Ok, so I've decided not to do the NCIS Fanfic after all as there isn't as much inspiration as there used to be, I'm more in the mood to move along this Fanfic a lot.
Also, I wanted to say a HUGE thank you to everyone who has either fav, followed or review towards this Fanfic – because of it I have official claimed this as the best Fanfic I have ever made so far – YEY. This chapter also came up quicker because of it.
H20 Just Add Water Fanfic | Mermaid Magic | Party Girls – Part 4
Just as Reanna travelled down the stairs again with Rikki and Emma, each of them heard a small liquid explosion happening in the kitchen area. The three of them had gone upstairs to grab some more pillows from Emma's room after Zane had been kicked out. Cleo had stayed with the party again to make sure nothing bad happened. Miriam's familiar high-pitched scream echoed in their ears, making them wince at the sudden sound.
The three blondes shared a wide-eyed look to each other as Emma walked forwards more, surveying the damage from the kitchen. Her mouth dropped slightly when her eyes moved around the room, literally everything, was covered in the juice that had been filled in the large drink containers. Miriam was also covered in it, from head to toe in fact. Drops of alfalfa due and black current juice dripped from the ceiling like rain that had just begun to stop.
Rikki and Reanna let out a small snort from the stairway (holding their hands over their mouth to stop themselves from full out laughing) as they saw Mariam's ruined attire and make up – finding what happened to her was amusing, yet expected.
Emma let out a forced puff of air like the event was expected, "Not again," Looking to everyone with a 'Darn it' look but Miriam gave her a glare that would make little kids run and hide for cover – especially with the look she's acquired in the last few seconds because of the juice, "Sometimes this room gets hot and … full of people," She lied through her teeth as her brain tried to think of something believable, "Something just happens to the air pressure and – " Her free hand waved to the side to signify something exploding, "-Bang! There go the drinks."
Miriam seethed with narrowed eyes, "Well those drinks-" Thick mascara and eyeliner ran down her cheeks, "RUINED my new TOP!" Emma tried to look guilty toward the dramatic blonde but something caught her eye – Cleo snuggled in a sleeping bag, hiding her entire body and hair– the end of the sleeping material caught her attention when a slight fin shaped end popped out into view – something that a mermaid would have.
With another quick look around the room, she left it – going back to Reanna and Rikki to plan how they were going to get a mermaid out of the living room that was now drenched in mixed juices.
~ 8 ~
Emma took Reanna with her as each of them grabbed another four towels from Emma's bedroom, the three mermaids had been able to get Cleo upstairs to the bathroom where the hair dryer was. Each girl at the sleepover – except Miriam of course, pitched in to clean up the mess that have been created, unknowingly to them by Cleo and her powers.
The two blondes rounded the corner in the hallway before stopping by a room with the sound of a hairdryer coming from inside. Reanna held out her hand for a second before knocking on the door, both her and Emma holding two dry towels each. "Cleo," She called through the door when the sound of the drying instrument ceased its noise, each mermaid knowing that Cleo would only open the door for them and only them, "It's Reanna and Emma."
The door opened with a flick from the handle, Emma and Reanna came upon the sight of Cleo out of the sleeping bag – now lying on it, while using the hairdryer over her tail to speed up the drying process.
Both Reanna and Emma sucked in a breath as they nudged their way through the small hole in the door, it had only opened a fraction to begin with as Cleo literally blocked the doorway – she weighed too much because of her mermaid form. As Reanna knelt down and began to dry Cleo's golden tail – Emma took one last look down the upstairs hallway before closing and locking the door so no one could notice what was going on in there.
~ 8 ~
It only took about five minutes to dry Cleo enough for her to turn back into her original form, now each mermaid sat leaning against the white tub. Cleo began to sulk, realising that Emma had originally been right about the dangers of water to their bodies and how easily they could get wet even with necessary precautions. Emma sat between the girls, looking side to side as she tried to observe what they were both thinking.
Reanna also started to notice that things may not come so easy for them, working in a water based Marine Park may put too much of a strain on their chances of getting wet. Cleo was hanging around in a small party with lots of protection against water – but still got wet. She started to feel like she had moved things along too soon for the Marine Park job; for both her and Cleo.
Emma looked at Cleo sympathetically, "It's not your fault you got wet." She seemed to know what each girl was currently thinking by just one strong look.
"No," Cleo sighed, knowing that already but it had still been her to push the best friend into having this party in the first place, "But it's my fault you had the party, I was the one who talked you into it."
