"Great job! You've improved." Eric says, coming up from the water. Ariel and Eric have been swimming for almost 30 minutes. He's been giving her tips on how to get better but, she still can't beat him.

"Yeah. But I won't give up until you're on the other side of the pool by the time I'm done" Ariel says.

"You're a tough one. I doubt that will ever happen." Eric replies. He gets out of the pool and sits on the edge with his feet in the water.

Ariel jumps up next to him. "Hey, can I ask you a question?"

"Well you can ask but wether or not I'll answer is unclear." He replies.

Ariel hesitates then asks, "You know your friend Flynn?"

"Yeah. What about him. Does Ariel have a crush?" He teases.

"No! No. But does he ever talk about Rapunzel?"

"Oh so Rapunzel's the one with the crush."

"Just answer my question, Eric." She says, lightly pushing him so he almost falls into the pool.

"Fine. No he doesn't talk about her." Ariel slumps, disappointed. "He rambles about her, fantasizes about her, never shuts up about her. I wouldn't be surprised if he sings about her when he's alone." Eric continues.

"Oh come on!" Ariel says with a smile. "Will you ever take anything seriously?" She giggles.

"I doubt it." He jokes back. "What made you ask?"

"Well..." Ariel feels awkward telling Eric about Rapunzel's crush but, knowing that Flynn likes her back, says, "She won't shut up about him either. And I know for a fact she sings some songs on the radio about him."

"Wow. I never thought the day would come when someone would like that boy." Eric jokes. "But that's cute."

"I know," Ariel replies. "I ship it."

"Wow," Eric jokes. "Did you really just say 'ship it'? I could push you in the water."

"Oh come on. Everyone says I ship it. Just say it. You ship it."

Eric can't help but smile at her enthusiasm for her friend's not quite relationship so he says, "Fine. I ship it. They're cute." It's silent for awhile before Eric says, "We should set them up."

"What?" Ariel asks.

"Like put them in a situation where they have to hang out with each other and talk. Hopefully about their feelings."

"Aw I didn't know you had a sweet side." Ariel jokes. "But that's actually brilliant."

"Of course it is. Why do you sound surprised?" Ariel laughs. Silence again until Eric says, "I have a plan."

"What's the plan?" Ariel asks.

"We lock them in the music room and watch the magic happen."

Ariel, confused, says, "Ok I may not know much but I do know that that's impossible."

"Not impossible. I have a tech savvy friend that can help us out. I'll see if he can help us out and go over the details tomorrow." Eric replies.

"Ok fine. This does not guarantee that I'm in though." Ariel says.

"Oh you'll be on board. I know because you ship Flynpunzel"

"I ship what?" Ariel asks.

"Flynpunzel. Ya know. Flynn and Rapunzel. Flynpunzel."

"You're an idiot." Ariel jokes as she pushes Eric into the cool blue water at their feet. He comes to surface and spits out a mouthful of water.

"Hey!" Ariel is laughing so hard she can't breathe. "Yeah ok. Ha ha. Very funny now help me out." Eric says reaching out his hand. Ariel takes it but instead of Ariel pulling Eric out, Eric pulls Ariel in.

"Eric!" She shouts.

"Tell me you're in." Eric says. "On operation Flynpunzel."

"Fine I'm in." Ariel says, laughing as she splashes Eric with water.

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Hey guys :) Sorry I haven't updated in forever. But now you get two parts in one night! I always say "I'll update Wattpad today" and then I just forget so sorry!

I'll try and be more active from now on in updating.

Thanks for reading :)