Twisted Fairytales Vol. One: Part of your world

Part Three

"The Prince! The Prince has fallen into the sea!" 

Ariel hastily dove into the waves, frantically trying to save the Prince. 

Ariel easily spotted the unconscious Prince. She grabbed him by his under arms and briefly performed a mouth to mouth revival.

Ariel rose up to the surface and began to swim to shore. There, she lay the prince and frantically searched for his pulse.

"This is all my doing" she said as he touched his wrist, still searching for his pulse. Almost immediately the Prince awoke in an array of violent coughs and gasps for air. He briefly opened his eyes and stared at Ariel for at least two seconds or so.

"You. Who are you?" 

"Princess Ariel of the Atlantic Tribe. Do not be afraid. Go back to sleep."

He did as he was told. As he was drifting off to sleep, he was muttering Ariel's name. 

The only problem now was to keep this incident a secret from her family.

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"Ariel, why have you come back bearing nothing?" Her Father asked her once she returned the following day.

"As a matter of fact, I did." Ariel said," the moment I caught him, I was going to take him back, but a few of his fellow men knocked me out and kept me in a tank until morning. A kindly man took me out of the tank and set me free" 

It was the best excuse she could come up with. Ariel could have easily purchased from the mer butcher but her Father would have eventually found out. It was either this or purchasing from the mer butcher.

"Humans these days" Her Father said, shaking his head. 

"Yes, I have to agree on that" 

"It's because you're too beautiful, Ariel!" Coral said, "Perhaps they wanted to take you in as a bride" 

"Coral, say no such thing!" Brianna scolded

"Humans are our prey not our acquaintances" 

But Ariel couldn't help but wonder what it would it be like to be married to a human.

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Ariel rose to the surface again that day to have a glimpse of the young Prince. And in fact, she did. He was standing out on the palace balcony and glancing out at the ocean. Ariel wondered if he was thinking about her.