Prompt from Guest: Could you do Lion King / Little Mermaid crossover. It's Modern AU with Ariel x Human ! Scar pairing. In this AU Ariel is young music student who takes job Simba's nanny. Simba is living temporarily with his uncle, while his parents are in business trip. In the start Scar is cold and dismissive towards Ariel, but eventually they warm up each others and start fall in love. Just something fluffy where little Simba tries play matchmaker to his grumpy uncle and cheerful nanny.

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Nightmares.

School runs.

Taka (known as Scar by his collegues) knew that a nanny was needed desperately, and soon if his brother and wife insisted on staying on this business trip for another month. He was busy, he couldn't deal with the eight-year-old on his own for too long.

Miss Atlantica was the only person not put off by his reputation and had agreed to meet him at his office the next morning.

Unfortunately, the next morning, Taka found himself swaddled with paperwork. He didn't hear the quiet knock on his door and was on his way out to complain when he nearly bumped into a young lady carrying a Styrofoam cup of coffee.

She looked a little lost.

With red hair tied up, a purple top, green skinny jeans, green converse, a brown satchel over her shoulder, and jewellery made out of shells, she looked like every Uni student that Taka sneered at.

"Oh!" She stared up at him with wide, blue eyes, "Mister Pride?"

"Miss… Atlantica, I assume?" he moved back into his office and waved a hand at one of the chairs, "Please, have a seat."

…

The interview went well, and very soon, Miss Atlantica ("Oh please, call me Ariel!"), was hard at work.

She would do his laundrey, make him dinner for when he got home, wash dishes and clean the home. Simba was always up and ready for school with no protests (although Take could really do without all the drawings of Miss Atlantica on his fridge).

Every night when he got home, Simba was wrapped in his duvet and dinner was ready and waiting for him.

It was… un-nerving.

….

One afternoon, Taka managed to make it home a lot earlier, unable to say a word as Miss Atlantica greeted him eagerly at the door.

"You're home early!" she giggled, "I'm just about to set the table for dinner!"

Taka nodded, glancing around and frowning at the silence. "Where is Simba?" His toys were all in his corner (one that Taka had insisted the child stick to when he first came here), but there was no sign of the boy himself.

"Upstairs, washing his hands. Don't forget to do the same!"

As she headed back into the kitchen, Taka couldn't help but smile briefly, before forcing the neutral expression back onto his face and crossing his arms. "What are we having?"

"Lasagne with seasonal vegetables, with lemon meringue for dessert!"

"By hand?" Taka tried to keep his voice neutral.

"Of course! Simba said you loved lemon meringue!"

True… he honestly didn't think the child paid that much attention to him.

…..

Taka didn't hate his nephew… yes, he would prefer the child to live anywhere else except at his home, but he didn't hate him. In fact, when Halloween came around, and he saw his nephew dressing up in a suit with neatened hair, claiming that he was "Uncle Taka" for his school costume party… well, Taka felt a bit moved.

And then he saw Miss Atlantica's costume. A tight green mermaid tail combined with a purple top strapless top, her red hair loose and untied… she looked stunning.

"A mermaid, Miss Atlantica?"

"Ariel…" She blushed, "… I have been working for you for a few months now. I think you can call me by my first name."

Taka cleared his throat and nodded, looking away to try and hide the slight flush on his cheeks as Simba raced towards the front door, eagerly grabbing his trick-or-treat bucket.

"How… how is he?" Taka asked, surprising himself with the question.

"He's getting into pouncing." Ariel giggled, "Trying to catch the lizards out in the back garden. It's very sweet, but those grass stains are driving me and your poor housekeeper around the bend."

"I can tell him to- "

"- No, you don't have to." Ariel flushed herself, "I don't mind."

When an awkward silence fell between the pair, she nervously cleared her throat. "I-I should take Simba out now. I hope you have a nice evening."

And then she was gone.

…

For the next few days, the pair avoided one another.

Until Taka came home early again and heard the singing coming from the kitchen.

"I want to be, where the people are…."

It was gorgeous, and Taka found himself moving closer to it, peering around the doorway. Her jumper sleeves rolled up to her elbows, hair tied up in a messy bun, Ariel was singing along to an unheard song as she scrubbed at the dishes.

It was wrong for him to watch her… but he couldn't help it.

Before she could turn around and spot him, Taka moved backwards into the shadows and disappeared upstairs.

….

"What is my nephew wearing?"

"He's playing Joseph in the school nativity." Ariel explained, as she neatened out the tea towel on his head, before turning and smiling at Taka, "The note's on the fridge."

Ah yes… he had read that.

"Are Mummy and Daddy coming back for it?"

Not with all the snow at the airports.

He never thought the disappointed look on his nephews face when he explained that, would make him feel so… terrible.

As Ariel pulled Simba into a hug with sympathy, she turned her attention to Taka and gave him an understanding smile. "You're home really early today… I haven't even started dinner."

"I'm fine." Taka grunted, forcing the image of pulling the younger girl into a hug out of his mind, before heading upstairs, missing the disappointed look on her face.

…

"You should marry Ariel." Simba announced sleepily that night, as Taka went in to check on him, "She gives the best hugs in the world."

"…. Go to sleep Simba."

But the words never left his mind, running around and around.

…..

"This is going to be so exciting!" Ariel giggled, handing Taka a copy of the program as she neatened out Simba's costume, moving to follow the child inside… until Taka grabbed her hand.

"Mister Pride?" She asked in confusion, as Taka nervously pulled her closer, "Is everything- "

"- just tell me if I'm out of bounds." He whispered, tilting her chin up. However, before he could do anything, Ariel leaned up first, kissing him on the lips as her hands clutched at his shirt.

"Wow…" she whispered when they finally pulled apart, "… I mean… Wow!"

"I will take that as a compliment… Ariel."

Later, in the middle of the play, during Simba's big moment, Taka's hand found Ariel's and squeezed, with Ariel returning the affection.

And for the first time in a long time, Taka was actually thankful for his brother's absence.