Savior Of The Sea

Chapter 20: My Eyes Are Open Now

They swam for what seemed both like hours and seconds all at once, close to each other, fingers almost touching but drifting away in the tides of what seemed like inevitibility.  Emilia wanted nothing more than to be in his strong arms once more, but everytime she got too close, she only saw the distorted face of Finn.  She couldn’t trust anyone as she had then, especially Prince.

Eventually, a clearing lit by the light of an upstanding geyser (Remember the geyser guyssss? xD) came into view.  A flash of orange darted before Emilia’s distant emerald orbs, pulling them back into focus.  “EMILIA!” a voice yelled from across the clearing.  Emilia’s eyes widened as she recognized the bubbly tone.  “Marina?” she queried and was immediately swooped into a bear hug by the newly returned mermaid.  

“I finally woke up and and and I’m soooo happy that you’re finally back!” She Marina took a giant breath before she continued: “Tell me everythin that happened, I know Finn betrayed us but I’m really releived that you’re still alive.”

“Ok ok” Emilia laughed lightheartedly, “I’ll tell you. and so will Prince,” she stated gesturing for him to come along. His appearance that was stained so darkly with regrets last time he saw marina unconcisous was now a little brighter with a glimmer of hope as he saw that the bright mermaid was still healthy. He followed them and helped Emilia to recall the story to Marina as they swarmed back to the camp.

As they reached the camp, Emilia was in much better spirits.  Maybe she really could still fulfill her destiny and protect the ones she still had.  She waved at Sirena, following this path of happiness, but was quickly interupted by the same, shrill, stale, stern, sickening voice she had hoped had been left behind.  “Ohmygawd, Prince you’re back!  I was soooo worried about you,” Amelia cooed, pushing Emilia over to attach herself to Prince.  “Wait, why is SHE here?!” she sneered, seeing Emilia on the ground next to her.  “I thought,, she like, ran off with Tinn, or whatever his name was.”  She leaned her head into his massive chest, while he looked at Emilia uncomfortabilitly “Well anyway, not that it matters as long as you’re here.”  At that, she pulled his face down to kiss him, and although she wanted, desperitely, to look away, Emilia watched with sober sadness.  BUT!  To her surprise, the Prince put his hand on her lips.  “Get it into your jewel-filled head Amelia, I don’t want to be with you” he growled triumphantly, “Emilia and I kissed, I like HER.  Seriously how obvious do I have to make it?!”

“YOU WHAAAT?!” Amelia snapped, whipping her ponytail towards Emilia.  “With this peasant?!”  She then clicked her tongue and put her fingers under Prince’s chin as he recoiled.  “Well,you obviously don’t know what you’re missing” she whispered and then her angre flared up again “IF YOU HADN’T PULLED AWAY THE FIRST TIME I KISSED YOU, YOU WOULD KNOW THAT I’M SOOO MUCH HOTTER THAN HER!”

Emilia paused, and stared up at the two of them.  She really did kissed him, he didn’t kiss her, he wasn’t lying!  It felt as if her vision was expanding, as if she could see Prince in new dazzling dimensions.  He had always been there for her, tried to protect her, comforted her, listened, saved her from Finn.  He...He loved her.

Emilia swam over next to the prince. She watched in satesfaction as Amelia crossed her arms and looked like she was about to say something, but she could only stand there with a scowl. The shallow mermaid princess whipped around with her ponytail hitting her in the face,, and stormed off with fury emaneating from her makeup.

Emilia turned her glimmering green orbs onto the Prince, and finally she gazed upon his own eyes shining with love for h er that he wasn’t trying to hide any longer. “I would chose you, over and over again.” He verbalized romantically. “And I you,” Emilia breath. Then they pulled eachother into a tight embrace but there moment was broken by Marina squalelaing, “OMGAWD I SHIP YOU SOOO MUCH!!! <3”

From inside his arms, Emilia gazed as the Prince’s cheeks filled with a maroon red at Marina’s words.  She only pulled him closer, so close that she feel his beating heartbeat.  After a few heartbeats, she released him and his warm heart.  “So now, we work as a team” she enunciated with vigor.  “The chosen one and her Prince, destined to save the world from disaster” she added with a wink of sarchasm.  The Prince’s ocean orbs swirled with emotion and love for her as he gripped her hand and nodded.  “Let’s go, my lady” kygle offered.

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Coldhammer Keep announced its presence before they even set their eyes on it.  For miles around, the dark spires and menicing towers loomed over Emilia’s little bubble of light in the depths of the dark ocean.  Emilia gazed up at its huge wooden door and began to feel a beating in her chest.  This was it, her destiny, and it was just beyond that immovable piece of stone.  She would have to fight for it, fight...Finn.  She exchanged a determined dancingly daring glance with the deep indigo orbs of her love, and she knew she was ready to brave Coldhammer Kept!!!!