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;;/;; Rikki's POV, two weeks later ;;\\;;

Emma hadn't let me see her in two weeks. At least, not alone. Cleo or Bella or even Will were there all the time. So we couldn't talk what I wanted to talk to her about. What did I want to talk about? What she had said on my birthday. When she told me that I was the one she said she loved.

I wouldn't bring it up in front of the others, for her sake, and she definatly wouldn't bring it up. She wanted to keep who she liked private. I couldn't blame her. I stabbed at my juice with my straw miserably, glad I was at the café alone.

Just then, someone entered the café. Alone. For the first time in two weeks. I had seen her before she saw me. As soon as she glanced in my direction, I held up a hand and beckoned her to come over to the table I was sitting at. She looked around the café for a way out of having to come sit by me, and finally just bolted out the door.

I wasn't gonna let her escape that easily. I jumped up out of my seat, nearly banging my knees on the table, and bolted out the door after her. I was just in time to see her dive off the dock, into the water. I followed without hesitation.

I ran down the lawn and onto the dock, my feet pounding against the grass and then wood. As soon as I could, I dove off into the water and sped toward Mako as fast as I could.

As soon as I could see the underwater entrace, I slowed down before swimming in. I don't know why, but I did. When I surfaced, I was glad I had done so, because Emma was staring at the water, hand held out to use her power as if waiting for me to get there. I started feeling colder almost instantly so I held out my hand in retaliation, our powers creating a mental battle almost instantly.

"Emma!" I shouted. What was she doing? "Em! Stop it! What are you doing?" And she did. She stopped, and so did I, so I didn't cause her any harm. To my surprise, she was crying. I pushed myself up and out of the moonpool, with some difficulty, and dried myself off while keeping a wary eye on Emma. She didn't do anything other than watch me.

"I thought... Rikki... I thought you were going to hurt me." Emma said when I was done and standing on two legs.

"Why would I do that, Em?" I was really confused. There was no way I could hurt her. Well, I amended, unless she attacked me.

"Because... Because I like you." This time, I was blocking the moonpool to make sure she couldn't escape. But she didn't make a move to, so I relaxed, if only slightly.

"Aw, Em... If anyone hurts you for that, then its a stupid reason." I soothed her, holding my arms out for a hug. She moved towards me hesitantly and let me hug her. I put my arms around her waist and she rested her head against my shoulder as she relaxed. I slowly let my cheek rest against her hair.

"You're warm." she muttered.

"And you're cold." I countered gently, hopeing to make her laugh. It didn't work, but I could feel her smile. I was glad tears didn't make us transform because I wouldn't be of much use to her on the ground.

"Thank you, Rikki." she said, slowly pulling away from me. I watched her, puzzled. "You didn't freak out when I told you, and you didn't abandon me either. You didn't even get mad."

"How could I? You're too... Feelings don't... You didn't mean any harm." I finally finished. "You were just stating how you felt because I asked. I could hardly be mad just because you like me."

"Rikki?" She said after a few moments silence.

"Yeah?" I tilted my head, curious.

"If you want... I can not make myself feel that way." She said slowly. I could tell she didn't want me to accept her offer.

"No, Em. No, because..." I hesitated.

;;/;; Emma's POV ;;\\;;

I was waiting to hear my verdict. I had offered to push the feelings I had for Rikki down. I really, really didn't want her to accept this because it would only end badly. My feelings would boil over one day and I would end up doing something-like kiss her-and our friendship would be ruined.

"No, Em. No, because..." Rikki hesitated, as if she was unsure what she was going to say next. Or she was going to put more thought into it. But all's I could really hear was her saying 'No' over and over again in my head and the great sense of relief it brought. Her next words blew me away, though. "No, because... Because I like you too, Em."

I stood there with my mouth hanging open. Just staring at her. I'm sure disbelief was written all over my face. Because I'm an open book like that. I kept waiting for her to say what she said had been some sort of big joke, but she didn't say a word and was just waiting for my reaction, which was pretty unsatisfactory at the moment. Yet, all's I could manage to say, after I had gathered up enough wit to say it, was:

"You like me too?" She nodded in response to my words. She likes me too. It isn't completely insane for me to like Rikki. Because she likes me too. She was fire, and I was ice, and we were meant to be.

The next thing I knew, I was in her arms again. We were just embracing. Fire and Ice together somehow without destroying eachother. I pulled back, but only slightly, so I could look at her. She was already looking at me.

We leaned closer to eachother, my eyes fluttering closed. Closer, closer... And then we jerked apart, hearing a noise coming from the moonpool. Cleo and Bella had just surfaced. They stared at us, shocked, and we stared back. I was blushing and trying to make words, embarrassment held my tounge. Rikki and I had litterally jumped apart when we heard the noise, so we were a few inches away. My body mourned the loss of hers against mine.

"We were um... Worried about you two." Bella said slowly. "But... There was nothing to worry about, was there?" Rikki and I shook our heads in unison. Then,:

"Wait, how'd you even know there might be something to worry about?" Rikki asked. She was angry with them, I could tell. But she was still curious.

"We were a little ways up the street when we saw Emma running out of the café, and then a few seconds later, we saw you chasing her. You were both pretty fast... By the time we got down to the water, you guys were gone. No trace of you at all." Bella answered.

"What took you so long in getting here, then?" I questioned, finally finding my voice.

"I... Knew you'd be fine." Cleo admitted. "I made Bella wait awhile before we'd come to see if you'd killed eachother."

"What... What's happening here, anyway?" Bella hesitantly asked. Rikki and I shot eachother a look, wondering if we should tell them. I nodded my consent after a few moments, scared but confident that I'd at least still have Rikki.

"Emma and I... Seem to have found a new... Intrest." Rikki chose her words carefully.

"What, eachother?" Bella asked, more curious than anything.

"Exactly that. Eachother." I said, feeling lightheaded. Cleo was grinning though; she knew something. "Cleo?"

She looked startled at being called upon, but knew the question I wanted answers to. "You two had... Chemistry. The way you'd look at eachother... Even that one time, when you were fighting over the boys. It was like you were proving dominance."

I nodded at this answer; Rikki did too. I'd get more out of her later. But, first... "Bella? Do you mind this at all?" The test was on for the newest mermaid. I wanted to stay friends with everyone here and I knew Rikki felt the same, even if she wouldn't admit it.

Bella thought it out for a minute, then, choosing her words carefully, said: "You guys seem to belong together. You're complete opposites but you're the same. You need eachother for... Balance. You work good together. I'm definatly okay with it, if thats what you were really asking." She grinned. "Cleo, lets leave them alone, yeah?"

"Oh, definatly. See you later." Each wearing mischivious smirks, Bella and Cleo pushed themselves under the water and left the moonpool.

Rikki and I exchanged looks. She shoved her hands into her pockets nervously. I looked away, blushing slightly.

"So..." Rikki finally said, the air between us getting more and more awkward.

"Yeah." I murmured. Cleo and Bella had interuppted us. There was no getting the moment back.

"Should we.. go?" Rikki asked. She sounded reluctant.

"I can't think of anything else to do..." I sighed. Now all we could do was think of what would have happened if Bella and Cleo hadn't interrupted us.

A/N:

Um. Yeah. I'm sorry about that. I'm bad at romantic moments, but I'm ace at creating awkward ones ;). Anyway. Yeah. This is it... So far. What, did you think this chapter would be it? Well, too bad! :D. You have to deal with me for roughly one more chapter. That is... If you want me to continue. Tell me what you think in a review! Even anonymous reviews are appreciated!

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