Charlotte walked as fast as she could to the JuiceNet Cafe, one of the few places she was sure Lewis would be. As she walked, she began to wonder if she was going crazy. There was no way that someone like her could've done... whatever is that she did.

But she had, Charlotte reminded herself. Where had that burst of strength come from? She had read about times when people in great times of stress had been able to do things that seemed impossible, maybe that had been it. But her heart told her it was something more, something magical. Something that she had missed more than anything.

Charlotte ran faster, easily sidestepping people and bikers. She didn't feel out of breath, and her reflexes at getting out of the way much easier than what it used to be. Maybe what was going on wasn't so bad. A smile crept over Charlotte's mouth as the Cafe came into view.

When she finally reached the Cafe, Charlotte quickly looked around for Lewis. Fortunately, she saw sitting in the corner booth. Unfortunately, he was in the company of Cleo, Emma, and Rikki. Her breath caught and she hastily stood by the counter, hiding her face behind her long auburn hair. Should she still go over there, risking a confrontation between the three mermaids? Jitters ran through her, and she gripped the counter in an effort to steady herself. As discreetly as she could, Charlotte looked over to the group as they laughed and conversed, and Charlotte felt so alone. It had been hard enough when she first moved to the town, in fact, Cleo had been the very first person she had actually really spoken to. But then she had gone all power-crazy, and she just alienated herself more... Charlotte shook her head to clear her thoughts.

A hand suddenly fell on her shoulder. Without even thinking, she grabbed the hand, and before she knew it, Charlotte had bent the person's arm behind their back, and slammed him against the counter.

It took Charlotte a second for her to register that the entire cafe had gone quiet, and that everyone was staring at her.

"Charlotte? What are you doing?"

She looked down, and to her horror, she realized that the person who she had just attacked was in fact Lewis.

"Oh, god," she stammered, "Lewis, I.. I am so sorry."

She released his arm, and backed away, mortified at what she had done. To make it worse, Rikki, Emma, and Cleo were quickly right there. Emma and Cleo were helping Lewis, but Charlotte's gaze was focused on Rikki, who was angrily standing in front of her.

"What is your problem?" She demanded angrily. "Why can't you just let it go?"

"Rikki," she pleaded, "Please, I didn't-"

"Just save it, Charlotte," the blonde girl spat.

Before Charlotte could defend herself, Cleo piped up, "Rikki, I think Lewis's arm is broken, we need to get him to a hospital."

Around the cafe, murmurs began to circulate, and Charlotte felt like a bug under a microscope. Everyone was staring at her like she was a giant freak, and she supposed she was.

"I... I got to go," Charlotte murmured. She backed up and walked out the door, her head hung.

In the cafe, Emma looked at Rikki with irritation. "Rikki," she began as the rest of the crowd began to drift back to their conversations. "You didn't have to be so harsh."

The trio began walking out with Lewis, who was cradling his arm, Cleo doting on him.

"I'm pretty sure it was an accident," he said, wincing a little, "I mean, I did kinda sneak up on her."

"Whatever," Rikki scoffed, clearly not convinced. It was no secret that she had never liked Charlotte, and what had just happened was not earning her any brownie points.

"Guys?" Cleo pipped up, "Maybe we should just focus on getting Lewis to the hospital for right now, we can deal with Charlotte later."

"Good," Rikki muttured. Something was going on, and she didn't like it.

That's the end of Chapter Two, tell me what you think!