Chis left shortly after, saying that he had to go and do a dolphin show. Weilan went with him, planning to stop by the Café and pick up some lunch for the group. No one was going to touch Ondina's "soup" so they just threw it away.

Settling down on the sofa, Mimmi turned on the T.V. She was always amazed at the land people's gadgets that they had in their house. Ondina had to go and teach her class of young mermaids and Rita had an emergency staff meeting at school. So Mimmi had the house to herself until Weilan got back with the food.

Mimmi flicked through the channels before deciding on a nature documentary all about the rainforest. She loved to learn some things other than the sea, and right now, she was fascinated with rainforests.

A knock on the front door broke the steady voice of the narrator in the documentary.

"Come in. It's not locked," Mimmi yelled, thinking that Weilan had left her keys at the home, something she does quite often.

"Sis?" A male voice asked, almost startling Mimmi.

Mimmi turned around to see her brother climbing up the staircase, looking almost as sick as her.

"Hey. What are you doing here? I heard from Evie that you were sick,"

"I am. I just wanted to come and see you before it started raining," Zac replied as he fell onto the couch next to his sister. Mimmi took the blanket that was on her lap and threw a portion if it onto her brother. He accepted it gratefully.

"Thanks. Hey, where is Weilan?" Zac asked once he got settled.

"Out getting food. Why?" Mimmi asked, still focused on the documentary.

Zac was quite for a moment. This caused Mimmi to turn and look at him. He was looking at the floor.

He said after some hesitation, "She texted me this morning. She read something that she kind of hinted referred to you and me."

Mimmi grabbed the remote from the coffee table and paused the documentary.

"What do you mean?" She asked harshly.

Zac looked up from the floor and into his sister's eyes. There was a glint of both fear and fascination in them.

"She didn't say. She just told me to come over here when I felt better."

"And do you feel better?"

Zac raised an eyebrow. "Not at all. Also judging by your appearance, I'm guessing you also feel awful."

Mimmi snorted. "Thanks for the complement."

"I'm just saying that you look like death," Zac replied with a grin.

"Zac!" Mimmi screeched, laughing as she hit him with a nearby pillow.

Zac laughed. "Just stating the facts."

Mimmi tried to look offended. She placed a hand over her chest and said dramatically, "I am a mermaid! Creature of the sea. I always look beautiful! Woe to those who say anything else."

Zac fell back against the couch cushions laughing. "I bow to you oh goddess! Show me your ways!"

Mimmi raised a ball of water from her glass on the coffee table. She then dropped it back into the glass with a satisfying "splat."

Still laughing, Zac cheered. "Bravo! Bravo! Encore!"

Mimmi jumped off the couch and gave a dramatic bow, throwing air kisses to the "audience".

"Uh, guys?" a voice said behind them.

Zac and Mimmi both spun around to see Weilan in the doorway, holing a bag of food. She looked horrified, which made Zac and Mimmi laugh even harder. Weilan just stared at them, wondering what on earth she just walked in on.

"I'm not even going to ask…" Weilan replied, placing the bag on the counter. She rifled through it and pulled out a to-go box of prawns, Mimmi's go to choice, and brought it over to the couch. Mimmi accepted it gratefully and offered some to her brother, who accepted one without complaint.

"How are you feeling Zac? " Weilan asked, popping a shrimp in her mouth. She sat down on the coffee table directly across from them.

"Like I got my chest stomped on by a group of Irish dancers," Zac said, and then coughed into his fist. Mimmi passed him her glass of water which Zac finished what was left.

"Thanks," Zac said, placing the glass on the coffee table next to Weilan.

Clearing his throat, Zac looked at Weilan with interest in his eyes.

"What? Do I have something on my face?" She asked, lifting her hand to her cheek.

"No, you're clean." Zac reported.

Welian nodded satisfactorily, letting her hand drop back down to her lap.

"Then why are you staring at me? Seriously… stop. It's creeping me out," Weilan said turning to look at Mimmi who shrugged.

"What did you want to show us? You said in your text that you found something that could explain why we are sick," Zac replied.

"Us getting sick? You mean it's not just a 24 hour cold?" Mimmi asked, her voice dripping with eagerness.

Weilan shook her head. "I don't know. After you went to bed last night and Ondina went home, I went down to the grotto to do some light reading. And before you ask, yes I was looking for a solution about the water dragon. But I came across a book that Rita owned. It mentioned the rare possibilities of twins. It said that they had some "special" powers that are limited only to twins. I- I can't remember exactly what it says though."

Zac looked at Mimmi. "To the grotto?" he asked.

A devilish smirk played on Mimmi's lips. "I'll race you there."

The two teens, despite being sick, raced down to the grotto, with Weilan grabbing the lunch before chasing after them.

Once they settled down, Weilan walked over to a nearby table and picked up an old book. It was dark purple and it was massive. It had the stereotypical old book smell and was covered in a thick layer of dust, which Weilan blew away in order to add some effect.

