It's flashback time guy's we are going back to Fairytale land in this chp.
"I'm going to make your hair very pretty," this little red haired girl, named Sansa, promised me as she wove tiny braids in my hair and played with it, as I sat on a bar stool while she sat on the bar. I watched from a far as Killian started talking to this one girl with black hair. I noticed they were holding hands and I felt this strange feeling in the bottom of my stomach.
"It's very lovely and red. Although mine's red to but not quite as lovely," she complimented me.
Thank you I wrote on my little notebook
"Are you a princess? You look like one," she asked me. I smiled at her and nodded.
"I've always wanted to be a princess," she told me.
"Is he your prince?" she asked looking over my shoulder at Killian who had the other girl laughing. I shook my head at her answer.
"I think he will be in the end, that's what they say in all the songs, I bet you she's a nasty witch," she assumed. Just then this other little girl, tinier then the one braiding my hair, passed by me and spilled something on my skirt.
"I'm sorry," she quickly apologized.
"Arya you spoil everything," Sansa snapped at her.
"I'm sorry Ariel, my little sister's such a nuisance," Sansa apologized harshly.
"NO I'M NOT," Arya yelled at her. I put a finger to my lips to shh them. I grabbed a handkerchief from my satchel and quickly cleaned myself up and smiled at the two little girls.
See all better I wrote for them.
"Arya, Sansa we must go. It's a long ride to back to Winterfell and I have finished business here," this very authoritative looking man said as he glanced at Killian, who nodded back at him as a sign of farewell. I helped Sansa hop down from the bar and the girls told me goodbye. Just then this boy about several years older than Sansa ran up to me and handed me a rose. Then he gave me this very big and over dramatic wink
"Send me a raven when you're free," he told me. I had absolutely no idea what that meant, but it was very hard for me to hold back my laughter at the way he said that statement.
"Robb," the authoritative man called him over and the boy ran towards him as he left the bar with his sisters.
"It seems you have an admirer," Killian smirked as he walked towards me with his arm around the dark haired woman's waist.
"I think we should be going as well. But, Ariel let me introduce you to one of our new passengers. This is Vanessa!" he introduced her to me. I looked in her eyes and knew there was something strange about her, she was almost to perfect looking and she wore this seashell necklace that seemed to glow.
"Hello Ariel, it'll be a pleasure traveling with you I'm sure. I've always dreamed of adventure on the wide open sea and I'm so glad I found a captain that'll grant me passage," She said as she laid her head down on Killian's shoulder.
"She'll be bunking with you if that's alright?" he asked me.
No that is not alright I thought as I glared at the woman. I didn't like anything about her. Maybe it was jealously but there was something (forgive my bad pun) fishy about her. Unfortunately though Killian toke my silence as a yes.
"Is she alright?" Vanessa asked.
"She's...ummm...shy," Killian lied. At least he was managing to keep my secret, secret.
"So is my brother! You must meet him Ariel. He's coming along with us. I believe he's in here somewhere. ERIC!" Vanessa called out for her brother. Just then this young man with tousled black hair and gorgeous blue eyes appeared in the doorway with a large book under his arm.
"Eric, this is Ariel," Vanessa introduced the both of us. Eric smiled at me.
"My lady," he greeted me and grabbed my hand and kissed the top of it. I actually blushed at the statement and saw Killian's jaw tighten at the gesture. I smirked at it. If he wasn't caring about my feelings at the moment then I shouldn't care for his.
I thought we were leaving I wrote on my notebook before I walked out and headed towards the ship. I heard footsteps behind me and turned around expecting Killian but instead was met with Eric.
"They said they'd come later, I was wondering if you could show me the way though?" he asked. I shrugged and continued walking. I tried to hide my emotions because I was starting to feel insanely jealous about what was going on between those two. Why would he be so kind to me and show me so much affection, just to throw it all away and give the same promise he gave me to another? I tried to fathom.
"My lady! You must wait up," Eric called to me. I turned to him.
Why do you call me my lady? My name's Ariel I wrote for him, hoping he could read in the dim lamplight.
"Well I was raised a gentleman, I'm not supposed to call women by their christian name until I'm more acquainted with them," I smiled at his politeness.
You can just call me Ariel alright? He nodded.
"Alright then Ariel," he agreed with a smile. Before we continued he grabbed my wrist to stop me for a moment.
"I'm sorry, but I'm forgetting someone very important," he apologized.
