In truth the past wasn't a happy time for me as well. So, I kind of understood how Master felt. I had so much rage back then. So much angry at them. In my past life I was a mermaid. I could only watch humans from a distance.

Humans could be many things. Dangerous, scary, but...also beautiful.

In truth I felt kind of jealous of humans. How freely they could move around on the land. How they could walk hand in hand. It was a small village I always watched them at. From a distance. As a mermaid it was dangerous to get too close to them.

That was until one day...

I found a young girl outside the village not doing anything that special. She was hanging up wet cloth to dry. Out of nowhere she started to sing to herself. In truth...it was the first time I heard a human sing. I couldn't turn away. I think...in that small moment I fell for that girl. That human girl...

She looked pretty young...not much older than 16 or 17 I would have guessed. She was plain looking nothing special about her stood out. She had long brown hair just under her shoulders and light blue eyes.

A human with a mermaid? that could never work. I knew that but...It was too late. I had fallen for her.

I slowly moved closer to the land where she was working. I couldn't look away. I wanted to move closer. I wanted to speak with her. But I didn't want too scary her away.
It was unheard of...for a mermaid to even speak to a human. In truth now looking back on that memory. That girl looks a lot like my current master. Maybe...that was why I fell for her so quickly? "What...is that song?" was the first thing I asked her. She was startled. she quickly stepped back hearing my voice. Her reaction wasn't good. I feared she would run away now. "A...M-Mermaid?" She looked scared when she saw me.

"Please I... I don't wish you any harm." I lightly told her. But her guard was up. Humans had many stories about us bring down ships. So of course, her reaction was fear when she saw me. I reached toward her but as soon as I did, she fled.

"..." it wasn't a good first inner action. I just wanted to speak with her. She ran from me as fast as she could. I didn't even know her name. I felt tears run from my eyes. would I even see her again? or would she be too scared to come back to the coastline now? In truth it had been a week sense that encounter. I haven't seen that girl sense than. I had been searching for her each day too.

Was she hiding in the village? Because I scared her so badly? I wanted to see her again.

It was the first time I wanted to be a human. I wanted to go into the village to find her. But it was dangerous to use transform magic. I knew that...but I didn't care. I would have limited time. But I had to try to find her. It took some getting used too. But...after a bit I got used to walking on these legs. I quickly made my way to the village. There were more people in the village than I thought. it would be hard to find her here.

I couldn't help but frown. How could I find her with so many people around? But a bit further in I could hear arguing. "You should just give up. I am picking you so you will be mine and that's final!"

"Why would I want to be with someone like you? You make me sick!" I found her arguing with some guy. "Doesn't matter what you want. it only matters what I want. As the village chief son. I get everything I want!" He grabbed hold of her arm glaring at her. "That means you." She tried pulling her arm free. "Never." In truth this man would change everything in this village and not for the better. He only saw greed and nothing else. he didn't care about anyone else but himself. "Just remember little girl. you are mine and no one else. No matter what you think." he angry released her arm.

"He makes me sick." she turned around to see me standing there. "...?!" fear quickly filled her eyes. "H-How...?" she whispered. I stepped toward her to speak to her, but she quickly fled seeing me. I chased after her. "W-Wait please!" I begged her. "H-How are you even here?!" She cried as she tripped. I quickly caught her as she fell. "Are you alright?" She just stared up at me. She was still scared just seeing me there. She wouldn't answer me. "I will not harm you, I promise." I whispered to her. Taking her into a hug. "Why are you here?" she asked me. "I was looking for you." I plainly told her.

I'm sure she was surprised. "But...aren't you...?" she asked me, "Yes I am." I told her holding her against me. "But...you look human right now." she whispered to me. "I am using magic to have this form right now." I plainly told her. "I wanted to find you. I wanted to talk to you." It had been over a week sense I saw her. But I still didn't even know her name.

In truth that was the start of my memories with her. They started out so happy but...soon they would end in tragedy. After that we started speaking almost daily. I think it still felt weird to both of us. A human and Mermaid just talking back and fore to each other. "You were the first human I heard sing..."

