The next evening King Eric knocked on this youngest daughter's door, "Hey hon, " As he opened the door and went closer to the bed Uma was laying on. "How are you feeling?"

Uma's teal braids sprayed around her pillows with a frown on her face. "I feel fine," Uma voiced out to her father. "Dad, when will I be able to control my powers?"

Eric sat on his daughter's bed, "I don't know maybe when you get older. Just keep wearing those bracelets until then ok?"

The girl nodded playing lightly at the golden jewelry. "What's going on in that beautiful brain of yours?" Eric asked.

"Nothing,, It 's just I feel left out," Uma sighed as she played with frills of her pillows.
"Feel left out like how?" Eric voiced.
Uma rolled to her side,"I don't have friends like Melody does."

Eric nodded understanding how Uma felt left out. The young girl really just stayed in the castle and nowhere else, Sure the kingdom sees her when it's for a festive or greeting other roles. Eric's stomach felt a heavy weight of guilt of not letting his daughter out. For Uma to experience friendships and understanding other people's point of view on things.

"Well I'm sure going to school will help you with that," Eric smiled at his daughter.
Uma quickly got up shocked at what her father said, "Really?"
The king nodded,"Yes, really. It's about time for you to make your friendships. I'm sure that would giv-" Uma quickly slammed her body against her father's, "Thank you so much, dad." The young princess squeezed her father with all her might.

Ariel looked at her husband, "what ?" the two royals were in their bedroom to discuss school for Uma.

"I think Uma is ready for school," Eric voiced pulling off the cover of the bed. The redhead shook her head as she placed rollers in her hair," She's not ready. Why does she need to go to school anyway? When we have perfectly good tutors for her?" Ariel argued.

The mermaid didn't understand why Uma needs that type of change. If anything this causes too much possibility of the bracelets coming off because children are very reckless and what then? She thought. She made a deal with her father for her youngest to be normal.

"Because she needs to make friends outside the castle,"The king stated laying down on the bed, "That way she wouldn't be dependable on us."

"She can always depend on us," Ariel said as she got up from her vanity. Eric looked at his wife, "Do you remember when we had our own adventure and independence?"

Ariel laughed as she got in the bed, "Yes I remember."

"Well that's what I want for Uma, " Eric voiced, "So she can have her own adventure and independence that she keep forever."

Ariel sighed knowing her husband was right, "Alright fine. But only a one week trial though. If I don't like it then back to the tutors."

Eric nodded, "Yes hon." Ariel cuddled to his side, and the two fell asleep.

A couple of weeks later, Ariel and Melody were going under the sea to see her grandfather. When Melody was young, she couldn't wait to see her grandfather and was really excited to have come down underwater.

Now the mermaid rolled her eyes being dragged into the ocean by her mother.
Melody blew bubbles as all her cousins were waiting to greet their grandfather in the throne room.

"Melody!" The young mermaid turns to her one of her many cousins, who was Harmony, Aquata's daughter. The mermaid was a splitting image of her mother.

"Hello Harmony," Melody greeted her, Melody was always cautious with her for the fact she believed whatever their grandfather said.

The blue-tailed smiled, " How are things on the surface?"
"It's fine, nothing much is happening."
"Well, down here it is!" Harmony voiced, "I can't wait for the summer festival! I'm sure grandfather is going have another amazing speech as always."
Melody tried hard not to roll her eyes of hearing about how amazing their grandfather is.
"This is your first time right?"
"No mom took me when I was younger, but I don't remember it," Melody stated as she looked away from her cousin trying to find a way out. But that luck was slimming down every time she was longing for an outing.

Harmony laughed, " Well, I have been going ever since I was a baby. This year Attina is hosting the event. She does a great job, but not a wonderful job as grandfather when it's his turn. "

Melody just nodded not wanting to say anything about the sea king. Melody was about swim away from her cousin, " I know it's been hard for you and aunt Ariel because the spawn is living there. "

Melody stopped moving looked at her, "Excuse me ?"

" I mean it's bad enough that you aren't a full mermaid. Now, this, I'm so glad I don't have to deal with that, you know," Harmony rushed out.

"Do n't you ever say that again about my sister," Melody growled out glaring at Harmony. Melody didn't care if she weren't full blood mermaid because that would mean she would have to deal with people like her.

"Well, it's true! Grandfather said that she will become like her mother and she's going to kill you," Harmony replied.

"No, she's not! She's not like her mother!" Melody yelled all her cousins looked at the scene before them.
Harmony smirked, "You don't know that. If I were you, I would kill that spawn."
After she said that Melody snatched her hair pulling. Pushing down her head, "She does not like her! She's not like her you hear me !"

One of the cousins went to Ariel and Aquata to stop the fighting that was happening. Ariel burst through the door and pulled the two girls apart. Aquata pulled her towards her, "Melody what is the meaning of this ?" Ariel questioned pulling her daughter away from her cousin.
"She was talking shit about Uma," Melody growled, "I was about to finish it."

"Melody language!" the older mermaid said, then Ariel turn towards her sister, "Is Harmony alright?"

Ariel's older sister glared at her, "If you can't keep Melody under control. How are you control that spawn? You need to get that child in order, Ariel." before mother and daughter swam away from Melody and Ariel.

Ariel stood in shock, she trying to make everything work, How come it's not working? She thought.

"I'm going to my room," Melody voiced not bothering to look at her mother.