She continued to pace around the ship, unsure of what to do. Her heart started to pound faster, as her pace quickened. She had never really talked about this to anyone, besides her father, not even her best friend Flounder. It always made her sad to think about that day.

Killian noticed her change in mood, and decided to try and calm her down, wanting very much to know what it was she was hiding. He walked over to her and place his hands on her shoulders, assuring her that everything was all right.

He noticed that she was trembling for it was a bit chilly outside. He also noticed that the clouds in the sky were beginning to descend, covering up the moon and the stars.

"Ariel why don't we go to my cabin? I feel as if it might start to rain" he said, looking up at the sky.

Ariel chuckled "Is this one of your plots to get me to your bed?" she asked jokingly.

Killian chuckled and said "Well only if you want it to. Come." he said taking her hand and leading her to his cabin.

It was dark, the bed was in the center of the room, neatly made. At the far end was a large wooden desk, filled with maps of their world, a couple of bottles of rum and a telescope. He quickly lighted a few candles to give them some light. Ariel sat at the edge of the bed, still trembling. Killian took off his jacket and put it over her shoulders. He then sat next to her in the bed, a few inches away, giving her some space.

Ariel let out a deep sigh, and decided to just let it all out.

"Well... I was nine when my mother was taken from us" she began. "It was just a normal, like any other day in the kingdom. I was with her gathering some seaweed when we saw a ship in the distance. She would always tell us stories about ships and pirates, humans, land, all that stuff. My sisters, they never really cared much for her stories, but I was always fascinated by them. Stories of all these different lands just waiting to be explored, and I knew that I wanted to go there someday. So I begged my mother to take me to see this ship up close. She told me that it was dangerous but I really wanted to see it so I just went off by myself, and she went after me, protecting me. We got there and it was magnificent. I went to the surface for the first time in my life and I could just see the sky and the sun and the ship was there and all the men were just in the deck going about their business and they just looked like fascinating creatures. So after a bit we were starting to head back, diving back into the water when this net fell on top of both of us, entrapping us. My mother tried to break free off it but it was just too strong to cut through. The net was hoisted up, the water leaving us and we just squirming there, trying to get out. Finally the net was dropped and we fell onto the ship, and all the humans just stood around us, looking at us, laughing, mocking us. They took the net off of us but then they took my mother and..." she paused, tears starting to roll down her eyes. Just as she started to cry the rain outside started to poor down, the thunder rumbling in the distance. She took a deep breath while closing her eyes and continued. "They started beating her as they laughed. They just... they said they were going to skin her, they wanted her tail to use the skin to sell it. They just kept beating her and they just threw her on the ground, and they started cutting off her tail. At first they were just cutting off the skin, but then they just took this big sword and just cut it off. Her blood just started to spill everywhere, and she was gasping for breathe trying to stay alive. And I was just there, trying to get to her but they held me back. I watched as she took her final breathes, and she mouthed the words "I love you" and she then she just stopped breathing and I could see the light leave her eyes. And I just started to scream and cry and just I started to desperately just try to get away from these monsters, pushing away, trying to crawl to her. And they just... they just grabbed my tail and dragged me back, and they started to hit me as well. They just grabbed me and touched me and then they started to cut off some of the skin on my tail. I would have been killed too if it wasn't for the fact that my father came, causing this huge storm. The rain poured down, the thunder roared, and they just took my mother's body and they just threw it away like she meant nothing, like she was just a piece of trash. My father was furious and filled with anger, and darkness inside. He killed everyone on the ship, he left none alive. I watched as he raised the waves and crushed them against the ship, sinking it, bringing it down to the depths of the ocean, drowning everyone on board. And then we just went home he literally didn't talk to me for days, he couldn't even look at me. I am sure he blamed me for what happened, because I blame myself. If I hadn't been so stupid and just listened to her she would have still been alive, none of it would have happened."

She stopped, looking down at her hands which were slightly trembling. "There is not a day that goes by that I don't think about what happened, and my father makes sure that I never forget about, because every time I tried to go to the surface, or when i did and he found out, he would always go back to what happened that day... constantly reminding me."

Killian could feel the pain in her voice as she spoke. She just kept staring down, the tears continued to roll down her cheeks. She was clearly haunted by this, but there was something he didn't quite understand.

"So why, why would you still want to be come human after that?" he asked gently.

She turned to him, raising her eyes to meet his. She had a puzzled look on her face.

"I mean, that must have scared you for the rest of your life, and yet here you are, as a human. Why would you still want to come to this world, why not just stay in the ocean? After that you probably just thought that humans were monsters" he said.

"What happened to my mother was horrible, but it didn't change what I wanted. Even after that I still longed to become human and explore the world, because that's what my mother did. She was human at one point and she traveled and saw the world, where do you think she got her stories from? So I guess in a way, this was just a way to try to honor her memory" she said shyly.

Killian didn't really know what to say, he just looked at her with sadness in his eyes. They sat there for a few minutes in silence.

"So" Ariel said, breaking the silence, wiping one final tear from her cheek. "How about you answer one of my questions now?"

"How about you tell me what happened to you, about what your father said?" he asked, turning his gaze to her.

"I asked you first" she said, giving him a small, sad smile.

"Technically I did, but all right, what do you want to know?" he asked.

