Me: Well hello everyone. Chapter 29 is here.
Suzuka: We are just one chapter away of approaching the 30th Mark of part 3. Aren't you excited, Sarah?
Sarah *smiling*: Yeah. It sure is and who knows? This story might end on the day it started.
Me: I don't think it's possible.
Sarah: Well I think so.
Me: But I have something to say at the end of the chapter.
Suzuka: And what could it be?
Me: You will find out soon.
Sarah: Zahir890 would like to thank you all for reviewing and liking this story.
Suzuka: And also he does not own Mermaid Melody. Just the OCs.
Me: And now without further delay, we begin Chapter 29. Note that the under the sea part is the same in Chapter 27 but following Luchia's path. Enjoy :).
Chapter 29: Celebration at North Pacific Kingdom and Some House Fun.
While Luchia and Seira are approaching the North Pacific Kingdom, they had a little argument.
"Come on. Why can't I go to Coco's kingdom?" Seira asked meekly.
"As Gaito said, you will start saying about Hotoshi-kun to Coco." Luchia said.
"But his mom might be Coco's closest friend so why that has to matter? Plus I will tell Coco in private."
"Listen Seira. Even it is true that Hotoshi-kun could be the son of a South Pacific Mermaid, there are two things you have to know. First is that Coco, Noel and Karen doesn't know about these laws that are included in the book. Second is that what if his mother finds out? She will tell that to Hotoshi-kun and Hotoshi-kun will be very upset and might start to suspect us about being the mermaid princess. Do you want that? Do you want our friendship with Hotoshi-kun and Kazama-san to be destroyed?"
Seira then thought for a moment and realized that Luchia is right. She doesn't want Hotoshi to suspect them about being the Mermaid Princess without meeting Hotoshi's parents first.
"You are right Luchia. I think it's better if we don't say anything about mermaid stuff to Hotoshi untill we find out the truth about him." Seira said.
"Glad you understand, Seira." Luchia smiled, "But right now I'm so excited to see my people after a long time."
"But what about me?"
"Don't worry. I will introduce you."
When they approached the kingdom, they stopped to take a look at it. The North Pacific Ocean Castle has a strong resemblance to the Taj Mahal. The whole castle is pink with nine yellow domes and two yellow towers.
"Wow! What a kingdom it is." Seira said happily.
"Thank you Seira." Luchia smiled, "I'm sure everyone is going to hug me like crazy after such a long time."
"Well then. Prepare yourself for many hugs."
Luchia and Seira had a little laugh. Holding Seira's hand, they swam inside the palace. Inside the castle, there is also a fountain with a clam on it and there are golden spiral pillars holding the ceiling. Luchia could feel that she is back on her home again. When the mermaids saw her, they couldn't believe their eyes.
"Luchia-sama. Is that you?"
"Hai. It's me." Luchia said happily, "Sorry I couldn't come for a while."
"Luchia-sama!"
And so all the mermaids clapped and cheered as some of the mermaids hugged Luchia.
"Luchia-sama! You are alright!"
"It's been a long time since you last came here. Thank Goodness that you are safe!"
"Where have you been all this time?"
"I'm sorry that I couldn't come to check on you." Luchia apologized, "I was so busy in the human world."
"That's okay. We understand, princess." One Mermaid said.
"Luchia-sama. Where is your guardian and your sister?" Another mermaid asked.
"Oh. They are very busy that they won't be able to come today." Luchia said.
"I see."
"Say. Is this your friend Seira, the new Indian Ocean Mermaid Princess?" Another mermaid asked.
Luchia and Seira asked in shock!
"How did you know my name?!" Seira asked in shock.
"And how did you know that she is the new Indian Ocean Mermaid Princess?" Luchia asked in shock.
Suddenly there was a voice approaching by.
"Ah Luchia. It's good to see you."
Luchia and Seira then looked at the direction of the voice and to their shock, it's Azumi, the former mermaid princess.
"Azumi. It's you!" Luchia said in awe.
"Yep it's me. What a coincidence to meet you here." Azumi smiled.
And with tears of happiness from her eyes, she hugged Azumi. The mermaids cheered.
"What a day we are having! Former and Current Mermaid Princess meeting each other!"
"How lucky this kingdom can be!"
"We must then prepare for the biggest celebration ever in this kingdom and hopefully there will be no attacks from the water demons unlike the last time."
"How sad. Nikora, Hippo and Taki didn't know that Azumi is here or else they would have arrived as well." Seira said sadly.
"Luchia-sama. Azumi-sama told us all about Seira." One mermaid said, "That's how we came to know her."
"Oh. I see." Luchia said.
"Well then. Let's prepare the celebration immediately." Another mermaid said.
And so all mermaids then started to prepare for a big celebration.
"Well Luchia-sama. It's good to see you after a while."
Luchia and Seira then looked at the direction of the voice and saw Sarah and Suzuka. They couldn't believe their eyes.
"OMG! Sarah! Suzuka!" Luchia said happily as she rushed to hug both of them, "It's so good to see you."
"It's good to see you too, Luchia-sama." Sarah and Suzuka smiled.
"Wow. This is really incredible." Seira said happily, "Too bad Nikora, Hippo and Taki aren't here."
"Speaking about that, where are they?" Sarah asked.
"Oh. They are so busy in Pearl Piari and we thought we could use of our free time to visit our palace after a long time." Luchia smiled.
"So Rina and Hanon also went to their respective kingdoms?" Suzuka asked.
"Yep."
"Let's talk in your room, Luchia." Azumi said, "The people might need some space to conduct a celebration."
"Hai. Let's go there."
And so the 5 mermaids then went to the princess' room. Luchia then stretched her arms for a while.
"Ah! It really feels good to be home." Luchia said happily.
"Well me and Suzuka used your room. If you don't mind." Azumi said.
"Of course not! You are the former mermaid princess."
Everyone had a little laughter.
"So Sarah. Where were you all this time?" Luchia asked, "I haven't seen you all this time."
"Oh I'm sorry. My teaching schedule finished early before your routine schedule so I thought I might rest in the kingdom." Sarah said.
"Oh. That's okay. You really need to rest. Suzuka, is this the first time you are here?"
"Yep. I was a little bit frightened at first but everyone is really friendly here. So I got really excited and started to go around the kingdom." Suzuka said happily, "Mummy. Thanks for taking me, here."
"Aww It's okay, Suzuka. Glad you like it in here." Azumi smiled.
"What a coincidence. It's my first time here as well." Seira said happily.
Everyone had a little laughter.
"Then when did you and Suzuka came here?" Luchia asked.
"We came here in the morning." Azumi said.
"Morning? Then that means Sarah..."
"Yep. I was all over the moon when I saw Azumi and Suzuka in the kingdom. I was in awe." Sarah said.
"How lucky you. All having to hug Azumi and Suzuka." Seira said in which everybody laughed.
Then Sarah began to tell this to Luchia:
"If you were wondering about how they knew Seira instantly, let me be brief about what happened on what happened about Azumi's last visit in which I wasn't there. Azumi told everything about what has happened to you in the human world and everyone was so relieved to hear that you are fine."
"OMG! You did that?" Luchia gasped as she hugged Azumi, "Thank You! Thank you so much Azumi."
"It's fine. Many people are really worried about you so I have to tell them." Azumi said.
"Oh. So that's how they got to know about me." Seira said.
"Yeah. Mommy told me everything when she returned." Suzuka said.
"And also about those two laws." Sarah said.
Luchia then stared at Azumi with astonishment.
"You did tell them about it?" Luchia gasped a little bit.
"Why yes. It would be a shame if I didn't tell them about those two laws which could change their lives." Azumi said.
"But did they believe you?"
