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[sickof_swimming]

Ariel was making her way to the Hidden Hamlet, keeping an eye out for a familiar flash of golden-red hair. Now that she had decided she didn't want to leave after all she felt she must tell Anne. She found the small, slightly worn path that led to where Anne's old hut used to be (and where her new one was in the process of being built) and followed

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[island_anne]

A moment later, Anne's head popped out from behind a half-build wall. "Ariel?" she said. "Oh, Ariel, I thought you'd gone already! Oh, I'm so glad to see you!"

[sickof_swimming]

Ariel blushed, relieved to find Anne. "No! I don't even think the ship is ready to leave yet. And I would never leave without saying goodbye to you first!"

[island_anne]

"Do you leave soon, then?" said Anne, feeling a lump form in her throat already. "Are you here to say goodbye, Ariel?"

[sickof_swimming]

"No, I..." Ariel looked down, feeling shy all of a sudden. She could even feel her cheeks warm. "I'm not going to leave."