Hey guys! Sorry the update was a little late, but it's better than nothing! Also, have any of you seen The Secret Circle? That show is amazing! Did I mention that Phoebe Tonkin is in it? It's now my second favorite show next to H2O! It probably will be bumped down to third when Mako Mermaids comes out! I liked The Secret Circle so much that I might even write a fanfic on it somewhere down the line! But the most important thing right now is this story! And yes, my H2O stories will go all the way up to and beyond season three! I think I already said that, but oh well! Enjoy the chapter! I do not own H2O: Just Add Water.

Come on in Will!" Hunter yelled to me. "The water's great!"

I think I'm good," I waved off his offer as I sat in a nearby log watching my friends have a good time. I sat by myself for a while, until I saw a familiar face appear next to me. "Hey Bella," I said quietly.

"Hey Jay," she replied as she sat on the log. "Why aren't you with the others?"

"I don't feel like going swimming," I said with a sigh.

"You never swim anymore. From what the others tell me, before I came here you used to swim every chance you got."

"Let's just say something huge happened between me and water," I explained. "Ever since then, I vowed to never let myself near water again."

"That sounds pretty serious," Bella inquired. "But you can tell me about it. I won't judge you."

"I know I usually tell you everything Bells, but I just gotta keep this to myself."

"I understand," she nodded. We then both looked out to the lake and saw Alex and Allie together. They had happiness painted on their faces.

I chuckled a bit. "I swear, those two are gonna be married one day."

"I know right," Bella laughed. "It's obvious that they like each other."

"I just want them to start going out already. It's actually starting to get annoying."

"They will, in time."

"I sure hope so," I sighed. A smirk suddenly appeared on my face. "Do you remember when we first met?"

Bella laughed. "How could I forget? You bulldozed me to the ground trying to catch a frisbee!"

"Hey, you should've seen me coming!" I defended with a chuckle.

"Yeah, yeah," Bella said. "Of course you blame me!" she playfully punched my shoulder.

I then rested my arm on her shoulder. "Hey, look on the bright side. If I didn't run into you, we would've never become friends."

I guess you're right," she smiled. "You were my first friend here anyway."

"And now we're best friends," I added. "Heck, I even let you call me Jason. I never let anyone call me by my middle name, not even my family, so you should feel lucky!" I laughed.

"Oh yes, I'm so lucky," Bella said with sarcasm.

"Hey, you better watch yourself Hartley," I said calling Bella by her last name.

"Or what?" she asked.

"I'll bulldoze you again!" I smirked. We both then burst out into laughter and continued to watch the others from our log.

My eyes slowly opened. It was all a dream. Actually, it wasn't just a dream, it was a memory. It was back when I was fourteen. I don't know why I had that dream. I guess I just miss Bella. And before you guys get the wrong idea, Bella and I were only friends. I just wonder where she is now.

I suddenly remembered that today was my first day working at the marine park. I hopped off my bed and ran to the bathroom. I quickly brushed my teeth. I then threw on my uniform that my mom hung up on the door. After I made sure that everything was in order, I ran downstairs. Before I made my way out the door, my mom stopped me. "Good luck on your first day!" she said cheerfully.

"Thanks Mom," I smiled. Suddenly, my mom clutched her stomach in pain. "Are you okay Mom?" I asked worriedly. After a brief pause, she composed herself. "I'm just fine," she shrugged. "No need to worry."

I nodded, and then began to walk to the marine park. As I approached the front gate, Mrs. Geddes, the manager, came up to me. "You're right on time," she said. "Excellent. If you'll follow me, I'll take you to where you'll be working for today." She began to take me around to the area where the dolphin shows occur. As we passed the dolphin pool, I saw that Ronnie, a dolphin that Cleo has a special bond with, approach the edge of the pool. He squeaked at me in happiness and I laughed and winked back. Mrs. Geddes led me into the storage room where they keep all of the dolphins' food.

"Your job is to feed Ronnie and Slick before, after, and sometimes during each show." Slick was a new dolphin that had been brought in not that long ago. Like Ronnie, Slick was very energetic. "Make sure you don't forget," Mrs. Geddes said sternly.

"No problem," I said with assurance in my voice. She nodded and walked out. It would be a while before the show started, so I had time to just relax for a bit. My thoughts drifted to my mom. Was she okay? I mean, for her to feel that much pain, the twins' births must be really close right? My thoughts were interrupted by a familiar face waking into the room.

"Hey Will!" Cleo said happily. "I was hoping I'd find you here."

"I chuckled. "Well, now you found me."

"I see you're on feeding duty today."

"Yeah, it's gonna be a pretty easy first day. What about you?"

"I'm on ice cream duty today," she confirmed. "That is the easiest job in the world. That's why I like it so much."

"Yeah, I bet," I agreed. "So what are the others gonna do today while we're here?"

"They're actually gonna watch the dolphin show today, they have nothing to do. Plus, they wanted to see you in action."

