Learning something new

ARIEL POV

I lie on a rock and allow my tail to skim the cool and refreshing water. Where is he? I think as I watch the white floating things in the sky.

Suddenly I hear a splash near the shoreline. I sit up and spot Jim swimming towards me, I let out a giggle and jump into the water and swim towards him.

I watch from underneath the water as he comes closer to the rock, gracefully and slowly I approach him by launching myself out of the water.

"Jeez.." He yelps

"Did I scare you?" I giggle as I blow my hair out of my eyes

"Maybe a little' he smirks "now how are you on this lovely day?"

I lean my elbow on the warm rock and stare into his brown eyes "fantastic!" I exclaim

"Why so fantastic?"

"I have finally met a human!" I say

Jim chuckles and then lies down on the rock, I join him but I make sure that I'm an arms length away from him. We lay there in silence; I can hear him breathe in the salty air. I sit up on my elbows and just silently stare at him.

"What are you looking at me like that for?" Jim asks

"Oh I'm sorry, I'm just curious because I have never been this close to a human before and I guess I'm getting used to it" I laugh nervously

"Your curious? I'm the one who should be the curious! For one I have never been in the presence of a mermaid before" he states

I bite my lip nervously and ask "tell me about your life as a human, please?"

Jim sits up and crosses his legs "Well, there isn't much to tell. I was an orphan but then I was adopted by the family who rule this place." He gestures towards the shore "but it's pretty boring being a human having to walk around and help your parents rule the land" he sighs and looks at me "Oh um don't let me bore you with the rest of the boring story of orphaned Jim"

I stare at him and notice a sign of sadness cross across his face but it is suddenly replaced with a scowl.

What happened to him? I think to myself as I stare at him some more.

SEBASTIONS POV

"Now where could she be?" I ask Flounder

"Uh…I…uh…I don't know" he replies looking around frantically "wait isn't that her up there?"

I look up and see Ariel's green tail swaying through the water. But something was different there was someone with her. Flounder and I swam up and emerged from the water from behind the rock.

When I looked up I saw a human!

"ARIEL!"

ARIEL'S POV

"So tell me about yourself? What is your life like down there at the bottom of the ocean?" Jim asks

"Well my dream is to walk upon human land…but you see there is no possible way I can become a human." I look away into the distance

"Why can't you?" He says

"Well you see it's complicated. I was born a mermaid and so I will die a mermaid. And he would never ever cast a spell so I could walk on land for just one day"

"Isn't there some other way like someone else could make you human? Jeez if you were to become human I would love to be the first to take you around. Also who's stopping you?" he asks curiously.

The word of another that may be able to transform me into a human repeats in my head until I remember. "URSULA!" I sing out

"What?" Jim yelps

"She can help me… She can help me become human! But if my father finds out this he would surely put me in my room for life"

"Who is your father anyway is he some big merman under the water?' he jokes

"Actually…"

"ARIEL" yells someone

Oh no…Sebastian

I look around frantically and spot him swimming from behind towards Jim and I.

"Did you hear something?" he asks me as he looks around

"Uh…I have to go!" I say as I jump in the water

"Will I see you again?" he yells out to me as I swim away from the rock.

"Tomorrow" is all I can reply as I dive underneath the water and swim to Sebastian.

Once I reach him I can tell he is not pleased.

"WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU WERE DOING? IF YOUR FATHER HEARS ABOUT THIS I SWEAR YOU WILL NOT SEE ANOTHER WAVE FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE!"

"Please, please don't tell him" I beg

"I'm not going to tell him. YOU are telling him now! Now come we must make our way to your father" he exclaims

I bite my lip and think of the opportunity I could have if I asked Ursula to help me. "Fine you win" I sigh "but please let me go for one last swim"

"Fine I shall see you at the throne room in 10 minutes" he swims away

Flounder of course stays with me and I whisper "Come on, we have someone to see"

"Who?" he asks me nervously

"Ursula" I say as I start my way towards her dark underwater domain.