Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch: Holder of the Cerulean Pearl (Part 5)

I paused for a moment, then changed the subject.

"What just happened to us?"

"These are called our 'Pichi' forms. That's how we fight," said Karen, a little too enthusiastically. "Now, if those psychos ever turn up again, shout 'Cerulean Pearl Voice.' You'll know what to do next."

I shifted my gaze from Karen to the open sea. "It's a good thing Haru wasn't here," I murmured.

"Did someone say my name?" said Haru, emerging from behind some trees, holding a bottle of water and an ice cream cone. "Here ya go," he added, handing the ice cream to Seira.

"Nothing," I said hastily. He didn't question me further.

***

The anxiety of facing those two weirdos, Sheshe and Mimi, weighed down on my mind for the rest of the evening. I still didn't feel any better even when I got home. I decided to have a warm bath and relax. But I was so preoccupied, I forgot to take off my locket.

"KYAAAH!"

As soon as my body touched the water I fell into the bath, owing to the fact that my legs had fused into a blue fish tail. My hair was once again knee-length and blue streaked, and I was wearing a seashell bra. I was, indeed, a mermaid.

The bathroom door opened and in came Ame (but how, I don't know).

"What's wrong? Oh..."

"AME, HOW DO I CHANGE BACK?!"

"Calm down. Just dry yourself off." Then she turned and walked back out.

I dried off, and soon I resumed my normal state. Then, feeling that I'd had enough excitement to last a lifetime, I went off to sleep.

***

After that, however, every night I would go down to the beach, dive in the water, and look at the stars in my mermaid form.

I heaved myself onto a wide, flat rock and tilted my head back to look at the full moon. I softly began to sing my favorite song.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zz-OPdmddYg
(Nostalgia by Changin' My Life. Sorry, I couldn't find the English translation. This is Kana's first image song.)


Mabushii hizashi ga mahiru no umi terashi teru
Ayashiku kumo ga miagereba hora oshiyosete kuru

Mujaki na kodomo ga shaberu wo nigiri
Suna no shiro wo tsukuritsudzuketeru
Chiisana senaka mimamorinagara
"Ame yo furu na" to inotta

Itsunomani itsunomanika ni hitori de koko made aruiteta
Itsunomani itsunomanika ni minna to konna ni hagureteta

Chizu sae nakushi mayoikonda
Otona to kodomo no kyoukai ni tatazunde iru
Ima no jibun wo ittai nante yobeba ii

Yasashii nami wo kirisaku you ni denwa no BERU
Nayande iru noni wazato akaruku jibun wo kakusu

Hajimete no koi hashaideta koro
Hima sae areba soudan bakari
Kanashii namida mo ureshii egao mo
Itsumo wakeaiatte ita

Itsunomani itsunomanika ni hitori ja nai to nakenai noni
Itsunomani itsunomanika ni hitori ni naru no ga kowakatta

Otona no me ni wa mienai mono ga
Aru ka no you ni doro darake no chiisana yubi ga
Kumo wo yubisasu kasuka na harema sugata arawasu

Kono aoi hoshi no ue ni
Nakinagara umarete kita wake wa
Dareka wo mamoru mamorareru tame
Sore dake wa wasurezu ni itai

Itsumademo itsu no hi mademo hitori de doko made arukeru no
Itsumademo itsu no hi mademo dareka wo ai suru yuuki moteru

Shizuka na nami ni nomikomarete suna no shiro ga kiete yuku
Kokoro no kishi ni uchiagerareta shaberu to yume wo Hiroiatsumete towa ni...

Suddenly I broke off as I heard voices from beneath the waves. Straining my ears, I could tell that they were both female. I jumped off the rock to investigate.

Through the water I could make out two figures. I swam closer, hoping that it wasn't Sheshe and Mimi. However, their customary color-combo of red and blue was nowhere to be seen. Instead I saw two mermaids, one with a deep red tail and dark purple hair, and the other, smaller, one with a pale, springy green tail and hair the same shade, held back with pigtails (but not high like Luchia's). As I drew nearer I could hear some of their conversation.

"Onee-Chan, I'm tired," complained the green mermaid. "How my farther do we have to swim?"

"Lia! Stop calling me Onee-Chan. It's too cute for me. And we're almost to land."

"Yeah, but you don't like it when I call you Sayo-Chan either-"

"SO JUST CALL ME SAYO, DANG IT!" cried the deep red mermaid. Then they both caught sight of me.

Aaaaand the process starts all over again...