Sisters
"Ariel, where have you been?" Attina scolded, but when she saw the look of panic and fear on her sisters pretty face her tone softened. "What happened?"
"Daddy destroyed everything and the sea witch-" Ariel said breathlessly before being cut-off by Adella.
"The sea-witch? How did you get to her?" She asked.
"Probably by those creepy eels Pearl encountered." Alana said and Ariel nodded.
"She offered to give me legs, and since I was so upset I almost said yes, but then I thought about how much I'll miss you guys." Ariel said innocently.
"Oh Ariel." Aquata hugged her sister. The rest swarmed around her and cradled their baby sister until the last of her tears disappeared.
"But I will never see Eric ever again." Ariel whispered.
"You never know." Arista offered. "Why don't we go see him?"
"Arista, are you crazy! Daddy will kill us!" Attina said.
"But we cannot leave Ariel like this, this is her chance at true love!" Andrina said.
"Please Attina?" The sisters begged.
"Oh alright, but I am not taking the blame if we get caught." Attina snapped.
"Thanks Attina." Ariel hugged her sister.
"Ohmigosh he is so handsome!" Arista said from behind the rock where they hid.
"I know." Ariel said dreamily.
"What is that white thing coming towards us!" Attina said, horrified. All of the other sisters sank down beneath the waves but Ariel remained. Max licked the familiar face of the red head he had seen the night before.
"Max, what did you find over there?" Eric asked his dog. Ariel kept a steady gaze on the prince. "Oh." Eric met Ariel's eyes. They gazed upon each other for a long time. Ariel ignored Attina's pleas to return to the sea.
"Hi. Have we met?" Eric asked her at last. Ariel, to shocked to speak nodded her head.
"Can you sing?" Was his next question.
"La la la la, la la la la, la la la la." Ariel sang automatically.
"Oh my god it is you!" Eric said. "You're the girl that rescued me!" Ariel nodded again.
"What is your name?"
"Ariel."
"Ariel, that's pretty." He smiled. "Where are you from?"
"I'm the princess of Atlantica."
"I can't say I've ever heard of it before. Is it far from here?"
"Closer than you'd think." Ariel smiled.
"I'll take you to my castle, you must be freezing in there." Eric said.
"Eric, I-I can't." Ariel said sadly.
"Too tired?" Eric chuckled. "I'll take you!"
"No I can't walk." Slowly she revealed he tail. Eric gasped as did her sisters from another rock they hid behind.
"Oh," Eric slumped.
"I'm sorry." Ariel managed.
"No, it's fine. It is who are." Eric tried to be happy.
"Don't you worry, someday I will be part of you world." Ariel said as she took Eric's hands.
"And when you do, I'll be right here. Ariel." The prince smiled and kissed her cheek. Ariel happily dove beneath the waves and left Eric to process what happened.