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Post by Ariel on May 15, 2013 13:16:43 GMT -5
"Please Alana its okay I've learned from it. I am not mad at you about it you helped me and Alana as hard as you words might have been I am sure I needed to hear them. I know you wish to be with Eric and I'm going to help you get your human form back. I know you out of all our sisters loved being a mermaid more then anything. However when you find a place to belong with someone you love it changes things."
Ariel held her sister, "Trust me I know all I ever wanted was a new world and once I got it well it was much harder then I expected. I wouldn't give it up though I have met so many great people and built a life here. Now so have you and I wont let you lose it."
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Post by Alana/Opal on May 16, 2013 6:51:52 GMT -5
Alana nodded. "He... he is wonderful. He didn't even bat an eye; said that we could work through this. He's so perfect and I just want to be with him." She gave a pitiful laugh. "For the first time in my LIFE, I truly know what I want... and I want HIM. No matter what form... and he'll love me either way. It feels... so wonderful..." She stopped.
Ariel was smiling but she was quiet. Right... sore spot. Alana held Ariel back. "You'll find that too, Ariel. I know you will. Because you're so brave. Unafraid of going out and getting what you want. You'll find him, whoever he may be, and he'll make you so happy. Only happy." She knew she was rambling, but she had the jitters. The situation was still so unsettling. Being a mermaid in this place... felt off. As if something in her KNEW that such a mythical creature did not belong in this world... and wouldn't last long. She shrugged the feeling off.
"Ariel... do you... mind staying for awhile?" Alana asked. "I just don't want to be alone. Not tonight...And I don't want to talk to father. I know he means well... but I'm going to scream if he tries to 'comfort' me again... You can get some clothes from my room, some blankets, pillows, and set in one of the chairs over there. I know it's not ideal but... I mean, you don't have to if you don't want to..."
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Post by Ariel on May 16, 2013 15:56:04 GMT -5
"I know Alana, trust me I am not worried about it." Ariel told her but it brought old fears to the surface again.
"Of course I will stay, hell I would stay in this water right by you if I didn't get so cold. Let me change and I'll be right back." Ariel told her jumping out of the pool.
Ariel went up to Alana's room and put on some of her clothes. Alana had some really cute things, Ariel settle for shorts and a a t shirt. She grabbed a few blankets and pulled a chair over to the side of the pool. Ariel flattened the lawn chair and laid on her stomach so she could have her head near Alana's much like they did when they were younger.
"I'd stay here every night if it made it easier for you. Can I confess something to you Alana? I never told anyone this but Mal she said something that has always bothered me. She said the necklace took my true love and turned it against me. Do you think that its possible for Killian to be my true love? I can't imagine having someone who can't love you back be your true love. Do you think people can only have one? I'd like to believe that people can have more then one true love... I am sorry we should be focusing on you I just wondered and now that you found you're true love it brought up the question. "
Ariel took a breath, "I know its insane but you have always been there for me Alana and your the only one I feel like I can ask. Even if you don't know I guess I just need to tell you. I'm so sorry for all that I put you through in the name of what I wanted. It was foolish I know that now. I know you will never understand what I saw in Killian but trust me when I say he had his moments. There is good in him I know there is." Ariel trialed her hand in the water as Alana listened.
"Your so lucky to have found Eric I will do anything in my power to help you I promise. I love you Alana and its about time I prove that to you."
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Post by Alana/Opal on May 16, 2013 19:12:47 GMT -5
Alana smiled at her sister, nestling up on the chair by the pool. It was like some bizarre sleep over, almost like old times... ALMOST.
She listened to her little sister talking, taking everything in silently. "To tell you the truth... I don't know the answer to that myself. Back in Atlantica, I thought I could choose anyone and grow to love them... but now that I've found Eric, I honestly feel like he's the ONLY one... but if he was taken away..." She shuddered to think of that; what if Triton HAD killed Eric before she could stop him. "But... it's different Ariel. He... And I don't mean to hurt you by saying this... but he loves me back. Selflessly. I believe you LOVE Hook... but you can't be IN love with him... because that would require him to be right there with you, loving you back. Does... does that make sense?"
