"I'm not sure, Eric," Kuzco shrugged his shoulders. "I wasn't paying attention."
The girls giggled and squeaked. "I can't believe we got Ariel a date!" Arista squealed. "We won't tell Daddy, right?"
"Of course not! He's not going to know!" Adella scoffed.
"What are you girls doing?" The girls abruptly stopped talking and tensed up. They slowly turned around only to see Eric with an amused smirk.
"Gee, Mr. Barnes! You scared us!" Adella exclaimed, putting her hands to her face. The other girls also glared at Eric.
"Calm down!" Eric chuckled. "You are not in trouble." The girls relaxed a bit. They are glad that they are not in trouble. If it was Mr. Disney or his brother, that caught them, well-let's say they'd be shown to the door.
"But seriously, what are you girls laughing about, instead of getting coffee for Mr. Disney?"said Eric. The girls looked at each other whether or not to tell Eric about Ariel and who should tell him. Attina, who seemed the bravest out of the group, decided to answer.
"Well, we set up A-"her speech was cut off by Adella who flung her hand on Attina's mouth.
"A friend!" said Adella, a little bit too excited and loud enough, for a few bypassing employees to stare. Eric raised an eyebrow. Adella quickly, lowered her voice a bit. "With Harry Rothschild!"
"Harry Rothschild?" Eric was shocked.
"You know him?" Arista asked. Know him? Oh, Eric knew who Harry Rothschild is, all right. He and his friends had met him at a business party held by Walt. He used to work for Walt before receiving his late father's inheritance for "La Ratatouille" restaurant. Eric was relieved when Harry had left. All Harry ever talked about was-well, himself! He also kept re-checking his face in his pocket mirror.
"Girls," He sighed. "Out of all the great eligible bachelors and lonely single men, why him?"
"Why!" Adella yelled a little bit too meanly. "He is the hottest guy ever!" She glared at him again, and turned to her sisters. "Isn't that right, girls?"
"Yes," Arista sighed. "He's soooo dreamy!"
"He's also very cute and well-mannered!" Andrina giggled.
"Not to mention that he is financially well off," Attina added.
"So is everybody else," Eric argued. "I mean, I know our country's economy is not doing well but-"
"But nothing!" Attina interrupted. "It is very rare to find and marry someone who could provide you financial security!"
Eric looked as if she sprouted a mermaid tail. "Are you serious?"
"Of course, we are!" said Adella. "Why shouldn't we be?"
Eric looked at them hard and saw that they were serious. He scoffed and walked away from them to his office. Whatever. He had important things to do instead of listening to girls gossiping about shallow men.
"God help whoever got stuck with Harry Rothschild," he grumbled.
When Ariel got home, she called Adella. Her face was red. When Adella mentioned that she was going on a date with Harry, the meeting with him became awkward. Great. What was she supposed to do now? Sing to him? Woo him? She didn't know if she liked him, yet. Ariel had never given much thought how she wanted her first date to be, but she'd rather start off as friends with a guy first and see how it goes instead of going straight to romance. It's so awkward! When her sister answered, Ariel began to ler her jar of emotions spill.
"Geesh, Adella!" Ariel yelled, feeling very flustered. "What were you and the girls thinking? I don't want to go out with this guy! I barely know him!"
"Oh come on, Ariel! Don't be such a baby!" said Adella.
"I'm not being a baby! Please cancel this date!" Ariel pleaded.
"Ariel, this is Attina. Look, how about we have you meet him tomorrow before Sunday's date?" said her older sister.
"How will that make me feel better?" Ariel grumbled.
"This will allow you to get to know him better and see where it goes before the big date," Attina replied.
"I don't know, Attina..," said Ariel, feeling unsure. She knew she should give it a try but she didn't like Harry romantically.
"Pleeeeasse?" Attina nearly begged. That was a surprise. Attina rarely begged. Not wanting to make her sisters feel bad, she knew what to do.