Emma let out a smile, "I'm glad you did." She commented, even though there had been some rough spots in tonight's schedule – there were good things about it. "Otherwise I'd be stuck up in my room, watching TV all night." That statement alone was dreadfully boring.
Cleo suddenly looked guilty again, "But, at least you'd have been safe from black current and alfalfa due!"
Reanna frowned, remembering she had no idea what that fruit was, "What is 'alfalfa due' anyway?" She wondered out loud, turning to the other two mermaids with both a confused yet interested expression.
"Their basically little purple flowers." Emma told the awaiting blonde, she honestly didn't know much about it either – her mother was the one to introduce it as something healthy int her diet years ago. After a moment she sighed, looking down for a moment before looking between the two mermaids that had originally gotten the jobs at the Marine Park – she could clearly see that it was bothering Reanna quite a bit from the last few minutes. "Look," She began, "You two were right to get those jobs at the Marine Park." She shrugged her shoulders with a defeated look, she was definitely admitting to her faults, "We can't live our lives hiding."
Cleo blinked, looking at her long-term best friend like she had suddenly grown two heads, "We were right?" She looked over to Reanna with a shocked expression, "It's a miracle, Rea – She's said we were right." The two girls let out a chuckle at the event.
Reanna grinned, "We'll have to get used to that one." Nodding her head with a mock longing expression. Each of them let out another laugh before heading out of the bathroom; travelling downstairs to get ready in their pyjamas.
~ 8 ~
The four mermaids now sat in a circle, curled up in their sleeping gear - other than Rikki who seemed to be in her original clothing still. Rikki had just revealed what had happened while the other two blondes were helping Cleo dry quicker upstairs – Miriam had tried to steal the locket Emma found at the bottom of the Moon Pool. Reanna unknowingly fiddled with the locket around her own neck, not willing to take it off unless she knew no one was going to take it from her – she felt connected to it, just like to the bracelet she wore every day that also came from her grandmother.
Emma grasped the locket in her hand, shaking her head in disbelief yet slight anger, "She has some nerve taking this." She could have lost this precious piece of jewelry if it weren't for Rikki – come to think of it, this locket wasn't really safe with her after all. Cleo sure did love it when she first took a look at it, 'hmm' she thought.
Cleo looked back at the bundle of girls who had now gone to the magazines in their hands, "Should we tell anyone?" She wondered, maybe they could give Miriam a bad reputation after all this time – maybe they'd finally get lucky.
Rikki scoffed, shaking her head, "It's no point." It was no use.
Reanna had to agree, they'd never take either her or Rikki's statement for real – they were new and underappreciated, "They'd never take our word anyway; Miriam's too popular and it'll never really count if you think about it carefully."
Cleo sighed in defeat, damn, it was worth a shot though, "We should join the party." She spoke up after a moment of silence between the four.
Rikki cringed, "I'm thinking not," She held up part of her sleeping bag that said 'Sleepover' "It's not really my scene."
Reanna shrugged with her own look of discomfort, "I'm pretty sure this was why I was never invited to a sleepover, I'm not very girly." Sending Emma a guilty frown – it's probably the reason she never had friends in the first place.
"Hey Emma!" A girl called over to them, another blonde girl looked towards the four, "Which guy in the swimming team has the cutest legs?"
Everyone in the room turned to Emma, awaiting her answer. The blonde in question held a thoughtful look, "Uh, Sam." Her decision was made.
Rikki made a face at the choice, "No way," Looking at Emma like she was crazy, "Joshua."
Reanna let out a chuckle shyly, "If I had a choice – I'd go for James." Remembering the guy she noticed on her first day in the Gold Coast. He looked cute, he'd never go for someone like her though.
"Come on," Another girl berated them to come over, "We're building the perfect guy out of the guys on the swimming team." Grinning like she's won the lottery.
Emma turned to Rikki and Reanna, "Come on, girls." Giving them an encouraging smile, "Go on, guys are every girl's favourite subject area." Nudging the both of them in the shoulders – she needed to talk to Cleo privately anyway.
Rikki rolled her eyes, a small smile starting to come across her face, "Fine, I guess these chicks aren't so bad after all." She grabbed the sleeping bag she had on from the sides, before jumping over to everyone else to join in with the 'Guy Building'.
Reanna started to gather the sides of her own sleeping bag, "Maybe this could be fun after all." With that, she moved over to sit next to Rikki, leaving Cleo and Emma to talk to each other about the locket found in the Moon Pool. After that, everything seemed to get better for Reanna – for the sleepover experience of course.
