Hi everyone. Thank you if you have comment on this story. I'm still waiting for those of you who have read but yet to leave anything in my story except for the number of views and visitors. Please leave comments since I am encouraging you to do so. It would help me as a writer to write fun stories like this one. Anyway, this chapter well be Hanon centric and it's going to be really long. Enjoy.


Chapter 7: Misunderstanding

Five days have passed and everything seems normal for now. Even the mermaids are wondering about the sudden peacefulness on land and the sea. Was the enemy planning something again? However, that reason wasn't enough for the girls to have their guards up but as each day passed without an attack, it's getting harder to retain it.

-Pearl Waters-

Hanon got up from bed in her aqua room. Today is the day. With not so much things going up, Hanon was the first to loosen up from the "be careful from now on" routine. It didn't made her enjoy the feeling for five days straight when nothing had happened on those days. Plus, Nagisa manage to asked her out on a date and she wants to get ready for it. Not only that but Rina is meeting with Masahiro since they couldn't meet the last time. She heard from Rina that he's taking her to the other side of Japan to see something which she didn't say.

As she finished putting on the aqua barrette in her hair, a gift given by Nagisa, she's ready to go. Hanon has her hair in a ponytail. She picks an aqua dress with long sleeves and the skirt being knee length. She picks blue low heal shoes to wear on her pretty feet.

"Alright, I'm done. Now I'll go see Nagisa." Hanon told herself.

'I wonder where he's going to take me?' she wondered as she opened the door to leave her room.

"Hanon-san!" a voice called out to her. Hanon turned to see it was Hippo.

"Oh, Hippo. It's just you." Hanon responded with no interest.

"What do you mean by 'it's just me!' Anyway, if you are planning to see that boy Nagisa-san, then I won't allow it! It's your duty as a Mermaid Princess to protect both the land and the sea, not spend time having fun, especially when we don't know who is behind this!" Hippo strictly explain.

"Eh? Didn't you scout the ocean for a couple of days? You didn't find anything?" Hanon questioned.

"No matter how hard I tried, I didn't spot anything unusual." Hippo crossed his arms or flippers. "Which is why-" he didn't have time to finish whatever he's going to say because Hanon is ready out the door.

"Then I'll see you later." Hanon totally ignored Hippo.

"Wait, Hanon-san!" Hippo tried to catch up with her but the door got slammed in his face.

-Sea Cave-

In the sea cave, Shika is reading a book in her throne room despite the slight darkness but she didn't mind. She prefer it this way. She closed her book about halfway.

"Do you need something?" she called out to the darkness. She heard footsteps and saw that it was Lady Bat.

"Shika-sama, I have another plan on catching the Mermaid Princesses." Lady Bat replied. He showed her a stingray and a dark fish. With a snap of his fingers, the two marine creatures turned into two figures. "With these two, I plan on capturing the Mermaid Princesses without fail. This power if really strong that whatever I do is amazing." he explained his plan and comments on his power.

"Yes, Emi's powers are wonderful, isn't it?" Shika asked.

"Indeed. Her powers are very wonderful. Tell me, Shika-sama... Why do you always conceal your face behind that veil, if you don't mind my asking?" Lady Bat asked.

"I wore this to hid my face from the world. You see, I was human once... And the most beautiful. However, there was one thing that threatens my beauty." Shika began.

"And what's that?" Lady Bat asked.

"Time." she answered. "I knew eventually, time will no longer favor my looks so I tried to gain immortality. In the process, the two goddesses I honor took offense and turned me into this. They not only took away my beauty but turned me into the first and only witch of the sea. However, they made a mistake. By becoming a Sea Witch, I have immortality. Only half of what I want. Now, I have all the time to plan out my revenge. I need the Mermaid Princesses to not only suffer in the place of those two goddesses but to help me regain my beauty."

"I see..." Lady Bat trailed off.

