YouRiko One-Shots

Fisher

You sat in her single canoe on a warm summer's day as she slowly rocked with the sea. It was a sickening side to side motion for many, but to an experienced fisher like her it was a comforting feeling.

She waited patiently for a fish to bite and bring her some form of excitement in her day.

She had on her signature straw hat along with her shorts topped with a loose blue shirt. Her feet were kicked up onto her small canoe, sitting back to relax. In her hands laid her nearly worn out ukulele, slowly being plucked at by the passing minutes.

Her fishing rod rested near her, being held down by her thigh. Though the method wasn't great, You played the ukulele whenever things got too boring around her. The fish by Kanan's diving shop were just far too lazy to want free bait, it seemed. She would go farther out, or even try different areas, but the harsh sun tired her out so quickly, she figured it was best to just try her luck each day.

You had come out for a while on the east side of Kanan's shop. She would stay for hours on end just practicing some activity of hers, like drawing up costume ideas to think about making later. It wasn't until about mid-afternoon, when the sun was at its peak, that You would see something poke out from the water, almost like a person. It was then that she'd realized it was time to head in.

Going crazy was not on her list of things to do during summer vacation.

You could've even swore she heard a voice at one point, but when she confronted Kanan she was reassured that no one had been out there that day.

Though the idea was horrifying, that someone could be watching her, it was still the only fun You had been having the past few weeks so she took her chances.

While her fingers strummed at the freshly tuned strings, a quick tug on her fishing rod snapped You out of her relaxing stage.

You pulled herself forward, nearly losing her balance, as she grabbed the rod and dropped her instrument in its place.

As she held the pole, whatever had it by the hook was a big one as You had to pull at it with full force. She stretched entirely backwards, almost afraid the rod would snap, using everything she had. Unknowingly though, the grip was slipping from the perpetrator's hands.

In just an instant, the string was released, sending You off the canoe but not before flaring around to keep her balance for a moment.

As soon You fell into the water, she quickly rose to the surface for the air she forgot to grab, splashing at the water around her.

She swam to the canoe, holding onto it as it swayed from the force of You's splash. You rubbed her face as the water around her had gotten into her eyes while simultaneously invading her lungs.

As her coughing began to subside, You looked down at the water, wanting to see what fish made her fall but instead she caught sight of something much different than she had expected.

Though it was just the ending, You saw the scales on the creature's tail that shined just perfectly under water, and it was huge. If that was only the end of the fish, You could only imagine the entire size had to be about her length or more.

Not taking a moment to even fancy the idea of such a large creature, You threw herself and her rod back into the canoe, panicking to quickly grab the paddle with everything moving about. Though her hat had fallen in the water, the last thing she wanted to do was be anywhere near the sea.

As You's arms strained to paddle herself to land faster, a silent head poked from the waters she had left. Her soft amber eyes watched You's canoe go farther beyond her territory, leaving her once more by herself. Bubbles arising from a defeated sigh, she let the waves take her back towards her usual hiding spot, away from the open area.