A VERY short chapter. In fact, it really doesn't count as a chapter, it is more like a transition. But I couldn't make it mesh with the next part very well, so I just decided to post it and move on. ^_^

BTW: Yuerai asked me a good question, so I will respond to it up here, so everyone can see the answer. As to who is going to be uke or seme, I have no real preference. I have always been a fan of reversible parings, but in general, I think Kanda tops. That just fits his personality more. I may switch things around once or twice for fun, but Mostly it will be Kanda-Lavi-Allen. Sorry for any confusion.

Swiftly, the furious man marched toward Allen, further sealing the merman's fate with each step. Allen was torn between feeling like he deserved this, and screaming out at the injustice of it all. Cah-n-dah raised his sword, preparing to strike. Allen was too emotionally conflicted to do anything but close his eyes and wait for the end.

However, that end never came.

After a few moments of tense waiting, Allen realized that he wasn't dead yet and opened his eyes to see Lah-vee holding the other man back.

"What the hell are you doing, Lavi!" Cah-n-dah shouted.

"Wait, Yuu! You can't just kill it!"

'No way…this human is…saving me?' Suddenly, Allen felt even worse for attacking them.

"What? That thing tried to kill us!"

"A blessing in disguise! This could be the answer we are searching for! We have to capture it alive and study it!"

The merman felt his stomach flip at those coldly delighted words.

"A blessing? That thing is obviously a mermaid! They seduce men, entrap their souls and eat their bodies. We must kill it before it can do any more harm. Now let me go!"

Slowly, Allen began inching off to the side while scrambling to find his power again. But, his mindset was so chaotic that he couldn't seem to get a hold of his magic at all. He would have to do this the old fashioned way, then. He tried to maneuver in such a way that he wouldn't attract attention to himself as the two argued and reached up to haul himself up over the side of the ship and back into the safety of the water.

Unfortunately, this did not seem to be a good day for the white haired young man, because Lah-vee spotted him and yelled out.

"Ah, look! The mermaid will get away at this rate! Just help me catch him, Yuu, please!"

"Fine! Just get off me, will you?"

At this, Allen scrambled to get over the railing, which was hard to do when one had fins instead of legs. Just when he thought he had made it and began to launch himself over the side, he felt himself fall into something and tumble backward, landing hard on the boat once more.

At first, he didn't know what had happened, but as he looked around and got his bearings, he knew it was all over.

He was in a net. Caught in a human's trap, just like Mana had been…all rational thought left him, and he immediately tried to flee, flipping his fins in a vain attempt to swim through water that wasn't there, every inch of him screaming to get back in the ocean. But he couldn't move, he couldn't find his magic, and he couldn't think straight enough to use his lungs. He tried to breathe through his gills, but they were unable to process air, and slowly, blackness began to invade his vision.

He was frightened, and for the first time since his father had died, he felt truly helpless.

The last thought that crossed his oxygen-starved mind before he passed out was:

'I hope they just kill me and get it over with.'

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