A/N: I do not own Skip Beat
Now that they had made it past the terrible storm Ren allowed his men to rest. In a couple of days they would begin their search, but only after any damages done to the ship were repaired and the crew men were well rested. Ren decided to go and see if Ogata had woken up yet. He still could not believe that Ogata had seen a mermaid.
Ren walked into Ogata's cabin and saw him sitting up drinking some water. "Oh good you're awake. How're you feelin?" Ren went to stand next to him.
Ogata set his cup of water down, "I'm feeling a little better, however I'm still trying to process what the hell happened. I mean really, a mermaid!" Ren put his hand on Ogata's shoulder.
"Slow down bud and tell me what exactly happened."
Ogata turned to face Ren, "Well first I was steadying myself on the side of the ship, the wind was too strong and I needed to grab onto something. Then I remember being hit on the back of my head, I don't know what hit me though. As I was falling forward a huge gust of wind pushed me back onto the ship." Ren stopped him by putting his hand up.
"The winds were going over 100 mph, they probably pushed you back before you went overboard." Ren said slightly disappointed.
"No! I was overboard, but I never touched the water. If the winds had pushed me straight back I would have hit the ship. The wind brought me back to my feet gently. And I know what I saw; it was most definitely a mermaid tail," Ogata insisted.
Ren nodded, that meant he believed Ogata, but would not voice his thoughts just yet. Ren left Ogata's cabin, when he stepped outside all his men were already hard at work repairing the ship. He looked out into the horizon and saw that the sun would be setting in about an hour or so. Ren went to go and check the damages below deck after making sure everything was okay on deck.
"How are things down here?" Ren questioned while carefully checking the sides of the ship.
"They're not too bad captain. No big holes as you can see." The man patted the side of the ship.
"Good, I'm glad she held up through the storm. Finish up here and get a good night's rest."
The man nodded, "Yes Captain."
Kyoko was shocked and amazed that they had made it past the storm. No one had ever been able to pass through before. She continued to follow and watch them keeping a safe distance away. Soon it became night and she was able to get closer. She watched as they celebrated and partied the night away. Kyoko longed to be a part of all that fun and excitement. There was one man in particular that caught her eye. He appeared to be the captain of the ship, a tall dark handsome man who all respected.
As the party continued the captain decided he needed a break and walked over to the edge of the ship. He stared out into the distance, his eyes burned with hate and revenge. Kyoko who had been watching him noticed another emotion that was well hidden behind his dark irises, sadness. She wanted to know more about this young man, why was there so much hate and sadness? She continued to watch him till the morning.
"Captain this is amazing! Come quickly! Hurry up sir!" Yashiro called for his captain rather loudly. "You've got to see this. It's unbelievable!"
Ren rubbed his eyes and sat up slowly, he wondered why Yashiro was acting hysterical. Ren walked out of his cabin and went upstairs to find that all the crew men were staring in one direction. "What are you all star-"Ren froze.
He blinked a couple of times to make sure what he saw was real. Their ship was very close to colliding with an island. Overnight they had somehow come across an island. It confused the captain to no end, how did we end up here, he wondered.
Most of the crew was wary at first, but after a couple of hours surveying the surrounding area they came to the conclusion that it was a part of their "good fortune". Ren ordered half his men to stay on the ship and finish repairs, and the other half of his men to gather as much food as possible. Ren and Yashiro went to explore more of the island before it got too dark and they would have to return.
Kyoko felt pleased with her work of helping them find the island. It only took a little wind to push them in the right direction. Kyoko knew that what she was about to do next had disaster written all over it. She swam as close as she could to the island and as close as possible to the men without being spotted right away. She focused all her energy into this one spell, a spell that turned her human. Kyoko screamed in agony, the transformation was terribly painful. Kyoko's mother once told her that the first time she attempted to transform into a human the pain would be excruciating. Each transformation the pain lessened and soon there'd be none.
With the transformation complete Kyoko lacked air under water. She rose above the water and swam towards the land. When she reached land she noticed she had on a plain white dress that went just below her knees, thin spaghetti straps and a rope belt. She coughed letting the water out from her lungs. Kyoko stood up slowly trying to keep her balance; she was like a new born lamb standing for the first time. Unknown to her there were two pairs of eyes watching her every movement.
"Sir, look." Yashiro pointed towards Kyoko.
"Do you think she could be a mermaid?" Ren questioned. He looked more closely at her, "but then again that doesn't seem possible." She seemed very clumsy and not at all like the legend described mermaids; gorgeous, graceful, charming, and seductive. This girl appeared very childish.
Yashiro interrupted Ren's thoughts, "I don't think she's a mermaid, mermaids cannot transform on their own, they need a sea witch to assist them. Why would a mermaid want to change into being a human when there is only the island with no humans? Well except us now." Ren thought about what Yashiro had said. He did have a valid point, however one the question still remains, how did she get here?