Mermaid, mermaid, tell me true
What's it feel like to be you
What's it like to be a mermaid
Tell me a little of your life in the blue
Is there music, are there dances
Are there undersea romances
What's It Like to Be a Mermaid? -Jodi Benson
ʕ ꈍᴥꈍʔʕ ꈍᴥꈍʔʕ ꈍᴥꈍʔʕ ꈍᴥꈍʔʕ ꈍᴥꈍʔ
Sora comes rushing down the treeline, clutching the satchel at his side. He's running a little late today. Not only did he hit snooze twice, but the chain on his bike came unhinged on the way there, which led to him taking a header into someone's hibiscus flowers. He spent fifteen minutes apologizing to the owner, then another ten minutes picking flowers out of his hair and clothes and fixing his bike.
His elbows and knees took a bit of scraping. Stings a little, but it's nothing serious. His brother would have told him to suck it up and rub some dirt in it. Give one character. Sora would have grabbed some bandaids, but he already feels bad for running late. This puts him behind schedule and earns him a later lunch, which in turn, means he'll be late to give Roxas his surprise, too.
Ugh, he hates keeping Roxas waiting, but there's nothing for it now.
⛎Sorry I'm late!⛎ Sora practically shouts as he slides his way down the hill instead of taking the path, grabbing onto branches as he goes so he doesn't fall.
♓Where have you been, Sora?♓Kairi calls out to him from the shade of a tree on the beach. ♓What happened to your knees? And your face?♓
⛎My face?⛎ Sora quirks a brow and pulls out his phone. He turns on the camera and looks to find a scrape on his chin. ⛎Damn. I didn't even feel that. Hope it doesn't scar...⛎
♏Did you trip?♏ Riku asks from next to Kairi. Sora plops right beside him and hurriedly pulls out their cataloging folders from his bag. ♏Hmm, you smell like flowers,♏he comments with a pleasant hum.
⛎Bike snafu,⛎Sora reveals. ⛎I'm fine.⛎
♓Good, now hand me that binder already. Can't wait to be done with this cataloging shit so I can get back to my recordings,♓Kairi gripes as she takes the offered binder. ♓Also, Dad wants you to finish the family health history on the Polliwogs from sections 4 and 7.♓
⛎Got it,⛎Sora nods, grabbing the appropriate binder.
He stands and flips to the correct page. Right, one of the Polliwog family pods and a Rusalka family. Those two aren't that big, it should only take him a few hours to get all the information he needs and then...
Sora darts his eyes over to Roxas's float. Empty. Must still be out hunting with the Marakihaus since he doesn't see them anywhere either. Shame, that crash this morning set him back more than he thought. He'd have liked to at least have wished him a good morning.
♏They're over at float C and D,♏Riku says, standing to join him, bringing Sora's thoughts back to their current task. ♏I'll let you do most of the talking so you can practice a little more, but if you need me, just say the word. I got your back, buddy.♏
⛎Thanks, Riku,⛎ Sora nods. ⛎Let's get to work.⛎
*****
Sora's watch begins beeping at its regular time for lunch, and he frowns with a huff. He's still not quite done.
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The Sky's Eternal Sunset
FantasyThe word reincarnation for merfolk doesn't exist after all why would it merfolk don't have a soul like normal humans do.Merfolk can live for thousands if not hundreds of years and Roxas has seen many things come and go during his life. But the chanc...