"Why yes. When we came here on our last visit, I knew that I would need the book to show it to them so I showed those two laws to our people and gave it back to Yukito."
"And Mummy received the biggest cheers ever." Suzuka said happily.
"But did everyone wondered whether Luchia also knew those laws?" Seira asked.
"Yeah. Everyone was a bit worried about whether Luchia knew it and I told them that Luchia knew Law No.34 but not No.165." Azumi said.
"We all saw that law in Yukito's house." Luchia said.
"Well now you have to say it to them that you knew it." Suzuka said.
"I know. I know."
Everyone laughed a little bit.
"Speaking about Law No.165, do you reckon what's inside the box?" Sarah asked as she pointed at the box.
"No. It's been a long time since I came here." Luchia said.
Sarah then opened the box and when Luchia saw it, she is in awe. Inside the box contains bundle of pink potions!
"Oh Wow! Pink Potions!" Luchia said happily.
"Yep. Used by our people, including me and Suzuka, to remain in human form when we are in the water." Sarah smiled.
"Oh Wow! Did you give it to everyone?"
"For those who are planning to go to the human world." Azumi smiled.
"I have it!" Suzuka said happily as she showed them her pink potion.
"I think you and Sarah already have it before this."
"Can I have it?" Seira asked happily.
Everyone gave a small gasp.
"First of all Seira. This is the pink potion, not orange potion. Second is that you are not a normal orange mermaid, you are the princess. And you just need to take off your shell locket." Luchia said.
"Oops. Gomea." Seira quickly apologized in which everyone laughed a little bit.
"Now Luchia. This time, this will be a bit serious." Sarah said.
"What serious?" Luchia asked curiously.
"Well...Azumi also told that you fell in love with the Panthalassa."
This is where Luchia and Seira are shocked. Luchia looked at Azumi in shock.
"Azumi?! You also told them that?" Luchia gasped, "You shouldn't have told that to them. Didn't you face any backlash?"
"I had a feeling you would be a bit nervous when this Panthalassa issue is brought up. Please listen, Luchia." Azumi said, "Yes. It's true that I did got some boos but I explained clearly to them that not all Panthalassas are bad and later I told them about the reasons that Gaito's incident began in the first place. Slowly they come to realize that it's not entirely the Panthalassa's fault that the sea incident started but the poor Sara who went berserk because Mitsuki Taro, her lover, left her without saying a word."
"And when Gaito and Sara told the reasons about why they did it, I have come to think that it's not entirely Sara's fault, it's her ex-lover's fault." Sarah said angrily, "He could have just told her that he won't be seeing her for sometime and she would have understood."
"I also think that it's his fault as well." Suzuka said.
Luchia and Seira then thought for a moment and realized that slowly everyone is blaming Mitsuki Taro for Gaito's and Sara's rampage attacks.
"Wow. First it could be us, then Hotoshi and his parents and now Sarah and Suzuka. I have never met that Taro guy but I certainly think that he's responsible as well." Seira thought.
"What did our people think?" Luchia asked.
"All they said that they felt pity for Gaito and Sara and believed that not all Panthalassas are bad." Azumi said.
"Well at least you are safe Luchia because you don't have to face any backlash anymore about you falling in love with Kaito." Seira said.
"Azumi. Thank you so much for everything you did on your last visit. I am not only grateful but I am Super Grateful to you." Luchia smiled as she holded Azumi's hands.
"Your welcome Luchia." Azumi smiled.
"And where were you able to get all the things that Azumi did on her last visit when you were not there, Sarah?"
"My friend told me everything." Sarah said.
"Oh. I see."
Then a mermaid came and said this to Luchia and Azumi:
"Princesses. The celebration will start soon and there is someone who wants to see you."
"Ah I see. Bring them in." Azumi said.
"Could it be Kaito, your Panthalassa boyfriend?" Suzuka asked in excitement.
"Well...uh...Kaito said that he will stay back for a while." Luchia sweatdropped.
"Mou."
"What about Saito?" Seira asked in excitement.
"Saito said that I will see him in Pearl Piari when I return." Azumi said.
"Oh Wow! That means we can get to see him."
"If not Kaito and if not Saito, then it could mean one thing." Sarah said.
Pretty soon, Momo and Momo-chan came and made happy noises when they saw Luchia.
"Momo! Momo-chan! It's good to see you." Luchia said happily.
Momo and Momo-chan then started to rub Luchia's cheeks.
"Ah the dolphins. Luchia's messengers." Sarah smiled.
"It looks like they are happy to see you back in the kingdom." Azumi smiled.
"It sure is." Luchia smiled as she patted Momo and Momo-chan.
"Poor Hippo, Nikora-sama and Taki. They are missing all the fun here." Seira sighed, "I wonder how will they react if we tell them about this."
"Maybe they will cry like crybabies and they will be depressed." Suzuka said.
Everyone laughed at what Suzuka said. Then, few minutes later, another mermaid came.
"Luchia-sama, Azumi-sama. It's time." A mermaid said and she left.
"Well Luchia and Mummy. Off you go to the Princesses' seat." Suzuka said happily.
"Thank you." Azumi smiled.
"Momo, Momo-chan and everyone. Let's go then." Luchia smiled, "I thought that I was ready to answer some objections but, thanks to Azumi, the atmosphere will be lighter."
"Sarah. Can you be with Suzuka and Seira?"
"Sure. No problem." Sarah smiled.
"Wow. This is getting exciting. I wonder what will Luchia say." Seira said happily.
10 minutes later:
All the North Pacific Mermaids gathered in excitement. They are excited because the current, Luchia, and the former, Azumi, mermaid princess are here, sitting in two princess' seats. Seira, Suzuka and Sarah are at the front. Momo and Momo-chan are with Luchia and Azumi. Luchia then stood up and looked at everyone with a smile.
"It's been a while since I am here. I hope everyone of you is fine and I hope that all of you were nice to our former mermaid princess, Azumi." Luchia smiled.
All the mermaids nodded and cheered as Luchia smiled.
"Okay now. I have a few things to say to you so please listen carefully."
Luchia then stood still for a moment.
"So at first, we went towards a Dark Age in which Gaito and others went rampage around the sea."
"Around the Sea?! Does that mean he and his associates attacked other kingdoms as well?" One Mermaid asked.
"Yes. Before ours, other kingdoms got attacked but after a lot of difficulties, we managed to defeat Gaito and others."
Everybody cheered but then...
"Luchia-sama. Azumi-sama told us their reasons for their actions and after hearing it, we realize that it wasn't entirely their fault." One Mermaid said.
"Ah yes. Azumi told me everything what she did on her last visit." Luchia said.
"Yes and we come to realize that it's Sara's ex-lover's fault. He is the one who started it by simply leaving her without telling her anything!"
"Yeah! It's his fault!" All mermaids chanted in anger.
Hearing it made Luchia think that Mitsuki Taro is in a world of trouble should he ever return back to Japan. Now even her people blame him.
"Good thing that Mitsuki Taro can't go inside the water but wait...Hotoshi-kun and his parents? This can't be any good." Luchia thought for a moment and was a bit frightened.
"Now Now. Calm down everyone. Mind may I continue my speech?" Luchia asked.
The talking died down but there is still a question to be asked.
"Luchia-sama. Can I ask you a question?" One mermaid asked.
"Sure." Luchia said.
"Well...did you fall in love with a Panthalassa name Kaito?"
Luchia gulped for a moment and she thought she might get jeered but Azumi told her that the mermaids are convinced that not all Panthalassas are bad. Remembering that, she said in a nervous way:
"Yes I have fallen in love with him. He was my first love when we were kids. So even though he is a Panthalassa..."
Suddenly there are roar of cheers which took Luchia by surprise.
"Bravo Luchia-sama! Childhood Love!" One Mermaid said.
