H2O charmed cross
Rikki was in the moon-pool with her BFF's, Emma and Bella. It was only them three, and It has been that way since her other best-friend moved out. Rikki was devastated. But then soon came Emma.
"It is nice being a mermaid. The water is so relaxing," Emma stated. The others agreed. The crescent moon hovered above them, sending it's mystical lights towards the pool. They looked up, stunned by the beautiful view.
"Best friends forever?" Rikki said. They all repeated it and laughed, then continued chatting until it was time to go home.
"Dad! I'm home!" Rikki yelled as she threw her back-pack across the room. Her dad came running.
"You missed dinner!" He scolded, or pretended to. Rikki laughed.
"We never have dinner!" Rikki replied. They both laughed. Her dad rubbed her head.
"That's my girl!" He said under the stars.
It was a school day and it was usually super boring.
"Hey Rikki, what's up?" Emma asked, running up to Rikki. She shrugged.
"Nothing much," She said back. Bella was right behind Emma. Suddenly, they were all blown back by a hard gust of wind which sent a chill down their spines. They looked up at the figure in front of them. A red-haired girl with a snobby attitude.
"Miss me girls?" Charlotte asked, then turned around and started crackling. They all stood up again.
"She's back again!" Emma exclaimed.
The girls went to class. It was the first day of the term and they were going to have a new teacher for psychology. They walked in. There stood a woman with brown hair tied up in a bun, who looked pretty kind.
"Hi class. I'm Phoebe Halliwell. I just moved here from San Francisco. I hope I'm going to have a lot of fun with you this year. And if anyone has any good restaurants to recommend, I'm open," Phoebe said to the class. The whole class nodded.
"I think we're gonna have fun with her this year," Rikki said to her friends as they all nodded in agreement. The lesson was quite fun. Phoebe did some games with them to know the class better. At the end of school everyone was gossiping about Phoebe.
"Hey dad," Rikki said as she came home.
"How was school?" He asked.
"It was fine. The new teacher was great! But Charlotte's back," Rikki said as she went outside. Her dad waved at her. She waved back. She then sprinted to the water and swam away to the moon-pool as fast as possible.
When Rikki boarded the island outside of the moon-pool. Just before she dried herself she took out the wishing goo that Lewis made for them years ago. No-one knew that she had it, but it was just in-case of emergencies, like now. She saw Charlotte waiting at the shore. She put it on her face then made a wish.
"I wish for more powers," She said. Suddenly she glowed. She then swam to shore. Charlotte was waiting there with a pleasant smile.
"Some friendly competition would do us good, would it not?" Charlotte said. Rikki looked at her. Charlotte raised her hands and instantly the wind pushed Rikki up. Rikki focused all her anger to her hands and then gestured it towards Charlotte. All at once Charlotte and a lot of sand flew backwards by force, not by wind. Rikki looked at her hands. It worked. She gestured her hand at Charlotte and gestured it up. Charlotte was stuck in the sky.
"What do you think now Charlotte?" Rikki mocked. Charlotte looked down with fear.
"Put me down!" She screamed. Rikki smiled then jumped into the water. Charlotte then dropped to the ground thinking about Rikki's new power. She didn't feel any wind therefore she didn't control the wind.
Emma and Bella was in the moon-pool waiting for her. Rikki ran up to them.
"Guess who has a new power?" She said excitedly. They looked at her unbelievably.
"Serious?" They asked. Rikki nodded.
"I just used it on Charlotte!" Rikki said. Rikki curled her lips into a smile. She was really going enjoy using her new power on a lot of other people.
1 month later
"Okay, so tomorrow is the parents conference. Do not forget to bring your parents," Phoebe reminded the whole class. Rikki nodded. As much as she hated the idea of her dad getting out of her house she knew that there was no choice. Rikki had tried to get her dad a date for years but she never succeeded. Her dad told her, the only girl I would ever love is your mother. She thought back to that line. She was depressed that her dad would not love anyone except for her mother but a part of her feels grateful that he has not dated since he and mother broke up. If she lost her dad to someone, she would not know what to do without him.
"School meeting, you know parents conference?" Rikki said lazily. Her father nodded.
The night of the parents conference, Rikki breathed in and out. She looked at herself in the mirror. She did not want to embarrass herself in front of her dad and her teacher both at once. She watched her dad put on his suit, something he does do often. He looked at himself in the mirror. He had black hair, sea-green eyes which were mystifying and his face, so emotionless. It was as if he was keeping a secret he could not tell anyone. Not even her. Rikki laughed at herself for having such ridiculous thoughts. She grinned then went into her dad's car. It was a black BMW. The seats were brown and leather with a strange, luxurious smell coming from them. Most of the time, Rikki would not be able to ride in her dad's car. Her dad turned back. She looked at his face again. It was as if he did not age at all since she was born. It must be because I see him everyday, Rikki thought. She grinned. A voice at the back of her head however doubted it. She picked up the lemonade in the back seat. She put it to her mouth. Suddenly, the car zoomed and Rikki spilled lemonade all over herself. For a moment she panicked. Her dad did not know that she was a mermaid. Rikki furrowed her eye-brows then clenched her fists. Soon, the lemonade evaporated. She sighed in relief. Her father sniffed.
"It smells like lemonade in here!" He exclaimed. Rikki held back her laugh, which was almost impossible to do.
When they arrived at the school, Rikki got out of the seats. The moonlight reflected the fresh dew off the grass which was glimmering in jubilee. The trees swayed and the birds started whistling a sweet tune. Rikki smiled. She stared out at her school, her nightmare. Suddenly, it seemed more like a place of hope. The moon was shining right at her dad, who was locking the car. She looked up at the moon. Luckily, it was not a full moon. If it was, it would have been a terrible crisis. Her dad walked across the concrete pathway and up the stairs. Rikki followed him.
