"It's okay, Urchin," Ariel said before sitting back down.
A few moments later the mermaid waitress brought out their seaweed pizza, as she ate Ariel couldn't help but look at Crill every so often.
"Ariel? would you like to go on an actual date with me?" Urchin asked hoping that she'd say yes.
"Urchin, I don't know. I'm not ready to date yet, I have four kids to think about" Ariel said.
"Then why did you agree to come here with me, if you're not looking for a relationship?" Urchin demanded to know.
"Can we not talk about this here?" Ariel asked noticing that everyone was looking at them.
"I want an answer, Ariel," Urchin said his voice growing louder.
"I need a friend and I thought you were my friend," Ariel said her voice cracking.
"I have loved you since we were kids, I did my best to impress you and you never saw me," Urchin said angrily.
Crill swam up just then saying, "Do not disrespect the princess"
Urchin threw his hands up in the air and swam out of the club as Crill looked at Ariel and said, "I'll take you home" Ariel only nodded and silently followed the Mer-man back to Atlantica.
Once they arrived back to the kingdom, Ariel looked at him and said, "I'm sorry I ruined your date"
"You didn't ruin it, I um never mind. Good night princess" Crill said bowing before swimming away.
Sighing Ariel swam inside and went to her room before collapsing onto her bed and falling asleep.
The next day
Ariel and her sisters along with their father and Rilletta were busy preparing for the wedding that was supposed to take place in two days time.
"Ariel!" a yellow and blue fish yelled swimming up to his childhood best friend trying to avoid bumping into people.
"Flounder, wow look at you. Not a guppy anymore" Ariel said hugging him.
"Nope. I was by the surface trying to get one of my kids and I saw Eric by the shore with your kids" Flounder reported.
"How did you know I was home?" Ariel questioned.
"The whole ocean knows you're home. I also knew about your children from Sebastian" Flounder said.
"I'm sorry Flounder, I didn't mean to sound mean. It's just that Urchin thought I liked him back in a romantic way and when I said I didn't he flipped out on me and I thought since you two have gotten closer, he'd have you be mean to me" Ariel explained.
"Never, it's true that we have become close friends, but you'll always be my best friend" Flounder reassured.
Ariel gave the fish a small smile before saying, 'I'll get daddy and we can head to the surface"
Ariel went to find her father as Flounder waited, once he saw Ariel with the sea king he followed them up to the surface.
Up on the surface
"Eric? what's going on?" Ariel asked as soon as she broke through the surface.
"Here, take them," Eric said practically shoving the girls at her.
"It hasn't even been a week," Ariel said confused.