You as the 4th mermaid in "H2O: Just Add Water" (1st episode)
A/N: Reader will be female, and this will be a series that follows the episodes of H2O. English is not my first language, sorry for the mistakes.
Word count: 1,793
There was a project in chemistry class, it had to be done in partners assigned by the teacher, and she paired you up with Cleo Sertori. A shy girl, you never really talked, but she was not a bad person. You guys didn't become friens, but acquaintances.
"Now, 10 minutes left," she said as she looked at her watch and you looked at the clock, "We're almost done."
Mrs.Smith walked behind you, something that made you feel uncomfortable.
Ring! The school bell made the sound just as you delieverd the final project to Mrs.Smith. Everyone packed their stuff and left the classroom. "Bye" you said to Cleo with a small smile.
Days passed, and every time you saw Cleo in the hallways, you waved at her with a smile. Right now, the sun was up in the sky and shining, it wasn't too hot and there weren't clouds in the sky. The perfect day for a walk in the docks. Your hand were in the pockets of your shorts as you walked and watched all the people there. In the distance you saw a small boat with three persons in it, you didn't gave it much thought until it stopped at your side.
"Y/N!" The girl with tanned skin and a ponytail you knew was between the passengers "Come with us."
Emma Gilbert was in front of her, and Rikki Chadwick was beside her driving. You hesitated for a moment, then looked around and nodded. When you got on the boat, Rikki spoke.
"Wanna go out to sea?"
"Isn't it dangerous in a craft this size?" Emma asked.
"Chill out."
After a while, the engine stopped working. You were in the middle of the ocean, with no fuel. Rikki suggested they should paddle to the island. Emma and Cleo weren't so sure about doing that, the second girl said how it was surrounded by all kind of creatures like sharks and had other species in it. But there weren't so much options, so Rikki grabbed one paddle and gave you the other. When you four arrived to the beach of Mako Island, Emma took out her phone but there wasn't signal there.
"I'm not getting any signal. We should try and get to higher ground." She started to walk.
After some time of exploring the island, looking for a high place, you arrived to a rock that was separated by a small river from another rock.
"Mind your step." Emma jumped to the other rock.
Rikki jumped, then you did too. Cleo didn't want to because it was too slippery, and when she moved, she fell.
"Cleo!"
When you went to see if Cleo was alright, you saw a hole, she fell down it and ended up in a small place with sand in the floor. She couldn't climb back, Emma tried to help her but ended up stuck too. You wanted to help, so you went down the hole too, and then Rikki did the same. There wasn't anyone who could get you out of there, so the group got up and walked. It wasn't long until you found a pool, it was small. And when you looked up, you realized you were inside the volcano of Mako.
"Hey, we are inside of a volcano." You almost whispered.
"It's been dormant for 20,000 years. I think we're safe." Emma sat down. "Look. Tidal rings. The level of the pool rises and falls." She took off her shoes.
"So?" Rikki asked.
"So it's connected to the ocean. There might be a way out." She got inside of the pool, and swam until she wasn't seen anymore.
Emma took a long time before showing up again.
"I was right. It's about a 20-second swim to the reef outside. Straight through. Plenty of room. We can fit."
You and Rikki started to take off your shoes, but Cleo didn't. She denied the only option to get out of that cave.
"You can do it Cleo, you'll be fine." You got in the pool with Emma. "And, there is no other way we can exit this place."
Cleo confessed she couldn't swim, well, that was a problem. After some convincing and encouragement, she accepted. But when she finally was right by your side, some kind of particles started to fly around you four as the full moon was visible through the opening of the volcano cone and bubbles appeared in the water. It wasn't over, the strange event, when one by one you started to swim out and into the ocean. Few seconds passed when the water police came to your rescue.
-The next day-
You woke up at 13:00 pm exactly. It was the weekend, so you had no school and it was possible to sleep until late. Your mother was working, so you were alone in the house, except for your golden retriever Nasha. When you were walking out of your room, you saw Nasha playing with her toy.
"Hello girl." You petted her.
She was so entertained with the red rubber bone, so you left her be and walked to the kitchen. From the top shelf, you took a glass of water. You started to pour yourself some water from the small jug, but some spilled in the counter. It was just a little, there was more on your hand. The rag was some steps away, and when you were about to grab it, you suddenly fell to the floor. You looked back, and you saw a tail. What?
