Despised to Adored

11

Rebekah's POV

The next morning I rose with the sun, like I have done for years. I knew it would be many hours before anyone else woke, so I decided to go out to the coral by myself.

I roamed for hours, a calm feeling coming over me of being back home, the place I belonged. With my family, and I brought my brothers with me this time which made it ten times better.

Around me, I felt the presence of my people waking, earlier than most humans but still later than myself and my brothers. My brothers woke an hour ago but stayed to their rooms until my sister went to tell them breakfast was ready.

I stayed away for breakfast, I decided to let the two families get to know one another without me there. I stayed in the training room, remembering my promise to my niece to train her a bit before letting her play with my sister's children.

"Once breakfast is over and you see the kids off, bring Blaine and my brothers to training room one." I connected with my sister telepathically. "Of course Sister," she respond then went back to eating.

I was getting everything ready when a knock on the room had my attention, I turned and saw Marcus, everyone else was still eating. "Yes Marcus?" I asked as he swam over to me.

"Are you okay Rebekah?" He questioned as he helped me get everything in order. "Of course, last night was a big night, and I needed to release some emotions. Thank you and Dawn for worrying, as long as I'm back here, I'm perfect." I smiled at him, hugging his side tightly.

Marcus may be my head guard, and my brother-in-law, but he was my first friend, the one I went to with questions when I arrived, the one who helped me figure this princess and queen thing out. He will always be my best friend.

We practiced for about thirty minutes before I felt the water around us change, alerting me of my brothers, sister and niece. Marcus moved to the side in case I needed him.

"As I said last night, today we are only seeing how strong the powers you already have are. Next week is when we will begin to find new powers. There are five different training rooms and each day we will be in a different one, weekend will be to teach you about the life merpeople live. Next week your training will last two hours whereas this week will only be one. Understood?" I stated and everyone nodded.

"Okay darling come here." Blaire swam over to the middle of the room and I waved Marcus over as well, when it came to using her powers, Marcus offered to be the subject. "First, throw Marcus into the wall with your mind. As hard as you can, for the first part of training we are going to make this power as strong as it can be, to where you can throw multiple people at once." Blaire looked hesitant, but nodded.

She turned toward my guard and focused her sight on him. A few seconds later he was yanked back and was thrown through the wall into the next room. I smirked, she was already strong but she would only get stronger. At this rate, this thousand year war would be over and I could stay happily under the water and let my brothers go back on hand to live the rest of our immortal lives. I could find my king and start a family without worrying that they would be hurt.

I heard Marcus groan as he got up, Dawn looked worried but relaxed as her husband smiled, thinking the same thing as I did. With Blaire his family will be safe, and he would not have to fight everyday.

"Elijah, Nicklaus. Would you two like to be apart of Blaire's training?" I turned to see my brothers staring at me, I guess they were still in shock about this whole thing. Blaire went up to her father and shook him, he blinked and nodded his head at my question, as did our half brother.

"Well then, get ready to get thrown. Blaire throw them all, one at a time but quickly, right after the other. The rest of the hour will be using that to be able to throw groups at the same time without even thinking." I told them all.

I turned to my niece who looked scared. "Blaire this power will be the most useful to you with anything that would happen. No one will be able to get a foot close to you." She took a breath, nodding. "Okay, daddy and uncle Nik, sorry." She looked toward them.

Nicklaus was the first thrown, through the open hole in the wall. Marcus soon followed, seconds later. Elijah was last, I noticed he wasn't thrown as hard but that's fine, he went the same amount of distance as the other two.

"Again. Faster this time, and harder. Focus everything in you on getting them away from you." I said. The three stood. A second later Marcus was once again thrown, Nik a second later, and Elijah immediately after.

This went on for an hour before I stopped them. Blaire was tired and I promised that the kids could play while I spoke to my sister. "Time, get dressed. Sister why don't you take Blaire down to the kids to get to know each other, afterwards come to my office. Marcus after you and my brothers clean up, show them around the palace. In two hours we'll meet to you into town to see Alana's family perform." With that I turned to swam off.

I went to my office beside the throne room. I closed my eyes while I waited for Dawn to return. This was the most peace I've had in centuries. Five minutes of alone time without crying or fighting was nice.

"May I come in?" I heard from the door. Opening my eyes I smiled at my sister as she floated inside the door, it slamming behind her.

"What was it that you wanted to speak about sister?" She asked as she sat in front of me.

"Planning, sister I want to give my nephews and nieces the best party they've had, since I'm home and plan to stay. To say sorry for being gone so long and so far I haven't seen much of them the past few days I've been home. I feel terrible about that." I said, sighing knowing I've neglected my duties as an aunt for my sister.

"It's fine sister, they understand about the war and the stress you are going through. I've told them as soon as it's over we would all go away for the weekend, me, the kids, you, and Marcus. I know you love your brothers and Blaire but Rebekah this down here is your life and you need to get reacquainted with it if you want to find a husband and have children. You cannot keep switching between the surface and the sea. You will tire yourself to much to focus on your vows you made to our kingdom. They are immortal up there and you are immortal down here, you can visit. As your sister I fear if you go back up to land, something will cause you not to come back." She explained.

First I grew angry, my brothers and Blaire were my life. Then I realized she was right. As long as I kept coming and going, I would never settle down, I would never have my own family, and my kingdom would never have the responsible rulers I promised them and myself they would have. As soon as this war is over and my brothers and Blaire go back to the surface, I could not return with them.

I have duties to myself that I will not keep putting in the back of my mind. I'm staying for my kingdom and myself. My immortal family can handle themselves up on land without me, but I could not handle myself with them. I would grow depressed without the sea and maybe turn my emotions off again.

"Your right sister. My kingdom is far more important. I made a vow to them and a vow to myself that after this war was over I would give them a king, princes, and princesses." I told her staring straight ahead.

My life and my future are depending on Blaire helping my kingdom. All of our future's depended on this hybrid princess my brother adopted. I just hope that bringing my brothers wasn't a mistake. Here, my happiness is what matters, not Nik's or Elijah's, and if they somehow even attempt to hurt me or leave with Blaire, they will find out that in the sea I am at my strongest and they are the weak ones. 

And I could destroy them.