Okay so I apologize for not having this out sooner, but my Beta isn't responding and my best friend is taking a bit long to get back and I'm just going to start up with her after I post this chapter. I'm sorry for the grammar and misspelling and anything else that seemed to go wrong while I mindlessly typed away paying no attention to anything but the music in my ears and the words in my head. I Promise my friend Sky will start to check over these, and for that I am very thankful. Hope you enjoy the chapter and I'll try to post as soon as I can again.
-Mirah
P.S I changed my pen name just in case you're wondering enjoy!
"Come on in Bella! We've been waiting for you!" Cleo said as she nearly dragged me inside Rikki's Café. She wore a knee length purple summer dress with a darker sash around the waist and a white sweater in case the night became a little chilly later on. Rikki stood next to Zane, listening to the loud booming music and making sure that everything was going well. She had on a red and black dress that came a little above the knees and had a black buckle that came around her waist and black sandals with a slight heel to them, around her neck was a silver locket, just like Cleo had on, the one they had found when their friend Emma had lived with them and shared their mermaid adventures together.
I wore black and white cotton vintage looking dress that just barley brushed against my knees and the front part of my hair was tied back with a small clip, leaving the rest of my wavy blonde hair long.
"Will's been waiting for you in the corner. He kept on asking us if you were here yet." I couldn't help but smile as I went over to meet Will, all fancy for the party.
"Bella." He breathed as I walked up to him, he quickly set down his drink and came to my side.
"Hello Will." I said a little flushed, feeling myself heat up with nervousness and excitement. He held out his hand to me as the song change and with a shy smile and a twinkle in his blue eyes he said;
"Would you like to dance Bella?" I nodded, and followed him out onto the cleared floor of the café.
"I see you two hit it off right away." Rikki said slipping past us in Zanes arms keeping in time with the slower song.
"I never really took Rikki for the slow dance kind of person." Will remarked as I put my head against his firm chest.
"Me either, but I suppose that each one of us has a little surprise of our own." I said back.
"I totally agree, like the fact that you grow a tail every time you touch water."
"Yeah and yet I'm not the one who spends all my free time diving down into the deep blue ocean now am I?" I teased.
"Oh okay, fine, we can play it that way if you want."
The song quickly changed to a faster more upbeat song and Rikki passed by us, keeping up with Zane as they moved with everyone else across the dance floor.
"Hoy Will! see if you can keep up with this." Nate, one of Zane's many mates cried as he started flailing his arms about the dance floor.
"All right, come one Nate!" Zane cried joining in the fun.
"Finally, I was getting tired of all those slow songs." Rikki cried as we followed them, matching their steps and keeping up with the flowing music
for a moment it was just me and Will, lost in the fast and exciting beat, on a mission to drown out the rest of the world. Our breathing began to come fast and short, as we lost ourselves to the music, I looked up at Will and saw that he was smiling as he looked back into my deep sapphire blue eyes.
"You really know how to keep up." He said pushing away and coming back in close.
"You're not bad yourself." I said with a giggle as we moved to the song, I could tell that It was coming to an end soon, but I didn't care, hopping that the moment we were in would never end.
"Hey Nate! You call that dancing?" Rikki teased as her and Zane moved to the beat of the song.
"This dance here is what catches all the ladies." He said looking back at Rikki, and not paying attention to where he was going. He moved back until he ran into the drink table and fell back into a big bowel of bright red punch. His white shirt would never be the same after that. Everyone including will and I burst out laughing as we looked down on Nate's misfortune.
"Yeah, the only lady you're going to catch is your mom the way you're at it." Rikki teased as Zane held out a hand to help him up.
"Come on mate, why don't you go get cleaned up and we can start the live music part in a bit." He said and Nate perked right up, going into the back office where he kept and extra shirt for the performances.
"And that is why Nate still doesn't have a girlfriend." Rikki teased as she went back to put more snacks out for the guests.
"Well I kind of feel bad for him." Cleo said following Rikki behind the counter. I sat on one of the many barstools, listening to the girls and waiting for Nate to change with Will right at my side. We watched as the other two girls went about getting trays and pitchers full or food and drinks. Zane worked on putting the table back up so that Rikki and Cleo could put all the stuff out for the guests.
"We are talking about the same Nate right?" Rikki asked as she went over to the table to set out a tray of deli meats and crackers.
"Well, yeah, I mean I suppose that he has had a turn of bad luck, wouldn't you say?"
"I guess that I do agree with you." I said absentmindedly.
"Moon rises in ten." Rikki reminded us quietly.
Just then Nate came out of the back office dressed in a new nicer looking shirt and pants. I hugged Will and followed him up to where the instruments and microphone were set up for us. The boy who played the drums quickly hurried from where he was talking with several of his friends and came up to the stage. The rest of the band were busy trying to tune their instruments and get them ready. I gave them a nod and took a deep breath as I started the song and began to sing.
R&R
