Hey Guys! Thanks for all the reviews! :) Here's my next chapter. This chapter is mainly Zikki/Wella. You guys vote, should I put Zane and Rikki together? Yes or no? Just curious, what's your guys favorite pairing? Enjoy the chapter! ~Elysa

Chapter 3: A Chance

Will, Bella, Rikki, Cleo and Lewis walked into Rikki's, talking about their trip to Ireland. Unfortunately, Zane was holding the fort and caught Rikki's eye.

Zane walked towards Rikki and the others. "What's mermaid club doing now?" Zane joked. "It's rare seeing you all together here."

"Well we are, now deal with it," Rikki snapped at Zane. Zane held his hands up as if saying 'no harm'. Rikki was never nice to Zane, she told herself that Zane was just another liar and cheater. But inside, she felt more with him, a lot more. But it was buried inside Rikki so deep she would never notice.

"Calm down, do you guys want anything?" Zane asked.

"No thanks," Cleo replied, she turned to her 4 friends for confirmation.

"What are you guys chatting about anyways?" Zane said. Rikki and the rest looked at him all with the 'as if you don't know' look. "Okay, so it's mermaid club stuff. What is it?"

"We're going to Ireland, happy?" Rikki replied.

"What?!" Zane said in shock, obviously not taking it well. He didn't want Rikki to spend time so far away, even if it was just temporary.

Sophie's POV

I knew something just wasn't right with Bella. She was so mysterious. I knew she was heading to Ireland the day after tomorrow, so I decided to follow her, find her secret.

I'm not going to stalk her, it's just to find what she's hiding. And to protect Will from her. I felt bad for Will, he had to be stuck with that witch 24-7. I knew Bella could possibly be...

1. Using Will

2. Cheating on Will

3. I have no idea, but I'm sure it's one of those, or something big.

I booked a trip to Ireland, to go on the same day, which I payed extra money for, and with the help of Bella's parents, I simply asked them, saying I was Bella's friend, where they were staying and booked the nearest hotel.

Will would be so thankful that I had saved him from that Bella girl that he would never even think about her again. I never liked Bella anyways, she probably did something with Will's mind to make him even like her.

With the Girls, Will, Lewis, and Zane

"You 5 are all going to Ireland together?" Zane practically yelled.

"Yeah, that about sums it up," Bella said, then she added, "Do you have a problem with that?" Bella looked at Zane's reaction, it was still frozen in shock.

"Why?"

"Cause that's where I'm moving, and there visiting me during break. So... Do you have a problem with that?" Bella answered.

"Can I come with you guys?" Zane suggested. They gave him crazed looks, "Oh, well, come on! I already know about mermaid club so... Why not?"

"Maybe because you blew it last year?" Rikki started. "Hmm... What else?" She said sarcastically, looking at her friends.

They all started listing things that Zane did, you couldn't hear one over another. Once they stopped, Rikki started talking again. "See? None of us really need you there."

"Rikki, can't I talk to you? For at least a minute?"

"Sure, talk," Rikki replied. "Go on."

"In private?"

"Fine."

The two walked up to Zane's office, and he started speaking. "Why do you need Will and Lewis more than you need me? I could prove I could help, you know."

"First of all, this is just about visiting Bella over the break. not your words 'mermaid club stuff'. And second, Lewis and Will actually put us first," Rikki snapped.

"It didn't seem like it when Lewis left for America," Zane protested.

"True, but he tries hard to protect us."

"What about Will? He mostly just does it because he's madly in love with Bella," Zane said, he had a strong hatred for Will, even if he didn't like Rikki. "How do you know he really cares for you guys?"

"He may like Bella... a lot. But he does care for me and Cleo too, just like he's our brother," Rikki stated. "Anyways, I've got a lot on my mind, I gotta go."

"Just give me this chance, and I promise I won't mess up," Zane said, a serious look on his face. Then added with a chuckle, "Well, I'll try my best, really."

"Even if I let you come on the trip, I don't know if the others would," Rikki replied. "To make it easier, if the others agree on you going, then you could go."

"Okay," Zane agreed. He walked out the office, leaving Rikki thinking of what she just did. Oh my god, what if the others agree? Then what've I done, bringing Zane along on the trip?

