Chapter 10

Ariel woke up to find herself still in the bath her mer-form. She jumped up on the side of the bath and dragged her tale over. When she did that, she fell onto the floor 'boom' the noise went hitting the floor. Lucky no one heard her except for Mushu. Mushu walked into the bathroom and said yawning "Ariel what the hel-ll yoouuu do-do-doing" Mushu started to freak out as he saw Ariel in her mer-form. "Mushu, calm down" Ariel said grabbing him. "I'm calm girl. How can you be in your mer form your not near any water" Mushu asked her.

"well last night was a full moon and full moons are the only one that can transform me into my mer-form. You know it not just water that can change me" Ariel said explain to Mushu while drying her tale off. "So how come you're still in your mer-form?" Mushu asked curiously. "Well that because I slept in the bath last night with water in Mushu". Mushu started to understand and helped Ariel dry her tale so she can transform back into her human – form.

"Ariel, it's me Jim. I hoped you slept well, can I come in?" Jim said from the outside of her bedroom door. "oh no! Mushu unlock the door and keep Jim busy. Say I'm just getting dress for school" Ariel said to Mushu. Mushu nodded his head and went to unlocked the bedroom door. Jim came in, he looked around the room to see that Ariel wasn't their. "where Ariel? Mushu" Jim asked worriedly. Mushu said, "Don't worry, she in the bathroom getting ready for school".

Lucky Ariel's transformed back into her leg's and then she quickly magic her school uniform on and went into the bedroom to find Jim sitting on the bed. "you know, you don't have to go in today" Ariel smiled and said, "well I have to, don't you?" Jim got up and walked over to her and said with a smirk, "play hooky for a change?" Ariel had idea and said with a smile, "if you let me go to school, we can do what you want after" Jim thought about this and said with a smile, "Fine, you win" Ariel smiled and went to the mirror and brushed her hair. Jim then said, "How come you wanted me out of here last night?" Ariel went silent for a bit as she looked at the mirror a bit more as she brushed her hair. Then she though of a good lie, "well I wanted to sleep here on my own as I can look after myself Jim" she said still looking into the mirror as she finished brushing her hair.

Jim knew Ariel was lying to him, "Ariel I know your lying to me. Tell me the truth" Jim said as he walked closer to her. Ariel turn around and putted the brush down on the side table and said, "Okay, well last night was the full moon and the full moon cause me to transform into my mer form" Jim stated to under stand as Ariel continue explain, "It also sometime I don't have control over the mermaid sometime. That why I didn't want you here last night" Jim looked at her and asked, "why didn't you tell this before?" Ariel looked at Jim, then turn around looking out the window and said, "because I thought you may think that I had my mer form under control, but I don't when the full moon comes around" Jim understand why she wanted him away from her last night and hugged her as he said, "it's okay you were just protecting me from you going mermaid on me". Ariel laughed as said "really mermaid on you" Jim then answered, "what! Like what would you call it" Ariel laughed as they both head down stairs for breakfast.

The Hawkins family was already downstairs having breakfast and Jane was helping Sarah serving the meal. Jane then said putting down on the tablet the pancakes, "we need to keep eye watch on Ariel. So we now she safe". The cyborg said as he ate his smoked bacon, "I couldn't agree more. That wolf has me worried". Sinbad asked his cyborg father, "is the grand council going to take action?" Silver sighed and said as he drunk his tea, "No. I asked my father, your grandfather to gives us more time. He's say if this gets out of hands then they take action which it shouldn't as Lucy has places some of her army men around the woods to keep an eye out around here.

Sarah then saw Ariel coming down, "Good morning Ariel. Sleep well?" Ariel sat down and said, "yeah I did. I going to school in a bit, Jim said he drive me they, so I won't be late" Milo laughed and said while eating his pancakes, "looks like Jim is becoming a woss puss". Little did Milo know that hid brother was standing right behind him and smacked Milo on the back of his head. Milo rubbed the back of his head and said, "He was right behind me, wasn't he?" Kayley said with a smirk as she ate her breakfast, "Yep".

