Kiss The Girl

Chapter Eight

Kagome sighed as she slowly and cautiously swam into the Inn, she didn't know if she would be able to stay here. She hoped she was going to be able to stay...she didn't know if she could find somewhere safe to sleep out in the open sea.

Glancing around she was met with a bright smile of a woman behind a desk made up of coral of all different kinds.

"Hello! Welcome!" the woman greeted, smile wide letting her teeth show as she glanced at Kagome up and down, "Are you looking for a room, we have plenty available!"

Kagome nodded, biting her lip, "I am...but I had a mishap on my way here losing my bag and everything in it...so I have no way to pay..." She trailed off as she glanced down at the sand in embarrassment. She didn't lose her bag...more like her bag didn't come with her through the well.

"That is no problem. A Lot of travelers come through here..." the woman gave the woman a sympathetic look, "...as long as you help out around here, you are fine."

"Then I would like to stay...though I don't know for how long." Kagome really didn't know how long she was staying...she needed to find her way home...or find a way to be human again. She missed walking.

The woman laughed, waving her hand to her in a dismissive manner, "It's fine. We always welcome travelers to stay as long as they want..." The woman grabbed a long looking stick and dipped it in ink, "My name is Vyline and I own the in with my Husband..."

Kagome gave her a smile, "I'm Kagome...and I am just a traveler who seems to lost her way."

Smiling again the woman, Vyline, nodded, writing Kagome name down in the book before turning around and grabbing a key. "Room, 410, You are on the top floor. You have a really good view from there too!"

Kagome took the key, it was made out of bone. Looking at Vyline Kagome returned the smile, "Thank you!"

"Don't worry about it...take your time and relax. Stay as long as you need. Dinner is in about an hour and breakfast starts at four hours after light shows up on the ocean." Vyline pointed to her left, "That way to go up to the fourth floor. I hope you have a good stay here in Atlantica!"

Kagome gave the woman a wave before going the way she had pointed. All she wanted to do was lay down and sleep and maybe when she woke up this would all be a dream.

Going up the winding hallway to the top floor was tiring, her fin still hurt some and she was still getting used to swimming. Kagome had to catch herself a couple times before she went headfirst into the wall. Those were very close calls and she was glad no one was around to see her little mishaps.

Kagome gave a sigh of relief as she found her room, she could finally relax.

x-X-x

Arel grinned, he parted ways with Flounder and now was making his way home. Today had been a really good day to go exploring, and he was happy he did. If he hadn't he wouldn't have met the blue eyes mermaid he met today.

The mermaid he wanted to get to know. She was different than all the other mermaids he had met, and he liked it.

Swimming through the entrance of the castle he stopped seeing the blonde hair of his sister, her red tail standing out as she saw back and forth in the entrance. Dread filled Arel as he kept a smile on his face and made his way to his sister who stopped swimming as she caught sight of him.

"Hello Arista." Arel grinned, hoping she wasn't here for the reason he thought she was.

Arista grinned as she greeted her only brother but youngest sibling, "sooooo...how was your day today."

Arel mentally sighed, it looks like the gossip had already gotten back to the castle...just his luck.

Just his luck indeed.