"You're so beautiful." Will said dreamily as he stared at Rikki. The pair were in Lewis's boat on their way to the moon pool on Mako.

Will watched the way Rikki's hair blew in the breeze. She drove the boat so easily. She was just so amazing... Will sighed happily. He gently reached across the boat and placed a hand on her knee. Rikki swatted him away.

Rikki was anxious to get to the moon pool. This dopey, lovey thing Will was doing was getting on her nerves. Although it was also kind of entertaining. He would be very embarrassed about this tomorrow. Rikki laughed a bit at the thought.

"Your smile reminds me of pretty things." Will crooned, his eyes never leaving Rikki. He stood up in the boat as it moved, causing Rikki to panic a bit. She quickly grabbed his arm and pulled him back down. He sat close beside her. He was having so much fun! Off to Mako with Rikki, could anything be better? Will put his hand on Rikki's knee again. This time she removed it firmly.

"Cut it out, Will." She said.

Rikki looked over at Will. He was acting ridiculous. Rikki shook her head. It was just the full moon.

Rikki carefully maneuvered the boat, parking it on the beach.

"Stay here." She instructed Will firmly.

"Anything you want, Rikki." Will answered, smiling. He gave her a pinch as she stood up.

Rikki hopped out of the boat and pulled it up onto the shore, out of the water. It was hard work but she managed it.

"Ok, come on." She beckoned for Will to follow her.

"Can't we swim in?" Will looked longingly toward the water.

"No way, too many boats out tonight." Rikki again gestured for Will to come with her.

"You," Will took her hand and held it tightly. "Are so incredibly smart." Smiling, he followed her into the trees on their way to the moon pool.

Bella sat at the side of the pool, watching Zane swim in the pool. She was incredibly jealous, she wished it was her that was swimming in the pool. Bella checked her watch. Only 8:15. They succeeded in keeping the boys moon-free for less than two hours. Fantastic.

Zane surfaced after a solid twenty minutes spent under water. "Bella, I'm feeling much better." He said as calmly as he could.

The truth was that Zane was practically dying to find Rikki. Every time he thought about her his face spread into a smile. But he was smart. He knew he wasn't going anywhere if Bella didn't believe him. He had to get to Rikki. He needed to be with her. He also needed to be in the water. Zane loved having a fin. He couldn't believe he'd ever wanted to get rid of it. Zane floated, lost in a vision of Rikki and him swimming side by side out in the ocean. He opened his eyes. He would make it happen. He just had to get to Rikki first.

Lewis and Cleo had made it as far as the upstairs hallway before Lewis had decided he couldn't wait any longer. He grabbed Cleo's hips, pulling her in tightly as he kissed her hard. Their hands moved around each other eagerly. Lewis broke the kiss so that he could nibble on Cleo's ear. Cleo giggled, it tickled in a nice way. She ran her hands over Lewis's chest.

Slowly Cleo closed her fingers around the hem of Lewis's brown shirt. She met Lewis's eyes, asking permission. Lewis nodded breathlessly. Cleo pulled the shirt up over Lewis's head and let it drop to the floor.

Lewis pulled his face away from Cleo's and looked deep into her eyes. They were both breathing hard, their faces less that an inch apart.

"Cleo..." Lewis whispered.

"Yes?" She murmured back, closing her eyes.

"Let's go swimming."

Cleo opened her eyes, squinting at Lewis. "What?"

"I said I love you." Lewis covered. He had so many happy thoughts going through his head it was hard to filter them all correctly.

"Oh, right, I love you too." Cleo could have sworn he'd said something different a second ago. Oh well, no matter.

She and Lewis locked in another passionate kiss. The pair stumbled down the hall and managed to make it to their bedroom. They fell onto the bed, Lewis on top of Cleo. He kissed up and down her neck, careful not to crush her with his weight.

Cleo rolled so that she was on top of Lewis, straddling him. She leaned in to kiss him and stopped herself as she caught Lewis's eye. The gleam in his eyes just didn't quite look like him. Neither did the half-grin spread on his face.

"Lewis?" She said quietly.

"Mm hmm?" He answered, gazing at her beautiful face.

Cleo looked at him carefully, still trying to catch her breath. "Are you sure you want to do this? Right now?"

"Oh yeah," Lewis said quietly. "And then we can swim. We can swim forever and ever and live in the water like the fish do. You can be the mermaid, though. I just want to live in the water with you."

Cleo sat up. He didn't mean the things he was saying. This was all the moon talking.

Cleo swung one leg over to stand at the side of the bed. Her face was bright red. She couldn't believe she'd let herself get carried away like this. Lewis was under the influence of a full moon, and she had been about to take advantage of that fact.

"What is it?" Lewis looked at her questioningly. "Come back down here."

Cleo knelt beside the bed, looking at Lewis. "Lewis, I want you to listen to me carefully. This is all because of the moon. You don't mean what you're saying."

