Welcome to the first chapter of The Lovely Little Mermaid. This chapter is when Megumi recieves her Wishing Amulet and gain her wish of being a human.

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The Lovely Little Mermaid

Chapter 1: A Birthday Wish

Written by: BenjaminMackie130

It was a very early morning in the Kingdom of Oceana as all of the merpeople in the kingdom were preparing for the impending day. But it wasn't an ordinary day though, as today is also Princess Megumi's 14th birthday. Today would be just a normal day though since the celebration would be held tomorrow at the royal palace.

Inside the palace, Megumi was still sleeping peacefully in her coral bed, to much surprise. Usually, Everyone in the whole kingdom thought that she would be the first one up, the first thing that she did when she usually got up in the morning was ride her pet seahorse around the kingdom. Just as she started to get up, one of her best friends Yuuko Omori swam into the palace to wake up the slumbering princess for the big day. Whenever a young merperson turns 14 years old, it means that he or she would be given a magical item that has just about enough wish power to last for just only one entire day, it didn't matter what the wish was, it would come true for that day. However, there are certain wishes that cannot be made whenever someone recieves this magical item on their birthday, you can't wish anyone to be dead or to automatically become royalty. But other than those wishes, any other wish that was made is okay.

When Yuuko swam into the room, she saw Megumi siitting at her vanity while brushing her hair. "Good Morning and Happy Birthday to You, Sleepy Head." Yuuko said. Upon seeing her friend's arrival in her room, Megumi responded "Hello, Yuyu".

Upon hearing what Yuuko said, Megumi's face suddenly lit up.

"That's right, Today is my birthday!" Megumi exclaimed as she swam around the room with excitement while Yuuko smiled at her friend's happy-go-lucky attitude which can automatically brighten up anyone's day. "I figured it out when you weren't the first merperson in the kingdom to wake up." Yuuko said. Just then, a blonde haired mermaid with a blue sash over her bright orange tail came into the room, arms crossed.

"Princess Megumi, isn't it a bit too early in the morning to be so very excited for your birthday." said Megumi's guardian, Homare as she motioned the princess to calm down her excitement.

Upon hearing Homare's words, Megumi automaticly cooled down from her excitement and continued to brush her hair. "After breakfast is when I will receive my special present, the Wishing Amulet." said Megumi as she, Homare and Yuuko swam out of the room towards the dinning room.

Meanwhile on the surface of the ocean at an unknown beach, a young brown-haired boy was staring out in the distance as the sun began to rise up over the ocean. "Maybe a quick swim in the ocean and some surfing would clear my mind before the summer festival tonight." said the boy as he walked back to the beach house to put on his swim trunks and get his surfboard.

Since Megumi would be turning 14 years old, it means that she would be getting something really special for this occasion. Usually in the years before, she would get new clothes like dresses that she could wear only for formal events or recieve new additions to her expansive collection of seashells.

Queen Kaori smiled as Megumi, Homare and Yuuko swam into the dining room. "Good Morning, Mother!" Megumi exclaimed as she swam up and hugged her mother from behind. In honor of the princess's birthday, the chefs have prepared a special breakfast for her: Heart-shaped pancakes spreaded with rainbow-colored marshmallows. When she started eating, Megumi asked "Do you know where Father is?"

"He had some business to do in one of the kingdoms in the South Seas, but he'll be here tomorrow for your birthday party, Megumi." said Queen Kaori.

After eating, Megumi, Homare and Yuuko followed Queen Kaori to the palace's treasure room so that Megumi can receive her special present. Upon entering the treasure room, Queen Kaori gave Megumi a rainbow-colored chest containing her present. "Here it is, your special present, the Wishing Amulet." said Queen Kaori as she opened the chest, revealing the aformentioned Wishing Amulet; a shiny golden amulet with a bright pink jewel at the front in the shape of a heart.

"Kagayaki-san, do you want to come to the surface to see my wish to become a human come true?" Megumi asked.

"No thanks princess, you and Yuuko should go on ahead. But I will come to the surface to check up on you later on today." Homare said to Megumi as she swam out of the room.

Knowing that the is the perfect time for make her wish, Megumi put the amulet on around her neck and swam out of the palace all the way up to the surface, Yuuko following right behind her. Queen Kaori clasped her hands together, hoping that her daughter would be okay being a human for only a day.

When they reached the surface just as the sun was high up in the skies, both Megumi and Yuuko swam over to a nearby beach so that Megumi could make her birthday wish come true. As soon as they reached the shore, the Wishing Amulet started glowing a bright pink light, it's time for her to makr the wish.

Megumi closed her eyes and clasped both of her hands together in front of the amulet as it began to glow even brighter than before.

"I wish I was a human."

With the wish made, Megumi's body started glowing and in a puff of smoke, her pink tail turned into a pair of legs. A simple pink dress then appeared on her body along with a pair of pink sandals. (A/N: Think of the Resort PreCard outfit she wore from Episode 28 of Happiness Charge)

"Are you sure you want to spend the day as a human? I'm not sure how Hime and Iona will react when they find out you didn't show up at our usual place?" Yuuko said, unsure about Megumi spending her birthday as a human. "Don't worry, Yuuko. I'll be fine." Megumi said as she started to stand up on her new legs, only to then fall in the sand.

"Okay, I'll be back to get you at midnight which is when the wish will wear off. But for right now, I need to get going and head back to Oceana or I'll be late for my recording session at Perfect Tomorrow Agency." Yuuko said, Megumi nodded in response.

"See you later tonight, Yuyu." Megumi said as Yuuko dove back into the sea and began to swim back to Oceana.

And that was Chapter 1 of The Lovely Little Mermaid! the next chapter is when Megumi first meets Seiji.

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