14I'm so sorry for having anyone wait this long. I've been quite busy, but also slacking off. But here it is, at least part of it anyway. I'll try to get the other half done. I also haven't been on FanFiction since, and I love how everything is smaller.
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July 19 (Later That Afternoon)
All afternoon, Eric and Ariel sat on the beach, talking. Now that she had her voice, bonding with one another was much easier, but it was also awkward. It was as though they had known each other for a long time, or as if they were strangers talking to one another intimately. And ever since she met Eric, on land for the first time ever with legs, she couldn't speak to him. She virtually knew not a single thing about him, and nothing really about the human world. (A/N: I would think that Ariel virtually knew nothing much about him. I mean, her time spent with Eric was a lot more than the time spent talking, at least on Eric's part and Ariel's nodding.)
Behind them, which was where Eric had been when he saw and was placed under Ursula's spell, was Grimsby. Sunset would be in an hour and a half, and it seemed like Eric forgot about his wedding plans. Grimsby would be confronted or asked why he had not said anything about it, and he did not want that to happen.
Clearing his voice, he walked towards Eric and Ariel. "Ahem," Grimsby grunted. Eric looked up behind him, and smiled.
"Hey, Grim. Is everything going well?" Eric asked.
"Everything is being done just as you wanted. But there won't be any wedding if the bridegroom and his bride are not boarded on the ship," Grimsby told him.
Eric rubbed his head. "Did the time go by that quick?" he asked, more to himself than to Grimsby and Ariel.
"The sun will be setting in less than two hours..." Grimsby paused.
"Okay. Let's go, Ariel," he said after getting up, extending his hand for Ariel to reach. Ariel looked puzzled. "Um...My hand? It's a polite thing to do. I extended it to help you in standing up."
Ariel looked calm again and accepted his hand.
I remembered that Ursula as Vanessa readied herself for her 'wedding' inside a room in the ship, so I thought Ariel should prepare on the ship too. Please review and tell me what you think!