Royal Secret

Fanfiction by Wróżka Lockette. English translation by Corgipon via DeepL.
Princess Ami was small during the coronation, so she remembered it poorly. There was a tradition in the Pocket Kingdom back in the day for princesses to be crowned at an early age. Ami was chosen anyway when she was only a few months old because her mother feared the death of the king. Ami's father had already been in bed for a few weeks.
The king told his wife that the coronation of the twins was to take place in a few days. When Mia heard this, she was simultaneously delighted and horrified. It helped her every moment of her life. Only Ima was so cool-headed. Nothing ever worked out for her. But she never lost faith in her daughter.
"I'm sure she'll discover her talent someday," she thought.
She decided to seek out the twins to announce this happy news to them. Ami found them right away. She was helping her friend Mela.
"Just take it easy! Be careful next time you come to me!" said Ami with a laugh.
"You're right. But I couldn't wait to tell them," said Mela.
"Now then, come on!"
"Your sister went to the cat town without a care in the world!"
For some time now, Mia had been listening to this conversation, When she heard the news, she was stunned. Ima! How could she? She didn't even tell her!
"Why did she go there, Mela? Why?" she asked.
The girls jumped up. They had not noticed the presence of the Queen. 
"Your Majesty! I have no idea," Mela whispered.
Mia looked at the cat. She saw terror in her green eyes.
"And didn't Clelia organize a class trip?"
"I don't know, Your Majesty. Maybe we will meet someone on the way..."
And the three of them ran toward the cat town. This was where Mela lived. As they ran into the town square, they collided with a gray striped cat with white socks. She was about their age. Possibly even two months apart. A pair of curious but friendly yellow eyes looked right at them.
"Oh, good heavens! Your Majesty!" The stranger bowed to Mia. Ami and Mela thought they knew her from class.
"Do you also go to Mrs. Clelia's school?" they asked.
"Yes. I'm Balloon," answered the stranger "You must be Ami," she said, pointing to the future princess. "but I don't know your name..."
"My name is Mela, and I am Ami's best friend."
"Have you seen my sister, Ima?" Ami asked hopefully.
"I saw her running this way just now," Balloon said. "I think she was going to the grove. But I'm not sure."
"Let's check it out!" shouted Mela.
And the four of them ran towards one of the scariest places in all of the kingdom. Mia could not believe that Ima had gone there. Luckily they found her after a while. She was sitting by the monument of the black heart, and she was staring at it thoughtfully.
"Ima! Sister dear! What are you doing here?!" shouted Ami.
Mia ran up to Ima. She hugged her wholeheartedly. But Ima looked at her with sad eyes.
"WHY?! WHY?! WHY DID YOU TELL US THIS?!" she screamed.
"But what about it, darling?" asked a confused Mia. 
"Only one of us can be a princess!"
"No, because there is only one Friendship Heart!" shouted Ima through her tears.
"I have no control over that! It chooses its own owners. Only it can perform the Friendship Ceremony..."
"Mom, which one of us can hold the jewel?" asked Ami.
"We'll see now, after Ima stops crying."
Ima momentarily finished. And in her mind she begged for it to be her. Mia asked the heart to point to its new owner. And Ima almost exploded when she saw that the heart had flown to Ami. Something extraordinary had happened! A beautiful gold collar with a heart-shaped badge grew around Ami's neck. On it sat the jewel of friendship. At that moment, there was a glow all around. A plain leather collar grew on Ima's neck, and silver studs appeared on it. There was an even greater desire in Ami's heart to help others. On the other hand, bitterness and hatred appeared in Ima's heart.
"You see? Don't you even dare call me your daughter!" Ima carelessly ran off into the forest. Ami tried to run back, but Mia stopped her.
"Don't run after her. She made her own choice."
Ami looked back. Mela and Balloon were looking at the whole scene in a stupor.
"Mela, Balloon, I ask you never to let this scene go beyond the four of us," Mia said, and went to the palace.
Now that Ami remembers it, it all scares her. She had always wanted to make it up to Ami. And that is why she invited her to every ceremony. She had even trained her whole life to use a spell to strengthen the jewel of friendship especially for her. So that together they could wield its great power in harmony. But after Ima stole half of the jewel, she was sure. The taint from that event had taken too much of a toll on Ima's psyche. At least she managed to make Magic and Flo happy.
She missed Ima. She was looking for a way to get her back from Earth. But she knew it wasn't feasible...
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The original Polish fanfiction can be read here.
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