When Opposites Collide ~ A BOTW Mivali Fanfiction

Mipha's Time

Time is just a figure of our imaginations, you can have all the time in the world. Some people make time for each other, to be friends and make up. Some people only have time for themselves. That is the way this world works.

For everyone... except for me.

I have no time for myself! I feel like I am always in demand. The moment I wake up. Until the second before I fall asleep, I am required to do something or another.

Not that I should complain much. The Zoras look upon me with nothing but happiness in their eyes, always friendly chatter about daughters and sons and how Sidon is going running around their heads, just ready to talk to me. I am truly grateful for their love and support.

Perhaps it is my duty as a princess... but do they really need me all the time?

Just this morning, at about five, I was woken by my father's loyal advisor, Muzu. "Mipha!" he sounded desperate. I leapt out of my water bed, worried. 

I looked into Muzu's eyes. He is ever as strong as he was when he was only 40. "What's wrong, Muzu? Is someone in trouble?"

Muzu led me out of my room and as he did so he said "Your brother has cut his foot a luminous stone by the Veiled Falls!"

I rolled my eyes. "Muzu, luminous stone is not dangerous. It doesn't inject anything into us that will harm us. He can have it heal like a normal cut, and I can go back to bed. What was he doing at this hour anyway?" 

"Training." Muzu replied distractedly, as if it was obvious and unimportant what my brother was doing at five in the morning. "Listen, Mipha."

He looked deep into my eyes, a mixture of anger and hurt. "It is your duty as a princess to help the people-"

"And my duty says I have no time for my brother's silly-" I was cut off by Muzu, who grumbled "No, you do not understand!"

"Mipha, it is your duty as a princess of Zora's Domain to heal and help all Zoras, no matter who they are! And no matter how bad the wound! You will be useless without helping them! Your magic is no excuse... you cannot try to escape. Now come. And do not disobey me or your father ever again with this silly waste of a excuse to try and get out of duties!" Muzu turned, beckoning for me to follow him.

All the way to the Veiled Falls my blood boiled with anger. How dare he call this an excuse! I need time to myself, too! So maybe Muzu or my father doesn't, but I am a young adult Zora, just 106 years old, no wonder I haven't found a suitor to this kingdom if I have no time to find one! I steamed with anger as we reached the falls.

"Ah, Mipha! Come quickly!" My father called. I was surprised to see him out of his throne. Father is... not exactly normal weight...

I hurried over to Sidon. My baby brother was quite clearly fine, as he was saying "Let me get back in! No, stop! I am fine!" over and over, but Father didn't listen. Dad can be stupidly stubborn sometimes.

The cut was a quick heal, my magic barely needed to do anything, it was practically already healing. Father talked to Muzu about smoothing out the stone on the Falls and I said a quick goodbye to Sidon and slipped off to my bed. The sun was already rising, so there really was no point. In a few minutes I would be in demand again, the people robbing me of my time and sleep.

Being a princess is certainly not all it's cracked up to be, nothing like those silly fairy tales we read when we were 20.