Chapter 11:
Prince of interviews

It was a few weeks later since I made that promise to her.  It made her so joyful and gleaming for me of requested and promised to do that.  I did not know what, but I liked that she felt that way.  Way more than I actually should.  I been in denial all this time.  Well to her...Mainly.  It the only explanation.

She makes me want to tell her everything.

She makes me sick not being there or by simply studying away.

She makes me not want anything to happen to her.

She makes me want to protect her.

She makes me care for her than I should.

She makes me upset when she refers to me as friends

It is bad.  I could not.  I promised myself, I told myself I never will be desired.  I told myself I refuse every.  Especially this I told myself I get myself to never care about someone to make me want to desire. 

And now because I am a merphan I am becoming sick because I am not being desired.  I hate this.  Stupid mermaid and merphan abilities making me sick because it apparently has some desire to be desired as a special one.  Ugh give me a break.

And the only one that knows this is....Ugh I really need to cut those loose strings already.  I already have a better and a backup.  And with this no one can force me to do anything.  I leaned my head down.

"Your Highness.." I heard a voice distances away.  Urgh.  I need to recompose myself.  I look at the reflection of myself and sighed.  I lifted my head up and rubbed my bare shoulder.  Clasping the armor on, I left to see what the voice wanted.

"Zuri...?" There in front of me was my sister's guardian, Azurine or easier to remember, Zuri.  "What is it?"

"Your father requests your presence...Your Highness.  There shall be an interview you are going to have to do for the Weekly Clamster." Oh.  Yeah, I really need to compose myself.

"Of course.  Leave now, your presence is not wanted anymore." She nodded immediately than left.  If she stayed any longer though...I swear I probably accidentally banish her.

I sighed and wrapped seaweed in my hair instead of the usual style with it down.  I made sure my crown that rested right above the seaweed was angled upward and I went to see him.  I tell and order servants to make me look presentable, but I need to be real. 

Servants do not know my standards, nor do they care that much about getting it right.  They are just here because they can do things close to the crowned family.  How pathetic.

"Mivozene," there he was stern and looking utterly still with his hands on the desk.  It was as if he was just reading or looking at something.  "Mivozene... 
        I am glad you could make it.  I was beginning to be afraid you would not come and then I would have to go to you and I would not be very happy."

"Happy?" I scoffed, "Mermaids have no emotions."

"Your sister?"

"You made your point.  What do you want?" I hated this absent minded conversation.  He was stalling on purpose and dwelling like he knew it would bother me.

"Oh must we get to the point already?" I nodded my head.  Yes, actually. 
       "Fine!  If you insist some of the council members and the ones who do the weekly clamspaper wanted to interview you."  That was new.  "That means you must know what to say about everything."

"I just say the truth, would I not?"

"Absolutely not!  We must look good...Our kingdom O mighty Kimoshei with your blood of your mother that wears the crown." Ah figures.

      If anything is anything that could be bad change it up with an unknown response or question.

"It is today get ready and be prepared....For anything and if you do not....Well I assure you will know the consequences." I paled. 

He does not even try to hide that he feels bad.  Does he enjoy this?  Does he just think it is good for me or something?

"Fine...Whatever." He narrowed his eyes.  "Sure, sure I get it!" I quickly said before anything else happens.  I then sighed hoping I be okay and calm enough for the interview since an annoying ability makes me want to be with her and have side affects of wanting her when I will not ever become desired. 
        I hate this.  I tied a vorsuet to my armor on the shoulder and allowed it to dangle behind my back and hoped for the best.

...

"Feminines and Masculines...  Merphans and Mermaids!  Fish and dolphins!  Orcas and whales!  Here we are today with an interview with our very own crowned prince of the Kimoshei kingdom." Loud clapping and screams were heard as I swam my way to him.

  I remained calm and I took a deep breath before proceeding to nod.  "Prince Mivozene of Kimoshei, crowned prince to be exact.  Now we all heard all about you and the rumors, but I am quite curious I must ask for myself and for everyone else's curiosity.  So what is with you and your younger sister?"

"Younger sister?  I think I have only one sister if I recall.  Well it could change any time, but that besides to point."  Laughter was heard from the people and I saw the host merphan chuckle himself.

"Right right.. What is it then with the two of you?"

"Mina is seriously the world to me.  Want to be my enemy and you could just hurt her or do anything to make her cry.  Then I will come after you and make sure you get the pain you surely deserve for causing her misery.  I do anything for her, I love my sister. 
         She makes me feels me and ease with revealing me everything I have to do.  Whenever I am not doing my studies and everything I have to do to become the next crown price I am always with her.  There is no one else as equally important.  I guess she could be my Achilles' fin...
         After all she is the closest merphan to me and such a bundle of joy.  No one could ever replace her ever.  I would not be able to express how much I love and care for her.  Mina the only one there is." I smiled just thinking about her. 

One thing she causes that nobody else causes was giving me a little expression when I am either with her or thinking about her.  But I could not say that.

"Ahh yes your dear sister.  I could imagine you two surely are close.  Even with how you must be busy all of the time.  It is quite a relationship between siblings that even I am quite envious of. 
         So tell me a meris time ago something incredibly cruel almost happened to your sister, and what exactly did happen?" My eyes wided for a moment, before returning to normal.