"We are so happy for you, Luchia-sama." Another Mermaid said.
"Can you bring him if you can?" The 3rd Mermaid asked.
Luchia looked at everyone with tears on her eyes.
"Everyone..." Luchia said but then she smiled and bowed, "Of course I will bring him."
Then there are claps and cheers for Luchia. The noise soon died now and Luchia continued her speech.
"So where was I...Oh Yes!" Luchia then remembered, "So after Gaito's defeat, me and my friends thought that we could safely to the kingdom but then another problem arised."
"There was an angel coming from the Ancients name Mikeru and his bird name is Fuku. They wanted to destroy us because we are having relationship in the human world. You guys were not aware of it because unlike Gaito, Mikeru didn't attack our kingdoms which he could have had he taken our powers and to make things worse..."
Luchia gave a small gulp but she continued saying:
"To make things worse, my lover had forgotten about me."
This was where everyone is shocked. Even Azumi, Sarah, Suzuka and Seira couldn't believe it.
"So you..." One Mermaid was about to say something but Luchia interrupted.
"Yes. I had to go through a lot of depression and sadness but I didn't give up. My friends supported me and together, but slowly, we managed to get Kaito remember us and not only that we, with our new Indian Mermaid Princess, manage to defeat Mikeru and Fuku."
Then began the biggest roar of cheers and claps Luchia has received. Luchia has never received so many claps and cheers before.
"New Indian Ocean Mermaid Princess. You mean her?" One mermaid asked as she picked up Seira.
"Hey! Put me down!" Seira whined in which everybody laughed.
"Uh Yes. She is the one." Luchia smiled as she sweatdropped.
Everyone had a little laughter as the mermaid put down Seira.
"So after that, I thought that me and my friends thought that we would return to our kingdoms."
"But then my friend name Hanon met Yukito, who is the former mermaid princess of South Atlantic Ocean whom Hanon succeeded, and some days later, my another friend name Rina met Naoki, who is the former mermaid princess of North Atlantic Ocean whom Rina succeeded. From then our, our lives have changed."
"I have met many new and great friends and I have discovered so many things. Also during our life changing experience, I also met our beloved Azumi. So we have decided to stay in the human world. I really hope you understand our reasons."
Luchia then bowed for a moment.
"Luchia-sama. We understand your reason." One Mermaid said.
"As long as you are happy, fine and safe, we are fine as well." Another Mermaid said.
"Besides, we are glad that you have met Azumi." The 3rd Mermaid said.
"I think there's no more attacks after that Mikeru incident." The 4th Mermaid said.
Luchia looked at everyone with a warm smile on her face.
"You are all really wonderful." Luchia smiled, "Oh! And I have learned the two laws which we never knew."
Then another roar of cheers took place. Luchia got really excited.
"Law No.34 and 165 are the best!" One Mermaid said happily.
"Yes. Oh Hail Law No.34 and 165!" All Mermaids then said.
"We can find love!" One Mermaid sang.
"And have fun on the beach." Another Mermaid said.
"Yep. That's my favorite law as well." Luchia said happily, "I just want to say something about it."
All Mermaids are curious to hear what Luchia has to say.
"The first thing I want to ask is that does anyone of you have a family?" Luchia asked.
Silence occurred. The whistling by some mermaids made the only sound.
"It's okay. You don't need to answer." Luchia said, "For those who do have, I hope you are having a good life with them. And now with the help of Law No.165, we can finally have fun on the beach."
Everybody cheered.
"I can't really wait to have some fun on the beach. Thanks to the potion." One Mermaid said happily.
"My boyfriend's mother is a mermaid so I reveal my true form to him and now we live happily." Another Mermaid said happily.
The cheering and the talking continued untill Luchia calmed them down.
"Now all I want to say this. Please remember to take a pink potion with you if you are going to the human world whether if it is your first time or not. It's available in my room. Also, you can now freely reveal your true form to your loved ones if his parent is an ordinary mermaid or a former mermaid princess or whatever. This is the moment I'm sure all of you would have been hoping for. So I wish all of you good luck." Luchia smiled and bowed as she completed her speech.
A roar of cheers and claps are given as Luchia returned to her seat.
"So shall we begin the celebration?" Luchia asked smiling.
All the mermaids nodded and cheered as they began the celebration with some music and singing in which everyone is enjoying it.
"What about the other two, Hanon and Rina?" Suzuka asked.
"They went back to their respective kingdoms." Seira said.
"Well it looks like all problems have been solved and all the fears that might have occurred never happened." Sarah smiled.
"Thanks to Mummy." Suzuka said happily.
Seira and Sarah nodded and smiled as they continue to enjoy the singing and dancing. Meanwhile on the princesses' seats, Azumi, Luchia, Momo and Momo-chan are watching as well.
"Nice speech, Luchia." Azumi smiled as she patted Momo, "Did you prepare for it?"
"Actually I thought that I was prepared for some blacklash I was going to face." Luchia said as she patted Momo-chan, "But thanks to you, I was able to say my speech in confidence."
"It's a pleasure."
Luchia and Azumi smiled at each other.
"So you are saying that Saito will come to Pearl Piari?" Luchia asked in excitement.
"Yep. He will be waiting for us there." Azumi said.
"Boy I can't wait. Anyway, did you come here alone?"
"No. Yukito and Naoki went to their respective kingdom as well."
Luchia gasped a little bit. If Yukito and Naoki are there, then that means...
"Oh Boy. There's going to be so much fun in the North and South Atlantic Ocean Kingdom as well." Luchia thought and smiled as she and Azumi continue to watch the singing.
Night:
"Luchia-sama! Azumi-sama! Wait!" One mermaid called, "Where are you going with Seira and Suzuka?"
"Our friends are waiting for us in the human world so we have to leave now." Azumi said.
All the mermaids could say is a sad "Aww..."
"So soon?" One mermaid asked sadly.
"Listen everyone. When everything is done in the human world, I will come back to the kingdom safe and sound." Luchia said, "And I promise I will bring my Panthalassa lover."
"Well then. Be safe." Another Mermaid said.
"Goodbye!" All the mermaids said.
And so Luchia, Azumi, Seira and Suzuka left the palace. While exiting the palace, they met Sarah.
"Stay Safe, Luchia-sama." Sarah smiled and bowed.
"Don't worry Sarah, I will." Luchia smiled, "Come and visit us someday."
"Thank you very much for taking care of my daughter and Seira. We are very grateful to you." Azumi smiled.
"Your welcome." Sarah said.
"Why don't you live with us?" Suzuka asked.
"It's okay. This kingdom is my home."
"Well. See you later then." Seira said.
And so all four of the mermaids left the kingdom with Sarah waving her hand.
"I think there is still time for you to come to Pearl Piari and have dinner with us." Luchia said.
"What are you saying? Saito will be waiting for me there." Azumi said.
"Oh!"
Everyone then laughed.
"Well Mummy, what should we have for dinner?" Suzuka asked.
"Anything." Azumi smiled.
"Hey look! Someone is approaching." Seira said.
Then they saw four mermaids going closer to them. Luchia is shocked! It's none other than Hanon, Yukito, Rina and Naoki.
"OMG! No wonder I was thinking that there might be a celebration in the Atlantics as well!" Luchia said happily.
"Well we were also thinking the same thing as well." Hanon said happily, "And I was right!"
"Well you guys were all there so it was really a historic day in our kingdoms that the current and former mermaid princess meet." Rina smiled, "And I bet it's the best day we ever have."
"How was your celebration in the kingdom?" Azumi asked.
"It is so great. Dance, Music, Singing, Roaring, Cheers. There's so many things that happened in our kingdom." Yukito said happily.
"Same thing here. The atmosphere is too exciting to describe." Naoki smiled.