"It's your lucky night, dad," Rikki muttered. Her dad turned back. Rikki shrugged and they continued their walk.
Rikki held her breath and waited for the student to exit before she made her way in. Her dad was staring into the open space.
"What are you thinking about?" Rikki wondered. Her dad glanced at her.
"Your mum," He said. Rikki nodded. She felt sympathy for her dad. She suddenly felt his sadness, like a poke. He stared up at the stars again. Rikki felt his heart sink with sadness. He felt no hope. Rikki sighed. She looked up at the moon. Suddenly she felt sad. No more hope. Then another feeling poked her. Guilt. The guilt that only comes from keeping a secret. Rikki then tried to block out all of other people's feeling. It worked.
The student before them exited the room and Rikki walked in. Phoebe wiggled her finger. Coop had broken up with her a few months ago. She was still devastated. She knew a person who would never do that to her, but he was gone. Or so she thought. Rikki looked deep into Phoebe's brown eyes. She wondered if her dad would like her. Then her dad walked in. He stopped when he saw Phoebe.
"Ms. Halliwell, this is my dad. Dad, Ms. Halliwell," Rikki tried to introduce. Phoebe gave a grin. Not a satisfied one.
"Phoebe Halliwell," Phoebe held her hand out, like she just met the dad. Just in-case he wasn't who she thought he was.
"Cole Turner," Rikki's dad said, shaking it. For some weird reason, for both of them it was quite awkward to be 'introduced' to each-other. Rikki stared at them.
"This is your daughter, right?" Phoebe asked. Cole nodded.
"Yes," Cole said.
"So, where's the mother?" Phoebe asked. Cole stared at her and blushed.
"Oh, dad and her broke up when I was born. I never really had a mother," Rikki explained. Cole blushed even more, but Rikki did not notice it. Then they started talking about Rikki's school-work. Cole was quite impressed.
"Maybe you two could catch up, like a date?" Rikki asked nervously at the end.
"Tomorrow night?" Rikki squeaked. Phoebe nodded.
"I'll be there," Phoebe said. Cole gave Rikki a nervous look then confirmed.
Cole stared at his reflection in the mirror. He had to tell Rikki someday. He sighed. He still couldn't believe that he has gotten a date with Phoebe! Cole tried so hard before Rikki was born but nothing worked. Now Rikki got a date with her mother. Cole looked into the mirror again and smiled, then went to sleep.
Rikki was in her bed. Her dad has given her the nervous look before he confirmed. Was it a good sign or a bad sign? Rikki thought. She flipped over in her bed. She then decided to investigate. She knocked on her dad's door. She only heard a groan. She then opened the door and went in. She was looking at the pictures. There was one at the corner which was him looking at her mum in the eye. In the dark, Rikki couldn't identify her mother. She touched it then suddenly she was flashed into a black and white world.
Rikki was looking at herself, mermaid form. They were at the beach and Rikki was behind the rocks. She was staring at something that present Rikki could not see. All she saw was that the Rikki in her vision started having a lump in her throat. Then tears started appearing as she disappeared into the aquamarine sea.
Rikki took a deep breath. She had no idea of what just happened. To her, it was just a nightmare. She assumed that she had accidently fell asleep and had a nightmare. She opened the door, leaving the tiny leak of light illuminate her dad's room. She looked at him, sleeping. He was shifting uncomfortably and muttering something. Rikki then closed the door, creating a loud sound. Rikki then ran to her room, pretending she was asleep, like the kids in the movies did. Unlike the movies, her dad did not check on her.
Cole shifted in his bed uncomfortably. His nightmare was getting worse and worse…
Cole heard voices in his head. He could not control himself anymore. His love for Phoebe was enormous and legendary but the source has taken over him, completely. Suddenly, someone emerged into his room. He then heard that Phoebe was pregnant. His heart skipped a beat. His demonic manager, Julie, was behind him whilst he searched the internet for baby-caring stuff. He searched for balloon. He was so happy that his wife was pregnant! He was in his room when suddenly he heard a gentle knock on the white, wooden door. He stopped in his tracks. Phoebe then looked at him and smiled.
"Congrats!" He told Phoebe as he kissed her, then the baby. Phoebe smiled at him. Suddenly the world turned into a blur. He was standing in a cave where Rikki was in a cage. He tried to free her.
"I'm sorry Rikki!" He shouted. Rikki was on her knees. She didn't look him.
"I'm going to save you! I promise!" He shouted. Rikki looked at him straight in the eye.
"Well then tell me the secret. Before it's too late!" She whispered. They heard a shot. Suddenly, Rikki was unable to breath. She touched her stomach, then showed Cole her blood. Cole stood there, crying. Then a figure entered the room. Cole heard his faint footsteps.
"You'll never see her again!" He crackled in a French accent.
"Before it's too late," He heard as a whisper of Rikki's voice. He turned around, but before he could see his enemy, he woke up. He was covered in sweat. He checked all the windows, then started sobbing.
"I'm sorry," He whispered as he went back to sleep.
In the morning, Rikki woke up to a new sweet rosy smell. She walked down to the kitchen, expecting her dad to be there with her breakfast already prepared. She looked around the kitchen. Silence. She then walked up, planning to throw a big bucket of cold water on him. When she opened the door, her dad was snoring softly whilst sleeping in a fragile position. Rikki gently closed the door. A gush of hot breeze passed through her. She then went down and made breakfast for herself. She then left for school.