A/N: First story guys! Please R&R, all reviews are appreciated, but not flames! )
Disclaimer: Don't own H2o: Just Add Water.
Emma stepped off the plane, her brothers wrist in her hand.
"Let go of me!" Elliot shouted, clearly annoyed. Emma rolled her eyes and ignored him. Emma sighed- she was finally home, now she could go talk to Cleo and Rikki! It was hard being a mermaid all alone, especially with the full moons, which were hard to keep a secret from her family. She also couldn't go swimming with her family, but somehow managed to convince them that she no longer enjoyed swimming, or that it was 'her time of the month'. Emma released her brother's hand and told her parents where she was off to.
The cafe's sign had changed, so it now read Rikki's. I bet Zane bought it for her, she thought to herself. She shook the thought of her head and briskly entered the Juicene-no, Rikki's.
When she walked in, she immediately saw Rikki and Cleo sitting at a table. Rikki's hair was worn down, and Cleo's was in a ponytail, she noticed. She ambled behind them, seeing that they didn't notice her, and covered Cleo's eyes with her hands.
"Guess who's back?" She giggled. Rikki and Cleo quickly turned around, and wrapped their arms around her. Emma sighed in relief. She was home.
"We missed you Em." Rikki said, a grin spreading across her face.
"Yeah," Cleo added. "It's not the same without you." An unrecognizable girl skipped over with two juices in plastic orange cups. She had dirty blonde hair, tan skin, and icy blue eyes, which were similar to Emma's.
"Hey guys I got the- who's that?" The girl asked, evidently confused. Emma caught Cleo and Rikki exchanging a glance. Emma looked at Cleo, then Rikki, and then the other girl. She had no idea what was about to happen, but she could tell she wasn't going to enjoy it.
"Um, Bella, this is Emma. Our friend." Cleo murmured to the girl, apparently named Bella.
"Hi, Bella." Emma said stiffly, holding out her right hand. Bella grasped it and shook in an awkward manner. Emma forced a smile. Maybe they weren't trying to replace her, maybe they were just her friend because they felt sorry for her. Anyway, Bella couldn't replace her, she couldn't. After all she is human, while Cleo, Emma, and Rikki are mermaids. Unless... No they wouldn't do that. Not after Charlotte.
A/N: No flames unless you're Rikki