Chapter 15

Zane's POV

They were gone. Charlotte and Denmen left a couple hours ago. I think it was hours. They won't give my food, only water. I need to get out of here. Rikki can't tell her secret to save me. She would end up hurt and I won't let that happen. Rikki acts like she can take care of herself, but she is delicate underneath. She needs help, even if she doesn't want it. Cleo and Bella better be keeping an eye on her. If they get hurt, or their secret is revealed, it would be my fault. Please stay safe.

Especially Rikki.

Rikki's POV

"Okay. Tell me how you became mermaids and we'll start talking," Denmen said to Cleo and me.

"No. Not until you release Zane," I said.

"That isn't going to happen unless we get what we want."

"Who is 'we'?" I asked her.

"Really? You don't know who we are yet?" a voice asked.

"Who said that?" Cleo asked, finally speaking up.

"I did."

A girl came around the corner and came where we can see her. Charlotte. Why am I not surprised?

"Why would you want to kill mermaids Charlotte? You were one," I screamed.

"What?" Denmen asked us.

This totally screws up our mess of a plan. Great.

"Not anymore. I despise mermaids now," Charlotte said.

"Alec! Grab her," Denmen screamed to a guy as she pointed to Charlotte.

"What?" Charlotte screamed. "I have been helping you."

"Not anymore."

I just stood there watching them yell at each other. Charlotte must hate Denmen now. She could tell me where Zane is. Also, where Emma's body is.

"Charlotte! Where's Zane?" I asked her as they tried to grab her.

"In a cell. They built a station at Mako. It's hidden, but you could find it if you tried. Save him and get this bitch arrested!" She told us.

Wow. For one in her life, Charlotte was useful.

"Thanks!" I screamed as we ran off.

We found Bella and ran to Zane's house to tell his dad.

Once we got there and told Mr. Bennett everything, he just stared at us.

"What?" I asked him.

"Charlotte was a mermaid?" he asked us.

"Yeah. Her powers started to take over her, so on the one night you could lose your powers, forever; she was in the right place at the right time. She is now human," I said with a smile.

"Rikki never liked her," Cleo told Bella.

"For good reason. "

Cleo's phone started to ring and she looked at who was calling.

"It's Lewis." Cleo picked up the phone and started talking.

"Cleo."

Still talking.

"Cleo?"

She was still talking.

I looked at Bella and we both screamed,

"Cleo!"

Cleo looked at us and said bye to Lewis.

"Sorry. I was just filling him in on what's been happening. He wanted to help, but I said no. Can't let another guy get locked up," Cleo said.

"Cleo!" Bella said.

"I got to go," I said.

I got up and started to leave. How could Cleo say that? She knows that I really want Zane back and she just had to make a comment about how he's locked up.

"Rikki. I'm sorry. I didn't mean it like that. I really am sorry."

"It's okay. I just need to go for a walk."

"Be careful," Bella told me.

"Don't worry, I will be careful."

I left the house, but before I could get past the house next door, I was hit over the head.

I faked passed out and the people picked me up and threw me in a car. I just hope that they will take me to Zane.

"Bring her to Denmen. She can start finding out what she wants to know," a man said.

He closed the car door and started to drive to Denmen. I can't believe I got hit over the head again. But, this time it was different. It wasn't them the first time. It couldn't have been.

The car stopped, but I don't know where. If I open my eyes they would know I'm faking it.

A man opened the door and picked me up. I could hear water. Shit. I can't get wet.

They out me on a boat and started the boat.

I took a chance and opened my eyes. I was alone in a room. They probably locked the door. I didn't want to move. They would know I was awake. Why did I fake it? Oh yeah, they would have kept hitting me until I wasn't faking.

I heard footsteps, so I closed my eyes. The door unlocked and opened. The man who came in picked me up. I don't know where they took me, but they dropped me on the ground.

"Hey!" I screamed.

I opened my eyes and looked at the man.

"Since when are you awake?" he asked me.

"Since you tried to make me pass out. Really, hit me over the head?" I asked him.

I looked around. I was in a cell. Great.

"Where am I?" I asked him.

"Our little base."

"On Mako island?" I asked him.

"Yep," he said, not realizing what he was telling me.

"Thanks."

"What? Oh, shit!" he said as he walked out.

I love it when people hire stupid people.

I looked around and looked for something to unlock the cell door with. Nothing. Life sucks sometimes.

"Ahhhhhh!" I screamed.

"Can you shut up?" someone asked me. A familiar voice.

"Charlotte?"

"Yeah, hi. You have a way to get us out of here?"

"I'm not getting you out. I just want to find Zane and leave."

"Good luck getting him to walk."

"What are you talking about?" I asked her.

She stepped to the side so I could see the cell next to her. There was a body laying limp on the floor.

"Zane?"

How could they do that to him? He looks like he hasn't eaten in weeks.

He had been missing for at least two weeks. Some days I just talked to his dad and we tried to find him.\

"Zane? Get up. Please get up." Could I heal him if I get to him? I could feel myself heating up.

"Rikki, you're hands are on fire," Charlotte said to me.

I looked down at my hands and saw my hands in the middle of a fire. It looked beautiful, and it didn't hurt.

I touched the bars of the side with the cell door. The metal burned and I continued to melt the bars until I could open the door.

I walked to Zane's cell and looked at him. My hands weren't on fire anymore. I checked my pockets and found a cookie in a bag. I get hungry.

I started to melt the bars on his cell door, but someone came down the stairs and into the room.

I looked at the man and found that it wasn't a man.

It was Denmen.

"How did you get out?" she asked me. She looked at my hands. They were on fire again.

"I told you not to mess with me bitch," I told her.

I walked toward her with my hands stretched out. I started to clench my hands until they were a fist. Denmne screamed out in pain. She was burning.

What am I doing? I don't hurt people. I put my hands down and started to melt the door to the cell again. I was finally able to open the door. I ran into the cell and picked up Zane's head. I had him sitting up and leaning on my.

I took the cookie and tried to get it in his mouth.

"Come on Zane. Eat the damn cookie!"

"You don't have to yell," he whispered. I could barely hear him.

"Oh thank you! I was so worried. Now eat the cookie." He ate it and looked a little better.

"Get me out of here," he told me.

"Don't worry, I will. I promise."