~ 8 ~
The next day Reanna carried a bucket of fish towards the dolphin pool, wearing her protective gear on top of her working clothes. Mrs. Geddes crossed her path just as she passed the small rocky hallway to the other water area that held the dolphins. The woman turned to the blonde with a delightful beam, "Good work Reanna," She chided as she placed a gentle hand on the younger girl's shoulder in approval, "You and Cleo are really starting to fit in around here." With that the older woman turned on her heels with the clip board secured in her arms before heading away to do other duties that needed to be done.
"Thanks Mrs. Geddes." Reanna called behind her to the Marine Park Manager; a bubble of warm filling her insides at the compliment – she'd have to relay the message to Cleo after her shift. She'd be ecstatic too.
Reanna turned back round to walk the direction she was supposed to be going, but stopped short as she bit her lip and caught something in her gaze. Standing on the small wooden bridge across the pool of water that housed the dolphins – was the elder woman Cleo and she talked too yesterday – then mysteriously disappeared when they weren't looking.
The woman wore a lime green overall shirt that reached her knees with a pair of slight baggy white pants – her hair still curled in the same beautiful hairstyle as before.
Reanna slowly placed the buckets of fish to the ground; her eyes never leaving the woman – feeling that if she took her eyes for only a second, she'd disappear again. Her feet started moving fast towards her, moving closer and closer to the elder woman – her tied-back hair waving slightly at the movement of speed.
Just as Reanna reached the wooden bridge, only inches away from the person she wanted to speak to – the elder turned her head towards her with a smile on her ruby-red covered lips. The woman looked like she were about to speak but her eyes caught something of interest – flickers of shock and longing fluttered inside her orbs. The locket brought back so many memories.
"She gave it to you-" She gasped, recognising the purple incrusted stone within the locket's clasp. "-I thought she never had the chance."
Reanna looked down at the locket, she immediately grasped the piece of jewelry in her hand while it hung from her neck, "My grandmother?" The blonde immediately questioned, so it was hers after all?
"Yes," She nodded, a smile coming across her face, "She didn't think she'd have enough time – you were only a baby after all."
"U-Um," Reanna stuttered, this woman knew her grandmother – it was becoming a little overwhelming, "I'm sorry, but I just found it yesterday in my grandmother's belongings. Grams died when I was a baby – I never got to know her." Something popped into her head, "Cleo has one as well - it has a blue stone."
The elder woman sighed in sadness, a layer of thin salty water covering her ocean coloured pupils at the first statement but got cut off as the part that Cleo also had a locket too came to light, "She found it?!" Her voice sounded excited and hopeful. "In the pool at Mako Island." Her hand reached for Reanna's locket when the younger girl withdrew her own slightly, "That's where Gracie lost hers – over fifty years ago now." Both of them looked into each other's eyes, "Lira never took hers off of course until the day she died it seems, that's how you have yours now."
Reanna blinked, the words sinking into her brain finally, "Y-You mean your-" Her conclusions automatically coming to the fact that this woman and her own grandmother were mermaids like she and the other girls were now.
The other woman just grinned with a secret manner, "I'm sixty-five years old, yes." A chuckle reached her lips, "But I don't look any older than sixty-eight." She ran a soothing hand down the younger girl's shoulder in comfort.
Reanna shook her head, the woman didn't seem to understand what she meant, "No, that's not what I meant." Her voice in denial – she needed answers, especially if it had to do with the grandmother – the one she never got to know.
"I know what you mean – even if you don't." Giving her a meaningful chirpy voice. The elder woman looked at Reanna with a thoughtful look, "What's your name again, dear?"
Reanna let a small gin fill her lips at the simple question, "Reanna."
The beaming smile came back from before, "You've got spirit, Reanna." Placing her hand on the younger girls face in admiration, "You look so much like your grandmother, you could be twins – enjoy this gift Reanna, enjoy it while you can. You and your friends." With that she turned around after bringing her hand back from Reanna's face, the smile still formed on her lips.
Reanna took a moment to come back to her senses before trying to stop the woman, "Wait." She cried, there were so many things she needed to ask. "Please, don't go." The elder woman turned back for a moment but kept on going, "What do you mean?" She needed to know if her theories were correct – or if this woman was just trying to get to their secret - even though it didn't feel like that at all.
A chapter before New Year's Day – YEY – Happy New Year Everyone!