Ariel was busy preparing the castle for her guests to arrive. It was going to be a grand ball indeed. She had informed her other friends, that it would be nice to have them all gather together and finally meet each other's better half.  She had on her beautiful sea green dress that hugged her curves in all the right places. She was busy putting up the last of the decorations, and stepped back to look at her work, "Perfect, as always."  That's what she was also, perfect every sense of the the word. Her beautiful red hair flowed over her shoulders, as her big eyes sparkled. She was absolutely thrilled that they would be here withing the next couple of hours.<br/><br/>Now only if she could find Eric! He was probably out helping some maiden in the market bring home her wares. It got a bit annoying that he felt like he had to help everyone. He was constantly late because he had to be there for everyone. If only he would be there for her. She wouldn't be singing tonight, no tonight would be fun. She made sure to hire the best players in the land for her party. Plus she made sure rooms were ready if anyone wanted to stay over.<br/><br/>Now it was a matter of waiting, seeing who would arrive first, if only Eric would come home!