Ariel and Eric spent more and more time together. And Ariel slowly started to realize that she liked him. She liked his dimples when he smiled, the way he would play with his sheepdog Max, how he played the flute while she sang.

Then one day he asked her to eat in a little restaurant together. Ariel was really excited, she decided that this would be the night where she told him she liked him. She went to shop for new clothes with her sisters and then she endured sitting still while they were pulling on her hair and put make-up on her face. All the while she reminded herself that it was for Eric and that it would be worth it when she told him. Finally the bell rang but her sisters told her to stay upstairs so she could make a stunning entrance. She heard Aquata opening the door and talking to Eric. Then she called upstairs, ''Ariel honey, come downstairs, Eric is here waiting for you.''

Then Ariel walked slowly down the stairs, she saw that Eric was staring at her with wide-eyes. ''You look wonderful,'' he finally said. Then they said goodbye to her sisters and they walked to his car. Eric held the door open for her like a true gentleman. When he was also in the car they drove away to the restaurant.

They arrived at a nice little Italian restaurant. They talked for a while and suddenly Ariel decided it was now or never. ''Eric I have to tell you something,'' she said nervous.

''Okay, what is it?''

''I like you, a lot.''

''You like me? Eric said surprised, ''I like you to but I was too shy to tell you.''

''So we were both nervous for nothing,'' Ariel said

About two hours later Ariel's sisters were watching a movie in the living room. ''wait,'' Arista said suddenly, ''I think I hear a car.'' They all got up to look through the window.

''It's them, 'Aquata said.

''Let me see, let me see,'' Adella said excited.

''Look he is opening the door for her,'' Attina said.

''How gentlemen like,'' Adella said.

''How romantic,'' Arista said

''They're walking towards the front door, 'Alana said.

''They're talking,'' Aquata said.

''Oh I can't see a thing,'' Alana said.

''None of us can,'' Attina said.

''Girls let your sister have her privacy,'' their father said suddenly, ''she's going to be mad when she finds out.''

''Look they're kissing,'' Alana said excited

Soon they all had their noses against the window again. Their father sighed, why do I have seven children without even a single boy, he thought.

''She's coming inside, hurry up, act like we don't know a thing, 'Adella said.

When Ariel entered they were all watching TV again. ''Hi, I'm home,'' Ariel said.

''Oh hi Ariel,'' Andrina said in an uninterested tone.

''How was your date?''Attina asked.

''It was okay,'' Ariel said casually.

''Okay? You call kissing okay?'' Alana said.

''You spied on us?'' Ariel said angrily, ''you've invaded my privacy.''

''It was your own fault for telling us about it,'' Alana said.

''Yeah now you know why we never tell when we have dates,'' Andrina said.

''Why can't I have brothers who couldn't care less?'' Ariel said

''I completely agree with you honey,'' her father said.

The next day Belle and Eric came over to watch a movie because 'you have the best TV' as they said. Ariel was glad her father wasn't home as he would surly inttergotiate Eric endlessly. She was worried about her sisters though. But when Eric arrived they acted normally to him though they went through the living room for snacks a lot. They decided to watch the Phantom of the Opera based on the musical, because it had romance a little bit of adventure, suspense and music for Ariel. Belle was glad for Ariel that she got together with Eric. As she watched them snuggling up together she wished that she would meet her special someone soon to. They all really liked the movie and immediately afterwards Ariel asked her sisters if they happened to have the sheet music of the movie but they didn't.

Then Belle said she was hungry. Ariel got a mischievous glimmer in her eyes, ''let's make some ice-cream.'' Belle laughed at her friend. They went to the kitchen and got all sorts of ice cream from the big freezer. They took big bowls and spoons and made small mountains of ice cream on which they put whipped dream, sprinkles and lots of other stuff. They sprayed the whipped cream in each other's mouths and made drawings on the counter. They were soon joined in their fun by Ariel's sisters. Afterwards Eric said that he should go home.

When Triton got home he found his daughters and belle cleaning up the mess they made. ''ice cream?'' he sighed.

''Yes,'' they all answered laughing.

''Daddy, Belle is staying for dinner,'' Ariel said.

''So tell me about this Eric,'' Triton said during dinner.

''Daddy,'' responded Ariel.

''What? I think if have a right to know who my daughter is dating, what does his parents do for a living?''

''He doesn't have parents.''

''Nonsense everybody has parents.''

''He never knew them.''

''Who raised him then?''

''He lives with adoptive parents Grimsby and Carlotta.'' Triton wanted to know every little detail about Eric's live and Ariel answered them patiently because she knew her father wasn't going to stop before he knew everything he wanted to know.

When Eric and Ariel had dated for exactly a month Eric gave her a book of the Phantom of the Opera 2004 movie. It had the sheet music of all the number a complete script and numerous photos from the movie as well as backstage. ''Because Phantom of the Opera is now sort of our movie,'' he explained.

''Thank you it's perfect,'' Ariel smiled, ''I heard that there is a musical sequel to it the other day.''

''Really and does it come here anytime soon?''

''No but I doesn't mind, I read the story online and it was terrible they complete changed the characters.''

''How that so?''

''Now, Christine has a son with the phantom, Raoul is almost always drunk, lost all of their money gambling so there in debt and hardly pays attention to his wife Christine and his supposed son, the phantom fled to Coney island and has a sort of freak show there, Madame Giry hates Christine's child because she want the phantom's money and meg is a sort of prostitute and stripper and she has some sort of crush on the Phantom.''

''Whoa that is a big change indeed. It a shame the phantom isn't playing here anymore.''

''It still plays in London.''

''Then I promise you that we will go to London someday together and go see the Phantom for ourselves.''

''I'll be keeping you to that.''

I don't know when I will be updating the new chapter because I haven't written it yet. This is because I had to hand in a big report in school and I didn't understand all of it luckily my classmates helped me. add to that, that i was busy with my upcoming Halloween party and that gives hardly any time to write. I don't what will happen next chapter yet but it will probably feature Belle since Ariel is still asleep. till next chapter R&R and happy Halloween.