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as the sun started to go down, chisato shirasagi slipped out the side of the castle’s walls and over a well-trodden path to the seashore.
she was tired. tired of the duties being a princess and heir to the throne was, tired of the prospects of the future, tired of being of a royal name.
when she went to the shore, she could just be chisato. by herself with only the ocean
but today, there was someone unexpected.
all she could see from a distance was blue hair, sitting partially in the water, but as she approached she realized what the mysterious figure was.
“mer...maid..?” she mumbled, causing the blue-haired figure to jump and scoot into the water more, revealing her lower half. flowy and ethereal like a jellyfish.
“f-fuuuuuueeee?” purple eyes stare into mismatched violet and yellow ones as the two study each other, silence dragging on. they both seemed entranced by the other.
finally, chisato cleared her throat. “um, sorry for startling you...”
“n-no, don’t worry, i-i’m alright!” the merjelly assured her, waving her hands frantically. “just.... didn’t expect anybody to come by this area...”
“aha, yeah... i tend to come by when I need a break-“ pausing. “when I need a break from things.” nodding. “but a-anyways, it’s a pleasure to meet you...?”
“oh-! uh- my name is kanon... what’s yours?”
“chisato.”
“pleasure to meet you too, chisato!” a soft and nervous smile played across the mer’s lips as speaks.
quietly moving to the rock nearby and sitting on it, chisato hums. “so the legends about merpeople are real?” a head tilt.
“m-mmhm! we all live pretty deep, so we don’t talk with humans much...”
“what brings you up here?”
“f-fuuee? well, um... i heard of some beautiful girl with a soft face and sweet voice. i wanted to see if i could meet her, maybe...” looking up at chisato with a curious glance.
a small shrug. “i’m not al- I mean... i don’t really know many people, so i can’t tell you of many with the traits you describe...”
biting her lip for a moment, kanon takes a deep breath before replying. “i think you fit the description...”
“...what?”
“you fit the description..! i-i mean... you look very soft, and your voice is very sweet...”
“...you really think so?”
kanon nods.
chisato turns to hide the growing pink on her cheeks before clearing her throat.
“well, i think if you wanted to meet me, you can cross that off your list.... would you want to talk more?”
“yes, please!! i’d love to!”
and as the sun sets, the princess and the underwater girl begin to talk.
just the two together by the seaside.