The Little Angel (Phantom of the Opera/The Little Mermaid)

Chapter 2

ARIEL: *smiles at him and steadies herself*

RAOUL: *smiles at her* Who are you? You look a little lost.

ARIEL: *opens her mouth to speak but nothing comes out*

RAOUL: Are you okay? *looks concerned*

ARIEL: *nods and motions to her throat*

RAOUL: *looks a bit confused* You can't speak?

ARIEL: *nods solemnly*

RAOUL: *face crumples slightly* I thought you reminded me of someone but I guess I was wrong. The girl I know could sing.

ARIEL: *looks at him and wants to tell him she is but knows it's impossible* *stumbles a bit and uses him as support*

RAOUL: *wraps an arm around her shoulder* Here, I'll take you back to the palace and you can stay with me for a little while. *begins to lead her back*

ARIEL: *nods and smiles, looks out at the ocean and sees a bit of a fin but shakes it off as she's lead toward the castle*

ERIK: *smirks and swims away to find a girl*

RAOUL: *leads her to the castle*

ARIEL: *looks around in awe of everything

RAOUL: *shows her to her room* You may stay here as long as you need to. I will send a maid to help you dress and show you to the dining hall for dinner.

ARIEL: *nods as he leaves and goes around the room looking at everything* *picks up perfume and looks at it curiously*

MAID: *knocks on the door*

ARIEL: *puts the perfume back and opens the door*

MAID: *walks in* Good afternoon, Ma'am.

ARIEL: *grins at her and let's her in*

MAID: The prince sent me to help you get ready. He also informed you cannot speak so I understand. Now, allow me to show you to your bath.

ARIEL: *is confused but follows*

MAID: *leads her into another room and draws her bath* You will bathe here. I'll fetch some soup. *goes to a cabinet and gets some*

ARIEL: *tries to step in with her clothes still on*

MAID: Ma'am! You have to take your clothes off. Then you get in! *looks at her in slight surprise*

ARIEL: *feels embarrassed and takes off her clothes and places them beside the bath and gets into the water, liking the feel of it on her feet*

MAID: Now, here's some soap. Use it to clean some of that grit and grime off of you.

ARIEL: *takes it and slowly begins to scrub herself, the soap occasionally slipping out of her hand*

MAID: *smiles and walks out for a moment to fetch her some clothes*

ARIEL: *plays with the bubbles, enjoying the bath*

MAID: *walks back in with a pink dress draped over one arm*

ARIEL: *looks at her and stops playing as to not make a fool of herself*

MAID: It's alright to play in the bubbles. I do it too. *smiles kindly at her*

ARIEL: *grins widely and makes shapes out of them*

MAID: *smiles* Alright, finish up and I'll get you ready for dinner.

ARIEL: *finishes and steps out of the tub*