"200 Words to Seduce" by NJPickleFiend
First response to Moonlit_Dawn's 200 Ficlets challenge on Lunaescence Archives. Prompt: i. Rose
Me: Hello All! (waves) Huzzah! A new fanfic!
Jeremy: (Looks at the title) O.o ^o^ YAY! Someone's getting in touch with their kinky side! (Waggles fingers)
Me: -_-u (beats him over the head with a huge textbook) Pre-calculus hurts.
Jeremy: X_x
Moron: Indeed. (munches on a cookie)
Me: This drabble collection is a response to Moonlit_Dawn's 200 Ficlets challenge. It is also based on a fanfic I'm making for another challenge, the 50 Fairy Tale Themes Challenge. The prompts for this challenge matched the prompts and the theme for the other pretty well. Plus, I agree with Moonlit_Dawn; We need more Dark/Mature/Romantic-themed drabbles. ^_^ This challenge allows me to explore the darker side of love. Moron, Jeremy's out like a light. Would you do the disclaimer?
Moron: Yep! NJ Pickle Fiend does not own the Challenge or the character, NoFace, from Hayao Miyazaki's Spiriited Away. She only has her OC, Kitsune, and the plot.
Me: And you, my muses. Yay! And remember to review when you're done!
i. Rose
In the darkness, he lingered, his hidden gaze intent on the golden orbs of her eyes as she accepted the gift from his outstretched hand. He saw the apprehension, knowing she sensed his intentions behind the almost gentlemanly gesture. Perhaps if he wasn't cursed to live in sin, the presenting of the rose would have been merely an innocent token of his affections; instead it was corrupted and twisted into a branding, staking his claim on her. Surely she knew this.
Though he was nothing more than a monster, he knew there was an odd, unspoken attraction between them. Sooner or later, she would succumb to his desire to possess her; she would come willingly to his bed and give herself fully into his keeping. Oh, how he eagerly awaited that day...
He watched as her little fingers plucked the gleaming red rose from his grasp, delicately cradling the fragile petals. The flower belonged in her hands, he mused. Like the rose had been in his own hand, the delicate beauty before him did not belong with him. His sin, his monstrous being would only destroy her, yet he burned to possess her, yearning for her body with a fierce need that only intensified with each breath he took.
Her hand trembled and she lifted her gaze to meet his. Her golden eyes were filled with terror; She knew what was to come. He knew that the fear would take over her mind, that she would be constantly searching the shadows for him, aware that he would never stop yearning for her. He would be relentless in his pursuit for her, and in the end he WOULD have her. He would make her his.
Her frightened acceptance of the rose, the terror she exuded, only served to excite him more. She swiftly cast her eyes at the floor, but he reached own with one dark hand and cupped her face, gently stroking her cheek. Using more force, he lifted her face to allow their gazes to meet once more. With a startled gasp, she lifted her trembling gaze to his. Leaning close, he hissed in her ear, his warm breath causing her to shudder in fear of his intimacy.
Barely able to keep his restrained emotions from his voice, he growled out in a low, lusty tone and uttered one word that sealed her fate:
"Mine."
Me: WOAH....0_o
Moron: 0.o
Jeremy: Kinky.... ^_^
Me: !!? What are you doing?!
Jeremy: Reading your fanfic, duh.
Me: -_-
Moron: -_-U
Jeremy: ^o^
Me: Whatevs. Anybody who wants to know what's going on, I'll tell you....next time.
Jeremy: NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! Tell me now! (Shakes her)
Me: _ DAHHHHH.......X_x
Moron: RIIIIIIIIIIIIGHT.... Anyway, please review. (Turns to Jeremy) Cool it, before I get her boyfriend on your ass. Or worse....
Jeremy: (poking a currently unconscious authoress) What could be worse than an angry boyfriend?
Moron: (smirk) A hungry No Face.
Jeremy: (stops)(twitch)(twitch) I'm done.
Moron: Yeah, that's what I thought.
Me: x_x