H2O: Just Add A New Tail

A Plan Forms

The next morning, I was in the kitchen whipping up something to eat. My phone rang. It was Rikki. "What's up?" I answered.

"The girls and I are gonna go to Mako," Rikki said. "Lewis is meeting us there. Wanna come?"

"Sure," I answered. "I'll be there soon." I shoved my phone back into my pocket. I then remembered that Bella was gonna come along too. Instead of calling her, I decided to walk over to her house and get her. She texted me her address the night before, so I knew where to go. I walked out of my house and began to make my way over to Bella's. While I was walking, I began to think of what happened last night. Was Bella going to bring up the time that we kissed? I should've known that the topic was eventually gonna pop up at some point.

I stopped walking and looked at the house in front of me. It matched the address Bella gave me. I went up and knocked on the door. Seconds later, a familiar face appeared behind it. "How may I help... Will!" Mrs. Hartley exclaimed. "Oh my, Will! How are you?"

"I'm fine, Mrs. Hartley," I smiled. "How are you?"

"I'm doing great, thanks! So what brings you here?" Mrs. Hartley asked. "Vacation, family?"

"I actually moved here last year," I said.

"Oh my goodness!" Mrs. Hartley said as she put her hand up to her mouth. "I was wondering how Bella's mood changed so quickly!"

I smiled. "So is Bella home?"

"Yes, she's upstairs in her room," Mrs. Hartley answered. "You can head on up there." I nodded in thanks, and then made my way up to Bella's room.

When I got to her door, I heard a soft voice on the other side.

Cause I'm no ordinary girl,

I'm from the deep blue underworld,

Land or sea,

I've got the power if I just believe,

Cause I'm no ordinary girl,

I'm from the deep blue underworld,

Land or sea,

The world's my oyster, I'm the pearl,

No ordinary girl.

She sounded great. She always was an amazing singer. I knocked on the door. "Hey Bells," I said. "It's Jay."

Bella was quiet for a moment, and then spoke. "Oh! Come on in!" I then slowly opened the door. When I walked into the room, Bella sat by the mirror doing her hair.

"That was some awesome singing!" I smiled.

"Oh," Bella blushed. "You heard that?"

"Yeah, it was really good! What is that anyway?"

"Just a little song I'm working on," Bella shrugged. "I'm having a hard time coming up with the rest of the lyrics though."

"Maybe I can help sometime," I suggested. "It'll just be like old times." Back in the states, about a year after Bella arrived, I started to help her write her own songs.

"Yeah," Bella agreed. "That would be fun! Do you still play the bass guitar?"

"Here and there," I shrugged.

"Cool!" she answered. She then grabbed her Converse sneakers. I swear, she loves those shoes. "So are we ready to go?" she asked as she slipped them on.

"Yep," I answered. "We're meeting the girls and Lewis at Mako."

"Are you sure the girls are okay with that?" Bella asked worriedly.