"Let's talk about what we did while we are swimming home." Seira said.
"Well this is going to be a celebration talk." Suzuka said.
All the mermaids nodded and laughed as they swam back to home.
"So Luchia. Hope you were prepared for any backlash you received, I presume?" Hanon asked evily.
"Well too bad Hanon. I didn't." Luchia said happily, "And it's all thanks to Azumi."
"What?! How come?"
"Well on my last visit, I told our people everything that happened to Luchia as they were worried about her." Azumi said.
"And what happened when the Panthalassa issued came up?" Rina asked.
"Well at first I got some jeers but I explained clearly to them that not all Panthalassas are bad and later I told them about the reasons that Gaito's incident began in the first place. Slowly they come to realize that it's not entirely the Panthalassa's fault that the sea incident started."
"And they are even eager to see Kaito as well." Luchia said happily before turning back to Hanon, "So Hanon? Got to anything to say?"
"Not fair! Not fair!" Hanon whined in which everybody laughed.
"Come on everyone. Our boys will be waiting for us." Yukito said.
"The Boys?! Wait you mean..."
"Yeah. Our boys and husbands will be waiting in Pearl Piari." Naoki smiled.
"Pearl Piari?! Wow, this is going to be great." Rina smiled.
"What a coincidence! Saito will be waiting for me there as well." Azumi said.
"This is going to be really awesome!" Suzuka said happily.
"Well hurry up then. Let's talk about what we did when we get home." Seira said.
So they all swam to the beach. Then, out of nowhere, a towel was thrown which took the 8 mermaids by surprise. They wiped it off and they changed back into their human form. As they did so, they heard some voices.
"Welcome to the Human World!" The voices greeted them cheerfully.
When the 8 mermaids looked at the direction of the voices, it's none other than Masahiro and Nagisa, who are smiling at them.
"Yo." Nagisa and Masahiro said.
"Nagisa!" Hanon said happily as she rushed to hug Nagisa.
"Masahiro!" Rina said happily as she rushed to hug Masahiro.
"Whoa! Take it easy, girls. We are here." Masahiro said as she embraced Rina.
"Wow. It's good thing that you came here." Yukito smiled as she patted Nagisa on his hair.
"Well we decided to give you a warm welcome so we thought of coming here since mostly you entered the human world from that sea." Nagisa smiled.
"Ah. That's true." Naoki smiled as she patted Masahiro on his hair, "But where are your dads?"
"Our dads and butler are waiting for you in Pearl Piari." Masahiro smiled.
"Why isn't Kaito here?! Not fair!" Luchia whined in which everybody laughed.
"So how did it go in the kingdom?" Nagisa asked.
"Well. We had so much fun in the kingdom that it will be a long time explaining." Seira said.
"But in short, we had dancing, singing, clapping, cheering and music." Suzuka said happily.
"Well we are glad that you really enjoyed it." Masahiro smiled.
"Is this your daughter's first visit?" Nagisa asked.
"Yep." Azumi said.
"Come on. Everyone is waiting for us." Luchia said.
"What a shame. Your boyfriend doesn't come to see you. Maybe you should cut ties with him." Hanon teased.
"Yeah and go look for someone who could be one of your people's son." Rina smiled, teasing as well.
"Hanon! Rina!" Luchia whined in which everybody laughed.
25 minutes later. At Pearl Piari:
"Sorry Luchia. I guess I misjudged where you might have come out from the sea." Kaito said sadly.
"That's okay. That mistake can happen sometime." Luchia said, "I should have told you which sea I would have come out in the first place."
Everybody smiled as everyone in Pearl Piari, including Nagisa's and Masahiro's parents, are having dinner except Nikora, Taki and Hippo who didn't speak a word and are a bit in a depressed mood.
"Hey. Why are they so depressed?" Saito asked.
"They are depressed because they missed all the fun that happened in their kingdom cause Azumi was also there." Kaito said.
"Please don't be sad, guys." Luchia said, "It was not a whole day celebration. Just from afternoon to night."
"Yeah...Right." Hippo mumbled.
"We never thought that Azumi could also be there and we totally missed that celebration party." Taki grumbled.
"It might have been once in a life time meeting." Nikora sighed, "There might be never a meeting and a celebration like this ever again."
"Azumi didn't go alone. Yukito and Naoki also went to their respective kingdoms." Taoki said.
"Well they are the people from North Pacific." Yukito said.
"I bet you were definitely surprise when you saw Rina, didn't you?" Shizuro asked smiling.
"Yeah. Definitely." Naoki smiled, "Never thought that day would come."
"What about you princesses?" The butler asked.
"Of course we were super surprised." Hanon said happily, "But at the same time we were so happy."
"Yeah and not only that, we even get to meet their friends." Rina smiled.
"Well we hope to meet Yukito's and Naoki's friends some day." Sara said.
"Hope you didn't say something embarrassing, like falling in love with the former mermaid princesses' sons, didn't you?" Gaito asked evily in which everybody laughed.
"Of course not!" Hanon quickly said.
"But we told that part to their friends." Rina said, "Even one of Naoki's friends made a correct prediction that I might have fallen in love with Masahiro."
"Same thing. One of Yukito's friends even made a correct predict that I would fall in love with Nagisa."
"So many one of Yukito's and Naoki's friends could be future tellers, ain't it?" Maki asked.
Everybody laughed.
"Probably Yes. Probably No." Seira laughed.
"Hippo-sama. Please don't be sad." Yuri said sadly as she comforted Hippo.
"I think we saw their friends once during our marriage." Taoki said.
"Yeah but since then, they never came here again." Shizuro said.
"Oh don't worry. They are alive and well." Yukito said happily.
"Yep. It's just that they can't find the time to do so." Naoki smiled.
"Well even so, I look forward to meeting them." Luchia said happily.
"Look at those three. They are still depressed." Suzuka said.
"Hey you three! Get that depressing minds of your head!" Nagisa said, "No one is dead!"
"Action speaks louder than words, Nagisa." Masahiro smiled and sighed.
"True young sir." The butler said, "And that's why I am going to take action."
"Wait?! What are you going to do?"
The butler grabbed a stick and smacked Nikora, Hippo and Taki twice on their head. Nikora, Hippo and Taki then jumped up.
"Why did you hit us, butler-san?" Hippo asked angrily.
"Cause everyone is worried about you three when you were depressed for so long." The butler said in which everyone nodded.
"Really? Oh God! We are so sorry then." Taki said in panic.
"Sorry that we made you everyone worried." Nikora said, "It's just that we couldn't come to the North Pacific Celebration."
"It's okay. Even I didn't know that Azumi would be there." Luchia said.
"Same thing here." Azumi said.
"Untill next time, folks." Saito said happily.
Everybody laughed.
"Oh Azumi. Thank you so much for making Luchia's people understand about the Panthalassa." Kaito said.
Everyone then smiled at Azumi.
"Yeah. This is for you. If you didn't visit our kingdom the last time, I might have ended up facing lots of criticism." Luchia said.
"Well at least they understand that not all of the Panthalassas are bad." Gaito said.
"And not only that, they understand that it's not entirely Gaito's and Sara's fault that the sea rampage took place." Taki said.
"So that means Luchia-san is now in the same position to marry Kaito. All thanks to Azumi-san." Hippo said.
"Well if that marriage happens, you got to invite Azumi first." Nikora said.
"Of course we will!" Luchia and Kaito said happily.
"And also allow Azumi to share the princesses' room." Seira said.
"Aren't you going to give Azumi the warmest thanks?" Yuri asked.
"I did. A thousand times already." Luchia said in which everybody laughed.
"Thank you everyone. I also thought some day that Luchia might come here for a visit and she might face some blacklash when the Panthalassa issue comes up so I have to explain it to them." Azumi smiled.