"My parents, mother and father... Their Majesties of Kimoshei have celebrations every once in awhile.  You know, it was her new meris turning point and they ended up inviting quite a lot of merphans who could be important or anyone they liked."

"Oh I remember, I told others about it myself.  She looked like a gem."

"Could blame me, I have quite the best sense of style.  Everything she does and wears... You are in the presence of her designer and teacher.  But that is how it all happened. 
           She always filled with excitement and that day it was even more than before.  She just wanted to explore and say hello to everyone.  Especially the fish, whales, and dolphins.  She always going on about dolphins."

"Her spirit animal?" More like an admiration and one of her favorite beings besides mermaids.

"Possibly.  But... I was with her the entire day and even warned her about other merphans although it was only vaguely, she was getting to that meris.  Then I took my eyes away once and she just disappeared."

"Oh my, quite the adventurous little mermaid."

"I suppose.  But when I saw her there were two disgusting merphans of an unknown country there trying to move onto her even trying to find....desired point." I muttered bitterly. 
         "Which is highly illegal, and thankfully I got there just in time.  So maybe I just roughed them up a bit before sending them to the prison where they be harm humorously for life, never to be forgiven..." I laughed dryly.

"Oh-oh?  You must of gotten them good.  Trying to steal an desired one.  Oh my that is just insanely illegal and I never want anyone to do that to anyone. 
         Folks please keep that in mind and do not ever try to steal  to anyone...  Alright merphans, we will be right back after this water break." They cut the bubble off that recorded the meeting.

I had two minutes to spare, I would what I could think about.... Sudden Isa popped into my mind.

Urgh not again.

I shook my head and rubbed my head trying to clear these thought that kept making me pale and intensively hot.  I need to relax.  And calm down.

I pursed my lips and sighed.  The host and the others then began getting the bubble ready again.

"Welcome back...Now here we are with the crown prince of Kimoshei, prince Mivozene himself.  Now Your Highness, before we were talking about your sister.
        Now I must asked you, when is a good time and what do you think is someone good for your lovely sister."

"Am I allowed to say never?" Laughter.  "I am being serious.  No one would ever be able to show me.  But if your seriously wondering, someone that fight me until they almost dead." I grin, hoping it would scare everyone off.

"Well enough about your sister, what about you?" Great, now I really have to tell what I been doing all these meris.

"Me?" I pretended to be surprised. "I am sure you already know all about that."

"What about you and desires?" I clinch my teeth together. "Any mermaid that is desirable to you....  Nobody actually seen you with or...So tell me do you have anyone in mind?"

  Isa immediately pops into my head, but I calm down by closing my eyes before anyone could say anything.

"Pffff you are seriously asking me this?  It is exactly like asking someone if you know what you want to do when you become full fledged.  Listen about desires and everything that comes with it, I do not really think about that. 
          I prefer worrying about important things, like Kimoshei's kingdom and knowing everything when I wear the crown.  You could name it affairs, allies, responsibilities, studies, my sister, the civilians, and lawbreakers...
          But nowhere in that list is anything about being desired.  Maybe when I am older, besides that information is private and is not to be announced...Well that is if I have or had one I was or am interested in."

He cocked an eyebrow, "Oh-ho!  Does that mean there is someone."

"No... I just mean if I did, it would still be kept from peering eyes.  It would still be classified meaning it not be shared until I am full fledged.  Right now I assure you, I do not plan on having one, and I do not have one. 
        Or could I?  Or maybe not.  Or maybe I do.  But if I did I would have to change the essentials about desires.  One part of the concept I do not agree with."

"Quite a mysterious, you know what they say about mysterious merphans.  Secretive merphans are quite the catch these days.  It is what is in for eligible bachamerphs." I closed my eyes and inhaled.

  I guess talking about what is in and what is not comes with his job.  He seems to quite enjoy it and he gets any bit of the latest gossips, so I do not blame him.

"Now I really do not understand how these things become the new hot topic or what is in." In quite honesty I did not.

"Well Your Highness, thank you for joining us today." He ignores my statement.  I am sure they will be editing it out then.

  "We quite enjoyed your company...And thank you everyone for tuning in and we see you next week on weekly News Fish." I sighed as they finally ended it.  Finally, that took awhile.

...

I was cooped up by myself in my room.  I was laying down, tail flat, chest up along with a scroll in my face.  I was alone.  I preferred that way and it always been that way.  And with this condition that been happening, it is better to contain my sanity this way.

This is how I cope.  I spam my head with information that is useless to forget the things I cannot have.  And by things I mean Isa.

That was not suppose to happen.

I do not care what my parents think or if they think us being desired is some out of the ocean thing.

For petegill's sake.

"Your Highness.." A voice called from outside the room.  Someone was here.  That is just perfect.  I wonder who and what they want now.

"What is it?"

"Their Majesties say you are to go to the neighboring sea of the Atlantic."  To Rivalkai...  To see Isa. 

That fact just makes me sick.  If I see her than I surely...I sure have no control and do something reckless I never plan to do.

I groaned as I began to get everything I thought of to leave for the other kingdom.  I guess I have to bare through it and try extra hard to watch what I am doing and acting like.

What a pain...

I am fine with writing assignments, I am.  I like writing, but like why is that some writing topics are confusing?