Finally, Chapter 10! It's probably going to be the last chapter, then an epilogue or afterward. Also, please vote on my profile for what story I'm going to do next after this one.
Disclaimer: I don't own mermaid melody, I'm not Hanamori Pink. I only own my OCs.
Chapter 10
Beach Party
Akira, Layla, Liana, and Hanna watched the castle destroy into pieces.
"Well that's the end of the Panthalassa Clan," sighed Layla.
"Yep," agreed Liana. "We're not going to use our powers for a long time."
"Everyone!!!!!" shouted a voice. They swung around to see Buddy, swimming, more like jumping, towards them. "I'm so glad you're OK! I went to get help, but it looks like you didn't need it."
"That's right!" smiled Hanna. She put her arms around Layla, Liana, and Akira. "We're mermaid princesses!"
"That reminds me, we should return back to Kara's beach house!" exclaimed Akira. "Want to come, Hanna?"
"Sorry, I can't," replied Hanna. "I have to go back to my people and tell them that I'm OK. I'll see you all soon. I owe you guys so much!" She hugged all of them and everything became emotional. Tears started streaming across their faces.
"Good luck!" called Liana as Hanna swam away.
"Bye, see you soon!" Hanna waved. She headed back to her home in the Mediterranean Sea.
"Well, let's go everyone!" Buddy told them. The mermaids and dolphin swam up to the surface. They returned to the bright beach house and rang the door bell.
"I''ll get it!" called Kara. She ran up to the door and opened it.
"Layla, Akira, Liana, Buddy, you're back!" exclaimed Kara. She hugged them all and swung them around. "Mom, they're back!" Soon, Akira's mother came rushing.
"You're all safe!" cheered Mrs. Marellas.
"And we saved the oceans and seas!" included Liana, while she was picking up the now puppy Buddy. She swung him around and he licked her face.
"Well I'm sure you're all tired and don't forget that I'm going to throw a huge party soon!" reminded Kara. [1] The girls looked at each other and screamed.
"YAY, YAY, YAY, YAY!!!!!!!!" they screamed.
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The next few days were very busy. Akira, Layla, and Liana helped Kara send out invitations. Kara also allowed the three to invite some of their friends.
On the day of the party [2], Akira, Layla, and Liana woke up extra early to set up the beach house. They tied tropical colored [3] balloons to posts outside and inside and hung leis of all colors across the rooms. Kara built a medium bon fire on the private side of the beach. Totem poles and tiki torches were put into the sand. The whole house was tropically spiced up. Mrs. Marellas prepared a banquet of different foods ranging from a colorful fruit salad to yummy smoked salmon slices. For Buddy, he just 'helped' by eating food off the table, but was later put into a large play bin. One of Kara's friend got a DJ to come. He set up a tent on the beach and started playing music. Beside him were boxes and boxes filled with CDs and a sheet where you could ask for what song you wanted played.
By 6:00PM, people had started arriving. As they came in, Akira, Layla, and Liana welcomed them with a traditional luau dance. They wore a grass skirt, leis on the head and neck, and a flowered swim suit top. Akira wore a white one with bright blue flowers, Layla wore a light purple one with dark purple flowers, and Liana wore a light green one with dark green flowers.
After a while, the mermaids' friends started coming in. Akira was the first to spot one of them.
"Mykayla!" shouted Akira. She ran to her blonde haired friend. "It's so good to see you!"
"You too!" smiled Mykayla. She hugged Akira. Liana and Layla rushed up and joined the group.
"Yay, you're here!" Layla cheered.
"I like your outfits," commented Mykayla.
"Thanks!" they all replied. "Come on, there's going to be a limbo game soon. I know you'll like it!" The four girls rushed to the beach where the tiki torches were now lit up and two people were holding a long bamboo stick.
"Alright people, limbo's starting on the beach, come and participate!" announced the DJ. His voice attracted many people and they lined up in front of the limbo stick. Liana, Akira, Layla, and Mykayla were the first to go.