"Yes I do." Lewis said seriously. "Cleo, you're my dream girl."

Cleo smiled at her boyfriend. She believed his words, but she also knew he wouldn't have acted this way had it not been a full moon.

"Come with me," She said, taking Lewis's hand. She was still embarrassed, but she wasn't going to make things worse by doing something they might regret. Or, she suddenly realized, something Lewis wouldn't even remember tomorrow. Now THAT would be terrible.

Cleo could hardly walk without Lewis trying to kiss her or rub her shoulders. He wasn't giving up quite that easily, but Cleo's head was cleared.

She led him down the steps. She found Bella and Zane in the living room having a heated discussion. Bella was holding onto Zane's arms tightly.

"Glad you're here." Bella said, looking up at Cleo. "Zane's up to something."

"No I'm not," Zane argued back. "I just want to sit and watch tv."

"What's going on?" Cleo asked, leading Lewis over to the other pair.

Lewis settled for standing behind Cleo with his arms wrapped around her. He tucked his head into the crook of her neck and relaxed. She smelled amazing...

Zane spoke up before Bella could. "Nothing's going on! I just want to spend the night here in the house and Bella won't let go of my arms."

Cleo looked at Bella curiously. "Bella?"

Bella shook her head, shooting a look at Zane. "He's been out in the pool," She explained. "He's acting weird. I don't trust him."

Cleo took a step closer to Zane, dragging Lewis along with her. "He looks normal to me?" She said.

Zane was trying his hardest to play things off as regular. He felt like there was a fire under his skin. A fire for Rikki, as well as a fire to get back in the water. Standing on two legs was uncomfortable.

"Exactly!" Bella said. "He's seen the moon! And he's been out in the water. He's been affected, he's just trying to act normal so that he can go after Rikki and Will!"

Hearing Rikki's name connected with Will's cause Zane to involuntarily grimace. He quickly pulled his face back to a neutral expression.

The girls were locked in serious conversation. Cleo was trying to relax Bella by telling her not to worry. Bella was trying to convince Cleo that something wasn't normal about Zane.

As closely as Cleo watched Zane, she couldn't see anything odd about his behavior.

"Bella," Cleo said quietly. "The moon hits us all differently, but in all of our experiences, none of us has been able to resist it once we've seen it, right?

Bella nodded. "Right."

"How many times have we tried to get each other to act normal on moon night?" Cleo asked.

"Every time." Bella knew that Cleo had a point.

"Plus," Cleo added, "If we could simply act as if the moon didn't affect us, wouldn't that make life a lot easier?"

"You're right." Bella said. The moon made them act strange involuntarily. If Zane were really under the influence of the moon he wouldn't be able to pretend otherwise. Bella felt a little better.

"Alright," Cleo said a little loudly. "Lewis? I'll need you to let go for a bit."

"No." Lewis said stubbornly, pulling Cleo in even tighter.

"Here." Bella let go of Zane's arms and stepped over to Lewis. "Help me, Zane."

Zane calmly walked over to Lewis as Bella watched him carefully. He helped Bella pry Lewis off of Cleo, under heavy protests from Lewis. They managed to get him into a large arm chair.

"Lewis, stay there." Cleo said firmly.

"Ok, if that's what you want." Lewis said glumly. He just wanted to hold Cleo. And do other things with Cleo. And swim.

"Thanks." Bella said to Zane.

Zane nodded. He couldn't speak right at that moment, he was in the middle of another incredible surge of desire to be in the water. Small droplets of sweat appeared on his forehead as he worked to act normal.

Bella and Cleo stepped just to the side of the room to talk about the plan of action for the night.

As soon as they stepped away, Zane looked around the room, deciding on a plan of his own. It only took him a second to work things out in his head. He slowly closed his hand, careful to hold it where the girls couldn't see looked up at the ceiling, where he knew the plumbing pipes crossed over the ceiling lights.

The girls missed it, but Lewis saw what Zane was doing. "Cleo..." Lewis reached for her hand.

"Just a second, Lewis." Cleo let him hold her hand but didn't look at him. She and Bella couldn't decide whether to put the boys in a locked room or the pool.

Zane was looking at the ceiling. He closed his fist even tighter, sending heat into the pipes in the ceiling. He could feel the hot water starting to drip from the heated, loose, pipe onto the electric connections above them.

"No, Cleo..." Lewis stood, trying to get Cleo to turn around.

Just then Zane let a smile cross his face. He locked eyes with Lewis. At that moment the bright light illuminating the living room let out a spark and went out. The room suddenly plunged into complete darkness.

The girls shrieked as the room filled with blackness. Lewis pulled Cleo to him tight while Bella ran for the kitchen light. The kitchen was close enough to the living room to light it, if not very brightly. Flipping the switch, Bella looked back into the room where Cleo and Lewis still stood.

Zane was gone.