Me: Merry Christmas, people! Chapter 3 is here.
Naoki *smiling*: I made a Christmas pie, wanna eat it?
Me: Wow Thanks!
Naoki: Anyway, in this special day, Zahir890 thanks all of you who read, review and like the story.
Me: More good news is that my story has reached over 2000 views so thank you all ;).
So let Chapter 3 begin and once again, MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Chapter 3: Meet Masahiro's parents.
Masahiro reached his mansion after a long walk.
The mansion is quiet huge. There are two huge gardens on each side of the mansion. It even has a swimming pool.
"Mom! I am home." Masahiro said
"Ah, young sir. You came. Your mom saw you outside and will be coming down in a few minutes." the butler said.
"I'm here already. Sorry for the wait. I dressed quicker than expected. Welcome, Masahiro." His mom smiled.
"Hi, mom. Your hair's still wet by the way." Masahiro teased.
"Ahh! I forgot to dry my hair! Thanks, Masahiro."
"What happened, mom? You look tensed."
"What happened was that I was gonna meet my friends in the North Atlantic Ocean when suddenly a shark came, forcing me into retreat while getting chased by the shark. Thankfully no one saw me as a mermaid when I returned."
So we are introduced to Masahiro's mother, Naoki Hamasaki who is the former mermaid princess of the North Atlantic Ocean.
Naoki Hamasaki has beautiful green eyes and dark green long hair. She is beautiful but she is very strong. When she first came to the human world, she immediately saw a leaflet of a judo tournament and decided to participate in it and wowed everyone with her strength, especially throwing a man, who tried to flirt with her, so high that he landed 50 meters away. She still has a green shell locket around her neck but she no longer has the pearl power to sing. Her age is 31.
"Goodness Gracious!" Naoki exclaimed, "What happened to your uniform?"
Masahiro looked at wet uniform and sighed. Rina's crying must have gone through his uniform.
"Were you playing splash games, sir?" the butler asked and Masahiro shooked his head.
"I doubt it. His hair would be wet if they are playing water games." Naoki said.
"Or maybe his girlfriend must have cried a lot today."
Naoki thought for a moment.
"You may be right. Why did your girlfriend cry a lot?"
"Well you see, mom and butler..." Masahiro said.
Masahiro explained to them what happened today: about almost being forced to reveal his locket by his girlfriend, about his decision to cut ties with her due to her unwillingness to tell her secret and the way she reacted, confessed and kissed him.
"Now that's a bit sad, young sir." the butler sadly.
"I feel pity for her. You didn't really have to say that." Naoki said.
"But mom, I can't tell her about the locket because it relates to the sea world. I might put you in risk." Masahiro said.
"That's true. Anyway, go and change your clothes. Your dad is coming early today."
"Why?"
"To celebrate your success of being a champion and to mourn the death of our beloved friend who was the former pink mermaid princess."
"Speaking about that.."
Masahiro opened his bag and gave the WABA title to his mom and went to change his clothes.
"This belt looks shiny, maam." the butler said.
"It is. I think I will put it in the dining table before he can put it in his room." Naoki smiled.
"Oh and why he can't tell about the locket to others that only we and your husband know?"
"I will turn into bubbles if he tells about the locket to some random person."
"I see."
"Anyway, when he finished changing his clothes, can you put the clothes on the dryer?"
"Certainly, maam."
"Hello, darling and friend!" a voice came.
Enter Shizuro Hamasaki, Masahiro's father. He is spinning around his arms with his briefcase.
Shizuro Hamasaki is a 35 year old man but he looks like a handsome 28 year old man because of his physical appearance. Like Naoki and Masahiro, he too has green eyes and short green hair. He is a businessman but he also knows karate. When he was young, he won the black belt in a karate tournament. He, the butler and Masahiro are the only ones who know Naoki's true form which is a mermaid.
"Ahh, sir. You came early today." the butler smiled.
"Yep. Managed to do work faster than expected. Actually with our ethic business on the rise, there is barely any problems that we have."
"Wow." Naoki said.
"I already changed my clothes on the office's toilet before I left. So, here there are."
"I will certainly put it in the washing machine, sir." the butler said and he left.
"Where is our son?" Shizuro said.
"He is in his room. His school uniform got wet." Naoki said.
"How did it get wet?"
Naoki told Shizuro what Masahiro said to her earlier.
"That's sad but he had to keep the locket a secret." Shizuro sadly said.