The DJ started some limbo music and shouted, "HOW LOW CAN YOU GOOOOO!!!!????" The limbo line started and Akira easily almost walked under the stick. Next, Liana and Layla bent their backs over and went under. Mykayla got onto her back and did the crab walk.
The line moved very slowly, but the four were back at the beginning again and the limbo stick was lower. This time, Akira, Layla, Liana, and Mykayla all bent their backs over and went under the limbo stick.
After a while, many people were disqualified and there were only ten people left. The stick was now at Akira's knees.
Akira sighed. "I am so not flexible and I'm too tall!" She tried to go under, but her head bumped into the stick.
"Sorry, but you're out!" one of the people who where holding the limbo stick told Akira. Surprisingly, she wasn't upset. "Limbo's not my game. I'll be right back." She trotted over to the snack table and got a handful of chips. Then, she headed back to see only Layla, Liana, Mykayla, and another person left. The limbo stick was now down to Layla's ankle.
"I have no idea how I'm going to do this," she sighed. She lied onto her stomach and pushed herself across. Unfortunately, her elbows hit the rod.
"You're out!" Layla joined Akira and watched the final three contestants limbo under the stick.
"Go Liana!" cheered Layla.
"Go Mykayla!" Akira shouted. They looked at each other.
"Bet you $5 that Liana's going to win," smirked Layla.
"Bet you $10 that Mykayla's going to win!" Akira betted. They shook each other's hand.
"It's a deal!" they agreed. Layla saw Liana squirm under the pole.
"She's lucky she's short," Layla whispered the Akira. Akira nodded.
The last two contestants were Liana and Mykayla The pole was now at the lowest point. Mykayla made it under and collapsed at the other end.
"That was hard!" she notified. It was now Liana's turn and she almost made it under, except her forehead bumped the pole.
"YOUUUUUU'RREEE OUT!!!!" shouted the person who was holding the pole. "That means that this girl is the winner!" Cheers rang throughout the beach and a real flowered headband was placed on top of Mykayla's head.
"Yay, you won, you're the champion!" screamed Akira. She ran towards Mykayla and hugged her. Akira looked at Liana. "You did really well too! I can never do that stuff!"
"Thanks," smiled Liana.
"Well now you owe me $10, Layla!" laughed Akira.
"Yeah, yeah, whatever," groaned Layla. She playfully punched Akira in the stomach.
"Wanna get something to eat now?" Mykayla asked.
"Sure!" they all answered. Suddenly, a girl with light brunette hair ran up to them.
"Sorry I'm late!" she called. "My mom had to drop off my brother to a baseball game!"
"It's OK, Bella!" smiled Mykayla. "At least you're here. And guess what? I won the limbo competition!"
"Congratulations!" Bella hugged Mykayla.
"We're getting something to eat now," Akira told Bella.
"Good, cause I'm starving!" laughed Bella. The five girls linked arms and skipped inside of the house.
Inside was a buffet fit for a king. Many people were gathered around a huge table, chatting and eating at the same time.
"And I thought everyone said don't talk with your mouth full!" whispered Bella to Mykayla. They each took a paper plate with flower designs on them and took a plastic fork. Akira took two chicken legs and a couple of ribs that Kara had barbecued earlier that day and some vegetables. She also took some california sushi that she loved a lot.
Layla and Liana both got a few pieces of salmon, two shish kabobs with chicken and other vegetables on them, and a roll of seaweed sushi.
Mykayla and Bella each got three shish kabobs, a chicken leg and wing, and a small bowl of caesar salad. They then moved to the drink table. Akira got a cup of lemonade, Layla took a cup of Pepsi, Liana grabbed a cup of water, Bella took a cup of ice tea, and Mykayla took a cup of Fruit Punch. They took their food and drinks and sat at a tall table with high chairs on the patio.
