Once upon a time, there was a prince and princess who found each other inside a forest. The pampered prince went to the forest to found the experience by hunting alone. His father forcefully commands him to do so. Then, he found a mansion inside the forest and there was a gorgeous girl live in there.

“Hey pretty,” said the prince trying to flirt with the girl.

“Umm… H..hai..” the princess stuttering. She never met anyone before. Her father hides her in the forest because of her safety. He never met any guy before.

After that, the prince became more and more often came into the forest for a week. The princess stuttering and blushing hard when she was near the prince, however, it cures after that.

Suddenly, when chattering, a dark cloud appeared. The princess was terrified but the prince expression was pale with so many colors. He must pretend strong in front of the princess.

“D..do… n..not…. w..wor…ry… pr..prin..cess…” the prince shaking. It was becoming darker and darker. And the thunder sound was so strong causing the prince unexpectedly embraced the princess. The prince have a phobia with the thunder because of the small incident when he was a child.

The wind suddenly became stronger and stronger. The princess acted as a mother trying to comfort her child who still shivering in fear. The prince and princess still hugging each other. Unknown by them a tornado appeared caused them to floated and flown away. They both holding each other and did not release their grasp, fearing that one of them might lose.

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Splash.

“Help!” the princess and the prince was flown and threw into the sea because of the tornado. Both of them minimized their moved caused them to floating in the sea. Somehow they found the seaweed in golden color. Because of hunger, they hurriedly ate it without thinking of the consequences.

“ ‘Cough’ What happening?” the prince muttered weakly while still holding the princess' hand. They both all of sudden shines brightly. He can felt something strange happen with his legs. He was horrified. When he saw the princess, she already has the scales and fish tail.

“Ouch... W..what?” the princess asked. She can suddenly breathe inside the water. When she saw her own condition, she totally shocked. She and the prince turned into mermaid and merman.

“No.. no… This cannot be happening. I need to return to my kingdom.” the prince hardly accepts the reality that he was a merman.

However, the princess was still dazed on what have happened. She never knows that a mermaid exists. When she was a small child, she really wants to meet the mermaid or merman and now she became one of them.

“CONGRATULATION, BOTH OF YOU!! Welcome to Underworld Sea.” a mermaid women appeared grinning with a cool shark men and many sea creatures beside her.

“W..what ha..happen to u..us?” the princess asked shyly. But, the prince still in a gloom mood.

“Allow me to introduce myself,” the mermaid women said with a small bowed. The princess nodded and the prince still brooding away thinking how to return back.

“My name is Queen Mia, the ruler of this Underworld Sea. You two are a lucky people among millions of living creature who found the magical golden seaweed who gifted the one who eaten them to become a divine mermaid and merman. You both are officially my citizen and I will give both of you a special privilege!” the mermaid women said with grinning.

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“Just send us back” the prince yelled.

“Sorry, my boy. I do not know how to~” the queen was cheerful.

“W..why? W..w.why y..you wel..welcome u..us?” the princess reddening while asking. The queen was the prettiest creature that she ever met and all the creatures besides her were awesome, cool, colorful, shining and unknown by the princess.

“The mermaids or merman in Underworld Sea was keep decreasing and it almost extinct. It quite depressing so the new members of mermaid or merman always welcome in here. Besides once you become the Underworld Sea citizen, it mean you are both under my protection and a part of my families.” the queen was in delight. She told the shark men to show the princess and the prince around the Underworld Sea and their home. But before the queen swims away she giving the princess unknown coupons.

“Here~ For you to play. This Niel, the shark men will show you how to used it” the queen said, pointed the shark men and went away.

The princess was excited when Niel showed her around. It was fun. Even inside the sea, there was an amusement park which she never saw before. Moreover playing the coupons for lottery and gambling were like addicting. The prince was really a lucky person since he can easily win any random number he chooses. But, the prince was bored totally unknown by the princess.

A month after, the princess still happy with her life in Underworld Sea but, the prince who being dragged to play lotteries and gambling were in a depression. He wanted to return back to human. It frustrated to stayed and dragged by addicting in winning gambling, princess.

“No, I do not want to follow you anymore.” the prince said firmly.

“W..why? D..do you hate me?” asked the princess in fear. She never heard the prince raise his voice before.

“I do not hate you. I like you. But, I want to return. To be a human. I do not want to stay in here. I will find a way so that both of us can return”

However, the princess did not hear the prince explanation and ran away. The prince did not saw or found the princess for a week. He was disheartened and totally guilty.

The princess actually went to the witch asking for a potion. The queen who saw the scene from her Eyeing Mirror told the prince about it. The prince totally disappointed with the princess and went to search for her.

“Princess!! Why are you went to the witch? Do you want to curse me or what?!!” the prince asked in anger.

“N..no… I… j..just..” the princess tears down.

“Che... I trust you. I love you but, this is what you have done to me!!”

“Stop it! The princess did nothing wrong.” Niel, the shark men suddenly interfered.

“Shut up!! You must accomplice with her!”

“I..I… just a..asked f..for a..a l..luc…ky p..po..tion…” the princess sobbed.

“What?! I never know you really dark heartened!!”

“Really… Just heard her first!! She just asking for the lucky potion and how to return back to human.” Niel exclaimed in distress.

“Huh? Really?” the prince shocked. The princess nodded.

“But, I know your other secret!” the prince glared at the princess. “I know you are pregnant!”

“What?” Niel startled. He gazed toward the princess.

“I..I… am s..sorry… I on..ly like.. y..you as m..my bro..ther…” the princess said hardly.

“Really? I should not judge a girl from appearance.” the prince trying to hit the princess, however, was stopped by Niel.

“Just stop this! She pregnant my child!” Niel grasped the prince's hand and released it. He then pulled the princess into his embraced.

“Huh? You betrayed me princess?” the prince was in a rage.

“N..no.. I.. fell in lo..love wi..with Ni..niel when I saw h..him for th..the first time. I wa..want to.. te..tell you to..morrow but, y..you al..already fo..found out. I t..totally sorry… Pl..please.. for..forgive me. I wa..want you to be.. happ..happy. Not with m..me but, with an..another girl. I l..like you a..as my bro..brother. I do.. not wa..want to lose… you. I al..already k..know how t..to re..return back to hu..human form..” the princess explained.

[No. I fell in love with Niel when I saw him for the first time. I want to tell you tomorrow but, you already found out. I totally sorry. Please forgive me. I want you to be happy. Not with me but with another girl. I like you as my brother. I do not want to lose you. I already know how to return back to human form]

The prince started to sniffled. He accepted the reality that the princess found her love one and all of it was misunderstand. The princess was his first love, so it really hurt his feeling.

“So..sorry” the princess still sobbing.

A month after the prince return back as a human. He found a destined girl a year after and marriage. He became a king. Living happily with his wife and children.

Meanwhile, the princess stayed as Underworld Citizen and have six twins, children. She still addicted in gambling and lotteries which caused headaches for Niel. But they still happy families.