Mako Mermans: Finding Reef *Completed*

Chapter 2: Found You

Chapter 2: Found You

Riley's P.O.V. still

It has been a week since we talked to Blue's sister. She also doesn't know where Reef could've gone. I decided to take a swim to clear my mind. I was looking around the ocean. It was so quiet. I tried to move on with my life, but I can't. I saw the underwater entrance for the moon pool. I live with Blue and Kahuna now. It just doesn't feel the same now. I swam toward the seafloor. I saw something. It was a moon ring. I picked it up. I looked around. I saw someone swimming by. I looked at the person really well. It looked like Reef. I gasped. Wait, I'm underwater. Nice job Riley. I started to swim toward the accused "Reef." He saw me and swam away. Man, I just blew my cover. Good job Riley. I swam to Bruce's house. I surfaced. I quickly dried myself. I ran upstairs. But I slipped on my way.

"BRUCE!!!!!! KAHUNA!!!!!!! BLUE!!!!!!!!!!!" I shouted. They walked toward me.

"What's up?" Blue asked.

"I think I just saw Reef." I told them. Their jaws dropped.

"WHAT??!!!! WHEN??!!!! WHERE???!!!!! HOW??!?!?!!" They all asked at once. Ugh.

"One at a time!" I shouted.

"Ok, HOW DID YOU SEE REEF?!" Blue asked.

"Well, I was out swimming, and I saw him. He saw me and swam off." I said while looking the other way. Blue frowned.

"But I think it could've been someone else who happened to look like Reef." I told them. They nodded. I sighed. I told them that I was going to the juice bar.

Once I left, I stared at the moon ring. I remembered Reef wore one before, you know. I started to think if this moon ring is Reef's. It is a strong possibility but it could be someone elses. I walked in the juice bar. I saw Cassie talking to someone.

"Oh, hey Riley. This is my friend Gracie." Cassie said while introducing her. She was extremely short. I waved at her. She waved back.

"Hi, I'm Riley." I said while holding out my hand. She shook my hand.

"Hi Riley, my name is Gracie, but you can call me Grace for short or whatever." She added. She looked at my moon ring. Crap, I forgot I had it on.

"Umm....why are you wearing a ring?" Gracie asked.

"Ummm........uhhh......erm......it's...uh...well....a family tradition." I told her. Well it is somewhat true.

"Ok....." Gracie said. Great I creeped her out.

"So Riley, is Blue and Kahuna with you?" Cassie asked. I shook my head.

"No, they're still at Bruce's house." I answered.

"Did Reef ever come back?" Cassie asked. I shook my head.

"No. No he hasn't." I told her. Gracie looked confused.

"Who is Reef, Blue, and Kahuna?" Gracie asked us.

"Blue, Kahuna and Reef are our friends. But Reef ran away a month ago. We lost contact with him." I told her. She nodded.

"Can you describe him?" she asked.

"Let's see....he has sandy, brown, blonde hair. About 5'5 or 5'6, um blue eyes, and I guess that's it." I told her. She started to think.

"Why did you want to know that?" I asked her.

"I think I saw a guy like that a few hours ago." Gracie said. My jaw dropped.

"Where exactly did you see him?!" I asked frantically.

"Umm, at the beach I think." she added.

"Thank you, excuse me but I'm going to look for him. It was nice meeting you Gracie." I said while sprinting out the door. I was at the beach. That's when my eyes saw what I couldn't believe. It was Reef.

"REEF!!!!!!" I shouted. Man, I'm out of breath. It's not like I'm out of shape, it's just that I haven't ran like that for a while. I saw the accused "Reef" turn to my direction. Then out of nowhere, he tackled me to the ground.

"Oh Riley! I missed you SOOO much!!" Reef said. Man, that guy can give a tight hug.

"Reef....crushing....lungs.....can't.....breathe........need.....air.......NEED.....AIR!!!" I said to him. He let go. Then I hugged him.

"Reef, I've missed you too." I told him. I heard him crying.

"Reef, why are you crying?" I asked him.

"B-Because I r-ran away for no apparent reason! I-I'm so sorry Riley! Can you ev-ever forgive me?" he asked me while looking at me.

"Dude, I have no reason to be mad at you." I told him. He smiled.

"Come on, the guys would like to see you again." I told him.

"I can't." Reef said.

"Why?" I asked him.

"Because I'm I'm not ready." Reef said while pulling his knees to his chest. I sighed.

"How 'bout tomorrow?" I asked. He nodded. I pulled him up. Then I saw something.

"Hey Reef," I said to him. He turned to me.

"Yeah Riley," Reef said while getting sand off his pants.

"What happened to your arms or wrists?" I asked.

"What do you mean?" Reef said while acting like nothing was wrong. Wrong move.

"Hold out your arm." I demanded. He held out the other arm.

"Your OTHER arm." I corrected. He sighed. He held out the other arm. My eyes widen. It looks like Blue and Reef are suffering the same problem. Reef started to cry again. I pulled him into a hug.

"Calm down Reef, everything will be okay." I told him. He just carried on. He cried even more.

"Reef, you gotta calm down. Everything will be alright now." I told him. He shook his head.

"Why not then?" I asked.

"Because Blue will h-hate me!" Reef sobbed.

"No, he won't. He has been worried sick about you." I reassured him.

"He won't?" he asked while sniffing.

"He won't be." I said. He cried again.

"What's wrong now?" I asked.

"I don't know! I am feeling all these different emotions that I have never experienced and I don't know how to make them stop!" Reef sobbed again. He put his head on my shoulder. Great, he is crying on my shoulder.

"Reef, you can't stop emotions. No matter how much you try, you can't stop them." I told him. He looked up.

"I know, I-I'm not ready yet though." he said.

"Hey, do you want to sleep in Bruce's pool so we can give the guys a heart attack when they see you?" I asked him. He smiled and laughed and nodded.

"Sure." he said.

"Come on, let's get some something to drink." I told him. He stood up. We walked to the juice bar.