"But now even Luchia's people think it's Taro-chan's fault." Hanon sighed.
"Hey don't worry." Nagisa said, "If he ever comes back, we will discuss with him about it."
"Really? Good idea, son." Yukito said happily.
"I'm still determined to challenge Mitsuki in a music match." Taoki said in which everybody laughed.
"No Please don't. You will lose."
"Come on everybody. Why do you have to keep talking about the past?" Suzuka asked.
"Yeah. Forget the past, look to the future." Masahiro said.
"And Be Cool. Be Calm." Shizuro smiled.
"Yeah Dad!"
Shizuro and Masahiro brofisted each other. Naoki, Rina and the butler smiled.
"Well I guess even though the Gaito's incident is past, the one who started it debate is still going on." Naoki smiled, "And besides Taoki still wants beat Mitsuki in a piano match."
"Piano match will be even worse. You know how good Mitsuki plays." Rina smiled.
"Yeah. Taoki, how about challenging him to a fishing match?" Saito teased.
"Boo." Taoki whined in which everybody laughed.
"There's still some extra food left." Maki said, "Do you want to have it?"
"Nah. We are full." The butler said.
Everyone agreed with the butler. Masahiro, Nagisa and Suzuka burped in which everybody laughed.
Suddenly there was a door knock.
"Now who could it be knocking the door at this time?" Nikora sighed.
Nikora then opened the door. It's none other than Shidou Hotoshi, Nagisa's best friend for life.
"Oh hello, Hotoshi. It's good to see you." Nikora said, "Come on in."
"Yeah. Thanks." Hotoshi said.
Hotoshi then stepped inside and saw Luchia and others smiling at him. But when he saw Yukito and Taoki, he gasped.
"Uncle Taoki. Aunt Yukito. It's really been a while." Hotoshi said happily.
"Oh hello Hotoshi. It's really good to see you after sometime." Yukito said happily.
"How are you hanging out with our son?" Taoki asked.
"Like I said, he's my idol." Hotoshi smiled.
"Whoa!" Everyone said in awe while Nagisa whistled a little bit.
"Wait. You know them?" Hanon gasped.
"Yeah of course he does." Nagisa said, "He visits my house several times."
"Don't expect I won't know them, eh?" Hotoshi asked.
"No. I was just curious." Hanon quickly said in which everybody laughed.
"I even know Uncle Shizuro, Aunt Naoki and their butler. How things go?"
"Yep. Normal as it was." Shizuro said.
"What about you, Hotoshi?" Naoki asked.
"I'm fresh and fine." Hotoshi said, "Are you having a party or something?"
"Not party actually. Just a family dinner." Masahiro smiled.
"Would you like to eat something?" The butler asked.
"Yeah. I'm really starving." Hotoshi said, "And I suppose that pink haired girl beside Nagisa is very well known."
"Oh hi. I am Suzuka, one of Nagisa's and Masahiro's friend." Suzuka said happily, "And these are my parents."
"Saito." Saito introduced himself.
"Azumi." Azumi introduced herself.
"Good to see you two then." Hotoshi smiled.
"They are Mom's and Dad's best friends." Nagisa smiled.
"As well as mine." Masahiro said.
"Your and Masahiro's Mom's and Dad's best friends?" Hotoshi gasped, "Then how can I have never seen you two?"
"Well it's a long short story." Yukito said.
"How can a story be so short when it's suppose to be long?"
Everbody laughed.
"Well you got a good point there, Hotoshi." Taoki smiled.
"And you must be Shidou Hotoshi, I presume?" Suzuka asked smiling.
Hotoshi is shocked!
"How did you know my name?" Hotoshi gasped.
"Well. They visited my house when I was not there and they went around my room." Nagisa said.
"And how did they know where was your house?"
"On one of our date, me and Nagisa somehow got lost. Nagisa then told me that we should be around his neighbors. Then I looked an aqua colored house and I thought it might be his house. And I was right!" Hanon said happily.
"Oh. No wonder. Suzuka, Uncle Saito and Aunt Azumi, glad to meet you."
Everyone smiled at Hotoshi as he sat between Suzuka and Nagisa.
"So now we have our best friend-in-law." Hanon said happily.
"Best friend-in-law?" Hotoshi asked, "Did you already get married?"
Everybody laughed.
"No. Future Best friend-in-law." Nagisa smiled.
"That's strange. I heard mother-in-law, father-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, this-in-law, that-in-law." Hotoshi said, "But Best friend-in-law is something new. Did you make that up?"
"Well since you and Nagisa are so close to each other so when we get married, you will become Best friend-in-law." Hanon said happily.
"So what about Rina, Masahiro and Kazama?"
"Well when me and Rina get married, Kazama will be our best friend-in-law." Masahiro said.
"It sure is. This is going to be fun." Rina smiled.
"Oh Wow. Best friend-in-law. A new wedding term." Yukito said happily.
"Let's post it on the internet. A wonderful discovery." Taoki also said happily.
"Don't. They might label it as nonsense." The butler said.
"That not might be true. They might actually like it." Shizuro said.
"Yeah they can make it in extreme case in which the bridegroom or bride and their friends are very close together." Naoki smiled.
"Like Hotoshi and Nagisa." Azumi said happily.
"And Masahiro and Kazama." Saito said slowly so that Hotoshi won't hear.
"How about you Suzuka and Seira? Any luck of love?" Hotoshi teased.
"Nope. Not really." Suzuka sighed.
"I want to find love." Seira cried.
"Don't worry. You will." Sara sighed and patted Seira.
"Okay so in school, aren't there any orange haired boys in your class?" Nikora asked.
"Nope." Hotoshi said.
"Not really. Sorry Seira." Nagisa said in which Seira sighed.
"Well you just have to keep on trying." Maki said.
While the others are chatting about it, Luchia, Kaito, Yuri, Taki, Gaito and Hippo had a small discussion between themselves.
"So it looks like Hotoshi knows Nagisa's and Hamasaki-san's parents as well." Yuri said slowly.
"Yeah so that means Yukito, Naoki, Taoki and Shizuro does know about Hotoshi-kun's parents and possibly Kazama-san's parents." Luchia said.
"They will certainly know Kazama's parents since he is Masahiro's best friend for life." Taki said.
"So should we ask them about their parents?" Kaito asked.
"You baka bro. We can't ask Yukito and others about it." Gaito said, "Besides, I thought we are almost certain about it after reading Nagisa's and Masahiro's diary."
"Let's not talk about for a while or else Hotoshi-kun might hear us." Luchia said.
So Luchia, Kaito, Yuri, Taki, Gaito and Hippo went back to listening to others.
"Hotoshi. Can we ask you something?" Kaito asked.
"Sure what is it?" Hotoshi asked.
"Will you come if we get married?" Luchia asked.
"Well hell yeah. But aren't you too young to get married?"
"Well they are just asking. Just in you case you forget." Yuri said.
"Forget?! Ha Ha. Very funny."
Everybody laughed.
"Did you come here alone?" Hippo asked.
"Nope. Someone is coming as well." Hotoshi said.
"Really? Who could it be?" Taki asked.
Then suddenly they heard a singing voice:
"Pāru Piari wa, pāru Piari wa..."
They immediately recognized that voice.
"It's..." Masahiro was about to get excited but Rina hold his hand.
"We know that. Let's give him a warm welcome." Rina smiled.
