The Sky's Eternal Sunset

I Only Liked The Upper Part

When I was a lad in a fishing town

Me old man said to me

You can spend your life, your jolly life

Just sailing on the sea

You can search the world for pretty girls

Til your eyes are weak and dim

But don't go searching for a mermaid, son

If you don't know how to swim

The Mermaid - Great Big Sea

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Sora is excited beyond measure to have a day off to go surfing with his friends. Sure, he'd love to study merfolk non-stop, but a break is more than needed. Any longer in front of his screen and he was going to fry his brain. Kairi too.

Poor Kairi. She's a little frustrated at not being able to get closer to the Aicayas for her paper. It's only the first week of the migration so she doesn't have much to worry about yet, but you couldn't tell her that. She's pulling out her hair as she works. Riku had to practically pry her off the computer to get her to come surfing with them.

Remus's coming too, but says he'll show a little late. He wants to download that song Sora sent him and run it through some programs. He promises to be there just half an hour behind them.

So the three of them grab their boards and sunscreen. Riku packs a waterproof bag with a couple meals in it, in case they want to adventure out on their boards and snack when they're done. Sora brings a bag with towels but secures it in a beach locker for when they get back.

♏Ready?♏Riku asks as he passes Sora his board back.

⛎Towels: locked up,⛎ Sora nods and takes it. ⛎You got the bag of snacks?⛎ he asks and Riku nods. ⛎Then let's go!⛎

♓Come on! Wait a second!♓ Kairi gripes as she quickly tries massaging in the last of her sunscreen on her face. ♓If I don't do this I'm going to turn into a lobster.♓

⛎I think you're good, Kairi,⛎ Sora snorts. ⛎SPF 100 is more than enough.⛎

♓Ha ha,♓she says, no amusement in her tone. ♓Kiss my ass. You don't have to worry as much Mr. natural tan.♓

⛎I was born with it.⛎ Sora grins. ⛎You're just jealous.⛎

♏Quit fighting you two,♏ Riku scolds. ♏I want to hit the waves while they're still good.♏

They paddle out past the tourists and sit on their boards for a moment. Sora has the best eyesight so he scans the landscape looking for their Marakihau pals. No sign yet. Then Riku blows a whistle in three short bursts. Within moments there's splashing coming from the direction of the bay.

"Kaire! Sora!" shouts one with a big smile.

"Riku! Surf time!" exclaims another with excited clicking.

♏You know it!♏ Riku smiles back.

Sora scans the horizon again. For a second he thinks he sees three-colors but it was so fast. And he doesn't see it again. A trick of the light he guesses. Or just wishful thinking.

⛎Oh, well,⛎Sora sighs, disappointed. He then turns to the others with a beaming grin. ⛎Let's hit the waves!⛎

The swells are perfect today. Just the right height and speed. And even though the three of them are decent surfers in their own ways, they wipe out a number of times. It's not too much trouble though because the Marakihaus retrieve the boards and pull their human friends to them so they can get back on and back to surfing faster. They'd be scraped to hell and back if not for their rashguards.