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Life is Like a Fairy Tale

Chapter One

Kyoko had always wanted to be in a fairytale. She had had dreams of being a princess and being rescued by a charming prince since she was a little girl. Her fairytale had almost come to completion, most of the factors that make up a good fairytale were in place. She had a beautiful house. She was internationally known as an actress and a model – and she was only twenty-four – and she had a fairytale romance. She thought it was incredible how she had married Corn, the fairy prince. That was her beautiful Kuon.

So, aside from the fact that she wasn't actually in a fairytale, the elements were all there. Still, it would be nice to experience life as a princess, a real princess, not just Kuon's princess. She tried to take steady breaths to steady herself before her eyes caught onto an unfavorable sight.

Reino, who had been absent for the past four years of her life, had turned up again and this time he was talking to someone who looked like she could be his sister, though Kyoko wasn't sure about the procreation rate of demon monsters. She turned the other way but felt as if her body was trapped.

"Hello, darling," the woman said as she walked over to her and then turned to Reino. "Is this really the one? I mean, she does look rather beautiful," she said and Kyoko turned. She had recently gone back to her black hair but it had a certain wave to it that she hadn't had before and her body had certainly matured and developed – her body which was reserved for Kuon's eyes only – and she was now a supermodel.

"This is the one although I did like her when she wasn't so…generic," he said and the girl shook her head.

"Wow, you had some terrible taste," she said and Kyoko glared at her. "Let me guess, you have a dream," she said as she touched Kyoko's forehead and Kyoko tensed. She tried to pull away but it was as if some dark magic had taken over her. "It does seem rather foolish, a fairytale life with actual fairies," she laughed. "Some kind of Disney dream."

"That seems kind of dull," Reino whispered, "There are only a few aspects of Disney films which I enjoy."

The woman laughed again, "Reino here is my significant other, I want him to get what he wants and I've heard a lot about you," the woman said as she turned Kyoko's body and Kyoko felt like invisible vines were covering her. "You think of that man as a knight, don't you, your protector," she smiled bitterly, "You know what the knight does in most of these stories."

"Save the day?" Kyoko asked and the woman pushed her down, Kyoko felt unable to object but she did hear a familiar set of footsteps from behind her.

"Kill the beast," the woman said and Kyoko felt something odd coming over her. It was as if she were falling but at the same time she was being trapped by a huge bubble. She closed her eyes but felt her throat close in as if attempting to suck away at her. She felt a hand to her shoulder but her face felt wet and then the wind brushed against her. She felt unable to get up and as if she were surrendering to the world around her.

"What are you doing to her!?" she could hear Kuon's voice and felt his hand on her but it felt different. She knew that his hand was on her shoulder but it felt like it was in her hair. "Princess, it's okay. It'll be okay," she heard his voice before she lost consciousness.

Kuon meanwhile looked at her body. He had never seen this type of animal outside of a Disney movie and one of Kyoko's absolute favorites. This woman had somehow turned his wife into something more reminiscent of the beast than of an actual person. He saw her fall to the ground and kept a hand on her larger body, his eyes showing hate but also the need to protect her.

He reached up to the woman, ready to murder her before hearing the labored breaths of the beast right next to him. He turned to the side for a moment and when he looked up the woman was gone. His heart started to race in his chest and he looked at his wife. He had to get her out of here somewhere. He had to hunt down these monsters that had done this to her.

"Princess," he whispered as he took in her beastly form, his eyes wide and feeling as if he were going to be sick. He gently ran his hand down her back hoping to comfort her. He only hoped that she could still communicate with him. "I'm here. It's going to be okay, I'm here," he told her.

Looking up, Kuon heard footsteps and he pulled Kyoko's body to him, holding her very protectively. He glared up at the sound and saw Yashiro there. He started to shake, his body turning pale and his eyes wide as he looked at the monster that Kuon was holding. "I need your help to move her," Kuon told him in a no-nonsense manner. "People can't see her like this."

Yashiro looked at him confused. He wasn't sure what Kuon was talking about but the creature that he was holding scared him. "Her?" he asked and Kuon nodded, his eyes with a few tears in them as he kept her larger head in his lap.

"This is Kyoko," he whispered and Yashiro's jaw dropped. "I saw it happen to her. She can't be here but I can't move her by myself."

