Okidokey, so my second real fanfic! i'm going to try and stick with it and hope it goes all right. It's rated T for mild self hurt and violence. Enjoy and please Review!

**Cleo POV**


I sat at the Juice net with Emma and Rikki, they were telling me all about their dates this weekend.

" Zane bought me this amazing locket." she said, showing us a charm bracelet with a small heart shaped locket. " It's engraved." I turned it over and it read ' Everlasting Love'.

"It's so cute!" Emma cooed. "I wish ash would get me something like that!" she sighed. Ash wasn't super romantic, more of a sporty dude. Just then, Lewis came over and kissed my head.

"Hey you." he said sweetly. I smiled back.

"Hello yourself." I laughed. Lewis and I dated awhile back, then we had some problems about him being around me too much, I dumped him. May I say that it was the stupidest decision I've ever made; I still had feelings for him. Then there was Charlotte, a girl who fell in love with Lewis. He liked her a bit, but was always skipping out on dates to come and help us. Eventually, Charlotte became a mermaid and attacked us, destroying their relationship. Now, we're together again.

"What do you want to drink?" He asked me.

"A vanilla shake please." I winked. He went over to buy the drinks and Rikki and Emma 'awwed' in union. I blushed slightly.

"How did you two manage to break up." Rikki said sarcastically. She and Zane were in such a good relationship it gave her the right to mess with ours if she wanted to. Lewis walked back with the drinks and sat down beside me.

"So, anything new or crazy I should know about." he asked in his informational tone, holding my hand under the table; my heart thumping madly. I loved it when he made these sweet gestures. Rikki and Emma shook their heads, and Rikki kicked me under the table.

"Ow!" I shrieked, releasing his hand.

"Gosh you two, get a room!" she moaned. Emma slapped her arm playfully.

"Oh leave them alone!" Emma said, giving me a look of true friendship. Then, the familiar ring tone played inside Lewis' backpack. He rummaged through all the papers about mermaids and school to find his blue phone.

"Hello, Lewis speaking." he said into the phone, his universal greeting. "you are! That's great! I wasn't expecting you till later! Yes, the Juicenet Cafe, surf shop kind of thing. Ok, you're right outside! I'll see you in a minute then! Bye!" Lewis closed his phone and the millions of questions filled our head.

"Who was that?" Emma asked first. Lewis smiled his crooked smile, the one that made me fall in love with him.

"That, my friends, was Quincy, she's a foreign exchange student that my parents were going to allow to stay at our home! I was going to tell you, but it was supposed to be a surprise!" Just then a girl with long brown hair and sparkling blue eyes came in. She looked around and sat at a table, looking nervous. Lewis smiled and got up from the table to go to her.

"Quincy?" he asked, she smiled happily.

"Lewis?" she asked, a French accent. She got up and kissed his cheek, he blushed. Jealousy filled my veins but I refused to let it show, it's what ruined our relationship when Charlotte came.

"Quincy this is Emma and Rikki." he said motioning to them. Then, he grabbed my hand. "and this is my girlfriend, Cleo." I smiled and leaned against his shoulder.

"Hi! It's great to meet you! We'll be glad to show you around school sometime!" Emma said, extending her hand. Quincy looked down and gave a confused look to Lewis.

"In America, we shake hands." he explained, her expression turned to embarrassment.

"Oh! I'm so sorry." she said, shaking Emma's hand. Suddenly, she started to sway and fell into the chair, blinking furiously as she put her hands to her head.

"Are you alright?" Lewis asked, sitting down next to her, she smiled.

"yes, but when I'm tired or nervous I get all dizzy." she said, taking pills out of her purse and taking one.

"oh! Why don't I take you home. You could use the rest." he said, taking her hand and leading her to the door.

"Talk to you later guys!" He said to us as he walked out. I couldn't help feeling jealous, but Emma's hand on my back brought me away.

"don't worry, she seems nicer than Charlotte." she said nicely, knowing what I was thinking. Even though there was a foreign exchange student staying with Lewis, there was no reason why I should be even the slightest bit wary; I should definitely be worried.

**Lewis POV**


"Are you sure you're all right?" I asked for the umpteenth time. She smiled and laughed, it was filled with a childish wonder.

"yes, as long as I get some rest and take my medicine I'll be fine, I promise." she said sweetly. "It's just a small thing I've had since I was little, as you Americans would say 'no large'." I laughed at her choice of words.

"I think you mean 'no big'. But it's ok, we're here." I said as we walked into the driveway of a small cabin on the lake. Flowers were in small boxes by the windows. My mother planted them herself, she was such a gardener.

"oh my! This home is beautiful!" Quincy said, walking up to the garage. "and what a large door!" she squealed. I laughed again. I opened the garage and we walked into the house.

"Here is the guest bedroom." I opened the door to a room with 2 beds and a beautiful view of the ocean, which Quincy noticed immediately.

"This is not anything like my home! So close to nature." she said in a mesmerizing tone. I smiled, her hair shimmered in th the sunlight, her skinny frame in the perfect center of the window. I shook my head and brought me out of my fantasy.

"Well, I'll let you settle in, help yourself to anything in the fridge if you get hungry. I'll be upstairs, second door to the left if you need me." Closing the door I walked upstairs and turned on my computer. When I wasn't studying for school or with Cleo, Emma, and Rikki, I was looking up information on mermaids. I sometimes get called out for trying so hard to find things out, when they should just remain a mystery. Just then, my phone rang inside my messy backpack. I again tried to find it, missing the call by just one ring. Cleo. I pressed the number 1 on my speed dial and she picked up on the first ring.

"Lewis! Why didn't you answer your phone!" she asked worriedly.

"It was stuck in my backpack, relax!" I said sweetly. "do I sense a hint of jealousy?" No answer, hit right on the nose buck-o.

"No! I just wanted to make sure that Quincy was all right, thats all." she said, speeding her words to hide the truth.

" Don't worry, she'll only stay for 2 months; then she's going back home." I said reassuringly. Suddenly, I heard a scream and a splash in the background.

"Crap! Emma just pushed Rikki into the lake!" she said, laughing came from all three girls.

"We're going to Mako, you can meet us there if you want." I thought about it, then I remembered Quincy's dizzy spells.

"I think I'll stay here and keep and eye on Quincy, have fun!" I said, scrolling down on my computer.

"That's all right, love you." I could hear the disappointment in her voice.

"Love you too." I said as I pressed the Off button. I went downstairs to see Quincy sleeping; I grabbed some biscuits and juice, and headed upstairs to do some reasearch.

Yeah, it was kind of short. Sorry! the first two chapters are going to be shorter, but after that they'll get better! Now go and press that little button down there that says 'review'... DO IT! please?