Chapter 10
Emily's POV
I walked through the hall, poking my head in each room to see where Lucy, Coco, and Kiki were currently sleeping. Lucy claimed a bedroom filled with the mushroom furniture series, Coco had taken a bedroom filled with the Pave furniture series, and Kiki will be staying in the bedroom filled with the Gracie furniture series. I rounded up the three animals, and walked to the other end of the hall to see where Michelle and Serena were. I noticed that Michelle's bedroom door was closed, and when I leaned in closer, I could hear them talking. I motioned to the others to stand behind me, so we all could hear.
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Michelle's POV
I was shocked. I couldn't believe what I had just heard.
"Are you serious?" I exclaimed, my face twisting in horror at her words. "How is that even possible?"
"At the time you were born, Xiara heard from Katrina a prophecy that her first born child would kill her when it grew up," Serena explained carefully. "She believed it, and was going to kill you by throwing you into the ocean, but I saved you before you could hit the water, and I gave you to the king and queen, because the queen was unable to have children. They were so happy, and they loved you very much." I had to pause, so everything could sink in.
"If I'm really Xiara's daughter, how could I not have powers?" I questioned, mostly out of curiosity.
"Your birth father was one of Xiara's henchmen, and he was mortal, so it was a coin toss whether or not you would be able to use magic," Serena answered. "He also worked for Navine, as a part of her small army, but he died in a battle against the royal army." Everything I was hearing completely overwhelmed me. I felt like I was going to faint, but yet I didn't, which surprised me a little.
"Does this mean I'm not the true heir to the throne?" I asked, biting my lip.
"You were raised by the king and queen in the royal family, so you are the true heir," Serena said to me. "However, if Xiara found out about you being adopted right at this moment, she would leap at the chance to seize power without any hesitation. She would assume there was nobody to come into power, because you're not of royal blood." This was all so much. I don't know if I would ever get over this.
"C-Can I be alone for a little while?" I asked. "I need time to absorb all I've heard now."
"Of course. I understand," Serena replied, getting up. "This is a pretty huge thing. Take all of the time you need. Nobody's rushing you."
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Emily's POV
I could hear footsteps towards the door, so I silently ushered the others into my room. We all sat on the bed, trying to act natural, but it was hard since this had taken us by surprise, hearing news like this. I could only imagine what Michelle must be feeling right now. This has to be extreme turmoil for her... Serena floated in, and as stealthy as I thought we were, it was obvious that she knew we had eavesdropped.
"I know you guys heard all of that," she said, confirming my suspicions. "Michelle needs some time alone, so we must not disturb her." We sat there in stony silence, thinking of things we could do to pass the time, until we could figure out our next plan of action.