Me: Sorry it took so long, people. But Chapter 5 is here.

Shizuro: You took so long because you did not write at all on 31st December as we were celebrating Happy New Year.

Me: Yeah but we had fun. :).

Shizuro: It sure is.

Me: Anyway, one user name Steven Club asked three questions. Two of these questions are answered in this chapter. The second one will be answered in the next chapter.

Shizuro: Thanks to all who is continuing to read, review and like this story. Zahir890 does not own Mermaid Melody. Just the OCs

Me: And let Chapter 5 begin!

Chapter 5: Masahiro's ancestors, family and locket.

"Really?" Rina said slowly and happily.

Rina couldn't believe her luck. The boy she had come to love is the son of the former mermaid princess of the North Atlantic Ocean whom she had just encountered.

"Then what's your full name?" Rina said.

"Naoki Hamasaki is my full name." Naoki smiled.

Naoki then saw Rina's tears of happiness and then immediately realized.

"Wait! So you know my son?" Naoki was surprised.

"Yeah I know him very well. We are a couple." Rina smiled.

Naoki was more than surprised. Her friend's prediction, Lisa, came true.

"Then wait. That means..." Naoki said before she said again in a shocking tone.

"You dedicate this song to my son? You were going to leave him forever?"

"I was but now my fears are over." Rina said.

"Well give me a thanks for hearing out your tune so that we met by chance."

"Thanks."

Both of them laughed.

"Anyway, How did you meet him?" Naoki said

"Well..." Rina began and she told Naoki how Masahiro saw her crying on the beach. Then they began to talk to each other but she was afraid that she might have to leave Masahiro so she tried to say goodbye to him earlier. However she admitted to Naoki that she loves Masahiro ever since she saw him. She also told her that she now knew the law Yukito showed her.

"Wow! That's a bit...uh..." Naoki tried to say something but Rina interrupted.

"Wrong? I guess you can say that. I was wrong." Rina said gloomily.

"You know what Rina? You could have reveal your true form earlier."

"What do you mean?"

"Don't worry Rina. I will tell everything including that locket my son wore. But first can I ask you some questions?"

"Sure."

Naoki then took a deep breathe before asking.

"Before you knew that law Yukito showed you, did you knew that law before?" Naoki asked.

"No. It was only when Yukito revealed it to us." Rina said.

"Were you shown the book as well?"

"Not that either. Yukito showed us."

"Who lives with you?"

"My friends who are the mermaid princess. There are..."

"Luchia Nanami and Hanon Hosho who are the Mermaid Princess of North Pacific and South Atlantic Ocean."

"How did you know?" Rina was surprised.

"Yukito told me so much about them."

"Oh!"

"Anyone else?"

"Kaito who is Luchia's boyfriend, Nikora who is Luchia's big sister, Madame Taki and Hippo who is Luchia's guardian."

When the 'Hippo' word came, Naoki gnashed her teeth in anger which Rina did not notice.

"So Hippo is now Luchia's guardian, huh? Hippo betrayed his former guardian and now he will do the same thing!" Naoki thought.

"So Rina? Can I visit your friends?" Naoki said.

"I will be happy if you do so." Rina smiled.

As they swam back to Pearl Piari, with Rina leading the way, Rina asked:

"Does your husband know about this?"

"Yeah. He promised not to tell anyone. My butler and son also know this." Naoki said.

"Can I see your family photo?"

"I will show you in front of your friends."

"Okay!"

Rina was very excited. It is the most exciting day of her life.

Shizuro was pacing up and front. Naoki still did not come. He is a bit worried.

"I hope Naoki does not get eaten by sharks. I hope she is okay." Shizuro thought. Suddenly, there was a beep on his phone. It was a text message from Naoki. It reads:

Hi Shizuro,

While I was returning home, I was caught up with a beautiful tune of a song. It was none other the mermaid princess of the North Atlantic Ocean who, to my surprise, fell in love with our son. I am planning to meet her friends. By the way, Hippo is also living with them. I will make him confess. I am also planning a surprise to our son. You should not tell this to our son but you can tell this to our butler.

Love Naoki ^_~.

"Dad! Where is mom?" Masahiro asked worriedly.

"Don't worry, son. She is safe. She wants to spend some more time with her friends." Shizuro said.

"At least she is safe." Masahiro sighed in relief before going back to his training. Shizuro told the butler about Naoki's plans. The butler was impressed and agreed not to tell to Masahiro about Naoki's surprise.