Yashiro stared at him again before realizing that he was serious, "Okay," he said as he went to get her legs. "We'll need something to cover her. You're right, people can't see her like this. They'll get the wrong impression. Are you sure it's Kyoko?" he asked and Ren's eyes narrowed.

"I wouldn't say that about her unless I had seen it myself," he said honestly before hearing her breathing get a little shallower. He leaned down and pressed kisses into her fur. He held her close and saw Yashiro move away. He hoped his manager had a plan because he didn't want someone getting animal control involved. He was going to kill them for doing this to her, murder them.

Yashiro soon returned with a stage curtain which he threw over her and Kuon stood up, making sure that he could carry her by the head and shoulders. Yashiro took the backside and they looked at each other. The weight was about two and a half times her human weight.

"Can we get her to the elevator and then our car?" Kuon asked desperately, almost begging his friend and Yashiro nodded slowly. "Thank you," Kuon whispered, "I really owe you for this."

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About two hours later, Kyoko woke up in her's and Kuon's bed. The white silk sheets felt comfortable underneath her but her body seemed bigger as if she were taking up the majority of the large bed. She could smell flowers, hear the birds chirping but everything seemed so warped. She could hear herself breathing but it came out more as a growl. She looked up and saw Kuon sitting on the floor beside the bed, his back pressed against it. He seemed so much more exhausted than usual.

"Kuon?" Kyoko asked, her voice was deeper too, much deeper. She pulled back as she stretched out a hand to see a paw there. This was a nightmare, it had to be a nightmare. She growled again as Kuon just watched her as if he were a nervous child.

"How are you feeling?" he asked as he knelt opposite her and she pulled back from him. "It's okay," he whispered as he kissed the top of her head. "I mean, it's not okay. There's no way of this being okay but you can…you can understand me, right?" he asked her and Kyoko looked at him sadly.

"I can understand you," she nodded and Kuon smiled weakly.

"Do you remember what happened?" he asked as he touched her cheek, his eyes steady but his body on the defensive as if she were about to attack him at any moment and he would need to flee. She saw the love in his eyes but also the confusion, the apprehension.

"That woman…" Kyoko whispered hoping that this was a nightmare, "She said I'd be in a fairytale."

"Well, I think that she was correct despite how I'll murder her for doing this to you," Kuon whispered before his face turned soft and protective. "You know there are many different types of fairytales, right? Many different character types?" he asked her, his voice shaking and she nodded nervously.

Kuon took a deep breath as he reached for a mirror, he felt himself tremble but he had to keep it together for her. "Kyoko," he told her as he maintained eye contact, "You remember that I love you, right?" he asked and Kyoko nodded. "And that no matter what happens, I will always continue to love you."

"I know," she whispered and he passed her the mirror. As she looked at herself in horror she saw Kuon stand up and slip into the bed behind her, wrapping his arms around her as much as he could and pushing his face into her back. She looked like a female version of the prince when he was in his beast form. She shivered, trying hard not to go into a panic attack. Kuon stayed there, holding her as tight as he could and she knew he was trying to offer his protection.

"I…what happened…I…there's a cure, there has to be a cure…" she panicked as tears settled into her fur and Kuon pressed kisses onto the back of her neck.

"I'll find it. I promise to find it," he told her. If he didn't understand that right now what she needed most was for him to comfort her, he would be threatening to murder that witch unless she provided a cure or a countercurse or something. Still, he needed to keep Kyoko safe and make her understand that he loved her despite the outer appearance. "I won't let anyone harm you. I'll make sure to find it," he told her hoping that such a cure did exist.

"Do you not love me?" she asked thinking about the magic rose in the movie that proved that the way out of the curse was to love somebody and be loved in return and she had never loved anyone in the way that she adored this man.

"I love you more than I can explain. I don't think love can cure it this time," he whispered and sat up. She rolled to her back and looked at him, her amber eyes filled with tears and despair and even self loathing. She could see some fear in his own eyes but she could also see the loving protectiveness. She reached out to him and he cupped her paw to his cheek.

"I'm sorry," she whispered and he shook his head.

"There's nothing for you to be sorry about," he told her. He would slaughter them and he would laugh as he killed them, how dare they do this to her. "I'm here and you'll always be my princess," he told her and Kyoko watched him. She didn't know what to do. She should have just been happy with what she had already in her life.

End of Chapter One

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