Earelen-15

Woke up in the morning from the fact that again someone tychtsya in me by a nose. Half asleep murmured:
- Meunya, let's have a sleep... - and right there jumped, I under water what Meunya! Opened eyes and saw Lu. He was obviously upset with something.
- "Something happened?" - I carefully asked
He nodded.
- "Aunt Lingez..."
- "What? What is with it???"
- "Got sick absolutely. Says that waited the favourite live and healthy, it is possible and to leave now...", - Lu nearly cried.
- "Floated rather!" - I pulled it for myself. The dolphin did not begin to persuade himself twice and we jerked to the mother's nurse.

Less than in a minute already were near it. The white delfinikha lay in a cozy nest blindly. It seemed that it already departed in another world. But is not present, having scented us, slightly opened eyes.
- "Rada to see you, my princess!"
I embraced her, having nestled as it is possible more closely as though it could save her from death somehow. An old age, it is such... does not ask who how many wants to live. Though... in its case, apparently, asked.
- "The grandmother Lingez, you cannot die now. You will ruin a wedding of the grandson", - I very seriously told. She smiled broadly.
- "Means, it should just hurry..."
- "Heard? Give call the bride!" - I strictly ordered. Lu right there headlong dashed away for the baby Fannear.
- "I think, you use cunning, specially started all this", I smiled to an old delfinikha. That smiled:
- "Well of course. Otherwise it would gather a year more".
We not for long waited. They appeared before the aunt and she asked them "to run" - to swim for the bride's parents. Well are guilty why did not guess? I rummaged around was on the pockets searching though some butylyochk from gnomes in new, such remarkable dress, but did not find any. It is a pity, it was necessary to think up them. It is possible to sew some imperceptible, in folds... Not only parents Fannear, but also it, and Lu friends came. Much guests gathered. The grandmother Lingez told the speech that lived in love, children were produced in a set. That the sort dolphin was not interrupted.

Then there was a holiday, fun, all were turned in the dolphin dances. They even outside jumped out in a fun rush. Young people, at last, retired. As Lu told - we floated... in a honeymoon trip. I with grief in heart, but with a joyful smile saw off them and returned to the grandmother. It lay still, smiling. At first thought that fell asleep... Then understood - no, nevertheless she did not use cunning... and just hastened them, feeling that just about will abandon us. To me was very much and very painfully... Lu married, the grandmother Lingez left, gnomes moved. I began to lose friends...

She was buried with big honors. Mother was very upset. The father consoled her as could. Embraced, ironed on hair, whispered something... I looked at them and the feeling of infinite tenderness rose in a breast. As they love each other! With what care it held mother, she was still very weak... Poked to them, having embraced both...

Asked for leave upward, to gnomes. There was a wish to share also joy - about Lu, and a grief, about White to Delfinikh. Many and called it in recent years...

Of course, all were glad to me! I was not shown for about a week, and all missed. News both upset them, and pleased. But, as, gnomes are not able (or do not want?) to cry, all just sat silently for about a minute to honor her memory. Then steel it is noisy to rejoice for Lu who he is a good fellow and as he was lucky.
We with Gore went on foot to a grotto. I still wanted to see the house... Or rather, what from it remained.

Just in case put on a necklace the head. Who knows them, these rural that he will climb up them in the head...
Neither in a grotto, nor was around nobody. I breathed a sigh of relief and, having jumped off in water, went to the coast. Meunya right there guessed me and jumped already on stones, having lifted up a tail!

Will not allow to pass unnoticed in any way. Because already jumped on me and took seat on a shoulder. So it is not visible, but she here hums! All around. Well, maybe, I will also not meet anybody. Weather good, maybe, men in the sea, and women go about the own business. I forgot about children...

Having approached the house rather to that place where it stood, I saw them. Children climbed ruins, ran, played hide-and-seek, something shouted, were thrown by something. I looked at what was my house, with tears in the eyes recently. Here I spent the best years of my life. Of course, there is a lot of as early as years ahead! I hope. But nevertheless sadly to look at the ruined house.

Here one boy threw something in the girl with shout: Catch! - and it departed directly to me, having knocked a poor cat on the head! Meunya jumped off and rushed off away with the offended miaow. All who saw it just were dumbfounded! She jumped out from nowhere! Just from air! With loud cries children ran up on houses. And I lifted that they threw. It was the small shkatulochka inlaid with shells. It all was poured in the sun. Did not begin to look, started wandering to a grotto. Strange, I do not remember it... From where did it undertake? Having turned a find in hands both so, and so, saw an inscription inside: "Earelen from the loving parents". Looked back - in beams midday Anar the place of the house was mysteriously lit as though from it shine proceeded... Of course, so just it seemed to me... There was a strong wish to return... But... did not risk. Let's look, maybe, at night...

Having approached a grotto, saw Oro. He obviously waited for me. Gore, of course, did not wait or, having seen Oro, just did not begin to disturb our meeting.
Having jumped in a grotto this time independently, I took off a necklace and appeared before it in all beauty. Nevertheless there is a difference - in an old dress with the torn-off hem or in it, fine, printsessiny. Yes, it was struck! Eyes - and so rather big, became even more. I did not want to be shown, frankly speaking, to it in this dress, but options any more former old was ruthlessly destroyed, and others remained in the house which does not exist any more. And here we stand against each other, we look and we are silent. I wait that he will tell, and he... tetanus attacked it, perhaps? At last, Oro regained consciousness and asked by suddenly settled voice:
- It you, my princess? As you are beautiful!
- Yes, I, honestly, not a ghost. And you what thought?
- Anything. Thoughts everything disappeared at once. You strongly changed.
- So and it is strong? Put on other dress and everything, not to learn?
- In that it was simpler to talk to you.
- What do you offer, to undress?
He laughed, wanted there was something to answer, but did not become, only strongly reddened. Ponyayayatno! I laughed too.:
- Well somehow time you already saw me without dress. Wanted to beat you simply! but here, was once.
It confusedly inclined the head:
- I is unintentional...-suddenly saw at me in hands a casket and strongly was surprised:
- From where it at you?
- Now boys threw the friend in the friend on ruins of my house. Probably, dug out there.
- Do not leave anywhere, I now, will quickly return! - also escaped. Quicker me, probably, when I move.