"I'm home!" Rina called holding Naoki's hands.

"Welcome back Rina and..uh.." Luchia said.

"Naoki? Is that you?" Nikora was surprised.

"That's right ladies. I am Naoki, former mermaid princess of the North Atlantic Ocean and the former green pearl holder." Naoki smiled.

"Former?! Then Rina succeeded you. It's good to see you." Luchia said.

"It's been a while Naoki." Madame Taki smiled.

"Hi!" both Hanon and Kaito ran to greet Naoki.

"Yukito told me so much about you guys." Naoki said.

"Wait! So you are Yukito's friend?" Hanon said.

"We are best friends!"

"Wow!"

"Rina? How did you find her?" Nikora asked.

"I was singing my song when she was so caught up with my tune that she followed it and there she found me." Rina said.

"You must be Kaito, the 'good' Panthalassa prince and Luchia's boyfriend. It's nice to meet you." Naoki smiled.

"It's nice to meet you too." Kaito smiled.

"I've heard that you guys defeated Gaito and Mikeru. I want to thank you all. I had to go back to my kingdom after Gaito's attacks."

"It's a great pleasure." Luchia smiled.

"What's your full name?" Hanon asked.

"Naoki Hamasaki." Naoki said.

"HAMASAKI?!" All of them, except Rina, were shocked.

"That means you must be the mother of Masahiro." Kaito said.

"Rina! You must be lucky! You are not alone anymore!" Luchia and Hanon happily said as they hugged Rina.

"Thanks guys." Rina smiled.

"Now I would like to tell something. Could you please sit down at first?" Naoki said.

"Hai!" Everyone said and so they were all seated to listen what Naoki has to say.

"Naoki? Can I ask you something?" Rina asked.

"Sure." Naoki said.

"Masahiro told me that he was a descendant of a man who was rescued by a mermaid. Is that true?"

Naoki smiled and said.

"Yes, it is true. To be more specific, my son is the descendant of a man who was rescued by a mermaid who was the mermaid princess of our kingdom."

This created shock waves throughout everyone.

"Even though you guys did not know that law at that time, Rina would have been the most luckiest mermaid princess in the world."

"WHAT?!" Everyone exploded.

"Me?! So lucky?! How come?" Rina was actually so shocked that she actually mumbled up.

"How can she be so lucky? One law said that if we reveal our true form to the humans, we will turn into bubbles." Luchia said.

"Yeah and Yukito showed us that we can reveal our true form if only their mom is an ordinary mermaid or a mermaid princess, in which he can become a prince." Hanon said.

"Are we heading towards another shock wave?" Kaito asked worriedly.

"I have a feeling that is." Nikora said.

"I better not have a heart attack." Taki gulped.

Naoki smiled and said, "If you guys don't believe me then this book will."

She then took out a book called 'Humans and Mermaids: A history by Yagura Hamasaki.'

"OMG." Everyone said.

"Now will everone sit down?" Naoki said. Everyone sat down, eager to know what they will hear. Rina was more interested in it. Naoki reads:

"In 1563, a young man, came by the name Tajiro Hamasaki, was fishing on a boat. Suddenly, strong waves came and Tajiro was on a verge on drowning. A beautiful green mermaid who was the mermaid princess of the North Atlantic Ocean saw that he was in danger and saved him from drowning. Tajiro and that mermaid fell in love at first sight. They continued to meet each other. However, one day, she did not come but she left a note saying that she had problems and she won't be coming for a while. He never saw her again. However, he built a shrine called Awami Shrine in which any mermaids and humans who fell in love can get blessing from there."

"So the shrine that we go was actually built by him?" Kaito asked.

"Yep." Naoki said.

"But this still does not give me the reason why would I have been the luckiest mermaid princess." Rina said.

"You will get the reason." Naoki said and she continued reading.

"In 1612, a samurai name Masumi Hamasaki was walking by when suddenly he saw a green mermaid who is going to be crushed by a water demon. Angered that the demon would do such a thing, he rushed and, with his sword, sliced him into pieces. The Sea Godnees at that time saw this and thanked him for it. The green mermaid turned out to be a mermaid princess. Masumi and that mermaid married and seeked blessing in the Awami Shrine. Then..."

And this will create SHOCK WAVES throughout everyone!