Then they continue to listen as the singing voice is closing by:
"`Pāru Piari wa, pāru Piari wa/ Narita/ ikutsu ka no dansu de tsukura reta, ikutsu ka no kappo wa/ watashi ga iu yo/ anata wa SHUF - FLE/ subete no suteppu wa, anata ga okonau/ wa ni tsunagaru koto ga dekiru hōhō/ pāru Piari, pāru Piari/ omo yo, yori komakai nani mo arimasen atarashī nani ka/ otoko wa, watashi ga/ ' anata o terin yo soreha/ bakku dansu o yarubeki koto ga takusanda, amai dansu/ watashitachi wa modotte kimasu -..."
Enter Kazama Yoshiro, Masahiro's best friend for life. Wearing the Micheal Jackson's hat and holding a stuff toy in one of his hand, he sang this song. When he saw Luchia and others smiling at him, he took of his Micheal Jackson's hat and smiled.
"Well hello..."
But when he saw Naoki, Shizuro and the butler, he gasped in amazement.
"Sufferin Succotash! It's Masahiro's parents and butler!" Kazama gasped in amazement.
"Indeed. It's been a while." The butler smiled.
"It sure is. Hello sir! Hello Uncle Shizuro and Taoki! Hello Aunt Naoki and Yukito! Hello folks! Hello buddy! Hello Nagisa!" Kazama said in excitement as he shook everyone's hands in style, "How are you all?"
"Well we are fine. It's good to see you again." Naoki smiled.
"How things go, Kazama?" Shizuro asked, "And how things go between you and Masahiro?"
"More than awesome cause I love to follow him around." Kazama smiled.
"Wow!" Everyone said in awe in which Masahiro whistled.
"That's right. So how are you Shirais?"
"We are fine. Thanks Kazama." Taoki said.
"What about you?" Yukito asked smiling.
"Me? Ah! I'm super fine." Kazama said proudly, "So? Are you having some party and doing some buck dance, sweet dance?"
Everybody laughed at Kazama's question.
"Not party actually. Just a family dinner." Nagisa smiled.
"I'm pretty sure you are starving now cause I could see your stomach is rumbling." Rina asked smiling.
"Yeah. Me and Hotoshi went on a wild ride." Kazama sighed, "And besides, I haven't seen you four girls for a while ever since the school is finished, where were you four?"
The four girls tried to think of something. Suddenly, Hanon has a idea.
"Shopping!" Hanon said happily.
"Shopping?! From the time you finished school all the way to night?!" Kazama gasped.
"Yep. She's fashion craze." Luchia said happily.
"Oh. No wonder."
Everybody laughed.
"And it looks like the pink-haired girl there is surely well known, isn't it?" Kazama asked.
"Oh hi. I am Suzuka, one of Nagisa's and Masahiro's friend." Suzuka said happily.
Kazama then looked at her for a moment and he recognized her, he gasped.
"Say. Haven't I seen you somewhere before when I was with Masahiro?" Kazama asked.
Everyone became startled all off a sudden.
"Wait. You and Kazama met Suzuka before?" Rina asked.
Masahiro thought for a moment and then suddenly remembers.
"Ah! Now I remember. That was two months ago." Masahiro said.
"Two months ago?!" Everybody asked in shock.
"Yeah. Two months ago." Kazama said, "Somewhere in a shop."
There was a bit of a silence for a moment.
"Tell us about it." The butler said as Masahiro and Kazama told the narrative about it.
Flashback (Two Months Ago):
Kazama and Masahiro are hanging around on a shop where it sells CDs, DVDs and clothes. Kazama is desperately looking for Micheal Jackson's latest album which was released internationally a few days ago.
"Are you sure you can find it?" Masahiro asked, "You have been searching it for ages."
"Come on Masahiro. When the latest albums are released, this shop gets it on the store first." Kazama said, "And since Micheal Jackson-san's latest album was released internationally a few days ago, I'm sure it's in here."
Kazama then tried looking for it one more time. But then much to his shock, the album he was looking for is in the front row.
"Sufferin Succotash! It's in the front!" Kazama gasped.
"Well you have been searching endlessly where it's laying in front all the time." Masahiro said and laughed.
"Ha Ha. Very funny. Come on Masahiro. To the counter."
Masahiro nodded as both of the boys were about to go to the counter where suddenly they saw a 10 years old pink haired girl looking at the mirror with a smile on her face. She's wearing a beautiful pink prom dress. Kazama's mouth got opened in which Masahiro closed it. They approached her.
"Sufferin Succotash. Where did you get that from? Is that a Barbie or a Cinderella's prom dress?" Kazama gasped.
"A mixture of both you can say cause I'm a big fan of them." The girl said happily, "I got it from here. Aren't I pretty?"
"Well you sure do. You are gonna win the first prize for beauty dress contest if you wear it." Masahiro smiled.
"Thank you."
"Do you have a talent show coming up that you have to wear it?" Kazama asked.
"No. Not really. Anyway, what are you two doing here?"
"This." Masahiro said as Kazama showed Micheal Jackson's latest album, "He is a big fan of Jackson-san."
"I see."
"Suzuka! Are you done yet?" A voice called out.
"Oh. I got to go now. Daddy is calling me. Later."
And so Suzuka left in a rush.
"So Suzuka, eh?" Masahiro smiled.
"Yep. Nice name for her." Kazama smiled, "Let's go to the counter checker then, shall we?"
"Hai."
And so both boys went to the counter checker.
Present day:
"Whoa!" Everyone said in awe.
"That's nice. So that's how you and Kazama first met Suzuka, isn't it?" Naoki smiled at Masahiro who nodded, "But at that time, we didn't know about her at all."
"Well we didn't know anything about Kazama and Hotosho also." Rina said.
"Gee. I just wished we could have met you and Hotoshi earlier." Kaito sighed.
"What about you Hotoshi-kun? Have you met Suzuka before?" Luchia asked.
"No I haven't." Hotoshi said, "In fact, that's my first time seeing her."
"Oh Now I remember seeing them as well." Suzuka said happily.
"Yeah. When I met you again, my mind was completely blank." Masahiro sighed.
"So Suzuka. Still have the same pink prom dress you wore on the shop?" Kazama asked.
"I still have that." Suzuka said happily.
"In case you are wondering who called Suzuka, I was the one who called her." Saito smiled, "I'm Saito."
"And I'm Azumi." Azumi introduced herself.
"Wow. So we have Uncle Saito, who is Suzuka's daddy, and Aunt Azumi, who is Suzuka's mommy." Kazama said sweetly in which everyone nodded and smiled at him.
"They are Mom's and Dad's best friends." Masahiro smiled.
"As well as mine." Nagisa said.
"Wait a sec? Your's and Nagisa's parents best friend?" Kazama gasped in which everyone nodded, "Then how come I never saw them before?"
"Well it's a long short story." Naoki smiled.
"Well how can a story be so long when it's suppose to be short?"
Everbody laughed.
"Well you got a point Kazama." Shizuro said.
"Indeed. The story should either be long or short. No long short stories." The butler said in which everybody laughed.
"And you must be Kazama Yoshiro." Suzuka said happily, "Nice to meet you."
"Yeah. Nice to meet...Hey wait a second. How did you know my name?" Kazama asked in shock.
"They visited the mansion when I was not there and they went around my room." Masahiro said.
"You were in my house at that time. But how did they know where was your mansion?"
The others tried to think of something to explain it to Kazama. Hippo tried to show him the Pearl Radar but...
"No don't Hippo-sama. The pearl might blink and Kazama-san would be suspicious." Yuri said.
Rina then suddenly had an idea.
"There was an GPS on Saito's SUV and we used it to find the mansion." Rina smiled.
"Oh I see. Well it looks like we have new friends. Good to see you." Kazama smiled
Everyone smiled and sighed in relief as Kazama sat between Suzuka and Masahiro. He then put his stuff toy on the table. Everyone then looked at it. The stuff toy is a Tuxedo cat with a big red nose.
"Aww. Who is this cute stuff toy?" Seira asked cutely.
