I, Cameron Hayes, am not normal. For one, when I touch water, ten seconds later, I grow a fish tail. I also have the power to move water, freeze water, boil water, and jellify and crystalize water, like my best friends Cleo, Bella and Rikki. My first thought when my mom told me we were moving was, 'How will I be able to keep my secret?'

"Where are we going?" I asked my mom.

"New York. It is a popular city in America. Hey, you might even see Tony Stark!" I groaned when she said this. I absolutely despised Tony Stark. He does NOT care for anyone other than himself and only revealed that he was Iron man so he could get even more popular. Then this huge alien invasion happened and I was just like, 'Tony what did you think was going to happen when some random god comes and tries to kill people!' I shook my head and headed out the door.

"Mum, I'm going to go see Cleo Emma and Rikki! I'll be back before we leave." I called behind me.

"Okay!" came her reply. I quickly dove into the water and swam over to the moon pool in Mako Island. Did I mention I lived in Australia? No? Oh, well, I do, or not anymore. Before I started swimming, I sent a quick text to the girls and asked if they could meet me at the moon pool. Of course I was the last one there. I wanted to get a good look at the wildlife before I left for America. When my head hit the top of the water in the moon pool, I was bombarded with question after question.

"What happened this time?" Bella asked.

"My mom is making me move. TO AMERICA! That is like way too far from you guys and I don't want to go but she is making me go. I wish that I could just stay here, but she got some new job up there already." I whined. The girls stared at me in shock.

"We'll miss you big time." Rikki mumbled. I looked at here really sad, but nodded. "I'll miss you more."

"I've got to go. Moving time, but how about we have one last swim together." When they nodded, I swam out of the moon pool. We sadly swam, but quickly were happy again when we started playing with the dolphins. I was probably going to miss them the most out of all the wildlife. I heard they don't have dolphins in New York. When our swim ended, it was almost six in the evening. My flight left at 7:30.

"Girls, time to go. This is officially goodbye. We're still going to keep in touch right? We'll be talking all the time and maybe during the summer, I can come and visit. Let's go and see the boys. I have yet to say goodbye to them." We laughed and swam over to will's boat house. We pulled ourselves onto his dock and dried off. We stood up and knocked on the door. Will opened the door and let us in.

"We have bad news." Bella looked at him sadly.

"What happened? Did someone discover that you're all… mermaids?" He asked quietly.

"Not exactly. I'm moving to America." I stated.

"Oh, that is bad. Where exactly are you moving?" Will asked.

"New York City, which just happens to have the most polluted water ever! I don't know how I'm not going to be able to swim in the crystal clear waters here!" I whined.

"Hey, you'll be fine, just remember to stay away from full moons." He warned.

"Yeah, I know. Now we're off to tell Lewis and Zane, so bye!" We walked out the door and headed to Rikki's café. Along the way, we ran into Lewis.

"Lewis! We've been looking for you!" Cleo squealed.

"Oh, uh, what did you need?"

"We, uh I, needed to tell you that I'm moving to America. Can you tell Zane, because I really need to get home? I'll call you when I get to America." I gave them all a hug goodbye, and then slowly walked back to my house.

"Cammie! We need to leave RIGHT now! Where have you been?" My mum demanded. You see, my dad died four years ago, so she has always been overprotective of me.

"I told you, I was with the girls. We were going and telling the boys bye. I'm sorry; I should've been home earlier."

"The movers already left, so it's time to leave. The flight leaves soon and we need to get to our seats. The line might be long." We walked out the door and I looked at the house for the last time. The drive to the airport wasn't very long and we retrieved our tickets for the flight to New York. We waited in line for the metal detectors and were finally checked and allowed on the flight. The flight attendant came and told us to all turn our phones off or onto airplane mode. I switched mine to airplane mode so that I could still play games. After a while, I got bored, so I turned it off and looked at the clouds. I slowly fell asleep.

When I woke up, I noticed we were in America. I flagged a flight Attendant and asked where we were.

"Los Angeles, California." Came her reply and I shrunk back into my seat. The plane took back off into the air and I waited the next 5 and half hours that it took to get to New York. One time, on our way, a man spilled his bottle of water on me, so I had to quickly run to the bathroom so the people wouldn't see my tail. That was nearly the end of the flight.

When the plane landed, I immediately turned my phone on and called the girls. All I got was voicemail. I left a quick message. 'Hey girls, I just wanted to tell you I was in New York and that I'm gonna miss the midnight swims! Loves Cammie!'

After the message, I followed my mum out of the airport. We drove through the traffic of New York, to our apartment. We were living in apartment 213. I walked into the apartment to find boxes littered all over the place. Went into a room, which I claimed, and brought my boxes (I labeled them) and started to unpack. I found the pieces of my bed and slowly, following the directions, put it back together. When I was done, I brought in the mattress and box-spring and put them on. I put my fish sheets onto my bed and organized my random items around the room. I collapsed all the boxes and piled them on top of each other. I went into the main room and started working there. The couch was already put into place and same with the TV, which we barely ever use, so I started unpacking the boxes. I put the end tables next to the couch and put the picture frames where they usually were. My mum came in and looked at the work I did, rolled her eyes, then walked away when I glared at her. I was always more proactive than her. I think I got it from my dad. Oh, well. I quickly finished the living room and moved onto the kitchen. The eating utensils were all together, so I got the thing we put them in and designated a drawer for the utensils. When the kitchen was done, (which had consisted of organizing and putting away cans, placing the paper towels and rags in their spots, and making sure everything worked) I went back to my room and laid down on my bed. I looked to my window when my mum knocked on my door.

"Yes?"

"The place looks amazing! How could you do all that?"

"It's easy mum, practice. I know you took control of your room and the laundry room right?"

"Yes, and they both are finished. And no, they are perfectly organized." My mum laughed. "You have school in the morning."

"Do I have to go?" I whined. Honestly, my mind was still trying to figure out where I was going to hide if I got wet and couldn't get dry. My mum just rolled her eyes and walked away, leaving me there. I sighed and flopped onto my bed. I picked up the flyer for the school and found the name. 'Eleanor Roosevelt High School'. I put it on the bedside table and fell asleep, eager to get rid of the jet lag.