Rikki turned around seeing the boy from the volleyball court grabbing her ankle, which soon became her tail. She tried escaping but he wouldn't let go. Finally Rikki decided to hit him with her tail. She turned around and saw him holding his arm she then swam away and headed to Mako, her safe spot, she thought. When she arrived on the sand she could see something coming towards her, almost boat like.

When the boat docked all of the kids from the volleyball game came off. Rikki knew she had to run, she ran as fast as she could through the forest. Suddenly a cold bottle of water splashed over her. Rikki fell to the floor,staring back at the kids with anger,"What do you want!" She yelled.

The boy smiled,"We want to be friends with the mermaid."

Rikki didn't believe him one second she came up with an idea saying she has mermaid powers that can destroy them, the boy got so freaked out he confessed, "Alright" he yelled. "We were going to make a quick buck with you." Rikki stared at the giant sack another boy was holding. "I see..." She said.

Rikki knew they weren't going to leave, so she came up with a plan. "How about you all can take a picture with me. But not for money."

The boy smirked,"Oh course... Claire!" he yelled,"Grab the camera and take a picture."

A girl rose out of the crowd. She was as tall as Cleo, her hair was as golden as the sun, her eyes were as blue as the ocean, and her smile glowed like the full moon. For being the bad team she seemed nice. 'Like Cleo!' Rikki thought. Rikki's thoughts came to an end as the group pound over Rikki they took their picture and imminently left.

For some strange reason, Claire stayed. The group beckoned her over to the boat but she shook her head. They left without her, not even caring. Claire pulled out a towel she had with her and dried Rikki off. Rikki was too confused and lost in her thoughts that she forgot she could dry herself off.

Claire looked up at Rikki while drying her off, "I'm sorry my friends did that to you. I hope you're alright."

Rikki smiled, "I'm fine." She said.

"Don't pay attention to Drake. He just does anything to get what he wants."

"I guess he wanted me" Rikki laughed. She was finally dry and they continued talking "How come you didn't leave with your friends? Don't you want to hang out with them?"

"Na, not really. They are always mean to me anyways. But I do want to get to know you." Claire said.

Rikki smiled. "Thanks. But if you really want to get to know me then I have to show you something." Rikki stood up and started walking into the forest. Once they were far enough she walked by some water. She found a way to walk around it and then stopped a while later. Claire was still confused, all she saw was water and a hole. Rikki jumped into the hole with Claire following. They both took a rough fall but Rikki quickly got up and went up the stairs. When Claire got up her mouth was wide open, "Whoa." she said. "This is awesome!"

"This is our private place. Our moon pool, one thing you should NEVER do is come here on a full moon."

"Why?" Claire asked.

"Just don't... Now that I have shown you this, I can trust you, right?"

Claire nodded."Absolutely!"

Claire asked one question though,"What did you mean by, our place?"

Rikki froze, she wasn't ready to tell anyone else about Bella, and Cleo! She just told Claire that she'll tell her later. To change the subject she showed Claire her powers.

Claire clapped,"That was amazing!" She said. "I promise your secret is safe with me."

Rikki checked her watch and saw that she should be heading over to Zane's place by now, 'I bet he found an interview for me by now.' she thought. Right away she realized, Claire couldn't swim. That gave her the idea to pull out an extra scuba gear for when Will wanted to swim with us.

"Here, Claire." Rikki said. "This is how we are going to get back to the beach, well you. I'm going to swim as...a...You know."

Claire put on the suit and gear then gave Rikki a nod.

Before they went in the water Riki said one more thing,"You can give the gear and suit back later. You need a full escape, I don't want you to get into my mermaid mess."

Rikki has never felt this sincere about someone. For some odd reason, Claire was different. She made Rikki feel relaxed and not like she had to hide anything. Once they dove in, you could see Claire's eyes lit up as she saw the amazing underwater world. What Claire liked most though, was seeing the mermaid in action! Rikki swam so fast she had to turn back around over to Claire because she swam so far. They swam together and approached the beach. Rikki stay a distance away from the land and then once Claire got out Rikki went over to her rock and dried off.

As Rikki walked along the beach, a whole crowd gathered around her. Swarming her with questions and pictures. Rikki knew it wasn't safe anymore. She ran as fast as she could to Zane's house. People still followed her, paparazzi took out their cameras and snapped as many pictures as they could. Rikki was still careful not to get water on her.

Once she finally arrived at Zane's house, she burst open the door and closed it shut. She closed the blinds and the windows. Making sure they were safe. As Rikki walked over to the living room, Zane, a news reporter, and a camera man were sitting down.