Jim sat down and grabbed a plate of pancakes as he asked, "So gramps you gonna tell me what happened with blondie?" Ariel then quickly said not letting Silver speak, "His name is Cale Tucker and he's my best friend" Jim rolled his eyes and said, "Sure". Sinbad said with a smirk, "if I didn't know any better I say you are jealous" Jim scoffed and said,"What?! Come on?... me! Jealous?!" Ariel giggled and said, "don't worry he's not my type anyway" Jim then started to wonder what her type was and before he could ask, Ariel then said as she finished her breakfast, "ready to go, Jim" Jim smiled and said as he finished his tea, "alright let's go".

Jim drove Ariel to her school and asked with a smirk, "So what is your type?" Ariel leaned in and kissed Jim on the cheek and then she said getting out of the truck, "I'll tell you after school". Jim smiled and shock his head as he started the truck. Ariel saw where her friends were and started to walking towards them but as she did, someone caught her eyes making her froze in her footsteps. It was her exs. He turned around and smiled as he said, "Ariel, you're here" Eric then tried to hug Ariel but she stepped away from him. Eric then frowned and asked, "what's wrong?" Ariel looked at him angrily and said with a stern tone as she tried to leave, "you know what's wrong". Eric then grabbed Ariel's wrists and slammed her against a tree, "Your not leaving yet, I'm not done talking to you" Eric said angrily. Ariel got one of her wrist free from Eric's grip and then she slapped him around the face and then yelled, "Stop it! Eric!". Jim saw what was happening and got out of his truck as ran towards them.

Ariel then kicked Eric's leg and in doing so making Ariel break free of his grip on her. As he fell to the ground on his knees Ariel then punch him in the nose. Jim saw what happened and run over to her, "Well done" he said looking down at the weakened boy. Tiana and the rest of the gang saw what happened. "Come guys it looks like Ariel in trouble" Tia said to the gang as she start to run towards them.

Jim then grabbed Eric and pulled him up and said, "leave her alone" Eric smirked as he broke free off Jim's grip and said, "Or what?!" Eric was about to aim a punch at Jim but saw Ariel's gang running towards them and said looking at them both, "We not finished here, I be back and you're gone pay for this" Eric ran off as Tiana and the other ran towards Jim and Ariel. Charlotte then said giving Ariel a hug, "Are you alright?" "yes I'm char" Ariel replied to her as they hug broke. Jim looked at Ariel's wrist and saw the bruise starting to form. "I'll get him for this" Jim growled as he curse himself for not protecting her. "Jim it's fine" Ariel said as she tried to cover up the bruise on her wrist. "I had under control, plus I was the on who made him fall to the ground" Jim smiled and had agree with her.

Tiana pulled Ariel aside from everyone and said, "Ariel remember your father told us something like this may happen. Now listen to me, char and I will meet you at the entrance of the forest..." Ariel then quickly interrupted her, " No Tia we promise we would only do that when we are in complete danger, and this is not the problem for us to go yet" Tiana agree with her and said, "okay I tell the teachers you're sick, go with Jim and calm down. Go out for a walk or knowing you go hunting"

Jim then heard what Tiana just said to Ariel and walked over to her and put his arm around her shoulder as he pulled her in close as he walked her to his truck. Charlotte the said as she watched Ariel and Jim walk away from them, "I don't know about this Tia, her uncle gone missing and we really don't her to get hurt though this mess". Tiana and Charlotte head to class and Tiana said as she wrote the note, "I'll call her after school".

