Disclaimer: I do not own Finding Nemo or the song in this chapter. It belongs to another Disney movie. Try and guess where it comes from.
Well, this is it. Not the last chapter, but the chapter where…
Anchor: Shhh! Don't spoil it!
Aqua Aussie: sigh Fine. Read to find out. And review please.
Chapter Five: It's About Time! or Sorted Feelings
Anchor and Marquella were swimming along. Anchor was showing Marquella where the Tank Gang was, but didn't know the surprise that was in store for them.
"And here they are!" Announced Anchor.
Marquella looked down a little and saw a group of six fish, all looking up at her. Anchor was about a few feet behind her, so the tank gang didn't notice him.
"Umm…" Marquella began, looking at the terrified fishes' faces, "Hi!" Unfortunately, she chose to smile, showing off a large quantity of teeth that could've ripped the fishes apart at any second.
"AHHH! Germy teeth!" Gurgle screamed.
'Great, now he's done it.' Peach thought, trying not to look at the rows of sharp teeth. 'Now she's probably angry! I swear to God, if we die, I'm going to beat him up for screaming about germs, especially at all the wrong times.' But, she, as well as the rest of the tank gang, was surprised when Marquella said,
"Germy teeth? My teeth aren't dirty, they're clean!" Marquella was feeling insulted.
Anchor decided to swim up to his friends, in case Marquella decided to eat Gurgle. He didn't blame her though, because he remembered when he first met Gurgle.
Stop! Flashback Time!
"Are you sure that you're a vegetarian? I don't want to be ambushed or anything, no offense." Gurgle was saying.
All the tank gang could do was sigh, and Dory and the F.E.A. were shaking their heads.
"And you." Gurgle continued, pointing at Anchor. "Sorry, but I really don't like you. You're germy. And you don't look vegetarian at all. Maybe it's your germiness that makes you not look vegetarian…"
"Well I'm about to not be a vegetarian for another 5 seconds!" Anchor interrupted. Gurgle was being… himself… to Bruce and Chum, but he was being more of… himself… to Anchor for some reason. "And you know why I'm only turning back carnivorous for 5 seconds? That's the time it takes me to eat rude, annoying, germ phobic fishes like you!"
Dory and the tank gang were in shock. Bruce and Chum had the most shock, because they knew it took less than five seconds for Anchor to eat a fish…unless he had to chase it… they had seen him 'fall off the wagon' before, and unlike Bruce, he had eaten the fish.
"I'll just shut up now." Gurgle said quickly. He didn't want to get eaten.
Afterwards, Gurgle didn't say anything about germs or Anchor for two weeks, which the tank gang was happy for.
Flashback Ends
"Hi guys." Anchor said, beside Marquella.
"H- H- Hi Anc- Anchor." Deb stuttered in fear. "H- How's it g- g- g- going?"
"Pretty good I guess." Anchor said, noticing his friends' fear. "I see you've met Marquella already."
The tank gang looked at Marquella, and looked back at Anchor. They remembered the thing Dory told them, and their look of fright turned into smiles.
"You mean your girlfriend?" Bloat said. "She had us scared back there man."
Both Anchor and Marquella heard what Bloat said, and both Anchor and Marquella said in an almost near whisper of disbelief,
"What?"
Gill grinned before saying, "He said, 'you mean your girlfriend? She had us…" He was going to say more, but Marquella interrupted him.
"I 'eard what he said." Marquella said. "But why…why?" She couldn't say anymore, and tried to stop the blush from creeping up her cheeks.
The tank gang looked at her with confusion in their eyes, but they were still smiling.
"I think what she's trying to say is…" Anchor couldn't continue. He, too, was trying to keep himself from blushing.
"What makes you think I'm 'is girlfriend?" Marquella finally blurted out with scarlet cheeks.
The tank gang just looked at the two. They were still smiling, trying to keep from laughing, and nobody could answer.
"I have to go home now." Gurgle said, still smiling. "Spring cleaning."
"It's not spring yet." Marquella said, crossing her fins.
"Ummm… pre-spring cleaning?" Gurgle said nervously.
Jacques sighed and said, "Qui, and I have to help him." As Jacques and Gurgle swam out of sight, Jacques punched Gurgle and said, "What type of excuse is pre-spring cleaning?"
