Hi! This is my first The Little Mermaid fanfiction, so I'm sorry if it's not that good. This is about when Eric and Ariel get married and how Ariel copes with being a human and how Eric helps her to understand the human world. Please review! :D

Eric had never been one for maths and other subjects like that, but here he was, reading a science book in his study. He didn't need to, but he had a feeling that Ariel would want to ask him questions soon, so he was preparing. At that very moment, the door was pushed open and Ariel walked in, holding something in her hand. He smiled, "What've you got there?" he asked, getting up and meeting her halfway across the room. She grinned and held up a fountain pen, "I found this in a drawer, what is it?" she questioned, handing him it. He smiled again. Ariel was very curious about everything, even if it was something as simple as a pen, "Well... we use this for writing. It's called a pen," he replied, pulling over two chairs and sitting down, followed by Ariel. She frowned, "Pen? That's a funny name! What does it do?" she said, running her index finger slowly across the pen's smooth surface. Eric turned it over in his hands and drew a long line on his hand, "It writes, see? We use this to write letters and draw things... it's very useful!" he explained. Ariel's face lit up, making him laugh. She took it off him and began to draw on his hand, although it was rather scribbled. Before she had a chance to colour in his entire left hand, he took it off her, "Look, I'll show you," he said, getting a piece of paper and writing 'Eric Jacob Johnson' in clear handwriting. She smiled, "That's your name!" she exclaimed. He smiled, 'Good, she can read,' he thought, "What's your full name?" he asked, preparing to write. She thought for a moment, "I'm not sure, nobody really uses it, but I think it's Ariel Triton after my father," she replied. He nodded in understanding, before drawing eleven separate lines on the paper.

"What are you doing?" she asked him as she scooted her chair closer to his. He smirked and gently grasped her around her waist, and then hoisted her onto his lap. She didn't protest, and seemed rather amused at the position they were in, "Why am I sitting on you?" she laughed. He smiled weakly, "Because it'll be easier," and with that, he shifted slightly and placed the pen in her right hand and took each of her fingers until she was grasping it the correct way. Then he covered her hand with hers and guided it to the first line, "Do you know how to write?" he asked. She half nodded and half shook her head, "Well... um... merpeople used to do a lot of the writing for us, so... not really," he sighed, "Ok, I'll help you, now we're going to write the letter A," he explained, guiding their hands until they had both drawn a capital A and a lower case a. Many hours passed, and after many failed attempts, Ariel finally managed to write her own name, "I did it! All by myself!" she cried happily, marvelling at her name now written on the paper. Eric squeezed her affectionately, "I know! All you need to do is practice every day and you'll be able to write more words!" he said, and he lifted her off his lap as gently as he had placed her on. She smiled and picked up the paper, "Can I keep this?" she asked innocently, her blue eyes shining. He nodded, not quite believing that his wife was the most beautiful and kind person he'd ever met. She then leant down and kissed him tenderly. He responded by getting up, not breaking the kiss, and wrapping his arms around her waist. After about two minutes, they broke apart, both smiling, "I love you," she whispered. He smiled, "I love you too, Ariel,"

So? What do you think? Tell me please, I'm also open to suggestions! If you have any ideas about what item Eric should explain to her next, feel free to message me or mention it in your review! Thanks! Hayles45 :D