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Darkpheonix666

Haru sat quietly upon a rock gazing upon the sandy beach before her. She loved coming to the surface to admire the small village located outside Japan. Compared to most big cities she liked this small one because it was rather peaceful and quiet. She never had been fond of the big cities; they polluted the ocean and made the water smell.

She left after it made her and her best friend Makoto sick; however many others stayed behind as it was their home. She had tried to argue with them that it would make them sick and kill them; but they refused to leave believing things would get better. However Haru knew that this was not true but didn't bother arguing further as it was pointless to try.

She could never understand why most humans were so eager to destroy the planet in which they resided. They polluted oceans, destroyed forests and made more and more endangered species by the minute. Did they have no respect for the world they resided in whatsoever?

Upon coming to this new town she had found it more settling. The water was clean and people used non harmful fuel; from what she knew it was called BP. It was a quiet place and she often spotted kids and parents around the seashore. They managed to combine modern devices and the traditional build of the town in order to make it habitable and yet peaceful.

She smiled to herself as she heard kids laughing in the distance. It warmed her heart to hear such young humans having fun. They were of the most precious of all human lives; they were innocent and naive to life. When she learned many years ago that some humans abused their offspring it both angered and saddened her; why would humans create a life only to make its life a misery. It made no sense to her at all.

Suddenly she heard a quiet noise in the distance; quiet yet filled with so much sadness. As she concentrated further she heard it was crying. She looked around and spotted a small child huddled on the seashore. Haru peered closer and saw the child was no older than 10 or older. What on earth was someone so young doing alone? She climbed off her rock and swam closer to the shore to approach the child.

"Excuse me young one" Haru said gently. She stayed at a distance as to not frighten the child; after all smaller humans were easily scared. The child looked up at Haru her eyes filled with tears; they looked puffy and swollen meaning she had been crying for a while.

"W...Who are you?" the child said quietly her tone hinting curiosity yet caution. From what she could tell the lady was naked; but her long hair covered her chest. Had she lost her clothes somehow?

Haru smiled fondly "My name is Haruka; but you can call me Haru-chan. I live here near the seashore" she explained. Technically she wasn't lying; I mean she did live in the ocean and visited the seashore a lot.

Rin blinked; this lady lived near the ocean? But she had never seen a hut on the waterside all the time she had lived here. Her younger brother Gou would have said she was lying; but her eyes showed she was telling the truth.

"Aren't you cold?" Rin asked curiously. If you swam in the water with no clothes on in the evening; you got colder much faster. But this lady was stark naked; and up to her waist in the water.

Haru was touched by her concern and shook her head "No; the temperature is very tolerable" she said gently. Compared to humans; Haru could handle much harsher temperatures than humans due to being half fish.

Rin wiped her eyes slowly and stood up; she brushed off her shorts gently before approaching Haru. One of the reasons she was picked on was because she was a tomboy; that and her sharp teeth. She held her arms firmly beside her "My name is Matsuoka Rin" the girl said bravely. While her mother had warned her never to speak to strangers; this lady seemed very nice.

Haru smiled fondly; what a cute name for such a pretty girl "Nice to meet you Rin-chan. Would you mind telling me what someone so young is doing out here alone?" she asked in a concerned manner. For someone so young to be out alone was not a good thing; she could be prayed upon by the disgusting waste of humanity that was an older man that prayed upon children. She did not wish for that to happen to this girl.

Rin hesitated; she had run to the shore to hide and cry after some of the local boys had picked on her. They had pulled her hair and pushed her around all because of her wearing tomboy clothes and not being girly. After that they had called her "Weird" and "Creepy" because of her unnaturally sharp teeth.

She couldn't help it! She was just born with them; it's not like she asked for them. She took a deep breath clenching her fists "Boys...were mean to me" Rin explained quietly. They were always picking on her; all the other girls in the village wore skirts and dresses. Rin preferred to wear cargo shorts and hooded tops; sometimes even dungarees. Due to this they made fun of her.

Haru frowned; human males were capable of being such little shits as children. Luckily some grew out of it but others did not. What scared her more was how bitchy human girls could be as they grew up too. Humans really had a lot of evolving to do before they became a more peaceful species; but it seemed to be taking longer than expected.

She swam up to the shore so she was perching on the sand; her long turquoise tail rested by the edge. The water lapped over her tail so she could still swim away should she feel threatened. But somehow she felt that this child could be trusted; that she meant her no harm.

Rin stared in awe at the tail attached to the lady. It was so beautiful and shiny; an alluring greenish blue compared to the deep blue of the ocean. It was like looking at a scaly mirror; so pretty.

Haru saw her staring and blinked curiously "What's wrong?" she asked bluntly. Surely this girl had seen a fish body before right? Humans caught fish in order to eat them didn't they?

