Chapter 51
Rikki's P.O.V
"Rikki,"
I opened my eyes with a flutter. I groaned. My body ached; so much pain. I awoke in my bed. I saw Lewis and Cleo hovering above me and I felt Zane holding my hand tightly. I looked over at him. He looked freaked out. Something had gone wrong. I could feel it pulsing through the room. Where was my baby? I had been in labour right?
"Rikki, we have some bad news," Lewis began.
"What happened Lewis. Spit it out!" This was supposed to come out as a forcible demand; instead, it was a feeble croak.
He hesitated before continuing with an apologetic expression, "It seems the sickness you had was caused by your pregnancy…it seems you have had a mutant egg or gene…" he trailed off. I was really worried now.
"Is it a boy or a girl?" I asked cautiously.
"Erm…how about you see for yourself?" Cleo said. Zane still hadn't said anything. That was worrying in itself. A genetic mutation? Cleo left the room and came back with Will. Will was carrying something orange and scaly. I do not even know how to describe what my baby was. It had a tail, the colour of mine but the scales did not stop at the waist. They covered its whole body. It had fin-like arms and it had no nose. It looked like something mythological…dare I say, a young fish monster. However, when I looked into its eyes, I saw love. Emma passed it to me. I had an instinct that it was a girl. She was wet, I think they had had her in water of some kind. I transformed obviously. As I looked at her face, I could tell there was intelligence. She did not seem new born in age. She was a fish child with a few human like features. A few minutes later, she had dried out; she hadn't transformed. Suddenly she began wheezing. Emma quickly took her off me and out of the room. I sat there stunned.
"Lewis? Was she choking on air?" A fish out of water. What on earth was I going to do with her.
Normal P.O.V
Initially, Rikki was very good with pushing aside the fact that her daughter was a fish and giving her the love she deserved. Unfortunately, problems were soon realised. Firstly, Rikki could not hold her daughter, which she and Zane had named Fiona, without transforming. Therefore, Bella developed a sort of water bowl which kind of resembled a fish tank for Fi to live in. Rikki and Zane were distraught that their daughter was like a pet. She had gills and everything. She could breathe air as long as her skin was wet. Zane was very uncomfortable but like Rikki saw that Fi was their child and could see the love emanating from her towards them. He made no complaint for Rikki's sake.
Rikki's P.O.V
The next month, a full moon was coming. Everyone discussed Fi's predicament.
"I wonder what would happen if we put Fi in the moon pool as the full moon is over head?" Zane asked. We all pondered this. If a full moon turned humans part fish, would it turn fish with human blood into something more human?
"It would be a risk," Lewis said, "Either it could make her more fish, do nothing or it could make her a human or permanent mermaid,"
"Do you want to risk it?" Anna asked.
"Yes," Zane said, "She'll never fit in. We want a better life for her," I nodded my consent. It really was tragic. She grew every day but had to stay in the water. We could only ever really do anything together in the water. Bella had increased the size of her fish bowl and we often took her down to the moon pool. One day I had even heard murmurings of thought patterns via mind speak. It was decided. She would be subject to the full moon: for better or worse.
I put her in the water and she swum around energetically. As the full moon shone overhead, I saw her begin to transform –positively. Slowly her scales began to recede and she began looking increasingly human. I let out a loud whoop! Ash reached in and pulled her out. She looked like a baby…with a tail. It was amazing.
Suddenly, I felt violently ill and faint. The ache. I felt shaking. I was falling.
"Rikki!"
A/N: I just had to end it there for effect :P - thats the reason its so short. The next part will be on here later today :)
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