"For now, I'll just play around with them. What they don't know is that I need them. By creating more chaos, they'll have to find the remaining three. There is a reason why the White and Black Mermaid Princesses are under my control. You see, those royal sisters are close friends to the Red Princess. She would want them to be saved first before her. All three of them are immortal so they can't die from old age. However, when the mermaids save those sisters, they will have to find her. The Red Mermaid Princess is my prey, one that I'll be excited to see again. Anyway, enough talk. Go capture them. All seven of them are still vital for my plans in case my first were to fail." Shika ordered.

"Hai, Shika-sama." Lady Bat disappears into a bunch of bats.

-Park-

At the park, Hanon waited for Nagisa despite that it's slightly passed the time to meet.

"Geez, that Nagisa. Always late whenever we're suppose to meet." Hanon sighs.

'But I do wonder what's taking him so long...' Hanon thought worriedly.

She then heard a girl's voice calling out Nagisa's name.

"Nagisa?" Hanon repeat what the girl said as she follow the voice. Hanon hid behind a tree to see Nagisa and a girl together near a fountain.

'What is Nagisa doing with that girl?' Hanon pondered as she watched.

The girl also has that same shade of blue hair like her boyfriend except for her eyes. Her eyes was blue as the sky. She wore a simple murky ocean blue dress and flats.

"I hope you've enjoy your day so far." she heard Nagisa's voice.

"Yes, it's been really fun so far, thank you Nagisa." she heard the girl's voice.

"Hey, uh... What time is it, Misumi?" Nagisa asked.

'Misumi... So that is the girl's name. Why is Nagisa spending time with her?' Hanon questioned in thought.

Hanon took a peek to see the Misumi having a fun time. She also saw her giving a small kiss on his cheek until she couldn't take it anymore. She left. Once she got out of the park unnoticed, she ran.

'I can't believe it! Nagisa is with another girl! He was spending time with her when he asked me out today. Probably did that so he can show her off to me. Not only that but that girl kissed him on the cheek. He was blushing a bit too. Nagisa baka!' she thought as tears run down on her face.

-Ocean-

Once she got to the waters, she dives in. She felt angry, mostly sad, and maybe a hint of envy. It didn't really matter anymore.

"So, this is what it feels like when love turns on you... I kinda understand how you feel back then, Sara." Hanon spoke to the lonely waters.

"Hanon." a voice called out to her. Hanon turned to see Lucia. She had told Lucia about her suppose date today. Maybe she was spying on her to see how their date would turn out... At least, that's what she would've done.

"Lucia." Hanon spoke quietly, still upset.

"Let's go." Lucia told her, meaning to return home together.

Hanon nodded and swim towards her friend. However, when she reached Lucia, she felt a stinging feeling in her body. Hanon fell into Lucia's arms. She felt dizzy and wanted to faint as her body is becoming weak. Her sight is fine but they wanted to close. She notice one thing wrong though. Lucia is smiling and not even concerned for her.

"L- Lucia, why are you smiling?" Hanon asked, trying to ignore her sudden stung feeling despite her dizziness.

"Because that isn't Lucia." a voice called out.

Hanon turned to see Rina. She is expecting Rina to transform and to stop the imposter but to her surprised, Rina tackled Hanon instead.

"Wait a minute, why are you tackling me, Rina?" Hanon asked as she landed on a big flat rock.

"Because neither am I." fake Rina finished.

Hanon remembered that Rina is on the other side of Japan. Her pearl wouldn't be able to reach out to her's from that far distance. Bats formed together to reveal Lady Bat.

"Yo, Aqua Mermaid Princess. I hope you find that my sudden love is shocking." Lady Bat told her.

"It's very shocking indeed." Hanon sarcastically responded. "What do you want?"

"Why you, of course." he snapped his fingers and fake Lucia and fake Rina are revealed to be a stingray and a creepy dark looking fish. " I have these two disguised as your friends so you'll come running to them if something were to brake your heart in the human world. I told you that humans aren't worth the saving."Lady Bat explained.

"Don't you dare insult the humans." Hanon angrily yelled.

"And what have the humans done for you? Aren't you tired of saving them and they repay you with nothing but cruelty and false love? They are selfish creatures who wants everything. They would catch you and used you for their own benefit. Isn't that what cause the downfall of the previous Orange Mermaid Princess? You don't need their love, I can give you much more than they can." Lady Bat offered as he stretch out a hand.