Rikki walked out to find Zane talking to Bella, Cleo, Lewis, and Will. She could make out most of the words he were saying.

"Would you let me go on the trip if I could?" Zane asked.

"Well, I'd agree if Rikki agrees," Cleo said. She turned to Bella who was nodding.

"I agree with Bella and Cleo on this one," Will answered, clutching Bella's hand tight under the table. "Well, not that I have a huge liking of you going."

"Eh... I don't know, Zane..." Lewis started. "Rikki said 'If they agree, you could go on the trip', didn't she?"

That caught Zane's attention. "Why not I go on the trip, Lewis. We've had our differences in the beginning. But it turned out fine, didn't it?" He said patting Lewis' back. "So why not let me go on this trip?"

"Eh... I guess."

"Yes!" Zane nearly shouted. He turned to Rikki. "They agreed for me to go on the trip with you guys!"

"Great, why are you so happy? It doesn't mean we're dating," Rikki snorted.

"But I get to hang out with you, don't I?" Zane asked. "At least it's something..."

"Right," Rikki sighed. She didn't care for Zane anymore than of an annoying friend. Or so she kept saying. She didn't honestly know if she had a tiny bit of heart for Zane left, or if it was all destroyed when he ruined it.

"Well, I better get packing!" Bella said, not wanting to be apart or even see a Zane and Rikki conversation. "Bye guys!"

"Bye Bella," Rikki, Cleo, Lewis, and Will said in unison. Will gave Bella a quick kiss and waved one more time before speaking to the others again.

"Well, I better get out too, I mean, one minute too much and Sophie would be searching for me," Will waved to them and walked out the door.

"It's our time to leave too, isn't it Lewis?" Cleo looked at Lewis for help. Obviously none of them liked Rikki and Zane conversations either, normally cause they ended up a bit heated.

"Huh?" Lewis looked at Cleo, then Cleo gave him a 'Follow Along' look And he nodded. "Yeah, uh... We have to go on a date, its been... Uhmmmmm... 15 years since we met, so, er... Bye!" Lewis and Cleo hurriedly rush out of the café.

"Why did everyone leave all of a sudden?" Zane asked. Rikki shrugged.

"I have an appointment with my cousin, Renee, so... I gotta go," Rikki rushed out as well.

"Rikki!" Zane called. Rikki turned around, expecting him to say something like, 'Look, wait, can I talk to you? Boring, boring, boring, I like you, blah blah blah. I won't mess up again.' But instead he said, "I thought you didn't have any cousins?"

Rikki half chuckled at his joke. "Right, did I say cousin? I said co-worker," Rikki said, "I just got a new job as a, Marine Park worker to be, with uhm, Cleo so we could hang out and protect each other."

"Come on, Rikki," Zane begged. "I never meant to hurt you, I never would, and you know that. I love you, and whatever I done was stupid. And, I won't make the same mistake. I won't mess up again. I promise." Well, there it is, that's what he says, just like the other 79 times I've counted, Rikki thought.

"You kissed Sophie, you put your friends in front of me, you almost revealed me, you basically tried to threaten me!" Rikki almost screamed, she knew if anyone heard her, they would say "Reveal?"

"I know, and those are the mistakes I would never make again, give me one chance. And that's all I need," Zane said. "One chance. All we need is honesty."

"I'll think about that." Rikki then quickly added, "While I meet Renee, a friend."

She stalked away quickly. "I thought I said honesty!"

"And I was, you never asked where she was from!" Rikki yelled back playfully. Zane gave her a 'what?' look and she replied, "She's from my mind." She then walked faster away so Zane couldn't see her anymore.

Truth was, Rikki still had a small crush on Zane. Sure she didn't love him, but she did have a crush. She thought about him still, and what would it be like if he was still with her. But, her mind never went too far, they always stood, guarding her heart to make sure no one would ever hurt her heart ever again like Zane had.

At Bella's House

Bella looked up to see the time, 2:14, she promise she'd see Will at 3:30, and it was about a 15 minutes walk from here.

She quickly put on a yellow sundress that showed off her happiness and cheerfulness. She looked in her mirror across the room to see if her blue crystal necklace was alright. Bella's naturally curly honey blonde hair waved down her shoulders and back.

