"Well look who's back." Anita said when Frida came home. "Where have you been?"

"Probably looking for stupid things and going up the surface." Nikita said.

Normally Frida would have responded to her sister's insults but she was too happy about last night, and exhausted. She went to bed and fell asleep. From that moment on, Frida started acting unusual.

"Frida, dear." Anita called. "Time to come out, you've been in there all morning."

Frida swam out of their bedroom humming to herself.

"What is with her lately?" Nikita asked.

As Frida brushed her hair, she smiled dreamily not noticing how her sisters were staring at her.

"Are you okay?" Anita asked.

"Of course." She giggled. "Why wouldn't I be?"

"Well you've been giggling a lot lately and daydreaming." Nikita said.

"You've also been singing to yourself a lot." Anita added. "And picking flowers." She said eyeing the one in her hand.

"I'm just really happy." She said swimming off. "Is that a crime?" She then bumped into Emiliano. "Oh morning Daddy."

With that she swam away dining happily much to her father's confusion.

"Oh she's got it bad." Nikita said.

"What?" Emiliano asked. "What has she got?"

"Isn't it obvious Daddy?" Anita said. "Frida's in love."

Later that day, Frida sat on a rock picking petals off a flower.

"He loves me." She said picking one off. "He loves me not." She said picking another. "He loves me! I knew it!"

"Frida stop talking nonsense." Jorge said.

"I gotta see him again, tonight! But I don't know how I'm going to pull that off. I don't even know where he lives."

"You can't possibly think you and this human could be together." He said. "What do you think he'll say when he sees that tail of yours? From the waist down you look like the seafood special."

"No relationship is perfect."

"Relationship?! Child! You're gonna be the death of me!" He said. "Think about it. He lives up there and you live down here. Under the sea, where he can't breathe."

"Then I guess I'll just have to find a way to live up there."

"You can't be serious?! You go live on land! Leave your sisters and your father?! You'd break his poor heart."

"Relax. Don't crack a shell, I was only kidding." Then something sparkly on the sand caught her eye. She swam down, brushed the sand away to reveal the telescope Manny got for his birthday. "He dropped this." She said. "It was his."

She sighed and swam away.

"I wonder if he's thinking about me."

"Frida wait!"

"Jorge!" A seahorse messenger called. "The king wants to see you immediately, something about Frida."

"He knows!" He gasped. The crab nervously went to the throne room. "I must remain calm. No matter what."

"Now let's see." Emiliano thought. "Who will the lucky merman be?"

"Sire?"

"Come in Jorge." The crab crept up to him. "Have you noticed that Frida's been acting differently?"

"Differently?" He squeaked.

"Yes, her sisters say she's in love."

Jorge swallowed hard.

"I know you've been keeping something from me."

"It's all my fault!" The crab bursted out. "I tried to stop her! I don't deserve to live!"

"What are you-"

"I tried to stop her sir! I tried to warn her about humans!"

"Humans? WHAT ABOUT HUMANS?!"

"Oops!" He said. "Me and my big mouth."

...

Frida sat in her private grotto fiddling with the telescope.

"Frida, what is that thing?" Davi said.

"I don't know. But he held it once in his own strong human arms." She giggled. "I would give anything just for him to hold my hand."

She turned around and gasped when she saw her father. Davi hid, Jorge shook with guilt.

"Frida." He said. "Contact between the human and mer world is strictly forbidden! Is it true? Did you save a human from drowning?"

"He would have died."

"One less human to worry about!"

"You don't even know him! How can you say that?"

"I don't need to know him! They're all dangerous!"

"I don't think he would've hurt us. If you would just-"

"You deliberately disobeyed me!"

"You're not listening-"

"And I will not stand for it!"

"Why can't you listen to me? Mom would've!"

"Don't bring your mother into this! You went to the surface and saved a spineless, savage, fish eating-"

"Daddy I love him!" She covered her mouth, hoping he didn't hear her. But the look of shocked anger proved other wise.

"No! Have you lost your senses completely?! He's a human! You're a mermaid!"

"I don't care!"

"So help me! I'm going to get through to you and if this is the only way! So be it."

Before she could even blink he began to destroy everything with the trident.

"Daddy stop it!"

But he didn't listen, he only blasted everything to pieces, ruining it all. By the time he was done the entire grotto was destroyed and the human things were shattered with only broken remains. Tears filled Frida's eyes.

"How could you?" She whispered.

The heartbroken mermaid collapsed in tears and began to cry. Emiliano felt a little regretful and he left.

"Frida...I." Jorge said.

"Just go away." She sobbed.

Jorge left with Davi following. Frida wept bitterly, she hated it here, she hated her life, and she hated her father. She didn't belong here, she was too different. Her father wouldn't listen, her sisters made fun of her, her mother was the only one who understood her and she was dead.

If only she could leave this place and live on land.

"Poor girl." A voice said.

"Yes so tragic." Another voice said.

"So misunderstood."

She looked up to see two boys approach her. One was tall and looked like a skeleton, the other was shorter than him and looked like a zombie. It was Django and Che, they were ready to make their move.

"She has a very serious problem." Django said.

"If only we there was something we could do." Che said. "But there is."

"Who...who are you?" Frida asked.

"Don't be scared." Django said curling a lock of her hair on his boney finger.

"Allow us to introduce ourselves." Che said flicking her tail fin. She quickly brushed their hands off her

"I'm Django and this is my cousin Che."

"We mean you no harm."

"We just couldn't help but notice how sad and distressed you were."

"And thought you might want some help."

"I don't understand." She said.

"Our grandmother, Sartana of the dead has great power." Django said.

"The sea witch?" Frida said.

"You've heard of her?" Che asked.

"I thought she was just a myth."

"Our Nana is quite real." Django said.

"She would gladly grant your wish." Che said.

"For a small price of course." Django added. "But the results would be worth it."

"But...she's evil...I couldn't...get out! Leave me alone."

"Suit yourself." Che said as they swam away.

"I guess she really didn't want to see her prince again after all." Django said.

"Guess not."

Frida had a bad feeling about those two but the thought of seeing Manny again clouded her judgment. "Wait!"

"Yes?" They said.