"Oh? is that why you wanted to talk in our first meeting?"

"Yes..." In truth...she still had her guard up somewhat. But it was lower now. Each day I looked forward to speaking with her more. We always met in the same spot each day. outside the village where we first met. Was our meeting spot. "...are you really going to marry that man?"

"...I don't want too." That didn't tell me yes or no. "Then don't." She frowned at me, "Problem is that village chief's son. It will cause problems if I tell him no." She was in a tight spot she told me. if she didn't marry him. Her family would be in trouble. "Do you love him?"

"Of course not. Just being around him makes me sick." she once told me. That gave me hope even if it shouldn't. A human with a mermaid? would never work out. "You could just stay with me. Come into the sea with me. I can use magic to transform you into a mermaid." She looked surprised by my idea. I wanted her to stay with me. She knew that. "I'm sorry..." was all she could say to me. She told me she couldn't leave her family behind. That it would never work out no matter what.

I should have tried harder than. I should have. But I didn't. Because I didn't want to push her. But...I should have. If I had...she would still be alive. It had been two weeks sense I saw her. I was worried. I even when into town to find her but couldn't find her anywhere. Where was she? Why can't I find her?

"Did you hear?"

"I can't believe this happened it's so sad."

"She took her life after the village chief son force himself on her."

"I heard she was with his child and couldn't take it."

...no. No... you can't be...

"I heard she threw herself into the ocean."

"There is a rumor she was in love with someone outside the village too..."

You can't be...you got to be kidding me. why didn't I try harder? Why...didn't I argue more?

"I heard she didn't want to leave the village because she was worried about her parents." I feel like I failed her. She was gone. "They plan the burning for tonight. Right now, they have her body resting on a boat in the port." I have to see for sure. I have to know for sure.

I raced to the port to find her body on a small boat. She wasn't breathing. "Please forgive me..." Tears quickly fell from my eyes seeing her body just lying there lifeless. "Why...didn't I try harder?" She really was gone. "I'm sorry..." Love between a human and mermaid could never work out. I was heartbroken. She had been taken from me. I couldn't forgive that man. I would make him pay no matter what.

The angry of the Sea god. That time became known as. My angry didn't subside. In angry I took down the fishing boat as soon as they left the village. That village chief's son was on boat too. In doing so...I did doom that village. So many human men were onboard. But I didn't care. Even if it would never bring her back. My angry took a long time to subside.

They noticed right away that I was upset. "My prince...you appear to be in a bad mood lately, is there anything I can help with?"

"No." Nothing would make this right. I had taken lives in angry. The angry of the sea god humans called it after it happened. I doomed a village because I couldn't...deal with what had happened. I couldn't move on. my people the mermaids noticed something was wrong with me. My smile had disappeared some time ago. I was spending so much time alone in my room. Nothing would make this right.

"Is the prince sick?"

"I heard a rumor...he fell in love with a human girl."

"I heard she passed away not too long ago."

"But he had to know...love between a human and mermaid would never work, right?"

I can't move on. I don't want to move on. I am heart broken. Why...? Why did this have to happen? Why her? Was all I could think about that. Why...? couldn't I be with her? Why didn't I try harder? I am a failure...I can't even protect one girl.

I couldn't keep food down. Soon I gave up eating all together. My people tried to get me to eat. But I quickly refused. "My prince please you must eat."

"I can't..." I had given up at that point. What was the point anymore? This world...I don't want to be here anymore. If she's not here...I don't want to be here as well.

Humans could be many things. Dangerous, scary, but...also beautiful.

I felt that again in my next life as a Servant. But I was in for the most shock of all when I had been summoned. The person who had summoned me without a doubt was her.
"...!" I couldn't believe my eyes. I held myself back as much as I could. In this life we are two different people. But...I know without a doubt that it is her. I would never forget her voice or face for that matter. I wanted to cry in happiness to see her again alive.

I would play the part. I was given. She gave me a new name in this life. She named me Nemo. I agreed to go by that name. I was her only servant. So that worked out nicely for me. I could be close to her without any trouble. I could stay beside her. I would protect her no matter what this time.

This time...We will be together.