The rest of the tank gang was still floating in front of the two sharks.
"I have to go puff up." Bloat lied and swam away.
"I have to go deflate him!" Both Gill and Deb blurted out before swimming away.
"Bubbles!" Bubbles shouted before going in the direction of some bubbles.
Peach was still in her same spot, a rock with soft moss on it.
"Peach," Anchor said, "Would you like to explain?"
"Uhhh…" Peach spread herself on the rock so that the two couldn't see her eyes. "I'm sleeping."
"No you aren't." Marquella said.
"Snore." Was all Peach said.
Anchor and Marquella had swum away from the tank gang in awkward silence. Many thoughts were rushing through their heads. They both had mixed feelings, feelings that weren't even named. But, they weren't swimming back in the direction of the ship, which was east, they were swimming west. Marquella had tried to strike up a conversation twice, but only succeeded in blushing redder than before and feeling more awkward. Anchor was feeling the same thing. 'What made them think we were boyfriend/girlfriend?' was the thought that appeared most in his mind. He was going to ask Marquella a question, but he felt her tug on his fin and say in awe,
"Oh Anchor, look!"
Right in front of them was a field of sea flowers. More astonishing was how different colors of coral made a path to a medium sized cave that was also as beautiful as the plants around it.
"Wow. It's beautiful." Marquella remarked.
"Yeah." Anchor replied, not really looking at the scenery.
Meanwhile…
"There they are!" whispered Chum from behind a big rock.
"Somehow I knew they would find this place." Bruce whispered back.
"You have the radio on time set right?" Chum asked.
"Yep!" Bruce said. "And before you ask, it's loud enough for them to hear."
"Great!" Chum said. "Now let's get outta here before they start kissing. I've already been scarred for life." Chum added with a shudder.
Chum quickly swam away like the devilfish himself was on his tail, (I mean hey, you wouldn't want to see your best friend kissing another one of your best friends, would you?) and Bruce followed after, but not before leaving the radio behind the rock and pressing the play button…
Let's see how our other two buddies are doing now, shall we?
'Anchor,' Anchor's m/c was saying, 'you tell her what you feel about her right now, or I'll make you blurt out something stupid. Or, I'll just make it seem like you talk to yourself.'
"No you won't." Anchor muttered under his breath.
"What?" Marquella asked. She had good hearing you know.
"Uhh… Nothing!" Anchor lied, blushing as red as Marquella.
'Ha! Mark one for the m/c!' Anchor's m/c said. 'Now… what else should I do since he won't tell her anything… I know…. How 'bout the time you were acting retarded…'
'No!' Another part of Anchor's mind said. 'Fine! I'll tell her! Stupid m/c…'
"I heard that.' Anchor's m/c said triumphantly.
"…Marquella…" Anchor began, feeling a quick rush of courage.
"Hmmm?" Marquella asked.
Unfortunately, Anchor lost his rush of courage at the sight of her. "It's beautiful here, isn't it?" Was all he managed to say, stuttering a little.
"It sure is." Marquella said.
Anchor didn't mentally kick himself for not telling her what he wanted to tell her, but his m/c did. 'You're a sissy.' It said.
'No I'm not!' The other part of Anchor's mind argued.
'You are a sissy little coward shark! You're a sissy little coward!' Anchor's m/c taunted.
'You know what? Fine! I'll tell her now! You wanna know why? The other part of Anchor's mind said. 'Because I don't care anymore! And to make it interesting, let's make a bet, if I tell her, you have to shut up for one whole week.'
'And if he doesn't tell her, then you have to admit that you're a sissy little girly girl.' Anchor's m/c said.
'Deal.' The other part of Anchor's mind said.
Anchor tried once again to start a conversation. "It's kind of weird how the tank gang thought we were… well…" (Insert blushing here.)
"How they thought we were dating or something?" Marquella finished. (Insert more blushing here.)
"Yeah." Anchor said.
Anchor's m/c looked at the other part of Anchor's mind with a look of triumph. 'Are you ready to start admitting?' He said.
'Man! I still don't care anymore!' The other part of Anchor pouted.
'Start saying it…' Anchor's m/c said with a smug grin. (If a part of someone's mind can grin.)
The other part of Anchor's mind sighed. 'I am a sis… Wait! Look!'
