*IMPORTANT* A/N: For those of you who read Chapter Fourteen before this update, I had to change the name Diana because some of my research has proven to be wrong, so she is now called Carys. Sorry about that. :)

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Chapter Fifteen

Carys's POV

Tap… Tap… Tap…

"June, will you stop pacing?" I ask my sister in annoyance. "Your heels keep tapping on the floor - it's making it really hard to concentrate!"

June stops in her tracks, then walks over to where I'm sitting. She crouches down and leans an elbow on the table I'm working on. "What is it that you need to concentrate on?" she asks with interest.

I stop writing and turn to my sister, my expression agonised. "They're close."

"Who? You mean… Sirena?"

I nod gravely. June's eyes widen. "But… they can't be."

"They are."

"We have to stop them."

I nod again. "At all costs. Don't worry, my dear sister, we shall stop them."

Becca's POV

"So Mum. When you were younger, did you ever meet any other mermaids?" I ask.

"Yes. There were two. One was a girl named Charlotte Watsford," Mum replies.

"What was the deal with her?"

"She found out that her grandmother Gracie used to be a mermaid, and then she found out about Cleo, Rikki and I. Eventually, she figured out how to become a mermaid herself. When she became one, she got all three of the Mako powers - that doesn't include Emily's power - and she thought she was better than us. She tried to get rid of our powers on the full moon after she got hers, but we ended up getting rid of her powers instead. We haven't seen her since."

"You can get rid of your powers?" I ask before quickly realising my own stupidity. Of course mermaids can get rid of their powers - mum and the others got rid of theirs.

"Once every fifty years, there's a special full moon that takes away your mermaid powers forever."

"Wait, but if it's every fifty years, how did you lose your powers."

"To this day, I still don't know."

"Oh. Okay. So anyway, who was the other mermaid?"

"A girl called Carys. I never got her last name, and I only knew her for a brief period of time. It was while I was travelling the world with your grandparents and uncle. I met her one day while swimming. We didn't exactly become friends, but we were friendly. Then one day, she just left, and I never saw her again either."

"Interesting… Anyway, what else happened to you while you were a mermaid?"

Mum spends a while telling me about the adventures she had with her mermaid friends when they were younger, whilst I listen intently, hooked on her every word.

"You should sell this story to TV companies or something," I joke. "It's amazing! We could become famous!"

"Yeah, and while we're at it, your secret could be exposed. I don't think so Becca."

"Whatever…"

"Rebecca," Mrs Fuller says and I look up from the homework that I'm doing while I wait for my friends. "I'd just like to inform you that your volleyball lesson has been cancelled today. Miss Chapman, the swim teacher, isn't in today, so I need to teach the class. Can you please let Melody, Emily and Lola know next time you see them?"

"Okay," I reply. "Will do."

Mrs Fuller nods then walks away, just as Mel arrives at my table.

"Mrs Fuller said the volleyball lesson's been cancelled today."

"K. Have you seen Elexis and Lydia today?"

"No. Are they going to our school now then?"

"Looks like. I saw them hanging out with another girl and when I went over to them, she introduced herself as Ali. Then when I walked away, Penny came up to them. I think they're friends with her."

"Hmm… Interesting…"

I sink into a soft blue chair sitting to the side of the swimming pool. I love it when volleyball is cancelled…

"Hey Becca," a voice suddenly says, causing me to jump. Then I realise who it was - Mel. Emily's with her, but Lolly's nowhere to be seen.

"Hey guys. Where's Lolly?"

Emily smirks. "Where do you think?"

I look at her blankly until Mel rolls her eyes and then says, "Flirting with Connor."

"Oh… She's been doing that ever since he got here."

"Um, he only arrived, like, four days ago. And two of those days were the weekend…" Mel says.

"Oh, right, never mind…"

Then Lolly walks over to us and sits down too. I smile. "Been flirting with Connor, huh?"

Lolly blushes scarlett, although she tries her hardest to cover it up. "Please. I flirt with everybody. Uh, y'know, if they're a guy," she adds hastily.

"Well, that is true," Emily breaks in, laughing. Before I get the chance to embarrass Lolly any further, Mrs Fuller tells us to quieten down while she starts the lesson. I fidget on my seat while I wait for her to finish giving instructions. It's so boring. The only thing I can do is sit there, watching the swimmers…

"Omigod!" Mel suddenly exclaims in a whisper. Emily, Lolly and I turn to her, and she subtly taps on her head, indicating that she'll tell us through thinking.

Elexis and Lydia are swimming in the pool and they don't have tails!

What? Lolly asks, and turns to look at the pool. Wow, they are. But… how?

Wait. Which one's which? I ask. They're obviously the new girls but which one is Lydia and which is Elexis?

Um, Lydia's the one with blonde hair, and Elexis has brown hair. Mel describes them.

I turn to look, as does Emily, who then asks, How are they not mermaids?

I have no idea, Mel replies.

Me neither, Lolly says. When I saw Elexis, she was definitely a mermaid.

Once everyone's started splashing around, we have to stop talking through our power because it's too hard to concentrate, so we decide to talk in hushed voices instead.

"Well, considering we don't really have much more to say on this topic, why don't we talk about something else? Like what we discussed with our parents about when they were mermaids?" Emily suggests.

I nod, then begin to tell the others what my mum said. "Well, Lolly and Mel, your parents probably told you this too, but my mum told me about a mermaid they knew called Charlotte Watsford."

"Yeah, my parents told me about her," Mel says.

"Same." Lolly nods her head.

"Who was she?" Emily asks with curiosity, and I tell her all that Mum said about her. Lolly and Mel add parts that I didn't know, and by the time we're finished talking about her, I hate Charlotte triple the amount that I did before, and I don't even know her!

Then Emily tells us about some things her mum said. I'm only half listening really, because they're mostly just adventures that Bella had as a mermaid, but one thing she says really catches my attention.

"Oh, and she also told me that when she lived in Ireland, before she knew your parents, she met this mermaid called Carys, and-"

"Wait," I interrupt. "I think my mum met her too…"

"The same Carys?"

"Well, do you think there are many mermaids called Carys?"

"I… What did your mum say about her."

"She said she didn't get her last name, and she only knew her for a short while."

"My mum said the same thing…"

So I guess you could say things just got a whole lot weirder…

A/N: So, who, or should I say, what *hint hint*, is Sirena? Any ideas? And has this chapter given any ideas on who Elexis, Lydia, and the others are?

Um, here's some random questions:

1. Who (or should I say what *hint hint*) do you think Sirena is?

2. Why do you think Elexis and Lydia didn't transform into mermaids in the swimming pool?

3. Who is your favourite character so far?

4. Would you like to see Emma, Cleo, Rikki and Bella become mermaids again?

5. Would you like there to be any mermen?

6. Do you have any random ideas for the story?

-Kat xxx