"No!" Hanon slapped his hand away from her despite the painful feeling. "I don't need the love of someone like you. Even if what you said were true, I'd still choose the humans to love with."

"Well then, I guess I have no choice but to catch you now. Though that won't be a problem because of the stinging feeling inside you. Don't worry, you will receive my love gently even though you're the one a like the least. It's time to close your eyes and rest from your awful life. I'll make you forget those terrible humans with nothing but a simple kiss." Lady Bat told her as he began to sing his song.

"N-no..." Hanon could only say as she is starting to give in to song of darkness and hopeless love.

-Lucia's Room-

In her room, Lucia woke up from bed. She looked around the room in slight confusion.

"Oh, I'm in Lucia's room." Lucia realized as she sat up.

Emi is possessing the girl's body. After she got out of bed, she dressed Lucia's body in a cute red blouse and white skirt. She looked on the table to see Lucia's red hair ribbons. Red. Her favorite color. The first pearl to give birth to the first Red Princess after the two eternal pearls of light and dark. She took the ribbons and tied it on Lucia's hair. She looked at the mirror as see the reflection on herself in her own body while being in Lucia's.

'You really have grown to be the beautiful princess I know you were, Lucia.' She thought happily but then her smile fell. 'Why? After I promised her that I won't come back until the time is right yet my soul can't leave her body unless...' Emi thought in Lucia's body.

"Oh... It's almost time then. The time where everyone is to officially meet with me when they visit my kingdom." Emi looked at the window though Lucia.

Lucia's pendent started to glow. Emi looked at the pink pendent in slight worry. She concentrate on Lucia's pearl to sense which of the mermaids are in trouble. A vision flashed in her mind. She saw Hanon unconscious and a smile to reveal fangs. Emi gasped at the vision as she ran out of Lucia's room.

"Lucia, what's wrong?" Emi heard Seira's voice. She stops and kneel down to get to the girl's level.

"Listen very well, Seira. I have a couple of hours before my spirit diminish from Lucia's body. Right now, Hanon is in danger. I know your life has been messy. I've seen everything through Lucia and all of her memories. It's hard to deal with the person you love but will you assist me in saving Hanon?" Emi asked, knowing that Seira did not help much because of her unstable love.

Seira gave a little nod as Emi took Seira's hand and the two ran out of the bath house.

-Ocean-

Back in the ocean, Hanon has passed out as Lady Bat smiled at his catch.

"Now, let's finished what we have started." Lady Bat insisted. He lifts Hanon's chin to take a bite when he heard a voice.

"Lady Bat!" Emi in Lucia's body called out his name. Of course, since she is in Lucia, she sound like her so Lady Bat didn't even think it could be a princess possessing another.

Lady Bat scowled that he got interrupted again but that feeling went away when the Pink Mermaid Princess came.

Emi stayed cautious. She know Lady Bat and the others who have crossed paths with the mermaids before from not only in Lucia's memories but by being in the sidelines. Her spirit would watched over them since her own body is lost in sleep. She was a bit unsure if she can transform with Lucia's pearl. It didn't take her long to learn to posses the body of the person who is special to her, communicate through the pearls of the princesses or receive visions, or talk to them in their dreams. However, she never possessed another princess' body and have to transform at the same time before. That was new to her.

'Would it work? The Pink Pearl is not mine. It's not my heart, it's Lucia's. Can she still transform even though it's through me?' Emi thought. The pearls correspond with their own princesses. If another were to take over, would it still respond to their owner? Emi snapped out of the thought. It wasn't the right time to be thinking of that. 'Well, I guess it'll be a worth to try.'

~Pink Pearl Voice!~

-Park-

At the park, Seira ran to search for Nagisa. Emi told her to find him in the park. If she can't help Hanon or worse, ends up in getting Lucia captured, then Nagisa must be the one to save them both, mostly for Hanon. She found Nagisa waiting at the park's large clock.

"Nagisa-kun!" Seira called out. Nagisa turned to notice her.

