"arent they beautiful?" queen athena asked her husband,king triton. the merking smiled down at his newborn daughters,the first pair of twins they had.

the girls were identical twins,both had the same brilliant red hair,olive green tails,and green eyes brighter than they had ever seen.

triton ran a hand through the youngest of the two's hair,ariel they had desided her name was,and smiled. he looked at the oldest next,they had desided to name her alila(a-lil-a).

"they are absolutly breathtaking" he chuckled and kissed his wife. they heard a few small giggles from the door,and turned and saw the girls 'hiding' behind the kelt curtain.

while they werent paying attention triton snuck closer to them and as they turned back to them,they gasped and broke out into giggles as triton grabbed them and started playing 'tickle monster' with them.

athena snickered as the older girls ganged up on him and he let them over power him,landing in a heap of fins and giggles on the floor.

"good night girls." triton said as he closed the kelp curtains,"sweet dreams" athena said quietly as she,to,left the girls in their room. they then went to the nursery were alila and ariel were cooing at each other and playing with one another's tail.

athena laughed slightly as she untangled them,making them start giggling and cooing up at her as they reached for her with their tiny arms.

"sorry sweeties,its time bed now" she wispered as she tucked them in and kissed their forheads,then swam with triton to their room. unaware of the crime that was about to be commited in the room they just left.

in the silence of the night,a figure appeared in the nursery with a 'pop!'. a bubble was around him,acting as a force feild from the water around him.

he looked down at the sleeping babies in disgust,before reaching into his robes and pulled out a stick about fifteen inches long,and pointed it at one of the girls.

"alas,I am in need of one of you disgusting half-breeds,otherwise I would have nothing to do with you're kind. but I have great plans that involve you." he said as he used his wand to lift the oldest,he knew not her given name,and braught her into his bubble.

"hmm,that monstrosity will have to go" he said in comtempt as he swished his wand and her tail was changed into legs,and her top turned into a little dress. he tucked her into his cloak,and with another 'pop!' he was gone,leaving no one the wiser until the queen came in the next morning and found ariel crying in confusion,wondering were her sister had disappeared to.

meanwhile,the man who took alila was walking up the front steps to number eighteen spinners end,a nice little town were the perfect family for the girl he had just kidnapped to be placed.

he put her on the door step and placed a note on her dress,before ringing the doorbell and apparating away. a minute later a man came out to see who in the world had rang the doorbell at this time of night,when he saw the little red-headed baby girl in a dark purple dress.

"what are you doing out here all alone?" he asked as he picked the shivering girl up. she looked up at him with teary eyes as she sniffled and cuddled closer,making the note crumple around,drawing the man's attention.

he took the note and read what was on it.

:please,we cant afford to take care of her. can you please take her in? but please dont tell her she was adopted,we want her to be as happy as she can:

he looked at the now sleeping baby with sympathy,he and his wife had a one year old daughter of their own,and they would do anything to make pet happy. this little girl's birth parents must have been very poor off in order to give her up. he sighed,he was already attached to the little girl.

"anna! come look!" he called as he went back inside the house,and that is how lily evans was born.