"...the Sea Godness made a law in which I even did not know untill my husband showed me which is this:

"Mermaids are free to reveal their true form to anyone whose last name is Hamasaki. They will not turn into bubbles."

When they heard this, what can I say? Shocked, stunned, super surprised!

"Wait so that means.." Rina said before she was super shocked.

"All this time I have kept my mouth shut from Masahiro about me being a mermaid princess where, for real, I could have reveal to him without getting turned into bubbles?!"

Naoki nodded.

Rina put her hands on her head. Why in the world did she not know this? She had just wasted the most precious time she could be with Masahiro. All because of not knowing about his family history and that unknown law she now knew after Yukito showed her.

"This is really the first time I have heard that a human boy has ancestors from many years has strong connection with the mermaids or mermaid princesses." Nikora said.

"Could it be that my Nagisa could be a descendant of someone who was saved by a mermaid princess of my kingdom?" Hanon asked excitingly.

"Ask Yukito. I only know our history." Naoki said.

"Mou. I should have asked her."

"Rina? Are you feeling alright?" Luchia asked worriedly.

Rina was actually in a depressed mode but she managed to say

"Please continue."

Naoki nodded and continued on reading (long history!).

"In 1944, during World War 2, a Japanese war ship had sunked after it got hit by an American ship. All sailors had died except one which came by the name Yagura Hamasaki. A green mermaid princess was able to rescue him. They got married after the war."

After finishing reading, Naoki then said:

"It was then he decided to publish this book with the help of her who provided all these historic reference. However, it was not being published publicly because of the fear that people might say this book is a joke. It's for ourselves."

"Wow! That's a nice history." Kaito said.

"Rina?" Hanon was worried.

Rina was still in a depressed mode. Nikora put her hand on Rina's shoulder and said:

"It's alright, Rina. Don't be depressed. We never knew all this."

"Nikora is right. We never knew all this before. Hanon and your life would be heart-broken forever if it wasn't for Naoki and Yukito." Luchia said.

"Get those depressing minds off, Rina. If you are depress, I am depress too." Hanon said.

After a few tense minutes, Rina somehow managed to put a smile on her face.

"Thanks, guys. Oh Naoki." Rina said

"Yep?" Naoki said.

"After the match, we saw Masahiro with his locket. A mermaid locket. Do you know anything about it? I asked Masahiro about it but he hesitated to tell me about it."

"Oh That! I was suppose to you about it."

"The Mermaid of Love?" Nikora said.

"How did you know about it?"

"We heard about that a long time ago but we never knew that it would be on your son's neck."

"Well then.." and with that Naoki began to say.

"The Mermaid of Love is a locket which was made by that mermaid who saved Tajiro Hamasaki. It's not just an ordinary locket. It's a very special one..."

"Special one?" Kaito asked curiously.

"Yes. It's a special one because it has been said that if he finds love who is a mermaid or a mermaid princess, then that locket and the shell locket will brighten together so that in the sea world, they will not be harmed in any way."

"And how is that so?"

"Kaito. In your forehead, you have that Panthalassa symbol which represents light. It symbols the power to protect the one you love. The light is very powerful to stun the enemy, right?"

"Yeah."

"The same thing also happens to that locket. Whether my son, or Rina, both are in danger or their friends are in danger, then that locket will flash in green colour. However, that green light is so powerful that it can blind the enemies within a few minutes."

Everyone just gasped when they heard about the power of that locket.

"Minutes?! Not seconds?!" Luchia said in shock.

"Yep, in minutes. It gives you enough time to escape." Naoki said.

"It's even powerful than my Panthalassa symbol?" Kaito gulped.

"A bit."

"Would it work in the human world?" Rina said with a smile on her face.

"Certainly. If you guys go to the Awami Shrine and put your shell locket and his locket in front of many green candles, then you will get the blessing from his ancestors. Once that happens, no criminals will attack you."

Everyone was impressed about what they heard that locket.

"But then why won't Masahiro tell me about this?' Rina said.

"It's because he doesn't know that you are a mermaid. If he tells it to some random girl about this locket, then I will turn into bubbles." Naoki said.

Everyone was shocked when they heard about it.

"You?! Turn into bubbles if he says it to anyone except mermaids?!" Taki gasped.

"Yep. Because Rina did not tell him that she is a mermaid, my son hesitated to tell her about this locket." Naoki said.

"So that explains everything." Nikora said.