She sighed. "I just hate knowing that he dragged you through that, using you, physically and emotionally, completely unwilling to change... but love isn't about waiting for someone to change... it's about accepting everything about them. If you feel you can be satisfied loving that part of him that can't love you back... no...that can't even be an OPTION for you Ariel. You deserve to be happy. You deserve true love. So to answer your question... I don't think you have found it yet... you just... found something like it... something that you can compare the real deal to."
"And please... don't. It's in the past. I would do it again... because I love you... but I never want to hurt you like that again either. Forgive me if I step over the lines at times... I'm just very protective about my sisters... and their happiness. Ever since mom died... I've tried to bring that thing that was missing since she died back... I can't explain it. But, I've made a mess of things rather then fix them."
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Post by Ariel on May 16, 2013 19:35:34 GMT -5
Ariel smiled she liked her sisters answer, "Your always so smart with this stuff and your right Alana. I will find someone else one day in the meantime I just want to see what else is out there."
Ariel rested her hand on Alana's shoulder, "You have always been like a mother fish to us and I've always looked up to you Alana." Ariel admitted.
"I'm just so happy you found Eric. You must know it started out with Killian and I both actually using each other but somewhere or some how it shifted into something more. We are good friends and I know he cares about me. I just don't want to love him anymore I want something more. I have no idea what.. " Ariel sighed.
"I am glad we can talk about this like old times. Only I'm not a mermaid and you are and things are bat shit crazy!" Ariel laughed because this was impossible but yet here they were.
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Post by Alana/Opal on May 17, 2013 7:39:58 GMT -5
Alana smiled, resting her head against her arms on the ledge. "Sometimes... despite all the trials... I think the curse is the best thing that could have happened to me...aside from a few minor speed bumps along the way." She huffed, referring to her tail. "But I met Eric... I have all my sisters back... and Father... well, I'm praying that he will come around eventually."
Alana arched a brow at her little sister. "YOU... use someone else? I highly doubt that, Ariel..." She said. "You don't have a manipulative bone in your body... and that's not an insult. It's a great quality. It's what makes you a good sister, friend, and someday... someone's true love. I don't believe that when you saved Hook it was so you could USE him... it was because you were being true to yourself. If I had been true to myself, I would have let him drown. But now...." She stopped and considered. "...nope... no, I'd still let that bastard drown." She laughed, splashing playfully.
"This is nice..." Alana smiled, but then she lowered her voice, embarrassed that she was even going to talk about this, being that she was getting advice from her little sister. "Ariel, can I ask you something? When you... you know... for the first time... did it... hurt?" She asked, praying that Ariel knew what she meant without going into detail. "I ask because I want to know if I was doing something WRONG... does it always hurt? I think that's what Opal's memories believe, but she's very limited on experience as well..."
Alana then sighed. "I don't know WHY I'm even asking... it's not like Eric and I can do anything at this point. Not while I'm like THIS." Her voice wavered, but there were no tears, her eyes were too dry. "I just feel like I've just been introduced to this exciting new world, but just when I learn to love it, I'm BARRED from it...it... SUCKS!" She slapped her tail down against the water, some of it splashing up at Ariel.
"Oops!!! I'm so sorry, Ariel!"
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Post by Ariel on May 17, 2013 14:12:08 GMT -5
Ariel smiled as her sister splashed her, "Well Alana I don't remember it hurting the first time though to be honest I was actually very drunk. I know how terrible that sounds but I made the choice to show up on his ship I should have known better. The next morning however it was my choice to be with him. I remember it was because I already had and this time I wanted to at least remember it. I never regretted it how could I? It was... mind blowing? I don't know you know how it feels after the pain well it just gets better as you guys spend more time together and learn what each other like. So no it doesn't hurt well unless you over do it." Ariel sighed not wanting to think about that night in the shower but unable to push the image from her mind fast enough.
"Don't feel bad you will be human again and be able to experience everything with Eric. Also as strange as this sounds I can probably give you some tips that will drive him insane." Ariel laughed because she was the youngest and now far more experienced then any of her sisters or at least it appeared that way.
"Sometimes Alana its not about anything more then the pleasure you can bring another person. That's what I had with Killian we just had fun together. I just didn't mean to fall in love with him. How annoying!" Ariel laughed it felt good to be honest with Alana about all of this. "What do they call that here best friends with Benefits yeah... I would say that sums us up pretty well. Okay it did not anymore trust me I wont be going down that path again."
