PROLGUE

"Alex, we're moving to Australia" That's the first thing my mom said to me when I got home from school. For those of you that don't know me I am a girl. When people first hear my name boys say 'who's he' and girls say 'Oooooo, is he hot?' It gets really awkward when they finally meet me. They just stare at me so I just walk away. I know that's rude but I hate when people stare at me; it's unnerving. Anyway, back to last Tuesday afternoon.

"WHAT? Why are we moving all the way all the way across the world?"

"Well, I got a promotion….."

"So, why do we have to move all the way across the world because you got a promotion?" You see the reason I don't want to move to Australia is because I'm a mermaid. Just because my sisters moved there nealy half a year ago that doesn't make me want to go any more than if they hadn't. My sisters are mermaids to by the way so this is how that happened. Five years ago I went to California for winter vacation with my parents. It was so awesome I got to meet Cody Simpson so that was really cool. Well, one night I went to the beach for no reason at all really. I just wanted to take a walk I guess. So anyway I saw something shiny lying in the sand so I went over to it (stupid right?). It was a stone but not just any stone it was a Moon Stone. Moon Stones are very rare stones not many people find them. All anyone knows is that whenever one is found the one who finds it never goes in the water around other people again. As soon as I picked it up and looked straight at it I had a sudden urge to go swimming. There was no one there to stop me before I knew it I was miles away from shore and I had transformed into a mermaid.

CHAPTER 1

"Mom I'm going out," I called as I walked out the door.

"Ok, but don't make anyone mad. We're going to be in Australia a long time and be back in time for dinner."

"Ok, but don't make anyone mad. We're going to be in Australia a long time" I mimicked under my breath "Ok." I walk out into the yard. I have been thinking about calling my sisters to tell them that I moved to Australia but I haven't yet. I really like Australia I haven't seen many cars. That's probably because there's like no roads. I turn and look at my house; it's HUGE. I turn and walk down the street.

"Hey, you must be the new girl," I turn around. A really cute boy is walking toward me.

"Yea, so what if I am? Why do you care?"

"Oooh, sassy I like that," he says "I'm Zane and you are?" I smiled

"I'm Alex" I see six girls walking toward us. I use my very special mermaid power to hear what they are saying.

"Uh-oh, Cassie I think Zane is harassing the new girl," said the only one with brown hair. CASSIE?

"Huh?" Cassie looks up "Oh-no come on. Olivia are you paying attention? Zane is harassing the new girl," OLIVIA? Olivia looks up and looks straight at me.

"Cassie, the new girl is Alex," she says slowly.

"Our Alex?" Cassie looks at me. A look of realization crosses her face. I zone out of their conversation and turn back to Zane who's looking at me weird.

"Look I don't mean to be rude but I gotta go." Then I turn and run. Cassie and Olivia and their friends are chasing after me. I look in front of me I see a bunch of docks. I run straight to the end and dive off without stopping. I swim as fast as I can. I tune back in to their conversation.

"Why'd she jump in the water it won't get her far," said Cassie.

"Unless she's a mermaid." said Olivia laughing. I come up for air. I'm in plain sight.

"There she is!' shouted the brown haired girl and the blonde with curly hair. They jumped into the water.

"Cleo, Rikki wait shouldn't we talk out what we're gonna do to catch her first," asked Olivia. Rikki and Cleo looked at each other, and then swam over to the dock.

"Yea that's a good idea we'll probably catch her better that way," said Rikki. Hmm... this will help me escape from them I thought.

"Ok, so since you and Cleo are already in the water you chase her by water she can't get that far. Normal humans can't swim as fast or as far as mermaids," to bad they don't know I'm a mermaid I thought smiling. "Me, Olivia, Emma, and Bella will take a boat since she won't be able to hold her breath long." Cassie said while pointing to each person when she said their name for some reason. Oh well, that just helps me. I zone out of their conversation. I go under water without letting my tail go above the water so they don't know and swim as fast as I can north because that's where Maco Island is. I know this because I looked at maps my mom got of Australia and its surrounding islands. I never knew I could swim so fast even as a mermaid. I look behind me. I have left Rikki and Cleo in the dust ha-ha or this case BUBBLES!