"It was orange and covered with scales. The minute I hit water-" Right now, you were in Cleo's hand. Emma and Rikki were there too. It seemed that what happened to you also happened to them.
"I was water for a second." Rikki interrupted. "What's going on? That's what I wanna know."
You went to the tv room and sat in the couch, Cleo beside you, Emma in a one-person couch and Rikki remained standing.
"Is there anyone else here?"
Cleo explained her dad was at work and her sister and mother were shopping. Then, you discussed the transformation, and conclude you were now mermaids. A knock was heard.
"Oh no. It's Lewis. I forgot. He's helping me with biology today." Cleo stood up and went to the door. When she reached it, Lewis was already opening the door.
"Cleo? Cle..." Lewis realized there were other people in the house. "Oh. Did I get the time wrong?"
"No. We said nine."
"Oh."
"But, sorry, Lewis, something has come up."
"Like what?"
"Just something important."
You were kind of preoccupied, what if Cleo talked? No, she wouldn't do that, right? You and your friends shaked your heads in 'no', hoping that a word of yesterday and today's events wouldn't come out of her mouth.
"But not so important that you need to know about it." She started to lead Lewis to the door. "Sorry, Lewis. I have to cancel."
"Oh. Maybe some other time?"
"Lewis... you're smart. Do you know anything about mermaids?"
Rikki grabbed her head with her hands in annoyance, you sighed and Emma's gaze was on the floor.
"No, not really."
"Okay. Sorry. Bye." She opened the door and Lewis left, when Cleo turned around, Emma, Rikki and you stood up.
"What?"
"You asked him about mermaids? Why? You could... expose us!" One of your hands was pointing at the door.
"Cleo, this is really serious. If anyone found out, we could be in big trouble." Emma said.
"Well, maybe..."
"Look, something very strange has happened to us. We don't know how, and we certainley don't know why."
"There is a way to find out more." Rikki raised her eyebrows a little.
"How?"
"Go back in the water."
"No way. Not me." Cleo shaked her head and sat in the couch.
"I'm going. I just don't think I should go alone. Any volunteers?"
"I'll go with you!" You smiled.
Emma decided to go to, and later that day, you were in the beach in a secluded spot. Nobody was there, so the possibility of being discovered was really low. You were in your swimsuits and about to enter the water.
"I'm not so sure about this." Emma had her arms crossed over her chest.
"It's all right. I am."
"That gives me no confidence whatsoever."
You offered your hands for the girls to hold. "To help each other." And then you walked to the ocean.
It wasn't going to be to far from the land, only where your feet were below the water.
"About ten seconds. Right?"
"Yep."
And you all started to count at the same time.
"One, two, three, four, five..." Before you reached 'ten', the tails appeared.
You didn't knew why it happened so soon, but the rest of the day, you swam. Beside the reefs and the fishes and with your friends. After some time, you were with Rikki and Emma about to enter Emma's house.
Cleo came up running to you. "Wait! You will never believe what just happened."
When you were sitted in the bed of Emma's room with her and Rikki by your side, Cleo had her hand extended with a glass with water close to it on a desktop. She moved her hand and water started to get out of the glass.
"And it grows even more."
"Where's the extra water coming from?" Rikki looked at the water getting closer to them.
"I don't know." Cleo placed her hand on her thigh, and the water was about to splash Emma, she covered her face with her hand. Her palm was facing the water, before the water ended up in her clothes, it froze.
"Did I do that?"
"It wasn't me."
"Let me try!" You furrowed your eyebrows, concentrating in trying to discover your new abilities. Your palm was upwards and your fingers were slightly bented. A few seconds later, plants started to tangle up around the freezed water. You smilled, excited.
"Okay, this is over the top. I'm getting tingles now." Rikki sat straighter. She tried different hand positions, but with none something happened. "Why don't I get to do the cool stuff?"
"I don't think 'cool' is the word. It's scary. But you should've seen the look on Zane's face." Cleo was sitting in a chair, in front of the bed.
"This isn't funny." The swimmer interrupted the chuckles. "We've got to keep this a secret. From everyone. We could end up dissected, or in the circus or something. Our secret, our responsibility. Whatever happens, we're in this together."
"Not even our families have to know." You looked at their faces. "It will be between the three of us."
"This doesn't mean we're married, does it?" Rikki joked.
"Now that was actually funny."
