Since I fell into bed, my whole family is afraid I won't be able to get up. Doctors say there's no cure, it's too late and too serious.

My parents would bring me anything to make me happy, but all the gifts remained unopened or were thrown away by me in anger.

I'm just a useless duke's daughter. Why complicate things when I'm going to die at any moment.

One day though... I woke up with my maid excited to show me something. Ugh, another stupid gift?

As she dragged me into the other room in my chambers, I couldn't help but be surprised when I saw a large aquarium with a tarp over it.

What?

"My lady!! Your father's men captured this while fishing!! He gives it to you so you don't feel alone."

Whoah. He gives me ...a fish? I couldn't help but roll my eyes and go back to bed without saying a thing, leaving Mathilda sulking behind.

I'm not in the mood.

I had a seizure, waking up from sleep drenched in sweat, my heart beating so hard in my chest that it hurt.

I hate this. I hate this

I got up from bed and went to the bathroom. While I was stumbling in the hallway, I could swear I saw a light blue glow in the room where the aquarium was.

Curious, I slowly walked to it, tugging the tarpaulin down, revealing...a young mermaid? A male mermaid?!

He was sleeping on the hard ground while hugging himself into a ball. His long dark hair slowing waving with the waves

He is... beautiful.