Hello everyone! This is my first fic on the little mermaid, I've been going crazy about this movie for ages, and lately I can't stop reading the fanfiction in here, I can bet I had read over 70 stories by now!

Anyway, this is a very different approaching from what I have been reading, at least I think so, its going to be a sad story, it has to, in order for Ariel to hate humans, so this is just a little introduction before the next chapter.

Hope you like it the same way I already do, with five chapters already written I think I might update pretty quickly for now.

Well off we go! Review if you liked it!

Disclaimer: I don't own anything, promise.

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"C'mon, you can do this." Ariel said with an encouraging look on her face to her sister Alana as she clutched her fist together, trying to look reassuring. Alana was watching her like she was going mad, terror clearly in her big blue eyes. Ariel was beyond that now, if she was crazy because of this, so be it.

She giggled to the confused and horrified face of Alana, Ariel took her hands in hers.

"C'mon Ali, you asked me to take you to the surface right?" Ariel was quite impressed when Alana, the most self-conscious of her sisters asked her a while ago if she could go with her to the surface, all of her sisters knew what was she doing when she went out to play, yes, she explored. The king knew this, and it annoyed him to no end, and he knew that once or twice she had been on the surface, resulting on being grounded for weeks, but her sisters knew better, its has been more than twice the times Ariel has been on the surface. They just shut up about it.

"Yeah, well, I regret it now, lest go back." Alana said in a hushed tone, even if there was no one near in kilometers, as she played with her dark hair and made her beautiful violet tail swim twist.

Ariel sighed and moved her red hair of her face, twirling around her sister to stop her from going under, they were just a few feet away from surface… so close to the air above it…she could see the sky, she could almost feel the air touching her skin, she smiled. She was the only of all seven to ever do this, and Alana was the first to ask her, she wanted her to love the surface as much as she did.

So again, she tried.

"Alana…Alana listen to me."Ariel commanded and Alana sighed as she did what had been told her to do.

"Im Sorry Ariel I-"

"Alana…" Ariel said locking her eyes with her taking both her hands in hers again. "You have made it this far… we have swam a long time to get here, I promise you this place is nowhere near land, I made sure of that, no humans… boats… boats I can't be sure but-"

She was doing so well till Alana freaked at the sound of that thing. Ariel knew why and she didn't blame her. She shouldn't have come with that word, really.

"Ariel! Its dangerous! I can't do this… not now, not ever! Father is going to be angry!" Alana said suddenly letting go of Ariels hands and pushing her tail close to her chest, embracing it. A habit she had developed when little, Ariel sighed at her.

"Only if he finds out, are you going to tell him?"

Alana shook her head, sighing as she was starting to let go of her tail, however, it was clear to Ariel that she was still not doing it.

"I wont tell him" Ariel said shrugging like it was not big deal. "So, problem solved."

Alana watched Ariel for a bit, and then looked up, then back at Ariel, and silently shook her head. Ariel sighed defeated. She wouldn't make her, or force her… maybe in time she would like to come again, still she felt frustrated, they were so close!

Alana was about to make her leave when she looked at her younger sister, her red hair floating all around her, Alana giggled, she hated having her hair like that, it was always getting in the way, still, Ariel hated to have it tamed. She watched as Ariel slowly rose a hand to the surface, her fingers just a few inches apart… but she didn't move closer, Alana was sure that Ariel wanted to, but didn't because Alana wasn't coming, she was kind like that.

Alana had always wanted to taste the surface, the air… what was air? She knew it was transparent, but that was it… she didn't know how it felt… she didn't know how it smelled or tasted. Well, she used to know, but she had forgotten, its been over ten years, even more, since she had last been on surface. She looked up as Ariel was lost in thought. The sun… it's been a while since she had seen it too, since, well, her mothers death. She had only seen the lights trespassing the waves in the ocean… by the looks of it today was a very shining day. Her mother would have loved it.

It was still painful, but she coped with it just fine as all her sisters, their father was never the same, but he was always kind to them, strong, always there to comfort them, eventually their mother was just a memory, a beautiful one, but one that didn't hurt anymore, the only one who was still hurt was father, but he was coping with it thanks to his seven daughters.

Suddenly Alana found herself asking as she saw the determination in Ariel eyes to leave.

"What does it feel like?"

Ariel turned to her sister, astonished, she was about to take Alana's hand to get to the palace before father started to wonder where were they.

"What, Alana?"

Alana smiled kindly still playing with her dark hair.

"The surface."

Ariel's grin couldn't have been wider.

"Its… it's the best thing… the best feeling in the entire world…." Ariel looked up again and sighed, she could come tomorrow alone with flounder or something, she didn't dare leaving Alana behind. "C'mon, let's go home."

Ariel was starting to make her way when Alana spoke again, startling her.

"Well, we can just take a peek isn't it?" Alana said swimming to the surface, and laid on her back, her face was just an inch from the air, she could see the sky now, but still, breaking to the surface… she could do this, she wanted to. Ariel laughed marveled at it all.

"See you on the surface?" Ariel giggled at her and Alana felt how Ariel broke quietly, gently and in silence the surface, all she could see now only her tummy and her tail. This was it. Ariel face was above hers, a little bit distorted from the water, she talked and it sounded muffled, Alana chuckled, but she was able to make her words.