Ariel got into Jim's truck as she made a sad, angry face, "I'm so sorry, you shouldn't of seen that" Jim pulled her in for a side hug and said gently, "I'm here Ariel. I'm here because...I..." Ariel looked at him and said, "Because you what?" Jim couldn't reveal his feelings for her yet, "Because I know I be here to protect you when you need me" Ariel smiled and said, "Thank you Jim, but I can protect myself you know" Jim knew what she meant, he then kissed her briefly and asked with a sly smile, "How do you feel about going to the beach?". Ariel smiled and said, " well you know I do love the beach but I have to be careful because if I go near the wafer I turn into a mermaid but still I'm interested to go there". Jim smiled and said grabbing her hand gently, "we could go right now. You and me, a picnic we can in the sand, talk and of course stay away from the water. Ariel smiled at him. "Ariel I know I wouldn't hurt you, like he did" Jim said to Ariel. Ariel smiled once more and said, "Let's go".

Meanwhile Kayley and Mushu went to Phoebus's house. The red dragon asked as he sat on Kayley shoulder, "Why are we here?" Kayley sighed and explained, "I get stuck with training with this Cale guy and since both of my brothers are of doing pretty much nothing, it's my job to make sure Cale is ready and willing to fight". Mushu rolled his eyes and said, "whatever, I wished I stayed with the cyborg and the others". Kayley knocked the door and Phoebus opened the door, "Stuck with training the new born" Phoebus asked. Kayley nodded her head as she walked in. Zephyr came running towards them and said as he saw Mushu on Kayley's shoulder, "can I play with the lizard?" Mushu then said as he jumped off Kayley's shoulder, "I'm a dragon kid, I don't do that tongue thing". Kayley then said, "Go head, Zephyr. I'll be with your father" Zephyr smiled and grabbed the red dragon and went outside.

Phoebus and Kayley went down stairs to the seller to see how Cale was doing. Kayley asked concerned, "How long has he been in the cage?" Phoebus said, "Three days. It's amazing how he adapted to all the pain" Kayley then saw the blond hair boy and thought he looked cute. Phoebus then said, "I leave you to start the training, good luck" Phoebus left the room, leaving Kayley to see to the blond hair boy. Then Cale began to moan and he start to opening his eyes. Kayley opened the cage door and went inside as Cale opened his eyes. As he did he saw Kayley, he smiled at her thinking she was angel. Then he started to get up and then Kayley said in a concerned tone, "you shouldn't more after what you been though". He then said as he balanced himself, "Don't worry about me, I've been in worse conditions" He then smelled a sweet scent and said, "You smell like strawberries".

Kayley blushed and shook her head. She then said seriously, "I'm here to train you..." Cale scoffed and asked with a smirk, "Train me? Sorry sweetie but I only train with Ariel. Do you know where she is?" Kayley rolled his eyes and said, "She probably with my brother, don't worry she safe with him". Cale smiled and as Kayley opened the cage door, Cale said, "so what's your name?" Kayley smiled and said, "it's Kayley". Cale smiled and said, "nice to meet you, I'm Cale". They went upstairs to start training. But as they reached outside they found Phoebus fighting a wolf in his form. Kayley yelled, "Phoebus!" she then changed into her lion form. Cale felt strange as if he wanted to help them.

Unknown someone was riding by and saw what was happening. The figure stopped to help and got off the horse and run over to help. Kayley lunged at the wolf and used her claws to defend herself as the wolf tried to bit her neck. Cale then jumped in transforming into a hound – dog with a brown floppy ears. He bit the wolf's neck but in doing so the wolf nocked him out. Kayley saw Zephyr and Mushu hiding in the brushes. She quickly went to them as she led them out of harms way. The wolf then nocked out Phoebus then out of nowhere before the wolf could finish Phoebus off, an arrow hitting the wolf in the leg, "you wolf, I think you are on the wrong side of the wood. Don't you think!" a voice shouted to the wolf. Phoebus looked up to see a hood figure aiming a arrow at the wolf. The figure released another arrow at the wolf, making the wolf ran away in pain. Everyone got up and retransformed back into their human forms.

