked out at the sunset.
-South Pacific Ocean-
In the South Pacific Kingdom, Coco prepare tea for herself and Seira as the girl waited in her room. The Orange Princess looked around the room. It was like any other bedroom fit for a princess but yellow. Near the wall is Coco's yellow canopy bed. The curtains are white with a slight shade of pink. The fabric are decorated with shimmering lights that when it's dark enough, it resembles stars. Next to it is a bright yellow vanity. On the opposite side of the room is a full length mirror. On the left side of the bed is the wardrobe closet where Coco store her human clothes in. A table is next by the balcony doors with at least three chairs. The balcony door is draped with yellow curtains. Outside the balcony is a smaller bed with star pillows. On the ceiling, many golden stars are painted so it can light up the darkness a little bit. At middle of it is a beautiful golden chandelier. A yellow trunk is at the end of the bed with a sunflower on it. The room is neat and tidy so it appears spacious.
Coco came into the room with tea and cake on a silver platter. She puts it on the table near the balcony door.
"Thank you, Coco." Seira expressed her gratitude. She took a sip before putting it back on the small plate.
"So what happen, Seira?" Coco asked. After Seira finish explaining what happen with Takumi, Coco thought for a moment before she spoke. "I think that you should tell him about those girls, Seira. There is a difference between being in love and not saying anything versus being in love and forced to say nothing."
"I don't understand. What do you mean by that?" Seira questioned.
"When you are in love yet you say nothing about it, only one side does not realized the love of another toward him or her. However, I think Takumi-kun does have feeling for you, Seira. That is a choice you have make by yourself but if someone is to threatened you, that is a different story. Not only the love is getting weaker but you don't understand why. It may lead to a misunderstanding. It's what caused Sara to became confused and lost in the first place." Coco remembered sadly. There was silence until Seira decided to speak.
"Thank you, Coco. I'll try to tell him, if I have a chance." Seira replied.
"If? What do you mean by 'if you have a chance?'" Coco questioned as Seira got up.
"There something else that is happening somewhere in the sea. I can't tell why because I promise someone that I won't tell until the time is right. Not only that but the new enemy has revived Lady Bat, Lanhua, and Alala." Seira explained. "I have to be going now, thank you for the tea Coco." Before she left, Coco gave one final hug.
"Be safe." she softly told her.
-Pearl Waters-
When Seira went back home and into her room, she started to think about when Takumi saw her as a mermaid yesterday. Suddenly, Sara appeared.
"Sara." Seira called her name.
"Seira, there is something I need to tell you about."
-Yoshiro Mansion-
In his bedroom, Takumi couldn't sleep. He kept on thinking about Seira and then the orange mermaid he saw yesterday. The two images started to merged into one. Despite his father's stories, Takumi wants to be sure if he is right. He stared into Seira's orange hair ribbon.
'I'm sure one day, you will get to meet one. And that you'll love her just as she will love you.' he recalled what Seira told him once as he closed his hands on the silky material.
"I will find you Seira... And that orange mermaid." Takumi promised. "And when I do, I want to have a talk with you... Both of you. Please stop running away from me and come back to my side."
'I know you aren't the type to avoid me without a reason or two. So please tell me what's wrong and we can handle the situation together. Don't leave me alone with those other girls who treats me differently than the rest.'
-Pearl Waters-
After the girls have gotten to sleep, Nikora is in her room looking for any information they can find when suddenly a penguin came in.
"Hippo, your back. How was it? Did you manage to find anything?" Nikora asked Hippo.
"Unfortunately no. I scout the whole ocean but I couldn't find the enemy's hideout." Hippo told her.
"I guess we have no choice but to be careful. I hope the girls out in the ocean will be okay." Nikora suggest as she look out at the starless and moonless dark sky.
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