Riley was determined to find a way to be with the princess she had fallen in love with. So Riley swam to the dark portion of the ocean where the Evil Sea Witch Missy lived. Riley was a bit scared to meet the sea witch, but was willing to do whatever it took to be with the beautiful blonde beauty. As soon as Riley and Missy met, Riley immediately explained her situation to Missy and demanded a potion to turn herself into a human. Missy made a smile and said, "Very well. I shall give you a potion to turn yourself human. You will have legs. But you will lose your ability to speak. However, you will regain your voice and make the transformation permanent if you do one little thing. Fail to do it, and you will die, and your body will turn into sea foam." A concerned Riley said, "What is that one little thing?" The sea witch Missy smiled and said, "You will have to make the princess you love marry you in holy matrimony. But if the princess marries another, to sea foam you become." Riley hesitated for a moment, but then said, "Very well. Give me your potion."

Riley then swam up to the surface. She reached the beach where she had last seen Maya. Then Riley drank the potion the sea witch had given her. Riley felt strange as she saw her mermaid tail split into two and then watched as her tail became two human legs. Riley then tried to stand up on her two legs but immediately fell to the ground. Riley tried calling out for help, but realized she had no voice now. The former mermaid then fell down onto the beach as she tried to use her naked human body to crawl towards the main land.

From not far away, a royal carriage being pulled by a horse came towards the beach. Inside the carriage was Princess Maya who saw Riley on the beach. Maya then yelled to her female carriage driver, "Stop! There is a girl down there who needs help." Maya then jumped out of the carriage with a spare dress in her hand. She immediately went over to Riley and covered her in her spare dress. As the carriage driver aproached the two, she said, "Must be some peasant who lost their clothes. Probrably disease ridden. Lets just be on our way princess and leave her be." Maya then looked at her carriage driver with disguist as she said, "Excuse me but she is an individual that is in need of our help. She is a subject of our kingdom, and as a princess I am honor bound to help her."

Maya then picked up Riley with her arms as she said, "Don't worry. I am here to help you." As Riley felt Maya hold her up in her arms, Riley looked into Maya's beautiful face and smiled. As Maya looked into Riley's eyes she said, "Have... have I met you? You look familiar. What's your name?" Riley tried to open her mouth but no words came out." Maya then said, "Can you talk?" Riley turned her head with sadness. Maya smiled and said, "Don't worry. In my kingdom, having a disability doesn't make the value of your life worth any less." Maya then looked at her carriage driver and said, "As soon as we get back to the castle, set up a room and clothes for our new guest to use."

Soon Riley and Maya reached the royal palace. It was a large building with many rooms containing great furniture, amazing paintings, and many clothes. Riley was shown to a simple room with a queen size bed and a night gown all prepared for her to wear. Riley put on the night gown, and laid on her bed for awhile and relaxed. Soon after, Maya came into her room and said, "Hello there. My family is going to have dinner soon. Would you like to join us?" Riley quickly sat up and nodded her head. Maya smiled and said, "Very well. But in our kingdom, we usually bathe before dinner. Men and woman bathe seperately, and as I am the only female left in my family, it means I usuaully bathe alone. Would you care to bathe with me my fairy lady?" Riley smiled and nodded.

Soon after in a large bathroom, a warm bubble bath was prepared for Riley and Maya. Riley came into the room first, took off her night gown and sat in the bath. Then Maya walked into the bathroom. She was wearing a night gown of her own. But soon she took it off and stepped into the bath with Riley. Riley smiled as she starred at the beautiful nude body of the princess as she sat next to her in the bath. Maya looked at Riley and smiled as she said, "Can I wash your hair and back?" Riley nodded. Maya then began to move her hands through Riley's hair as she said, "I need to call you by something. How about... Peaches. No. Maybe... Marina. No. How about..." Then Maya turned Riley's head and looked into her eyes as she said, "How about just: Beautiful." Riley began to blush as she smiled.

Once Maya washed Riley's hair and back, Riley held some soap and motioned for a chance to do the same for Maya. Maya turned around and let Riley clean her. As Riley washed Maya's hair, Maya smiled and said, "You're so gentle with my hair Beautiful. Your touch is just perfect. Men are often far too rough and dominating with me. I'd much rather prefer the gentle touch of a woman at the end of a day than a man's. Do you agree?" Maya turned to look at Riley and saw her nod. Maya smiled and said, "Thank you Beautiful. Despite how open minded our kingdom is, I fear most people would not understand how I feel. My family in particular wishes for me to marry a man so I can have children to be my heirs. But I'd much rather treat all children in my kingdom as my heirs, give to all deserving, and let the most educated be elected by the people to rule. I must sound crazy to you don't I?" Riley then looked right at Maya and put a hand on her cheek while she smiled. Maya smiled back as she put a hand on Riley's cheek and said, "Thank you for being such a good listener Beautiful."

That evening, Riley joined Maya's family for dinner. Riley sat next to Maya throughout the whole dinner. The majority of the conversation was dominated by the older adults talking business and politics. But as they talked, Riley moved a hand towards Maya's chair and reached out and touched her hand. Maya shook a bit at the unexpectedness of what was happening. But then Maya moved her fingers and had her hand suddenly hold Riley's hand. Both Riley and Maya looked at each other and smiled as both of their faces began to blush a bit. Suddenly everyone's thoughts were interrupted when a large man walked into the room and said, "Royal family. We have a vistory from a neighboring kingdom who wishes to introduce himself." Suddenly from a nearby door, a tall young man walked into the room and said, "Greetings. I am Prince Lucas from the Kingdom of Friar. And I have come here to meet your family; in particular, the wonderful Princess Maya." Maya suddenly sat with a look of surprise on her face, while Riley sat with a very concerned look on hers.

TO BE CONTINUED...

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