Chapter 2

Rikki's POV

After I realized that I love him, I went to find him.

I saw him talking to another girl. You better get away from him.

I walked up to him and just kissed him. I love it when he gets that surprised expression. We stood there kissing for like a minute.

I was the one to break away from the kiss. I just looked at him and said it.

"I love you, Zane."

"I love you to Rikki"

We kissed again and the girl he was with broke it up and threw her juice on me.

"Rikki, run!" I ran away and into the water. I heard him yelling at her. She deserved to be more than yelled at.

I swam until I got to the moon pool. It was still my place to relax. Before I got into the pool I saw another tail. How is that possible? All the mermaids I know of are out of town. I didn't go into the pool. I swam away as fast as I could.

I crawled onto the beach and used my power to dry off.

Powers are part of being a mermaid. I can heat things up, Cleo can control water, Emma can freeze things, and Bella can turn water into this jelly substance. It was amazing what we could do. Emma, Cleo, and I also developed powers over the weather. I loved every part of being a mermaid, but the powers make it even more special.

Once I dried off, I headed home. I needed to relax and figure out whom that tail belonged to. It looked the same as mine, but I have been at Mako every chance I got. I thought the magic was out of the place since Sophie destroyed the moon pool cave.

I walked into my trailer. Yes, I lived in a trailer still. It was all I could afford with the money from my job. I worked at this clothing store. I was the manager. Yeah, I know that me and work don't get along, but I need to be responsible and I wanted to get out of a trailer that I shared with my dad. I was the manager of the store. I got paid a decent amount, but I needed to go to college so I can get a degree and get an actual job.

I opened the door and sat on my small, but comfortable couch.

Man, I'm hungry. I got up and put a hot dog in the microwave.

I was about to sit down when I heard a knock on the door. That was strange since I never told anyone where I lived, except my dad.

I opened the door to find Zane.

"Hey," he said.

"Hey." This is awkward. "Come on in."

"Are you okay?" he asked as he walked in.

"Yep. I'm fine. Do you know if any of the girls are in town?" He knew I meant my mermaid friends.

"Not that I know of. Why?" We sat down on the couch.

"I saw a tail in the moon pool. I didn't go in to see if it was one of the girls. I was too scared. What if it was a new mermaid? How is that possible? I thought the magic was gone in the moon pool since Sophie killed the place." I kept babbling.

"Rikki. Rikki!" He grabbed my hands and kissed me. "That shut you up," he stated.

"I have to ask these questions. We have to find out who that was."

"We? Does this mean you trust me again?" he asked me with hope in his eyes.

"No. Not completely."

He looked sad. I started to question what I said. Do I trust him? I love him, but does that mean I should trust him? I can't believe I am back with Zane. Should I tell the girls? I need to think this over. I could be making a huge mistake.

"Zane. I need to think about this. Can you come back another time? But, before you go, how did you find out where I live?"

"I asked your Dad."

"He wouldn't tell you where I lived. Before I moved out, I told him not to."

"I told him that you said you were in love with me and her cursed under his breath. He doesn't like me."

"No duh. You broke my heart. Of course he hates you. I'm surprised I don't hate you."

He took what I said harshly.

"Zane. I didn't mean it like that." "That's not what it sounded like to me."

He ran out of my trailer and I watched him leave. Great. We were together all of two hours and we already are having a fight. Maybe this is a sign. Maybe I shouldn't be with him. I need to talk to someone. I got my cell and called Emma. She always gave great advice.

Emma didn't answer her phone. That was odd. She usually answers her phone. Now I'm worried. I dialed Cleo's number and, thankfully, she answered.

"Hello," she said.

"Hey Cleo. It's Rikki," I said.

"Hey Rikki. How have you been? You really need to call me more."

"I'm sorry. Have you talked to Emma lately?" I asked.

"No. Why?"

"I called her and she didn't answer."

"That's not like Emma at all."

"Exactly what I thought. I really need someone to talk to. Can you spare a minute?"

"Yeah. What's up?"

I told her everything that happened today. I told her about the whole conversation with Zane on the beach, me being in love with him and the fight. I also told her about the unknown mermaid.

"I don't get it. How can you love Zane? He was a jerk to you!" She kept screaming so I held the phone away from my ear.

I put the phone back to my ear when she stopped screaming.

"So, what should I do, Cleo?"

"I think you need to think things over. You can't forget all the things that happened in the past. He really hurt you. You can't let that go."

"It's been a long time since he did that though. He probably wasn't talk to me ever again after what happened."

"What you said meant that you doubted your decision."

"I just- I don't know. I gotta go figure this out. Thanks for the help Cleo."

"No problem. It's what I'm here for. Also, try to avoid the girl that spilled the juice on you. She could be suspicious."

"Okay. Thanks. Bye."

I hung up and went into my room. My trailer had three rooms, my bedroom, the kitchen/living room and an extra room. It has four rooms if you count the bathroom. I loved my trailer. My room was cozy and painted a blue that matched my eyes. My bedspread was green on one side and blue on the other. It matched the rest of the room.

I sat on my bed and before I knew it I was asleep dreaming about Zane.