Something New

Under the sea, there was a little people living down there as far as anyone could remember. These people looked like humans, they have the head and upper body of humans, but their bottom was a tail of a fish. They were called mermaids and mermen. Most of them had a tail of a casual fish, but others had a tail of a shark, such as a brown-haired kid named Sora.

Unlike most of the other children, Sora was not liked by everyone. He was mostly hated because of his shark tail. The boy loved social interactions, but most of the people ran away every time he tried to talk to them. Being rejected each time didn't help Sora at all. He felt hurt whenever he saw people running away from him and this pain made him lose his self-confidence. But the boy didn't give up: he was always hopeful that someone will accept him one day. He never stopped smiling and being nice to every person he meets.

One night, the brunet decided to head to the surface. His parents often reminded him that he shouldn't go up there, but Sora didn't care anymore. He was just too curious and wanted to know what the world above the sea looked like. Perhaps he could find someone who wouldn't reject him?

When he arrived at the surface, he poked his head out of the water and looked around. The brown-haired boy had never seen something that beautiful before. In front of him was standing an island. It didn't look really big, but Sora thought it was gorgeous. There were palm trees, a waterfall, a small wooden boat, some flowers and some plants. There was a smaller island linked to the bigger one by a wooden bridge. On this tiny land, there was a big tree with yellow star-shaped fruits. The brunet wondered if he would be able to try one of these on day, but they looked a bit too high up for him.

After admiring the island for several minutes, Sora swam to the island's shore and lied down on the sand, his shark tail staying in the water. He crossed his arms behind his head and started to observe the sky. This night was a beautiful night, the sky was clear. Many stars could be seen and the moon was there too. The brunet even got the chance to witness a shooting star. The boy closed his eyes and enjoyed the warmth of the sand, the freshness of the wind, the sound of the waves.

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Sora only realised he fell asleep when he heard a voice near him. He slowly opened his eyes and wondered where he was. He had forgotten that he came out of the water, that he was now in the human world. His blue eyes were now wide open, looking at this tall human with silver hair and blue-green eyes. The boy gasped, realising he had been seen by a human, which was strictly forbidden by his parents. The silver-haired hardly had time to say 'hello' that Sora was already back into the water.

'What was that?' The boy asked himself. All he wanted to do was explore this new world, perhaps become friends with the humans, but he got so scared that he couldn't stay. He didn't expect to be surprised by a human and he just acted following his instincts. His parents had always warned him about humans, about what they did to mermaids and mermen. Sora's body instinctively remembered these conversations and thought it was best to escape before anything bad happened.

When the brunet came back to what he would call his home, he didn't talk to his parents. All he wanted was to be alone and think about what happened. He put his hand on his chest, he could feel his heart beating really fast. He had never felt that way before, he had never felt so scared before. What if the human wanted to kill him? He knew his parents were right, he knew he shouldn't have gone to the surface. But still, he wanted to go back. This human didn't kill him. Perhaps he could become a friend?

The brown-haired boy was also confused. In addition to his fear, he felt something weird in his body, in his heart. Earlier, when he woke up, he saw the face of this human. A beautiful face. He had never seen such beauty before. His eyes were coloured with a pretty shade of blue, his silver hair falling in front of his eyes. So beautiful that he wanted to go back to see his face again. The boy found himself thinking about this human's face and couldn't help but blush. Fortunately, he was all alone and nobody could question him.