Ariel POV

"Thank you very much Grimsby but I think I get to town from here," I insisted when the lanky old man offered to escort me. He was a very generous man, don't get me wrong, but he smelt like pipe tobacco and it was beginning to give me a headache. We were standing just out side of the palace walls and I could see the town square from where I stood.

"Alright then. If you need anything, please don't hesitate to return," His face wrinkled as he smirked. I nodded and waved good bye as a wandered down the old, beaten dirt path. I can't believe how long I was out! I missed at least half of a days worth of exploring.

Kids ran around the square, laughing and shouting as they played. Mothers chatted at shopping carts while the men laughed loudly from in a tavern. I soaked it all in from my place at the outer edge. I scanned the streets for something new to marvel over when someone bumped into me from behind.

"Oh, I'm sorry," I began when I turned around. I was surprised yet, relieved to see the man I had awoken to. "Eric? What are you doing here?" I was puzzled. Back in my kingdom, the royal family is to be escorted around by guards

"I wanted to come check out the town," He glanced at Me and it was as if his eyes would pierce right through me. "Besides, I couldn't have you lost and never make it home."

I smiled politely and nodded. "I have some time to waste. Would you care giving me that tour now?"

"It would be my honor Ms. Ariel," He offered his arm to me and I took it willingly.

Eric POV

When her arm wrapped around mine, my heart beat quickened. I looked down at her in my arms and started our tour. She stayed close, almost she was afraid I would leave her. I wouldn't though, she was gorgeous and so sweet. She smelt of the sea still, as if it was deep under her perfect skin.

We walked down side streets and past farms. We had stopped in a meadow and she ran through the flowers. She made it seem like she had never seen them. I sat in the shade of a large oak tree, watching her.

After a few minutes later, she strode over with a handful of wild flowers. She had this huge, bright smile on her face, that was contiguous.

"What are those," I asked her.

"They're gorgeous, aren't they? I love it here," She sat down beside me. Her fingers brushed over the petals and my arm went behind her.

Yeah just like you I thought.

"Huh?"

"What?" I glanced down at her.

"You said just like me," her smile grew twenty times bigger.

"I never said that," I denied.

"Yes you did," She sat up on her knees, her flowers fell to her side. "You think I'm gorgeous?"

"I do, but that is because-" Her lips landed on mine, powerfully on mine. I wrapped my arms around her waist and pulled her close. She sat so she was straddling my hips. I could feel myself harden and I think she felt it to. She pulled away and looks at me with confusion in her eyes.

"Um, what was that?"

"What was what," I stared dumbfounded and a bit embarrassed.

"I felt something while we were kissing. What did I feel," She asked again as she slide down my lap, making me harder. She saw the bulge and pointed.

"You don't know what it is," I looked at her and her eyes said it all. She was embarrassed for not knowing, shocked to have felt it and over all curious. She shook her head and blushed. I took her hand in mine and kissed it. "You want to know?" She stared with wide eyes at me and nodded.