A/N Hello everyone! Here I am with my new story "The Frog-Prince". It's a fairytale with Yahiro and Megumi as main characters! I just came from St. Petersburg overwhelmed with new emotions and inspiration! *.* it was really a trip of a life time!!! For those who read my story "A Fairytale" you will understand what I mean ^~
I hope you will enjoy reading this fic as much as I enjoy writing it ^^
Leave me your reviews please!
So, here is the story.
The Frog-Prince
Once upon a time there lived an old King who had a son. But unfortunately, the heir didn't justify his father's expectations. He had a hot temper that he couldn't control, and yet he held himself very cold towards the others.
The King was suffering. He didn't know what to do. He couldn't give the ruling of the Kingdom to his son because he knew, people would be miserable having a King like Prince Yahiro.
So one day the King rode to his good friend and Prince's godmother's palace.
"I don't know what to do, Karino. Your godson grew up and turned into a handsome young man with a heart of stone. He used to be such a nice boy when he was a child. But now, he is cruel and arrogant. What happened to my boy?"
And an old white-haired man threw his face on his palm in despair.
An auburn-haired woman listened to his every word very attentively.
"My dear friend" she spoke. "I am very upset to hear that my godson became a ruthless person. Of course I'm sharing your sorrow with you, but we have to do something until it's too late".
"But what can we do? He doesn't listen to me and I'm afraid that you will not get any other treatment than me" exclaimed the King.
The woman smiled sadly and said.
"I know, but I can't stand seeing my godson losing his humaneness. I wish him to become a great ruler with sincere and compassionate heart".
"And what are you planning to do?"
"It will be hard for us but especially for him. But believe me, it's for his own sake".
"So tell me, Karino, how can we help him?"
"We have to make him go through one hardship" said the woman and added "but if he doesn't pass it, he will never be the same again".
The King rubbed his chin in a deep thought. As a parent, he didn't want his only child to face difficulties, but as a ruler, he wanted to leave a decent heir after he passed away.
"I agree. Now tell me your plan and please, be careful to him. He is still a child, an ambitious one, but a child none the less".
And they discussed their next actions to bring Prince Yahiro's best personality.
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The day of celebration had come. There was a tremendous ball for Prince Yahiro's 18th Birthday. Lots of guests were invited to share this great event.
Despite the fact that it was his birthday, Prince paid no attention to his guests. He held himself distant and cold. Every person who tried to approach him and give him their best wishes received a death glare of his violet eyes. People started to be afraid of the next monarch of the Kingdom.
"My dear friends!"
A female's voice filled the ballroom where the celebration was held. The orchestra lowered the volume of the music so that everyone could hear what an auburn-haired woman wanted to say.
"We all came here today to greet my godson with his 18th Birthday and wish him to have a long and happy life and to become a great ruler with a sense of justice and love for his people".
She came closer to the annoyed heir and gave him a glass of red wine.
"Will you share this perfect wine with your godmother?"
He smirked and gifted the woman with a despiteful look.
"I'm not going to have a drink with an old hag like you".
Karino summoned all her willpower to hold her temper after hearing that brat's comment.
"Even if I want to drink it for your health and well-being?"
Prince arched his eyebrow elegantly and took the glass from her hand.
"Only if it concerns me".
"It's only for you r sake" a mysterious smile appeared on the lady's lips as Prince Yahiro brought the glass to his mouth and drank the red liquid that looked like wine.
"Why are you staring at me, baba?" he asked irritated when he noticed that she was watching him not even blinking.
"I want to know what form you will take" was her reply.
He didn't understand anything and turned to leave sharply, but a sudden wave of pain sliced his body, causing Prince to fall on his knees and wrap his arms around his ribs.
Guests began to panic. They witnessed as the young man was crying out in pain and trying to take a deep breath but couldn't. And when he wanted to say something between gasps from unbearable pain, his body shined in a golden light and the next moment he vanished.
All guests were shocked as much as the King himself. Only Karino didn't show those emotions. Her face held a sad expression as she looked at Prince's clothes that were lying on the floor at the same spot the boy was a minute ago.
"What happened to Prince Yahiro?" those questions filled the hall.
The King approached his son's abandoned clothes and took them in his hands.
"My boy…What have I done?"
The old man's eyes showed crystal tears.
A "kwa" sound reached his ears as he brought the royal heir's clothes to his face.
The auburn-haired woman came closer to the King and took the costume from his hands only to find a little green frog was sitting on the monarch's palms.
"What is it?" asked the King in disbelieve.
End of chapter 1
A/N I hope you liked it ^^ Send me your reviews! I will be very glad! I hope the next chapter will come very soon! I planned to make this fic a one-chaptered one, but I have not so much time nowadays, so I decided to make it multi-chaptered ^^'' I think there will be 3-4 short chapters. You sould agree with me that it's better to read a little chapter every 2-3 days than waiting for a long fic to appear in who knows when T.T So, be gentle and stay tuned with my works! I appreciate my every reader!!! Thank you very much!
By the way, how do English-speakers pronounce the sound of frog's language?? O.o''' In Russian it's "kwa" and in English? Could someone help me please?