Felicia listened with half a ear as her friends spewed out theories that could turn her back in to a human girl once again.
She didn't feel like she could go back to what she once was; there was no magic to rescue her human life.
She knew that Bennett knew all of the answers to Ariel's questions, so Felicia's help wasn't neccessary.
She curled up on the bed that had sort of become her duck nest, and fell asleep.
"Bennett, when will you tell her how you feel?" Ariel whispered, conscious of the duck that was not far away.
"She can't love me that way; she chooses not to love, and ducks have never fallen in love with humans before." Bennie reasoned; his heart hurt at the possibility of rejection coursed through his mind.
"Her mother fell for a human, and Felicia's part human." Ariel argued.
"She made it clear that love is not a prioty for her, and she couldn't love a boy like me." Bennett explained; Felicia had brought out insecurities in Bennett that he hadn't known existed before.
"Why?" Ariel asked.
"I'm a fictional prince from a book, but I never ever accomplished anything; my father had." Bennett opened up.
"You're not fictional. I am not sure about that prince thing though." Ariel sighed; she was way past curfew, and she had to leave now.
She hated that fact that her parents thought that she had a secret boy friend that she would sneak out to see at night, or whenever she was alone.
Ariel had made it a personal goal to be up front about her thoughts, and feelings.