Chapter 1: Locked In A Room
Emily
4:52. And where am I? In my room. I finished hanging up tarp, cardboard and everything on my windows. I got dinner and a drink by my bed. I got my laptop. I was video chatting with my friends in Australia. I opened it up and logged in. Cleo was logged on.
"Hey Cleo." I said.
"Hey Emily. Were setting up. I know you're an hour ahead so how did the set up go." Cleo asked as she set the laptop down and grabbed some black tarp.
"Fine. My friends think I am anti-social with how much I am staying in my room." I complained. 2 years ago on a vacation, my father took me to Mako Island. He set up a picnic and I went exploring. I found a cave and went swimming. Of course it was at night and a full moon. Then I grew a tail. The next day I noticed Cleo, Emma, Rikki, and Bella trying to avoid getting wet at the aquamarine park. I saw Cleo get wet and she ran off. The others followed her. Including me. I then saw her grow the same kind of tails as me. She and the others looked at me shocked.
"Don't worry. I wouldn't dare tell unless I wanted to be dissected too." I said. I saw some water on her tail and touched it. 10 seconds later my tail appeared. And that is how I became a mermaid.
I looked back at the screen.
"I wish this was easier…." I said.
"Well you're the one on the other side of the world. We are here to protect each other. And if by some chance you do get blank we will convince you to come here and we will take care of this." Emma said reassuring me.
"I hope." I said.
"Okay." They said in unison.
"Is Lewis there yet?" I asked anyone who would answer me.
"Yeah. He is upstairs sealing the water pipes and stuff." Rikki said.
"That's good. What about you with school?" Bella asked.
"Oh um….okay I guess." I said. I never told them about being a ranger. That is a huge secret I have to keep from them.
"What are your friends doing?" Rikki asked.
"Nothing really. I can't really hear anything. Maybe they went to look at the full moon thinking I am asleep." I explained.
"I doubt it. That's not something people usually do…." Cleo said. She started typing something. Then her message popped up:
Cleo says:
Grab sunglasses, go to the door, and open it. They may be listening to our conversation.
Emily says:
Okay.
I grab a pair of the moon-proof glasses that Lewis sent me, off my desk and put them on. I then head to the door. I open it quickly and look in the hallways. I see Mia, Mike, Kevin, and Jayden in the hallways.
"What are you guys doing!?" I snapped at them.
"What's with the crazy glasses?" Mike said pointing at the only thing that is preventing me from seeing the moon.
"Why are you spying on me!" I snapped at them ignoring Mike.
"We needed to know why you always stay in your room 2 nights a month." Mia explained.
"Just please leave me alone. I just need some time to myself." I said. I went back into my room and lock the door. I plug in headphones and take off my glasses.
"Sorry about that. People here in this house are starting to annoy me." I said.
"People here annoy me too." Rikki agreed.
"HEY!" Zane, Lewis, Bella, Cleo, Will, and Emma exclaimed.
"-but I tolerate them." Rikki said.
"Nice save." I said to her.
They all sat down on the couch. I looked at them. They looked tired.
"So, how's Ash?" I asked Emma.
"Busy. He is out with his family tonight." She said.
"Hey, he loves you." Bella said.
"Bella's right. He loves and cares about you long before he knew you weren't an everyday girl" Cleo said.
"So does this mean I can tell my friend?" I asked with a huge smile.
"I don't know Emily. We don't know them." Lewis said.
"But I do. I know them more than you do. May not be a good point but it's my point. They are very loyal." I said. I smiled.
"We know but we can't meet them." Cleo said.
"You are able to swim, right Emma?" I asked. They may still be at my door.
"Um….Yeah….." Emma said confused.
Emily says:
They may still be at my door. That's why we're not using specific words.
They nodded,
"How about a competition. If I swim 70 meters deep in 5 minutes, you come here. If I don't, I go there and somehow convince my friends to come." I said. They got what I was saying.
"Oh sure. How about we skip the competition. I hurt my…..shoulder. We will just come there." Emma said.
"Sure Em." I said with a smile.
"I better check out hotels…..shouldn't I?" I asked.
"No problem Emily. I will. I want to be more supportive of this group. I will pay for travel and hotel." Zane said looking at Rikki. I heard they broke up but got together. Rikki wanted Zane to be more supportive. I wasn't going to not accept this. Plus it's better. The beaches here are always populated except for a spot which isn't easy to describe.
"So, we on for tomorrow?" I asked.
"Sure. Let me just ask my dad." Cleo said pulling out her phone.
"I have to ask my parents." Emma and Bella said.
Everyone was basically saying they had to ask. What's great is we got an okay from the boys and Cleo's father had said yes. I just had to talk to my friends and convince them that I will be okay at a hotel.
"Let me just go make sure with my umm….grandfather. He is taking care of me." I said.
They nodded and I grabbed my glasses.
I went out into the living room. Thank god no windows! I looked at them all.
"So I have a very important question that you should probably say yes to if you want me to keep up in my training and work harder. Here it goes: Can I go to a hotel?" I asked.
"You live here. You don't need to go to a hotel." Ji said.
"I want to tour the city. Can't I take a few days off?" I begged. I pulled off my glasses. I gave them my puppy dog eyes no one can resist.
"Oh Ji, stop being so hard on her, give her the day off." Mike said.
"Fine. You can have a week. That's it!" Ji said. I smiled and walked off back to my room after putting my glasses back on.
"That's a yes!" I said happily.
"My mom said its fine." Emma spoke.
"My mom said it's cool." Bella said.
"My dad said it'd do me some good. After all, I am staying at a hotel." Rikki said. I smiled.
"How many rooms?" Zane asked.
"2 for the girls, 2 for the boys." I said.
"So 4?" Zane asked. I nodded.
"I am so happy were on vacation!" Cleo said with enthusiasm.
I smiled and nodded.
I heard a knock at the door as the door opened. It was Mike….and the full moon.
Author Note: I won't be updating for a few days. But here is the first chapter of A Fishy Secret. I may upload The Child later.