I was born to love you
i was born to love you
Since the beginning of time, we were souls divided and placed into separate bodies. Since the beginning of time, I was there for you. Since the beginning of time, I've waited and watched over you. Hoping for the miracle that would bring us together even if I had to give up my very being to be with you.
My beloved kingdom and home under the land, the land of the water and sea. There is no finer place in the world, but the pollution, the filth of the land-walkers curse the very oceans of which my home dwells. The Land-walkers have gone to a more remote location in the world, but their filth is still destroying our beautiful world. We, merman, are the dwellers of the sea, and we alone are the guardians of the world now.
I am busy cleaning up my jewelry box, when my betrothed comes up from behind me and grabs me around the waist. Startled, I drop my jewelry box and turn around in his arms. I smiled at his sweet face and kissed him.
“Are you ready for our wedding tomorrow, Sayuri?” He asks.
I gaze into his eyes and see unwavering love, but I'm not sure. Am I ready to make one of the biggest decisions of my life. To become the queen of this realm and this man. Am I ready to be bound to this man for the rest of my life?
He notices my hesitation and changes the topic. I notice that his eyes are now clouded no longer unwavering but bittersweet. He tells me good bye then kisses me quickly, but only on my cheek now. Freyar left without looking back.
For some reason, I felt a stab in my heart. Even though it was my fault, I didn't want him to just leave. There was this deep feeling of love for him, but I wasn't sure I could be eternally bound to him. I turned off the underwater jellyfish lights. I silently drifted toward my bed because it was near midnight. I lied down in bed, but I couldn't fall asleep. I got up and walked slowly toward the spilled contents of my jewelry box. I knelt down and slowly sifted through the contents. I found the small blue music box, and slowly approached my bed. I lie in the dark with the music box.
A faint pink glow pushed back the darkness from the pearl between two glass figurines. Inside the music box, two glass figurines spun around embracing each other. A merman and merwoman who looked identically like Freyar and I. Music emitted from it mysteriously like a soft lullaby from the bottom of the abyss. Freyar had created this music box when he was courting me. A tear slid off my cheek, and I wiped it away. I realized that I loved him so much that my love for him overflowed. I couldn't bear losing him, so I could never love him. Because everything I ever loved disappeared. Being an Everyoung meant that I was cursed to live eternally forever, and while Freyar and our children would grow old then die I would be the one left behind.
I drifted into sleep while the music continued to flow from the open box. The serene music slowly pulled me into a quiet place.
I awoke with a start because something was gently shaking me awake. I looked to see who it was. My maids had begun to layout my dress and jewelry. I went into the washroom and was given a lavender rose bath. My hair was put up with a few strands hanging loosely. They put a few water crystals in my hair, and later draped on my veil with strands of silk and pearls. They put my pearl drop earrings in my ears and diamond necklace to my throat. I slipped on the wedding dress, and its texture was like slipping on silk. It was smooth and beautiful. The bodice was made of lace and silk weaved beautifully, and the train was plumes of lace and silk and pearls were sown all over. It was the perfect fit like second skin.
As my maid held my train, we exited my room and prepared to go to the kingdom's great hall. As I stood outside the great hall, Freyar's father, a tall gentle merman offered me his arm. The music started playing inside the great hall, and the nerves in the pit of my stomach started to knot together tighter. I took a deep breath as the last bridesmaid entered the great hall. I closed my eyes and glided forward into the great hall.
Only, when I did open my eyes and scan the great hall, Freyar wasn't at the front where the throne was. My heart started beating anxiously. Where could he be? I started panicking because this was a bad day to be doubting whether I had been stood up or not. When we reached half way, a murmur went through the crowd and I knew everyone was thinking the same thing. Where was the groom?
All of a sudden, I couldn't bear it anymore. I wrenched my arm from Freyar's father arm and ran out the way I had come. Tears blurred my eyes, as the people called out my name, but all I could see and feel was the pain and hurt of what Freyar had done.
I no longer had the man I loved, and I no longer wanted to be queen of Oceana. I ran back to my room, and grabbed the little blue music box on my bed. It was all I had left of Freyar, and I did not want to forget him. I decided I would go where the land-walkers once walked. I would become a land-walker. As I left my very kingdom and home behind, I didn't look back. It took a while to reach the border of Oceana, but when I crossed it, the putrid smell of garbage attacked my nose. I covered my nose with the silk, and found that it did not help at all. I swam quicker to the surface as the smell and pollution became overwhelming. As my head broke the surface, I discovered that the smell no longer overpowered me. The air and breeze was quite amazing. It blew and filled my senses with peace, but as I took a deep breath suddenly the air did not feel so amazing. In fact, the harder I tried to take deep breaths of it, the quicker my throat felt blocked. I was struggling to stay afloat and breathe at the same, so I finally plunged my head back under the water. Though the filth and pollution reeked, I filled my gills full of water.
