Mermaid Melody: Pearl Lullaby

Chapter 1

"Hey give that back!" A voice called out, the Pearl Bath House, home to now eight mermaids, one fortune teller, a penguin, and a jellyfish. "Not a chance, you've had almost the whole thing!" Another voice shouted. "I told you that it was mine, that's why Nikora gave it to me!" Turns out it was Seira screaming. "Oh yeah, well did she intend for you to eat the whole tub!?" This time it was Coco yelling. "Yeah, because it's my tub, you ate yours the other day, because you were depressed that Hanon, Rina, Lucia, and Caren have boyfriends and you don't!" Seira shouted.

"What was that?" Coco said. "I said you are a lovely girl with a bright future full of love." Seira said getting scared by Coco's face. "That's what I thought you said. Speaking of which, where are those four?" She said as she put down the tub of ice cream she took. "I think you should know where they are by now." Noel said as she walked into the room. "Nope, not a clue." Coco said. "You are so dim-witted. They're out with the guys you were yelling about." She said and stepped out again. "Well, how can expect me to know everything, for all you know, they could've been out shopping or something, you never know."

"Well, actually, they said they were going with them before they left." Seira said as she grabbed the tub. Coco got mad and took the tub and dumped it over Seira's head.

"Hey, what's that for, you wasted all my ice cream!?" Seira shouted. "You stop your complaining, it's fattening anyway! Besides, you made me mad, so you get what you deserve." Coco said and stormed off. "Now I gotta go take a bath to get this out of my hair. Of well, at least I get the bath to myself." She said and skipped to the baths. "Hey does anyone know where my spare glasses are, I asked Rina to hold my regular pair a few days ago." Noel said. "Nope, I haven't seen one glimpse of them." Seira said as she walked by her.

"Seira? Why do you have ice cream all over your head?" She asked with a face that said what the hell? "Coco dumped it on me." She said as she entered the bathroom and shut the door. "Okay? I'm gonna pretend I didn't just see the cutest thing in my life." Oh my gosh, even with ice cream all over her head she's so cute! She thought as she walked into the dining room. "Nikora? You here?" She called. "Yeah, I'm in the kitchen." She called back. "Hey, do you know where my other pair of glasses are?" She asked as she entered the kitchen. "Yeah, I think they were on the coffee table in the living room." She said.

"Oh, I see them, thanks. Oh by the way, I know it's been two months since we ventured into the cold lands of Antarctica. But I still can't help but feel that the peace in the sea won't last, and plus weren't we supposed to go back to our kingdoms when the war was done?" She said as she got her glasses and put them on. "Yeah, but Lucia wanted to stay, and when she said that, everyone else kinda voted the idea out. So Hippo's still upset because of the whole love incident that now involves four mermaid princesses." She said as she started washing the dishes. "Oh yeah, he get's upset about any human love, I remember when he got upset because those three guys went on the trip with us and he swam super fast just to keep those six from getting too close, not that he could stop them on the plane." She said with a laugh.

"Well, Hippo's very protective of you all, he just wants you all to be happy, and not get broken hearts." She paused for a minute. "Like he did." She finished. Noel thought about it for a second. That's right, he was in love with that dark lover Yuri, I wonder if he just wants to keep his mind on us so he doesn't have to see repeats of that time. Poor Hippo. She thought and she exited the room. "I wonder where Hippo is anyway?" Nikora said as she finished the small load of dishes. "WHAT IS THIS!?" She heard a voice shout. "What, what, what is it? Did Seira get her tail stuck in the drain again!?" Nikora said as she entered the living room.

"No, I happen to find Caren reading a love letter!" Hippo said in a furious tone. "Why do I hear yelling coming from down the street." Rina said as she came in. "Because Hippo was being nosy and reading my letter over my shoulder." Caren said as she smacked his head. "Hey, I was just trying to make sure nobody was getting too serious with the humans." He said as he rubbed his head. "You know, you never say anything to Lucia, or Hanon, or Rina, and they've been with humans longer than I have." Caren said. "Hey, there's no need to keep anyone from anybody. You know Hippo, your obsession with keeping us from the humans is getting annoying." Rina said. "Even Rina's mad at me! I'm only trying to protect them." He cried.

"There there Hippo." Nikora said with a smile. "I'm sorry, Hippo." Rina said. "But still, you just gotta face facts, we're in love with humans, and I'm sure Seira, and Coco and Nikora, and Noel will fall in love too. If they already haven't." Caren said.