"All right," Ariel sighed. "I'll give it a try." She heard her sisters cheer in the background. Ariel hung up the phone a little bit too aggressive. I wonder if I made the right choice. Ariel wondered. Why do my sisters want me to date so badly? I've got enough on my plate with Melody, Mr. Barnes, and looking for teaching jobs! She was snapped out of her worries when Melody asked if her she is all right.
"I am fine, sweetie," Ariel slightly smiled.
"But I heard you yelling in the phone," Melody pointed out.
"Oh, I was having a fight with my sisters," Ariel said, feeling a little bit sad.
"Do you and your sisters fight?" Melody asked.
"Heh. Sometimes," Ariel smiled half embarrassed. Attina, Adella, and Arista, are the ones she gets in fights with the most out of her eight siblings. Attina could be bossy, sometimes. Aquata was more of the worrywart while Andrina just chills out even if she had her worrywart moments. Arista and Adella were always just teasing her. Alana is fun to be with-when she isn't doing make-up or working for dumb Pearl and her parents. Regardless of thier annoying traits, she still loves her sisters.
"How about you and Flounder? Do you two fight, too?" Melody asked, again. Ariel giggled. This kid was so cute; asking these cute questions!
"Not so much. We had a few fights but we're good pals most of the time," Ariel chuckled. Flounder was the only sibling that didn't boss her around or play pranks on her but that was because he is the youngest. He was more of playmate to Ariel and not a boss like her sisters were. The only fight they had was the time when Flounder wanted to go and see a R-rated movie with his friends, Urchin, Gabriella, and Otto, but Ariel said no because he was fair too young. And so were Gabriella and the boys. She had won the fight to Flounder's dismay, but they were still best friends.
Ariel slipped some of Melody's lock behind her earlobe, which caused the five-year-old to giggle.
"Are you ticklish?" Ariel teased.
"Um..No!" Melody quickly lied.
"Oh, okay..," said Ariel. She thought for a moment, when a wicked idea hit her. "Would it tickle you if I do this?" Ariel started to tickle Melody's armpit. Melody shrieked and laughed. Melody kept laughing and laughing as Ariel continued to tickle her like crazy! During the rumble, Melody managed to reach Ariel's armpits and slide her fingers there.
"Aah! Melody no!" Ariel yelped. Soon, they were tickling each other and laughing.
Eric closed the front door and walked inside. He was feeling a bit groggy until his ears perked up at the sound of laughter from the living room.
"I'm going to get you, little miss!" Ariel teased.
"Not if I get you first, big miss!" Melody laughed.
A smile spread on Eric's face. Back when Melody was being bullied by other children, she rarely smiled or laughed. Now, with Ariel around, Melody's not only smiling, but laughing! It was so nice to see that Melody has something that she could be happy about. Also the way Ariel played with Melody was so sweet! It looked like they were having fun. This wasn't the only time that Eric saw Ariel being playful with Melody. He remembered how he had found Ariel playing Dance Dance Revolution with Melody. How about the other time when Ariel read the Wizard of Oz to Melody last night? Melody was so interested in the story that she insisted Ariel to turn the page every five minutes! Maybe, Ariel genuinely cares for Melody as much he cares for her? It seemed like it.
"Daddy!" Melody saw her father during the tickle fight. She ran to her father and hugged his knees.
"Mr. Barnes!" Ariel exclaimed when she too, noticed Eric. She stood up and ran up to him. "How was your day?"
"Busy as usual," said Eric.
"Daddy, are you going to come to my talent show?" Melody innocently, asked. Eric's face froze. Wait. What? Talent show? Oooh, he remembered. When he asked Mr. Roy Disney for permission, he said no and when he tried to ask Mr. Walt Disney today, he suddenly hopped on a plane for a business trip!Darn Walt! Couldn't he stick around for a few more hours so Eric could ask and be allowed to see his daughter's show? Eric didn't know what to do. He didn't want to disappoint her but he didn't want to lie to her, either. He could lie-no! That would not be right. Thus he decided to do something.
