When Ava's party was over, there was still one last thing to take care of, Cam. He had been the one to lie to Ava and cause her to run away. Rita said it was unfair to punish him too harshly. After all, he couldn't have known what Ava would do. After some debate Rita decided the best punishment for Cam should be to teach the girls a new skill. Rita showed the girls how to make a blizzard in a jar, like she first did with the lightning storm. As a test, she had the girls create a blizzard inside of Cam's bedroom. The best part was the look on Cam's face when he found his room sub 20 degrees and buried under snow.
Ava loved living in her new home. She felt like she had a family for the first time, she felt at home and she felt loved. Rita was her aunt and the girls were her cousins, although they felt more like sisters. Serena taught her mermaid songs and they often sang together. Ava wasn't nearly as good of a singer as Serena was but she loved singing with her and Serena always told her how good she was. Lyla made time to teach her mermaid things as well. She spent time teaching her about the fish and about the history of the pod. Nixie would act like spending time with Ava was a chore, but when they were alone Nixie was kind. She could act rough and tough but with Ava she was sweet and could be a push over.
However, Ava loved spending time with Rita best of all. Rita was the first person who took care of her. She felt safe with Rita and with her support she felt invincible. When she first came she was always concerned that Rita would leave her, tire of her someday maybe. But after months of reassuring her, Ava finally believed Rita wouldn't leave her.