Return To The Sea

Under One Sun

It was a bright sunny day at sea. The royal vessel had just left the port and was sailing out to sea. On board were nobles and common people as well. Also on board was the prince, Lance. He was dressed in a pair of grey pants, a lighter grey blouse, a dark blue coat with gold epaulets on the shoulders, black boots, and a belt around his waist. Clipped to his belt was his sword in its golden sheath.

However, someone was missing from his side. That someone was in the nursery humming along to a song. Above the crib in the room, small lions hung from the mobile. There was a red lion, black lion, green lion, yellow lion, and a white lion. Inside the crib, lay a baby girl with lightly tanned skin, brown hair, and violet eyes. She laughed and lifted her arms and laughed as her mother picked her up from the crib.

Her mother was Keith. The former merprince of Altea, son and youngest child of King Shiro. He was dressed in a pair of black pants, a white blouse, a purple coat with golden epaulets on the shoulders, brown knee length boots, and a black belt around his waist. Keith smiled as his daughter smiled back at him. She was dressed in a purple dress with light blue trimmed ruffle on the bottom, a white thin jacket with a yellow bow around the collar.

"You are my world, my darling

What a wonderful world I see

You are the song I'm singing

You're my beautiful Sofia "

Upon hearing the door opening, Keith turned and a smile, their daughter cooing upon seeing her father.

"Darling, we better be going " Lance sang as he walked towards the two.

"Look at her, isn't she glowing? " Keith sang back with a smile as he brushed through Sofia's brown hair.

"She looks divine, and you look exquisite

But look at the time " Lance started to push Keith gently out of the room. The former merman's eyes widened as he realized that Lance was right about the time.

"Couldn't be, is it? " Keith asked as they exited the room.

"The crew is awaiting your orders " Colleen sang as she stood beside Coran outside the door.

"We're sailing away from our borders " the captain called from the wheel of the ship.

"Steady, boy, steady " a crew member said as he and a group of the crew lifted up the final decorations.

"Ahoy there, they're coming! " a crew member from the crows nest yelled to the group.

"Trumpeters ready, drummers start drumming " Coran called out as the musicians on board began to play.

Keith and Lance walked down the stairs, Sofia in Keith's arms and Lance's arm around his waist. The guests on board turned and smiled as they caught sight of the royal family. Colleen and Coran following behind them.

"Down to the sea we go

Down to a world I know

There's never been, not ever before

A child born of sea and shore "

Lance smiled as his husband sang softly. Their daughter was born of merfolk blood and of human blood. The guests and crew on board couldn't help but join in song as the family walked by.

"Down to the sea we go

Back to the world we know

A journey to bless the princess to be