The Little Mermaid (Mermaid! Haruka Nanase X Reader)

Chapter 7

A/N: Your outfit when having dinner with Haru

Haru stirred from his slumber. "Ah, you're awake!" (F/N) exclaimed when Haru's blue eyes fluttered open. He looked up at (F/N) and a blush came on his cheeks as he fought to stay conscious. "What's your name?" (F/N) asked Haru. Haru opened his mouth to say 'Haru' but no sound came out. He tried again, but the same result. He can't speak, so he can't be the boy who saved me. . . (F/N) thought sadly as the boy tried one more time to say his name. Haru had a look of defeat on his face that made (F/N)'s heart go out to him. She wanted to say something to comfort him, but did not know what. He looked so helpless and sad that it hurt (F/N)'s heart.

"Princess (F/N), where did you find him?" Gou decided to ask. "On the beach." She replied looking up from Haru whom she still held. "Well, this is just a guess, but he is draped in a cloth. He might been in a shipwreck, and that traumatic experience must have made him lose his voice." Gou thought aloud. Haru looked up at the woman. "Is that what happened?" Haru blinked at Gou a couple of times. Okay, well, I can't really tell them how I lost my voice, so I guess I'll just agree with the whole shipwreck thing. That story will probably work to my benefit, and I'll be able to stay with (F/N). Haru thought. He nodded and a look of compassion came on Gou's face.

"Oh you poor thing! That must have been a traumatic experience! Were there any survivors? If there was we could go look for them." Gou was trying to be helpful. (F/N) nodded with a determined look on her face. She was willing to help the handsome boy find his friends and family. ACK! THEY CAN'T SEARCH THE OCEAN! THEY MIGHT FIND NAGISA AND RIN! Okay, Haru, shake your head 'no.' Haru obeyed his thoughts and Gou and (F/N) looked so sad. "Oh you poor thing! I can see why you lost your voice! Here come with me. I'll take you to Wilhelmina and she will take care of you." Gou said. Haru smiled weakly at the woman's kindness. "Oh, by the way, I'm Gou, and this is Momo." Gou said when Momo came back while rubbing the back of her head Gou had smacked.

Haru giggled softly at the two advisors' antics which made (F/N) laugh too. "(F/N), he can walk you know?" Gou said cheekily to get (F/N) back about laughing at her. (F/N) blushed lightly with the realization that she still held him, and that she did not want to put him down, but she reluctantly did as she was told. Haru stumbled a bit when he attempted to walk, but Gou caught him. "You okay there?" She asked concernedly hoping she would say no, so she could hold him again. Haru nodded as he attempted to walk again. This time he managed to walk to Gou who guided him inside the castle to Wilhelmina. Momo came up to (F/N).

"Princess (F/N), what are we going to with him?" She asked with genuine concern. (F/N) looked at her before she replied. "He will stay with us. When he can speak again we will ask him where he is from and we. . . Will take him. . . Back to his home." (F/N) answered with a professional tone in her voice. Momo watched (F/N) walk inside the castle with (Y/D/N) trailing behind her. Momo sighed. Hm, sounds like you really do not want to send him home. Hmph. Things just got interesting around here. Momo thought as she too went inside the large and regal looking castle.

A short pink haired woman filled Haru's tub with water when Gou and Haru, with a blue colored robe on, entered the bathroom. "Thank you, Wilhelmina, for preparing our guest's bath." Gou said as she handed her the rags Haru was wearing before. "Don't mention it. I'll just take these. . . 'Clothes'. . . To be washed." Wilhelmina answered as she took the rags and walked out of the room. Unbeknownst to everyone, poor Brook was still in the pocket of Haru's rags. Wilhelmina took the rags to the washing ladies who started hand washing his rags and poor Brook as they gossiped about Haru and (F/N).

One of the washing ladies dropped the rags in the press room. Luckily Brook was able to peak his head out to see his fate of being squashed like a pancake if he did not get out of the pocket now. Brook used all his youthful power to get out of the rags and out of the pressing room before anyone spotted him. "Argh, I have no clue where I am!" Brook cried in frustration. "Okay, I will allow THE BLOOM OF YOUTH to guide me." Brook said. Unfortunately for him, he ended up in a kitchen.