It was just another day in Ariel's kingdom. The sun glistened against the water, the waves were big and Melody, now age 19 was still sitting on a rock on the beach worried about her friend dash the walrus. "You worried about him too?" asked a voice. She looked down to see tip the penguin. "Totally. He hasn't been himself lately. It seems every time he's around me, he gets all nervous" said melody. "Hey melody, can I talk to you in private?" came a voice. She looked up to see dash smiling at her. "Perhaps over a nice and relaxing swim?" said melody. A few minutes later, melody came out and dove into the water. They swam far out and then they layed down on a huge rock. "Anyway, there is something I need to tell you melody" said dash a little nervous. "Yes dash, what is it?" laughed melody. He sighed and looked at melody and said "Melody, do you remember the day we met?" Melody laughed and said "how could I forget? You were trying to save a baby penguin from a shark" Dash looked away and smiled. "And I got stuck in an ice chunk" said dash. "Anyway, I looked at you and I saw the most beautiful girl ever" said dash nervous. "That would be me?" asked melody. "Yep. And on our crazy adventure, I rescued you from Morgana's fortress and I also saved you when you fell off that cliff" said dash. "That was really brave of you. And yet that very moment you met me, you looked a little love struck" said melody. Dash took a deep breath and said the words he thought he'd never say in his lifetime. "Melody….I love you" said dash real quickly. Melody bolted up in shock. She looked at him with his head down in sadness thinking he might have ruined their friendship. Then all of a sudden, he felt her warm lips touch his cheek. "I love you too dash" said melody real quiet. He smiled and hugged her so very tightly. They then swam and swam for hours chasing each other through the corals and rocks. That night, melody went home and dash led her right up to the beach. Melody held his flipper and when she turned around, dash let go and smiled. He then went into the water and looked back and melody was still there too. "Good night melody" whispered dash. "Good night dash" whispered melody. "I love you" said dash as he swam off. "I love you too, my daring dash" said melody back. He turned around and smiled as she went into her home. She turned around and dash was still there in the water. And then she and him sang a little love tune to each other. "goodnight! Goodnight! and sleep and dream tonight. And when you fall asleep, dream of me...tonight!"