"He joined us on a seach today." Hotoshi said.
"Really? What search?" Hanon asked.
"That we will tell you later." Kazama said, "Anyway his name is Sylvester. Sylvester, say hello to them. Don't be shy."
Kazama then used his fingers to wave Sylvester's hand as if he is greeting them. Everyone was in awe and squealed.
"Aww. He is so kawaii." Seira squealed.
"Look at his big red nose." Suzuka squealed.
"Nice to meet you Sylvester-san." Hanon smiled as she shook Sylvester's hand.
While the others are greeting him, Rina was a bit curious about it. Masahiro, Nagisa and their parents talked to her about it.
"Rina, if you are curious about it, let me tell you. Sylvester is another Looney Tune character and Kazama's favorite." Masahiro said.
"Really?" Rina asked curiously.
"Yeah. Actually it is he who first said Sufferin Succotash."
"Oh. So that cat was the first one to used that catchphrase."
"Yeah. When he was young, his mom brought him that stuff toy because she knows that he is a die hard Sylvester fan." Nagisa said.
"Oh. I bet he might have plenty of DVDs about him then."
"Actually he has a few of them." The butler said.
"But why? I thought he is a huge fan of him."
"Well to start with, this poor Sylvester almost always ends up on the losing side." Naoki said.
"Yeah and Kazama couldn't stand it." Shizuro said.
"Really?" Rina was a bit surprised.
"Yeah. He tried to find any DVDs where Sylvester gets a spotlight at least." Yukito said, "So in most episodes, Kazama skips it."
"Not all times he ends on the losing side. Sometimes he does win but rarely." Taoki said.
"So now I understand. So it's better not to to say anything about that." Rina said in which they nodded.
They then looked at Kazama as he is making Sylvester talking to him.
"Guys. It looks like Sylvester has found its target." Kazama said.
"Really? Who could it be?" Kaito asked.
"Let's find out." Saito said.
"This will be really interesting." Suzuka said happily.
Kazama then put Sylvester on the table facing Gaito.
"Me?!" Gaito asked in shock.
"Yeah. Sylvester wants to suffocate you for your evil deeds." Kazama said evily, "So prepare to get suffocated! Hai-Yah!"
And so Kazama then pushed Sylvester right into Gaito's face as if Sylvester is suffocating Gaito. Gaito then fell down on the chair and everybody laughed.
"Grr." Gaito growled as he got up.
"Calm down Gaito. He is just playing around." Sara said.
"Yeah. Payback for what you did to his family." Hippo said.
"His family?! But we never even met their parents." Gaito said.
"Well you harmed them externally." Seira said.
"Like what?!"
"Well you know what you did." Yuri said.
"And you took part of it."
Everybody laughed as Kazama got back on his seat with the stuff toy Sylvester.
"So now it looks like we have our best friend-in-law." Rina smiled.
"Wait?! Did you get married already?" Kazama gasped in which everybody laughed.
"No. Future Best friend-in-law." Masahiro smiled.
"Oh. But I never heard of that term. Is that a new term invented? Did the world hear it?"
"Not really. We invented it ourselves." Nagisa said.
"Oh. But what's that?"
"When the bridegroom or bride and their friends are very close together." Naoki smiled.
"So that means I will be Masahiro's best friend-in-law when they get married."
Everyone nodded.
"Same here but with Nagisa." Hotoshi said in which Hanon and Nagisa nodded.
"But both of you should be both Nagisa's and Masahiro's best friend-in-law since all for of you are close." Nikora said in which all the four boys nodded.
"But what about you, Luchia-sama? What will you become?" Hippo asked.
"Why? I will be Rina's and Hanon's best friend-in-law." Luchia said happily.
"Well looking forward to it." Maki said.
"Don't forget Sylvester. He will your best friend-in-law as well." Kazama said happily in which everybody smiled.
"Wow. This is particularly awesome." Yukito said happily, "What a dinner we are having."
"Yeah. At least there's no school tomorrow." Taoki said.
"But the question is: are we really going to remember all these advanced plans?" Shizuro asked.
"Of course we will. I have already written down where the marriage will take place and now I will write the new term of in-laws." Naoki smiled.
"Wow!" Everyone said in awe.
"You two seem to be really hungry. Would you like to have something to eat?" The butler asked.
"Please do, sir!" Kazama and Hotoshi cried.
10 minutes later:
"Arigato! Thanks for the food." Kazama and Hotoshi said.
"It's a plesure." Maki and the butler smiled and bowed.
There was a laughter for a moment.
"So what did you do today?" Suzuka asked.
"Today? Voice Searching." Hotoshi said happily.
"Voice Searching?" Nagisa asked curiously.
"Yeah. Searching for the voices we heard yesterday and day before yesterday." Kazama said.
"Which happened separately." Masahiro said in which Kazama and Hotoshi nodded.
"Well so what did you do in your voice searching?" Kaito asked.
"Well. It all started with this..." Kazama said as he and Hotoshi began the narrative.
Flashback (Between Evening and Night at the Beach):
"Hey Hotoshi. Where did you hear the voice that occurred yesterday?" Kazama asked.
"Well I think the voice might have sat on the rock and sang there." Hotoshi said.
"I also thought of that. What about you, Sylvester?"
Kazama then moved Sylvester's head up and down, meaning yes.
"What do you think? Shall we wait?" Hotoshi asked.
"Let's wait here for sometime." Kazama said.
They laid down and relaxed themselves for a while.
15 minutes later:
"Nope. Didn't hear anything." Hotoshi sighed.
"Maybe they are not here today." Kazama said, "Let's go home."
As the boys were about to get up, suddenly they heard a voice. It's the voice that Hotoshi heard yesterday!
"I know that voice. From Yesterday!" Hotoshi gasped.
"Well let's go then. We got no time to lose." Kazama said.
So Hotoshi and Kazama, carrying the stuff toy Sylvester, followed the voice they are hearing. Sadly, the voice disappeared when they arrived.
"No! Why?!" Hotoshi cried.
"There There." Kazama comforted Hotoshi.
Suddenly they heard another voice. It's the voice that Kazama heard day before yesterday!
"Hey! That's the voice I heard day before yesterday!" Kazama gasped.
"Well let's go then." Hotoshi said.
So the boys ran following the voice. Unfortunately, it was all in vain as voice disappeared when they arrived.
"That's not fair!" Kazama said as he clutched his stuff toy Sylvester into his arms as if he was in tears.
"Take it easy, Kazama." Hotoshi said sadly.
Their stomachs are starting to rumble in hunger.
"Oh Great. Our stomachs are starting to rumble as well." Hotoshi sighed.
"Let's go to Pearl Piari then." Kazama said.
"Good idea."
And so off they went. Before that Kazama could see that his Micheal Jackson hat was on the rocks, much to his surprise. He grabbed his hat and off he went, wondering the voices are really coming from and why do they occur when they are here.
Present:
"Aww..." Everyone was sad after hearing it.
"It's really bad that you couldn't find the singing voices." Hanon said sadly.
"No. They heard it but when they approached it, the voices were not there." Rina said.
"And also how did your hat landed on the rocks?" Luchia asked.
"I don't know. I kept it on the sand and the next time I found out, it was on the rocks." Kazama said.
"Maybe the wind blew it?" Nagisa asked.
"Well in that case, you should never leave your things behind." Yukito said.
"Yeah. You got lucky that your hat didn't get blown off hundreds of miles away." Taoki said.
"But we didn't feel any breeze." Hotoshi said.
"Or maybe Sylvester might have put it on the rocks?" Masahiro asked in which everybody laughed.
"Nice joke, pal. This is a stuff toy and stuff toys are inanimate." Kazama said.
"Well you sometimes occasionally pretend that it is alive." Naoki said.
