Chapter 26
A boatyard...About a month later...
"Please, please Rikki, please with a cherry on top! Just let me! It'll be a early birthday present" Zane begged like a little boy. She rolled her eyes.
"Fine, have your toy boat, but remember its not coming out of my money...or the cafe's for that matter..." She didnt get to finish as she found his lips against hers.
Another while later...
The group of friends decided to go and camp on Mako Island for a week. Everyone miraculously got to take the week off except for Bella. She managed to randangle three days however and would come and camp every night after work. Anyway, they were going to explore and swim and basically just have a fun time. They packed all their stuff into Zane's new boat. The mermaids swam over and met the rest of the guys on the beach to help carry ther stuff to the campsite. They spent the best of the afternoon scouting out a good campsite and pitching their tents. This week in particular was forecast to be sunny all week, perfect for the mermaid campers.
To get to their ideal spot there was a river to cross. The girls and Ben hesitated at this, they didnt really want to transform then have to dry themselves. Bella, learning from last time, handed her pack to Will, then created very large stepping stones to get across with. Fortunately everyone passed over safely; except for Cleo. Bella was talking to Will about the first time they were on the island together, and why she didnt come to of the water till Rikki arrived. This caused Bella to lose her concentration releasing the gelatine rocks just as Cleo went to take her next step – right in the middle of the river. This sent Cleo splashing in. It was lucky to have Anna and Rikki there; they quickly dried her off and the group went on their way again.
They arrived at the clearing that was going to be their home for the next week. There were four tents, each sleeping around three.
Sleeping Arrangements:
#1: Rikki, Anna and Bella
#2: Cleo and Emma
#3: Zane and Ben
#4: Will, Lewis and Ash
Each tent was pitched quite close together with space for a campfire in the centre. Each tent door faced towards the campfire. For dinner they had baked beans and sausages on toast (A/N: Watties all the way) then went to sleep. It had been a long day.
A/N: Hey guys, turns out I have a day off tomorrow (no exams till the next day, so expect another few chapters.) Keep reviewing. I'm trying to get like 40 reviews by chapter 30. Anyway, thanks for reading, I'll udate ASAP :P
P.S: sorry this one was so short...