Merman, I'M In Love!
The neremmaid?
A Merman with black wavy hair, swam quickly after the Marlin fish in front of him. His eyes were green, sparkling when he could catch the silvery fish.
A happy laugh was heard from the young man's mouth. As usual, Merman was always playing alone. Only the fish and seahorses became friends. Although he is Mermaid, but his physical characteristics are very different from the usual Mermaid. It also has brilliant fins and tail.
A female seahorse, approaching Cyrano who is still cool chasing with Marlin fish earlier.
“You're sure, you're Merman?” ask the sea horse.
“Yes, of course! You don't see my tail?”
“Not so. I've never seen a Merman with a face and a body like you.”
“Really?”
The Marlin fish that Cyrano had chased, swam closer.
“You don't know? He's half Nereid and half Mermaid. Mereneid or Neremaid,” whispered the spiky-mouthed fish.
“Haish! Keep that long mouth of yours away from me! The danger! Anyway, he's Merman!” pinta the seahorse with a resentful tone.
“As far as you go, chatty!”
“Fishan Marlin does like to gossip!”
“I'm not gossiping! I heard that from a nereid waiter!”
“Ya, yes! Keep pretending like a creature who knows everything!”
Cyrano laughed at the behavior of the two sea animals. He sat on a shell that was still closed.
“Since I was a child, I have no friends. I don't know, why. But Dad said, it's fine not to have friends. Mermaid is not like anchovies that live clustered everywhere.”
“Aha, thank you for the joke!” an anchovy separated from his entourage snorted.
“Ups, Sorry!” cyrano shouted guiltily.
However, Merman's words succeeded in making the two animals laugh.
When Cyrano got bored, he began to swim fast toward the surface of the sea.
“Hei! Where are you going?” shouted the sea horse that had been left far below.
“I just want to see the mainland for a moment. You guys just go home!”
“I'm coming!” fish of Marlin.
As he neared the surface, Cyrano heard the screams of a girl asking for help. He peeked out with half his head. In the distance, there was a little girl with red hair, green eyes, crying on a lifeboat. His little hand held the adult male who was about to drown. Encouraged by pity, Cyrano tried to help the man.
With his ability to swim fast, Cyrano managed to get close and push the adult man up to the lifeboat with the help of a little girl earlier. The man fainted. Then, he pushed the lifeboat closer to the ground.
The little girl he helped, continued to look at Cyrano with a look of astonishment.
“Thank you! You're a Mermaid, aren't you? My father and other adults said that the Mermaid never existed! They must have never seen a Mermaid like you!”
Cyrano smiles.
“You know? Maybe you're the prettiest Mermaid down there. Even my father's favorite opera actor, isn't handsome compared to you!” The girl continued to speak enthusiastically. He did not even cry anymore, waiting for his father until he woke up.
Cyrano waved his hand, as the adult man squirmed, beginning to wake up. He just left without speaking a word. He doubted that his voice could be heard on the ground. He just nodded and shook his head while trying to communicate with humans. Intrigued by his thoughts, the young Merman opened his mouth and began to speak.
"Hi!"
Words, not hisses heard. He was amazed at himself.
After Cyrano, the man he had helped, was awake and inching to sit down.
“Medelline? Who were you talking to?”
“I? Talking to Mermaid, Dad.”
“No, Dad. They exist and are real! He has helped us.”
Robert shook his head, he felt annoyed by his daughter's last words.
***
As Cyrano returned home to Mertopia, several Mermaid and Merman looked at him with dislike. In general, the creature does not like to interact with creatures of different races. In fact, it's humans, the creatures they dislike the most. However, word circulated that a Merman saved humanity. They did not know that their King had a son of mixed race. All they know is, Cyrano's a weird kid.
The secret of Cyrano has not been exposed to date. The people of Mertopia only knew that he was the son that his mother had abandoned. They did not know that there was fairy blood flowing in the body of the man.
“You're new from where, Prince?” A Merman welcomes Cyrano.
“I'm just toying around for a while, Uncle.”
“I heard, you have saved a human again this time.”
“I feel sorry, Uncle.”
“I've said many times, that Mertopia does not interfere with human affairs, Prince! How can you become a successor to the throne if you often interact with the creatures of the land, Prince.”
“I'm not interested in it, Uncle Odahinu!”
Cyrano felt resentful being dictated that way by someone who was not his person. Triton's father, never did anything like that. He missed his father. Lately, the wise Merman is hard to find. In the care of the royal physician. Because of the pain suffered. Only certain people are allowed to enter the place.
Cyrano reminisces about the happy times he played with his father. Starting from swimming races to catch fish that swim nimble. The young man sighed. Then, enter his residence.
“What do you expect from that half-life, Uncle Odahinu?”
“Ah, you are apparently Princess Vaelia. Sorry, I didn't see you.”
“Not a big problem.”
“Thank you, Princess.”
“But not for you. But the boy! Not a big deal for me to beat!”
Vaelia left, having made Odahinu so upset. Merman who was also the commander of Mertopia was increasingly disliked the Mermaid girl. Let alone imagining that Mertopia would be ruled by a queen like her.
On the other hand, Cyrano is still shunned by Mermaid and other Merman due to his striking physical features. But the fact that he was tailed like them, made them unable to expel him from Mertopia. The words of the human girl instead consoled the young man's heart.
“I think, Man is so bad. But the people of Mertopia are worse than they are,” muttered Cyrano. His eyes looked at the vast expanse of the sea floor. Some fish, sit with him there.
“Do any fish here know about my birth mother?” ask Cyrano.
“I am not a fish, but have heard the story of who your mother is.” A hundred-year-old turtle swam closer.
“Tortoise grandfather? Really it?”
“Yes, your mother is not from Mertopia but Nerepolis. Under the Aegis Sea. Home of the sea fairies, Nereid.”
“Really? Why didn't you bring my mom here?”
“Your mother is no longer there. After all, the people of Mertopia will not allow a Nereid to stay in this kingdom.”
Cyrano sighed. He felt that the words of the old turtle were true. Now he knew why the people in the palace didn't like him. He was only half-blooded.
“I can never choose, what to be when born.”
“Not to worry, young Merman. Later you will live your incredible destiny.”
The old tortoise just now, gave a slight calmness in Cyrano's heart. From now on, he did not question the attitude of the Mertopians anymore. He was sure, what the hard-shelled beast was talking about was true. He waved at the creature that swam away.
The days of Cyrano passed by in solitude. Neither Mermaid nor Merman wanted to be friends with him. He grew up inheriting the good looks of his father, King Triton and his skin and eyes, inheriting the physical features of his fairy mother. His skin was pale compared to his peers. In fact, Aphrodite had wanted to visit him. Interested by rumors that say there is a handsome merman on the seabed. It's just, it's so hard to reach Merman's place.
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