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Authors note: The beginning will be a tad angsty
because…ahahahahah I'm not telling you! You'll have to find out.
"Duo? Duo where are yoooou?" Hilde swam through the water, listening to her cries echoing back from the surrounding rocks, "Duo drat it, come out!" Hearing no reply she sank down on a nearby rock.
From behind his conveniently placed rock Duo giggled at the expression on Hilde's face, it looked like she was half angry, half exasperated and very, very put out.
"AHA!!" Hilde's head snapped up as she heard the giggle echo through the deep blue waters, looking round she saw the end of a brown braid floating out from behind a rock. Silently she swam towards it, fins kicking in wavelike patterns, making no noise at all.
Grabbing the end and tugging she was rewarded with an indignant yelp, "OUCH!! Hilde you didn't have to do that!"
Hilde grinned, "I've been chasing you for two hours now, it's your turn to be the seeker." But before Duo could reply, the event happened that would haunt him for years to come happened.
As Hilde turned, a long, sharp silver hook came swinging down through the murky water, before she could even scream, the point had pierced her side, dragging her up towards he glittering surface.
"HILDE!!" Duo yelled, desperation tingeing his voice, mixed in with pure fear. Swimming as fast as he could towards the surface after her, he saw there would be no chance of rescuing her before she was pulled up overboard onto the big ship, to which the line was attached. .
Luckily it was nightfall, and the sun was not out, because no doubt he would have been in extreme pain, eyes having been used to the gloom of the ocean floor. He was not even meant to be up here.
As he watched Hilde was pulled over the side, blood streaming from the wound, coming down her arms to drip off her fingers Duo watched, nausea stirring in his stomach.
Suddenly shouts issued from the boat, and he knew they had seen what she was, but over it all came a clear, cold voice. "Throw her back, she is not to be kept, we do not want to be responsible for this things death."
Clenching his fists Duo waited. Soon a loud splash indicated that Hilde had been thrown back over, swimming towards the sound he saw her floating face down.
"Hilde," he whispered, "Hilde, it's alright, they've gone now…Hilde?" Duo began to panic slightly, she wasn't answering, "Hilde, wake up! Wake up Hilde!" Before he even turned her over, he knew she was dead.
"Hilde, please?" He whispered, voice cracking, salty tears streaming down his face, "Please Hilde, just wake up, wake up Hilde."
As he stared at her, he knew there was no way she would ever reply to him, never speak to him again. Her staring eyes and limp form confirmed that.
Slowly he closed her eyes, and, picking up the limp form, swam back to the city, Hilde clutched in his arms.
No one tried to stop him and ask where he'd been as he swam into the courtyard; his face dared anyone to even look at him.
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Three days later Hilde was laid to rest in the small graveyard at the back of the palace, Duo had done his duty, told his father what had happened, and throughout the service had sat there, face set like stone.
As soon as the service was over, everyone left Duo on his own, knowing that the prince would much rather think things through than accept sympathy for his lost sister.
Not knowing what else to do, Duo found himself swimming back to Hilde's grave. Settling down next to it, he stared for a long time.
Eventually he seemed to reach a conclusion, as he stirred.
Touching the smooth pebbles that had been laid on top of the grave, he silently spoke to her. My poor Hilde, you had so much to live for, so much life to experience, and that was taken from you, from us. I promise Hilde, I'm not going to rest until I find out who did this to you, the man who spoke on the ship, he must have been the leader he's going to pay for this. It may be difficult, what with them being human and all, but I promise Hilde, I WILL have revenge.
Having made this silent vow, Duo placed a sea clover on the small grave, and swam away, leaving behind only the sound of the waves far above.
To Be Continued.