"I guess your right, I was only trying to keep you all from suffering a broken heart, like I did." He said. "Oh Hippo." Rina said, and she knelt down next to him. "You don't gotta worry about us, we can take care of ourselves, and we know we've found guys who would never hurt us, you only suffered because she was on opposite sides, you can't help but suffer from that. But don't worry, somewhere out there, I'm sure Yuri's waiting for." She said with smile. "Thank you Rina." He said with a smile. "Your welcome Hippo, but until then, try to cut back on the yelling about the humans, these are good people, and there's no way we could turn to bubbles. Besides, they would never hurt us in any way." Rina said with a smile.

"I guess that's a good point, I'll try not to be a bother about this anymore. I think I'll go find Lucia, I wanna ask her something." He said as he walked out of the house. "That's funny, I wonder what he wants to ask her?" Caren said. "I don't know either, but we should lay off." Rina said. "SOMEONE HELP, I GOT MY TAIL STUCK IN THE DRAIN, AGAIN!" They heard Seira scream. "Quick, someone get a pair of plyers and some olive oil! I'm coming Seira!" Nikora said as she ran for the baths.

I wonder if Lucia's at the beach again? I hope she's there. Hippo thought as he walked down the road. "What the? Why is there a penguin here?" He heard someone say. Uh oh, I better change into my human form, I don't wanna cause a fuss. But there'll be a bigger fuss if I change into a human because of the girls, but I have to. He thought, then he quickly went behind a small stand that had no one near it and transformed into his human form. "Normally I just like my handsome penguin self, but this form makes it easier to blend in with the humans. I guess I never liked this form because I never really took the time to understand humans." He said to himself. "Oh, there's Lucia. Lucia!" He called as he ran onto the beach.

"Huh? Oh, Hippo. What are you doing here, and in your human form too?" She asked. "I was coming to talk to you when I thought if I stayed in my usual form, I'd cause a disturbance." He said between breathes, he was tired from running."Oh, well, what was it you wanted to talk about?" She asked. "I wanted to ask you a question." He said as he sat next to her. "What is it?" She urged."I wanted to know, what it's like to be truly in love?" He said as he looked into the water. Lucia had a bit of shock on her face, she wasn't expecting that kind of question.

"Are you thinking of Yuri when you ask that?" She asked. "Yeah, I always thought my human form was hideous, but it's what Yuri fell in love with, and I loved her. But I don't know if you could truly call what we had love." He said. "Hippo, whatever kind of love it is, it's still love, no matter what form it's in. Now if your asking true love, then you want to feel special with the one you like. You feel happy, and comforting, and you feel lucky to be alive, like nothing else matters but the person you love. To feel that way is better than any other thing in the world." She said with a big smile. Hippo thought about that a minute.

"So Hippo, what you had with Yuri was love, but it's what you call, an everlasting love. Because even though she's not here, she's still there in your heart, and somewhere in that sea, waiting for you." She said. That's what Rina said, that she's out the waiting for me. He thought. "So you really think she's out there, and do you think she still cares for me?" He asked. "Of course Hippo, nobody could ever forget you, or stop loving you." She said with a smile. "Thank you Lucia, I needed to hear that, now I think I'm going to go for a walk." He said as he got up. "Okay, be safe, don't suddenly change back into a penguin." She said as she waved goodbye.

"Lucia!" She heard someone. "Kaito!" She waved. "Was that Hippo?" He asked as he stood by where she sat. "Yup, he just wanted to ask something." She said as she got up. "Like what?" He asked. "That's something I won't tell." She laughed.

So love makes you feel special, happy, comfortable, and lucky to be alive, I wonder if I'll ever get a chance to feel that way, like I did with Yuri. Hippo thought as he walked down the beach. Then suddenly he saw something. "What's that?" He asked, as he tried to get a better look. When he could see what it was, he could've sworn he saw someone enter the beach house. "Probably someone hiding form somebody." He said as he continued his walk. But then he stopped at a sound. It sounded like a person crying. He went up the steps and put his hand on the knob. And slowly opened the door. He did hear someone crying. "Who's there?" The person crying asked. And that voice sounded more familiar than the crying, it sounded like someone he'd been dying to see.

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Hello, remember me? I'm back, and i told you to look out for this. This is the official sequel to Love and War, and this is the very first chapter. Who is the person Hippo found, and who is the mysterious person form the final chapter of the last story? Find out in the upcoming chapters of Pearl Lullaby! Catch ya in the next chapter, SEE YA!