The Mershark

A young man named Dio Brando was alone, strolling along the shores of a beach not to far from his mansion. The sun was out and shinning brightly. The waters brushed against his bare feet. On the relaxing, peaceful walk the wealthy man comes across a beached body.

Normally Dio wouldn't care for beached sea creatures but this case was different. The body wasn't of a creature any man has ever seen before. An aquatic being with upper body of a male human and the tail of a shark. This being is known in folk tales as MerShark. Here it is laying on the sandy grounds before Dio's eyes.

The creature appeared to be unconscious. He checked it's heart to see if it's alive or not, it is. He examined the creature after sitting down and pulling it's head onto his lap. The tail is gray and white like any great white shark itself. The male human part has dark skin like an African American, bare chested. The hair is white as snow, buzzed, three long ponytails, zig-zag strands of hair connected to the eye brows, and sideburns. The fingers are webbed and the lips are pale.

As Dio looked down on the creature he felt something up lifting on the inside. The being's eyes open and stare up at him in shock for a moment before sitting up and looking around to see where it is. It's eyes are the color brown. The mershark realizes it's on a beach, sitting next to a male human.

It was about to try to move away until Dio says, "There's no need to worry, I won't hurt you."

"You won't?" The mershark can speak and in the language english. Those were Dio's thought when he heard the mershark's voice.

"No. I have no need for causing you any harm. I'm Dio Brando, which is the name I've had since birth. Do you have a name?"

"Pucci."

"Is this the first time you've seen a human?"

"No. You're the second human I've met in my entire life."

"Who was the first you've met?"

"His name was Santana." Santana, he was a guy who use to work for a very powerful man named Kars before he was tortured and stabbed to death. His killer remains unknown today. "I've met him six years ago. It's been a while since I've seen him. Do you know him?"

"I didn't know him on a personal level but I knew his name. I'm sorry to say this but he's dead" Pucci was sadden by the news. "When did he-?"

"He died last year." Pucci turned away from Dio. He realizes that he hasn't seen him for a year or longer and never had a chance to say good bye like most people when they loose a loved one by death. "Were you close to him?"

"He's the one who's taught me how to speak read, and write along with many other things of the world of man…" That explains how he knows the language.

"Do you not have anyone else for company in the sea?"

"No. My twin brother vanished ten years ago and my little sister died six years ago. It's not like I can have a conversation with the sea creatures."  

"I'm sorry for your loss…" Dio isn't very good with being comforting for anyone. No words came from either of them for what seemed like long time. He places his hand over Pucci's and uses the other to gently pull Pucci to face him.

"Pucci, if I may… It's true you've lost a companion and you can't bring him back. You've gain a new companion as well."

"What do you mean?"

"Santana doesn't have to be the only companion in the world. I wish to be your friend, share things about my world and perhaps I can learn something about your world."

"Is that why you grab my chin and place your hand above my own?" Dio blushed and pulls his hands away from Pucci.

"I apologize for that. I didn't mean to make such a forward move." Dio pulls away his hands. He wouldn't touch anyone not even his own parents and brother. Why would he lay a hand on this mershark? Pity? Of course not. Then what?

"You didn't cause any harm."

"Let's have a moment of silence for him." Dio suggests in hopes of moving past the awkward moment.

"Moment of silence?" I fuss Santana didn't tell him a lot of things of this world.

"It's a small period of time when a person or a group of people are silent when mourning a person who died. It's a year late but better than nothing."

"Alright. How is it done?"

"You look down, close your eyes and place your hands together on your lap, while you do this you're silent until it's over."

"How long dose it last?"

"As long as you want."

For five minutes they had the moment of silence for Santana. "Thank you."

"No need. It was the right thing to do after all." The sun was setting, turning the sky into the colors pink and orange.

"I must depart but before I go I'll help get back in the water." Dio lifts Pucci off of the sandy grounds and carries him into the water, deep enough for Pucci to swim.

"Will I see you again?" Pucci asked

"Yes. I'll come back tomorrow."

TBC