Between Night and Day

Chapter 1 The handsome stranger

This story is told from Emma's point of view. It is a crossover of H2o Just Add Water and Twilight.

I'd appreciate feedback and comments on this. It takes place at the beginning of Season 3 before Emma's family moves away.

I don't own H2o Just add Water, nor Twilight the movie.

It was Friday night and I grudgingly went to the holiday dance in our town. I was dateless since I was no longer dating Byron, and recently was no longer dating Ash. He was just too headstrong for me, we butted heads too much. Byron was a bunch of physique, but not much more than that. He was nice, though. I clutched my sweater tighter around me. I was going away to another city. Where I could escape my pretty great life and become a nobody. I knew I would never escape being a mermaid although I tried.

I'd get notes from Lewis, study them and maybe talk to Miss Chatham before my family left Queensland for good. It meant leaving Rikki and Cleo and Lewis, which would really hurt. I'd even miss Zane and Nate and their stupid ways!

Anyways now I'm here and after dancing with boys familiar from school, a rather handsome guy caught my eye. He had bleached blond hair with piercing dark eyes. Strange, his face had an odd charm, and he was tall, well built like my previous boyfriends had been. He looked like he was out of place also.

Funny, I seldom went out without my girlfriends Rikki and Cleo. Footsteps edged closer to me as I furtively glanced up at this strange guy, but all he did was nod his head in my direction. A slight shy smile touched his lips. I was intrigued. Was he going to speak? Then just as quickly, he was gone from my sight, blending in with people unknown to me.

I was always taught to go after whatever I wanted and was taught to have a clear head when making decisions and not to let feelings over influence those decisions. Reliable, safe and goody Emma. Yep, that was me. Always be counted on to do the right thing.

I got home that night and called Cleo.

"Cleo I saw this amazing guy at the dance tonight." I breathed excitedly into my cell.

"Who was it? Did you know who it was?" Cleo asked.

"No, but I'm going to find out. I'll say this, he certainly is different."

"Em I know you're down about Ash, maybe you guys should talk. Give him a chance to explain himself. " Cleo encouraged.

"Nope no more Cleo. Not this time. It just wasn't working. I wish I could say it did, I'm just gonna have to live my life and move on!"

Minutes after hanging up, Emma received another text message. "ASH "was illuminated on her phone. I groaned as I looked at the phone as it rang and rang, and my thoughts turned to the strange boy at the dance who ALMOST talked to me.

The next day, as I walked to Juice Net to complete my shift, I overheard some guys talking.

"That Edward is really strange"

"He seems OK, his parents are divorced and he's only here for the season."

"The whole family is a bit quacky, what is their issue, anyway?"

"I don't get them at all. They hang mostly by themselves."

I hesitantly approached them.

"Excuse me, are you talking about someone with wavy brown hair and piercing dark eyes? Kind of tall?"

"Yeah he comes around sometimes, but don't know him".

"Isn't he from out of town?" asked Bob, an Aborigine friend of Lewis' that I'd seen at the party boat for Lewis' birthday.

"Do you know who he is?"I asked breathlessly but did not know why I was.

"Nope sorry Emma, "Bob replied as the guys started to walk along the seashore.

I walked in and donned my uniform, slipping it over my clothes. I needed to tie my hair back also.

"Oh hey, Em, can you wipe off those tables for me?" Ash absent mindedly looked at me, trying to juggle juice glasses.

"Sure right away" I answered. "Em didn't you get my call? Ash asked with a frown on his face. "I've been real busy Ash," I replied in a rush as I wiped tables and chairs. I noticed a familiar looking group of guys walk in tentatively like they weren't sure they were in the right place. They observed people coming in and out, on the computers, and the surroundings. It was like they were almost alien to our high school culture. Watching me. I help the table with familiar friends, which includes Rikki, Cleo and Zane.

"Can I help you guys? How can we refresh you? ". I had the spiel DOWN PAT. I pulled out my notepad to take their orders

" Hey Emma. Banana beat box looks good."

"Mango surprise for me, Em"

"Cranberry booster"

Then he looked up at me from his table across from me... That wavy light brown hair hair and those dark eyes!

Lewis put down his menu. "What's the strawberry fantasy like, haven't tried that one."

I looked back to focus on Lewis. "Well they are all good if you like strawberries with a little passionfruit."

"The fantasy with the strawberries." Rikki winked at Cleo, who smiled back.

Then he came over! "Excuse me? Hello? I know you. Who are you again?"

I started for a moment, "I'm Emma I work here."

"No I've seen you somewhere else, I'm sure of it. By the way, I'm Edward."

That guy from the dance Friday night. I knew it.