Chapter 1

"Daddy I don't need you to accompany me to school," pouted Ariel

"But you could get hurt! Do you think I want let my little girl to get hurt." Said her stubborn father

"I'll be fine! I am fifteen now! I am not a little girl anymore," said an annoyed Ariel

"But I always drive you to school on your first day!"

"I am in high school now! John and I are going to walk to school this year!"

Ariel and John had been friends since they were little; he was the only person her protective father trusted with her. He was quite fond of John; he hoped that one day the two of them would get together. He couldn't think of a better match for her although his daughter did not agree. To her he was just friend nothing more.

"Hello Mr. Triton, ready to go now Ariel," said John who just walked into the house without knocking, which he had done since they were little kids. He practically lived there; he wasn't close with his parents. For him, Ariel and her father was his family

"Now you take good care of my little girl John," said Mr. Triton as the two walked out of the house.

"Hurry up Aladdin, what are you a girl." Taunted Eric at Aladdin bed room door

"It's a fresh start, I have to look decent, there is going to be a whole crop of new people here," said an enthusiastic Aladdin

"Big deal! It makes no difference we have moved to a different place every couple of years. Whoever we will meet here we will have to say goodbye to again in a couple of years," said a gloomy Eric

"You need to be more optimistic. Dad said this was the last time we are going to move,"

"And you trust him! He can`t control where his business sends him Al. ``

Aladdin and Eric were brothers. When Eric was one, his parents decided to adopt, and Eric was thrilled. They were really close brothers and they would always look out for each other. They were each other only consistent friend because their family moved around every couple of year.

`` Well here we go! Another year is about to start! I think it's going to be a good one, `` said Aladdin as the two walked out of the house

Ariel was already off to bad start of high school. She had no classes with John. Her locker wouldn`t open and now she couldn`t find her first class. She started running and she tripped over a cord on the ground and fell down and all her books went flying. She looked up and saw these beautiful blue eyes.

`` Are you okay! That looked like it hurt, `` said Eric while holding out his hand to help her up.

`` Nice going Ariel, `` muttered an embarrassed Ariel,

`` I am Eric by the way. ``

``I'm Ariel, `` smiled Ariel who thought her heart was going to pop out of her chest at that moment

"I know you just said your name," laughed Eric

"Right! I didn't think you heard!

`` Do you by any chance know where room 489 is?"

"Sorry, it's my first year here! I have no idea where any classes are"

"Oh you're in my brother's Aladdin's grade. Have you met him yet?"

"No I haven't!"

"Well we better get off to class. Hopefully I'll see you around!" smiled Eric as he walked away.

"Yeah hopefully," whispered Ariel as she headed off to class

"This school is so big, I just want to explore it," said Pocahontas

"Well you have to head to class," laughed Belle

"I can't believe they messed up my schedule, I can't be in wood work!" whined Jasmine

"Yeah you really shouldn't, it s liability to the people around you," said Pocahontas

"Hey I could do well in wood work if I wanted to!"Exclaimed Jasmine

"Prove it!" challenged Belle

"I will!" said Jasmine as she walked into a guy with dark hair and dark skin, "Oh I'm so sorry!"

"No it was fault I wasn't looking," he smiled as he walked passed still looking back

"Someone is smitten!" said Belle

"He was just being polite," said Jasmine," well I am off to wood work; I'll see you at lunch."

Jasmine walked in to the class and the room was full of boys. All the tables were filled up except for one. She walked over there and it was the boy she bumped into earlier. Great she thought, he probably already thinks I am big klutz.

"I'm Aladdin," he said

"I am Jasmine!"

"You don't seem like you are someone who would take this class!"

"Oh really?" asked an annoyed Jasmine," So what kind of class do you think I should take?"

"Well don't most girls want to take Home Economic?"

"That's a sexist thing to say!"

"No no I mean it in a good way?"

"How?" said a curious Jasmine

"Honestly I don't know? I just mumble when I am nervous!"

"So you are saying I am intimidating!"

"Wow you really take everything personally!"

"I so do not! Exclaimed Jasmine, "well maybe just a bit!"