She then went back to packing, now knowing if she left on the right time, she wouldn't look bad at least. Bella stuffed and folded her clothes and all of her possessions in to boxes, that were being brought to Ireland tomorrow. She was going to miss this place. Every single thing of it, every detail and every person.

Bella wanted to cry when she thought of losing Will, Lewis, Cleo, and Rikki. She even didn't want to leave Zane, who's been very annoying. Nate, who's been very, well, wrong, and hitting on her. She'd even miss Sophie a bit, though she was very sneaky, manipulative, and a little evil, she still wouldn't take away anything that Will loved, or anything else that meant a lot. Or was that what she thought?

Bella looked at the time again, she had spent lots of time daydreaming she had passed an hour. She rushed down the stairs and started walking towards Will's boatshed. She knew Will wouldn't mind Bella a bit late.

Bella's POV

I walked across Will's boatshed, I quickly peeked through the window, seeing what Will was doing, I couldn't see him, but I could hear some moving going on. It was kind of a hobby of mine, peeking through his window, though it led to lots of bad things.

I had once mistakenly overheard him and Rikki practicing Will's skills of confidence to ask me out *IF YOU'RE WONDERING WHICH EPISODE THIS IS, IT'S 'BEACH PARTY*. At first, I thought he was really asking Rikki, and I got worried, so I asked Nate instead. At last he said he liked me, which really surprised me at first, and when he told me it was just him practicing to ask me out for getting his confidence, I thought it was really really sweet.

I knocked on his door and he immediately opened. "Hey Will." He didn't reply at first, he was just staring at me, I took this moment to look deep into his blue eyes. He quickly snapped out of it and gave a light blush.

"Hi Bella, come in," he said, gesturing for me to go in. "You look... beautiful."

"Hm? Thanks," I thanked him for that. I didn't like most guys just hitting on me because of my looks, but I knew Will liked me for many other reasons. He almost gave me an essay of how I was special, and I was different from all the girls he's ever met, even if I wasn't a mermaid.

Will's POV

I stared into her deep blue ocean eyes. It was as if once you started staring, it was like a spell you couldn't snap out of, I quickly brought myself to reality and let Bella in. "Hi, Bella, come in."

I gestured for her to come in, she was wearing a bright yellow sun dress with her hair naturally curling down her shoulders. Her blue crystal necklace was perfect and she smelt so good. "You look... beautiful."

"Hm? Thanks," she looked down, away from my eyes, unable to meet them. She finally looked up, shyly. I loved the way that she didn't know that she was naturally beautiful, without make up, she was even prettier. She didn't need to dress up, and she would look prettier than anyone I've ever met.

I pulled her down to a couch and sat down with her. I put my arm around her and she lie her head on my chest. "Are you excited for the trip?" I asked. "You know, for Ireland?"

"Of course I am," she had a worried look on her face.

"What's wrong?" I asked, concerned for her. She didn't look great, and her voice was even shaking slightly if you listened carefully. "Tell me please, I'm here for you."

She looked into my eyes and sighed. "It's just, that, the sooner I leave to Ireland, its like a countdown thats going to happen. And soon, you'll leave, and I don't want to leave Australia, not permanently." She almost had tears in her eyes, she hugged me tighter and I returned it. "I don't want to leave you, Cleo, Rikki, and Lewis. You've guys been the only real friends I have. And you've been my only real boyfriend."

I knew what she meant, she had told me before that all the guys she's ever met were selfish, cheating, lying, and just playing and using her. I've been the only guy that really loved her, and I was leaving her. But, I couldn't.

I wouldn't let her go. She meant so much to me, I loved her. Could it be the end?

The end of chapter 3. Hope you enjoyed, and REVIEW PLEASE! Anyways, I love Wella the most, so there's a lot of Bella/Will, but there are always going to be other things going on. For example, drama, mystery, and of course Zikki and Clewis. Review of what you thought! I promise I will put more Clewis, for the ones out there that love Cleo/Lewis

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Will Zane and Rikki get back together? Or is there no chance at all? Sophie is plotting, but is she smart enough to find this one out? Would Will love Bella enough to never let her go? Or will Bella's heart be broken again...? What's going on with Clewis?

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~Elysa