Chapter 10
It was another day of school. The girls were collecting their art class equipment in their bags after the class ended. Musa reached in her bag and touched something hairy, she got it out and saw a huge dead spider.
-Ahhh!-she screamed as she threw the spider. Everyone accept the Winx and Specialists, but not every Specialist, Riven was laughing his head off.
Musa sent him a death glare and he stopped laughing.
-This is the last straw!-she yelled.
-Muse, he's not worth it!-said Tecna.
-Yes he is. And he's gonna get what he deserves!-said Musa. She started approaching him as he started to run. They chased each other outside the school to the docks in front of it.
Riven jumped in. Musa backed off. She thought 'I'm a mermaid! I have powers!'. She ran to the bushes next to the docks and started boiling the water around. He tried to swim out and he was struggling, but Musa was still using her power. The girls ran out and saw Riven in the water, they looked around and spotted Musa in the bushes. They ran to her.
-Musa, what are you doing?!-said Stella.
-Didn't I tell you? He's serving his punishment.-said Musa.
-Musa stop! If you keep this up you'll kill him!-said Bloom.
Riven glanced at them, but they didn't notice that he noticed them.
-You don't want to have him on your conscience, now do you?-said Flora.
Musa stopped. They ran back to their dorm.
-That was dangerous!-said Tecna as they entered the dorm. They stopped in their tracks as they saw Timmy on the couch.
-What are you doing in our dorm, and how did you get here?!-said Flora.
-I made a copy of your key.-said Timmy showing them the key. Bloom snatched the key.
-Thank you!-said Bloom.
-OK, Musa, what you did was dangerous! You could've exposed mermaids!-said Timmy.
-You know, you are good at being a geek, I mean you literally know everything!-said Musa.
-Musa!-scolded Tecna.
-Ok, ok, I'm sorry, I won't do this again. Happy?-she asked.
-Ok. But if you do….-(Stella).
-Chill! I've been in the mermaid business for ages!-said Musa-I know what to do, and what not to.
…..
The next day, the girls passed by Riven, as usually, not noticing him. He was staring at them.
-Hey, Musa, can I talk to you?-he asked.
-Life is precious and I wouldn't waste it on you.-she said as she kept walking with the girls.
-I'm serious.-he said, she ignored him-I want to talk to you about yesterday, when I fell in the sea, I saw you and the girls aside, and you held your hand up while water was bubbling around me, and then….
-Look, if you want to talk about fairytales, talk to little kids, not high-school kids, they'll only make fun of you, like I do now.-said Musa as she and the girls kept walking. Timmy joined them.
-Hey, I saw you talk to Riven. What is he up to?-asked Timmy.
-Well, it turns out Musa isn't good at keeping the secret after all. He saw her when she used her powers on him.-said Stella.
-He what!? Musa this could mean mermaid exposure!-said Timmy.
-Don't you think I'm aware of that!-said Musa.
-You must be careful!-said Tecna.
-I am!-they glared at her-I mean, I will.
-It's your mistake, so it's your responsibility!-said Bloom.
-Ok, chill guys! We're just gonna avoid him and….imagine a story!-said Musa.
-Yeah, we could say something like, when you jumped off the docks, you hit your head on a rock and we dragged you out and left.-said Timmy.
-That almost sounds like us.-said Layla sarcastically-Come on, as if we'd ever do that!
-Well, it's the only choice you got.-said Timmy.
-Ok. We'll do it.-said Stella.
…...
The girls were in the town's café, the café was really close, so they usually hung out here.
They were sitting at a table, drinking juice.
-So, I was thinking, maybe we can go to MAKO and explore the island, we never really got the chance.-said Flora.
-Sounds like a good idea, I'm in.-said Layla.
-Ok, well let's go!-said Tecna. They rushed out of the café without noticing Riven who heard everything and went after them.
He followed them to their "Secret spot" where they jumped in the water. He waited for five minutes, but nothing, he didn't see any head popping out of the water.
-Riven! What are you doing here!-said Timmy as he approached him.
-Oh, I was just…- 'He's close to the girls, if I tell him, he'll tell them and I won't be able to find out their secret' he thought-…leaving.
….
The girls were in their dorm with Timmy.
-What?! No swimming! But the water's so beautiful and relaxing!-said Stella.
-Look, if you want Riven to find out, than go ahead, I'm just telling you this for your own good.-said Timmy.
-Alright, I'm sure we can handle not swimming for a while.-said Tecna.
….
On the other hand, Riven haven't given up on his research, he asked students around school what they know about the girls, they didn't know much, but they told him there's something with them and water, they always run away from it. Riven decided to try that out.
The girls were passing down the hallway, Riven pretended to accidently spray water from his bottle on Stella. The girls just kept walking like nothing happened.
Stella actually used her power to quickly dry off the water so nothing happened.
….
It was Friday, the last day of school that week. The girls were in the same class as the guys, they had geography.
-Musa and Riven, can you go get the geography map back in the geography cabinet?-asked the teacher.
-Miss, can I go alone?-asked Musa.
-Certainly not! You wouldn't be able to carry this map!-said the teacher, pointing at the map, it was huge and really heavy.
Musa and Riven took the map and got to the cabinet. Musa slipped and dropped the back of the map, the one she was holding.
-Musa!-yelled Riven, since the map was too heavy to carry alone.
-I slipped!-said Musa.
-I don't care! Hurry up and pick this up!-he said, trying to keep the map in his hands.
-Ok, ok!-said Musa as she grabbed the map. They put the map on its place, in the cupboard, it was a bit hard to fold it, but they somehow managed to do that. Suddenly, they heard a noise, they ran to the door, only to find it locked.
-What!?-yelled Musa-It's Friday, no one's coming here on Friday night, or Saturday or Sunday for that matter!
-Great, now I'm stuck with you!-said Riven.
-Look, if you want to get out of here, you better help me find an exit!-said Musa, rummaging through some stuff.
She stopped and started picking through her pockets.
-Oh no.-she said.
-What now.-he asked, annoyed.
-We left our phones in class!-said Musa.