A gigantic shadow reached for my hand, for I recognized it as a human hand. I quickly evaded it, but the hand desperately tried to grab hold of me. It grabbed hold of my waist, and tried tugging me above water. I did not wish to go back to the surface, for I could not breathe up there. Though the hand attached to the person was strong, I had the advantage because I was a mermaid. I slipped through their grasp and quickly swam back the way I had come.
However, I did not return to Oceana. Instead, I found another way onto the land without being spotted by the Land-walkers. I slowly lifted my head to the surface and imagined myself breathing in the cool air through my mouth into my lungs. I imagined my gills disappearing, and my arms and legs to seem more like a land-walker's. A mermaid's magic is so powerful that we alone can will ourselves to grant wishes and change, but sometimes such great power comes with a price. It comes with the responsibility of such wishes and possibly even our own lives if much magic was needed. Shape shifting was easy for us merpeople, and it was because we were born to protect the ocean and its inhabitants.
Somehow, I managed to form the body of a land-walker, but the moment I tried to stand up, i tumbled back down. My legs felt so strange, like separate part of my body. I slowly crawled forward, it was much easier to get around that way. I concentrated hard in getting towards the lush green things near those buildings. I had to get away from the ocean, the waste at the surface had shaken me at how close disaster was at Oceana's doorstep. Suddenly, a pair of feet stood in front of me, and attached to those feet was a young man, a land-walker. He looked at me curiously and realizing that I must have been the one in the water.
“Are you okay?” He questioned in a considerably warm tone.
It felt like I was drinking in the warm sun rays through the ocean, it was both soothing and comforting to my ears, but I realized that he might not be necessarily who he appeared. He may not be a good land-walker, and he might even be one of those polluting land-walkers. Startled by his very being, I tried to crawl away, but did not get very far. The land-walker curiously followed me and crouched down, I realized that I would not be able to get away as quickly as I wanted to. I thought that my only way to get out of this would be for him to leave were I to trick him.
I opened my lips, and tried to speak in the moist air. “ Water, I need water..Clean!”
The man suddenly understood what I needed, so he got up. I thought that he would leave, but instead he helped me to my legs and slowly tugged me towards the buildings. I did not quite understand why he was dragging me toward those buildings, but I gladly accepted the help in getting away from the pollution as we got further away.
The man did not stop pulling me when we reached the green things next to the building, instead he headed toward a door, pulling me with him. I began to struggle and try to pull away, but he merely looked at me and told me that there was no need to worry. For some reason, I believed his words, but I did not believe that he was entirely good. I began to slowly walk through the doorway, but lingered in the doorway. He gently pulled me forward, and I stumbled into him, still not use to my legs.
Since the beginning of time, we were souls divided and placed into separate bodies. Since the beginning of time, I was there for you. Since the beginning of time, I've waited and watched over you. Hoping for the miracle that would bring us together even if I had to give up my very being to be with you.
My beloved kingdom and home under the land, the land of the water and sea. There is no finer place in the world, but the pollution, the filth of the land-walkers curse the very oceans of which my home dwells. The Land-walkers have gone to a more remote location in the world, but their filth is still destroying our beautiful world. We, merman, are the dwellers of the sea, and we alone are the guardians of the world now.
I am busy cleaning up my jewelry box, when my betrothed comes up from behind me and grabs me around the waist. Startled, I drop my jewelry box and turn around in his arms. I smiled at his sweet face and kissed him.
“Are you ready for our wedding tomorrow, Sayuri?” He asks.
I gaze into his eyes and see unwavering love, but I'm not sure. Am I ready to make one of the biggest decisions of my life. To become the queen of this realm and this man. Am I ready to be bound to this man for the rest of my life?
He notices my hesitation and changes the topic. I notice that his eyes are now clouded no longer unwavering but bittersweet. He tells me good bye then kisses me quickly, but only on my cheek now. Freyar left without looking back.
For some reason, I felt a stab in my heart. Even though it was my fault, I didn't want him to just leave. There was this deep feeling of love for him, but I wasn't sure I could be eternally bound to him. I turned off the underwater jellyfish lights. I silently drifted toward my bed because it was near midnight. I lied down in bed, but I couldn't fall asleep. I got up and walked slowly toward the spilled contents of my jewelry box. I knelt down and slowly sifted through the contents. I found the small blue music box, and slowly approached my bed. I lie in the dark with the music box.
A faint pink glow pushed back the darkness from the pearl between two glass figurines. Inside the music box, two glass figurines spun around embracing each other. A merman and merwoman who looked identically like Freyar and I. Music emitted from it mysteriously like a soft lullaby from the bottom of the abyss. Freyar had created this music box when he was courting me. A tear slid off my cheek, and I wiped it away. I realized that I loved him so much that my love for him overflowed. I couldn't bear losing him, so I could never love him. Because everything I ever loved disappeared. Being an Everyoung meant that I was cursed to live eternally forever, and while Freyar and our children would grow old then die I would be the one left behind.
I drifted into sleep while the music continued to flow from the open box. The serene music slowly pulled me into a quiet place.