"Hi." The reporter waved. She had long brown hair, and golden brown eyes. A microphone was in one hand and coffee in the other. "Sit, please." She insisted.

So, Rikki did and Zane told her what happened. "I've found a network that wants to interview you. I brought them here and I was hoping they could hear your response too!"

Rikki thought for a moment, "Sure. Why not?"

The reporter stood up and went to the kitchen a moment later she came back with a glass of water. "Here," She said.

"What is it for?"

"Splash it on you." She almost forced.

Rikki was confused, "Why!" she said.

"For the publicity! Everyone wants to see the mermaid. Why not have you be the mermaid while you are getting interviewed!"

Rikki made a strange face and then poured it on herself. The reporter sat down and started the show...

"I'm Cary Wilson and welcome to Stories of Celebrities!"

Now a flashback of what happened when Rikki exposed herself on live TV.

Bella and Will woke up on the couch with the TV still on. They started flipping through some channels when one caught their attention.

MERMAID

With big bold letters was the title of today's news. Immediately they froze, waiting and watching for the rest of the news.

"Mermaids? Are true? Or not. Today a local girl on the Golden Coast gathered reporters and showed them this..."

Flashback Video.

"...I'm a mermaid."

Rikki then splashed water on herself.

News.

"Mermaid, Rikki Chadwick has revealed her identity. What else is she going to do next?"

Will shut the TV off and looked over to Bella, "What are we going to do?" he asked.

Bella sighed, "I don't know. We might just have to wait and see."

They grabbed some snacks and left the TV on for further info. on Rikki.

End of Flashback.

Now.

The TV changed it's channel to important news. Which happened to be Stories of Celebrities.

"I'm Cary Wilson and welcome to Stories of Celebrities! Today we are joining our mythological friend. Please welcome, Rikki Chadwick!"

The camera turned over to Rikki in mermaid form and then the both of them,"So Rikki, I've heard you are a mermaid." Cary teased.
"Anyways," She continued. "We are all dying to know!...Why did you go public?"

"Well..." she answered. "Their are many reasons, but one is I have been tired of hiding my secret from everyone."

"I see... how did you keep your secret. I mean, I guessing someone had to find out."

Rikki didn't want to say Cleo, Bella, Will, or even Emma's name. So she just went with Zane,"One very special person knew," Rikki smiled. "and it's Zane."

The camera showed Zane and then Cary. "Are you two, a couple?" She asked.

Rikki glared at Zane, seeing he nodded showing it's ok. She turned back and said yes.

Cary asked Zane another question,"Has a thought ever occurred to you to, expose her?"

Rikki silently laughed."Almost." Zane said."We would get into some fights and I would say that I'm going to expose her. But I'm really not!"

"What do you think your new lives are going to be like. With the secret out."

"Hard." Rikki said,"I mean it's nice that everyone knows now and I don't have to hide anything, but thing can still go crazy."

"Thanks for sharing Rikki. That's all the time we have for today! Thanks for watching and have celebrific day!"

As the show played it's credits imminently Will and Bella ran to Zane's house. Just by the look of the living room they knew. When they walked in they saw Rikki drying her tail off. "Hi." she said calmly.

Bella asked a question straight forward,"Why."

"Why what?" Rikki asked back.

"I can't believe you!" Bella yelled.

Zane and Will could feel the tension in the room, so they each spoke out loud for them. "What Bella means to say," said Will. "She saw your interview this morning and I think she's a little upset." Zane quickly opened his mouth before Rikki,"Rikki did what felt right for her. She was very careful not to say your names or anything about Mako."

They both went on, almost reading the girl's thoughts. For a while they even forgot the reporter was still there, She quietly tiptoed outside with her camera man behind her. A crowd emerged her as she went outside. They were just like her; asking questions, taking pictures. She refused to answer any even after the fact she heard more than was needed from the stars themselves.

Cleo's House...

Cleo walked out of her room. Her dad, sister, and Sam were sitting on the couch with the TV paused. Her dads beckoned her over and she sat down.

"Cleo." He sounded mad or unhappy. "What is one thing I don't know about Rikki."

I froze. What does he mean? I stayed quiet and my dad pressed play on the TV.

"Tonight." The reporter said on the TV."Breaking news. New mermaid, Rikki Chadwick has come to share her secret." He paused it.

"Mermaid!" Her dad asked.

Cleo still didn't say a word. "Tell me what you know."

Thanks! Please review. I hope you like the cliff hanger!