The other part of Anchor's mind and Anchor's m/c watched what was about to happen. (That's right people! No more suspense!)
"Marquella, remember how you said that I could always tell you anything?" Anchor began.
"Yeah?" Marquella said. 'What's he trying to tell me?' She thought.
"Well, there's something I have to tell you." Anchor said. "Something I should've told you the first, or maybe second, day I met you."
There you see her
Sitting there across the way
"I don't know why I didn't tell you before…" Anchor began, but was cut off by Marquella.
"Well at least you're telling me now." Marquella interrupted, anxious to hear what she thought he had to say. "So what is it?"
She don't got a lot to say
But there's something about her
"Well Marquella, what I'm trying to say is… that…" Anchor began.
"Yes?" Marquella asked.
"I love you." Anchor mumbled in such a low voice that Marquella couldn't hear him.
"What was that?" Marquella asked.
"I love you." Anchor said so that she could hear her.
And you don't know why
But you're dying to try
You wanna kiss the girl
Marquella didn't answer, she was in shock, so Anchor continued.
"I've loved you since I first met you. Who wouldn't like you? You're pretty, smart, and you aren't stuck up."
'He does like me.' Marquella thought. Then Marquella's m/c kicked in. 'Well tell him that you like him back you dummy!' But she didn't say anything. She just listened.
Yes, you want her
Look at her you know you do
Possible she wants you too
There is one way to ask her
'Oh shut up! Stop the mushiness…" Anchor's m/c was cut off by the other part of Anchor's mind putting a hand (If a part of a mind has a hand) over his mouth. (If an m/c can have a mouth.)
'Shut up!' The other part of Anchor's mind hissed. 'This isn't mushy, it's beautiful, and besides, you're just mad because you're losing the bet. The other part of Anchor's mind then said to Anchor, 'In other words, listen to the music and kiss the girl already… wait… where's the music coming from?'
It don't take a word
Not a single word
Go on and kiss the girl
But Anchor didn't hear the other part of his mind, and if he did, he wasn't listening.
"You're sweet too." He continued. "You didn't laugh at Bruce, Chum and I when we said we were vegetarians. You even decided to try being a veggie lover, and even liked my singing…"
Sha la la la la la
My oh my
Look at the boy too shy
Ain't gonna kiss the girl
"Well okay, so you didn't like my singing, you thought the song was funny and you probably wanted to yell at me to shut up." Anchor said truthfully.
'No duh.' His m/c said before the other part of Anchor's mind put it in a headlock. (If another part of someone's mind can put an m/c in a headlock and if an m/c has a head so that it can get put in a headlock.)
"But you didn't yell at me to shut up, and that's what matters." Anchor added.
Sha la la la la la
Ain't it sad?
Ain't it a shame? Too bad
He's gonna miss the girl
Marquella just listened to what Anchor was saying. 'He thinks I'm sweet. He's loved me since he first met me.' She thought. 'I can't believe it.'
Anchor had now been able to hear the other part of his mind saying, 'Kiss the girl already,' but he didn't kiss her, not yet. 'She probably doesn't want you too.' His m/c told him. 'Wait 'till the time's right and there's a different mood… I mean, don't kiss her!' His m/c added, remembering the bet.
Now's your moment
Floating in the blue lagoon
Boy you better do it soon
No time would be better
Anchor stopped talking. He ran out of words to say. Marquella wasn't saying anything either. Her brain was still trying to comprehend everything.
"There's nothing I can say that describes how I feel right now." Anchor said. "In fact, I don't think there are words in the dictionary that describe my feelings. I've always hoped you felt the same way."
Marquella still didn't say anything. 'Wow.' She thought. 'This is one of the best times in my life. I love him too, and I'd like to tell him!' There was one part that told Marquella, 'Tell him already!' But there was another part that said, 'Wait a minute.' She listened to the 'wait a minute' part, and stayed silent.
She don't say a word
And she won't say a word
Until you kiss the girl
'I've never felt so scared yet so happy before in my life.' Anchor thought. 'And she's not saying anything. Maybe she's just listening, or maybe she just doesn't like me that way…
Sha la la la la la
Don't be scared
You've got the mood prepared
Go on and kiss the girl
'You know, I could just tell her that I'm joking…' Anchor thought. 'But, that would make her hate me, and I'd have no second chance.' Anchor sighed a mental sigh. 'There's no turning back now.'