Who? I mouthed. Eric raised his fingers to his lips and whistled. Suddenly I heard the sound of paws padding towards us and saw this great shaggy dog obediently come up to Eric. I had seen many dogs before since I got my legs but none of them this close. Eric knelt down by the creature and petted it.
"This is Max. I found him when he was just a pup several years ago. Now he follows my every move. Hopefully the captain will be ok with him. Ariel are you alright?" he asked noticing my discomfort around the dog. I didn't know how to express to him my feelings.
"He's a good dog," he promised me as his hand moved from my wrist to my hand and he guided me down and placed my hand on the dog. He was a fluffy little thing. I could see why Eric was attached to him, he even licked my face. Once I had finished saying hello to the dog, I led Eric the rest of the way to the ship. When we got there unbeknownst to me Eric had stuck his hand out to help me on but I had ignored it. After I turned back around to see if he needed help I felt embarrassed to see that I had ignored his open hand. I tried to not seem so rude as I grabbed it and pulled him up onto the ship with me. It took us a while to get Max on but once we did he enjoyed walking around the ship very much. It was quite funny actually. Eric let out a yawn beside me and I showed him where he was sleeping.
"Good night then Ariel," he told me. I nodded at him and went to my own bed. When I laid down there was a massive figure at the foot of my bed. I sat up and realized it was Max. I gave the dog one last scratch behind the ear and fell asleep. When I awoke the next morning I was surprised to feel that we were still in port. I pulled the coat, Killian had given me, over my nightgown and walked out on deck.
"Morning Ariel," Smee, Killian's first mate, greeted me. I gave him a nod.
Why haven't we moved? I wrote.
"Captain hasn't turned up yet,"
That's impossible he was supposed to come back last night he shrugged at my statement. Just then I saw Killian hop on board with Vanessa not that far behind him. I felt my face heat up, it almost seemed like I was a tea kettle about to burst. They both had messed up hair and I could easily see the lipstick stain on Killian's neck from Vanessa.
"Morning my little fishy, now where do you suppose we head next?"Killian smiled at me. I just glared at him before I stormed below deck. Once I reached my room I slammed it shut. Nearly a few seconds later, I heard him approach my door.
"Ariel?" Killian asked. I toke off his coat like it was riddled with diseases and threw it at him then slammed the door shut again. I found no need for it anymore.
"Is she alright?" I could hear Vanessa ask on the other side. Killian stayed silent and left me alone.
"Ariel dearie, what's wrong please do tell me,"she tried to talk to me, although I could sense that she was smiling while she said this.
Go away I wrote on a piece of parchment and slid it under the door.
"Now don't be a child," she pouted. I slammed my fist on the door and that scared her enough to make her go away. Why was I upset? I shouldn't have been this upset. None of us had made any claim or statement that I was his and he was mine so why should I care so much about what is happening?
He is a pirate. What did you expect of him? a little voice in my head told me. You are acting like a child. You're making a big fuss because no one's paying attention to you for once it continued.
"Ariel? It's me Eric, well I'm sure you already knew that. Anyways I brought you breakfast in case you wanted any. If you need it, it'll just be out here and um soo will I, seeing as I don't know anyone else on this ship, and you actually are good company" Eric rambled on the other side of the door about an hour later. I actually chuckled and opened the door for him to find that I had cut him off mid sentence so his mouth was in a strange O shape. Max was by his side and the minute I had opened the door he had ran in and hopped into the little spot he had slept in last night.
"I think it's porridge, the captain said you wouldn't want anything with fish in it," Eric explained as he handed me a hot bowl.
Thank you I mouthed to him. He just stood there awkwardly for a moment. I stepped to the side to let him in and he walked in.
"So this is where you sleep then?" he asked. I nodded.
"It's a good thing Vanessa probably won't be sleeping in here then, it's a bit crowded small," he admitted. It felt like a punch to the gut when he said that, since we both knew where Vanessa would really be sleeping.
"I'm sorry I shouldn't have said that I'm sure my sister's love life is the last thing you want to hear about" he apologized. I bit down on my lip before I could write down any rude outburst. He didn't deserve for me to yell at him. He knew nothing so why should I be mad at him.
"Apparently we won't be leaving till tomorrow, since the captain doesn't want to leave so late in the day. So anyways I was wondering...would you like to go to the tides with me and look at some fish?" Eric asked.
Ok guys sorry for the random ending but I'm gonna end it here. I hope you liked this one. It felt good to write about Fairytale Land again. I hope you all have a lovely easter if I don't update before then, So have a good day y'all.