Ok so this story takes place before Lewis knows about the girls
Truth about the tail
Cleo
I wanted to tell Lewis I really did but he's a scientist I don't know what he'd do. He asked me to go swimming with him and stupid me I said yes because Lewis. Swimming. In his swim trunks. Enough said. He did have a six pack barely but it was there. So here I am 10 minutes till he is picking me up I'm in my bikini the aqua one he liked before my tail when we used to go swimming. 5 minutes what am I gonna do should I tell him? 3 minutes I think I should. 2 minutes should I I mean I do really like him I might love him but I don't know until he knows. My thoughts cut off by my doorbell I was the only one home my family went to a movie I look at my clock. Now. I grab my wrap and my beach bag with three towels in it and ran down the stairs.
I open the door to Lewis smiling brightly making my heart flutter "Hey Cleo you ready?" He asked "Y-yea I'm ready and I was wondering If we could go to your fishing spot to swim?" I asked "Ya sure I mean if you want." He said and we started walking towards his car he opened my door and helped me in. We drove to the beach and had the radio blasting all the way there singing along to the radio. When we pulled up we walked down all the way down to Lewis's fishing hole Lewis took off his shirt put down his bag and dove in. I just stood there having a mental war over what I should do then Lewis popped back up and asked "what are you afraid of the water still? Don't worry I'm here" he said with a smile I put my bag down and looked at Lewis dead serious."Lewis I need to tell you something." I said he looked at me with seriousness that matched mine and climbed out. "What is it Cleo? You can tell me anything." He said about to put his hand on my arm "Wait! Lewis please don't touch me while your wet ok?" I said he looked confused I took a deep breath "Lewis. I'm a-a-a m-m-mermaid." I said cringing when I finally said it I looked at him he had a huge grin I looked at him a little scared "That's funny Cleo you almost had me there!" he said starting to chuckle a little I looked at him serious again then I looked at him and backed away then I made a water ball without him noticing and held it infront of his face the over my head. "Ready watch." I closed my eyes and dropped it. I counted aloud "1..2..3..4..5..6..7..8..9..10" and then I fell on my butt with an "OW!"I looked at Lewis he was backing away with a scared look on his face. I started to cry and dragged myself to the water and swam all the way to Mako.
Lewis
What just happened when she did the floaty water ball I was freaked enough then I see a tail on her I was snapping back into it when I realized I was backing up and I must have looked scared because next thing I know she is jumping well…. Dragging herself into the water crying. I called to her but she didn't stop I had no idea where she was going but I knew who would Rikki and Emma.
I found them sitting in their normal booth at the juice shack they saw me out of the corner of their eyes and looked at my worried face "where would Cleo go if she was upset?" I asked well more like demanded they looked at me shocked. Rikki was the first of them to talk "Why what did you do this time?" she asked kinda snotty "this isn't a time for jokes!" I half yelled they looked really shocked and scared "I'm sorry well I should tell you so you can help me well I asked Cleo to go swimming with me and when we got there she was all serious and then she floated this bubble of water in front of my face then over herself and then popped it. She started counting to ten. Then she had this-this tail. And I didn't realize I was backing away and looking a little scared and she started crying and swam away now help me please!" I said to them and started begging. They looked at each other then nodded and said at the same time "get your boat" I met them at the boat dock where no one goes like they asked (Weird right?) and waited they showed up a couple minutes after me and I told them to hop in "Naw we'll swim" Rikki said "TO MAKO!" I yelled then Emma said "wait for us to tell you to go ok?" "OK"I said then they jumped in to water I waited for them to surface. When they did they each had tail to!"W-w-w-what the?" was all I managed to get out. Then they said "wait there's more you know how Cleo could make a bubble of water?" Oh no "ugghhh you guys too?"I groaned "Oh just get that empty fish bucket out of your boat and fill it with water." Demanded Rikki I did as I was told and she took her hand out of the water and made a fist and the water started to boil "Woah" I said then Emma held her hand up like she was waving with her fingers together and the water froze!