A newfound friend
Jim's POV
"So tell me Ariel, what's it like living under the sea?" I ask the fire red hair gorgeous blue-eyed mermaid.
She looks down into the water blankly and traces her fingers along the rock platform, which we have been sitting on for the few minutes.
"Uh…. there's not much to it" she replies flatly
"Oh come on! It must be heaven to just swim anywhere and you get to talk to all the cool sea animals" I blow my bangs out of my eyes and wait for her response.
Ariel flops onto her back "ha, its far from it. Swimming all day isn't that fun you know, you can't jump and you can't dance. Well there are ways to dance but that's beside the point. I have no freedom, im practically trapped in my own little world with no way out" she sits up and looks at me "I envy the life of you humans"
I'm practically frozen in my place, why would she envy humans? "To be honest a life of a human isn't that great. Actually when you think about it, it's sort of like you living under the sea . Well that's how I have to live"
"What do you mean?" she sings
"Uh well…. I've always had to live under the shadow of my older brother Eric. Well he isn't actually my biological brother; his family adopted me when I was ten. But I won't bore you with the story of the boy who got left behind" I laugh the last part off
I look at Ariel and I notice that she's fiddling with her hands and is biting her lip. "Well to be honest I'm actually one of the princesses of this ocean"
Whhhhhhaaaattttttt? My mind screams
"Jeez no need to look so shocked," she giggles
Suddenly she grabs my shoulders and says "I really like you Jim and I was thinking how about I show you around these oceans"
"Wow…that…that would be amazing" I announce
"Excellent, lets say I meet you at the shoreline tomorrow when the sun is at it's highest"
I smile at her "sounds good, well I better be off I can't let the family worry about me too much" not like they'd notice anyway I think to myself.
Ariel and I swim back to the shoreline and say our goodbyes. I'm about to start the long trek back home when I hear a faint song being sung behind me. I look back but see nothing, but a smile spreads across my face, as I know whom that heavenly sound came from.
AUTHORS NOTE: Hey there readers! I hope you're enjoying this story so far. If you have any ideas for possible future chapters don't be afraid to drop me a review. I'm always open to new ideas. Anyway that's it from me for now. Happy reading!
