I wasn't right according to my family. As the first princess I have to be the epitome of beauty, grace, and ugh daintiness. But what can I help it if I'm more interested in out swimming sharks and exploring deep caves. Everything was right in the royal family except me. My brother was succeeding the throne and he played his role perfectly. He was charming, persuasive, strict, calm, and most importantly smart. To many the perfect prince. Out of everyone in my family he's the one I love the most.

He doesn't try to make me fit the perfect princess mold and he keeps my secret. I like other mermaids. When I first figured it out I thought there was something wrong with me. Why should I like another mermaid. My parents were furious when I mentioned it to them they went so far as to lock me in the dungeon without food for three days. According to them 'for a princess to like another mermaid is preposterous! How dare she mention such a disgusting thing in their presence. A few days without food should make you see your wrong doing and repent!'

Only my brother stayed by my side he talked with me and didn't admonish me for it. But since then I learned to keep it hidden.

My younger sister fit their perfect princess vision better than I did yet they still wanted me to marry prince Altion, who is supposedly very important and expecting a wonderfully girly princess. I wonder why they didn't just marry off my sister. Though me and this prince have met before my sister visited him more often once this year and two years ago. We (MC and Altion) only met once.

Once the marriage was confirmed my sister started becoming more and more distant. We didn't talk often in the first place but as a two years older sister I worried. At first we still occasionally had tea. 'though I never really cared for it'. Later she stopped talking more than necessary and recently she began going out of her way to avoid me. I suppose I can't let that worry me now.

Today was my twentieth birthday truly great. I was currently within a cove it had been a place that sunk many a ship. But today was different. My goal was the flower that miraculously grew here. It wasn't like any she'd seen before and reminded her of herself. It was one of the two things about her that her parents could tolerate. Her love of collecting plants . This flower had jagged uneven petals colored the same flowing hues of a sunset sky. With thorns giving it a threatening feature. Once under water it had taken on a more violet hue.

I took it with me underwater and back to the castle prepared to find the perfect vase to go with it. Around my room showcased the other thing my parents could tolerate. My artistic tendencies. Currently it was right before my birthday banquet. Before me was my sister holding onto a bow blood stained dagger.

"He was meant to be mine!"

My sister started to shout at me throwing things in her rage.

"Goodbye sister" she said as she laughed maniacally. "Now you won't stand between us.

I closed my eyes and everything went black.

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