Melody:

It had been a week since the wall came down. My mother and I were getting on better than ever and I loved it. She often came swimming with me now and we were busy floating on our backs when a familiar head popped up out of nowhere. He was blonde and I suddenly found myself blushing. Not because he was blonde, but because he was so cute.

I waved at Liam shyly and he ducked into the water. I wondered if I had embarrassed myself completely until he was quite a bit closer and his head reappeared again. He grinned at me, "Hey Melody! Wanna come swimming to our hang out?" I glanced at mom, who came swimming over to investigate. She grinned, "Ah! Liam! So good to see you again." He bowed and said, "It's good to see you and Melody again, Queen Ariel!" My mother smiled and said, "None of that! How many times have I asked you to just call me Ariel?" He looked embarrassed and said, "Maybe a hundred in the last week!"

At that moment my father came and joined us in the water. We had been floating close to the shore and he said, "Hey Liam! What's going on?" He kissed moms head and mom said, "They're going to hang out. Do you think they'll be ok, Eric?" My father pretended to grimace, "Hmm, I don't know Ariel. There might be a sea witch lurking there somewhere!"

I rolled my eyes, "Dad! Come on we know there isn't!" My father grinned and kissed my head, "Alright, fine Melody. But don't go too far and be back before the sun goes down!" I nodded, hugged him and said, "I will, dad. Love you guys!" They waved at me before Liam and I dived into the ocean.

Eric:

Ariel seemed worried and I comforted her as we watched Melody and Liam swim out of sight, "Darling, I trust that boy. You don't need to worry. He's taken good care of Mel." Ariel looked up at me and smiled as she sighed, "I know. I just wish sometimes I could join them." We saw a light shimmer around Melody and she was gone. Ariel's father had told her to say the words, "I wish to be a mermaid," and she would become a mermaid until she said, "I wish to be a human," and the same thing would happen. I chuckled, "Funny. I thought you wished to be on the land with me."

Ariel grinned and replied, "I still do, Eric. I love you." She reached up and kissed me and I sunk lower so that she didn't have to reach so far. I smiled as her arms wrapped around my neck and I momentarily felt her legs go around my waist. I sighed happily and trailed my hand over her bare skin which was shown off by her bikini before I heard Grimsby say, "Uh…Eric?"

I sighed and she had her hands in my hair as she whispered, "Must you go?" I nodded and whispered, "I have to, love. I'm waiting for a phone call. Tonight though, I promise." Ariel kissed my mouth for the last time and whispered, "I'll hold you to it," before I had to swim back to shore and accept the phone call I was awaiting from a prince in Thailand. The one thing I couldn't stand about my career- although there were many aspects I loved about it- was how much it limited my time with my family.

Ariel:

I continued swimming a little while after Eric had left me. I loved him still so much but I never got time alone with him ever. This was a once off moment during the day that we actually had in a few weeks. What with that whole Morgana and Melody drama and everything Eric had to deal with as the prince in between. Maybe it had been more like months since we'd been alone. Grim was standing on the stairs and he walked up the small beach and said to me, "I'm terribly sorry for interrupting, Ariel. This phone call is extremely important though."

I nodded and sighed, "Its fine Grim. I understand. I just never get time alone with him during the day. It's sometimes really hard to wait until the evening before I get him to myself. Sometimes, it's only after ten at night! By then he's far too exhausted to talk." Grim nodded and sighed, "I understand Ariel. Maybe I could book a weekend away for the two of you." I beamed and asked ecstatically, "Really?! That would be phenomenal, Grim!"

Grim smiled, "I'll speak to Eric once he's off the phone and see what I can do." I jumped out of the water and hugged Grim. I then realized a second too late that I was still soaking wet! I released him in embarrassment and pulled my towel off the railing of the steps, "Sorry Grim! I tend to forget." He smiled, "You would think by now you would know." He shrugged and I watched him walk away. I lay the towel out on the warm sand and proceeded to tan myself until I fell asleep.

A/N: Hey everyone! This is my first Little Mermaid fanfic. Ariel has always been my favorite Disney Princess so I finally felt like I must do a tribute to her. Also Eric was like my first crush ever. I also have a Peter Pan fic which is nearly completed that some Disney lovers might enjoy. It's not based on the Disney version, but rather on the 2003 live action film with Jeremy Sumpter and Rachel Hurd-Wood. My story is called The Beginning of the End and if you'd like to check it out and review it, I'd much appreciate it! Also please leave any comments and/or suggestions for this fic! Thanks so much!