Disclaimer: I don't own H2O: Just Add Water.

Author's note: This story take place about a year and two months after 'Battle of the bands'.

Rikki, a lady with an edge

Hi, everyone!

My name's Rikki Melanie Bennet and right now I'm here in my home-office. Back in my late teens I was a mermaid along with my best friends, Cleo, Emma and Bella.

I'm married to my one true love, Zane Bennet. Together we've got a daughter named Abigail.

I work at an auction house and I love it. It's the perfect job for me. Yes, I actually do work. Guess I finally grew up after all. Just a joke!

I was never very childish. In some weird way I was even more adult-like than Emma.

Cleo, Emma and Bella are still my friends and we see each other as often as possible.

Here in my room I keep some things that mean a lot to me. My dark-purple Les Paul guitar, a photo of my mom, the gold trophy from the battle of the bands last year and my old mermaid-locket. The locket. I did give it to my daughter, but last year on my birthday she gave it back and I keep it in a small display-box on my bookshelf since then.

There's also a large photo of me and Zane at our wedding and my other guitar that Emma gave me once.

As you might know I was a bit sassy, arrogant and ego-like as a teen, but I'm much more of a lady these days. I'm still me though, so I'm not a soft wimp or anything.

Of my friends I feel the most close to Cleo. She's much more fun than Emma, who can be too 'perfect' for my taste and Bella is cool, but there's something about her that make her different from Cleo. Maybe it's because I've known Cleo longer. Who knows? Anyway, they are all okey, actually. My friends are really nice.

Sometimes people don't understand me and think that I'm a bitch, but I'm a good friend once you get to know me.

Sure I'm not a girly-girl like Cleo, but I'm not a slutty bitch either. No matter what people say. Never was and never gonna be.

My life is good and I feel so lucky to have an awesome husband and a cool daughter.

When I don't work at the auction house I have my own all-woman punk-band called 'Ladies of the Dark' with Jenna, Tara and Kathie.

We've been thinking about tryin' to get a record-deal, but for now I'm not ready to give up my normal job. It's not easy to become something in the music-industry.

Also if my band did get a big break-through I would hate to be away from Zane and Abi while goin' on tour. I'd miss them too much and they can't go with me. Zane can't be on the road all the time since he has his own computer-company to run and while Abi is stll in school it would be hard for her to travel around with me.

Even if I'm no longer a mermaid I still feel a special bond with the sea. Whenever I look out across the sea it's like the water's asking me to dive into it. Cleo feel the same thing and Emma and Bella probably does too. I guess it's something that all former mermaids have. Sort of like a small part of mermaid-spirit left as a memory of who I used to be.

It's okey though. Havin' a bond to the sea is nothing bad. It's kinda cool.

I miss my dad who died about 7 years ago. He was an awesome man. I wish he could see what his little Rikki has become. He'd be soo proud of me.

My best friends are Cleo, Emma and Bella, as well as my band-mates, Jenna, Tara and Kathie. I'm also really good friends with my half-sister Wendy Fedderman.

I'm Rikki, a lady with an edge.

Bye!