The next morning, Dave was pacing back and forth, waiting for Ariel to show up.
She said to him that she would talk with her parents about using something for Dave to swim in until they could find a better, roomy tank for him.
"Come on, come on" he muttered to himself impatiently.
At that moment, Ariel and her parents entered the room. She was carrying a bucket of water, much to her father's concern.
"This should help him for the time being" said Ariel's mother.
"Wait, Abby" her father protested.
Ariel had already placed the bucket on the floor.
"Here you go, Dave" she smiled cheerfully.
Curious, Dave climbed out of the fish tank and then slid into the bucket.
As he popped his head out of the bucket, Ariel gently touched Dave's head. The octopus slowly lowered his head onto Ariel's tiny hand.
But then suddenly, Ariel's father grabbed the bucket and pulled it away from Ariel.
"Daddy!" whined Ariel.
"Christopher James Hara, what is wrong with you?!" shouted Ariel's mother.
Realizing that he has been moved, Dave glared at Ariel's father, hatefully.
"He's too dangerous" Ariel's father tried to explain. "You remember what happened last night, Ariel."
"No, Dave would never hurt me!" Ariel protested. "He's an innocent being like us."
Dave nodded in agreement, only to be thrown out of the bucket again by Ariel's father.
"That octopus is not innocent, Ariel, he's not even a house pet." he said. "We should probably call animal control or call the zoo."
Hearing this, Dave blew a raspberry at Ariel's father and scattered out of the room. Ariel quickly followed him, close behind.
"Chris, there may be something wrong with Dave" said her mother. "Ariel told me that a special veterinarian will be coming here tomorrow morning while we're at work."
In the bathroom, Ariel quickly turned on the water in the tub, filling it up and added a pinch of salt.
"He's a wild animal, Abby" said Ariel's father from the other room. "We can't have him running loose in the house."
"Hey, we're loose in the house at night sometimes" argued Ariel's mother, "and Ariel sleeps just fine."
Ariel turned off the water and splashed Dave in the face.
"Thanks, I needed that" Dave sighed in relief.
However, he began to rubbing his mouth in pain.
"Dave, what is it?" Ariel asked worriedly. "Are you teething?"
Dave quickly nodded and reached a tentacle for something.
"Hang on, Dave, I'll go get something!" Ariel cried.
She bolted out of the room and quickly came back with a raw marrow bone in her hands.
Anxiously, Dave took the bone from Ariel and started to biting hard it like a dog, accidentally splashing water out of the tub.
"Since I'm growing back, Ariel, my teeth are growing back in and it hurts!" complained Dave.
"It's gonna be okay" promised Ariel.
But then, Ariel's father came into the bathroom and saw the wet mess all over the floor.
"Hey!"
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Finding Happiness
General FictionTakes place after the movie. Ever since he was trapped in a snow globe thanks to Private, Dave feels like his fate is a curse. But everything changes when the little girl who found him, begins to notice his unsure feelings and emotions. She lends hi...
