#PLS THIS IS FR SO FUNNY AND SO CUTE!! they're being babies again :')))

[lucygraysboy]

“hey, i’m just sharin’ this important advice with sundance, didn’t know it was confidential,” billy laughs, finding the whole conversation even more hilarious because the horse is very much ignoring them. “hmm, maybe it’s too late for you now, lucy gray. your growin’ days seem to be over and no amount of veggies will help. you’ll stay this small forever.” teasing lightly, he has to admit that her garden is very impressive. all of his favorite vegetables are there, and snakes… can’t forget her tiny helpers. a shiver races down his spine at the mere thought. “exactly what i’ve been thinkin’. after all, who wants to get attached to the main character and root for her only to end up with a broken heart by the time the story’s over?” he doesn’t enjoy love stories without a happy ending. too many of them can be found in real life. fairytales are supposed to have that magical feeling about them. “of course. tristan the pirate prince would never marry some random girl. he’s going to fall in love with rainmist who’s the most beautiful, sweetest mermaid in the universe, and live with her for the rest of his life, and no one will ever come between them,” he insists, chin high up as he proudly brags about being a much better prince than the one from andersen’s book.

billy, too, has to stifle a laugh when lucy gray lets out a dramatic shriek and falls off the imaginary rocks. her small hands framing his face, tugging him towards the surface. there’s water in his nose and ears, and his eyes sting but he still opens them and looks at her as though she hung the stars. “our ship!” he stands up, pretending to be the pirate prince now, abandoning his role as the ranger. “it’s grounded! we’re too far from the shore and there’s rocks everywhere. did anyone else hear this? what was that sound?” he shields his eyes from the sun, pressing his hand to his forehead and looking around. “over there! there’s someone in the water! stuck between the ship and the rocks! it’s a girl! don’t worry, madam! help’s comin’!” he calls out before diving into the water again, swimming dramatically, arms and legs thrashing until he reaches her. he scoops her up bridal style and stands up, grinning but refusing to laugh. his eyes widening in feigned shock, as though he’s been expecting to find a human being and is holding a mermaid instead. “you’re — you’re… you’re not a lady. you’re a mermaid,” he gasps, hand gliding up her leg as if admiring the scales of her tail. “and you’re hurt!”

“oh, you tellin’ on me to sundance? that ain’t fair.” those two teaming up on her. “well, i’m a little better at it these days. i do like more veggies than i did as a youngin. i like growin’ ‘em and eatin’ ‘em. green beans, tomatoes, potatoes, there’s a long list.” she softly laughs, which he should know by now since he helped her garden them. “there’s not much right sounding about that story. i think the real goal this person was getting at— was wantin’ to upset us all.” lucy gray’s brows scrunch then a laugh sounds from her. “well, you’ll show ‘em how it’s done hm?” a smirk curling her lips, depending on him to prove what a better prince he can be. he already is doing so and he isn’t even in character yet, it makes her find adoration more and more each time he displays this thoughtful and attentive side to him as he ensures she’s in a safe zone of the lake. “that’s a good name.” smiling in amusement, thinking it’s creative and cute; both the ship name and his pirate prince name. giddy laughter already spilling over, a hand quickly stops herself from ruining the scene as she listens to him playfully cry out about the ‘rocks’ his ship is hitting. biting back laughter especially when he dives under and she’s still brushing her long hair, then letting out an ‘eek!’ when the ship — his head nudging into her belly — ‘knocks’ her over. she playfully falls side ways while hands reach under to bring his face back up so she can hear, “ow, ow! i’ve been struck by a ship! my tail! it’s hurt and i’m stuck under the ship!” feigning pain and a frown, knees bent, flopping her legs in and out of the water to make an injured mermaid tail. playfully frantically rolling around in the water, arms tossing around, pretending she’s trying to get out from being stuck between the ship and the rocks. “someone please help, please save me,”