"Your Hanon's friend, Seira, right?" Nagisa asked.

"Hai... But something has happened with Hanon." Seira started.

"What happened to her? I am so worried! She was to meet with me an hour ago!" Nagisa demanded.

"Eh? She left an hour ago to meet with you." Seira replied.

"Eh? If she did came to see me then she must..." realization struck him. "Seira, where is Hanon?" he asked.

Seira took a deep breath, "After Hanon left, she tripped and fell into the ocean at the beach." she lied. Technically she isn't putting Hanon at risk of turning into bubbles since one, Nagisa will see Hanon's mermaid form, and two, he would assumed that Hanon cannot swim therefore he won't make the connection yet.

Nagisa immediately ran passed her as she goes after him.

-Ocean-

Emi found her answer. She cannot transform while being in Lucia's body. Lady Bat was looking at her in confusion and then at amusement that the Pink Mermaid Princess in front of him suddenly cannot transform while Hanon is still under his trance. The Pink Pearl did shine a bit so she made some progress. She closed her eyes to concentrate on Lucia's pearl.

'Please Pink Pearl, as heart of the Pink Princess, grant me permission as the Red Princess to use your gift to heal and save others.' she prayed.

The Pink Pearl shined slightly brighter and a microphone appeared. However, the Pink Pearl is not in it since it is not for Emi to used but it was still good enough for her.

She grabbed the microphone and started to sing softly on it, without saying what the girls would usually say first before singing their songs. She sing her song, Only One.

Hanareteku ima mo you're the only one
Itoshii sono subete ga you're the only one
Itakute mo kurushikute mo dakedo good bye
Kono saki mo kitto zutto you're the only one, only one

Lady Bat yelled in pain as the song seemed strangely more powerful than the other songs he have listened before. However, because the song is not directly sung though the pearl, it didn't effected him full blast. It only stunned him for a little while.

Otagai ni saguriatte
Sasai na iiwake ga chirabatta
Sugoshita jikan sae sametakute futari wo setsunaku mitsumeteru
Kokokara futari sou na tabidatsu no
Sorezore no michi wo erande yuku no
Toomawarishi tsuzuketa kotobatachi ga
Tsuyoku senaka oshite So, I'll let you go

Meanwhile, Seira took Nagisa to where Hanon would be. She advised him that because Hanon is probably deep in the ocean, he should try diving from the nearby cliff. He did just that.

Hontou wa sunao ni you're the only one
Kimi ni tsutaetakatta you're the only one
Itakute mo kurushikute mo dakedo good bye
Sayonara iwasete yo you're the only one, only one

Emi sung her song though Lucia while she noticed Nagisa swimming towards them. When she reached the end, the microphone disappears as she swims away out of sight. When Nagisa reached the scene he didn't see Hanon. He saw an aqua mermaid laying on a flat rock. She looked like she's in a daze. Close to her is a vampire-like creature.

'That mermaid... I feel like I've seen her before. And I thought vampires can come out during the night and in graves, not in the afternoon and in the waters.' Nagisa thought as he swims towards Hanon to get a better look.

He picked her up, bridal style, and was about to say something when he remembered that he's underwater. Instead, he carried her to the surface. When they are above water, he made her lean on a rock while supporting her since she is still under the trance.

-Surface-

"Hey are you, okay?" Nagisa asked. The mermaid did not respond.

'She's not responding. She looks so much like Hanon... What a minute. Hanon is drowning somewhere and this mermaid was in trouble. Can they be related somehow. If they are, how are they connected?' Nagisa ponder on the thought.

He suddenly did a bizarre thing as he closed his eyes and lean over to give the mermaid a kiss on her lips.

'This kiss... Even it feels the same with Hanon...' Nagisa noted.

'What is this? This feeling... I recognized it but where? Where is it coming from?' Hanon thought as she is slowly awakening from her trance-like state. She snapped out of her trance completely to see Nagisa kissing her. 'W-what is Nagisa doing here? Oh, right. Lady Bat almost captured me and Nagisa must have gotten worried and searched for me. Nagisa...'

