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44. The Heat Is On

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The following day, Cleo and I knew that we had to help Rikki and Emma put an end to their grudge against one another, especially on the most important day of our lives, not just becoming mermaids, but how the four of us became best friends. 

Personally, it meant a lot to me. Before meeting the girls, I didn't have any close friends to connect with. After the four of us had entered the moon pool for the first time, the more I spent time with the other girls, the more fond of them I became. I thought back to Miss Chatham's expressions of keeping our friendship stronger and close-knit.

Cleo and I arrived at the beach waiting for Rikki. I noticed a third silhouette and saw Rikki had made her presence.

"We need to sort this out," Cleo told her as I followed the two from behind.

"OK, fine," Rikki shrugged impatiently, "What do we do about Miss Know-It-All Emma?"

"Rikki," I shook my head at her stubbornness.

"I wish you'd both try to see each other's point of view," Cleo expressed.

"I do. And she's wrong," Rikki remarked.

"She's not totally wrong. And you're not totally right."

"What she meant was both of you are right and wrong at the same time," I clarified.

"Zo has a point there," Rikki gestured at me. 

Cleo raised an eyebrow at me. I just gave her an expression that I was trying to help clear the wind.

"You know how Zane can be sometimes," she added.

"So you're on her side?" Rikki asked the both of us.

"I'm not on anyone's side."

"We're both on neutral ground," I replied.

"Well, just for once, Cleo, maybe you should be," Rikki glared at her and then gave me an expression that told me that she would talk with me later and left.

I sighed and followed Cleo.

Both of us arrived at the Gilbert house and Cleo rang the doorbell. Emma answered it.

"Did you two speak to her?" she asked letting us inside.

"Yeah," Cleo nodded.

"Is she still being stubborn?"

"Emma, you're both being stubborn," I corrected her.

"We all just need to talk and --" Cleo started but was cut off.

"We've already talked," Emma interrupted her, "She just won't listen to reason. Ash did nothing wrong."

I could tell something had happened at the cafe which resulted in Ash kicking Zane out of there. I didn't ask for any details knowing that both parties were right and wrong at the same time. There was no way I was siding with anyone.

"You both agree with me, don't you?" Emma asked us.

"I'm not saying anything," Cleo shook her head.

"I don't have an answer for that," I replied.

"Well, may just for once you two should," Emma glared at us and went upstairs.

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Cleo and I went our separate ways. I headed back home. I sighed as I entered the house.

"Is everything alright, sweetheart?" Grandma asked as she sat in the living room with Grandpa while Ebony grabbed something in the kitchen.