Summary: Just a scene I imagined before Melody's Birthday party in The Little Mermaid II.

Tomboy Princess

"But mom, I don't want to dance with a boy yet. I'm only twelve! And besides I'd probably make a huge fool of myself." Melody confined to her mother on the morning of her birthday.

"You make a fool of yourself, you've got to be more confident that that, sweetie." Ariel replied.

"Why don't we go buy you a brand new dress?" Ariel suggested.

"Oh no, not dress shopping." Melody whined.

"Oh Melody, your just like I was when I was your age." Ariel chuckled. "I never even did my hair!"

"Then can you buy a dress, while I draw?" Melody said.

"Oh, okay, since its your birthday tomorrow." Ariel said.

"Thanks mom, bye!" Melody bid her mother good bye. She ran to her room and quickly took out her sketch-book and flipped to an old, detailed drawing to make it look like she was working on it the whole time. She placed and blunt pencil on top of it and a chunky rubber eraser. Then she grabbed her satchel and bounded out the door. Unfortunately she bumped into her father.

"Hey Melly, where are you going?" Eric asked.

"I-uh." Melody thought fast. "Wanted to get some more paint from the, the-SUPPLY CLOSET! Yeah the supply closet."

"Oh so you don't want to relax and just play a game of checkers before the ball?"

"Nope, bye!"

"Okay, I guess I'll just play with max." Eric said in a voice to make Melody feel guilty.

"Fine, I'll play." Melody said.

"Great!" They headed towards Eric's office. After a few games Melody finally excused herself and left only to be interrupted by Carlotta.

"Melody, dear time for lunch," she said.

"It's okay Auntie Carlotta I'm totally full from my Birthday Breakfast." Melody replied.

"I'll have none of that, you're a growing girl and need some meat on your bones," Carlotta snapped.

"I'll just pick-up some fruit from the green-house." Melody said. "Now may I please go?"

"Okay, but you better eat something…" Carlotta warned. Melody finally made it too the door and removed her shoes and ascended down the white stairs. She went to her normal spot, took off her yellow dress and dove under the wall and re-surfaced into the ocean.

Finally she could relax and spend her birthday with real friends like the dolphins and Sebastian and Scuttle, not the rich snobby kids that were going too be at her party. She didn't have much time so began to add to her collection right away.

~Sorry for the short one today, if you've got any ideas for a new story please tell me, 'cause I'm kindda running out of ideas. :P Thanks for reading and as always please hit that awesome review button.~

Lucy- Thanks for reading and hope you get something at your awards. To answer your question: We are a year-round school so we start about August 18th or 19th this year, but we get breaks within the year like a week in October for Fall Break, three weeks in December-January for winter break and two weeks in March-April for spring break. On our exam days we only come to school for two hours, write the exam and go home. Well anyways I hope you'll like this one and please give me another idea for a story, thanks.