Breaking The Surface (on hold)

Forever And Always

Disclaimer: I do not own the little mermaid, but I made up Arianna and Phillip :)

Ch 3- Forever and always

Arianna had not told Phillip about what she had really been doing and it was killing her inside to lie to him. Finally one day, about a week later she pulled him aside after dinner. “I need to tell you something.”

*Phillip’s POV

The words hit me like a ton of bricks, normally when someone says they need to talk to you, it’s usually because they don’t want to be with you anymore. I braced myself as she pulled me aside to talk.

“You know last week when I was gone for almost an hour?” Arianna said. “Well, it wasn’t because I got caught up in my thoughts, it’s because I met somebody.”

I froze up instantly; I tried speaking but was too angry for words to come out. “What?” I spit out, finally.

Arianna must have seen my face because she instantly tried to soothe me; it wasn’t working. “No it’s not like that!” she replied, “If anything, she’d be my friend.” She added. I calmed a little when she mentioned it was a girl. She went on to say that she had met a girl who was occupying the rock she normally sat on and when the girl had turned, she had a fin. Apparently this girl was the daughter of the infamous King Triton and had just turned seventeen and was allowed an official “trip to the surface.” I wasn’t quite sure what that meant but continued to listen as Arianna explained the rest of it to me. I wasn’t mad at the end of her explanation, I don’t think I would tell anyone either if I had seen a mermaid and didn’t want people to think I’m crazy, either.

*Arianna’s POV

Arianna finished telling Phillip, after he had calmed down. Maybe starting off by saying I met someone wasn’t the smartest idea to tell a guy who potentially likes you. She mentally slapped herself. Think, Arianna, think next time.

“I’m sorry for lying to you at the time, I was still in shock from actually meeting Ariel that if I told you, I felt like you wouldn’t have believed me.” She replied, looking down.

Phillip took her in his arms, “I’ll always believe you, Arianna. Don’t ever assume I won’t. Just please don’t lie to me next time.” Arianna nodded.

“So it was only Ariel, you met?” he asked.

She shook her head. “She had a friend named Cephan and a guppie friend named Flounder.” Arianna replied, bracing herself for what he would say about Cephan.

“Cephan? Merman?” he asked, tensely.

She nodded. “Yes, but,” she blushed, “he doesn’t compare to you.” She replied while still looking down.

He laughed. “I’m glad to hear that.”

“And I’m happy you’re not mad at me, and don’t worry about Cephan, it’s not like I’ll see them again, unlike you, who I’ll see for a while.” She replied.

He nodded, “Indeed you will, by the time I leave you’ll get sick of me.”

“I’ll never get sick of you.” She replied.

“I do need to tell you something though.” He replied.

“Please don’t tell me you met someone in the forty five minutes I was gone.” She teased. Meanwhile she was tense inside. Oh no, he’s going to break up with me because I’m more interested in talking to Ariel than with him, which isn’t true, or maybe he’d rather be with Ariel than me.