Hey guys! This is my brand – new story, that has a strange plot – I must say. The idea for this came from a show, but it's plot is different in all aspects! Thanks guys, I hope you enjoy!

Third Person POV:

It had been 6 months since Emma Gilbert, and Rikki Chadwick's best friend, Cleo Setori, had died in a tragic accident. Cleo had been in a car accident, and had been pronounced dead after a night in the ICU.

Emma and Rikki were sipping on their fruit juices, from the Juicenet Cafe, when a feeling of sadness washed over both of them. They both remembered how Cleo used to sit right next to them, laugh and smile, talk and share mermaid secrets. They missed her, but they had recovered bits at a time. Still, they would never, ever, get over her.

"I'll have to be getting back to my shift," Emma told Rikki, as she stood up, and left Rikki.

"See you later, Em," Rikki called back, getting up, and heading out the door

Rikki walked down the beach of the Gold Coast, watching the waves crash peacefully onto the sand. She then looked away from the sea, and she saw the most shocking sight of her entire life. More shocking than seeing her mermaid tail for the first time, more shocking than almost being captured by a freak scientist.

Rikki's POV:

"Hey, Rikki!" A girl who resembled Cleo so much, I almost threw my arms around her and hugged her, called out to me.

"Um," I began, giving her a strange look, even though from giving her one look, anyone would think she was Cleo Setori. "Who are you?"

"Very funny," She replied, with a genuine smile.

"Cleo?" I whispered, quietly. "Is it really you?"

"Of course," She replied, looking at me like I had 3 eyes. "Rikki, are you feeling alright?" The girl – Cleo, laughed.

"Cleo, you – died," I told her, resulting in her having a shocked look.

"That's not funny, Rikki!" She scolded me, oblivious to the fact she died.

"How are you here? Is this some sort of sick trick?" I questioned her, looking for even an ounce of hesitation.

"Rikki," She told me. "I have no idea what you keep blabbing on about, but I'm going to go see Emma. See you later!"

"Wait!" I cried, making her spin around.

"What is it?" Cleo – or she asked, slightly annoyed.

"You can't let people see you! They'll freak out! You died six months ago!" I shouted at her, making sure no one could hear.

"Rikki, drop the act," Cleo urged me, with a smile. "I'll see you later O.K.?"

"You can't go in there – I'm telling you," I begged her.

"Ri – kki," Cleo whined, annoyed at me. "This is getting old!"

"You don't understand," I pleaded for her to stay. "If you go in there, people will freak out."

I knew that if she walked into the Juicent, people would call the police, saying that Cleo Setori was somehow alive. She would be put under all kinds of testing.

"You're starting to freak me out," Cleo informed me. "Are you alright?"

"I'm fine," I promised. "Just please trust me."

"Rikki, I didn't die, I know someone's putting you up to this! Just drop it, I'll see you later," Cleo backed away and headed to the Juicenet.

I tried to process everything that just happened, my best friend had apparently risen from the dead, and had no idea about it. Was this even possible? I knew it was her, it just was. I could tell – by the look in her eyes. It was Cleo, but she had to stay out of there. Just then, I snapped back into reality, and started to run after Cleo. I ran as fast as I could, trying to catch up with her. It was no use, Cleo was already entering the cafe. I ran in, right after her. Emma looked over, and dropped the tray she was holding, causing all the empty glass cups to shatter.

"C – Cleo?" Emma managed to get out, once she ran over to Cleo. "Is it really you?"

I could tell this conversation wasn't going anywhere fast, and so I grabbed Emma and Cleo by the arm, and led them outside.

"Look," I announced to both of them. "People have seen you, and are already calling the police, reporting your existence."

"Why?" Cleo plainly asked.

"Because you – you died!" Emma told Cleo, causing Cleo to flinch.

"You're both starting to scare me, what are you talking about?!" Cleo demanded.

"Just come with us, we need to make sure the Police don't find you, if they do, they'll put you under all sorts of testing, and not to mention they'll find out that we're mermaids," Emma informed Cleo.

"O.K.," Cleo shook her head, still not really understanding how she could've died, but finally trusting us.

In the distance, we heard cars pulling up to the Juicenet, ambulances. They all were coming for Cleo. We tried to run, but they were faster. They caught Cleo, and put her in the back of the ambulance.

"Cleo!" I cried, not wanting to loose her again.

That's it for chapter 1! Do you guys like this idea? Please REVIEW! They really help me to write more chapters. Thanks! (Fixed two spelling mistakes that I didn't do right! Sorry about that guys! XD)