"I am jealous of you two." Hanon teased and poked Rina and Luchia at their backs, "Your boyfriends have awesome light powers. I will ask Yukito to know about Nagisa's family history."

"But Hanon! We don't know about how Hamasaki-san's locket power works." Luchia exclaimed.

"But in whatever cases, that locket is very beautiful." Kaito said.

"Anyway, do you have any family photo with you?" Nikora said.

"Yep." Naoki said and she showed the family photo she showed it to her friends in her kingdom.

"Oh wow! Your son and husband has the same green colour." Luchia exclaimed.

"But then wait a sec..." Luchia then ran and showed a page with Masahiro and his uncle (they thought he was Masahiro's dad!), "Isn't he Hamasaki-san's dad?"

Naoki snatched the book from Luchia. She then torn the page of the mansion before throwing the book far far away. This surprised everyone.

"That's completely out to date book!" Naoki said angrily.

"Eh?!" Luchia was surprised.

"This picture of the mansion is where I and my family lives. That's okay. But that picture was not his dad, it's his uncle!"

"Uncle?!" Everyone was surprised.

"Yep and who in the world said that people have high expectation on my son?! They don't even know him! The one who wrote this book is completely drunk."

"Wow! Masahiro wasn't fooled by this false information. That's why he did not tell me anything about that because he knew it's false." Rina thought.

"Anyway, he also has green hair colour but who is he?" Hanon asked pointing to the butler on the photo.

"That's our butler. However, we treat him as a friend of us and part of our family." Naoki said.

"Really?" Kaito said.

"Yeah. His mom was one of my people when I was the ruler of our kingdom."

"His mom was in our kingdom?" Rina was surprised.

"Yeah. Unfortunately..." Naoki gulped but said.

"Unfortunately, she and her husband died in a car crash just a few years after he was born."

Everyone was shocked and sadden when Naoki said about the tragedy.

"I feel really bad for him. Losing his parents at such a early age." Luchia sadly said.

"After we were married, we heard that he was looking for a job as a butler. We saw him. At first, he didn't know me. However, I explained to him that his mom was one of my people. When he heard that, he was so excited that he went to live with us as a butler. He is quite a happy butler because we treat him well and he doesn't want to leave his job." Naoki smiled. Everyone sighed in relief that the butler moved on and is now having a happy time with them.

"Does your husband know your true form as well?" Nikora asked.

"Of course. Like I said, the law I told you about in which I didn't know untill my husband showed me." Naoki said.

"Oh!"

After a few minutes of laughter, Luchia said in excitement:

"I wonder what happen to the former princess of my kingdom? I wonder how she looked like."

"I have a photo in which she was with us."

"Really? Can I see?"

Naoki then showed the photo to others in which she showed it to Shizuro, Masahiro and her butler.

"Wow! Unlike you, Luchia, her eyes and hair is so pinkish." Hanon teased which made Luchia blush.

"What's her name?' Luchia said.

Naoki's reply will shock everyone!

"Her name was Azumi, the deceased North Pacific Mermaid Princess." Naoki said.

Everyone was shocked when they heard the word 'deceased'. Luchia can not even believe it!

"Deceased! Naoki, what are saying?!" Luchia cried with a single drop of tear coming out of her eyes.

"I am sorry, Luchia. I don't want to break your heart but Azumi died." Naoki said sadly.

"How did she die?" Hanon gasped.

"Suicide by hanging herself."

"SUICIDE?!" Everyone gasped. Luchia was almost about to cry.

"Why did she commit suicide?" Luchia asked.

"I will tell you why but first BRING THE PENGUIN!" Naoki said.

Everyone gasped.

"Penguin?! You don't mean..." Luchia said.

"Yes, your guardian name Hippo." Naoki said.

"Okay. I will bring him."

And so Luchia looked around for Hippo. She wondered how can Hippo be related to Azumi's suicide. But the thought of not seeing the former mermaid princess of her kingdom broke her heart.

Masahiro: I smell trouble for Hippo.

Me *shocked*: How did you get here and where is your dad?

Masahiro *smiling*: My dad is sleeping so I decided to be with you.

Me: Oh! I see.

Masahiro: That was one big chapter you wrote. It even has eclipsed the final chapter of Part 1.

Me: Thanks. Anyway, chapter 6 is coming soon! Things will be pretty harsh for Hippo but don't worry Hippo fans because something good will come to him later.

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