Duet of Doom

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POV Mizuko

The speech was only minutes away and I still didn't know what to say. I was shaking and no one could calm me down. Mom told me that I could ask one of the others to come to help me stay calm so I called Kazumi.

My heart is beating so fast and I don't know what to say once I'm out there. What if I mess up? They could all hate me.

I feet something hit the back of my head and look at Kazumi. She shakes her head and glares at me. "Lighten up, coz. You'll do fine out there ok? Just stop looking so worried." I stare at her for a moment before nodding. Her glare turns into a smile. "That's better."

I look around the room we're in to make nobody's around before looking back at her. "Hey Kaz? Can I talk to you about something?"

She frowns slightly and lets out a sigh. "It's about your dad, isn't it?"

My eyes widen slightly at the fact that she can tell what I'm thinking about. "Yeah it is. How did you know?"

Kazumi looked down and crossed her arms, trying to hide her sad expression. "I've been thinking about it too..." she says. I stare at her in a bit of shock before she continues. "But it's nothing to worry about ok?" She looks back up at me with a smile. "If you want me to talk to him I will."

I shake my head. "No it's fine... It's just that I don't know what I'm supposed to tell him. I mean it's been 15 years. How much am I supposed to say? Am I even supposed to trust him?"

She thinks for a minute before snapping her fingers. "Tell him what's important to you. Start with the good things. And if you feel you can trust him after you tell him that, go into more detail. If not, just don't let him know."

I smile and nod slightly. "Right. Thanks coz, you always have all the answers."

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POV Kazumi

"Thanks coz." Mizuko says. "You always have all the answers."

Just as I'm about to say something, one of the servants swims in. "Mizuko-sama. It's time for the speech."

Mizuko looks at her in a bit of shock. "Oh alright! Thanks Kaz." She hugs me before swimming out of the room with the servant.

I sigh and sit in silence for a moment. "Yeah... I have all the answers except for my own..."

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POV Mizuko

I swim out onto the balcony after my mom calls my name. "I give to you this kingdom's newest heir, Princess Mizuko." She says to the mermaids below.

After Kazumi's talk, I felt a lot better. But I'm still a little nervous. I look at mom and she nods, signaling that I can start.

I take a shaky breath and think of what to say. "Hello, Antartic Kingdom. I'm sorry I've been away for so long... And I'm sorry I didn't know about you all until recently." I pause for a moment, not sure what to say. "But I want to make it up to you all. I promise you that one day... I'll return to this place and I'll rule over it to keep you all safe."

I hear a woman's voice from the crowd yell at me. "And where were you all these years when we needed you! You don't care about us and you have never cared about us once since the day you were born!"

My eyes widen and I looks around in the crowd, unable to find who said that. "Th-that may be so but I care now! I want to protect you all as your Princess and I want to help you all as best I can!"

This time another younger girl's voice ring from the crow. "You could help us best by never returning! And leaving someone else to be Princess!"

I almost start crying. What have I done... Why have I been fine for so long... What did I do to these people...

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