I make it to Maco in like five minutes. I find an opening under water. I have to make a decision fast before Rikki and Cleo catch up with me or they'll no I'm a mermaid. I know I should tell Cassie and Olivia but I just don't have the nerve to. They told me they were mermaids that's even more a reason I should tell them but I just don't want to. I go in the hole. I come to the surface and when I look around I see I am in a cave. The water in the pool is crystal clear and it sparkles in the sunlight. I climb out of the pool and dry myself of with my water heating power and stand up. I look around again and see some stairs I didn't see before. I go over and walk down them. Just in time too. As soon as I disapear from sight Rikki and Cleo surface.

"Where did she go? There is no way she could made this far," said Cleo. She sounded so confused I had to try so hard not to laugh.

"Unless she's a mer..."

"No, don't even say that. There's no way. Is there?" Interrupted Cleo. Before I could stop myself I burst into laughter. I covered my mouth.

"Rikki did you hear that?"

"No, I'm deaf. Of course, I heard it," snapped Rikki. I heared the water swish. They're pulling themselves out of the water. I see a hole in the wall and run to it. It goes up and it's steep but I have to get out of here before they catch me. I climb, it takes only seconds. All that tree climbing payed off I thought. I can hear them running toward the hole. I move away from the hole so they don't see me then I look around. They're climbing now. There are trees to my left and water to my right. I run for trees. I stop and turn Rikki is the first out of the hole. She looks around. She sees me. Cleo climbs out of the hole. Rikki points at me. I'm literally frozen to the spot. I turn as much as possible. I see Emma running toward me followed by everyone else.

"Why are you running? It's not like we're going to hurt you," says Emma.

"Whatever," is all I say. All of sudden im surrounded by all of them.

One cool thing about me is I can use my powers with my feet if I'm not in mermaid form. Most mermaids can't do that so I thought I'd let you know so you understand what's about to happen.

"Alex, why didn't call us and tell us you were moving here," asked Olivia. I shrug but don't say anything.

"Well then will you tell us how you got here?" asked Cassie.

"Nope, it's none of your business." Rikki steps up and shakes me hard.

"TALK WILL YOU!" she shouts in my face. The ice around my feet is melting. My feet are heating up.

"Rikki if you do that it's going to make nher want to talk less," said Cassie. Rikki steps back. The ice is completely melted but they don't notice. I look down at my feet and see a oddly place gyser. Perfect I think. I will the water in the gyser up. It pushed me into the trees and I grab the branch of a tree and let the water drop.

"Nice job Emma. Freezing her on top of a gyser." shouted Rikki.

"Rikki, stop she didn't no it was there. I didn't even see it and I'm pretty sure you didn't either," scolded Bella. "Hey, what did you mean when you said our Alex?" everyone turned to look at Cassie and Olivia.

"Well, she's our sister..." started Olivia.

"WHAT?" shouted everyone but Cassie "Why didn't you tell us this sooner?"

"Well, I don't know I guess we were so involved in catching her I forgot," said Cassie. I use the branches as monkey bars swinging from tree to tree then once I'm far enough away drop to the ground. I cry out (dropping from the tree was a bad idea). I broke my leg. I look up and see them all rushing toward me.

"What happend," asked Bella.

"What do you think happened? She fell out of tree she probably broke something," said Rikki she turned to me opened her mouth to say something but I interrupted.

"So,how did you guys get here? I know how Cassie and Olivia got here they probably swam considering the fact that their mermaids," they stared at me shocked. They obviously didn't know that Cassie and Olvia had told me they were mermaids. Emma was the one to break the silence.

"H-how did you know that?" she studdered.

"They told me five years after it happened," I said materfactly. Everyone turn to Cassie and Olivia.

"Why would you do that? You don't know she can keep a secret." said Cleo obviously furious.

I didn't hear anything after that because the next thing I knew something hard hit me in the head. Actually I heard one last thing. "RIKKI! WHY'D YOU DO THAT?" then I blacked out.