Zac and Mimmi both smiled as Weilan brought it over to them, carrying it high above her head, and making weird noises. She placed it on the table in front of the stone bench with a "thump" before dramatically bowing to the book. She stood up straight and pulled a flashlight from behind her back, holding it in front of her face.

"It's… time…" she said in a low, raspy voice, raising her eyebrows as high as they could go.

"You are so weird," Zac responded, laughing lightly.

Weilan shrugged and clicked the flashlight off, putting it on the table next to the book.

"Call me any names you want. That book is thick and I know what chapter the information is. So you could either call me names or…"

"Fine. I'm sorry," Zac said.

This seemed to satisfy Weilan as she began to flip through the old book.

"Here," she said stopping on the page. She used her finger to skim the pargraphsbefore tapping the one she wanted. She showed Zac and Mimmi the page before flipping it over to read. "Although extremely rare, it is not impossible for twins to be born. After the war, mermaids have been forbidden to mate with mermen, and instead they use the full moon to conceive…"

"Yeah, yeah. We've heard it all before. Nerissa obviously mated with a merman and thus, Mimmi and I were created. Is there anything else about twin?" Zac interrupted.

Weilan glared at him from overtop of the book. "Would you like me to continue?" She asked sarcastically.

Zac sighed loudly before settling back onto the cushions and nodding to Weilan.

"Use the full moon to conceive their offspring. The children of rebellious mermaids and mermen are born with incredible magic abilities," Weilan stopped reading and looked at the twins, who has their eyes wide open, before continuing. "The twins will be stronger together and have abilities limited to only the two of them. It is said that certain twins can have the power to share visions of the other in time of need. They can see what the other is seeing in extreme cases. Once that power has been mastered, new abilities can surface…"

"New abilities? We're not going to have the powers to read minds or anything?" questioned Mimmi.

"I doubt mind reading is a mermaid power sis," Zac said nudging his sister. Mimmi narrowed her eyes at him.

"Anyways… These new abilities could include sharing powers, talking telepathically to one another, and experience what the other twin is experiencing…" Weilan said coming to a slow stop. She looked at the siblings.

Zac stood up from the bench angrily. "What? Experience what the other one is experiencing. I don't want to feel what you're feeling. No offence," he offered.

"And yet, I'm offended." Zac glared at his sister for using the unoriginal line.

Mimmi turned to Weilan. "I guess that explains why are both sick. Is it permanent? I mean, the talking to each other through our minds does seem pretty cool, but I don't want to feel what you're feeling."

Zac nodded. "I know. Some things are… privet…"

Weilan and Mimmi both looked at Zac with horrified expressions on their faces.

Zac rolled his brown eyes. "Not in that way. I just don't want to share everything with you. Yes, we are twins, but are two different people."

Mimmi shrugged. "Maybe it's a good thing?"

Zac stared at her. "How?"

"Well, I will know if you are hurt before anyone else and vise –versa. We really shouldn't worry about it. Also, I think it is already starting to develop. During dinner, I could feel your anxiety. When you rubbed the back of your neck like you do when you are nervous, I could also feel that."

Zac winced. "That would explain why I felt hot and dizzy when I came to check on you last night."

Mimmi cocked her head. "You came to check on me?"

Zac smiled. "Of course. I was worried about you."

Zac turned to look at Weilan. She was skimming through the book to see if there was any other useful information. "And this is the first time you have heard anything about it?"

Weilan, not even bothering to look up from the book answered. "Hey. Twins aren't very common. You both know that."

"Maybe we should ask Rita… Or the mermaid counsel," Zac offered.

"Ask me what?"

Rita was coming down the staircase when she heard her name in conversation. She was back from the staff meeting and was anxiously awaiting to check on Mimmi.

Weilan carried the purple book over to her. "We wanted to know if you knew anything else about this," Weilan asked.

Rita took the book from Weilan's hands carefully. "Where did you get this?" Rita asked, examining the book.

"Wait, it isn't yours?" Weilan asked confused.

Rita shook her head before giving the book back to Weilan. "I've never seen that book in my life. Where did you find it?"

"It was on the table when I woke up this morning," she pointed to the table she was sitting on. "I assumed you put it there."

Rita looked over at Zac and Mimmi. "I haven't been down here in days. Too much schoolwork to take care of," she replied softly.

"Well books don't magically appear. Even for us. Could it have been Ondina?" Zac asked the group.

Mimmi shook her head. "Ondina would have woken me up the moment she found something."

"Then where on earth did this book come from?" Weilan asked, gently putting the book on the table. The group all stared at it, unable to come up with a solution.

Holy crap! How on earth were you guys able to figure out what was happening? Seriously, did you read my mind or something? To all of those who guessed it was some new powers developing, congrats! You win a new chapter… yeah I got nothing.

So I need some feedback. Do you want the next few chapters to be about…?

Mimmi and Chris with their relationship

Another twist on an episode

A meeting about the water dragon

Leave your answer in the comments. And do you want me to add some more Lauren and Rob into the mix. I 'm not completely sure they believe Zac's story.

Thanks for reading!

~Moonlight Mermaids