Hi everyone! Here's the next chapter of Taken Away! :) Thanks to the those that reviewed (you know who you are! Thanks heaps!) and just so you know, I might start feeling inclined to reward my reviewers when the plots get deeper and juicier (wink, wink - previews maybe?) anyway, so keep on reviewing!

Disclaimer; When I woke up this morning, I was disgusted to discover that Jonathan M Shiff still hasn't given me H2o Just add Water... so I DO NOT OWN IT!

Chapter Two: Whole other level of awful

No-one's POV

Bella Hartley and Cleo Sertori were sitting in Rikki's Café sipping their Mango (Coco) – nut and Melon-Berry juices, reading magazines & talking. This was a fairly normal weekend activity for them with some exceptions like Rikki was either working or with them, Bella might be onstage singing for the café's live band, Cleo might be working at the Marine Park or the girls might be joined by either Lewis, Cleo's boyfriend or Will, Bella's.

Cleo finished her juice and turned to Bella and said "Up for a swim later? We can ask Rikki too" Bella put her juice down and said "Yeah sure, but the band is on at 5, but before or after that sounds awesome." Cleo smiled in acknowledgement. Bella then kept sipping her drink as they both continued their magazines before being interrupted by Zane Bennett, who walked over to their table from behind the counter. "Hey girls, have either of you seen or heard from Rikki today? The girls had a quick think before Cleo said "Oh yeah, I called Rikki this morning, why?" Zane nodded before he said "Oh she's just running really late for her shift and I can't get hold of her." Bella smirked before she started saying "Well this is Rikki we are talking about…." knowing her punctuality reputation. "Yeah, yeah, I know but this is late, even for her" Zane said beginning to walk back to the counter, before turning around and adding "Oh, well. I'll just cover her shift for her." Bella quickly added while he could still hear her "I'll just try calling her again for you if you want." Zane turned back around saying "Thanks, that would be great." Bella got her phone out and Zane walked off. "I know Rikki isn't great with being on time and all, but generally she's not this late unless she lets you know. I wonder where she is…" Cleo said glancing over at the counter just checking that Rikki hadn't just snuck in, past them both. "Yeah, I dunno" Bella said as clicked buttons on her phone, before putting it up to her ear. The girls sat in silence while Bella was listening to the ringing sounds, waiting for Rikki to pick up. A few more seconds passed before Bella mouthed "message bank" to Cleo and she listened to her best friends recorded voice "Hi, this is Rikki; I'm not answering my phone… obviously, so if you can be bothered leave a message, but just a forewarning I probably won't call back. Um, okay, bye!" which was followed by a beep. "Hi Rikki, its Bella. Just wondering where you were. Not sure if you remembered you had a shift, like now, actually you might know because you probably have like 13 missed calls from Zane. Anyway just checking you're okay! Bye." Bella said, before ending the call and sitting back in her chair.

The girls sat in silence, Bella fidgeted with her phone while Cleo played with her straw. "Maybe she's at Mako. We could check there" said Cleo sitting straight up in her chair from her previously slouched position. "She might, I felt like a swim anyway" Bella said as the girls packed up their things & got out of their seats. "I'll go tell Zane that we're checking at Mako" said Bella while Cleo continued packing her stuff but nodded at her.

Bella walked over to Zane who was pouring an orange coloured smoothie into a glass. "Any luck?" he said to Bella when she reached the counter. "Nah, but we're going for a swim, so we will check at Mako, while we are out" Bella said putting her crossed arms on the counter while leaning on it. "Okay thanks, enjoy the swim" Zane, who knew the secret, said, before Bella walked back over to Cleo who was now packed and ready. "Let's go!" said Cleo when Bella walked over to their table, before they both walked out of the café together.

Although just outside the café was a pier and a marina, the girls walked up a road and then down to a secluded part of the beach, which was a lot easier to hide swimming off with a tail. The road the girls were walking down rarely had cars on it, only every now and then would one pass, but up ahead was 3 ambulances, 2 fire trucks, 2 police cars and a swarm of reporters. "Yuck, must be a car crash or something said Bella, not at all delighted by the thought, or even worse, the sight. As they got closer soft hearted Cleo said "looks like it. It's so horrible. I hate accidents… and ambulances… and hospitals." Bella was surveying the accident, silently. "Mmm" she said, but she agreed with Cleo, accidents are awful, It's bad enough seeing them on TV or hearing about them, but actually seeing an accident is a whole other level of awful.

Soooooooo what did ya think? Please review and let me know! Reviews were the reason this chap was up so quick! Besides, I have almost finished the story, (I plan for it to be 30 chaps long, and i'm writing like chap 26 right now) so uploading isn't hard for me and I will definitley update frequently... if you review!

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