Mimmi waked into the grotto and immediately collapsed onto the stone bench, her face luckily hitting a pillow. Ondina, who was sitting next to the place she collapsed, didn't even bother to look up from a fashion magazine.

"Good day?" she asked her best friend.

Mimmi sighed happily into the pillow.

"Cool" Ondina said nodding and went back to her magazine. She did put her hand out and started to braid little pieces of Mimmi's hair.

Mimmi started chuckling to herself as she thought about her day. This made Ondina look up from the article she was reading.

"Okay, so a very good day. Spill."

Mimmi sat up from her position. She sat upright and looked at her best friend. Her cheeks were bright red and there was a dreamy look in her eyes.

Ondina grinned. "Let me guess, Chris?"

Mimmi's response was to bury her face in her hands.

The blonde nodded, satisfied that she got it right. She licked her finger and made a line in the air. "One point to the ultimate BFF."

Mimmmi responded by hitting her with a pillow.

"Okay, so you know me. So what? And Chris took me out on a date! Oh it was so romantic! We went to the beach and before you say anything, we stayed far away from the water. He packed the most amazing picnic and he even let me rant about my mom. He is such a good listener!" she said sighing in content.

Ondina nodded and smiled. Mimmi noticed that her smile was forced and she was biting back her words.

"I'm being careful, I swear." Mimmi said, holding up her hand.

Ondina shook her head. "I know you are. I'm not worried about that. I know you can take care of yourself. You are no longer hatchling. It's just…" Ondina trailed off.

Mimmi sighed. "Ondina, we've been over this. Chris is nothing like Erik. I know that he would never hurt me. Also, Erik will not be the last boyfriend you will ever have. I know there are boys out there who will love you unconditionally." Mimmi smiled slyly. "you know; I know this guy who would be totally…"

The blonde silenced her by waving her arms around frantically. "Nope. I have seen those romantic movies. I am not going on a blind date. No way!"

Mimmi laughed cheerfully. "if you say so. I bet there are thousands of boys out there who would give anything to date a mermaid. Just saying though."

Rolling her eyes, Ondina went back to her magazine. Mimmi pouted, wanting to talk more with her friend.

"Ondina?" she said, poking her in the side.

Ondina looked over her magazine with a raised eyebrow.

"what?" she questioned.

"Speaking of movies, why do we never do one of those spa days that all BFF's do?"

"Because" answered Ondina, "I don't think the ladies would appreciate us turning into mermaids when they try to do our nails."

Mimmi pouted, thinking. "well, we could do it in the grotto…" Mimmi suggested.

Ondina raised her eyebrows. "That's not actually a bad idea."

"What's not a bad idea?" a voice asked behind them. They turned to see Evie smiling in the doorway of the grotto.

"A spa day" Mimmi answered smiling back.

Evie let out a squeal and joined the other two girls on the couch. "Oh that would be wonderful and it's exactly what we need." Evie's eyes sparkled with delight. "And now that I can get wet, I can personally give you guys a spa experience. We can paint nails and do each-others hair and have so much fun."

She pulled out her phone, her thumbs flying rapidly against the screen. "I'll text Carly and tell her to swing past my house to pick up supplies." She stopped suddenly and turned to face the girls. "Would she be allowed down here?"

Mimmi shrugged. "She knows our secret, so I don't think it will be a problem." Ondina nodded in agreement.

"Great!" Evie responded, her thumbs returned to her phone. "There" she said, placing her phone down on the table when she was finished. "Did you guys ever have a spa day in the pod?"

Ondina laughed. "Oh yeah. It was so much fun. We would lounge on a deserted beach and let the sun warm our scales. We would file each-others nails with coral and paint them with berries that fell from trees into the sea. Sadly, it would wash off when we went below the waves, but it was still fun."

Evie sighed. "That sounds great. Do you guys want to go out and grab somethings to bring to the spa day? We can meet back in an hour."

Mimmi giggled and jumped off the couch. "I'll race you to the nearest kelp patch!" the girls ran towards the land entrance.

An hour later, Ondina, Mimmi, Evie and Carly were all settled in the grotto. Carly was at first in awe of Rita's extensive collection.

Mimmi was mixing up a batch of goop which she said would make their scales feel as smooth as ice. Evie and Carly were comparing their nail polishes and Ondina was heating up the land entrance to make into their hot tub. Everything was falling perfectly into place.

"Ready!" Ondiina cried out, stepping back into the grotto.

Mimmi squealed in delight and shoved the bowl of goop into Evie's arms before running into the other room.

Evie and Carly heard a huge splash, followed by a frustrated groan.

The two land girls entered the other room. Mimmi was floating lazily in the middle of the pool with her brown hair floating above her head like a halo. Ondina stood on the side, completely drenched in salt water.

"Nice" she commented as she fell forward, hitting the water at a painful angle. She surfaced a second later, spitting salt water out of her mouth. She glared at Mimmi, who was floating without a care in the world.

Evie put the bowl on the rocky ledge before taking off her clothes to reveal her swim suit and diving into the water.

Carly climbed in too and sighed. "This feels perfect" she commented, relaxing on the side.

Mimmi sunk her tail below the water to make room for her friends. She swam over to the side.

"This is exactly what we needed. A relaxing day without worrying about water dragons or full moons" Mimmi sighed happily.

Evie nodded in agreement. "Absolutely delightful."

Ondina looked over at her with a curious expression on her face. "Evie?" she began.

Evie looked at her direction.

"Do you want your tail back?"

Evie paused, clearly not prepared to answer the question.

"Yeah" Mimmi joined in. "I'm sure Nerissa has the power to give you back your tail."

"Uhh..." Evie mumbled, looking over to Carly. "I've been thinking about that recently. I don't think I want it back" she said quietly.

The room went silent.

"You don't want it back?" Mimmi asked carefully.

Evie smiled wearily. "Don't get me wrong. I loved be a mermaid, but it's not me. I was born a land person, and I think I want to continue being a land person. Sure I miss swimming as fast as a dolphin and controlling water, but I don't miss hiding the secret from people. I was so tired of lying to my dad, and now I don't have to."

Mimmi grinned compassionately. "I understand completely. You can do whatever you think is best. But" she said winking, "If you want it back, give me a call."

Everyone laughed and the rest of the spa day was very relaxing.

Okay, so I'm alive.

I know this chapter sucks and I'm sorry. I have been super busy with school. Speaking of school…

YOUR GIRL JUST FINISHED 4/8 EXAMS AND GOT INTO 6 COLLEGES!

So you can see why I have been absent and why this chapter sucks. This was just a filler chapter, next one will be more interesting.

I decided to not give Evie back her tail. I think she would be happier being a regular land person and not lie to her love ones. Sure, I was heartbroken when she lost her tail, but I think it was the right choice. Sorry if you really wanted her to get it back.

Thanks for being so patient with me. I will try to update as soon and as often as I can. I just have a lot of things on my plate right now.

I love you all!

Thanks for reading

~Moonlight Mermaids