I'll be Waiting

Summary: Lucia and Kaito have been apart for too long. As Kaito prepares to leave his second last country in the surfing world tour, he hears singing coming from his window. He looks out and sees all the mermaids singing Lucia's love for him. Eventually, he returns and finds Lucia waiting on the same spot where he left her. Kaicia (Kaito x Lucia)

Will contain some Japanese terminology.

One-shot begins....NOW!

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Kaito looked into her sad brown eyes. He sighed. "Gomenasai, Lucia. But I have to go. This is a big thing and--" He was stopped. Lucia looked up at him, her finger placed gently on the boy's lips. "Go, Kaito-kun. Remember, wherever you go, I'll be waiting. My heart will go with you. And another thing..." She reached for her pink, shell-shaped pendant and took out her pearl. Kaito gasped. "Lucia, I can't take your pearl! What if someone comes after you and you need it?"

Lucia giggled. "You need it more than me". She took his hand, placed the pearl gently in his palm, and cupped his hand around the tiny, pink sphere. "Keep it safe for me...Kaito-kun". Kaito held the girl in a small embrace and whispered, "I'll protect it with my life. I'll protect you with my life". The lovers stood on that pier for a few more moments until they reluctantly broke the embrace and separated. Lucia stayed on that pier, while Kaito boarded the still waiting ship.

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Kaito sighed and shook his head, water droplet falling off and hitting the nearby mirror. Kaito had just finished his last run in Mexico and now he was getting ready to leave for the last country in the Surfing World Tour; Chile. He sat down on his bed and waited. He didn't know what he was waiting for but he just waited. Eventually, he got up and pulled his case out from under the bed. Heaving it up onto the top of the messy covers, he turned away from it and started rummaging in drawers for his clothes.

He had packed most of his stuff when he decided to take a break. He looked out his window and smiled at the moonlight dappled waves, the white sand and the sea sprayed rocks. The beach was where he belonged. But he also belonged with Lucia. He sighed again and was about to turn and continue packing when he heard a voice.

Yume no owari o negau no wa naze?

Arehateta basho ni mo hana wa saku no ni

Kaito turned to look out of the window again and saw something sitting on one of the rocks. The spray of the sea shot up behind the figure as the sea hit the rock. Kaito gasped. He threw on his coat and a pair of shoes and ran outside.

Nanairo no kaze nanairo no sora

Kibou wa sekai ni afureteru no ni

Kaito ran up to the rock, only to spot something - or two somethings - in the water. He turned to face the sea, not even caring that the salty water was splashing in his face.

Machigaeta, yume o miteta dake..

Ai no arika ya kioku no nazo to

He spotted another on one of the rocks sticking out from the sea. This one sat on the rock and, from Kaito's point of view, right in the middle of the moon.

Tsukisasaru tsumetai kodoku ni

Anata wa kurushindeta no

The moonlight outlined the person, Kaito just spotting a yellow tinge to the person before spotting two more in a lagoon next to the rock where Kaito had seen the first person. He looked up to see the person still there, sitting on the rock face.

Junpaku no..

Tsubasa o yasumete yasashiku nemutte

"Ikitai" to negai umareta deshou? Saa!

The moon seemed to shine brighter than it had ever done before, letting the boy see very clearly who was singing. He gasped.

Kibou no kane oto saigo no uta o ima..

Tsuyoi mono dake no sekai janai kara.

Listen to my love kono uta o..

On the rock face was Noel, in the water were Karen and Seira, on the spire of rock was Coco and in the lagoon were Rina and Hanon.

Aoi hitomi no oku ni kakushita

Kowaresou ni fukaku kirei na kokoro

They continued to sing and Kaito suddenly felt overwhelmed by a sudden surge of love. He spotted a pale pink glow coming from his pocket. He put his hand in his pocket and pulled out Lucia's shinju. He smiled. A small image of Lucia smiling came to mind and he watched the girls sing the rest of the song while thinking about Lucia.

Yabureta sora ni nagashita namida

Kanashimi no subete kesanakute ii

Machigaeta yume o, owarasete..

Subete o wasure hadaka de nemutte

Atarashii yume ga yadoru koro

Anata wa jiyuu ni nareru

Junpaku no..

Kokoro o agetai massugu mitsumete

Shinjitsu wa totemo yasashii kiseki nee

Kokoro o azukete saisho no KISU o shite..

"Nanika" ga tsutawaru shunkan no kodou

Listen to my heart sono mune ni..

'Lucia…'

Junpaku no..

Tsubasa o yasumete yasashiku nemutte

"Ikitai" to negai umareta deshou? Saa!

Kibou no kane oto saigo no uta o ima..

Tsuyoi mono dake no sekai janai kara.

Listen to my love kono uta o..

Aisuru kimochi kara sekai wa kitto hajimari

Subete o hikiyosete ooki na ai no wa to naru

Machigai kizutsuite tatakai namida nagashite

Soredemo owaranai.

Dareka o aisuru kimochi

La La La...

'Lucia…a…a…a…'

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A month later, Kaito was returning to Japan. He had won the last round in Chile and was waiting to tell the good news to Lucia. He leaned against the railing and looked out towards home. The kaze caught his hair, making it sway in time to its rhythm. He smiled. He couldn't wait to see Lucia. He couldn't wait. He closed his eyes and listened to the rhythm of the sea, the crashing of the waves, the squawking of the seagulls, the blowing of the wind, the…"KAITOOOOO!" Kaito shot awake and looked out.

And there, to his surprise and amusement, was Lucia, standing exactly where he'd left her. Now, he definitely couldn't wait. The minute the ship docked, he ran out and embraced Lucia. "Lucia…" "Kaito…" The both stopped the hug and looked into each other's eyes. "Well…" The lovers turned to look at Hanon, who had the other mermaids behind her, all in human form. "…I think that we did a good job. Nee, minna?" The girls all giggled, before shouting, "HAI!"

Kaito chuckled. "So I wasn't hallucinating! And I thought that I'd absorbed too much sea water". Lucia looked between her friends and Kaito, an annoyed and confused look on her face. "Mou, what is it? What happened?" Kaito chuckled again, before calming down, grabbing Lucia and saying softly, looking into her eyes, "Your friends made sure that I would never forget you". Lucia smiled. "I was waiting here the whole time".

"Hey". The couple looked back at the mermaids and saw Seira with her hands on her hips. She giggled. And the other mermaids knew exactly what she was thinking. They all smiled. "KISS!" The couple looked at the group,. Then at each other then smiled.

Then, they kissed.

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This is my first MMPPP(P) fic, so be gentle. I've always loved this anime, and this coupling. BTW, I know no Japanese. Only a few romaji words like kaze, shinji and gomen. For example, gomen if this isn't very good. But I'm proud of it. And so should you be. So, now that I've done this, maybe you could look forward to a multi-chapter, epic MMPPP(P) story. Well, thank you all. Sayonara. luv2write and laugh x