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The Little Mermaid

written by oathk33p3r

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Disclaimer: I do not own The Little Mermaid or Kingdom Hearts.

Inspired by 'hurkydoesntknow'. It's my first parody fanfiction, so please bear with me.

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The sunlight penetrated through the salty water and pleasantly sprinkled its rays on the sleeping figures below.

They were mythical creatures called "merpeople" and dangerously beautiful. Their upper bodies resembled those of a human and where their legs were supposed to be was the tail of a common fish. Each scale glimmered like jewels and fit into place with the others. One of these fantastic creatures began to open her eyes. The lilac eyes behind the eyelids gleamed despite the fact it was covered with a veil of drowsiness.

The little mermaid stifled a yawn and stretched her arms. She rubbed the sleep from her eyes as she absorbed in the morning rays. Her crimson hair waved like the seaweed around her and reached to her shoulders. A pair of clam shells matching the violet hue of her eyes covered her breasts. With a flick of her sapphire tail, she swam towards another one of her kind and softly shook her shoulders.

"Sister, wake up," she whispered.

"Huh?"

"It's the day of my birth! Come on, wake up!" Unable to contain the excitement that filled her chest, she started to shake her sister more violently.

"Okay, okay, I'm awake," The golden-tailed mermaid murmured as she stretched her arms.

She smiled as her russet eyes met those of her youngest sister. She was impatiently swaying her tail and bobbing up and down, causing crowds of bubbles to form around her.

"So, you're sixteen now, Kairi?" She asked as she started to rouse her other five sisters.

"Yup, and you know what that means?" Kairi asked delightedly with a playful look in her eyes.

"What?" Kairi's eldest sister asked, an amused smile still lingering on her lips.

"I get to see the human world," Kairi whispered dramatically.

"No way," The golden-tail mermaid laughed and pinched her sister's cheek.

Kairi pouted and waved her sister's intrusive hand away.

"Hey, stop that, Amber."

Amber chuckled and wrapped an arm around her sister.

"I'm sorry; it's just that I had to deal with this five times already." Amber smiled and softly looked at her sister. She was so small.

"I know, I know, but it's not my fault I'm the youngest," Kairi said as she pulled away from her sister's embrace.

Kairi impatiently untangled her hair with her fingers and stuffed her mouth with some oyster flesh from last night. She made sure her tail was gleaming and then started to swim towards the castle glowing of turquoise.

"Where are you going?" Amber called after her.

"Dad," Kairi simply said without looking back.

Kairi nodded in acknowledgement towards the castle guards and safely swam past their dangerous spears. The castle was strewn with barnacles and the occasional starfish. The residents of the underwater city wanted to detach them from the walls but her father forbade them to do so. As a kind hearted king, he said the castle was the home for all creatures; mermaids and fish alike.

Kairi smiled as she saw her father asleep on his throne. This was his fifth time already.

"Daddy, wake up, it's sunrise!" the little mermaid grabbed her father's muscular arms and shook it with some difficulty.

The King of the Seven Seas woke up and looked around, confused.

"Where am I, Coral?" he mumbled.

Kairi's face crumbled and the lights from her eyes disappeared instantly. Coral was her mother. She had passed away a few years ago due to a horrible fishing crew. That was probably why the king hated the world above so much.

"Daddy, Mom isn't here anymore," Kairi whispered.

The king opened his eyes to the full extent and shook his graying hair, which neatly settled down again.

"Oh, I'm sorry, Kairi. For a second, I thought your mother was still here," The king plastered a sad smile behind his long beard.

Kairi thought he seemed to shrink in his throne and his wrinkles stood out against his skin more than ever. Frowning, she patted her father's arm.

"Don't worry, you have seven daughters to look after you," Kairi smiled.

The Merman gave a wry smile and chuckled. He sat up on his chair and regained his kinglike posture Kairi liked to see.

"Yes, but oh, where are these daughters of mine 23 hours of the day?" The king said sarcastically.

"Oh, come on. We're not that distant," Kairi laughed.

"So, why did you come?"

"Do I need a reason to say good morning to my dad?" Kairi asked, hurt.

The king gave another warm chuckle and placed his daughter on his lap. Kairi leaned against her father's long beard and started to play with the white strands.

"So, my youngest daughter has come of age today, am I right?" The king asked.

Kairi smiled and nodded childishly.

"And that means you're going to have the privilege to see the outside world."

Kairi gave another nod and looked up at her father's dark, but friendly, eyes. The king leaned closer to his daughter's right ear.

"You have my approval," the king said.

Kairi's eyes widened and looked at her father with a new type of delight. Cora, who was named after her mother, couldn't get her father's approval for two months.

As if this precious moment couldn't be ruined by a loud voice, Kairi whispered, "So I can go right now?"

The king leaned back on his chair and gently pushed his daughter off his lap. He gave a slight nod, which was followed by a smile.

Squealing, Kairi wrapped her arms around her father's thick neck.

"Thank you somuch! You won't regret this!" Kairi grinned ear to ear and quickly started to pump her tail towards the brighter surface.

It was so close, she was almost there, and splash; she broke through the ceiling of her home for the first time in her life. Her hair instantly fell and clung to the sides of her face. The wind felt strange and new to her and she curiously observed the strange creatures swimming through the sky above her head. Her eyes, not accustomed to the brighter part of the sun, squinted as she tried to look at the horizon.

It felt wonderful to be able to breathe air. It was light, warm, and yet, filling. Smiling, she dove under water and tried out her first jump. Delighted, she repeated this action again and again. Giggling, Kairi floated on her back, looking up at the clouds leisurely passing by.

"I feel so light," She said to no one particular.

Clunk.

Kairi shrieked with surprise as something bumped against her skull and dove into the water. Cautiously, she surfaced again and stared at what hit her.

It was a plank of large driftwood. But it wasn't the wood that shocked her, but the thing on it.

It was a human. Timidly, Kairi swam towards the figure. She let a gasp slip through her lips as she took in its beautiful features. It had chocolate-brown spikes that were drooping with the weight from the water and its skin was like silk. But the thing she was most amazed of was its legs. Where a tail should've been, there were two long, sinewy legs. Two beautiful legs that could help themwalk.

Kairi forced herself to tear her eyes away from the lower body part and looked at the face again. She was able to see its chest rising and falling, breathing. Her eyes were glued to the human's face and she couldn't help but wanting to see the orbs behind those long eyelashes. Kairi flinched as she saw the face expression change; a sign of waking up. Glancing around, Kairi instantly found dry land and started to pull the plank of wood towards it.

The human, which Kairi knew for sure was a male, wasn't heavy, but it was still rather difficult to push it along the water. By the time the little mermaid was near the beach, the waves made the work a lot easier. Panting, Kairi hoisted herself to the sand and desperately dragged the human onto shore.

She had just saved a human; and it was real.

The human started to cough and gag as the water forced its way out of his lungs. He let out a slight moan and slowly peeled his eyes open.

But before she was able to see them and before he was able to see her, she was gone.