Isn't that amazing?

Kairi screamed. 

It was a happy, joyous squeal as she leaped forward and dropped her wooden bokken so she could practically dive into the waves (and not worry about damaging it with salt water). She fell to her hands and knees at the break in the shore, her bright blue eyes sparkling in sheer wonder. “A mermaid! I can’t believe I’m seeing a real live mermaid!” The young maiden clapped her hands over her cheeks, looking up and down the shimmering green tail with awe, not caring for an instant that her shoes and socks and bare knees were now soaked. “It’s so beautiful!”

The mermaid couldn’t help some laughter.

She didn’t realize a human could be as enthralled about her as she was about them. Truth be told, she felt the same way. She was talking to a real, live human, and that was about the most exciting thing that could have ever happened to her. Yet this human seemed so excited to be talking to a mermaid. Were they really so uncommon to humans? She knew the rule, that their kinds were not meant to coexist. But she never imagined someone would be in such awe over something that, to her, was so normal.

“You think so? Well, thank you!”

Compliments were always a nice thing. Ariel was grinning, quite happy to be around someone as energetic as she was. What she thought was beautiful, were those legs. What a beautiful pair of legs, why, with a pair like those, a woman could do all the human dances. It didn’t matter that she had said she wasn’t much of a dancer. Anyone could dance! Anyone who said they couldn’t, was just too shy to let the music course through them.

“I wanted to watch the sunset, so here I am! It looks so much better from here than it does in the ocean.” The lighting was beautiful, but you couldn’t see the clouds change color from the ocean. You couldn’t see the bright orange tones of the sky. That was what she really wanted to see. The surface dwellers were so lucky, they got to see the sunset every single day! Ariel had to make a trip to the beach to see the sunset.

            “Yes! I knew a LOT of humans, actually– Still do too.”

      It was normal for Keke’s people to befriend humans, something she grew up around for twenty years, so the thought that other mermaids didn’t have such friendships wasn’t something that crossed her mind. She let out a soft hum and thought for a moment, tucking her hair behind her ear.

            “She was a dancer once, in her youth, a hula dancer actually.                She’s also a great story teller; she has so many! Her granddaughter                took after her as a dancer, but that’s not all humans do. They do                all sorts of things! 

               They’re not much different from us, if you think about… Have you                not met a human before?”

This was almost too much for her. This mermaid knew real live humans! And they were friends! This must have meant that they could be friends. That humans wouldn’t immediately spear you, wouldn’t immediately try to catch, and kill you. She knew it! She knew all this time that they had to be good, and this was the biggest confirmation she could have ever received.

“A dancer. Oh! I want to be a dancer! Just like a human!” Ariel’s grin rivaled the shine of the sun itself. “Oh, but I have to find a way to get a pair of legs. I learned about this dance called ballet, the humans do it. But you need legs to perform the movements. I’ve never heard of a hula dance, but I bet it’s really exciting!”

      ❛              well, i  agree, but I also can’t swim. ❜

          “Ballet?” Now Moana wasn’t all too familiar with that kind of dance. Perhaps it is much more different than her own, especially if the mermaid had been at complete awe over their differences. Her compliments caused the girl to blush shyly and yet felt such pride that all of the rigorous practices had paid off. She may have made a few mistakes in the dance, but this is merely out of fun, not an actual performance.

       “Thank you! Well, you can still dance in your own way. I mean, it shouldn’t be limited, right?” She smiled. “All it is to just move with your body–your spirit. Take in the rhythm and music to you. The dances we do here is called the ‘Hula’. Our performances are much faster at times, or even slow and graceful. I don’t think I’ve ever seen how a Ballet dance can go.”

“We do have dances. They’re just... not as interesting to me, I guess.”

She wanted to dance on human legs. Not just wiggle her fin around. It was a lot of fun, definitely. She loved dancing. But it just wasn’t the same as what she saw human girls performing. Intricate leg movements that showed grace that a mermaid’s tail could never replicate. That was what she really wanted to learn, but it was a dream that seemed impossibly out of reach.

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               “It’s been a while since I’ve seen the sunrise over the ocean…                I used to wake up early every day to meet Mama Ni, this human                who became like a grandma to me, and I got to see the sunrise                on the beach while I waited for her. It’s really something else…                Maybe I should wake up early tomorrow and catch a glimpse of                it again– It’s definitely worth the drowsiness.”

“You knew a human?”

That was a good way to get her attention. The mermaid’s gaze is easily distracted from the sunset, in favor of this being who had done the unthinkable. Become like family to a human of all things! Needless to say, the very prospect was exciting to her.