"They do realize that I'm only going to appear for like five seconds right?" I laughed.

"Yeah they do," she nodded. "But with your skills, you'll become a dolphin trainer in no time."

"Hmm, a dolphin trainer who never gets wet, that'll be a new one," I said with a smirk.

"But you don't need to be in the water," Cleo assured. "You can do all of your tricks standing right where it's dry."

"I guess you're right," I agreed. I took a glance at my watch. The show would be starting in five minutes. "Looks like I gotta go feed Ronnie and the others now."

Cleo laughed. "Be careful, Ronnie can be a bit playful."

"I'll be sure to keep that in mind," I smiled. I grabbed the bucket of fish for the dolphins. As Cleo and I walked out of the room, Lewis appeared. Cleo accidentally bumped into him and they both laughed nervously.

"Oops," Lewis said. "Sorry about that Cleo."

"It's okay Lewis," Cleo replied. "No biggie."

"Okay, I was just coming over to say that we're all here and we're ready for Will's big moment!"

"Lewis, all I do is bring out food and then leave," I laughed.

"And that'll be the best part of the show," he chuckled.

"Yeah, yeah," I waved him off. "Well, I gotta get to feed the dolphins, and Cleo has to start serving ice cream."

"Don't let me stop you then," he smiled then made his way to the stands. As Lewis walked away, Cleo stared after him longingly.

"Cleo, stop staring," I laughed. "You're making it obvious."

"Making what obvious?" she defended.

"That you like Lewis," I confirmed.

Cleo turned crimson. "You'd better not say anything," she warned.

"Don't worry," I held my hands up in defense. "My lips are sealed."

"Okay, good," she said relieved. "I'll see you after the show."

"See ya," I waved as she walked away. I made my way over to the edge of the pool. I slipped on a pair of gloves, and then knelt beside the pool. Almost immediately, Ronnie and Slick came right up to me, pleading for some fish to eat. "Okay, hold on," I said. I used tongs to take out two fish. When I threw them into the water, Ronnie went after one and Slick went after the other. They then cackled in happiness after swallowing their fish. "You're welcome," I laughed. As I turned around to leave, Ronnie squeaked for attention. From the look in his eyes, I knew that he wanted to play. "Sorry Ronnie," I shrugged. "Maybe another time. It's almost show time anyway."

I turned to the stands and saw that people were starting to fill them in. I spotted the gang at the top corner. I waved to them. As I turned back to face Ronnie and Slick, Ronnie leaned back, with his tail facing me. Before I could react, he unleashed a wave of water at me. I was soaked from head to toe. When I was about to run back into the storage room, I saw that another employee already made his way inside. My only other option was to dive into the pool. I shot a glance at the gang. They stared at me with wide eyes. I scanned the rest of the stands. No one had their focus on me, so I had a chance to dive in unseen. Without a second thought, I dove into the pool.

Lewis's POV

Did my eyes deceive me, or did I just see Will get soaked and dice into the dolphin pool? I turned to everyone else. "Did that really just happen?" I asked.

"This is bad," Lauren said with a worried look on her face.

"We have to help him!" Emma said as she stood up.

"No," I said using my arm to block Emma's path. "I'll help him. We don't need you guys having tails pop up too." Emma was about to protest at first, but then she understood and sat back down. "Don't worry," I reassured. "I'll make sure no one sees him." I then began to make my way down the bleachers. This is the beauty of having fishes for friends, I thought.

Will's POV

I swam to the farthest corner of the pool and all the way to the bottom so I wouldn't be seen. A few minutes after I hid, the show started. I could tell because the dolphins began to do their synchronized tricks. Everything seemed to be okay because the people were distracted and the dolphins continued to do their tricks. That relief was short lived when I caught one of the dolphins' eyes. It swam up to me to investigate. Shortly after, all of the dolphins swam up to me, interrupting their routine. I had to think of something quick, because if one of the trainers swam down and saw me, I wouldn't have just interrupted the show, I would be in the show.

Cleo's POV

This isn't good! This is a bad sign, and believe me, I know bad signs! If Will gets discovered, he could become an experiment! All of the dolphins stopped doing their tricks! Was it because of Will? Okay Cleo, calm down. Lewis has this under control. Lewis always has things under control... right? People in the stands started to get suspicious and began to complain. Oh Will, you gotta get outta there!

Will's POV

Okay Will, think. You've seen this routine enough times. Maybe if I did some of the trainers' hand signals, things would get back on track. It was worth a shot. I focused my attention on the dolphins, and then executed the next hand motion in the routine. Immediately, all of the dolphins shot out of the water. I could hear the crowd cheering and whistling. After the dolphins did that trick, it seemed that they were listening to their trainers again and forgot all about me. I grinned in happiness. Now the only problem left was to get out of the water without being seen. I slowly made my way over to the ledge. It was the ledge that was the farthest back from the stands, so no one could see me. As I lifted my head out of the water, I saw a familiar face. It was Alex.