"Well... do you have any family? " she asked.

"Well..." he paused, turning away from her. He didn't really talk about his family to anyone, not even his crew. But after what she had just told him, he felt like he had too. "My mother died when I was just a wee little lass, about 3 years old, she got really sick. My father... well... I don't really know where my father is, or if he is even still alive. I have a brother though. His name is Colin. He is five years older than me. He took of care of me after our mother died. We were alone, poor, not much choice for survival. He had to learn to grow up fast in order to take care of me. We survived on our own for a few years, stealing, doing what we had to in order to survive. One day this fairy came to us and said that there was a place where we could go, where we would never grow up, where we could just be children forever, and not have to steal. Where we could have a good life. She took us to this land called Neverland. We met a boy named Peter Pan, the boy who would never grow up. He welcomed us, let us join his "group" let's say. We became one of the lost boys, and it was fun for a while."

"But you wanted to grow up?" asked Ariel.

"Aye" he said with a smile smile. "So we found a way to leave and we did. We came back here. Became pirates. We ummm kind of ... well we tried to steal from some pirates once, not a good idea by the way, but we still just young lads, so the Captain, an elderly man, took pity on us, let us join his crew. After he died, my brother was 22 already, I was 16, and he became Captain, and made me his first mate. And that's kind of how I got to where I am today."

"Where's your brother now?" asked Ariel, worried.

He let out a long and deep sigh, turning back to face her. "I... I am not sure where he is. He just disappeared one night. I searched for him for years but I wasn't able to find him."

"I'm sorry Killian" said Ariel, putting her hand on his cheek.

Killian placed his hand over hers, feeling the coldness of her skin. He smiled at her. "What about you princess? Any siblings?"

Ariel smiled. "6 actually. I am the oldest of 7 daughters. Their names are Aquata, Andrina, Arista, Attina, Adella, and Alana."

"Wow thats quite a moutful" he said, smiling. "I see your family is quite fond of the letter A. Though I am think your name is the prettiest of all."

Ariel blushed a little, turning her gaze away from him for a moment.

He took his hand and placed it on her chin, gently moving her face so it would face his. He wanted to find out more about her but she was here in his cabin, on his bed, the candles illuminating the night, this was an opportunity he had to take. Her eyes sparkled like stars in the night sky, her face was lightly illuminated by the fire of the candles and she looked so beautiful.

"Ariel" he whispered. He leaned in closer, unsure of what to do.

Ariel's heart started to pound faster, her breath quickening. This could be it she said, was she ready? Was she ready to give herself up to him? There was no doubt in her mind that he was the one she wanted to be with, but she wasn't entirely sure if she was ready for this.

He placed his hand on her ear, toying with the earring that he had given her.

She was a bit hesitant at first but she decided to lean in and kiss him. It felt so good to kiss him, Ariel thought to herself. Not quite sure what to do, Ariel decided to just slowly crawl back, her lips still pressed against Killian's. His hands were on her hips, guiding her.

He was now on top of her and he pulled away from their kiss and asked "Are you sure you want to do this? Because if your're not ready then we don't have to."

Ariel nodded. "I'm sure. I am not ummm quite sure what to do so thats why I'm a bit nervous."

Killian chuckled. "Don't worry love, you just let me take care of everything, this is my area of expertise after all."

Ariel smiled as he kissed her neck. "First" he said in between kisses. "We start by taking off our clothes."

He started by slowly taking off her belt and then her pants, kissing her thigh softly as he made his way down her body. He then got up, taking off his shirt and the rest of his clothes. Finally, he took off her shirt and continued to kiss her.

He laid sweet kisses over her body, making his way down to her sensitive spot. "I want to taste you" he said, pulling her legs apart and entering her with his mouth, licking her, tasting her. Ariel let out a soft moan, a bit surprised at what he was doing, but it felt good.

Once he was finished he went back up to meet her face and started to kiss her once again, his hands laying on her hips. He entered her now and once he did she let out a small little gasp. Her arms wrapped around his neck, as they moved together as one, like the waves of the ocean.

Ariel had never felt this before. This must be love she thought.

After a few minutes he stopped, laying down beside her, trying to catch his breath.

Ariel just lied in bed, amazed, amazed all at all these feelings that she was having, everything that was happening.

"SO?" Killian asked, with that smirk of his on his face.

Ariel looked over to him with a big smile on her face. "That was incredible" she said. "I never knew you could feel like this."

Killian laughed, amused. "In a bit love I need a rest" he said.

Ariel instead decided to lay her head on his chest, her hand toying with the hair in his chest. She liked the way his chest moved up and down as he took each breath. She also liked listening to his heart beat, she found it fascinating.

After a few minutes, he decided to please his little mermaid and once again entered her body. Once they were done they just laid in bed, Ariel snuggling up to him, her head resting on his shoulder, placed perfectly in the crook of his neck. His arm was around her, holding her tenderly, not wanting to let her go, and making sure she was safe.

She fell asleep rather quickly, but Killian stayed up for a bit, admiring her in her sleep. She looked so tranquil and peaceful. He still couldn't believe that this magnificent creature was his. She was his to love, to cherish, to protect, and he would never let anything happen to her.

Please review this chapter Its pretty much just fluff but yeah enjoy!