Metamorphosis

Chapter 12

On the side or top is a picture of Christina! :D
Also, I do not own Mako Mermaids or their songs. I am just using it for the purpose of this story :D (I'm also really obsessed with that show... HELP (/.\))

"Again." Ivan said as he and Melarni stood inside the empty music room. For some odd reason, Ivan had offered to help her practice for the music fundraising show, and for some odd reason, Melarni had agreed. Maybe it was because she felt that she wanted to spend more time with him and get to know him better. Maybe it was because he was interesting and something about him attracted her to him. Auditions for the solos and duets for the show were to be held during lunch that day, and it was still morning; classes haven't even started yet.

"You can't just order me around like that," Melarni huffed and crossed her arms.

"You want that solo, right?" Ivan countered. Reluctantly, Melarni nodded her head but then stopped.

"Wait, what makes you an expert on music and singing anyway?" She mock gasped. "Don't tell me I've been practicing with a phony for the past couple of days!" Ivan rolled his eyes, but a chuckle came out of his lips.

"Let's just say that I know what Ms. Kory wants to hear." Melarni sighed and looked at the piece of paper with the lyrics in her hand.

"Where'd you find this song anyway?" She asked. "The lyrics are pretty." Ivan smirked.

"I wrote it."

"You write songs?" Melarni's eyes widened. Ivan shrugged.

"More or less, when I feel like it." Melarni looked at him nervously.

"Are you sure this is what Ms. Kory would like?" She asked. "I mean, it's an original song and an accapella, so she might not be familiar with it and stuff."

"What Ms. Kory likes is romance." Ivan answered. "And chemistry." He added as an afterthought. The shapeshifter raised an eyebrow.

"Chemistry?" She chirped. "Chemistry for what?" The male shook his head and smiled.

"Nothing, let's just take it from the start."

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It's been four days without an incident since the three BSIA members conducted the survey at Mayview High School, and the group seemed to have been on edge because of it. When they confronted Doreen about it, she warned them to always keep a low profile and to survey their surroundings carefully.

"The BSIA is a very dangerous organization," Doreen had said, "and the people who work there are as dangerous as the company itself. They know how to find your weakness... what you like, what you hate, who you love... once they know that, they'll use them against you to get what they want out of you. Trust me, I know." And Doreen had left it at that. She refused to delve into the topic any further, and would change the topic as soon as someone brought it up.

"Hey there!" A feminine voice brought Jazmine out of her thoughts that Friday (it was a Friday now) morning. She was in her first period - Government - waiting for the bell to ring when her thoughts drifted back to those three interviewers and the BSIA. Christina hadn't arrived yet, and Andrew had managed to fall asleep the moment his body landed in his seat. The phaser looked up to see an Asian girl staring curiously at her from the seat in front of her.

"Hey Lisa," Jazmine smiled, "what's up?" Lisa narrowed her eyes and tilted her head to the side.

"You seem to be deep in thought about something," Lisa folded her arms on the back of her chair and rested her head on it, "tell me." The phaser felt something calming about the fellow Asian girl's smile, and smiled back with a shake of her head.