"You...You have such a pretty tail; it looks like my mum's earrings" Rin said shyly. She wanted to touch it but she didn't think that would be polite. So she opted to looking; maybe if she stared long enough she could remember the colour and draw a picture for later.

Haru beamed happily at the compliment; this human was much more polite that the ones from the city. She was obviously raised well by her family which made Haru relieved. "Thank you Rin-chan; your teeth are quite something too. They're so shiny and pointy; just like a shark" she said sweetly pointing at Rin's mouth.

Rin blushed and poked at her teeth; this was the first time someone hadn't teased her about them. It was a nice change for once; compared to her every day tormentors. Ever since she started preschool all the boys had made fun of her for her clothes and her teeth. They never let her play with them and told other kids to stay away from her; leaving her completely friendless.

That was up until she met Sousuke. Sousuke was an older boy with dark blue eyes and black hair; he was 13. He was popular with the girls but acted cold to every single one of them; he sometimes shared his snacks with her. Sadly he had been off sick with a cold recently meaning he wasn't at preschool. This left her without anyone to play with during lunch time.

She couldn't wait to tell him about Haru when he got back. Sousuke was good at keeping secrets so she was ok to tell him; he wasn't the type to hurt others. He hadn't told anyone when she accidentally drank too much juice and had an accident. Instead he just got her a spare pare from the teachers drawer and helped her wash the other pair.

"Y...You have pretty eyes" Rin said shyly. They were a lighter shade than her tail and a very piercing blue colour. They were so haunting and shone like the sun on the ocean. She felt like she could get lost in Haru's eyes for what could be forever; and still not care about anything at all.

Haru reached and stroked a strand of Rin's maroon hair; causing the young girl to jolt in surprise. "You have lovely hair; it's so shiny and such an unusual colour. I bet that's why the boys tease you" Haru said warmly.

Youths tended to treat their peers badly when they were jealous of something. In this case it stemmed that Rin was different than the others and obviously didn't like fitting into the norms. Due to this her classmates bullied her because she refused to be like them. Due to them not understanding why she didn't obey they bullied her.

Rin said nothing her maroon eyes shining fondly; she had never felt so happy around someone before. She felt so safe and like she could tell her anything; it was the most comforting feeling she had felt in a while.

"Haru-chan?" Rin asked cautiously. She felt a bit better now and knew that her brother and mum would be worried about her. She didn't want to make them worry about her; but she also didn't want Haru to be mad at her. She was really nice and had been so kind to her; she would feel bad if she hurt her feelings.

"Hmm?" Haru said gently tilting her head slightly as she questioned the girl. She found this girls shyness adorable and very endearing; she wondered if the boys knew about this cute side of her. She guessed not otherwise they wouldn't tease her as much.

Rin swallowed nervously "Can...Can I come back and see you tomorrow?" she asked hopefully. She wanted to know more about this mysterious mermaid and what her life was like. Maybe she could bring some snacks and share them with Haru; that was if she liked sweets.

Haru looked puzzled "Don't you have school?" she asked. Surely she wasn't going to skip school on account of seeing her again. I mean she enjoyed speaking to Rin but education was important after all.

Rin shook her head "Silly; tomorrow is Saturday. Nobody has school tomorrow" she teased cheekily. She had heard that mermaids were supposed to be very smart; but I guess even they had their forgetful moments.

Haru felt a bit annoyed being made fun of by a child; but she was glad to see Rin smiling at last. She had a feeling it didn't happen too often; so she was glad to have seen it. "As long as you don't make your mum worried" Haru said firmly. She didn't want Rin coming to see her without telling her mother. It wasn't good to make your mother worry about you.

"I will" Rin promised obediently. As long as she told her mother where she was going Rin was allowed to do what she wanted. Her mother was a very caring and gentle woman; and she loved her very much. When she was sad or had a bad dream; she would hold her and make the scary things or sadness go away.

Even though Haru couldn't be her mum; she could be her Nee-san or big sister. She had never had an older sister before; she was used to being the older sister and having to look after her little brother Gou. But she never cried in front of him; because she wanted to look strong for her little brother so he wouldn't worry about her.

Suddenly she then hugged Haru taking the mermaid by surprise. After a few minutes she pulled away and rushed up the beach "Bye Haru-chan. See you tomorrow" she called happily.

Haru sat there quietly for a while stunned at what had just happened. She had never been hugged by anyone before; usually because she wasn't an overly affectionate person. But when Rin hugged her she felt happy.

She watched Rin run off towards the village and smiled fondly to herself "What a cute girl" she said gently. With that she then dragged herself back into the water before plunging into the salty blue depths.