I'm back! :3 Wow, writing this chapter went by fast! First of all, congrats to Parody-Lover for guessing where I got Bridgette's mothers name from. It is indeed fact the name of Ariel's daughter from The Little Mermaid 2: Return to the Sea. I came up with Kai because it is the Hawaiian word of "ocean". XD I doubt any of you would of guess that, but now you learned something new! Thanks to all the awesome reviewers
Ftiger: Well, at least it's finished now! -pets Twilight-
PrimaJ887/Shockstargirl552: Glad you both liked it. Stay out of trouble, Shock!
XoXokisses3s27: I think she rocks too!
Kat and Nini: Well, I was thinking weather or not they should be…but I didn't want to scar anyone for life!
Princekvn: I'm a girl and I'm a pervert! -mounds of yaoi manga ish behind me-
Parody-Lover: gives cookie You are so smart and you know your Disney movies!
Pumpkid: It's not technically "temporary", but you'll see! And she will be with Geoff. Just not until waaaaay later!
Disclaimer: I don't own anything! Just the story line.
Before I start, please check out Ftiger's "TDI: Beauty and the Beast" story. It is very good and like this one, it strays from the typical Disney path. OK, I'm done with that shameless plug. ON WITH THE STORY!
The sun shone brightly on the shore of the beach. It was a bright Friday morning. In one home, a familiar goth girl was starting to wake up. Gwen usually wasn't a morning person... Heck she hated the morning all together. But, she promised Cody to help him out with his research project. Or course, she knew he would thought it was some kind of date. He had been chasing after her since they were kids. Rolling out of bed, she brushed her black/blue hair, hiding any sign of bed head. Dressing out of her pajamas, she put on a short sleeved dark blue shirt, which was over a long sleeved black one, a black shirt and black sandals. Grabbing her art/beach bag, she walked down the stairs and into the kitchen. She took an apple from the fruit bowl and a muffin her mother made last night for Cody. She quickly wrote a note to her family, explaining where she was going to be and placed it on the counter. Slinging her bag over her shoulder, she walked out the back door. Her house had a great view of the ocean and was right along the shore of the beach. She began to walk down the beach to where the tide pools were. The tide pools were where Cody did most of his studying. Gwen found it as a place of peace and quiet, not to mention a good place to work on her sketches.
"Hey! Gwen!" A familiar voice called out her name. She looked back and saw Cody running up towards her. He was wearing a similar white shirt from the night of the party and tan shorts. He was also wearing brown sandals. He had a backpack on, which was full of research material. He finally caught up to her and took a moment to catch his breath. Gwen gave him a half smile.
"Hey Cody," she said. Cody looked up at her, a sly grin plastered his face.
"So, made up your mind on my offer?" he asked. Gwen rolled her eyes.
"Cody, I'm not going out with you," she said.
"It's technically not 'going out'. It's just a date...or two," he said. Gwen ruffled up his hair.
"Nice try. Let's just remain friends," she said, heading off to the tide pools.
"Alright, but one day you will fall for the Codmiester's charm," he said, following her.
"I'm sure I will," she said, jokingly. They continued down the shore, coming up to the abandoned beach house. So many rumors surrounded that place. The major one was that it was haunted. Gwen never believed it, but the guys got spooked whenever they passed it, especially DJ and Cody. Coming closer, they spotted two figures on the beach. Gwen didn't recognized them from either town or school, so she assumed they were tourists. Cody thought the same.
"Ugh, tourists," she muttered. "Come on, Cody. Let's go." Cody was about to nod, when he noticed the two figures were females. In other words, two ladies for the Codmiester to impress! His sly grin appeared on his face again.
"Cody, please tell me that's not the 'Meet the Codemiester' look..." Gwen groaned. Too late! The young boy started to stroll down the beach, to where the girls were. The goth girl face-palmed herself.
What the two did not know was that these two girls were actually Bridgette and Courtney. A couple of minutes ago, the mermaid princess-now turned human had been on the beach, practicing what humans called a "cartwheel". Of course, not used to her new human legs, she kept falling over. She was also getting used to human clothing. She was wearing a light blue tank top, denim jeans and blue flip fops. Shoes felt weird to her, like a shield for her feet. Around her neck was a necklace with an aquamarine gemstone pendant. This is what was negating the effects of her turning back into a mermaid when she would get wet. Courtney saw her friend outside, right when she fell onto her back. She was wearing a short sleeved gray top and olive green shorts. She also had on white flip flops. Her necklace was the same as Bridgette's, only the pendant was an amethyst gem.
