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

Chapter 4

ARIEL: *swims outside the limits*

NADIR: *rushes to Erik* She's trying to run away!

ERIK: *bolts after her*

ARIEL: *keeps swimming and rushes off to get to her cavern*

ERIK: *follows her but hides in the shadows*

ARIEL: I need to escape... *gets her tail caught in a rock*

ERIK: *watches her for a moment* escape isn't possible. You know that... *stays in the shadows*

ARIEL: *shivers* What do you want from me!?

ERIK: *swims towards her* I told you already. I want you to sing...

ARIEL: And I refuse to!

ERIK: Then you are denying yourself a great pleasure. *stops in front of her*

ARIEL: G-Great pleasure of what?

ERIK: The great pleasure of song. *swims around her and examines her caught tail*

ARIEL: *tries hard to get it unstuck* I won't sing! You can't make me!

ERIK: No, and I won't. But, one day you'll wake up so miserable from having no sung you will do it no matter what. *smirks, knowing her tail will be injured when she gets it out and she won't be able to swim very well*

ARIEL: *gets it out and it throbs as she lowers the floor of the ocean* *cries from the pain* I can't swim...

ERIK: Yes...that will take a little while to heal. But, I might be able to do something about it if we head back to my cave... *floats down beside her* *smiles at her as a ray of light hits his mask*

ARIEL: *looks at him and is shaking and holding her tail protectively*

ERIK: do you want to swim in a few hours or have me or the snakes carry you wherever you want to go? Without me you won't be swimming with that for a good two weeks.

ARIEL: Fine

ERIK: *scoops her up in his arms and swims to his cave*

ARIEL: *closes her eyes slowly*

ERIK: *lays her down on his bed and fetches a bottle* Stay still, this might sting.

ARIEL: *stays still*

ERIK: *begins cleaning the injury*

ARIEL: *winces and cries softly*

ERIK: *lightly strokes the lower part of her tail* I'm almost done.

ARIEL: *waits fur him to finish*

ERIK: *finishes* I'll take you back to your room in the castle. I want you to rest for a little while before you try swimming. *wraps her up against him and begins to swim back to the castle*

ARIEL: Why are you treating me so gently?

ERIK: Did you think I was going to hurt you?

ARIEL: I don't trust you...

ERIK: Fine. That's you're choice.

ARIEL: I still think you're lying to me just to stab me in the back. No one can love me...

ERIK: why on earth do you think that?! *looks totally appalled*

ARIEL: I'm the youngest of my sisters... They always said I'd be thirty when I marry

ERIK: Do you want to prove them wrong? *smirks at her* The fact is you are the prettiest of your sisters. They are probably just jealous.

ARIEL: *blushes slightly by his words*