"Melody?"
The girls giggled and squeaked. "I can't believe we got Ariel a date!" Arista squealed. "We won't tell Daddy, right?"
"Of course not! He's not going to know!" Adella scoffed.
"What are you girls doing?" The girls abruptly stopped talking and tensed up. They slowly turned around only to see Eric with an amused smirk.
"Gee, Mr. Barnes! You scared us!" Adella exclaimed, putting her hands to her face. The other girls also glared at Eric.
"Calm down!" Eric chuckled. "You are not in trouble." The girls relaxed a bit. They are glad that they are not in trouble. If it was Mr. Disney or his brother, that caught them, well-let's say they'd be shown to the door.
"But seriously, what are you girls laughing about, instead of getting coffee for Mr. Disney?"said Eric. The girls looked at each other whether or not to tell Eric about Ariel and who should tell him. Attina, who seemed the bravest out of the group, decided to answer.
"Well, we set up A-"her speech was cut off by Adella who flung her hand on Attina's mouth.
"A friend!" said Adella, a little bit too excited and loud enough, for a few bypassing employees to stare. Eric raised an eyebrow. Adella quickly, lowered her voice a bit. "With Harry Rothschild!"
"Harry Rothschild?" Eric was shocked.
"You know him?" Arista asked. Know him? Oh, Eric knew who Harry Rothschild is, all right. He and his friends had met him at a business party held by Walt. He used to work for Walt before receiving his late father's inheritance for "La Ratatouille" restaurant. Eric was relieved when Harry had left. All Harry ever talked about was-well, himself! He also kept re-checking his face in his pocket mirror.
"Girls," He sighed. "Out of all the great eligible bachelors and lonely single men, why him?"
"Why!" Adella yelled a little bit too meanly. "He is the hottest guy ever!" She glared at him again, and turned to her sisters. "Isn't that right, girls?"
"Yes," Arista sighed. "He's soooo dreamy!"
"He's also very cute and well-mannered!" Andrina giggled.
"Not to mention that he is financially well off," Attina added.
"So is everybody else," Eric argued. "I mean, I know our country's economy is not doing well but-"
"But nothing!" Attina interrupted. "It is very rare to find and marry someone who could provide you financial security!"
Eric looked as if she sprouted a mermaid tail. "Are you serious?"
"Of course, we are!" said Adella. "Why shouldn't we be?"
Eric looked at them hard and saw that they were serious. He scoffed and walked away from them to his office. Whatever. He had important things to do instead of listening to girls gossiping about shallow men.
"God help whoever got stuck with Harry Rothschild," he grumbled.
When Ariel got home, she called Adella. Her face was red. When Adella mentioned that she was going on a date with Harry, the meeting with him became awkward. Great. What was she supposed to do now? Sing to him? Woo him? She didn't know if she liked him, yet. Ariel had never given much thought how she wanted her first date to be, but she'd rather start off as friends with a guy first and see how it goes instead of going straight to romance. It's so awkward! When her sister answered, Ariel began to ler her jar of emotions spill.
"Geesh, Adella!" Ariel yelled, feeling very flustered. "What were you and the girls thinking? I don't want to go out with this guy! I barely know him!"
"Oh come on, Ariel! Don't be such a baby!" said Adella.
"I'm not being a baby! Please cancel this date!" Ariel pleaded.
"Ariel, this is Attina. Look, how about we have you meet him tomorrow before Sunday's date?" said her older sister.
"How will that make me feel better?" Ariel grumbled.
"This will allow you to get to know him better and see where it goes before the big date," Attina replied.
"I don't know, Attina..," said Ariel, feeling unsure. She knew she should give it a try but she didn't like Harry romantically.
"Pleeeeasse?" Attina nearly begged. That was a surprise. Attina rarely begged. Not wanting to make her sisters feel bad, she knew what to do.
