Rikki was swimming with the dolphins which was cheering her up! She loved swimming with the dolphins. She was enjoying herself and having a good time whilst it lasted. She swam in circles, swan past the beautiful coloured coral and other shells in the sea. She found a shell she perticualy liked, smiled at it, and picked it up. It looked rare, it looked beautiful, It was nothing she'd ever seen before. It was unique. It was very shiny and had a beautiful pattern on it! It was the most outstanding colour of brown and golden mixed together. Rikki really liked it, as it was not like other shells she would just pass and not give a second look. She decieded it would be a good idea to keep it, so she did.

Rikki had finished her swim and was now sitting on the beach, on her own, just smiling to herself and at the waves as they crashed toward the shore. The shell was right there, beside her, where she had rested it.

Suddently, Rikki heard some one, she heard footsteps in the sand, she turned round and gripped her shell, as she thought it might be a thief, instead, it was Zane.

"I'm sorry about earlier, Rikki.. I was a jerk to of read that out.. I thought you we're just randomly looking through a magazine." Zane said, in a soft voice, as he approached Rikki and sat next to her. "So, what's the matter, then?" Zane added in.

Rikki didn't give him eye contact, she kept her eye's watching the crashing waves. "What make's you think anything's wrong?" Rikki replied, in a niave tone.

"Rikki, could this have anything to do with your dad having a new girlfriend?" He questioned her. He reached for her hand and held it, she let him, however, she didn't say anything and her face was blank. "It's okay to feel scared, to feel confused.. my dad has had lot's of girlfriends...it didn't bother me, it didn't bother Cleo, when her dad and Sam got married.. it shouldn't bother you.." Zane comforted her.

She turnt round and looked him in the eye. She gently whispered, "But I hate her.."

"You'll be okay, I'll make sure you will be.." Zane replied, putting him arm around her. "Did I mention she has two kids aswel? Zane, my dad even want's me to move away, from here, to move in with her! I can't move in with a complete stranger, I just can't! What if she find's out! about me! Her kid's are young what if they, for a joke, prehaps squert me with a water pistol? Then what will I do? Say it's a halloween costume? And what if my dad like's her more than me?" Rikki replied, with a tear falling from her eye. Zane caught it for her.

"..Your right..just tell your dad..he'll understand..." Zane softly told her. "I can't tell him the secret!" Rikki said, another tear falling from her eye.

"Not the secret, that you don't want her around, he'll understand!" Zane replied.

Rikki wipped the tears out of her eyes. "Your right.. I got to tell my dad.. tell him that I hate her..he'll understand." Rikki softly replied, agreeing with Zane.

"Thanks..Zane.." Rikki adding in, looking him the eye and smiling. She leaned in to hug him, he, ofcourse, smiled back at her and hugged her back.

"Oh and do you like this shell?" Rikki said, as she slowly pulled away. She handed him the shell. "Where did you get this? It's extraordinary!" Zane replied, examining it. "The bottom of the ocean.." She replied.

Suddently, the shell glowed. "I didn't know it could do that.." Rikki softly told him, curiously staring at the shell. Zane handed it back to her.

"I think It might have something to do with Mako.. you should have it checked out, by Lewis or something." Zane told her, still looking at the shell gleam.

Rikki rose from the sand.

"I'll see you later, Zane, I'm going to she if my dad's home, and talk to him.." Rikki told him.

"See you later!" He replied, smiling.