"Hi, you must be Emma." The blond mermaid says as we swim up. Like the girls said, the Moon Pool is pretty much destroyed.

I nod, and say, "And you're Bella, right?"

"Yep. It's nice to meet you." Bella says.

I say, "You too."

Cleo says, "Is Will coming?"

Bella nods and says, "He's going to meet us out there."

We go out and start swimming. After a little bit a blond boy joins; us he doesn't use scuba gear. After our swim we go to Rikki's café. Zane says hi to 'us', and by that I mean Rikki. Afterwards, I go home to unpack.

Ash comes into my room. He says, "Welcome home Emma."

I give him a hug and kiss. "Hey, Ash. I missed you."

He says, "I missed you too."

I says, "Do you know what's been going on about the Moon Pool?"

"No, I haven't hung out with the girls since you left." Ash says.

"They pretty much replaced me. They're not even wearing the lockets anymore. On top of that, the moon pool was destroyed. "

Ash says, "That much?" I nod. He says, "Let me make it up to you. Let's go take Rebel out for a ride."

Ash and I go to the ranch and take Rebel out for a ride. After hours of riding, we return to the ranch. We clean and groom Rebel. Then we go to my house. We hang out for about another hour before Ash has to go home. I kiss him good-bye.

Rikki, Cleo, Bella, Will and I sit on an empty beach.

Will says, "Let's go for a swim?"

Bella nods and says, "Great idea."

They get up and head for the water; I hesitantly follow. I've only been here a day and we've been swimming more than anything. I do love swimming, but I do also like other things.

We swim for hours before I go back onto land. I walk home alone and hang out with Elliot.

Elliot says, "Emma, why aren't you hanging out with Rikki and Cleo?"

I say, "Well, I just feel a little left out and just want to be alone."

"It doesn't seem that way. Do you think you will ever hang out with them again?"

I nod and say, "Of course I will hang out with them. They're still my friends; I just have to get used to how they act now."

"Good. I like them." Elliot says.

I smile, "I do too."

AN: 1. I'm sorry this is a small chapter, I couldn't think of what to put. 2. What do you think of Emma's reaction to Bella? 3. How do you want Melody to meet everyone?