Chapter 16
Author's note. The first chapter of this fan fiction took place 1 month after the series finale of h20. This chapter and every other chapter after this take place from 5 months after the groups battle with Amelia onwards which puts this two years after the series finale. By now Jake and Rikki have graduated from their business economics class but Jake still has computer sciences in the morning and the rest of the class schedules remain the same. Enjoy the rest of the chapters.
"Well that seems to be the last of the chores. Let's get this café up and running." Jake said (Start Flashback) "Rikki This is your last chance to get back together with me cuz soon I'm off to college in Britain." Zane said "Good riddance! I finally don't have to be bothered by you anymore! And I'm glad Sophie's gone too!" "Fine but I've got one last parting present." Zane said then handed Rikki some papers "What's all this?" Rikki asked "Those papers say I signed over the café and everything going with it. You might not be able to get the café up and running right away but this place was your dream and I can't have your dream die just because we broke up. I may be selfish but I'm not that selfish." Zane said and Rikki looked at him incredulously then gave him a huge hug and when they separated she said "That hug was just a thank you. It doesn't mean we're getting back together." "Okay. I'm just glad that gives us a proper goodbye. Catch ya later Rikki." Zane said and headed out the door to go to the airport. (End Flashback) "Well I'm glad I finally get to re-open this place. Thanks for all the help Jake." "No problem. Just remember we're partners on this." Jake replied "I know but we're also a lot more than that." she said then gave him a nice long kiss and then he said "You got that right." then he kissed her again and then Cleo and Lewis walked in and Cleo said "Achem. We've got some work to do. Tonight's the grand reo-opening night! and the two broke up there kiss and were a bit surprised cuz they'd forgotten the others were just in the other room. "Hey Jake are you ready for the first rehersal?" Bella asked and Jake said "Yeah. I'll be right there. Well it seems the stage calls." so he walked up to the stage and picked up a guitar and Lewis went to the drums and Bella and Jake were singing together while he played the guitar and Lewis was on the drums and nate was back on the keyboard piano. So once everybody was onstage they played a song that started a little slow but became a full on rock song and they worked pretty well together as a band. Once the rehearsal was over Rikki congratulated them on working so well together and declared them ready for the grand re-opening.
Later that night…
"Welcome everybody to the grand re-opening of my café. I'm glad to see some of the old regulars back and really glad to get this place up and running again. Thank you for waiting now enjoy the band." Rikki said then the band started singing and soon everybody was enjoying themselves. Even Emma was enjoying herself and realized just what she'd missed while she and ash were away. Even though Ash and Emma were still waiting tables they really found they enjoyed the short breaks they got when everybody stopped to listen to the band and even when there weren't those breaks they sat at the table reserved for Rikki and her friends while keeping a watchful ear out for ringing bells and raised hands. The small sign at every table said "For service ring the bell and raise your hand and a waiter or waitress will be right with you." this pledge of service rang true and soon Ash and Emma were running all over the place and when they finally caught a break they walked up to Rikki and told her simultaneously "You need to hire more people. We can't handle big crowds like this every night." "Okay. I'll get on that first thing tomorrow. I'll post a help wanted sign just now so ppl see it on their way in or out and can call tomorrow." Rikki replied "Thanks Rikki. I never quite realized what I was missing while I was gone. This place is amazing." Emma said "Glad you like it!" Rikki said and the rest of the night went off without a hitch and everybody loved the band.