IDEA #5
Last Update: 05-31-12
****The Little Mermaid Story****
A/N: This is a story idea about: What if Ariel met Eric on the beach before he went out to see for his birthday?
Word Count: 512
It's not complete at all but it would be a good idea in my opinion if I ever get the chance to write it.
Excuse the misspelling of any of the sisters' names.
"Where have you been, Ariel?" Aquata asked her sister sternly, expecting an answer. The young mermaid rolled her eyes and swiftly turned around, her hair floating around in the water around her.
"Out. Where else?" she answered, not exactly telling the truth. She couldn't possibly tell her sisters that she was up at the surface, watching the sun set over the horizon. It was strictly forbidden.
"Really? Out where?" Adrina asked, a knowing look in her eyes. Her youngest sister had been found wondering near the surface many times over in the past few months. There was no telling what she did today, only that it could have possibly occurred near the water's surface...where humans could spot them.
"Somewhere. Can I not be trusted to explore-" "No!" Atina snapped, interrupting her sister. Ariel was reckless and too adventurous for her own good. They couldn't just keep letting her go on these explorations of hers because one day, she won't be coming back "I know where you've been but I want you to tell me now or I'm telling Daddy!"
The young mermaid looked down and whispered "I was watching the sunset" she hoped her sister would just take that as good enough and just drop it. But she was never known to have good luck.
"Watching the sunset! Above water no less, I'm sure! You cannot keep doing this Ariel! One day a human is going to find you and...and...and who knows what they'd do" Atina swam over to the redhead and took her hands in her own "I love you, Ariel. We all do. We don't want to lose our little sister to humans" she softly told her.
Ariel pulled away with a frown "Why is it that you all think that humans are bad? They're not barbarians! Yes I would appreciate it if they didn't eat fish, but they do it to survive. And not all humans are bad, just like not all merfolk are good. They do what they do because that's how they live! Why can't anyone understand that!" she shouted and swam off to the room she shared with her sisters.
"She looked so mad, Atina" Arista whispered, a bit of hurt slipping through her words. She hated seeing Ariel so in pain and angry. It wasn't like her "I think we should apologize" she suggested before swimming off after her sister. Adella took a quick nervous glance at her sisters before swimming off in the same direction.
Atina looked at her remaining sisters and sighed. It was so hard to keep that redhead happy while also keeping her safe. And it hurt to know that none of their attempts worked.
...And We Meet...
Ariel shot off and landed on her bed, the closest to the window and cried into her pillow. Why couldn't they understand that humans were just like them...
...but with legs.
She wiped her hair out of the way and looked out of the hole that was her bedroom window. There was so much out there that she wanted to explore and discover.