"Alex, what are you doing here?" I asked quickly.

"I came here to watch the dolphin show. I'm just coming back from the bathroom," Alex explained.

"What are you doing in the water?" he asked. "I don't think you're allowed in there."

"Uhh..." I began. I then saw Lewis running towards us.

"Will!" he said. "There you are!" He then finally noticed Alex. "Oh, hey Alex," he said as casually as he could. "Shouldn't you be heading back to your seat?"

"Well, I was. But then I found Will," Alex replied.

Lewis turned around and saw that people began to make their way over to where were. "Uh, Will, there are people coming!" he warned.

My head started to spin. There was no way Lewis would be able to pull me out in time by himself. He would need Alex's help. Man, this certainly isn't my day. "Lewis, you'll need Alex's help to pull me out," I said.

"But Will-" Lewis began but was cut off by Alex.

"Why is that Will?" he asked skeptically. "Surely, you don't weigh that much.

I sighed. "Alex, I haven't been completely honest with you," I admitted. "There's a reason why I never swim anymore and you're about to find out. I need you and Lewis to bring me to the storage room," I said while pointing to said room that was only a few feet from where Lewis and Alex were standing. "Whatever you do, do not ask questions until we are in there, okay?"

"Okay," he nodded. I then held my hands up to Lewis and Alex for help. They both grabbed onto me and began to hoist me out of the water. It was then that Alex finally got a full view at my tail. His eyes said it all. He was in complete shock, but that didn't stop him from doing what I had told him. He and Lewis dragged me to the storage room just before people showed up. Once inside, Lewis shut the door and locked it tight. That's when the questions began to rain down.

"Will..." Alex began. "Wha- what are you?"

I looked Alex directly in the eye. "I'm a merman," I revealed. "I've been like this since we were ten. If one drop of water touches me, in ten seconds I grow a tail. That's why I never swam with you guys anymore."

"How did this happen?" he asked. I then began to explain to him what happened when I was in California. After I explained it all, his mouth was wide open. "Wow," he said. "It makes sense now."

I suddenly realized that I was still on the ground in merman form. "There's one more thing," I said. "I have powers over water."

"What do you mean?" he asked with a confused look on his face. I held my hand over my tail and clenched it together. My tail began to steam, and within seconds, my legs reappeared.

"That's so cool!" Alex said in awe.

"I also can move water and freeze it," I added.

Alex nodded. "So I guess Lewis knew about this?"

"Yeah," Lewis confirmed. "I usually help him with situations like the one were just in."

"Oh," Alex said. "Do the girls know too?"

"Yeah," I admitted.

"Is there anyone else like you?"

"No," I lied. I didn't want to drag the girls into this. "Alex, can you promise me that you won't tell anyone about this? If this gets out, I could be in loads of trouble."

"Of course," Alex smiled. "I would never sell you out!"

"Thanks," I breathed a sigh of relief.

"Besides," Alex said. "I've always wanted a fish for a friend," he smirked.

I smiled. It was good to know that Alex accepted me do easily. Outside, the dolphin show began to come to a close. "Let's meet with the others," Lewis said. "They'll probably want to know that you're okay." I nodded. The three of us then made our way back to the stands where Cleo and the others were waiting.

"Are you okay Will?" Lauren asked with worry in her voice.

"I'm fine," I reassured. The girls then noticed that Alex was with us.

"Does he..." Emma began.

I came close to the girls. "Yes, he knows. But he only knows about me," I whispered.

"Don't worry, I won't tell a soul," Alex promised.

"Good," Emma said.

Rikki then looked at me. "William Jason Johnson, you had us so damn worried!" she scolded. I winced when she said my middle name. Bella instantly came to mind.

"What's wrong?" Cleo asked.

"I never let anyone call me by my middle name," I said.

"Except Bella," Alex added.

"Who's Bella?" Lauren asked with a twinge of jealousy echoing in her voice.

"She was one of our close friends back in the states," I explained. "She moved away shortly before I came here. Ever since then, nobody has heard from her."

The gang nodded in understanding. "Who knows?" Cleo asked. "Maybe you'll see her soon."

"Maybe," I whispered. Suddenly, my phone rang. I saw that it was Kyle calling. "Hello?" I asked.

"Will!" Kyle said with urgency in his voice. "You gotta hurry! Get back home!"

"Why?" I asked with concern. "What's wrong?"

"Mom's in labor!" he yelled. After I heard that, I stared at the others, shock noticeably etched onto my face.

"Will, are you okay?" Lauren asked.

"My mom's in labor!" I screamed. I then hung up the phone. "I gotta go!" I said running towards the exit.

Man, this day just keeps getting better and better.

Ah, the first day of work is always the worst! I also have a question for you guys. Should I have Bella make her appearance in season three like usual, or should I mix things up and have her appear early? I'm going to leave that up to you guys! Leave your answer in a review! The next update will be sometime before Friday!