The Little Merman-Genderbent Tales
Disclaimer:I do not own The Little Mermaid,all rights go to their owners
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Chapter 10:You've Gotta Kiss The Guy
Tritannia's worry never left her,the day her youngest son disappeared. A crease formed on her forehead and she felt like he was staring through a blank void of emptiness,she felt hollow,even though her other sons were safe and well and she loved them all the same,she would never see peace until Arron was found. A miniature seahorse swam quickly through the ocean and halted abruptly at Tritannia's side. The seahorse panted quite loudly,causing the Queen to turn to him,her eyes twinkled a bit with some hope.
''Any sign of them?'',she asked eagerly. The seahorse looked down sadly and shook his head.
''No,your majesty,we searched everywhere'',the servant explained.
''We found no trace of your son'',the seahorse concluded in regret.''Or Sebastian...''
Tritannia pursed her lips and gritted her teeth.
''Well,keep looking!No shell unturned,no coral unexplored,let no one in this kingdom sleep till she's safe at home!'',Tritannia bellowed,in rising frustration and sadness.
The seahorse quivered and sighed. ''Yes,ma'm'',the servant bowed and swam away,wearily.
King Tritannia sat on her throne and lay her head upon her hand and breathed a sigh of sadness.
'Oh,what have I done?'',she said regretfully as she tugged at the ends of her hair,her eyes were bloodshot with dark creases under her eyes.
''What have I done?''
The day was very pretty,the lake twinkled with sparkles of ocean blue and the sunset gleamed and glittered,sending orange twinkles peppered on the ocean outside of the palace,it was cloudless and warm.
Carlotta and Grimsby waved the prince and princess off as they were about to journey for Arron's tour.
Arron was dressed in grey trousers and a white shirt while Erica wore her white pirate's shirt and boots,Arron even took the time to comb his hair,or rather,Sebastian did it for him.
Arron and Erica sat in their carriage as a white horse towed them along through the streets. Arron looked around in wonder and awe and pointed excitedly to the buildings front of them. Erica smiled at Arron's inner child and turned to face in front of her but blinked and frowned and turned round in confusion as Arron turned himself upside down. Arron grinned as he watched the horses hoofed feet clop on the pavement.
Beside him Flounder hopped in and out of a stream and had an excited expression on his face,trying to get his friend's attention. He dived back into the stream and swam a bit closer to the carriage.
''Has she kissed him yet?'',Flounder asked earnestly.
''Not yet'',Sebastian hissed as he sat at the end of the carriage. Flounder groaned in annoyance.
Erica stopped the carriage in the centre of the town and was about to get down when Arron quickly bustled out of the carriage and outstretched his hand,his smile never leaving his face. Erica blushed a subtle pink before smiling and taking his hand as he helped her out. The centre was the busiest part,with a fountain marking the area. Arron grinned as he saw carts of hens and chickens,fruit and vegetables and grinned more broadly at the puppet shows.
He walked over and grabbed one of the puppets and pulled the fabric right off,revealing a masculine hand. Arron looked from the fabric puppet to the hand. He ran over to Erica and pulled her hand as he pointed to a dancing square where other couples were busy twirling round. In a few seconds,Arron's hand was at the small of Erica's back as they twirled and danced elegantly. Arron twirled Erica round and picked her up by the waist in the air,quite expertly.
Scuttle flew down and perched himself on a stone wall. ''Yo,Flounder,any kissing?'',Scuttle yelled down below.
The guppy shook his head,tiresome,''No,not yet'',he uttered.
''Hm'',Scuttle murmured. ''Well,they better get cracking!'',Scuttle said annoyed.
The carriage rode along the stoned pavement and inside was a grinning Arron and a content Erica. Arron had a bundle of breads and gift things,while Erica had a rose tucked behind her ear,courtesy of Arron. Erica offered to carry the things and Arron's blue eyes twinkled.
He dumped the bundle into her hands and took hold of the ropes and the carriage swerved and bounced and was on its way to disaster.
Erica narrowly dodged a branch. She looked nervously to Arron's excited face and her eyes widened when she saw an abyss. And before she could scream,the horse had jumped over the obstacle and the carriage bounced again before setting off a bit more smoothly on the grassy land. Erica picked herself up from the carriage floor and smoothed her ruffled hair before getting up and grinning at Arron before she sat down and let him ride their carriage into the setting sun.
The day was a bit darker as Arron rowed the oars in their boat,a pinkish orange hue against the deep sky. Though,Erica had protested that this was his tour,Arron had silently insisted,him wanting to be the gentleman and all,and also because he wanted to show Erica how much he cared for her,even though he had no voice to say so...
''Move over-move your big feathers,I can't see a thing!'',Flounder complained.
''Nothings happening!'',Scuttle said,in a ''duh'' kind of fashion.
''Only one day left and that girl hasn't puckered up once,not even a peck on the cheek even!''
''Alright'',Scuttle rubbed his wings together.
