Chapter 26

Emma's POV

After they told me what had happened to me, I was freaking out. Not on the outside of course, but on the inside. Why did they shoot me? Zane said that they want to use us, not kill us. If that was true, then why was I almost dead and in a come? I don't think they were telling the truth when they told Zane this piece of information. I think that they want to kill us. The only reason they want to know how this happened to us, was to stop it from happening again. What was so bad about mermaids? All those myths and legends aren't true. I've never killed anyone with my singing voice. People should be happy that I don't sing aloud. Someone would die cause of my bad voice. It's worse than Cleo's! Anyway, why did they go after me first? They were probably here, at home, watching their every move. When I found out that Zane was kidnapped, I worried about my own family. I didn't tell them what I was. I'm still surprised that Rikki told her dad. I can't even dream about telling my family. They would look at me like I just murdered and innocent koala. I'm still shocked that Rikki's dad didn't freak out when he found out. Rikki told me that he took it pretty well. He only passed out. Not a big deal. I just wish that I could tell my family about me. Maybe I should. It would be so easier to explain why I quite swimming. They would probably understand. Elliot would go ballistic. He would ask me thousands of questions and I really wouldn't mind answering them. Should I tell them? I could, when they come home. They would be wondering what happened to me. The only way to explain that was to show them who I really was. I just hope that they don't hate me. I really want my family to stay a whole and not changed. Telling them might change that. They would worry constantly and ask if any attempts were made on my life again. I just don't want to see them hurt and worried, but I have to tell them.

Rikki's POV

Once we began swimming, I felt a million times better. I loved the feeling of the water against my face when I swim. We all went above water and hung out at the ledge of the pool.

"This pool is huge!" Emma said.

"It's not the ocean though," I replied.

"I agree," Bella said.

"Me too," Cleo stated.

"What are you thinking about so hard Em?" I asked her.

"I think I might tell my family about us," she said.

"What?" Cleo said.

"How else am I supposed to explain what happened?"

"Lie," I said.

"That's always the answer for you isn't it Rikki. Why do you get to tell your dad and I can't tell my family?"

"I had to tell my dad."

"Well, I have to tell my family."

I got out of the pool and dried myself off.

"Where are you going?" Emma asked me.

"I need some time alone," I said.

"Please stay!"

I'm an idiot. She just woke up and I haven't seen her for over a year.

"You're right Emma. Sorry," I said as I jumped back into the pool.

"It's okay," she told me when I got back from under the water. She hugged me.

"So, you lost your memory and fell in love with Zane?" she asked me.

Bella and Cleo laughed and looked at me for an answer.

"Yes, yes I did. I was under the spell of the moon," I said with my best Shakespeare impression.

We all laughed.

"That was horrible. Are you sure you're not under a spell right now?" Cleo asked me.

"I'm positive."

We swam for another hour. Everyone then left. I told Emma that she could stay here. She gladly accepted. Ash, unfortunately, had to go back to college in a week.

"I only get a week to spend with you," he said to Emma.

"It's sad. I haven't seen you in forever," she said to him. They kissed.

"Get a room," I told them. They broke apart.

"Didn't we go over this kissing guys thing?" she asked me.

"I never said that we could kiss in front of each other," I stated.

"Fine. Come on Ash," she said as she pulled him up to her room.

"Now she's going to end up pregnant," I said to myself.

"Hello my beautiful mermaid," said a voice behind me. He put his arms around me and I turned around so I could face him.

"Hey Zane."

"You tired?" he asked me.

"Yeah, it's been an eventful day."

"I agree. Come on, let's go sleep and try not to hear what Emma and Ash are doing." I laughed and so did he. We ran upstairs and got changed for bed. I would take a bath tomorrow. I'm really too tired to now.

"Are you alright Rikki?" he asked me as I climbed into bed next to him.

"I'm fine. I'm just really tired and all the puking is annoying me. I went to the bathroom before to pee and ended up throwing up. That's another thing that sucks. I have to pee like every twenty minutes!"

He hugged me and said, "Yeah, but it's worth it for our kid. I just can't wait for the day it's bron. I'm going to be a better father than my dad was. I definitely won't leave our kid in another country when it's ten."

I laughed at that.

"Good, cause I would not like that."

"SO what do you want it to be?" he asked me.

"What do I want what to be?"

"The baby."

"I'm not sure. I guess a girl. What if the baby's a mermaid? It could be one from birth. Then it would be a true mermaid."

"A one month baby moon struck. That's going to be interesting."

"Shut up," I said to him as I hit him with a pillow. "What do you want the baby to be?"

"A girl."

"Love you Zane."

"Love you too. Night."

I fell asleep so fast in his arms. Nothing but sweet dreams.

Three months later.

Cleo and Lewis went back to the US to go finish college for the year. Bella and Will stayed an extra week. When they saw each other for the first time in a month, they went insane. He kept kissing her and she kept kissing him. It was kinda disgusting. Ash left for college and Emma was now staying with her family. When her family came to see her for the first time in months, they were so happy. They missed her like crazy and were so happy to see her. They thanked us for keeping her safe. She told her family about who she was and they were okay with it, but they don't look at her the same way as they used too. It's only a small change. Only someone who had been around them for a while could see it. My stomach is now huge and we found out what the gender was. A girl. It's what we both wanted. We have to pick between two names. Artemis and Ariana. We love both names and just can't choose. The baby is healthy and we are happy about that. We haven't been attacked lately, but I know that they're still out there.

We decided to get married a year after the baby was born. We'll be pretty good at taking care of our daughter by then. It also gives me time to find a great dress. I know, I'm not the type to wear a dress, but I saw a picture of my mother in her dress. She looked beautiful and I knew she would want me to wear a great dress too.

Zane and I started to pick out things for the baby room. Zane painted it purple. I hate the color pink. We both agreed that purple would be a great color. We have white furniture in there and still have a lot of the room to decorate.

I still fight with Zane a lot, but we always make up after he spends a night in the basement. :D

I love Zane with all my heart and we fell more in love. Especially when he took me out on that romantic date he promised me.

The doorbell rang one morning and I opened it to find Miriam.

"What do you want?" I asked her with a nasty tone.

"Can I speak with Zane?"

"Why, so you can try to steal him form me? That isn't going to happen."

"A girl can try. Zane!" she screamed into my house.

"I that Miriam?" he asked me as he walked down the stairs.

"Yeah," I told him. He could hear the anger in my voice. He went over to me and kissed me.

"What do you want?" he asked Miriam.

"Just wanted to say hi," she replied.

"I know you and you never want to just say hi."

"Dine, I admit it. I came here for something else." She opened her water bottle that I just noticed she had and threw the water on me. I tried to run away, but my stomach got in the way. I saw my tail and Zane caught me.

"So it's true. I guess I'll join them."

"Join who Miriam?" I asked her.

"That stupid group that has no name. Wants to hurt you or capture you or something." After she said that she left.

Great. I knew they weren't gone, but I didn't want to admit it. Now I had too. They were still here.

And they wanted me.

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