The song of the full moon
Lewis sat at his laptop in the juice net, copying and pasting the next two months full moon calendar.
Lewis peered at the computer screen.
Full moon: 16th August Friday
"Tonight's the full moon…" Lewis muttered under his breath.
He and the girls had faced so many full moon's it seemed that it had thrown everything it could possibly do at them and they always managed to scale the problems in one way or another.
The basic facts were, if Cleo, Emma or Rikki saw the moon or it's reflection, their personality/attitudes changed and sometimes they lost control of their powers and mermaid abilities.
Plus, if it was a planetary alignment the effects could be stronger but they did usually vary, the impacts did.
It was all part of when they turned into mermaids.
Lewis pulled his phone out of his pocket and began to dial Emma's number.
The noise from the juice net café pulsed into his other ear.
He plugged a finger into his ear and listened to the phone ring.
Emma answered with a cheery tone, that one that always cropped up when you had to break bad news.
Lewis sighed, he hated that he had to make Emma irritated when she sounded so cheery.
"Hi Em, you need to get Cleo and Rikki round tonight, it's the full moon" Lewis said, plainly.
Emma gave a small laugh.
"We're already set up" She said, happily, even though Lewis couldn't see her he knew she was smiling smugly.
"Oh Ok then" Lewis smiled.
Emma, Cleo and Rikki seemed not to need his help with setting up anymore, but he wasn't going to lay back and relax, something was bound to happen and he was going to be there to control the situation and hopefully prevent it.
He hung up and shut down his laptop.
Better get round to Em…
Cleo and Rikki were sat on Emma's sofa, absentmindedly flicking through fashion magazines.
Cleo gawped at a young blonde in a slinky blue silk dress, which was lined with fake crystal.
"Urr! Come on this is what you call fashion!" Rikki criticised, pointing then to a girl in her magazine who was showing off a Black and white striped tunic, grey leggings and a thick brown leather belt.
How could Cleo like something so girly?
It was totally unrealistic to wear a Cinderella outfit like that nowadays.
Cleo giggled and turned the page to the shoe section.
Emma snorted secretly.
There were a few knocks and before invitation, Lewis jogged in, pulling off his laptop case.
Rikki looked up.
"What are you doing here?" She smiled, looking back to the magazine.
It was camp enough looking at ballet style shoes but Lewis geeking it up…
"Thought you guys might need my help" Lewis said, pushing the door closed.
Rikki laughed.
They'd endured many full moon's and Lewis barely needed to be even concerned.
Rikki and her friends could definitely handle it!
How old does he think we are? Five?
Lewis was sometimes so daft that she hooted with laughter occasionally.
Did he not know they could fully resist the moon?
"We can catch anything the full moon throws and control it" Rikki smiled again.
Lewis didn't get that they could beat the full moon without him…
Well…
"Is that what you said on Halloween?" Lewis said, a mocking smile on his face.
Rikki bit her lip.
Cleo and Emma turned at this thought.
The Halloween experience had been the most powerful moon since the 50 year alignment, the very thought of the events made Emma shiver and Cleo slightly sick and nervous.
"Anyway, we're going to be fine" Emma announced, confidently "We're going to bed as soon as the moon rises"
Lewis's wrist watch bleeped in warning.
Ruining the fun as usual… He thought as he clicked a small button on the side to shut it up.
"Well goodnight then, moon's up" Lewis declared.
Rikki and Cleo closed their magazines and then yawned.
"Night Lewis" Cleo beamed, cocooning him in a hug.
Rikki shook her head secretly and made for the stairs, Emma behind her, chewing the rest of her bedtime snack.
Cleo released Lewis and hopped over to join her friends.
Lewis smiled sheepishly and carefully opened the door, watching Cleo disappear upstairs.
"You really like Lewis don't you" Rikki grinned, slipping into her sleeping bag, quickly glancing at the card boarded windows.
She'd seen them hug and kiss loads of times and Cleo's passion for him burnt like a furnace!
Cleo, who was already safely inside her sleeping bag, looked down and beamed, cheeks flushing a tomato red.
"Don't put her on the hot set Rikki!" Emma smiled, turning over onto her side in the sleeping bag.
Rikki chuckled and lay down, closing her eyes, softly.
"Good joke Em, good joke!" Rikki smiled sarcastically.
"Oh!" Cleo laughed, Rikki, hot seat, her power is heating…oh well…
"I guess that's a signal it's time to go to sleep" Emma said and followed Rikki's lead.
Cleo was the last to close her eyes.
The smile faded and soon she was asleep, troubled and anxious.
Mako island was quiet.
The light breeze tickled the delicate leaves but made no sound.
The moon rested above the island, lighting the slopes with a bright light as it always did.
The water around the island glistened in the soft light which reached it and rippled gently.
There was something new in store for the mermaids tonight…
Cleo turned in her sleep.
The fabric made a ruffling sound as she twisted and turned underneath it in discomfort.
Soon she was forced to open her eyes.
To her surprise there was no moonlight flowing through the room.
Both her friends were still here and sound asleep as they were however long ago they'd fallen into their slumber.
Luckily…
She peered at the cardboard coverings to see them completely intact.
Usually on the full moon, something would happen to one of them, causing mischief, storms and basically trouble.
Cleo feared the moon the most but since nothing had happened, she felt safe and secure.
She couldn't deal with taming any moonstruck mermaids, or her own emotions right now, it was way too tiring and possibly dangerous…
Anything could happen and it was too much of a risk to even open the window to let air in or the door…!
She propped herself up against the edge of the bed and ran her hands through her hair which was matted from turning in her disturbed sleep.
Her ears suddenly pricked up when a soft rhythm flowed into her hearing.
It was as delicate as a petal with the soft tune of a flute playing quietly.
It grew louder but was still as gentle as a kitten.
Cleo felt completely enchanted.
It's amazing…who knew the moon could deliver such a beautiful tune… Cleo thought, not letting anything disturb her peaceful listening.
The moon…
The melody continued to flow through her, Cleo's eyes closed softly as she connected to the enthralling music.
Her mind was totally overwhelmed with the incredible tune.
Cleo opened her eyes and felt the song direct her to the window.
The moon was begging her to pull it off…
Cleo smiled and knew what it was letting on.
She got her feet slowly and hovered over to the cardboard, a broad smile pasted on her face.
Her hand reached out and lay flat on the card, Cleo's thumb taking in the feeling of the material.
Her nail scratched the surface and she knew exactly what she wanted to do.
With a peeling sound, Cleo removed the cardboard.
As the corner came away, a beam of light shone in, almost blinding Cleo.
The cardboard fell to the floor and the moon flooded in.
The light was so bright Cleo had to giggle, it was the moon and she just loved the feeling as it swooped through her in a cool rush.
Cleo looked over her shoulder at Rikki and Emma who were sleeping soundly, lit by moonlight as it flew through the window.
"Mako calls guys…" Cleo murmured and left through the door.
Emma's eyes flickered open.