=D YAY okay after remembering this post when talking with Jodi/fridamoonbeam last night, i thought i'd try my hand at making it into a fanfic...which i've never written before, so it was interesting XD i already had all ariel's part written so it didn't take long. it was my first time trying to portray eric and flounder though LOL XDD
basically a WHAT IF thing where ariel actually does what she said she was going to:
i quote "I'll swim up to his castle. Then Flounder will splash around to get his attention, and then with -" (and then sebastian interrupted her '__' XD)
would eric STILL LOVE HER AS A MERMAID?!!? =O
WARNING: major corniness and bad portrayals XD it's all in good fun. oh, and FAIL title XD couldn't think of one so i borrowed a lyric line from the finale on the tlm score. Also, a hint of flounder x ariel.
please don't steal! why would you anyways O_O?
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CHAPTER ONE:
Ariel kept on running the dinglehopper through her flaming red hair. Tonight, she was going to go through her plan on meeting Eric. Her heart was pounding with each dinglehopper stroke, but she wanted to do this more than anything in the world. To talk to Eric…to see him! Within the hideaway of her grotto, Ariel had been swimming back and forth, praying and hoping everything would turn out perfectly. No,
It just had to!
Ariel put the dinglehopper back in the whazzitsname. But there was one little if-factor bubbling around in her brain. What if….what if…he didn't want to love a mermaid? What if Sebastian was right, that the fact that they were from two different worlds made it impossible for Ariel and Eric to ever be? Ariel bit her lip and swam over to her statue of Eric. She rested her head on his stone shoulder. If only you could know, the feelings that I feel…if only I could tell you what I wish I could reveal! Ariel stared up into his beautiful eyes. No, she had to do it! There was no doubts about it! She clenched her fists and moved in front of him.
"H…hi, Eric…Oh, I mean Prince Eric!" Ariel stuttered. "I mean…Ohhh…I don't know what I mean!" Ariel sighed and sank down to the floor, crossing her arms over a rock. She frowned. "This is a lot harder than I thought!" Ariel glanced over at her music box with the people dancing together on it. If only that could be her and Eric. If only…Ariel stared at her fin. If only I didn't have this fin! She sighed. Suddenly, the watchamacallit humans used for telling time in the corner caught her eye. Oh, it was late! She was going to run out of time.
Ariel had already told Flounder to splash around to get Eric's attention, and then she was going to sing…Ariel quickly paddled over to the front of her grotto, and moved the stone blocking the entrance to the side so she could swim through. After closing it behind her, Ariel moved her fin as quickly as it could take her upwards, and soon Ariel broke through the surface. The moon was shining brilliantly and bright tonight, casting a luminous glow on everything. The ocean waters glittered.
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Eric, meanwhile, had been lying on his bed, staring up at the ceiling. He fiddled with a scroll in his hands…a piece of paper that Grimsby had forced on him, requesting that he write a letter to the princess of Glauerhaven, thanking her for her hospitality. But Eric just couldn't…concentrate on anything right now. How could he, when that voice was still so clear in his head? Making him feel dizzy yet tormented at the same time, with the fact that Eric couldn't seem to find her, no matter how hard he tried.
Where could she have gone?
Suddenly, a salty gust of wind blew in from the open window, seizing up the piece of paper from Eric's hands. He sat up and tried to snatch it back, but it was blown towards the window, hitting one of the window panes on the side and landing on the floor. Eric sighed, scratching the back of his head as he stood up. Just as he was about to bend down and pick the scroll up, Eric heard something coming from outside. It sounded like someone splashing frantically in the ocean…sounded like…someone…drowning?! No…that couldn't be. He didn't think anyone swam this late at night, at least not anyone from around the kingdom. And even if someone did…to swim so close to the castle…that wasn't too common. The last time someone who wasn't from the castle had been on the shore had been…the girl.
Without another thought, Eric left his room, hurrying down the hall. He knew that the waters at night could be dangerous, turbulent with the presence of the moon. As he finally stepped onto the sand, Eric's eyes darted frantically, eagerly as they scanned the waters.
But there was no one.
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Flounder panted heavily as he flapped his fins back and forth, making quite the ruckus in hopes that Ariel's prince would hear. It was sort of strange, though. Flounder wanted the plan to work…wanted Eric to hear Ariel and vow to be with her no matter what…but yet…another part of him was hoping that it wouldn't. That Ariel would stay with him and Sebastian and everyone under the sea. He didn't mind collecting human stuff (except when sharks were around) with her. But did Ariel really have to…be in love with one?
Wasn't there anyone in Atlantica that was good enough? Wasn't he—
No, wait, why was he thinking like that?! Ariel was his best friend!!! And Flounder only—
But before Flounder could finish that thought, Eric appeared on the shore. He quickly dove beneath the water…frowning to himself.
"How could I even think like that?! Ariel and I have been friends for…forever! I mean, I've ALWAYS supported her ideas! Every one of them! They're…fantastic, after all...like Ariel is—AGHHHHHHHH!!!!" Flounder talked back and forth with himself as he swam back to the grotto.
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Ariel swam a bit towards the shore, swimming just below the surface now. Soon she was seated in the shallow water, hidden by the rocks. Since Ariel was only revealing her torso, she appeared just like any other human. Any other girl. She glanced down at her tail, green, scales sparkling in the light. To Ariel, it was hideous, for it represented the wall between her and Eric. She sighed, her red lips curving downwards. Ariel gulped. Whatever happens, happens…destiny. She wasn't used to being a shy guppy—that was usually Flounder's job. Now she knew it wasn't the least bit of fun! Ariel took a deep breath, and she began to sing.
"What would I give
To live where you are?
What would I pay
To stay here right beside you?
What would I do
To see you, smiling at me?
Where would we walk?
Where would run?
If we could stay all day in the sun?
Just you and me,
And I could be,
Part of your world,"
Ariel sang, and it was the most beautiful she ever had. She put every scale and feeling into the words, and her voice filled the moonlit sky. And now, she waited, holding her breath. The waters and waves turned and rolled over the white sands. The castle looked more magical than she had ever seen, glowing prettily. A few lights were flickering inside. Her red hair rippled like waves in the salty ocean wind. Ariel tightened her hold on the rock, still partially hidden. Please, please, let him hear my voice. Let him hear what my heart wants to say.
Let me love him.