A/N: Hi hi hi! Oh, sorry, I just ate a lot of candy now I feel really really REALLY good! Okay, so enjoy this chapter!
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I was done with History, P.E., and Biology…now time for lunch; my favorite part of the day.
I sat down next to the vampire posse and emptied out my lunch. When I was done eating, I thought.
It was Wednesday. That meant four more days until the comet. It also meant I was helping Linda Demon today. And it also meant there was another full moon today. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't stressing over it.
Yes, it had officially been over a month that I had been in Forks. Alice had invited me over to the Cullen household seeing that all the others except her were out hunting.
I cleaned up my lunch and headed to my car. I got in and drove all the way to the marine park.
It was a nice 87-degree day outside, astonishing for Forks. I parked in a close spot, and headed to Dr. Denman's office.
I knocked softly, 50% of me hoping she wasn't here, 50% hoping she was so I could just get it over with.
She opened it with a bright smile and a white lab coat. I didn't care how happy and friendly she looked; she was the enemy.
"Hi, Kylie. Ready?" she asked. I nodded.
She led me to the dolphin tank. She knelt down and put two fingers in her mouth. Out of it came an ear-piercing whistle. I winced and covered my ears.
A beautiful and majestic dolphin strolled up. I smiled widely.
Dr. Denman stroked the dolphin's head. She motioned for me to come closer.
I came lower and stroked its head too. I cringed and pulled away when my hand got a bit wet. Luckily for me, I wiped it on my clothes and got dry.
"So what I'll be doing is studying dolphins: their eating habits, how they swim, studies like that," Denman said.
My head snapped up. "Did you just say dolphins?" I asked.
She had a confused look on her face. "Yes, why?"
I shook my head. "Never mind." I didn't care; she still might be planning something up her sleeve.
The dolphin put its nose in the water and nudged it upward. A big splash came up, which I cleverly dodged.
"What's his name?" I asked.
"Her," Denman corrected. "Her name is Splash. Real original, I know. But, you can see why we named her that." Just then, Splash put its nose in the water and splashed us again. Or, Dr. Denman I should say. I moved out of the way.
Dr. Denman started playing with the dolphin, which I got bored and went to go sweep her office as directed.
I found the broom, and began to sweep. My eyes laid on her laptop. Curiosity killed the cat, in which I had so much curiosity I'd probably be dead soon.
I sat down and flipped up the laptop. I searched her articles, which were pretty boring and I didn't know half the words. Maybe she gave up, I thought, still searching. That's when I came across an article that looked like the same exact one Denman had written over a year ago, but some words were different. She probably rewrote it, I thought as I checked the date.
A few weeks after Cleo had deleted the original. She probably wrote it then had no evidence, so she just left it be.
I sighed as I hit the delete button. I decided to keep her under control for the time I was working here, but she didn't seem to be working on some things that would be bad.
I continued to sweep, my mind on other things. I explored her office, looking at all the cool equipment. I got bored again and started playing games on her computer.
"What are you doing?" a sudden voice asked in alarm. I immediately shut the laptop and turned to face the person the voice belonged to.
"Denman," I said. "Uh, I'm just…" I spotted a see through container with some leftover salad in it. "I'm…hungry." I picked up the plastic white fork that was lying next to it. I shoveled a mouthful of salad in my mouth.
Ugh, I thought. I spit the salad into the garbage can. I hate blue-cheese dressing.
"Yeah," she said, picking up the salad and tossing the rest into the garbage. "It was leftover lunch."
"Right," I said, embarrassed. I felt warmth come up to my cheeks and knew I was blushing.
"So, I'll see you again on Friday, alright?" she asked. I nodded.
I got up and went to my car. I didn't know what sweeping out her office was for, but it was defiantly not worth a marine biology degree. I gritted my teeth. She probably lied.
I got in the car and started up the engine. Maybe she hadn't lied. Maybe she meant the degree to be for Lewis, since he was more experienced.
I felt like going for a swim. But first I headed home.
I entered the house, and sat down. Emily gave me a piece of pizza, which really was appreciated at my hunger level.
After I ate it, I told Emily I was going for a swim.
"I'll come with you," Sam declared, walking into the kitchen.
"Alone," I said, standing up. He looked disappointed. "But I'll do it another time, okay?" I said, not really promising it.
"Save some of that swimming energy for tomorrow," Emily reminded me.
"What's tomorrow?" I asked.
"Kylie! Tomorrow you're going on a field trip to Forks Beach," she informed me.
I groaned. "Great," I muttered.
She looked at me in astonishment. "I thought you liked the beach," she said.
"Yeah," I said slowly. It didn't matter. I'd just sit on the sand, relax and tan.
I went upstairs and put a bikini on (not that I needed it; it would disappear soon enough) and a cover-up.
I got back in the car and drove to Forks beach.
When I arrived, the beach was packed. I sighed and drove to a more private spot.
I got out and laid my towel down. I took off my cover-up and looked out into the crystal clear ocean.
I ran to the waves, where they just went up to my ankles. I heard a bird call close to me. I looked up and ducked. A bird swooped and almost hit my head!
I shook my head. I looked down to see I was already standing in water. "Oh no," I said, running out to sea.
I didn't make it. My legs disappeared and were replaced with an orange tail. My bikini top was replaced with another bikini top, this one orange and scaly.
I fell over, yelling, "Dag gummit!" I dragged myself out to the ocean.
I swam out to the ocean, and took a deep breath. I dived under, and began to swim.
I began to check out a coral reef. I hid behind it, smiling and enjoying it. Then I peeked out over the reef.
I saw an orange tail, connected to a torso with an orange bikini top. I saw a head with brown hair. CLEO!
I pointed up. She nodded, smiling.
We resurfaced, and I asked, "What are you doing here?"
She looked offended. "What, can't I come visit my best friend?"
I smiled and we hugged, which was kind of hard with our tails in the way.
"I have to go," Cleo said, sighing. "Dad'll be looking for me." She swam off.
I swam to the shore and dried off before heading home.
A/N: R&R
Pop Quiz:
1. What is the island Cleo, Rikki and Emma are turned into mermaids called? A) Thunder Island B) Mako Island C) Macco Island
2. What is the color of the girls' tails? A) Ice Blue B) Lime Green C) Orange
3. What season do the girls adapt to new advancements on their original powers? A) Season 1 B) Season 2 C) Season 3
