( Hatori pov ) chapter 4

"Umm..sorry." My face was extremely red I couldn't even look at chase. I felt like a dummy. He quickly went to get a towel and clothes and left the room. I didn't really need new clothes since they easily got dry once I'm out of water. I put my wet clothes on the floor and I got dry pretty quick so I put on this big shirt and shorts. "Um?" I looked in his room and saw him on the bed. "I'll get your clothes dried off okay." "Okay." I felt embarrassed so I went and sat on his couch.

After awhile he came in. "Why are you in here all alone?" "I'm really sorry that I cause this much trouble already... I can leave if you want me to." "No no its fine. Your not causing any trouble. I just never seen a girl like you before haha." Why was he laughing? I smiled a bit and thought about what he said. Well I'm only different from other girls because of what happened to me and how my skin dries easily and how I can live in water..He probably won't want me to live with him anymore if I tell him.

"Don't be sad I told you its fine." He just smiled and handed me something to drink. "A-alright." But that wasn't what I was sad about. I was just scared. "Are you hungry?" "Oh um yeah." "Alright."

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After we finished eating he set up a room for me to sleep in. "Um thank you." I smiled and looked at him. "No problem. If you need anything just ask me." I thought I saw him smile but I wasn't sure because he turned his head and walked away. I wasn't really sure if I could live this long without water but maybe I would be fine for now...but it would be easier if I just told him..right?

I turned off the light and moved the curtain a bit so I could look out of the window. I saw the ocean and where we would meet up after school but, I didn't know he lived near it. I got in the covers and just layed there thinking about today. Why would he just let a random person live with him? We aren't even...friends yet, maybe I wasn't sure..I felt myself getting tired but I just couldn't sleep. I had so many questions to ask, and I had to tell him..I can't just hold back. Could I really trust him is what I'm worried about..

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It was over an hour and the sun looked like it was rising a bit, I got up and went outside to the balcony. Maybe it wouldn't be bad living here. But my skin was starting to get really dry...so I walked in the bathroom and made sure I didn't have clothes on this time and took a shower.

I walked back to my room and just saw him standing there. "Yawn, why are you up so early?" "Oh um..well I needed to do something. " and what was it?" "I just well...I need to tell you something.."

We sat on the couch in the living room and just talked about how he'd always come to the ocean after school. "I'm not normal...my skin isn't normal either because whenever I'm not in water...my skin gets really dry and it would wither out. A long time ago...when I was younger something happened to me but all I can remember is that my sister Miyuki was screaming my name..but for some reason I was just in water..and ever since then I've always lived under water." I couldn't even look at him I was just really scared about his reaction..

" A lot of things happened to me. Someone came and helped me because I almost could have died but..they gave me the ability to breathe in the ocean and with that it also changed my skin since I've been under there for so long I've always thought of myself as a fish or something like that because.. I'm not a human anymore. My skin isn't the same and I can live under water."

My heart was pounding as I was telling him these things..I kept wondering what he'd do or say. "Its okay. Just because your like that that doesn't mean I'll think anything different of you, but you should have told me ahead of time so I would know. If you want you can go back home-" "n-no!"

My cheeks were getting hot and I took a deep breath. "Okay...I'm not leaving. You live all by yourself and I'll be fine here. I don't want to leave I would rather stay here...if that's okay." "Yeah heh that's okay."

"Okay." I smiled and hugged him. I guess he was surprised but I was really happy. But I need to know more about my past...and my memories. Somehow maybe be can help me, to find my big sister. Just maybe I'll be able to find her.