"That's not a bad thing! It means you just care!" said Aladdin as Jasmine smiled back

"Okay class! We're going to get into groups and discuss what we thought of the short story," said the teacher

"Okay I'll write down are ideas! What are your names?" said Belle

"I am Ariel,"

"I know that!" replied the unfriendly looking guy

"I wasn't talking to you Adam, unlike you; she hasn't been in my school since kindergarten!"

"So I really liked this story! It had a really good message not to judge someone from the outside!" replied an enthusiastic Belle

"Wow you are a nerd! Who likes to read?" hissed Adam

"I do! What's wrong with that!" replied Belle

"Don't mind him! He is just an unpleasant person!" whispered Ariel into Belle's ear as the bell rang and Adam darted out of the classroom

"What class do you have next?" asked Belle

"Math with Mr. Milo, "said Ariel

"Oh me too! Do you know where that is?"

"I have no idea! We better start looking for it!" said Ariel as the two girls walked out of the class.

"What do you think of the setters coming to the new world and taking over?" said Miss Willow

"We did them a favour! They were savages, we taught them to be civilized! "Exclaimed John

"Savages! They were not savages they knew way more knowledge than you or I will ever know! We killed them and took over their land! I would not call that a favour," said an irritated Pocahontas, she couldn't believe what this boy John was saying.

"Isn't that hypocritical! You are settler, you living in a house, going to school, and wearing pretty clothes," said John

"That has nothing to do with it! It's still wrong and how do you know how I live," said Pocahontas

"Okay I think we discussed this topic enough," said Miss Willow as the bell rang

It had been a hard morning! High school was not as great as Ariel thought it would be. She was so happy that it was the lunch. She had met a new friend though, Belle, she was going to have lunch with her other two friends. She told her about John and she said he was welcome to sit with them. She was really hoping that they would all get along. It would be nice to have a group of friends.

"Hey Jasmine, Pocahontas over here!" called Belle

"We have been looking all over the school for you," said Jasmine

"I thought I would grab us a table before they got taken!" said Belle

"Good thinking!" said Pocahontas

"This is Ariel," said Belle

"Hey," said the two girls while shoving food in her mouth

"Oh there is John! Over here!" said Ariel while waving

"You know that horrible boy," said Pocahontas

"Yeah he is my best friend!" said Ariel

"Oh hey my debating partner! You put up quite the debate there," said John as he squeezed in between Belle and Ariel

"Well you had to put in your place," said Pocahontas

"I admire someone who speaks their mind," said John as Pocahontas blushed

"Yeah John is way too opinionated," said Ariel

"How long have you known each other?" asked Belle but Ariel didn't hear. Eric walked into the cafeteria, he saw her and waved. She turned as red as her hair again.

"What was that?" said John who saw what happened and did not seem too happy about it.

"It was nothing!" replied Ariel

"It was defiantly something that boy with the dark hair and dreamy blue eyes waved at you," said Jasmine

"It really not a big deal, he was asking me for directions earlier," said Ariel who left out the part she fell and he helped her up

"Hey look Jasmine it's your lover," said Pocahontas

"What?" said Jasmine looking over where Pocahontas was pointing," Oh Aladdin is not my lover. "

"Oh you know his name now?" said Belle

"Well he was in my wood work class. There was nowhere else to sit. He is pretty cool actually," said Jasmine while blushing

"Aladdin? Oh that is Eric brother," blurted Ariel

"They look nothing a like," said Pocahontas

"Well they obviously are! He told me about him," said Ariel

"It doesn't sound that he was just asking for directions," said Belle

"You guys need to shut up! There always like this Ariel, you are going to have to learn to deal with it," smiled Jasmine

"I really need to find some guys to hang out with," said John

The day was finally over! Belle, Jasmine, and Pocahontas were laughing as they walked onto the bus. Aladdin and Eric drove passed them and Aladdin waved at jasmine with a big smile on his face. Belle and Pocahontas looked at each other and laughed. Eric started teasing Aladdin about having a girl friend which Aladdin stated he just liked her as friend. Then they drove past Ariel and John and Eric waved at Ariel. Now it was Aladdin time to tease Eric. Ariel was so caught off guard that she dropped her books and John shook his head and then picked up the books.

"Well that was an interesting day!" said John as they walked up to their street

"I think it will be a year to remember," said Ariel," Just as long as we stick together!"

"Of course!" said John than Ariel walked up to her house and he just stood there and watched her.