"Bridgette! Are you alright?" she asked, rushing to her friends side. Bridgette stood up, wobbling a bit.
"I'm fine. Humans make it look so easy," she said, brushing some sand off of her.
"That's because they have many years to practice. You on the other hand have barely been on land for one day," Courtney said, sighing. Bridgette let out a small laugh.
"Well, hello ladies!" A voice said from behind them. They both looked around and saw a male human. They then recognized him as the scrawny kid they saw at the party, the one that spilled his drink on the mean human girl.
"I couldn't help but notice you two and I must say you are cuter that I expected," he said, glancing at them. Bridgette had a confused look on her face. Courtney on the other hand, rolled her eyes, knowing this human was trying to "flirt" with them.
"Maybe if you want, one of you lucky ladies could go out on a date with me. How about it?" He asked.
"A date?" Bridgette asked, more confused about the meaning of the word than the question.
"Yup! With me, the Cod-miester!" He exclaimed, flexing his arms to show off his muscles...or lack thereof.
"Cody, would you please stop referring yourself in the third person? You look like an idiot," a female voice said. The mermaids/humans looked over and saw a girl walking to where they were. They recognized her from the party too.
"Excuse me...but does he belong to you?" Courtney asked.
"Ignore everything he just said. He's just a hopeless romantic," the girl said, giving the smaller boy a glare. Bridgette walked up to her and held out her hand.
"Hi! My name is Bridgette," she said, trying so hard to contain her excitement for meeting a human for the first time. The girl looked at her hand, then slowly brought up hers and shook it.
"Nice to meet you. I'm Gwen and Mr. Casanova here is Cody," she said. Cody waved, giving them a sheepish smile.
"And this is my friend, Courtney," she said, motioning over to the brunette. Courtney shook her hand as well.
"Pleasure to meet you," she said, politely. Gwen looked at the beach house.
"You live here? I thought it was abandoned," she said.
"Oh, it's just our temporary beach home. We come here in the summer for about a month," Courtney said. "In fact, this is Bridgette's first time here." Gwen raised an eyebrow.
"It is?" she asked, looking at Bridgette.
"Uh, yeah. I've never been in this town before I try to join my friends each year, but I'm always busy with something else," Bridgette half lied.
"We were going to show the town to her today," Courtney said.
"We? There's more in your group?" Gwen asked.
"And if they are girls, are they single?" Cody asked, grinning. Gwen hit him lightly on the head.
"Would you please keep your hormones to yourself?" She quietly hissed. Bridgette let out a small laugh.
"Our other friends are males," she said.
"Hey! I have an idea! We're going to meet up with our friends later. You and your friends can come and join us!" Cody said, smiling.
"Oh, we wouldn't want to impose," Courtney said. Bridgette on the other hand thought differently.
"We'll love to join you guys!" she said, grinning. Gwen half smiled.
"OK. We'll come meet you guys here in half an hour," she said. Bridgette smiled and nodded.
"Kay, we'll see you guys later," she said. Cody and Gwen gave one last wave and made their way to the the tide pools.
"Bridgette! Are you crazy?" Courtney asked.
"They seem nice. I hardly think they could be dangerous," Bridgette said.
"But what would Trent and Noah say to this?" Courtney asked.
"I'm sure Trent will be up for it. And Noah can't stay in the house all day, can he?" Bridgette suggested.
"OK, fine. But just be careful," Courtney said.
"C'mon! Let's go tell the guys the news," Bridgette said, running up to the house, but not before almost tripping.
"We still need to work on your balance," Courtney pointed out and followed her.
At the tide pools, Cody was observing a few organisms while Gwen was sketching them.
"Those girls were nice," Cody said. Gwen shrugged, but smiled.
"Yeah. A lot nicer than some of the other girls in town, especially Heather," she said. Cody slightly cringed.
"I really hope she's still not mad at me," he said.
"It's Heather. She hates everyone that gets in her way," Gwen said. Cody sadly nodded.
