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Emma crouched outside of Bella's house. According to Rikki, Bella's parents were out of town, making her plan even easier. She would go in and freeze her air conditioner, causing it to break down, and ultimately raise her fever. Emma cringed at the way she was currently thinking; was this really a good idea? Perhaps all four of them could become friends...No! I will never be friends with Bella!

If she were to take advantage of Bella's illness, she would have to take it to the next level; Elliot was already beginning to recover from the same virus. She would need about a week to win back her friends, and shut Bella out of their circle. Emma let out the breath she just realized she'd been holding, and tiptoed over to the air conditioner that stuck out of the window. She zapped the inside of it with her hand, and sprinted away from her nemesis' house. Now that phase two of her plan was beginning, Emma decided that she might as well start phase three: getting Cleo and Rikki alone.

Starting to slow down her pace once she was clear of her nemesis' house, she brought out her phone as she texted a group message to her greatest friends. The message that was sent read, Hey, why don't we all hang out at the beach for some volleyball?

A reply message from Rikki was sent, Who are you, Charlotte?

Emma rolled her eyes as she could even hear Rikki's sarcastic tone through the simple text characters. I'm not Charlotte, last time I checked. But since Moonpool was a bust, and since I'm sick of karaoke nights…

A reply was sent from Cleo this time. I think volleyball is a good idea, I need time away from Kim anyways, lol.

Emma chuckled quietly to herself as she was now striding along the sidewalk at a normal pace. I'll meet up in about 20 mins, kay?

K.

K.

The blonde grinned as she locked her phone screen, and headed towards her home to get changed. This was what she was truly craving ever since she stepped into that airport- alone time with her two best friends, having fun and laughing like they always used to- before that little surprise appeared, better known as Bella. Goosebumps began to trail over her arms as she imagined how Bella would react if she discovered it was her who have frozen the air-conditioning. Emma knew darn well she would have no excuse whatsoever for that, and imagining Cleo's and Rikki's reactions to how she's been sabotaging Bella wanted to make her puke.

No, calm down, Cleo and Rikki would never buy the fact I made Bella sick. Bella would never be able to put the pieces together. I'm okay. She nodded her head, as if to reassure herself that she wasn't being nearly as devilish as Bella has been. It's not possible.

After arriving to her house and changing into a more comfortable outfit for her future volleyball game, Emma took several deep breaths as she made her way down to the beach. No matter how many times she reminded herself everything would be okay, and that her plan couldn't possibly go wrong, she couldn't help but think how wide Bella's smile would be if Emma herself became the one alone at the Moonpool, forever.

Bella's POV:

Bella sang song after song at Rikki's, every word making her throat hurt more. Despite the fact that she was practically croaking, nobody in the audience seemed to notice. After they finished the last verse, Lewis sneezed all over his drum set. Bella scowled, something must be going around. He probably got me sick, she thought as he rubbed the back of his nose with his fist. Of course my perfect immune system has to fail now, when I need it most, to fight that virus known as Emma!

"Bless you." Bella told Lewis in a sickly sweet tone. She was beyond furious with him right now! How dare he spread his gross disease? Lewis thanked her in the background of her angry 'thought rant', but Bella wasn't even listening at that point. Now that she thought about it, he did look pretty feverish; maybe even more than she was. Ugh, where are Rikki and Cleo? They're usually here around this time! Wait...Emma's not here, either! Dang it, now I have to sing another friggin' song, can't they see I'm exhausted?

She decided to sing her new song called 'I Won't Let You Win'. With each word, she imagined herself ripping Emma away from her friends, then tearing off her mermaid tail. She grinned at the next rest, and almost missed the next line, and her voice cracked a few times during the song. After it ended, the band took a 45 minute break. Bella took this opportunity to grab a smoothie. No, make it two smoothies, my throat hurts even more!

After finally finishing her performance, Bella felt as if her vocal cords were about to burst. She suddenly didn't care where the heck Emma, Rikki, and Cleo were- all she wanted to do right now was to curl up under the covers in her bed and sleep. As she made her way out of the cafe, making sure she didn't pass by Lewis, she didn't even bother to send a glare to Sophie or glance at Will. Then, she took her sweet time getting back home, with the sun making sweat drops appear on her neck and forehead. When she finally got to her empty house, she groaned; it had to be even hotter inside than outside her house! She probably forgot to turn on the air conditioner again.

Bella trudged down the hallway, to the living room and over to her air conditioner. She froze in shock when she saw that the knob was on 'high', and that it was in fact, plugged in. Great, did I blow a fuse? No wait...all of the other lights are working. The sick girl tapped agitatedly on the top of the air conditioner, which was ice cold! Ice...could it have been...Emma? It would make sense! That's probably why she wasn't at the cafe today! She was busy freezing my air conditioner! But what about Rikki and Cleo? Were they in on this, too? Am I "Charlotte" to them? Bella stopped her rapid thought process, took ten deep breaths, and went to her room, which was like the rest of her house: overheated.

Bella really regretted the decision of her parents not being there; they would have known what to do. She was sure they'd go buy a new air conditioner, or somehow fix the frozen one. She repeatedly banged her head into her pillow, each time whipping her ponytail through the air, but stopped as she felt a wave of dizziness. Then she stopped, realizing how foolish she was being, and settled on top of the covers, closing her eyes. Emma would want me to call Cleo or Rikki to sleep at one of their places. Well, I won't be such a needy friend! I'll show her just how independent I am! With that final thought, she took a few shaky deep breaths, and succumbed to sleep.

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