I awoke with a start because something was gently shaking me awake. I looked to see who it was. My maids had begun to layout my dress and jewelry. I went into the washroom and was given a lavender rose bath. My hair was put up with a few strands hanging loosely. They put a few water crystals in my hair, and later draped on my veil with strands of silk and pearls. They put my pearl drop earrings in my ears and diamond necklace to my throat. I slipped on the wedding dress, and its texture was like slipping on silk. It was smooth and beautiful. The bodice was made of lace and silk weaved beautifully, and the train was plumes of lace and silk and pearls were sown all over. It was the perfect fit like second skin.
As my maid held my train, we exited my room and prepared to go to the kingdom's great hall. As I stood outside the great hall, Freyar's father, a tall gentle merman offered me his arm. The music started playing inside the great hall, and the nerves in the pit of my stomach started to knot together tighter. I took a deep breath as the last bridesmaid entered the great hall. I closed my eyes and glided forward into the great hall.
Only, when I did open my eyes and scan the great hall, Freyar wasn't at the front where the throne was. My heart started beating anxiously. Where could he be? I started panicking because this was a bad day to be doubting whether I had been stood up or not. When we reached half way, a murmur went through the crowd and I knew everyone was thinking the same thing. Where was the groom?
All of a sudden, I couldn't bear it anymore. I wrenched my arm from Freyar's father arm and ran out the way I had come. Tears blurred my eyes, as the people called out my name, but all I could see and feel was the pain and hurt of what Freyar had done.
I no longer had the man I loved, and I no longer wanted to be queen of Oceana. I ran back to my room, and grabbed the little blue music box on my bed. It was all I had left of Freyar, and I did not want to forget him. I decided I would go where the land-walkers once walked. I would become a land-walker. As I left my very kingdom and home behind, I didn't look back. It took a while to reach the border of Oceana, but when I crossed it, the putrid smell of garbage attacked my nose. I covered my nose with the silk, and found that it did not help at all. I swam quicker to the surface as the smell and pollution became overwhelming. As my head broke the surface, I discovered that the smell no longer overpowered me. The air and breeze was quite amazing. It blew and filled my senses with peace, but as I took a deep breath suddenly the air did not feel so amazing. In fact, the harder I tried to take deep breaths of it, the quicker my throat felt blocked. I was struggling to stay afloat and breathe at the same, so I finally plunged my head back under the water. Though the filth and pollution reeked, I filled my gills full of water.
A gigantic shadow reached for my hand, for I recognized it as a human hand. I quickly evaded it, but the hand desperately tried to grab hold of me. It grabbed hold of my waist, and tried tugging me above water. I did not wish to go back to the surface, for I could not breathe up there. Though the hand attached to the person was strong, I had the advantage because I was a mermaid. I slipped through their grasp and quickly swam back the way I had come.
However, I did not return to Oceana. Instead, I found another way onto the land without being spotted by the Land-walkers. I slowly lifted my head to the surface and imagined myself breathing in the cool air through my mouth into my lungs. I imagined my gills disappearing, and my arms and legs to seem more like a land-walker's. A mermaid's magic is so powerful that we alone can will ourselves to grant wishes and change, but sometimes such great power comes with a price. It comes with the responsibility of such wishes and possibly even our own lives if much magic was needed. Shape shifting was easy for us merpeople, and it was because we were born to protect the ocean and its inhabitants.
Somehow, I managed to form the body of a land-walker, but the moment I tried to stand up, i tumbled back down. My legs felt so strange, like separate part of my body. I slowly crawled forward, it was much easier to get around that way. I concentrated hard in getting towards the lush green things near those buildings. I had to get away from the ocean, the waste at the surface had shaken me at how close disaster was at Oceana's doorstep. Suddenly, a pair of feet stood in front of me, and attached to those feet was a young man, a land-walker. He looked at me curiously and realizing that I must have been the one in the water.
“Are you okay?” He questioned in a considerably warm tone.
It felt like I was drinking in the warm sun rays through the ocean, it was both soothing and comforting to my ears, but I realized that he might not be necessarily who he appeared. He may not be a good land-walker, and he might even be one of those polluting land-walkers. Startled by his very being, I tried to crawl away, but did not get very far. The land-walker curiously followed me and crouched down, I realized that I would not be able to get away as quickly as I wanted to. I thought that my only way to get out of this would be for him to leave were I to trick him.
I opened my lips, and tried to speak in the moist air. “ Water, I need water..Clean!”
The man suddenly understood what I needed, so he got up. I thought that he would leave, but instead he helped me to my legs and slowly tugged me towards the buildings. I did not quite understand why he was dragging me toward those buildings, but I gladly accepted the help in getting away from the pollution as we got further away.
The man did not stop pulling me when we reached the green things next to the building, instead he headed toward a door, pulling me with him. I began to struggle and try to pull away, but he merely looked at me and told me that there was no need to worry. For some reason, I believed his words, but I did not believe that he was entirely good. I began to slowly walk through the doorway, but lingered in the doorway. He gently pulled me forward, and I stumbled into him, still not use to my legs.