"These shish kabobs are delicious!" Bella commented.
"Yeah, and the chicken is awesome too!" agreed Mykayla.
"Thanks, Kara made them this morning," Akira smiled.
"Well I need to get a recipe for that!" Bella giggled.
"And I need a recipe for this sushi too!" laughed Layla. "Or did you buy it?"
"Sorry to burst your bubble, but we bought it," Akira answered. "But I could tell you the place we got it from!"
"OK!" Layla nodded. Akira took a piece of paper out of her small notepad and wrote, Sushi Park, on it. "Here you go!"
After eating, they went back outside.
"Hey, it's still not dark yet, did everyone bring their bathing suits?" Akira asked. "We could go swimming in the ocean!" Liana bopped Akira on the head.
"Don't you remember?" Liana hissed to Akira. "We're mermaids!"
"Oh right, I forgot," Akira whispered back.
"Sorry, but we didn't bring them," Mykayla and Bella answered. Akira made a soft sigh of relief.
"It's OK," Layla replied. "We could play with Buddy!"
"Who's Buddy?" asked Bella.
"Buddy is Kara's puppy," Akira told her, half lying.
"OK, I love dogs!" agreed Mykayla. The five of them entered the house.
"We're Buddy?" Akira asked Kara.
"He's locked, in the cage," answered Kara. "Causes too much trouble. Go play with him in the extra room." Layla, Liana, Mykayla, and Bella followed Akira down a short flight of stairs and towards a large metal cage. Inside was a whimpering puppy that looked like a jailed person.
"Hey Buddy!" Layla cooed. She scratched the bottom of the puppy's chin and he licked her. Akira unlatched the cage and picked up Buddy. He greeted the newcomers with licks and barks.
"He's so cute!" squealed Bella. She took the puppy from Akira and swung him around kissing him at the same time.
"Remember what Kara said," Mykayla told Bella. "We have to play with him in the extra room." Bella nodded and they entered a large room in the corner with Buddy's bed and toys. Right away, Buddy jumped out of Bella's arms and wrestled around with a baseball. Mykayla grabbed a flying disk and patted it on her leg.
"Come on boy, go get it!" Mykayla convinced. The puppy immediately dropped the ball and sat under Mykayla with his tongue out. She threw the disk as far as it could go and Buddy went after it. Before it hit the wall, he jumped up and grabbed it.
"Good job!" Layla clapped. Buddy returned the disk to Mykayla. Suddenly, he sat on the floor and made a big yawn.
"Looks like he's tired," Liana informed. "What time is it?"
"It's 9:15PM," answered Layla, glancing at her watch.
"Well it's past Buddy's bed time," Akira said while picking up the puppy. It relaxed in her arms and dozed to sleep. Akira placed Buddy into his large fluffy dog bed. The girls quietly tip-toed out of the room and closed the door softly.
"So what do you want to do now?" Bella asked.
"I don't know, want to-" Liana began. The DJ's voice from outside entered the house.
"All contestants who want to play catch and throw the water balloon, please come outside to the left of the tent," the DJ announced. Grab a partner and a water balloon and line up, facing each other. A supervisor will be there to blow the whistle and declare the winner."
"Hey let's do that!" Mykayla suggested.
"OK!" the rest agreed. They ran outside.
Akira partnered up with Kara, Layla with Mykayla, and Liana with Bella. One of the partners held a water balloon.
"OK everyone, when I blow the whistle, you start!" the supervisor told them. "Each time the balloon is caught, each person steps back one step. And I mean a medium step, not a small baby one or a giant one. If the balloon falls and breaks, or when it explodes in the person's hand, then the team is out. If the balloon falls and doesn't splatter, then you're safe. Now on your mark, get set, GO!" The person blew the whistle and everyone started. Akira lightly threw the delicate water balloon to Kara as Layla threw it to Mykayla and Bella threw it to Liana. None of them broke, so they advanced and took a step back.
