Just Add Water

Chapter 2

The next morning after breakfast, Lucy decided to go down to the beach for a swim. She put on her sunscreen, let it dry for a little bit, then dived into the sea. For a moment all she felt was the same wonderful sensation she usually got from when she went swimming but that was quickly replaced by a strange new feeling. The water below her started to bubble as her body changed. Looking down she realized that her legs had been replaced by an orange fish tail, a glittering starfish had been pinned to her hair, and her swimsuit top had been replaced by a top that matched her pin.

"What the heck?!" She cried in disbelief.

Meanwhile Juvia had decided to start her morning by taking a bath. But shortly after getting into the tub her legs changed into a purple fish tail and a white coral barrette appeared in her hair along with a matching top.

"Huh?!" She gasped at the sight of her tail.

"Juvia how long are you going to soak in there?!" Cried the cranky voice of Porlyuscia from behind the bathroom door. "Remember that Cheila and Romeo need a bath too!"

"O...Okay Porlyuscia I...I'll be out in a minute!"

As for Erza she was taking a morning jog when she ran by a lawn that had sprinklers going. A few droplets of water were sprayed in her direction and about ten seconds after making contact with her skin she found herself falling to the ground with a red fish tail, a seashell top, and a matching seashell headband in her hair. 

"No way." 

Later when the girls dried off they changed back and immediately went to meet with each other. They chose to meet up Lucy's place because her father wouldn't be there, he would be at work. 

"And you're sure that on one else is here?" Juvia asked Lucy when they arrived. 

"Yes. Dad just left for work and the staff have the day off."

"Nice place you got here." Erza said observing the large house with expensive furniture. "If I may ask what exactly does your dad do for a living?" 

"You know Magnolia's marine park Ryuzetsu Land?" Lucy said. "My dad is the owner."

"Serously?"

"Yep, it was him and Mom's special project in college."

"No wonder you're so loaded."

"Yeah I'm rich whatever. Now can we talk about why we're here? Have any of you experinced anything strange happen to you when you get wet?"

"You mean like have we grown fish tails?" Erza said. "I have."

"So have I?" Juvia said.

"Then that makes three of us." Lucy said. "Happened to me at the beach."

"And did you lose your tail when you were dry again?" Erza asked.

"Yes."

"What's going on?" Juvia wondered. "We get wet and we sprout tails. We get dry and we sprout legs. Are we turning into fish?"

"I wouldn't call us turning into fish." Erza said. "I thinks it's more like us turning into mermaids."

"Mermaids?" 

"Yeah you know mermaids. Half woman half fish."

"That's ridiculous there's no such thing as mermaids." Lucy said.

"Then what do you call a girl with a fish tail?"

"I don't know but we can't be mermaids."

"I'm pretty sure that's what we are."