''This calls for a little vocal,romantic stimulation'',Scuttle jabbed a feather at Flounder's button nose and flew off in a flurry. Nearby on a branch,a line of baby bluebird swooned and immediately scattered as Scuttle practically face-planted onto the branch.
''Stand back!'',he warned. He straightened up and pounded his chest before singing...dreadfully,it was a cross between a vulture and a cat with a bone stuck in its throat and something else.
''Wow'',Erica mused.
''Somebody should find that poor animal and put it out of its misery'',Erica looked like she was suppressing a grin.
Arron turned the oars and didn't dare look back,he already saw a flurry of white feathers.
He bit his lip and nodded as they passed under the very branch and caught sight of Scuttle wailing and giving her a thumbs up sign. Arron forced a smile before he facepamed his forehead. He wanted the ground to open up so he could fall through.
Sebastian covered his ears with his pincers.
''Jeez man'',he exclaimed in agony.
''I'm surrounded by amateurs'',he complained.
He dived into the water and plucked a piece of sea weed.
''If you want something done you gotta do it yourself'',Sebastian resurfaced to be met by some ducks and sea turtles.
''But first,we gotta create,da mood'',Sebastian grinned.
''Percussion'',he signalled as the ducks drummed a beat on the bellies of the sea turtles. He swam a bit further to meet a colony of grasshoppers.
''Strings'',he announced.
''Winds'',he met with some plants as the wind blew through them.
''Words'',Sebastian uttered. He used a plant as his 'microphone'
There you see him
Sitting there across the way
He don't got a lot to say
Erica perked up a bit at the mention of Sebastian's words,Arron looked around and his eyes widened when he slightly turned to be met with Sebastian. He bit his lip.
But there's something about her
And you don't know why
But you're dying to try
You wanna kiss the guy
''Did you hear something'',Erica asked as Sebastian's echo left her ears. Arron shrugged innocently and shook his head.
Yes, you want him
Look at him, you know you do
Erica slowly turned to see Arron as he raked a hand through his red hair,Erica and Arron both stared into each other's eye and smiled.
Possible he wants you too
There is one way to ask him
It don't take a word
Not a single word
Arron leaned in for the kill,only for Erica to bite her lip and turn away,Arron leaned back,deflated.
Go on and kiss the guy
''Sing with me'',Sebastian murmured.
Sha la la la la la
A group of frogs jumped in and out of the water,jumping up and down,trying for Erica to see them..
My oh my
Look like the girl too shy
Ain't gonna kiss the guy
Sha la la la la la
Ain't that sad?
Ain't it a shame?
Too bad, she gonna miss the guy
''You know,I feel really bad for not knowing your name'',Erica bent down a bit to see under Arron's fringe,she chuckled.
''Hey,maybe I could guess?'',she suggested. She leaned back and thought. Arron nodded encouragingly.
''Is it uh...Mark?'',Arron pulled a face and stuck out his tongue in disgust. Erica laughed.
''Okay,no'',she put her hands up in surrender.
''How about...James,Stan,Tom...Micheal?'',each of them,Arron shook his head.
''Arron,his name's Arron'',Sebastian whispered. Erica turned round in confusion.
''Arron?'',she muttered. Arron quickly nodded his head and took her hand.
''Your names...Arron?'',Arron nodded his head,and smiled.
''That's a really interesting name...I like it'',Erica said thoughtfully,.
''Okay'',Erica put her hand over Arron's.
''Arron''
Now's your moment
Two birds opened a curtain of sea grass,letting the prince and princess pass through on their boat in the lagoon.
Floating in a blue lagoon
Girl you better do it soon
No time will be better
He don't say a word
And he won't say a word
Until you kiss the guy
Sha la la la la la
Don't be scared
You got the mood prepared
Go on and kiss the guy
Sha la la la la la
Don't stop now
The fish created pretty spirals and ripples underneath the boat as the fireflies surrounded the boat in pretty lights,one in particular had a hard time getting his bulb to light up as it flickered on and off,but the little one eventually got it
Don't try to hide it how
You want to kiss the guy
Sha la la la la la
Float along
And listen to the song
The song say kiss the guy
Sha la la la la
The music play
Do what the music say
You got to kiss the guy
Scuttle sat in the center of the flamingoes and thought this was the perfect time for his big break as he began to wail .The flamingoes looked down angrily and attempted to drown his agonizing screeches.
You've got to kiss the guy
You wanna kiss the guy
You've gotta kiss the guy
Go on and kiss the guy
Slowly,and ever so slowly,Erica and Arron leaned in,Sebastian nearly strangled Scuttle in anticipation.
'Go on!''
Author's note:
I wanted to thank everyone for all their kind reviews and support for this story,I hoped you liked this chapter,I left this at a sort of cliffhanger,though some of you may already know what is gonna happen, seems to be some pressure on poor Erica's shoulders,I mean...not even a peck on the cheek?Lol
I will see you the next time I update. Bye :)