"Unless his girlfriend is a mermaid herself." Naoki said.
"True."
"Anyway, why not we go to our room and make up in the bed?"
"Sure."
So they went to their room and closed the door.
A few minutes later, the butler came and said, "All clothes have been put into the washing machines."
But no one was there. Suddenly the butler heard some voices on the closed door like:
"Hmmm.."
"That's nice.."
"Shizuro, give me more."
The butler then realized what they were doing.
"Hi! Where is mom and dad?" Masahiro said as he is coming downstairs. He is not wearing glasses and he has the mermaid locket around the neck. He wore a shirt which shows a portrait of Mike Tyson and he is wearing long pants.
"Your dad came at home and there they are having..." the butler said.
"They are having sex, right?"
The butler nodded gleefully.
"Do they do that all the time, even before I was born?" Masahiro said.
"Yes, young sir. All the time." the butler said.
The door opened and Naoki and Shizuro came out, feeling happy.
"Ah, son. You came." Shizuro smiled.
"Dad? What were you doing in there with mom?" Masahiro said.
"We were discussing important things." Naoki said.
"Discussing? Then why is your top part of the shirt unbuttoned?"
It is then Naoki and Shizuro realized that their top part of the shirt has been opened. Red in their faces, they rushed to their rooms to button it. Masahiro and the butler let out a huge laugh.
"Well caught, young sir." the butler laughed, "You caught them red handed."
"Thanks." Masahiro laughed.
Both Shizuro and Naoki returned, still red in their faces.
"Okay Okay! You caught us." Naoki said.
"Our luck. Anyway, in a few minutes, let's go to the dining table where we will celebrate the happy moment, mourn the sad moment and talk the random moment." Shizuro said.
"Okay." all three said.
Several minutes later:
"First the happy moments." the butler smiled as he put the WABA belt in front of the photo. The photo shows Masahiro celebrating his victory after winning the belt.
Masahiro, Naoki and Shizuro are eating happily. The butler has prepared them lots of food: Japanese, Chinese, Italian and Western Food.
"You can join us." Shizuro smiled to the butler.
"It would be a pleasure." the butler smiled as he grabbed some food on his own.
They began to talk about Masahiro's victory.
"That was one hell of a fight, son." Shizuro smiled.
"Thanks, dad." Masahiro said.
"That Don Lee was sure fast when I saw the match but how did you know the weak spot of his?" Naoki asked.
"I punched on his body and he slowed down so I knew that this is weak spot."
"Once again, congratulations young sir." the butler smiled.
"Thanks."
The butler then poured a bottle of Pepsi in four glasses. Everyone then lift their glass up.
"CHEERS!" All four of them said.
"To the success of our young son, Masahiro!" Shizuro proclaimed happily.
Then they drank it. They almost felt full in their stomachs.
A few minutes later, the butler turned all the dining room lights except one. The butler then lit three candles: pink, blue and green.
"And now the sad moment." the butler said sadly as he replaced the picture and the belt with one huge photo: the photo of the three former mermaid princess: Naomi, Yukito and Azumi, the deceased North Pacific Mermaid Princess. Azumi had pink hair and pink eyes. She looked cheerful and happy in the photo.
"So this is the former pink mermaid princess, right?" Masahiro asked sadly.
"It is." Naoki said.
"She would have been a married woman and have lots of happy kids." Shizuro said sadly.
"So true."
"It's very sad." the butler said sadly, "To hear that this young princess was so cheerful and happy and yet she killed herself because..."
"IT'S ALL BECAUSE OF THAT STUPID PENGUIN NAME HIPPO. IT'S ALL HIS FAULT!" Naoki shouted in tears and she started crying.
Masahiro, Shizuro and the butler were stunned after they heard what Naoki said. The butler was a bit afraid that he might have said something offending but Shizuro calmed him down saying that he has done nothing wrong and that Naoki finished his sentence.
"There There Naoki. Please don't cry. Here's the handkerchief." Shizuro said.
"Thanks." Naoki said as she blew her nose with it.
"But mom. How can that penguin be responsible Azumi-chan's suicide?" Masahiro asked.
"The suicide note says it all." Naoki said.
She unfolded the note and gave it to Masahiro so that he, Shizuro and the butler can read it.
Dear Yukito and Naoki,
I can't live as a mermaid princess anymore. My guardian, Hippo, has completely betrayed me. He never told me about that law in which I can reveal my true form if his mom was a mermaid and because of his betrayal action I lost the love of my life whose mom was a mermaid. My life has completely being ruined.
