Meeting Each Other

Summary: After three months in the dolphin training program in the States, Chris has returned to Australia to work at the Marine Park. He and Mimmi and been reunited and were officially dating. One day, Zac shows goes to see Mimmi at the Marine Park and Chris goes over to her soon after, tensions rise as the two meet.

Set following the events of season 2 but without those of season 3.

Request from Izi Wilson

Word Count: 1066

Chris couldn't describe what it was like to be back home after three months of being away in the States for the dolphin training program. He had made it to the Marine Park late in the day he got back. When she saw him, Mimmi had jumped into his embrace. He had taken that as a sign that they were still together despite being away from each other for so long. By the end of the week, it was official; they were dating.

Mimmi had told Sirena about kissing Chris when it had happened three months before, so when the two started dating, Sirena was the first person she told. She wanted to tell Ondina, Zac, and Evie, but she wasn't sure how to. Ondina had been betrayed by a boy; how would she feel about Mimmi's relationship, especially when it was with a land boy?

She also wasn't sure how Zac would feel about it. Since she came on land, she'd watched a few TV shows and seen a few movies where brothers, whether older or younger, were always protective of his sister. Dads did the same thing for their daughters, but as she didn't have one, that duty was left to Zac.

Would he question the relationship? Discourage it? Question Chris like some lunatic? The possibilities were vast and practically endless. This was why Mimmi became nervous on a Saturday when Zac showed up a few minutes before she and Chris had planned to take their lunch break together.

"Hey sis," Zac greeted, a bright smile on his face as he slung his arm around her shoulders. There weren't any customers around, so Zac figured it would be okay.

"Hey," Mimmi replied. She glanced around quickly to see if Chris was anywhere in sight. He didn't know she had a brother and might think she was cheating on him if he saw her and Zac together.

"Do you want to get lunch together?" he asked, taking his arm from her shoulders and bringing it to his side.

"I actually already have lunch plans," Mimmi spoke slowly.

"With who?"

Mimmi closed her eyes tightly as she tried to work out what to say. Did she explain to Zac that she had a boyfriend and was getting lunch with him, or just say she was getting lunch with a co-worker and explain that they were dating later. "A co-worker, I'm getting lunch with a co-worker," she decided to explain. "We've been planning this for a few days so I don't want to cancel now. In fact, I should be going now," Mimmi finished hastily.

"Hey Mimmi," a voice called out.

Mimmi knew who it was but turned to the sound of Chris' voice instinctively. When he reached her, he placed a kiss on her cheek. Mimmi saw Zac raise his brow.

"Who's this?" Chris asked, looking over to Zac

"This is Zac. He's– he's–"

"Her brother," Zac interjected. Mimmi turned to Zac, her eyes wide open. She hadn't expected him to be so blunt about them being siblings.

"Really?" Chris asked Zac. "I think I've seen you around school, Zac, but you don't go to Suncoast High, Mimmi."

"Our parents gave us up for adoption when we were little. We were adopted into different families and only found out recently that we have the same birth mother," Zac spoke, making up extra bits for his story as he spoke.

"Oh."

"Anyway," Mimmi spoke, breaking the stare down that Zac and Chris had started since Chris finished speaking. The two had been sizing each other up but turned their attention to Mimmi when she spoke. "Zac is my brother, and Chris is my boyfriend."

While Zac and Chris had stopped their stare down to listen to Mimmi, once she finished, they turned to glare at each other again. Mimmi sighed; this was going nowhere. Zac was the first to speak again. "What are your intentions in dating my sister?"

"To get to know her better," Chris spoke slowly, wondering how else that question could be answered.

"So you don't have any inadmissible intentions surrounding the relationship?"

"Of course not. You really think I'd want to do anything to hurt Mimmi?"

"Well, no, not really," Zac admitted meekly. Despite his tone, Zac soon started to glare at Chris again as Chris did the same. Mimmi suddenly felt Zac's emotions starting to get out of hand through a shared vision. When she came out of it, she put her hands on Chris and Zac's chests to move them away from each other before either did something they'd end up regretting.

"That's enough of that from both of you," Mimmi spoke, giving her voice a slight edge. She felt both Zac and Chris relax a little and she slowly took her hands from their chests. "Zac. I really like Chris, and I trust him. I can take care of myself if I need to. And if I ever need to talk to you about anything or your help with something, I'll ask. But I trust Chris. Chris, Zac's my brother and even though we just found out we're siblings, I love him. He's just being a stereotypical brother and trying to look out for me to make sure I'm okay. All right you two?"

"All right," they agreed.

"Good. Now, since it's time for lunch, why don't we all go get it together and you two can get to know and understand each other better."

"Okay," Zac and Chris agreed.

A minute later, they were heading out to get lunch. They ended up leaving the Marine Park and going to a nearby restaurant to get lunch. While they ate, Zac and Chris talked after being prompted by Mimmi; they found they got along surprisingly well. After taking time to talk civilly, the two were able to move past getting off on the wrong foot and became friends.

Chris and Zac started getting along well enough to hang out together after school at the cafe when Chris didn't have to work at the Marine Park. Mimmi found it a bit odd that they got along so well, but she was glad they did. Zac approved of her and Chris dating, and that was took a large burden off Mimmi. She was glad she didn't have to hide her relationship from her brother, and that was all she could really ask for.

A/N: I hope you enjoyed this chapter. This is actually one of the one-shots I'm least happy with so I would really appreciate any constructive criticism for how I could have improved on this chapter specifically and my writing in general.

Feel free to send me requests whether through PM or review and I'll try my best to write it and eventually get it posted. Thank-you to everyone who has reviewed so far or followed/ favorited 'Mako Shorts' I appreciate the support and knowing that you enjoy seeing these little things. Thanks for reading,

-CrazyHayniac