The Little Pink Mermaid Chapter 10
In the morning Jim and Sakura get ready to set off, waving back behind them saying goodbye to Delbert and Amelia who waved back, the palace's entrance doors opened to them. As they left and started riding down the path Sakura started pointing out sites, Jim looked at where Sakura was pointing smiling at her amazement then looked back at Sakura only to have a wave of confusion take over him as Sakura was leaning over the carriage looking upside down under the carriage with a big smile. As they rode into town Flounder watched them go with a smile from the water as he jumped up and down he asked
"Has he kissed her yet?" to Sebastian who was hiding in Sakura's pocket
"Not yet" Sebastian replied back at him
"Ohhh" Flounder moaned, when they arrived in the center of town Sakura walked towards a nearby puppet show she overheard looking at it in delight Sakura took one of the puppets off the puppeteer's hand looking at it curiously as they tried to look for the missing puppet. Running back to Jim, Sakura dragged him away to an area where people were dancing then Jim grabbed Sakura's arms and started to dance with her both smiling widely at each other. Continuing their tour Scuttle landed on the bridge just next to where they passed him
"Yo, Flounder! Any kissing yet?" Scuttle yelled down at him
"No not yet" Flounder said shaking his head
"Hmm well they better get cracking" Scuttle replied as the two rode out of town Jim looked at Sakura then gestured towards the reins silently asking her if she wanted to try. Sakura getting the message quickly grabbed the run while she through her stuff she had bought at Jim then slammed down the reins making the horse go faster making Jim drop the stuff. Sakura had a smile on her face as they approached the end of a cliff Jim look terrified as he saw the horse not stopping but speeding up until it jumped over to the over side. Once they landed on the other side Jim slowly came up from the floor looking behind them in shock then turned to Sakura who's smile just got bigger when she turned back at him, seeing this Jim just laid back and enjoyed the ride as they continued towards a lagoon where they got into a boat and Jim rowed them along.
"Move over, move your big feathers. I can't see a thing" Flounder whispered as he and the others watched the two from a distance
"Nothing is happening. . . . Only one day left, and that boy ain't puckered up once. Ok all right, this calls for a little vocal romantic stimulation. Stand back and watch" Scuttle said as he flew over to them and landed on a nearby branch and started to sing very badly
"Wow! Somebody should find that poor animal and put it out of its misery"Jim suggested as Sakura smiled sheepishly as she looked up to see Scuttle giving her an okay sign she then face palmed while shaking her head while Sebastian covered his ears
"Jezz man I'm surrounded by amateurs!" Sebastian groaned out as he jumped into the water "You want something done; you've got to do it yourself." He said as he grabbed a stem using it as a baton as he started to swim back up to the surface
"First, we got to create the mood. Percussion. . . . Strings. . . . Winds. . . . Words. . .
Sebastian started as he conducted the animals to play music like an orchestra
"There you see her
Sitting there across the way
She don't got a lot to say
But there's something about her
And you don't know why
But you're dying to try
You wanna kiss the girl
Sebastian sang in Jim's ear making him turn around
"Did you hear something?" Jim asked Sakura who just shook her head smiling
Yes, you want her
Look at her, you know you do
Possible she wants you too
There is one way to ask her
It don't take a word
Not a single word
Go on and kiss the girl
"Sign with me" Sebastian said as he dove his head under water then frogs joined in as chorus
Sha la la la la la
My oh my
Look like the boy too shy
Ain't gonna kiss the girl
Sha la la la la la
Ain't that sad?
Ain't it a shame?
Too bad, he gonna miss the girl
"You know, I feel really bad not knowing your name. Heh maybe I could guess!" Jim started to Sakura as he leaned back as he thought of names Sakura leaned forward in excitement "Is it, err, Mildred?" Jim asked Sakura then made a face of disgust against the name Jim laughed at this then tried again "Hehe okay, no. How about Diana? Rachel" Jim once again tried but Sakura shook her to both names
"Sakura. Her name is Sakura" Sebastian told him quietly as he leaned against the side of the boat
"Sakura?" Jim relied looking to his side Sakura then nodded her head yes as Jim guessed her name right " Sakura?" again Sakura nodded her head while grabbing Jim's hand "Well, that's kinda pretty okay Sakura" Jim complimented as he held Sakura's hand back staring back into her eyes
"Now's your moment
Two birds fly down and open the leaves making a more mysterious, romantic atmosphere
Floating in a blue lagoon
Boy you better do it soon
No time will be better
She don't say a word
And she won't say a word
Until you kiss the girl
The fish then spin around the boat causing it to spin slowly in circles, fireflies joined them causing small lights to flicker around Sakura and Jim
Sha la la la la la
Don't be scared
You got the mood prepared
Go on and kiss the girl
Sha la la la la la
Don't stop now
Don't try to hide it how
You want to kiss the girl
Sha la la la la la
Float along
And listen to the song
The song say kiss the girl
Scuttle then started to join in again and sang badly only to be hushed by three flamingos shutting his beak shut
Sha la la la la
The music play
Do what the music say
You got to kiss the girl
The birds and fish then started to making kissing faces and noise to encourage the tow
You've got to kiss the girl
You wanna kiss the girl
You've gotta kiss the girl
Go on and kiss the girl"
The song finished as Jim and Sakura started to lean in to kiss each other only to fall out of the boat as it was tipped over. Sebastian and the other face palmed in disappointment.
"Whoa hang on, I've gotcha" Jim said not noticing Flotsam and Jetsam slapping their tails together laughing
"Nice work boys" Karin congratulated them from her cavern as she watched Jim help Sakura out of the water from her magic bubble "That was a close one. Too close. The little tramp! Oh, she's better than I thought. At this rate, he'll be kissing her by sunset for sure. Well, it's time Karin took matters into her own tentacles!" Karin shouted as she threw in her potions into her cauldron "Silver's daughter will be mine and then I'll make him writhe. I'll see him wriggle like a worm on a hook!" Karin laughed as she transformed into a human with Sakura's voice. Back at the palace Jim was outside playing his flute, Delbert walked up behind Jim
"Jim, if I may say, far better than any dream girl, is one of flesh and blood, one warm and caring, and right before your eyes." Delbert spoke gently as he gestured up to Sakura's room where Jim saw her brushing her hair through the window then Delbert walked away smiling gently Jim looked back at Sakura then down at his flute sighing he threw his flute into the ocean then started to walk back towards the palace but stopped when he was distracted by singing walking back Jim leaned down and saw a girl walking along the beach singing the tune that Jim heard that day then the mystery girl's necklace began to glow as a yellow looking mist came out of the necklace and into Jim's eyes placing him under Karin's control.