Hey guys! Again, sorry for being a little late! And I forgot to say this last time, but thank you so much for giving this story over one hundred reviews! They were all awesome! And today I should be getting a book on mermaid mythology, so maybe I can apply some of that to this story! Who knows? Well, enjoy the chapter! I do not own H2O: Just Add Water.


As we walked to the JuiceNet, I saw that Cleo had a sour look on her face. "What's wrong?" I asked.

"Oh, it's nothing," Cleo said.

"Are you sure?" I asked not believing a word she said.

"Yes, I'm sure," she said sternly.

I threw my hands up in surrender. "Okay, I get it." Once we arrived at the JuiceNet, we saw Rikki standing outside. "Rikki!" I called to her.

"Hey guys!" she said. "Emma and Lauren are inside. They'll be out soon."

"Okay cool!" Cleo smiled.

Suddenly, out of the corner of my eye, I saw Lewis walking away with Zane. I nudged Cleo with my arm. "Look at that," I said motioning to Zane and Lewis.

"What do you think that is?" Cleo asked skeptically.

"Nothing good," Rikki replied.

Emma and Lauren then came out of the JuiceNet. "Hey! There she is!" Emma said happily. "Last day as a fifteen year old! Let's celebrate!"

"That's really not necess-" Cleo began, but was cut off by Rikki and Lauren.

"It's your birthday?" Lauren asked incredulously.

"Why didn't you say anything?" Rikki added.

Emma turned to Wilfred. "Wilfred, wheatgrass smoothies all around please."

Wilfred smiled. "Coming right up."

"And you know what the best part is?" Emma asked as she sat down. "I can come to your party this year!"

"Well there's not gonna be a..." Cleo tried to protest.

"What's been stopping you?" Rikki asked.

"The past few years I've had a swimming comp, but this year, I'm ready to party," Emma smiled.

"Great," Cleo said flatly. "Can we change the subject now?"

"Cleo's dad throws the best parties," Emma continued, completely ignoring Cleo's question. "He goes the works! Giant castles, clowns, ponies, of course we were just kids."

"What a guy," Rikki nodded.

"Wish my dad went all out on my birthday," Emma said. "Your dad's just-"

"Look," Cleo cut off. "There's not gonna be a party this year so can we please just drop it?" Cleo then walked away in a huff.

"What do you think's the matter with her?" Emma asked.

"I don't know," Rikki shrugged. "You mention her birthday party and she snaps."

Emma's phone then started to ring. "Hey guys," I said. "I'm gonna go see what's going on with Lewis and Zane."

"Okay," Lauren said. "See ya later."

I gave her a peck in the lips. "See ya." It looked like Zane and Lewis were going to the docks, so that's where I was headed. When I got to the docks, I saw Lewis storming away from Zane's zodiac. "Yo Lewis," I said. "What's wrong?"

"You know the 'sea monster' Zane blabbers about?"

"Yeah," I nodded.

"Well, the sea monster is you," Lewis said as he held up a drawing. It was a drawing of a tail. It was my tail, the girls' tails.

"That means Zane did see our tails," I sighed. "We gotta be careful. What were you doing with Zane anyway?" I asked.

"I agreed to help him find the sea monster, but now the deal is off."

"Why'd you make the deal in the first place?"

"I need money," he said. I'm trying to throw Cleo a party at the JuiceNet. Don't say a word."

"I won't," I said. "But isn't Cleo already having a party at her house?"

"Yeah, but she hates her dad's parties. He still treats her like she's six years old, so the parties are horrendous."

"So you're telling me that there will most likely be clowns and ball pits at this party?"

"Yep," Lewis nodded.

"Oh," I said crossing my arms. "Then we really need a party at the JuiceNet."

"Wilfred knows about it," Lewis said. "But I still need at least one hundred more dollars to cover the rest of the expenses."

"How are you going to get one hundred dollars before tomorrow?"

"I don't know," Lewis shrugged. "I'll think of something."

"We should probably tell the girls about this whole Zane situation," I reminded.

"We'll tell them tonight," Lewis said.

"Okay, so what're we gonna do until then?"

"Find a way to make one hundred bucks in less than twenty four hours."

I smirked. "Challenge accepted."


Well, guess what? Lewis and I searched all day for ways to get some money, and we ended up with nothing! I turned to Lewis. "We should probably tell the girls about Zane now," I said with a groan.

"Yeah, you're right," Lewis agreed. Emma said that she and Rikki are at her house. Let's go."

And with that, we began to make our way to Emma's house. I had this really bad feeling that Zane wouldn't stop until he found what he was looking for. Well, we all keep our distance from him, so unless one of the girls gets close to him, which I highly doubt, we have nothing to worry about. Lewis and I approached Emma's front door. I knocked twice and within seconds, the door swung open. "Hey guys," Emma smiled. "What's up?"

"We have something to tell you," I said. I held up the drawing of the tail. "Zane drew this and said he saw this when he was on the Lorelei."