Bella threw the balloon to Liana, but when it reached Liana, it broke and splashed water all over her. The two were out and watched from the sidelines. After a while, more people got out and the only teams left were Akira and Kara's and Layla and Mykayla's.
"Go Akira and Kara!" shouted Bella.
"Go Layla and Mykayla!" Liana rooted. Finally, Akira's balloon splattered and she and Kara were out.
"The winners are this team over here!" the person announced. She pointed to Layla and Mykayla.
"We won, we won!" Layla and Mykayla cheered. They danced around.
"And since you won, you get a special prize!" the supervisor told them.
"Really, what is it?" they asked.
"You get," the person started. "SIX GALLONS OF WATER POURED ON YOU!!!!!" The person stepped away and two men with large buckets of water stood over the winners.
"Wh-what??" Layla exclaimed in shock. "Shoot water!" Before Layla could finish her thought, the two men dumped the water on Layla and Mykayla. They screamed as the icy water washed over them. After the pouring was done, they two shook from the coldness and water dripped from their frozen bodies.
"I would hate to be you!" Akira laughed.
"Very funny," Mykayla said sarcastically.
"Could you get us some warm towels?" Layla asked. "Like now?" She made a stare to Kara that meant, "I'm going to turn into a mermaid soon!!!!!!!"
"Sure," Kara replied. She ran into the beach house as fast as she could and returned with two blue towels with light blue starfish on them.
"Thanks," Layla thanked while rapping herself into the towel. Layla dried herself off and sighed with relief that she didn't turn into a mermaid.
"It's getting late, I have to go home now," Mykayla told them. She dried the rest of herself off and gave the towel back to Kara. "But thanks for a great time."
"You're welcome," Akira smiled. "Glad that you could come." There was a beeping from in front of the house.
"That's my mom, bye, I'll see you at school!" Mykayla waved and ran towards the silver mini van. The girls waved.
"Can you stay longer?" Layla asked to Bella.
"Sure, probably a half-hour or so," Bella shrugged. Suddenly, a ring went off and Bella took her cellphone from her pocket.
"Hello?" Bella talked on the phone for a few seconds and hung up. "That was my mom, she said she's getting me in a half hour."
"Great, then we should make the rest of the time the best!" Liana cheered.
"Alright people, there's going to be a dance contest in front of the tent, all come and participate!" the DJ announced. "Sorry for the little kids, but fifteen years of age and older!"
"Aw, I was hoping to enter that!" whined Layla.
"It's OK," Liana comforted. "We could go watch!" They nodded and got a seat near the set up dance floor. They watched Kara and Kara's friend dance their best moves on the dance floor.
"Hey I like that guy over there!" exclaimed Layla while pointing to a tall guy with dark brown hair.
"Yeah, and he's cute too!" agreed Liana. Akira and Bella groaned.
"What, you gotta admit that he is!" Layla convinced.
A half hour later, the winner of the dance competition was announced and Bella left.
"Hey guys, it's getting late now, you should go to sleep," informed Kara.
"Sure, we'll go sleep," Liana replied while winking at Akira and Layla. The laughed and went inside. They all entered Akira's room.
"It's been a great summer," Akira smiled.
"Yes, it has," nodded Liana.
"So you mean fighting evil is fun?" Layla asked.
"No you dummy!" Liana punched Layla playfully in the arm. "I meant the part that we are all together as friends.
"Oh, yeah, that part!" Layla realized.
"Well I'll be looking forward to kick some hooligan's behind!" exclaimed Akira. They laughed and went to sleep.
"Mermaid princesses, best friends, who else will know what'll happen?" Akira thought as she slept.
The End
[1] They were gone for about a month and their break is about two and 1/2 months. They stayed home for one month, so they're going to have a party in one week.
[2] The beach party is from 6:00PM to midnight
[3] Like blue, green, and purple colors
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