I am sorry. You guys take care of yourself and hope you prosper with your love ones in life. I will always regard you as my best friends.
Love from Azumi.
Once they have read it, they were shocked, despair and angry. Masahiro banged his fist on the table in anger.
"This is insane!" Masahiro said angrily, "How, as a guardian to her, has not told her about this law?"
"It seems that this penguin has broken his promise to tell all the laws." Shizuro said.
"And to think of the book being thrown away by him just because that law was written. Completely unacceptable!" the butler said.
"The book has been found a few weeks ago and is now in Yukito's house." Naoki said.
Masahiro, Shizuro and the butler were surprised.
"How did you know?" Masahiro asked.
"Yukito phoned me a few days back. She said she found the book deep down the ocean. She then said she met the current mermaid princess and none of them knew this law before she revealed it to them." Naoki said.
"NONE OF THEM KNEW IT?!" All three of them were shocked.
"Just imagine what could have happened if they had discovered this law so late?" the butler asked.
"They could have suffered the same fate as Azumi." Shizuro said.
"Mom." Masahiro said as he hold Naoki's hands, "I promise you. If I see that penguin again, I swear that he will receive a beating of his life from me."
"Son?" Naoki was a bit surprised.
"He is right, dear." Shizuro said as he also hold Naoki's hands, "As your husband, I will take revenge on your behalf to that Hippo bastard. He will get many many hard karate chops from me to his head."
"Shizuro?"
"You must trust us, maam. Your dear friend's death has affected us all. I will smash him into pieces should I see him." the butler said as he too hold Naoki's hands.
"Thank you. You guys are all wonderful." Naoki smiled.
"But I don't want him to get beaten. It's not that he has joined the dark side. I just want him to confess his crime and why did he do this."
"Then if any one of us sees him, we will bring to him to you." the butler said.
"I hope so."
With hands holding each other tightly, they observed a 2 minute silence in remembrance of Azumi.
A few minutes later, the butler turned all the lights and blew the candles out. He then took the photo and said "Now the normal moments."
"So mom, how did my dad find out that you are the mermaid?" Masahiro asked.
"Well you see.." Naoki hesitated but Shizuro said,
"We are having a great time on the cliff when suddenly, a water demon came out of nowhere. I gave him a huge karate chop but to no effect. It was only when I gave a karate kick to his eye that the monster went down. But not before the monster, with his huge legs, swapped me like a bee and I fell from the cliff." Shizuro said.
"And I jumped to save him. He was in my arms. What I did not know was that he opened his eyes faster than expected. I did not notice that untill I swam him into the beach." Naoki continued.
"When she saw that, she tried to swim away but I grabbed her arm thanking her for saving me and promising not to tell anyone your form. We got married and there you are." Shizuro finished with a smile.
"I also fell down on the cliff." Masahiro said. Shizuro, Naoki and the butler were shocked.
"Were you alright then, young sir?" the butler said.
"My girlfriend saved me but I was completely unconscious at that time. What surprised me was that she told me she can't swim."
"If she can't swim, then how could she survive?" Naoki asked in surprise mood.
"Don't know mom. Oh, what about him?" Masahiro asked, referring to the butler.
"My mother was a ordinary mermaid. Maam knows her very well. Unfortunately, she died in a car accident so Maam took me here and here am I." the butler smiled.
"Why don't we watch a movie?" Masahiro asked.
"We would love to, son." Shizuro smiled.
So when Masahiro went to his room to check for some DVDs, Shizuro and Naoki were a bit surprised.
"Dear, do you think his girlfriend could be a mermaid?" Shizuro asked.
"I don't think so." Naoki said.
"But if his girlfriend tried to save him falling from the cliff, she would have been plunged as well as both of them would die."
"Now that's a mystery."
"I think there is a 50-50 chance that she could be a mermaid." the butler said.
"We will have to wait and see." Naoki said.
Shizuro: Whoo Hoo! Chapter 3 is done on MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Me *shocked*: Where did your wife go?
Shizuro: She is getting presents from Santa Claus!
Me: You have got to be joking!
*Santa Claus pops out of nowhere*!
Santa Claus: HO HO HO! MERRY CHRISTMAS, EVERYBODY!
Me: Wow! Just wow! Anyway, Chapter 4 is coming soon.
Shizuro: And don't forget to like and review.
Santa Claus: HO HO HO!