"Really? Like what?"
"Well on our son's last birthday, you helped as if Sylvester helped him to cut the cake." Shizuro said.
"Well..."
"And also you pretend as if Sylvester is eating." The butler said.
"Uh..."
Everybody laughed.
"It could be one thing though I am not sure." Saito said.
"And what could that be?" Hotoshi asked.
"I think some girls might have taken a liking for you and started singing." Kaito said.
"And when you tried to follow them, they might have run off cause they don't want to get embarrassed." Azumi said.
"Ah ha. The voices we heard came from someone sitting on the rocks." Hotoshi said, "I am sure of it."
"Then maybe they sat on the rocks and sang there." Suzuka said happily.
"Could be possible." Kazama said.
"Not possible. If that happened, you might had spotted the girls by now." Hippo said.
Kazama and Hotoshi gave a big sigh.
"Hey no need to worry boys. I am sure you will find these voices some day." Nikora said.
"Oh by the way Seira. Any luck of love?" Kazama asked.
"No!" Seira cried.
"Aren't there any orange haired boys in your class?" Sara asked.
"Sadly no." Kazama said.
"That could be possible. Sara had destroyed her kingdom in full rage and Seira is a bit young to rebuild it." Gaito thought.
"Anyway. Is there anything that could be done?" Hotoshi asked.
"True. I'm really bored." Taki said.
"Well let's all end this visit then." Hippo smiled.
"No!" Everybody said in anger.
"But then what can we do?" Maki asked.
Luchia then suddenly have an idea.
"I know. Let's sing." Luchia said happily.
"Eh?!" Everyone is shocked.
"What? You girls can sing?" Hotoshi was a bit surprised.
"I thought only Aunt Naoki and Yukito can sing beautifully." Kazama said.
"Excuse me people. Give me a second." Hippo said as he dragged Luchia to a room.
"Luchia. Are you crazy?! You know you have to transform into your idol form to sing." Hippo said, "It's okay for others but Hotoshi and Kazama-san..."
"I know. Don't worry. We will not transform. That's why I have an idea." Luchia said.
"Let me hear your idea then."
"You remember the stage of the Pearl Piari Party?"
"Yeah. I think the stage is still there."
"That's where we will sing. As for music, a piano can be played. Yuri has the piano and can play it."
"Hmmm...Sounds like a good idea."
"Can you call all the current and former mermaid princesses as well as Nikora, Yuri and Taki?"
Hippo nodded and he ran to call all the current and former mermaid princess, Nikora, Yuri and Taki. They all soon came and listened to Luchia's idea and they all liked it.
"Wow. This is going to be fun." Yuri said.
"It sure is." Luchia smiled, "Hippo. Tell the others that we might need twenty minutes to get started."
Hippo said and ran to tell the others about it. The others had a mixed reaction about it.
"Twenty minutes? Isn't it a bit long?" Hotoshi sighed.
"It might be a worth waiting for I never have known that, except Aunt Naoki and Yukito, these girls can sing." Kazama said, "Aren't it, Sylvester?"
Sylvester 'nodded'.
"Well. It's really going to be a good show." Taoki said happily, "This time, we are having another Pearl Piari Party."
"Don't think so, dad. Cause at that time, a lot of people are watching it and we even sang with them." Nagisa said.
"But now it's different. At least we can get to hear our moms sing." Masahiro said.
"Yeah but we won't be able to sing." Shizuro sighed.
"So you never sang before when you were teens?" The butler asked in which the husbands shook their head.
"Not really. For me, I find it to embarrassing." Saito said in which everybody laughed.
"Don't worry, daddy. You will be fine." Suzuka said happily.
"I was also there too in the party." Maki said.
"And untill then, what should we do for twenty minutes?" Gaito asked.
Everybody sighed in which Gaito knew that there was nothing to do untill then.
22 minutes later:
The husbands, boys, Suzuka, Gaito and Maki sat and stared at the closed curtains.
"Boy aren't you excited, guys?" Kazama nodded happily in which Sylvester 'nodded.'
"Of course I am. It will really be interesting to hear the girls sing." Hotoshi said.
"It has already been 22 minutes. How long will they take?" Gaito wondered.
"It takes times for them to get ready." Taoki said, "Why in a hurry?"
"Do you have any problem, ?" Saito teased.
"Hey! I am not grumpy!" Gaito said in which everyone laughed.
"Yeah but it's too bad we couldn't come to the Pearl Piari Party because we didn't know anyone at that time." Shizuro said.
"But we did told you about it, dad." Masahiro said.
"Yeah. This is exactly how it looked like." Nagisa said, "Well except the curtains."
"I was also there." Maki said, "And we also sang."
"Hey look! Taki and Hippo are there." Suzuka said.
"They are about to open the curtain now." The butler said.
And so Taki and Hippo opened the curtain. There Nikora stood. With a smile on her face, she held on the microphone and said:
"I hope you all enjoy the show, my friends. And now let me introduce to you all who will sing today. Please welcome: Luchia and their friends.
And so a huge sound of claps can be heard as Nikora exited and Yuri appeared with her piano. Soon, the current and former mermaid princesses appeared, all with a smile on their face. They are wearing their current attire.
"Now to all our friends. Are you ready then?" Luchia asked smiling.
Kazama and others roared in cheers.
"Yosh. Let's start then!" Luchia called.
"Live Start!" The current and the former mermaid princesses said.
Yuri then began to play the piano and after a few music tunes, the current and the former mermaid princesses began to sing sing slowly and beautifully (Song name: Love Goes on.)
Yume no owari no negau no wa naze
Are hateta basho ni mo nanawa saku no ni
Nanairo no kaze nanairo no sona
Kibou wa sekai ni afureteru no ni
Machigaeta yume wo miteta dake
Ai no arikaya kioku no nazoto
Tsuki sasaru tsumetai kodoku ni
Anata wa kurushindata no
Junbaku no
Tsuba wo yasumete yasashiku nemutte
Ikitai to negai umareta deshou Saa
Kibou no kane oto saigo no uta wo ima
Tsuyoi mono dake no sekai janai kara
Listen to my love (Listen to my love) kono uta wo
And afterwards, they finished singing and bowed. For a moment, Kazama and Hotoshi gasped in awe. They never thought that the girls would sing so well. All they knew in their lives before that that only Aunt Yukito and Naoki could sing well. They then started to clap and beam like crazy.
"Bravo! Bravo! Wonderful! Wonderful!" Kazama said happily. Sylvester is 'clapping' as well.
"You girls sang beautifully." Hotoshi said in excitement, "All of you are awesome!"
"Why thank you." Azumi smiled before everyone said, "Would you like an encore?"
"Encore! Encore!" Kazama and Hotoshi chanted.
"Encore! Encore!" Nagisa, Masahiro and others later chanted as well.
"Yosh. Let's sing again then." Luchia said.
"Live Start!" The current and the former mermaid princesses said.
And so they began to sing the same song again, fully this time and everyone is enjoying it.
Me: Yep and that ends Chapter 29.
*Luchia and Azumi appeared.*
Suzuka *cried in joy*: Mummy!
Azumi *smiling*: There There I am here.
*Azumi and Suzuka hugged each other.*
Sarah: Would you look at them? Isn't that sweet?
Luchia *smiling*: It sure is. Anyway, what do you have to say?
Me: The thing is that I will make an announcement at the end of the next chapter.
*Luchia, Azumi, Suzuka and Sarah got surprised.*
Azumi: An announcement? Are you going to hold up like you did on Chapter 27?
Me: No. I am serious this time.
Sarah *smiling*: So everyone. Chapter 30 will be coming soon.
Luchia: And untill then, don't forget to review and like.
Suzuka: Encore! Encore!