Emma snatched the picture out of my hand. "Oh no! My tail!"

"See?" Lewis said. "That's why I hang around with you guys, cause all the other girls at school are like, 'oh no! My makeup!'"

"Well this is a valuable lesson," Rikki began. "The next time Zane is drowning, don't help."

"Zane's trying to track down a sea monster," Lewis said. "And he's offered me a job helping him."

"That you should take," Rikki added.

"That's interesting logic... that could work!" Lewis realized.

"Hang on," Emma waved her hand. "Two steps back here."

"Zane's trying to track you and Will down," Rikki explained. She then pointed to Lewis. "And you know how not to find us."

"Yeah," Emma agreed. "And Lewis can steer Zane away from no go zones like Mako Island! This is good! Keep your friends close. Keep your enemies out in the middle of the ocean. So when is he going?"

"Tomorrow," Lewis replied.

"You'll miss Cleo's birthday!" Rikki realized.

"Good," Lewis said with emphasis. "Cleo hates her birthday parties. She's embarrassed by them."

"What?" Emma asked with a shocked expression. "Why?"

"Em, how long has it been since you've been to one?" Lewis asked.

"A few years ago," she replied.

"Yeah, well I've been to them all, and believe me, she has good reason."

Lewis then dialed a number into his phone. "Zane it's Lewis. We're back on. Let's go find us a sea monster."

Emma looked at me with confusion. I just shrugged. "Look, I've got to be getting back home," I said.

"Okay," Rikki said. "See you whenever."

When I made it back to my house, I saw my sister watching T.V. She was watching some show called H2O: Just Add Water. "What's this show about?" I asked.

"It's actually about mermaids," Kaylie laughed. "It's funny actually, because this show reminds me of you guys."

"Yeah sure," I laughed. "Well, I'm gonna head up to bed. Night."

"Night," she replied.

As I lied down on my bed, I began to think about tomorrow. Lewis had entrusted me with finishing the preparations at the cafe when we got the money. And now that Lewis is working with Zane, we'll have the money we need.


The next morning, I headed down to the docks to meet up with Lewis. Ironically, Cleo's birthday this year landed on a holiday. Since it was Monday, we had off from school. I have no idea what holiday it was though. As I neared the docks, I saw Lewis and Zane talking. "Did you get the hundred bucks?" I heard Lewis ask.

Zane handed him a hundred dollar bill. "Is that enough?"

Lewis inspected it in the sunlight. "Perfect he smiled.

"Lewis!" I called to him.

"Will!" he replied as he ran over to me. "Here's the money," he said as he handed it to me. "You know what to do. You think you can do it within two hours?"

"You really want me to say it again, don't you?" I asked.

"Say what?" he asked curiously.

"Challenge accepted," I replied with a smile.

"Thanks Will, I knew I could count on you," Lewis said as he ran back over to Zane. I then ran to the JuiceNet and went over to the counter.

"Wilfred," I said. Wilfred turned around to look at me. I held up the hundred dollar bill and smirked. "Time to prepare for one kickass party."

As we started to get to work, my phone rang. "Will, where are you?" I heard Emma say. "Why aren't you at Cleo's party?"

"Something came up," I replied.

"I can't believe you!" Emma said angrily. She then hung up. Suddenly, I got a text from Lewis saying that he found Cleo and that they were coming to the JuiceNet at five thirty. The time was four forty five Okay, it's time to turn the jets on.


Despite the time frame, I was able to get everything done. The friends arrived, the DJ was set up, and the food was in order. I leaned over to Emma. "Lewis thought that Cleo deserved a real party."

Emma nodded in understanding. "Her dad's party was pretty childish. I'm sorry I yelled at you."

"It's fine," I laughed. "You didn't know." I then got another text from Lewis saying that he and Cleo were almost at the JuiceNet. "Get ready everybody," I said. And no more than a minute later, Lewis and Cleo walked in. Needless to say, Cleo was speechless.

She walked up to Emma, Rikki, and Lauren. "You did all this?" she asked in surprise. They shook their heads, and then Lewis appeared next to me. The girls motioned to Lewis and me.

"What did you think I needed the money for?" he asked. "Happy birthday Cleo," he said as he handed Cleo a gift and when she pulled it out, it turned out to be a balloon animal. She eyed Lewis. "I couldn't resist," he smirked.

"Thank you guys!" she said. She gave me a friendly hug and gave Lewis a kiss on the cheek. You could see the red all over his face. I smirked and gave him a pat on the back.

"Well, what are we waiting for?" I asked. "Let's party!" At that, the gang and I spent the whole day partying like there was no tomorrow.


Hope you enjoyed the chapter! I'm probably going to skip over some episodes because I want the Zikki to commence as soon as possible! Plus, this story will be finished in about another ten chapters or so. But don't worry because the sequel will most likely be out the day after this story ends! The next update will be tomorrow Tuesday! Thanks for reading!

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