While he ran, I sat in ordinary place and fell in a reverie. Actually, tried to present the life there, below. On the one hand, there parents and my position of the princess obliges to sit there and to wait for the prince. But it will not turn out again, how with mother? Will come some lupoglaz and will want to win not my heart, but all our kingdom? Something I got a bit tired from fights and wars... After all to me only fifteen... Began to count how many on time all this borrowed... It seems, nearly half a year. And as one day, upon my life! Nearby Lu jumped out of water, but this time he was not one, and from beloved. They froliced, jumping out highly, again dived, caressed. Eh, and they also do not see me. It became very offensive and sad.
Suddenly I heard and involuntarily looked at Lu-it looked directly at me:
- "I as always, your nurse and protection, princess! So far you with us, I weigh at your service!"
Everything hears. I smiled and waved with a hand to both.
Thought... What means - so far I with them? I should leave? But where? Here still! New riddles...
Came across a hand a casket and tried to open it. But not so everything is simple! Probably, the key is necessary. And I and about a casket know nothing not that about a key from it. Probably, it is necessary to float home, there, down, behind explanations. Ah and, Oro... He asked to wait. As there his name is, I am a podzabydla... something is connected with wings... Rams... Frame... No, without it I will not remember.

And yes it goes. A hand in a pocket. What does he hide there? not just so he holds it there. Involuntarily gathered. Life in military operations taught care and, unfortunately, to trust nobody.
He easily jumped in a grotto and laid out what hid in a pocket. It was... the same casket, as well as at me!
- From where at you is? - I was surprised.
- Here and I was surprised. Also thought, but whether mine at you? I was given by the father on the eve of the leaving. Told what can only be opened when ITSELF you understand what should be opened.
- And how to open it? I have no key from mine. And how you learn, it is time to open or not?

He looks fixedly to me in the face:
- I will not understand... I love you and I speak about it not the first time. And you all keep silent...
I began to redden from tips of hair to the most, probably, heels. What to tell me to it? What do I, despite all the of employment, think of it constantly? I remember its voice, his hands, eyes... I drive because I am a mermaid and has to live under water with the family, and it - well who is he? I do not know it plainly except that he is a boy from our village. Not such, as all in it inhabitants, absolutely another. More kindly, more gently, stronger, more carefully... My gods, it the best and I would give a lot of things that we were together!

I hung the head in confusion and just buried a forehead in his breast. It was easy to tell Lu - "Idi and tell that you love her". And most to open a mouth and to pronounce these words... oh as it is difficult. It raised my head and, having bent, touched my lips with the. Oh, Engea! I nearly fainted! Legs weakened and if it did not pick up me, would fall to the favourite stones.
We long sat, having embraced and Oro continually kissed my hair, lips, the cheek, the next to it... I for a short time disconnected a brain. Yes... But suddenly remembered the parents, the grandfather, Lu. Jumped in confusion:
- Probably, it is wrong. I should ask the family. And if do not allow me? Will you follow me there, to the sea?
But he already looked not at me, and somewhere down. Our caskets reunited! As, unclear, but they lay near, a lock in a lock and were open wide open! I will sometime get used to miracles???

Gentle music went from them. We, with bated breath, bent down over them. There two ringlets lay. I prevailed, it pulled out the.
But mine was to me big! Even on a thumb it dangled. Having looked at Oro, saw that he smiles on my attempts to put on a ring. He also did not try to put on the, it was for it catastrophically a little.

- Look that is written in your ring, - he offered. I glanced on inside and read his name there!
Neryoram. More true - for Neryoram. I involuntarily stretched a ring to it, and he stretched the to me:
- There is your name...-also put on to me it a finger. I did the same with its ring.
- It means that we are betrothed now, - Oro told. I reddened again and was stuck with the head into a breast.
Then asked:
- And what now to do with all this? How I will tell parents that I found on the earth of the groom, but not in the sea kingdom?
- They for certain know. Name there murmaid, but not terrestrial.
I nodded and thoughtfully said:
- As everything is confused... Well, I will float to the family, I will tell what occurred, and then I will tell you.
- I will wait for you, my princess! - Oro touched my lips with the again and I jumped in waves.

Lu waited for me nearby.
- "In my opinion, you knew everything!" - I told.
He began to nod the head.
- "I only did not know who is he. And that from above - knew. Unintentionally overheard how the aunt Lingez spoke about it".
- "Why was silent?" - I frowned eyebrows.
- "It was not allowed. I already blabbed out today", - and it whistled and cracked, obviously happy with myself. I with offense stuck it sideways. - "Could and tell."
- "Could not. Everything is good in its season. It came today. Can you be congratulated? When wedding?" - it crafty squinted eyes on a ringlet on a finger.
I from confusion swam away for his back and there wanted hid. But from Lu not to hide! He was turned on one place and again it appeared with me face to face.
- "Now and your wedding appeared in time" - obviously happy with itself, he told me.
- "I am not sure... I am not sure of anything!"
- "Why?" - the dolphin was surprised.
- "Everything so unexpectedly and quickly..."
- "Hakh! Remember me, the princess Earelen! For me too everything was very unexpected!"
How on it snatched Fannear after our return from Undume, both of us burst out laughing. It somehow resulted me in balance and I who a little calmed down floated to the palace.