"All right," Ariel sighed. "I'll give it a try." She heard her sisters cheer in the background. Ariel hung up the phone a little bit too aggressive. I wonder if I made the right choice. Ariel wondered. Why do my sisters want me to date so badly? I've got enough on my plate with Melody, Mr. Barnes, and looking for teaching jobs! She was snapped out of her worries when Melody asked if her she is all right.
"I am fine, sweetie," Ariel slightly smiled.
"But I heard you yelling in the phone," Melody pointed out.
"Oh, I was having a fight with my sisters," Ariel said, feeling a little bit sad.
"Do you and your sisters fight?" Melody asked.
"Heh. Sometimes," Ariel smiled half embarrassed. Attina, Adella, and Arista, are the ones she gets in fights with the most out of her eight siblings. Attina could be bossy, sometimes. Aquata was more of the worrywart while Andrina just chills out even if she had her worrywart moments. Arista and Adella were always just teasing her. Alana is fun to be with-when she isn't doing make-up or working for dumb Pearl and her parents. Regardless of thier annoying traits, she still loves her sisters.
"How about you and Flounder? Do you two fight, too?" Melody asked, again. Ariel giggled. This kid was so cute; asking these cute questions!
"Not so much. We had a few fights but we're good pals most of the time," Ariel chuckled. Flounder was the only sibling that didn't boss her around or play pranks on her but that was because he is the youngest. He was more of playmate to Ariel and not a boss like her sisters were. The only fight they had was the time when Flounder wanted to go and see a R-rated movie with his friends, Urchin, Gabriella, and Otto, but Ariel said no because he was fair too young. And so were Gabriella and the boys. She had won the fight to Flounder's dismay, but they were still best friends.
Ariel slipped some of Melody's lock behind her earlobe, which caused the five-year-old to giggle.
"Are you ticklish?" Ariel teased.
"Um..No!" Melody quickly lied.
"Oh, okay..," said Ariel. She thought for a moment, when a wicked idea hit her. "Would it tickle you if I do this?" Ariel started to tickle Melody's armpit. Melody shrieked and laughed. Melody kept laughing and laughing as Ariel continued to tickle her like crazy! During the rumble, Melody managed to reach Ariel's armpits and slide her fingers there.
"Aah! Melody no!" Ariel yelped. Soon, they were tickling each other and laughing.
Eric closed the front door and walked inside. He was feeling a bit groggy until his ears perked up at the sound of laughter from the living room.
"I'm going to get you, little miss!" Ariel teased.
"Not if I get you first, big miss!" Melody laughed.
A smile spread on Eric's face. Back when Melody was being bullied by other children, she rarely smiled or laughed. Now, with Ariel around, Melody's not only smiling, but laughing! It was so nice to see that Melody has something that she could be happy about. Also the way Ariel played with Melody was so sweet! It looked like they were having fun. This wasn't the only time that Eric saw Ariel being playful with Melody. He remembered how he had found Ariel playing Dance Dance Revolution with Melody. How about the other time when Ariel read the Wizard of Oz to Melody last night? Melody was so interested in the story that she insisted Ariel to turn the page every five minutes! Maybe, Ariel genuinely cares for Melody as much he cares for her? It seemed like it.
"Daddy!" Melody saw her father during the tickle fight. She ran to her father and hugged his knees.
"Mr. Barnes!" Ariel exclaimed when she too, noticed Eric. She stood up and ran up to him. "How was your day?"
"Busy as usual," said Eric.
"Daddy, are you going to come to my talent show?" Melody innocently, asked. Eric's face froze. Wait. What? Talent show? Oooh, he remembered. When he asked Mr. Roy Disney for permission, he said no and when he tried to ask Mr. Walt Disney today, he suddenly hopped on a plane for a business trip!Darn Walt! Couldn't he stick around for a few more hours so Eric could ask and be allowed to see his daughter's show? Eric didn't know what to do. He didn't want to disappoint her but he didn't want to lie to her, either. He could lie-no! That would not be right. Thus he decided to do something.
"Melody?"