"And she makes sure all...obstacles are removed," he whispered. The goth girl have him a sympathetic look. She knew he was thinking about it again. Earlier that summer, she and the guys were hanging out at the local community pool. Unfortunentley, Heather was there too and was trying to get Geoff's attention. He was ignoring her, when Cody accidentally squirt sun screen in her hair. This pissed her off. She dragged him by his skinny arms and tossed him into the deep end. It would be no big deal to any other person, but not for Cody. You see, Cody never learned to swim in deep water. He was fine with shallow water, but once the water gets past his head, he freaks out. It took all the guys to pull him out and tried to get the water out of his lungs. He made it through, but that event made more aware of the little guy. Not to mention how much of a bitch Heather was. Gwen got up and gave him a comforting hug.
"Don't worry about it," she said, smiling at him. Cody looked up at her, grinning.
"Can I get a kiss too?" he asked. Gwen gave him a look.
"Don't push your luck," she said. He let out a nervous laugh.
"I get the hint," he said.
Back at Bridgette and friend's beach house
When both girls entered the house, they saw Trent and Noah were already up.
"Morning guys!" Bridgette said. Trent waved.
"How did you sleep last night?" he asked.
"Like a baby! My bed was so comfortable!" she said.
"That's great to hear," Noah said, not paying attention at them and reading his book.
"We also met two humans this morning and we are going to meet up with them later!" Bridgette exclaimed.
"That's awesome!" Trent replied.
"And you guys are going to join us," Courtney said. Noah looked up from his book.
"I'm sorry... Did you say we were going to join?" he asked. Bridgette nodded.
"Yup! It's gonna be fun!" she said.
"I rather stay here," he muttered.
"Oh, no you don't! Wherever Bridgette goes, we have to go too! That includes you," Courtney said, pointing at him.
"C'mon, man! It can't be all that bad," Trent said. Bridgette gave him a pleading look. Noah let out an annoyed sigh.
"Looks like I'm outnumbered," he said.
"Thank you so much!" Bridgette said, giving him a big hug.
"H-hey! I told you I'm not a huggy person!" he cried. Trent and Courtney let out a laugh.
"Let's go get ready," Trent said, getting up and heading upstairs. Noah gets up as well and followed his friend.
"So Courtney. What do you think Gwen and Cody's friends are like?" Bridgette asked.
"I don't know, but I hope they aren't rude," the brunette said, crossing her arms.
"Relax, I'm sure they will be nice to us," Bridgette said. About half and hour later, there was a knock at the door. Courtney was the one who answered it.
"Gwen and Cody! Great to see you again," she said, smiling.
"Hey. You guys ready yet?" Gwen asked.
"Almost. You can have a seat while you wait," she offered. Both of them nodded, sitting down on a couch. Bridgette came down shortly after.
"You're here! That's great!" She exclaimed.
"Yeah, I guess we are," Gwen said.
"Man, this is a nice place you got here," Cody said, admiring the house.
"Why, thank you. It took a while to clean it up," Courtney said.
"So, what are your friends like?" Bridgette asked.
"Well, DJ is basically a giant walking teddy bear. He's the kindest guy you will ever meet. Duncan...he can seem cross at first, but once you get on his good side, he'll warm up. Then there's Geoff. He's well liked, mellow and the biggest partier this side of Malibu," Gwen said. Bridgette raised an eyebrow. Could this be the same Geoff she rescued and fell for?
"Oh, I see they have arrived," a voice from the stairs said. They looked over and saw Trent and Noah. Trent was wearing a camouflage green top and black and green trunks. His necklace was an emerald gemstone pendant. Noah on the other hand wore a beige short sleeved top and red and blue trunks, while his necklace was a ruby gemstone pendant.
"Oh, hey guys! These two are Gwen and Cody," Bridgette introduced them. Trent walked over to Gwen and smiled at her.
"Hey, nice to meet you," he said. Gwen blushed and shyly looked away.
"S-same here," she mumbled. Cody got up and walked over to Noah.
"Yo, dude! How's it hanging?" he asked, offering him a high five. Noah gave him a bored look.
"You really expect me to give you a high five back?" he asked, unamused.
"I-I was just trying to be friendly," Cody said, letting out a nervous laugh.
"Well, I don't do friendly," he said, walking past him. (A/N: Can't you just feel the sexual tension between them! :3)
"Oh, don't mind him. He's like that with everyone," Bridgette said.
"So, where are you going to meet your other friends?" Courtney asked Gwen. The goth girl shook herself out of her dazed stupor.