       Apparently the mermaid was really waiting to see her ‘performance’ in the rain. She was serious! Moana blushed lightly, when she had danced in the rain, it looked silly–not like the dances she does back in the village. But she may as well give what she asked for! “Okay, here goes…” She couldn’t help but smile, humming to herself a melody to get herself in an energetic mood. The feel of the cold raindrops against her skin, how it soaks her wild hair. Her toes curled into the wet sand and already started to move. Her steps were long across the sand, her hair swayed behind her as she begun to dance. Her eyes were closed and she felt the sky’s tears shower her much more as if applauding her.

This was everything she could have asked for. Such beautiful movements, evoked happy emotions in her. It certainly wasn’t ballet. It was wild, and free. She loved every second of this. Eyes squinted, as her smile curled further on her face. “You’re a beautiful dancer.” She speaks, after a good amount of time had passed. After she had studied each movement of this dance. “Oh, I wish I could dance like that.” Her life would have been complete if she could just dance like a human. Or that’s how it felt, anyway. It was her biggest dream, but one that felt so out of reach.

Dating Strengths

1. Adventurousness - 83.3% 2. Confidence - 77.8% 3. Appearance - 75% 4. Varied Interests - 71.4% 5. Optimism - 71.4%

Dating Weaknesses

1. Vanity - 66.7% 2. Arrogance - 50%

Dating Strengths Explained

Adventurousness - You are willing to try new things and be spontaneous. You want to get out there and really live, and you will attract people with a similar love of life. Confidence - You are sure of yourself and confident of your abilities. Displays of confidence go a long way when attracting a date. Appearance - Despite what some will say, appearance matters in dating. You get high marks on appearance. Just make sure you balance it out with other qualities. Varied Interests - You don't limit yourself, and that's a dating asset. Your varied interests make you available and interesting to a wider range of guys. Optimism - People are drawn to your positive outlook. Your optimism attracts others to you.

Dating Weaknesses Explained

      “Well, if they’re okay with the rain, meaning that they won’t complain about getting soaked, then yeah they do! Especially me.” She laughed. “Sure, I’d be happy to! You just basically let yourself go when you dance, let the rain take you in spirit.”

“I’m rivers are like…um…water roads? Wait do you have roads?” Anna asked slowly. “Anyway lakes are kinda like..um…well I could always draw it out?”

“Water roads? Well that sounds interesting.” She wanted to see a river for herself now. She couldn’t imagine how it compared to a road, but it must have been pretty close if a human of all people could account for it. All she had to do was figure out where one was, and whether or not she could access it from the ocean.

“Ummmm……it’s…kinda hard to explain?” she scratched her head. “I think it has something to do with when ya get out of the water and ya feel cold. Er…I mean, that’s what happened to me before. Do mermaids feel that…? One time when I got out of the water, my fur was wet and I didn’t dry off and I caught a cold…”

“I don’t know. We generally don’t leave the water.” You needed legs to efficiently leave the water. Otherwise you were just dragging yourself on shore, and that could be painful. Unless it was something soft, like the golden sands on the beach. It was the only place she would ever drag herself out.

Kopa was interested in what she was talking about “ what is this one thing? Do you have some sort of magic that can let me breathe underwater?” He asked curiously as he looked into her eyes.

“Well... sort of.”

It was magic. It would give him the ability to breathe in water. But whether or not it was a good idea, she wasn’t sure. If he wasn’t very good at swimming with feet, he likely wouldn’t have been much better with a tail, and the ocean was the last place you wanted to get lost in.

Kopa tilted his head a little “ metal fish?” He asked in confusion “ I just wish I could breathe underwater like you can at least for a day. I really want to swim with you Ariel but I’m not great a swimmer. I can’t think of anything.” He sighed sadly.

“Well, there is one thing I could do. But I’m really not supposed to...” This was a sticky situation. Surely her father wouldn’t mind if she borrowed the trident for a little while? She’d take care of it, of course. “Hmm...” She voices, eyebrows furrowing as she takes another look at the man’s face.

               “Don’t you just LOVE the colors the sunset paints the sea                with? It’s positively breathtaking!”

“Oh, sunset is my favorite time of the day!” The pinks, the oranges, the yellows. All mixed with the different shades of blue that came with the ocean. She visited the surface every night as to make sure she never missed a single occurrence.

       “Hehe, you mean the rain? Yes, it’s really useful for us too. Even though it pours, it’s still amazing to dance around in!”