Chapter One: Sky's Curse

It was on a rainy night it happened.

In a forest that lied outside of a city was a mansion. Said mansion belonged to a very wealthy and noble family. Said family though, had been shattered.

About four years ago there was a car accident. The parents and their oldest son died but the youngest survived and was left alone in the world.

The young boy was overcome by grief and closed of his heart. Though he may appear cold and uncaring on the outside, he really is just an alone and scared little boy, seeking acceptance. One who is waiting for someone to save him from this hell. An angel to guide him through life, teaching him the rights and wrongs. But that angel never appeared, and so, the boy grew up in that huge mansion all alone.

Raindrops pattered on the windows of the dark mansion. On a night such as this the mansion looked very eerie on the outside, though during the day, with the roses in full bloom, along with the big fountain in front, it looked like a warm, welcome home.

None of the lights were lit in the huge mansion, save for a few candles and the roaring fire in the sitting room. By the fire stood an armchair, and sitting in the armchair was a boy. The boy was no more than fourteen years old. His expression read of one who was bored. He held a book in his hands; glasses were on his face as he read line after line.

The room was silent – save for the crackling fire and pattering windows.

All of a sudden there was a knock on the door. The boy looked up, surprise showing in his dark eyes. The knocking came again and he wondered why none of the servants was opening. He then glanced over at the grandfather clock, it read that it was one in the morning. He sighed in annoyance, knowing that he must open it if he wanted any peace and quiet. He closed his book and removed the glasses, placing both objects on the small table sitting beside the armchair. He then got up and walked out of the room and into the big hallway. The knocking came once more before he walked over and reached for the handle.

He opened the door with ease and looked out. There on his doorstep stood an old lady. The old lady looked a bit funny to him. She had long gray hair, with black cat ears on her head. She wore an orange dress and light purple scarf around her neck. The boy noticed that she was holding an umbrella over her head and was surrounded by cats.

"Good evening," she greeted him with a small smile.

"Evening," he greeted back in indifference.

There was a small silence and as the silence stretched out, his patience was slipping away.

"What do you want?" he finally asked.

"I was wondering if you could give this old lady some shelter and food. In exchange of something of course," she said and reached over in her dress pocket as she pulled out a blue rose.

The boy looked at the rose with mild interest. He's never seen a blue rose before but even so he sneered at the gift. He looked at her face and also sneered at her appearance.

"I will give you nothing. Now leave," he said.

The old lady didn't budge, though her expression change slightly. Not wanting anything to do with the old hag anymore the boy took a step back, ready to close the door. A voice stopped him from doing this though.

"Something bad will fall upon you and your home. If you show no kindness towards anyone, no one will want you."

The words that the old lady had said hit hard. The last straw for his anger to break free.

"You don't know a shit about how I treat others! You just came here from who knows where and interrupted me! I ask – no – demand that you leave. Leave and never come back, you old hag!" with that he threw the door, closing and locking it.

He leaned on the great piece of wood, trying to calm himself, taking long, deep breaths.

When he had calmed down he was just about to leave when a knock came onto the door once again. The stillness of the mansion and him was once again shattered. The knocking didn't cease no matter how much time passed.

He finally gave in before it turned him insane. He unlocked and threw the door open.

"What the hell-"

He stopped speaking. He was stunned into silence of the person standing on his porch. It wasn't the old lady, no, this was a young girl. She had long brown hair as well as brown eyes. She wore a long red dress with the pattern of white flowers on the upper part of the dress.

The boy was captured by her beauty but he snapped out of his thoughts when she started speaking.

"You show absolutely no kindness or compassion. And you only care about beauty on the outside. I feel like unless you're taught a lesson you will never find real beauty." She reached over and pulled out the blue rose from before.

The boy was too stunned to do otherwise as she ripped the rose into bits and blew the petal pieces towards him. A blue light appeared making him shield his eyes, though it was gone as soon as it had arrived.

When he opened his eyes the girl was gone too. All that remained was the remains of the flower and something wrapped up in paper. He bent to pick up the object that was wrapped up before walking in, closing the door behind him. He locked the door for the second time before walking into the sitting room and to the armchair by the fire.

He sat down and then turned to the object in his hands. He slowly removed the wrappings till the object was revealed to him; it was a hand mirror and a note. He took the note, unfolding it slowly. On it was a message.

It read:

I have placed a curse on you and your home. You will never be able to go outside without revealing the true monster that lies beneath that handsome face of yours. The mirror is for you to see how people outside of your home will see you. Take a look.

The boy looked confused for a moment before he lifted the mirror up. Who or rather what was staring back at him wasn't his usual handsome face, it was what the note had said, a monster.

He dropped the mirror to the ground which shattered. He noticed his hands were trembling and brought them up to run his fingers through his hair. The words of the old lady and girl, repeating in his mind.

If you show no kindness towards anyone, no one will want you.

You only care about beauty on the outside.

These words would haunt him forever.