Hey, guys! Sorry that I took so long. It's been hard to keep up with my story, especially because we have a lot of homework. Part of this chapter is a filler for Estar, Anna, Kanade, Quellie, and Ara. If you're in my class, you know what I mean. Well, read and review!

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Chapter 8: Mystery at Sea

As the royal family walked along the beach, Cat ran ahead with Melody trailing right behind.

Estar and Anna were on their dates with Rez and Lee. Kanade was relaxing with Kichirou, but seemed a little tense. Ara and Quellie seemed to be keeping their conversation a secret. Ariel and Eric were smiling at how fast their girls were growing up.

Anna's POV

Lee was almost perfectly funny. A lot of people thought he was annoying, but I thought he was randomly funny. That's one of the things I love about him.

We were walking along the beach, holding hands behind Estar and Rez, who were laughing their lungs out. It was funny to watch them. They were almost like a mirror image of us two; only we were smiling, not laughing.

That's when he ruined my day. I began to worry for Estar.

"Hey, Anna, don't tell your sister this, but Rez is dating another girl. He's supposed to get married to her, not Estar. There's no use in her dating him," Lee told me.

"What did you say? There's no way!" I exclaimed.

"I'm sorry…"

Estar's POV

Rezzy was hot. HOT. HOT. Like, OMGEE, HOT.

Was I falling in love? Nope, just hormones.

But I have to make it last, right? And then he ruined my day! I started worrying about how Anna would feel!

"Estar, did you know that Lee is getting married next year to a girl that he's dating right now?" Rezzy Wezzy asked. I was shocked.

"Anna? But they just met… we just met."

"It's not Anna." Rez shook his head, closing his eyes.

"He's cheating on her? Lee is cheating! What?"

"Shut up, they might hear us!"

"No way, not even for you! She's my sister!"

Normal POV

Estar swiftly turned around to scream at Anna. Anna was charging up to Estar to tell her something.

"STOP DATING THAT JERK!" They both yelled at the same time.

"What?" They both said.

"Rez! He's a jerk!" Anna screamed.

"What do you mean? Lee's the jerk!" Estar screamed.

"He's dating someone else!" They both screamed in each other's face, their arms flailing in the air.

Lee and Rez were standing by, inching away, trying to get away from the angry girls. Their secrets were just told to the girls they liked. They knew they would have to break the news at one point. One day after they met seemed like the perfect time!

"Let's go get them!" Estar yelled, throwing her fist into the air.

"No, we should just forget about them." Anna said, yawning. "Look, they're already running off into the distance." She pointed farther down the beach, following the trail of footprints in the sand.

They began to laugh, happy and content with what happened. They were fine. Nothing could change their thought.

Kanade was wading in the water with Kichirou, talking about their past and remembering the times when they were younger. It was a good time to catch up. They were happy.

Kanade's POV

"So, what have you been up to all these years, Kichi?" I asked, moving my hand through the ocean's water.

"I've been living in a small house, waiting for the chance to move back. That was when my little sister turned ten. They let me come back."

"You have a little sister?"

"Yeah, you want to meet her?"

"Some other time, please!"

"Sure, but we'll have to go a long way to meet her."

"Really? Why'd you move in the first place?"

"They, my parents… they thought you weren't right. They thought you didn't deserve to be a princess."

I was speechless. His parents…? I thought they liked me. I was just hanging around Kichirou at his big house once, laughing and playing. How was I…? How was I not princess-worthy?

"What…?" I asked Kichirou. His face was solemn and serious.

"They heard rumors… that… you… were the type of girl that didn't take things seriously; you muttered curses, and… that you were more like a guy. They didn't like the way you acted, they didn't like your attitude, and they thought that you would be disowned by now."

"I… I understand I guess. But still… WHAT THE HECK?"

"I think that's what they meant."

"Oh, curse you and your sarcasm," I said, smiling and splashing the water in his face.

"H-Hey!" He splashed the water back, and we began a water war, laughing and swimming.

But something was still wrong. What was it? Something was rumbling in my tummy, like a really bad feeling…

"KANADE!" I heard Melody's shriek rattle my ears.

Cat's POV

I dove right into the water and swam out to sea with Melody. As I climbed onto the rock and sat next to her, I was panting, trying to catch my breath. Melody laughed at me and said,

"How are you so tired from being in the water?"

"Oh, ha, ha," I replied, "Very funny, Melody. You know I don't have strong lungs like you do."

I leaned back on my arms and rested my head on Melody's shoulder.

"Hey, Cat..." Melody asked, her voice trembling.

"Ya?"

"Promise me you'll still be my fun little sister when I marry Cole. I know it'll be hard to still see me, but I will come and visit. So, can you promise me you won't change too much?"

"Of course, Melody! You are my favorite older sister since you're always there for me."

I looked up at Melody, who looked back. We both smiled, knowing that our special bond will never be broken. As we stared at the sun, I heard melody saw very softly,

"And you are my favorite little sister."

Our happy moment was cut short when I saw something moving in the water.

"M-M-Melody?" I asked, terrified, "What's that?"

"I... I don't know," was the reply, "But let's just head back to the others."

As we got up to leave, I felt something grab my ankle and pulled me into the water.

"Melody! Help!" I screamed. Melody tried to pull me back onto the rock, but she wasn't strong enough. I was dragged down into the water, and I was running out of breath.

Melody's POV

"Kanade, help!" I called back to shore, waving my arms frantically. I saw her swim as fast as she could towards me, leaving Kichirou with a bewildered expression while he wondered what was wrong.

"What happened?" she asked, "Where's Cat?"

"She got pulled down by something," I replied, "We have to save her! She won't last long, we aren't transformed!"

We dove in and saw Cat struggling to break free of the grasp.

Kanade's POV

Melody and I swam deep into the water to grab our little sister, Cat.

Cat, please, please, please, be okay!

We were able to grab her arms, but we just couldn't pull her up. Suddenly, a flash hit whatever was pulling Cat down. She stopped struggling, but she went limp and started sinking. Melody and I grabbed her, and then dragged her to the shore, away from the water.

Normal POV

Melody and Kanade popped out of the water breathing, but Cat was still unconscious. When Ariel saw them she said,

"Quickly, we have to get her inside."

Eric, followed by Ariel and the others, carried Cat into the castle and into the girls' room. He laid her on her bed and they all hoped that their youngest member of the family would be okay.

Normal POV

Ten minutes later...

Cat began shifting in her bed.

"Cat?" Ariel said, "Cat, sweetie, can you hear me?"

"Cat, please wake up!" Melody said, almost bursting into tears. Cat's eyes flickered open. She looked drowsy, but at least she was alive.

"Mom?" she muttered.

"Oh, sweetheart, thank goodness you're okay!" Ariel said.

"What... What happened?"

"Something pulled you under the surface, and Kanade and I pulled you back up. A weird flash made whatever was pulling you stop," Melody said.

"We're just glad you're okay, Kitty Cat!" Estar replied, grinning an ear-to-ear grin. Cat looked around and smiled, for she was glad to be safe, but she was worried. What had pulled her under the water's surface?

Well, what do you think? Not quite sure when I'll have the next one up. I hope you liked it! Please review, my readers, review!

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