A/N: Hey guys! This is the first really good Cleo POV chapter that I've written so far. I've always had a bit of trouble writing from her POV, but I'm really proud of this chapter. Thanks to all those who have favorited my story, alerted it, or reviewed it! I hope you like this chapter! Enjoy! :)
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CHAPTER 11
Cleo's POV
I felt really bad about Will and Bella's break-up. It wasn't right; they were so perfect for each other, but there really wasn't anything I could do about it. I missed Lewis like crazy and he had yet to get back to me about the whole full moon bit. I was surprised; he had said he'd text me when he found more info, maybe he forgot. But since this was so important it wasn't like him to forget. I was alone in my room, randomly playing with my phone. Rikki and Zane were busy at the café and Bella was performing. Will…was somewhere. I hadn't seen much of him since the break-up. I'd seen him in the water a few times, but he was definitely avoiding all of us. Just then my phone rang. It was Lewis. Talk about coincidences. I quickly picked up.
"Lewis?"
"Hey babe, how are you?"
I was so great to hear his voice again. I had really been missing him lately. With Rikki and Zane back together, and even Will and Bella being loners, I felt like a third wheel or an intruder whenever I was with someone. Yes, of course they were my friends, but that didn't change the fact that their boyfriends or ex-boyfriends were here and mine wasn't.
"I'm good…I guess," I said slowly, unsure of how much I should tell him over the phone.
"You guess?" he said suspiciously. "Is something wrong?"
I sighed; I needed to tell him.
"We have a little…well…problem," I said carefully.
"What's wrong? Are you girls okay? What happened?" Lewis fired questions at me rapidly.
I collapsed on my bed. "Lewis, it's nothing that serious, it's just kind of crazy."
"Well, what happened?" He asked again.
"You remember that text you sent me a few weeks ago? The one about the full moon."
"Yeah, of course I remember it; sorry it took me so long to get back to you about it, but I've barely had time to sleep and eat, much less make phone calls."
"It's okay, but what exactly did you mean in the text? You weren't very clear."
"At the time I wasn't too sure myself what was going on, but I've managed to figure it out. There was a planetary alignment during that last full moon. It wasn't as strong as the last one; it was only two planets this time, but it only happens every thirty years. It was incredibly powerful."
I smiled to myself. "You have no idea."
"Wait, what?"
"I said, you have no idea," I repeated.
"Cleo, are you trying to tell me something?"
"Kind of." I said evasively.
"Is everything okay? Something happened during the moon, didn't it?" He said worriedly.
"Something happened alright." I began. "Bella got moonstruck and swam out to Mako to start with. Will followed her because he thought that it was strange that she had a problem, because it's been years since she last got moonstruck."
"She went to Mako? Is she okay?"
"Bella's fine, and so is Will, except for one little thing." I said.
"What thing? Cleo, did something happen to Will?"
I sighed. "Lewis, Will's a merman."
Silence.
I had expected him to freak out or something.
"Lewis? Lewis, baby, are you still there?" I queried.
"WHAT!" came a shout from the other end followed by what sounded like hyperventilating.
I rolled my eyes; talk about a delayed reaction.
"Calm down Lewis, breath!" I said. I had tried to ease him into it, but apparently I hadn't done enough. I could finally hear him breathing normally on the other side of the line.
"Are you okay?" I asked, concerned.
"Yeah, I'm fine," he gasped. "Now tell me EVERYTHING."
As quickly as I could I filled him in on what had happened, ending with the fact that Will and Bella were broken up and weren't speaking to each other.
I could hear him sigh on the other side of the line as I finished. "So they're really not speaking?" He asked.
I shook my head "No. But it's not because they're mad at each other; they're just too embarrassed over the whole thing."
"It's a good thing I'm coming back in two days; I miss you like crazy, and I'd like to run some tests on Will and see what's going on."
My heart jumped. "Two days, that's sooner than I expected!" I squealed.
He chuckled. "I thought you'd be happy. I'll be on the 8:00 A.M flight day after tomorrow. I'll take a cab, and I should be at your house about 11. That okay?"
I grinned happily. "That sounds great. I've really missed you too." Then I heard some voices on the other end.
"Hang on one sec babe," Lewis said. I heard some mumbling, and then he was back.
"Cleo, sweetie, I've got to go. I'll be seeing you soon though okay?"
"Alright, it's fine. You'll be here soon, and we can talk all we want then."
"Okay babe, just be careful okay? And tell Will to watch it."
I smiled. "Okay, love you."
"I love you too." Then he hung up.
I pressed the "end call" button on my phone and stood up. I did a little cliché girl twirl; Lewis was coming back! I was so happy, but I felt a little bad, because I knew how upset Bella was about loosing Will. At least Lewis and I were still a couple even if we weren't together at the moment. It wasn't right that Bella and Will were still broken up. I haven't spoken to Will since the whole incident, but according to Zane he's taking it pretty hard. If they could only be together for a few seconds, I'm sure they would solve everything.
Suddenly I had an idea. It just might work. If it did, Will and Bella would both be happy again, but if it didn't…well then it just wouldn't. I needed Rikki's help though. I shoved my phone in my pocket and galloped down the stairs and out the door. Will and Bella were getting nowhere on their own; they needed a little help.
A/N: Matchmaker, matchmaker, make me a matchmaker…. okay I know this is more like match-fixer, but I couldn't resist! :) What's Cleo's plan going to be? To find out…[drum roll]
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Ella
P.S. Sorry if this chapter was kind of short; I promise the next ones will be longer. :-)