"Huh? Oh, by the northern beach. They're practicing for tomorrow's big surfing competition," she explained. The mer-people knew what surfing was. They have seen humans do it before. Bridgette thought it was one of the most creative things a human could do, Courtney enjoyed watching how skillful the humans were in the water and Trent hand an oppertunity to do it once, but he would wait until all of his friends were there with him. Noah didn't exactly hated it, but then again he disliked most human sports...
"Cool! I've always wanted to surf," Trent said. He looked over at Gwen. "What about you? Are you in it?" Gwen blushed again.
"I-I know a little, but enough for the big leagues," she said.
"Actually, our friend Geoff is the champion from last year," Cody piped in.
"Well, let's not keep them waiting," Bridgette said, walking out the door. The others followed, with Gwen and Cody leading. Bridgette was on pins and needles. She couldn't wait to see the human that had capture her heart...
It took them about 10 minutes to walk to their destination. Then, they saw two male figures on the beach. It was DJ and Duncan. The Jamaican quickly recognize Gwen and Cody.
"Hey guys! Glad you guys made it!" He said, waving. Duncan looked over and saw four new faces.
"So, who are these guys?" he asked.
"Oh, this Bridgette, Trent, Noah and Courtney. We met them earlier and thought we could all hang out," Gwen said. DJ walked over and offered them handshakes.
"It's nice to meet you guys," he said.
"It's great to meet you too," Bridgette said, shaking his hand. Duncan walked up to Courtney.
"Hey, beautiful. You free this weekend?" he asked, smiling at her. Courtney rolled her eyes.
"Not in your lifetime," she said, walking past him. Duncan smirked to himself
"I like it when they are feisty," he said. Cody looked around.
"Hey, where's Geoff?" he asked.
"He's gonna be running a little late," DJ said. He looked over at the new faces. "Any of you guys wanna join us for some surfing?" he asked. Noah rolled his eyes.
"I'll pass," he said, sitting down and taking out his book. Bridgette smiled.
"I'll love to join you guys," she said. Courtney grabbed her arm.
"But you've never surfed before!" She whispered.
"It doesn't look too hard," she whispered back.
"I'll join you guys too," Trent added.
"What about you, Gwen?" Duncan asked.
"Thanks, but no thanks I think I'll stay behind with Noah and Cody," she said, pointing to where the two boys sat. Duncan shrugged and looked over at Courtney.
"What about you, babe?" he asked.
"I have a name," she said, crossing her arms.
"OK, Courtney. Do you wanna surf?" he asked, rolling his eyes.
"No thank you, but I appriciate your offer," she said.
"Tch, whatever," Duncan muttered. "Your loss, princess." Courtney groaned and walked over to where the others were.
"Yo, dudes!" Someone called out. It was Geoff, running down the beach with his surfboard. Bridgette felt her heart flutter. It was the same exact human whose life she saved.
"Thought you weren't gonna make it," DJ said, high-fiving him.
"Sorry, had to help my parents out with something," Geoff said.
"So you're Geoff. These guys talk a lot about you," Trent said. He offered the blond a hand shake. "The name's Trent." Geoff shook his hand and gave him a man hug.
"Nice to meet you, man!" he said. Trent pointed over to where the others sat.
"That's Courtney and Noah," he said. Courtney politely waved, while Noah just nodded in acknowledgment, not looking up from his book. "And this is Bridgette." The mermaid/human looked up at him.
"Hey...what's up?" she asked. Geoff looked at her.
"Have we...met before?" He asked. She blushed and shook her head.
"N-no, I don't think we have," she lied. Geoff raised an eyebrow.
"You sure? You look really familiar," he said. Bridgette's heart began to beat faster. He couldn't really remembered her, could he?
"Geoff! There you are!" A voice cried out. DJ cringed.
"Oh, man. She found us," he muttered.
"Who?" Trent asked.
"Little Miss I'm Better Than All Of You," Duncan quietly hissed. Sure enough, coming down the beach...was Heather.
MUHAHAHA! Cliffhanger! -sighs- I'm so evil! X3 Will Heather destroy Bridgette's chances with Geoff? Will more sparks fly between the couples? Will your authoress get a decent grade on her Colorado History essay? ...No seriously, that thing is freaking important! Wish me luck on that!
D: Cody fan-girls, please don't kill me! I had to make him not able to swim! It's important to the plot!
Please R&R with comments, questions, praise and positive critisim. And don't forget to check out FTiger's "TDI: Beauty and the Beast". Yay for shameless plugs to help out a fellow authoress!