She thought about what Alana said her sister was right even when Ariel tried to convince herself she was just using Killian it didn't work there were always feelings on her part. How could she not he was broken and maybe she wanted to fix it to help him move on of course that was never going to happen. Not with her anyway, still Ariel would be supportive and the best friend she could to Killian.
"Your right I couldn't use him no matter what people tell me I am not selfish." Ariel hated being called that. "I'm going to help you Alana and if I can't well I am sure a few issues of Cosmo might help you learn to do things with Eric that don't involve legs." Ariel laughed, "I'm kidding!" She splashed her sister back.
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Post by Alana/Opal on May 20, 2013 17:14:17 GMT -5
Now Alana was curious.
"Other ways? What... what other ways?" But then she blushed. "Maybe... maybe you can tell me sometime? Maybe when I'm not feeling so hopeless..." She saw Ariel's look. "I know, I know... Maybe I'm just... tired... A whole day of working and prepping for tomorrow...and then..." She sighed, laying her head down against her arms on the ledge.
"I really love him..." she murmured. It felt good to say it out loud to someone. She didn't even say it enough to HIM. That thought saddened her. Especially with her condition making their relationship more... complicated now.
As long he loved her still... they could move mountains.
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Post by Ariel on May 20, 2013 19:33:04 GMT -5
Ariel patted her head,"Yes I can tell you other ways, your little sister knows quite a lot about these things. I am not sure if that's a good thing? It doesn't matter your going to be fine. Get some sleep sister." Ariel told her she started to close her eyes.
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Arista/Rita Hawthorne
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"This is the most exciting thing that happen to me of my whole life!"
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Post by Arista/Rita Hawthorne on May 22, 2013 18:19:54 GMT -5
Arista grabbed her keys and began to unlock the pool. Alana was suppose to meet here hear so Arista could take photo's of the grand opening.
She made her way in only to realize it was dark inside. She went over and clicked on the lights. Shocked to find Ariel sleeping awkwardly in a lawn chair. Alana was sleeping in the pool and that was so normal what did they go on a bender last night?
"Um sisters? It's more then time to get up!" Arista called to them, it was nice to see them together at least.
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Post by Snow White / Mary Margaret on May 22, 2013 18:55:40 GMT -5
Right behind Arista was Snow and her class of 20 or so children.
"Now class what do we say to Miss Arista for letting us in?" She was followed by a chorus of 'Thank you Miss Arista'
"Now today we will be learning about ocean fish in their natural environment. Does anyone have any questions before we start." Snow ask leading the kids inside the pool. Ariel was sleeping on a chair which was odd. Snow looked over to make sure she was alone but another women who Snow assumed was Alana was sleeping in the pool.
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Post by Alana/Opal on May 22, 2013 19:10:03 GMT -5
Alana opened her eyes at the sound of multiple voices in the pool area. Her violet gaze laid on the children and she gasped, diving below the water, purple tail flicking up before disappearing below.
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Post by Ariel on May 22, 2013 19:15:47 GMT -5
Ariel was startled awake by Alana and a bunch of children??? Oh that's right Alana had decided to open the pool today and then they both totally forgot.
Ariel jumped up, "Snow? Oh we were just getting ready for you?" And that was a lie she gave Snow a look. Ariel had no idea what to even do when one of the little darling children shouted "Mermaid!"
Ariel put her face in her hands, "Yes that..."
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Post by Adella/Cadence "H" Williams on May 22, 2013 19:38:15 GMT -5
Adella was following behind Arista and Snow's group of children. She was excited to see how the aquarium turned out, but as she stepped inside, marveling at the decorative artwork on the walls, she heard something odd.
"Mermaid? What do you--" She gasped at the sight, "Alana?! My gods!"
Realizing the presence of children in the room and the risk that was also present should anyone know the existence of mermaids here in Storybrooke, Adella tried to play it off.
"What an amazing and life-like suit that is! Did you get that at Attina's shop?"
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Post by Alana/Opal on May 22, 2013 19:48:36 GMT -5
Alana slowly came back to the surface of the pool, catching Adella's comment.
"Uh... yes... yes it is..." She played along
"Can I touch it?" A little kid asked.
"Oh... no... I don't think that would be a good idea.... but... um...would you like to meet some fish???" She asked desperately. She had an entire speech rehearsed over fish and the importance of clean oceans, but it all escaped her mind. She fumbled as she went under again to retrieve a stingray.
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