Hey guys! Well, I am happy to be able to get this chapter up! It will be in Rikki's point of view and is mainly revolving around what happened after Emma left! Just a brief thing: Emma was a little confused as to why she was there and so she left, this picks up fifteen minutes later after Zane goes to get Matt's food (brunch) and saw her text. Hope that you enjoy it!

Rikki's point of view

Everything seemed fine when Zane got up and walked into the kitchen to warm up Matt's baby food. So far he had explained who Matt was and what I had missed since I had left. I haven't seen Emma or Ash since before they left, they came back a week after I left.

Zane surprisingly wasn't made about me leaving, and that shocked me even more than him being single. I kind of was expecting that one a little (or really hoping for it). I cried maybe once or twice whenever I thought of him being with someone else, like Sophie. Zane said that after he fired her and Will disappeared she left, too.

When he mentioned Will leaving, I asked him what had happened. He spent about half an hour explaining that one to me. He said that it was the most complicated thing that had happened since I had left. I was shocked to find out that Cleo and Lewis broke up; even I believed that they were the best couple. Even better than Zane and I although we were pretty great together. Ever since he found out that I was still a mermaid we had been much closer, but last night we became closer than I ever thought that we would be. With Zane's stupid old-fashioned ways and cocky ego I either thought that I would break up with him for something stupid, and or we would finally grow too far apart to stay together as anything more than friends. That was what had happened before I left.

And although I would never admit it to anyone, not even Zane, there was more of a reason to me leaving than missing my mom. Much more of a reason. I had told the girls that it was because I missed my mom, told my dad that I wanted to go home now that it was safe with Kyle gone, but the real reasons were that I couldn't stand to see what I did to Zane; I turned him into a good guy . . . and then destroyed him starting with his heart. And all because I knew that someone was after me. I left them all here, to deal with the shit that I let behind, aka my dad having to deal with whoever was after me. But I wasn't sad when I found out that he was dead. He left me when I was younger left me with my mom. And he could have cared less if we both died.

But when he found out that my mom had a new husband she had to come back, and ruin everything. When he came back my mom and new step-dad were watching tv . . .

"Come here, Ronnie." My new step-dada said as he picked me up. I giggled in response as my mom walked into the living room with two ice cream cones covered in pink and green sprinkles.

My new step-dada set me down and walked over to my mom, giving her a big kissy on the cheek and a small one on her lips. I smiled, even though it was SUPER gross it was nice to see mama happy again.

"Okay, honey bunny. Do you wanna watch some tellietubbies?" she asked sitting down next to me and handing me ice cream. I stuck my tongue out at her in response and laughed. My step-dada sat down next to the both of us and I heard a low, loud thumping sound coming from the outside.

"Mama-" I was cut off by my step-dada grabbing me and my mama shoving my mom in the direction of the kitchen and me behind the couch.

I hated my curiosity side ever since because I was actually stupid enough to watch what happened to my new marine step-dada. I hated my real father ever since for taking him away from my mama and I.

After that I was sent away from my mom. My mom was sent to Italy while I was sent to Japan. My name was changed for my 'own protection'. I truthfully wished that the government could have taken him away. I was sent to multiple foster homes, when my mom asked if I was going to go to the orphanages around there they said that it was too dangerous for me, even with my new name. I was sad that I was no longer Ronnie Bishop. But I was proud to be Rikki Chadwick now.

After all, this is my life now.

Okay, so first of all Rikki was in America when she was having her flashback for any confusion. Her mom was/is still a model and her step-dad was a marine. Her dad ran out of the country after threatening her mom to kill Rikki/Ronnie if she told anyone about him being the killer. So far the case has never been solved and Rikki has kept the secret all these years she went to many different countries growing up (including Ireland, but that will be brought up later hopefully) and she never told anyone (even her own mother) that she saw anything. It was hard for her to think about and that will be brought up later on in the story in the next chapter from Rikki and or Zane's point of view.

So who do you want for the next chapter? Rikki, Zane, Emma, Cleo or Ash? Sorry no Bella, Will or Lewis! Sorry once again and I might not be able to update again tonight but I might be able to either later tonight or tomorrow morning, but I cut my left pointer finger with a knife (I really shouldn't be allowed to cook and or cut because it's like the fourth time I've done this just this week) but this one is really bad and I can't type with it so . . . I'll try! Just please vote! Thanks!

~Ditz