Chapter One

Urchin let out a deep sigh as he went inside his house. It was a small under water cave to be exact. His bed was a small sheet that he had gotten from a ship many years ago, and his pillow was a sea sponge. He had a small sea crystal that he used as mirror and comb- fish to comb his hair.

An extremely loud knock on his brand new door caused him to stop swimming. A small smile crept upon his face. He knew that knock from anywhere! He went to the door and answered it. "Hey, Gabriella. Hey, Ollie. How are you?" He asked.

The black haired mermaid grinned as she read Urchin's lips. She moved her right hand to her chin, and lowered it to her left hand.

"We are good." The purple octopus replied as he swam up slightly.

Gabriella continued to sign with her hands.

A confused look came across Urchin's face. The pink tailed mermaid had an excited look on her face.

"We found a ship to go exploring in. Do you want to go check it out with us?" Ollie translated.

The blonde haired merman's jade colored eyes lit up. He had not been exploring since Ariel had gotten married a few months ago. "Sure," he replied. Gabriella took his hand together the two merfolk began to swim.

"Hey, wait up!" A young male voice yelled. Urchin let go of Gabriella's hand. She gave him a confused look. A small tap on her shoulder caused her to turn. She smiled as she saw the blue and yellow fish. It was Flounder! He was a very good friend of theirs.

"Where are you going?" He asked.

"Exploring," Urchin replied. "Do you want to come?"

The fish nodded.

"Great!" Gabriella signed. "Follow me!"

A few hours later, they finally reached their destination. When Flounder saw the ship, his eyes became as wide as saucers. The ship looked very similar to the one he and Ariel had explored months previous. "I d-do-don't w-w-w-ant to go i-in there," he said. "There could be sharks!" He hid behind Gabriella's short black hair.

The mermaid gave a confused look as Flounder hid behind her hair. He had been turned to the side when he had spoken so she had not been able to read his lips. She let out a frustrated sigh. She wished with all her heart that she would be able to hear and speak one day! Ariel had gotten two tails… legs she reminded herself. They were legs. Maybe one day her lifelong dream would come true. "What did he say?" she signed to Urchin.

"He is scared to go in the ship," the merman replied. He grabbed Flounder's back fin, and swam to the ship despite the protests of the guppy.

Gabriella grinned as she saw what Urchin did. She and Ollie followed him.

Once they reached the green tailed merman. Ollie laughed as he saw Urchin trying to make Flounder fit in one of the many small circular windows of the ship. "Don't want to go in!" The fish yelled.

Gabriella swam through one of the small windows, and pulled while Urchin pushed. After five minutes, they finally got Flounder in the ship. The fish glared at them, but gave them a small smile.

The four friends swam together and began to explore. It was an amazing ship! It was filled with all kinds of treasures…gold, silver, forks, spoons, books, even some clothes. It was going to take the whole day to explore this place.

As they swam, Flounder found a book that he and Ariel had discovered a long time ago. It was a book that told of Christmas. After they had read the book, Ariel had used it to make Christmas under the sea and since then everyone celebrated Christmas.

Urchin took the book from Flounder and began to read it. He was going to have to get something for everyone. He already had bought some fine warmers for Flounder, blank sheet music for Sebastian so he could compose, jewelry for Ariel, sisters, paint for Ollie, but he had not given anything to Gabriella. He was going to have to fix that. The question was: What can you give to the nicest and most beautiful girl that you had ever met?

Well,Ihopeyouallenjoyedthechapter.IncaseyouwerewonderingabouttheChristmasreferenceaboutwhenArielandFlounderfoundabookthattoldthemaboutChristmas,thatcamefromthechildren'sbookthatmymomusedtoreadtome.ItwascalledLittleMermaid:ChristmasUndertheSea, Ithink.Pleasereview.Itencouragesmetowrite,anditmakesmyday.