"Don't laugh at me!" Ariel said hitting her on the arm. "Now, you know you can breath in here… you know you can talk in here… and I'll be here."

Alana knew this and wondered why Ariel was saying it all over again, she had been in the surface when little right? Alana smiled to herself… of course, this was Ariel, the gentle one.

"So, whenever you are ready sis. Scary guppy." Ariel swam away from her and Alana took a deep breath, just in case, this was it, this was the day, the feeling and knots in her chest and stomach doubled, she giggled in anticipation and her last thought was. 'The hell with it' as the adrenaline rushed through her veins all the way to her tail.

Her face erupted in the ocean, pacific and so calm, the red hair was just a few feet away from her, her blue eyes mirroring hers, astonished, happy, joyful, proud… and a little bit of doubt in her, like she couldn't believe Alana, her sister, her actual sister had done that.

They just stared at each other for seconds before they both started giggling.

Alana was so happy she didn't care about it. "Shut up, who's the guppy now?"

Alana took everything in, the air, so refreshing! A little bit cold, but she enjoyed how it felt against her skin, how it brushed her combed hair. She took her hands up and played around with the water, loving the feeling how the water and the air merged together… she looked to the horizon, true to her word, there was no land in sight and the sun, how it tickled, she wondered if it was always like that, but it was a nice tickle, so warm… so new! She could only see three things now; ocean, air and the sun, and it was amazing.

Suddenly she was cut from this wonder when Ariel splashed her tai in the water making the already wet Alana more wet.

"Did it ruin your make up?" Ariel said teasing her, Alana just chuckled at gave her one in return, they played around a little, going in and out of the ocean, jumping inside and out, something Alana found immensely fun, how the air would touch her tail and the next the ocean will welcome her back. Ariel's laugh was music to her hears, she sounded just like mum, she was so happy, happier than she had been in years. Suddenly boys didn't sound as much fun as this to her.

"Ariel, this is amazing!" Alana said happily was she floated around on her belly, looking at the clouds, Ariel was just besides her and gave her a nod.

"Told ya, you guys just never listen."

Alana brought her fin back to the ocean to look at her little sister and smiled. "You know we do… but you know how daddy is about all this."

She gestured to everything, and Ariel felt sad that she was right, daddy hated everything above the ocean, she nodded. After a few seconds Alana spoke those words Ariel didn't want to hear… most of the time she ignored the ones inside her head telling that it was—

"Time to go home, Ariel." Alana said gently as she looked around one last time, breathing in the ocean breeze, the salt in the air, taking the sun in. "I bet Daddy will start to ask were on the ocean are we."

Ariel sighed but agreed, she couldn't be happier, Alana had come, and maybe, in time, her others sisters will get the force to do so, and maybe, just maybe… in years perhaps, Father would comprehend that the earth was not bad, that humans were not bad… and maybe, one day, everything would go back to normal.

"Alright." Ariel said taking one last look and then at her sister. "Let's go."

Alana reached down and after a few seconds so did Ariel, they both settled a pace and continued swimming in silence.

"It was amazing, Ariel, thanks for taking me." Alana smiled to her sister as she rolled her eyes. "Dont let it go to your head." She joked, but she was truly grateful to her little sister, always so brave. Ariel chuckled and hit her arm again.

"Oh, any time!" Alana wasn't so sure if she was brave enough to do this daily, but once or twice a month wouldn't hurt she decided. She wanted to say more, but both of them felt content reminiscing what they had just lived, so in silence and stealing each other smiles they made it home.

Alana violet tail went back and forth as she approached their father, who just lucky was just starting to wonder where were they.

"Girls?" He inquired, seeing them so happy made his hearth flutter too. "Were have you been?"

Too much of Ariel's surprise it was Alana who spoke, actually, she had been running out of excuses.

"Oh! I took her to a birthday party with my friends! You know, cute boys and all" Alana winked and his father laughed. "who knows when little Ariel is going to fall in love?"

"Any prospects, darling?" Ariel played along and made a face. The king laughed and ruffled her hair. "Good, glad you had an amazing time, anyway, Sebastian was looking for you, in a few minutes he wants to start a rehearsal for the next week show, its your debut after all, and I expect a great show girls." He wanted to look firm, but just smiled and with that he was gone.

Ariel hated rehearsals, but she complied nonetheless, she had skipped quite a few now. She followed Alana's to the music room where her other sisters were sure already there with Sebastian.

Alana swam happily there as Ariel, right beside her made twirls as she went. Alana snorted.

"You are a weirdo, you know that?"

"Correction: Special" Ariel said with a face to her as both of them entered laughing and giggling to the music room, apologizing to no end to Sebastian, and finally, after chatting with their sisters to much Sebastian annoyance they went to their places. Sebastian that alone found it a miracle, so he wasted no time. He coughed twice.

"Alright, girls. One… two…"

"Ah, we are the daughters of Triton…great father who loves us and named us well…"

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So? I kind of find all Ariel's sisters quite funny and interesting, and I just really like Alana, well hope you like it, the next chapter will be on in a few days, since this was just like the intro, don't worry, prince Eric is in the story, of course he is!

I really hope I didn't mess up with Alana being the second youngest, I did a research and im still not so sure, anyway!

R&R if you like? Smiles for everyone.

-Juliet'lovestory-