The Mission of Bella Oliver (Jayden Shiba x oc x Eric Northman)

Metamorphosis

~Bella's beach outfit and mermaid tail~

The heat hit Bella like a warm blanket as she walked out the house and enjoyed the short walk before arriving at a small cafe at the edge of the ocean. It was bustling with other teenagers her age and seemed to be a popular hang out.

Bella walked through the door and up to the cashier. "Do you have mango smoothies here? I'll have one to go." she said to the man running the cashier. The man smiled at her. He was wearing a tropical shirt and had a dark skin tone.

"Why yes we do, I'll have it ready in a second." He smiled and started throwing ingredients into a blender before mixing it together. Within seconds, he handed Bella a golden colored smoothie with a straw and paper umbrella. She smiled and swiped her credit card before leaving.

Bella savored every sip of the drink before she found myself at the boat docks. There were yachts, fishing boats and small speed boats. She walked down the wooden docks until she reached the end of a section. Bella was about to turn around when a blur ran into her and she fell into the water. Bella cringed as she felt pieces of seaweed and algae against her ankles. She grabbed her heels in her hand to avoid them falling off and began treading water.

Bella looked up to see Rikki and Cleo in a small red boat. She growled at them. "You pushed me in the water."

Rikki had a straight face on. "Well, I'm sorry. If you want, you can hop in." She held out her hand for Bella and she grabbed it climbing into the boat. The warm breeze now felt like ice and she shivered. Bella rung out her shirt and shook out her hair. The curls that were in her hair were now flat so she grabbed an elastic out of her purse and tied it into a ponytail. 

"is this supposed to be like a rescue? Because there is one fatal flaw here. Sorry to state the obvious, but we are just floating out to sea." Cleo said.

Bella looked up to see Rikki grin and pulled out a small plug. She wiggles it in between her fingers and Bella went back to fixing her appearance. She pulled out her phone and was thankful it still worked. She looked in a mirror she had in her purse and wiped off the mascara that had started to smear.

Bella heard a gasp and looked up again. "You took that!" Cleo stated.

The blonde smirked. "Zane Bennet's a pig, anything I can do to get under his skin can't be a bad thing can it?"

"Cool, thanks Rikki!" Cleo said.

"You know my name." Rikki said.

"Well, I've seen you around school since you have arrived. Oh, I meant to say hello and everything..." Cleo said awkwardly.

Rikki finished putting the spark plug back in the boat and sat down in the driver's seat. The brunette sat down beside Bella.

"I'm Cleo by the way. I haven't seen you around, are you new?"

Bella smiled, "Ya, I just moved here. I'll be starting school on Monday. Oh and I'm Bella."

"Are you ready for a ride?" Rikki asked. She grinned at them and Bella almost fell off except that she grabbed onto the boat as they sped by. Rikki made a sharp turn and sprayed water onto the dock, drenching two boys. Bella laughed at the side as the wind whipped her hair around. They sped across the bay and Bella noticed her house. It was about five minutes before we pulled up to the land. Bella was glad that she was dry and she saw Emma walking down the path.

"Hey Emma!" Cleo yelled. "Want a ride?"

Emma looked skeptically at Bella and Rikki. "Are you licensed?" Emma asked, crossing her arms.

"Are you my mother?'' Rikki asked with a little bit of an attitude. Emma stood there and debated whether or not to come. With a begging stare from Cleo, Emma hopped in.