Past Lives: The Things Unknown and Unsaid

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About 13 Years Ago

"Emma and Zane sitting in a tree," children called circling the blond girl, who was close to tears.

"Stop it," She called with her scratchy voice. "A girl and a boy can be friends."

"Yeah right, Little Miss Perfect. Girls have cutties and cutties make boys sick," a blond boy called. "No boy would want to be sick." He made throwing up noises, which made all the other children erupted in laughter. Emma started to cry and ran off. "Only a princess is fit to be with Zane Bennett, right Princess Emma."

Present Day

"What could he mean by that?" Bella asked after Rikki explained her conversation with Carter.

"How am I suppose to know?" Rikki asked. "He doesn't want Zane and me together, I know that for cretin."

"So what are you going to do?" Bella asked as she pulled back the beads at Rikki's Café letting Rikki step in. "You're not going to tell Zane, are you?"

"Of course not," Rikki said walking back to her office. "I'm going to get through this on my own, by getting to the bottom of this Carter Nassir character."

Inside the office, Rikki was caught off guard by what she saw. The place looked like it had been torn apart in search of something, but worse. Rikki was speechless. She stepped in further and caught sight of a small folded up piece of paper on the desk, with her name written in big red letters. She picked it up and read, "Just remember, Zane belongs to a Princess."

Without much as a word, Rikki stuffed the note into her pocket and turned to start picking up the office before Zane found out she was in trouble.

The doctor stepped out of the office to meet the Sertori's and Bennett's, whom were waiting calmly for the results of the tests. Cleo and Zane was sitting far from the dads and didn't hear what they said at first, and the expression on Mr. Sertori's face made Cleo expect the worst.

"Katelyn is your sister," her dad emphasized as Cleo and Zane got into ear shot.

"Really," Cleo asked, shock not only because she had a sister she didn't know about, but because they didn't find anything out about her not being human.

She looked down at Katelyn, who looked confused and out of it, and said, "É minha irmã(1)" And she finally got a smile from the little girl who had been through a lot, and hadn't smiled since she was taken from Mako.

"Eu nunca tive uma irmã(2)" She said excitedly.

Cleo sighed as she took a look at her watch and saw it was three already. She looked to her dad and said, "I have to get to work." Then she kissed him on the cheek and was out of the office before anyone could object to her leaving.

Rikki had the office almost back to the way it was normally, when Sophie stepped in with a bundle of black roses. She smiled as she said, "I think Zane would be get mad if he learned you were receiving these from a boy."

Rikki took one look at the flowers, and the name on the card and said, "Please don't tell Zane. It's not what you think."

"What's the note say?" Sophie asked as if she were really interested.

Rikki pulled the note, written in the same red ink as the one she got only a few hours before, and read, "I'm watching you clean. You don't want to tell him. Just remember, Zane belongs to a Princess."

Rikki looked around the office, no hiding places, no windows, the door was open. She jumped to close the door, not caring Sophie was still there and seeing her get as antsy as she was.

"What's that about?" Sophie asked.

"It's just… a joke," Rikki said, as if it were really nothing. "I have to get away. Can you watch the Café?"

Sophie nodded as Rikki raced out of the café, made sure no one was watching her, then jumped off the dock and into the cool ocean. She started for the one place she knew she couldn't be watched, Mako Island.

About 12 Years Ago

"It's a mermaid," One girl called looking over the boat. "I see a mermaid in the water."

"Sweetie step away from the edge of the boat," The teacher called, clearly over her head, even with the help of the classroom parents.

"I saw a mermaid, Emma," the girl said as she did what her teacher said. "uma sereia(3)." She looked towards the two girls standing not far from the edge as well.

"as sereias não existem(4)" One of the two girls blurted. But no one listened to her, for they didn't understand what she was saying. She didn't care, she understood them.

Present Day

"He's starting to scare me, Cleo," Bella said into her phone. "I mean, what would Carter have against Rikki?"

Cleo was still shocked from what her best friend was telling her. "I really have no clue." Not totally a lie. Cleo knew Carter didn't even know who Rikki was. He knew her, he knew Emma, but Rikki was a stranger to him. "And Rikki hasn't told Zane?"

"Nope," Bella clarified again. "Zane is completely out of this loop."

"Let's keep it that way," Cleo emphasized. "I don't think Zane needs t get worried about this. Carter is all talk."

"Right, you knew him when he was little," Bella reminded herself that Cleo had been there the longest.

"Yeah, and he is just not someone Zane should be messing with." Cleo said. "Leave Carter to me. I don't want you or Rikki getting hurt."

"Too late for that," Bella said before she hung up.

Cleo turned around and caught the note on her desk. She picked it up and read the words written in red ink, "Your friend is such a naïve one. I thought you and Emma would have taught her batter. Reminder, I have the power to end the life I saved, and it might not be yours."

Cleo set the note down and looked to the picture of Emma, Rikki and her she had still sitting on her desk, and fear ran through her veins as she thought of the one boy who could take that away.

Translations: 1) You are my sister 2) I've never had a sister 3) a mermaid

Pop Quiz: Right answer the three questions correctly and get a sneak peek.

In 3x16 what word does Rikki not like Will using towards her? A) Protect B) help C) watch D) control

What singer does Mr. S like? A) Miley Cyrus B) Elvis Presley C) Indiana Evens D) Michel Jackson

Who saves who in 3x16? A) Rikki saves Will B) Will saves Rikki C) Bella saves Rikki D) Zane saves Cleo