Sha la la la la la
Don't stop now
Don't try to hide it, how?
You wanna kiss the girl
Whoa, whoa
Sha la la la la la
Float along
And listen to the song
The song say, kiss the girl
'Where is that music coming from?' Anchor's m/c said.
'Shhh!' hushed the other part of Anchor's mind. 'Something good's about to happen, and I wanna see it!'
Whoa, whoa
Sha la la la la la
Music play
Do what the music say
You wanna kiss the girl
'Where's that music coming from?' Marquella thought, but before she could think more of it, Anchor began,
"So, do you like me too? If you don't, it's okay…" Before Anchor could finish his sentence, Marquella put a fin to his lips, smiled, and said,
"Of course I love you back! How couldn't I?" And hugged him.
'No!' Anchor's m/c sobbed. 'I've lost the bet!'
'Shhh!' the other part of Anchor's mind said. 'She's about to say something, and I feel a "but" coming on.'
The other part of Anchor's mind was right. Marquella was about to begin her next sentence with a 'but.'
"But…" Marquella began.
'Oh no!' Anchor thought. 'She said but! Well, get ready for what she's about to say…'
"You've already said that you've always loved me…" Marquella continued with a mischievous grin, "Now show me that you've always loved me."
Anchor had been suspecting her to say 'but I've already got a boyfriend,' or something like that, so he was surprised when she didn't. Marquella was amused as she watched Anchor's face turn from a look of surprise and shock to a look of surprise and joy.
You got to
Kiss the girl
Then Marquella's face turned from a look of amusement to a look of surprise as Anchor leaned closer to her face.
'Well you did tell him to show you.' Marquella thought. So, she leaned closer too…
Why don't you
Kiss the girl
'Come on.' The other part of Anchor's mind said. 'Cut out the romantic suspense and kiss her already!'
'Pscht.' Anchor's m/c scoffed.But secretly, Anchor's m/c was hoping he'd kiss her too.
And the two's faces got closer…
Go on
You gotta
Kiss the girl
Go on and
Kiss the girl Kiss the Girl from 'The little Mermaid.
And their faces got closer until Anchor finally kissed her.
'Score!' The other part of Anchor's mind shouted. 'I win the bet!'
'Oh shut up!' Anchor's m/c said, scowling.
'Don't be a witlle gwumpy gills…loser.' The other part of Anchor's mind taunted with a haughty grin.
'That's it!' Anchor's m/c shouted. 'You're going down!'
Anchor's m/c tackled the other part of Anchor's mind, and the two mind thingies began to wrestle. (If someone's m/c and other part of mind can wrestle.)
'Hey! Will you guys shut up?' The third part of Anchor's mind yelled. 'I'm trying to concentrate on something!'
Anchor's m/c and the other part of Anchor's mind stopped wrestling and looked up, embarrassed, at the third part of Anchor's mind.
'Sorry.' Both said, blushing in embarrassment.
'Thank you. Now…' The third part of Anchor's mind said, 'Back to concentrating on business…'
So, the two sharks embraced in the scenery. They thought that nothing could go wrong at all in the week, but boy, were they WRONG.
Author's Note: For all the romance haters, though I don't know why a romance hater would read this, but if you're a romance hater and you are reading this, then I'm sorry for putting the word 'kiss' 22 times in this story. Well, now that that has been said, let's move on to the confused readers. If you are wondering about the part of Anchor's mind, (the m/c, the third part of Anchor's mind, etc…) then I shall explain. Think of tiny Anchors inside of Anchor's mind. Anchor has no control over the m/c, the part of his mind that is sarcastic, witty, and his conscious. Anchor has some control over the other part of Anchor's mind, the part of his mind that isn't sarcastic, doesn't really like the m/c, usually tells him what he should do, and is also his conscious. Anchor has a lot of control over the third part of Anchor's mind, the part of him that concentrates, analyzes problems, and does anything else associated with thinking. Now that that was said, it's time for…
Reviewer's choice!
What do you think should happen next?
A: The F.E.A goes to the surprise and Marquella gets attacked by divers with knives
B: The F.E.A goes to the surprise and Marquella gets attacked by an evil ex-boyfriend
Or
C: Both
Well, that's it. R & R please!