Chapter 6:

Princess of Kindness

It was the third time this month he came. He did not lie when he said he would come more often. And I was living it all. I guess this makes up for the last year of not seeing him...like at all! I was very lonely and had to deal with Miza bickering and bluntness. And then when he finally did came I was so surprised by him coming and his appearance that I dropped the frozen bubble that took forever to make. But it was worth it.

I did not know what, but he was captivating me. I mean what Miza was muttering as kinda true.... But I would never say any of those words. I always had a thing for older male merlings, and icicles he just made it even more true. I think? I do not know, but Miza was being so annoying. But for some reason whenever he or I said we were friends I felt a little sad. I could not understand why. He was leaving for the third time when I put out my hand and waved.

He tried to wave back, but then suddenly I knew a jolt of pain flew upward in his arm. Oh no he is hurting again. What did happened to his shoulder or arm? It is always covered and if anyone touches it the littlest, he groans in pain. I frown. I need to find out why. I think it has to do with his parents and their strictness. Wait maybe they forced him to fight. When he left through the shells I waved slowly and just hoped he would come again very...very....very soon.

"Ahhh!" Miza sighed. "Well that was lovely."

"Mhmmm." I nod.

"Did she just say 'Mhmmm' and not pay attention to me?! GYAH! My world is ending. Someone poisoned the lovely princess. Oh Kaisa, Your Highness... I, Miza will save you if it is the last thing I do." Oh no. He being dramatic. I am just in a small detective mode. What is eating Zen?... Wait no, what is eating Zen's arm?

Is it the cloth around his shoulder or armor that pierces through his skin. How about the creepy crawly amoebas that dance through air? Maybe the way he swims pains him too much to the gill? Does he have a red gilled-idis or the disease of red scales otocis? Never forget fighting will make him hurt as well. Who is he fighting? It cannot be a merphan elder of the council.

Never would he dare to disrespect one of them. Is it a trainer or trainee? His parents cares for his best more than anything. But his fear comes from them finding out things like his smallest mistakes.

I shook my head and went to my room.

Oh Zen, I sighed. I want to help, I do. He just needs to let me in. I lay in a seaweed bed and closed my eyes. I was about to fall asleep when somebody's lovely voice spoke up.

"Well look at you little ice flower. Honestly if you want him to notice you... You gotta do something noticeable. Like print 'I like fine mermaid prince fins' on your face. That do the trick. If I was good at printing, I would of done that when I first met him. Did you see his tail? It like a round soap bar that you want to rub yourself all over. And his drop gorgeous tail, ahhh! If you do not get him in 4-000 meris I will throw him on the wall and do some manly business with him myself." What? Him and.... No!
He is mine. Wait what?

"Do not dare!" I jumped up feeling every possible thing in the room drop thirty degrees.

"Whooo, it's gettin' kinda chilly." Miza whistled. "Did you cause it to get cold out of anger? Well isn't that cute, snowflake. Come on everyone knows your mermaid magic specialize in coldness and freezing things, but look at you as happy as a pearl."

"Do not bother Zen....Please." I whimpered.

Miza laughed as he circled me. "I was hoping what I said will make you realize. Of course what I said was true, but I would never do that to you, Your Highness." Phew.

"Ugh! Listen I do not... Really!" I gave him my best smile. "I just want to find out what he is hiding and help him. His shoulder and arm I want to help heal him. I know I can. He is hurting, I can feel it and I want-"

"Help him? Yeah you mentioned that. Well one way to is to claim and dance under the full moon making you both desired!" I slapped him. I sat down with my head to my fin and snarled at Miza. What does he not get about that?

"How dare you say that! He is my friend besides all the other princesses are prettier and more mature. I know his type. It is older maturer girls. He said it once. Oh and he just thinks of me as a child that is his friend. I am barely 10-000!" I stopped to breathe after exclaiming it all. The room drops to below freezing. That was... my doing? Oops?

"Hey... Princess, I didn't mean that. You are amazing and beautiful. You are sweet and happy. And you just bring joy to everyone."

"No... It is stupid. He is be better off with you. I mean I am surprised you are not desired." Miza was one of the oldest mermaids without being desired, I known. I mean I first met him at 7-000 and 3-000 meris later here we are.

"The truth is I...." Miza sighed looking down. He was in thought like he was remembering something. It was then he continued speaking, "I am not exactly a mermaid."

"What?" Shock took over my expression and face. "Another mystery?" Oooooh

"My mother is a..." He sighed. "my mother is a human." I gasped. His father, a mermaid became desired to a human? But I thought that was wrong and illegal. "Look I can tell from your face you are judging them. It's fine, really. And I guess that is why I use contractions and say other things that you consider odd."

"What no..." I shook my head. "I would never judge you. You know I like this, me and you talking and you being an emotional support. I was just always told it was wrong and illegal to be desired to a human. Plus I was just surprised, that is all."

"Technically it is not illegal...Until you get caught!" He laughed, but then coughed to set the tone back to a serious level. "It because they are not like anyone major. I think they are major, but I think a council member might know it. Or maybe it is because some think him as dead..." I nodded my head.

"So that is what stopping you?" I stared at my butler.

"Everyone hates humanics way too much. The desired one I want is one who accepts both. Male or female. It does not matter. But if they have a fine tail that makes them hot like a big piece of meat than that is a bonus. A fun bonus for me." I stared at him and laughed while shaking my head. Miza is something else.

"But you are wrong. I just I.. I do not know why I said that. I just want to help Zen. That is all."

"Yeaaaah okay...." He stared at me blanking. Then he suddenly made a bubble and started dancing off. "Oooohhh...." He sung in the deepest voice he could muster. Oceans, his voice is something else. "Cold and cruel like hatred of the frozen jewel....Love threatening blocking apart from this icy heart! My wish for you is to be one like the beauty of an ancient world. Become like the sea and hopefully he marry me.... But only if Kaisa was me the boldly" Miza fluttered his eyes as he starred at me. That song whatever it was. It was not true at all.

Many songs and conversations later I felt my eyes finally close.

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Just then I heard blaring of trumpets. Huh? That could only mean one thing... Icicles! The mermaid council. I dabbed my hair there and there. Then zip zoom, I stood by my parents as quickly as I could.

"Attention all mermaids and merphans of the great Rivalkai country..." The main council member unwrapped a scroll.

"We have been notified the crown princess of Levantia has gone missing. Princess Izidra has not been seen in the last 184 meris. She has white long hair and on her collarbone there lies her royal crown design of her country. She was about to meet her future desired one, but when it was time to meet she did not show up and has been missing ever since. If you see the antarctic princess please inform immediately and bring her to the council. Thank you." The masked member bowed and left. The others soon trailed off after him.

Missing princess because of an undesired desire one being force to be with?

I would never...

I just do not understand, why would anyone not want to get desired?
It is a mermaid's dream to do so and simply escape from it all just confuses me.
I hope as soon as I am the required age, I get many offers than I be able to meet them all until I decide who I want to be with forever.

Wrote: December 31, 2020
Edit: July 24, 2021
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Hello mermaids,
Okay first off Miza what are you doing? How did I write that? That is... just fits him so perfectly. It is funny, I write something and several months later I look/edit it and think something along the lines of, 'this is amazing, how did I write this.'

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Am I allowed to cry because my favorite webtoon just dropped its season finale and it had the most terrible cliffhanger ever?