Phoebus said, "Thank you Cale, well done you almost better than me" Cale smiled and said, "well it wasn't just me" Phoebus look at the hood figure and said, "Thank you, who are you I may ask?" The figure took off the hood, Cale then said, "Ariel?". Phoebus the looked in shook as Kayley bought Zephyr and Mushu out of hiding and they all looked at her. She said, "I'm not Ariel, I'm the time lord Lucy and your very welcome Phoebus" Kayley came over and said, "Thank you Lucy for your help" Lucy smiled and said, "nope problem, I got to go my creators need me". Lucy ran over to her horse and ride of into the forest.

Phoebus looked at his son and said, "What happened?" Zephyr run over to his father and hugged him explained, "well, Mushu and I were playing hide and seek, when this wolf came out trying to attack Mushu. Then I just throw a rock at him, then grabbed Mushu and made a run for it" Phoebus hugged his son and said, "I'm glad you're safe" he smiled as the hug broke. "Mushu did you touch the wolf?" Phoebus asked. "yes, I did. I scratched him enough to make him bleed" Phoebus the said, "good, that will give Sinbad and the rest of the Hawkins a sample of that wolf's DNA then we now who that wolf is". Kayley nodded and said, "okay". She then looked at Cale and said, "we'll start train tomorrow" Cale smirked and said a they start walking home, "I look forward to it".

Ariel and Jim reached the beach as they got out of the truck Ariel realized how much she missed the beach and as said, "I missed coming here" Jim smiled and said, "here a change of clothes, you go and change, while I get everything set up" Ariel smiled and head to the towards the rest rooms. As did Ariel that Jim went to set everything up. After he did he then change into his swim trunks. After he change he got his guitar and set where he wanted it.

After Ariel change as she came out of the restrooms she saw Jim shirtless for the first time. Ariel thought that he had some muscle hiding underneath that shirt of his. Jim turned around to find Ariel in the dress he chosen for her and said, "Wow". Ariel lightly blushed and said, "Thanks. You're not bad your self". He then grabbed her hand gently and said, "Come on, lets have some fun".

They played in the sand, making sand castles and Jim joking around with bucks of water as he chased her with it in his hand but missing her like 2 second away from her. Ariel then got Jim back by pushing him into the water. Ariel laughed at Jim as he got trying to give her a hug, "Come on, Ariel just one hug" Jim said laughing as he tried to hug her. Ariel though a beach towel at him and said giggling, "no chase, go and dry yourself off".

They then rested on the blanked that Jim spread out for the picnic. Ariel fed Jim grapes and he then show off with one of the grapes by tossing in the air and doing a move. Ariel giggled and Jim smiled. She then said, "what's the guitar for?" Jim smirked and said, "um... well I though maybe sing some songs, if you wanted too" Ariel smiled and said, "I have a song. You wanna hear it?" Jim nodded his head and said, "Yes". Jim start to strum his guitar and Ariel began to sing her song.

~ A million thoughts in my head. Should I let me heart keep listening~

~ Cause up 'til now I've walked the line,nothing lost but something missing~

~ I can't decided what's wrong, what's right, which way should I go?~

Jim love how Ariel was singing this soft to him and how relaxed he was with her.

~ If only I knew what my heart was telling me. Don't know what I'm feeling~

~ is this just a dream? Ah oh, yeah~

~ if only I could read the signs in front of me

I could find the way to who I'm meant to be~

~ Ah oh if only

If only~

Ariel then asked with a smile, "what do you think? It not really finished yet". Jim smirked, "it's good" he said as he kissed her with passion and wrapped his arms around her waist. Ariel returned his fervor and put her arms around his neck. Jim was controlling himself so far and also Ariel was too. Until Ariel moved her hand down to his bare chest. Jim then pulled away and Ariel asked, "what's wrong?" Jim said, "I have to control myself remember, like you do" Ariel smiled and knew he was protecting her from becoming a lioness as they both didn't know what it do to Ariel's mer form.

Jim looked at the sky and noticed it was getting dark. Jim and Ariel packed everything up and loaded it into the truck. As they got into the truck, Ariel raped herself into a blanket and as they were heading home she fell asleep but before she did, she could of sworn that someone said, "I love you, my angel".