Chapter Six

The door to the office opens and Nate faces his girlfriend.

"Bellerose?" Rikki says seeing the cousin she thought she would never see.

"Hi." Was all Zane said, while his arm was over Rikki.

"Wait how do you guys know each other?" Nate said confused.

"I'm Cleo's older sister and Rikki's cousin." She spoke.

"Nate i have something to tell you." She said, Nate just nodded his head for her to continue.

"I am one of them." Was all she said.

"One of what?" Nate questioned.

"One of the mers. But the mer. A princess. I know you must be asking why i never told you, but i was afraid how you would react, so when you told me you overheard them and you walked out i came hear and listened in." She replied.

"So you heard me say i was in love with you." Bellerose just nodded. Then she saw a look that she was afraid of.

"I haven't done anything to you to make you feel this way. You truly do love me, and i truly love you, please forgive me." She reassured him, but was still afraid.

Instead of replying Nate just pushed his lips against her in confirmation. Bellerose smiled into the kiss. Then they broke apart.

Zane and Rikki were just looking at them.

"Ok enough with the mushiness. What are we going to do?" Rikki pointed out.

THE MAKO KINGDOM

"Dad? I'm sorry." Cleo said to her dad, swimming up to his throne.

"It is alright. You thought what you were doing was for him was out of love." Don replied.

The two were silent for a while, until Poseidon came out.

"Your majesty, we have grave news." Poseidon said sounding urgent.

"What is it Poseidon?" Don said with a serious tone.

Cleo was just listening in feeling really scared and worried.

"The Merhunters have called a town meeting at the school." Was all he said.

Don's face was full of rage. Cleo's? Guilt and fear, was writtien all over her face.

EARLIER ON LAND

The merhunters now consisted of, Dr.Denman, Lewis, Sam, Miriam, Ryan, and the one and only Charlotte.

"We need to call a town meeting to see where everyone else stands." Dr. Denman said.

"I'm sorry? who made you the boss." Miriam asked.

"I say Lewis should be in charge." Charlotte spoke.

"I agree." Sam said.

"Your just saying that because you love him." Ryan pointed out.

Lewis just smirked at that.

THE CAFE

"RIKKI? RIKKI!." Emma screamed her name, running into the cafe, followed by Bella.

"Bellerose?" Both of them said at the same time.

"Hi guys." Bellerose replied, coming out of the office, followed by Nate and Zane, along with Rikki.

"What's going on?" Rikki asks the girls, but before they could reply, they saw Nate.

"What is Nate doing here? Does he know?" Emma asks with an icy tone.

"Yeah he does. Plus he and Bellerose are a couple. So yeah she finally believed he should know she's a mermaid, why? You got a problem with that?" Rikki said with a strong fierce tone, noticing the tone Emma was giving.

That sure shut her up.

"The Merhunters called a town meeting at the school." Bella spoke up changing the subject.

The others had worry written all over their faces.

"I have an idea." Nate said.

"What is it?" Both Bellerose and Zane asked.

"Me and Zane can go to the meeting, since they don't know what we know, then we find out what they're planning on doing and we'll come back and tell you what we find out." Nate pointed out.

The others just looked at him suprised, except for Bellerose.

"What?" Nate questioned.

"Nothing. It's just that was a really smart thing to say, which you..." Bella started saying, which then was interrupted by Nate himself.

"Which i don't usually show and act, yeah i know." Nate continued.