Hanon happily returned the kiss as she put her hands on both sides of his cheek. They pulled apart.

"You're out of your trance." Nagisa notice.

"It was thanks to your kiss." Hanon answered.

"Who are you?" Nagisa asked. Before Hanon could respond, Nagisa is suddenly dragged underwater.

"Nagisa!" she cried out as she dives back into the water.

-Ocean-

In the ocean, Lady Bat is trying to drown Nagisa with his bats. He is clearly annoyed and this time he has an opinion on human-beings. Alala thinks humans are great because they are her fans and Lanhua thinks that humans are ugly because they don't compare to her. He thinks that humans are a drag and annoying because this one has stopped his plans to capture the Aqua Mermaid Princess.

"Let him go!" he heard Hanon shouted.

"If you want him then get him!" Lady Bat threw Nagisa deeper into the water.

"How dare you do that to him! I won't forgive you for it!" Hanon yelled.

~Aqua Pearl Voice!~

Hanon transformed into her idol form. Once she sing her song, Ever Blue, and Lady Bat has retreated, Hanon brought Nagisa to the sandy beach.

-Land-

Nagisa stirred from his unconsciousness. When he first opened his eyes he saw the aqua mermaid and when he blinked, he saw Hanon.

"Hanon!" Nagisa exclaimed. "Where were you? How are you here? Are you okay?"

"A mermaid saved me." Hanon lied, tears were falling from her eyes. She wasn't sure if it was because she almost lost him or because what happened earlier at the park. "Nagisa how could you? You were with a girl..." Hanon cried.

"You got it all wrong, Hanon. A misunderstanding. That girl with me at the park was my cousin." Nagisa explained, remembering the park and their supposed date.

"Eh? Your cousin?" Hanon questioned.

"Yes, she never been to this part of Japan before so she need help to know where the places are. Unfortunately, she came today so I have to give her a tour. She was closed to me once until her parents moved to the other side of Japan. That's why she would express her gratitude by kissing and hugging me. Hanon, I am so sorry for that. Please forgive me! I probably made you feel sad and you probably hate me by now but please accept my apology." Nagisa pleaded.

"Nagisa... The truth is I was worried. When I found you like this because of me, I felt ashamed of myself. That mermaid told me what happened when she saved me. That cold feeling of loneliness and resentment inside me is gone because of the wonderful things that you did for me. I never hated you and I'll never will." Hanon confessed.

"Hanon..." Nagisa trailed off as he suddenly embrace her in his arms. "I love you, Hanon!"

"And I love you, Nagisa." Hanon returned his hug as more tear fell from her eyes, tears of happiness that is.

From a distance, Emi and Seira watched the two. Yep, they were spying on them.

"I'm so happy for them." Seira told Emi, who is still in Lucia's body.

"One day, you will experience that same feeling. The joy of being in love, both you and Takumi." Emi told her. She felt that she is becoming distance and Seira noticed. "My time is almost up. I'll have to leave very soon."

"Wait! What Sara told me a couple of days ago, is it true?" Seira asked.

"Yes, I was the one who told her and requested for her to tell you. Now you have to finish the job, Seira. It's now your turn to tell everyone else. My warning shouldn't be taken lightly or for granted. When we meet- all of you in my kingdom, I'll explain everything. Take care of yourself, Seira." Emi released her hold onto Lucia's body.

"Eh? Seira, what am I doing here?" Lucia asked.

"What's for me to know and for you to find out." Seira playfully replied as the two head back to the bath house.

-Pearl Waters-

At night, when all fours girls are at the bath house, Seira did as Emi and Sara told her to.

"Everyone, there's something that you need to know." she started.


I hope you enjoyed this chapter. When Emi is singing in the microphone that has no pearl and didn't transform in Lucia's body was a reference to volume 4 Ch 2 pg 25 of the manga. And the songs that Emi will sing will be from BoA because some of her songs are beautiful and she's my favorite Korean singer. Only One (this is the Japanese version) belongs to BoA as I said before I own nothing but my plot, story and OCs. Please comments, favorite, and follow. See you soon.