Hello, my fellow kittens! Wow. I didn't expect you guys to go crazy when I uploaded on Phantom of the Opera last night *laughs* But still it makes me happy that you guys missed me. Thanks for the support as always. Anyways this is the re-edited version of the prologue. I did say I was going back and editing my stories. So here is the first one.
Hope you enjoy! :D
Beauty and the Heartless
Prologue
Once upon a time, in a faraway land, a young prince lived in a shining castle. Although he had everything his heart desired, the prince was spoiled, selfish, and unkind.
But then, one winter's night, an old beggar woman came to the castle and offered him a single rose in return for shelter from the bitter cold. Repulsed by her appearance, the prince sneered at the gift and turned the old woman away, but she warned him not to be deceived by appearances for beauty is found within.
And when he dismissed her again, the old woman's ugliness melted away to reveal a beautiful enchantress. The prince tried to apologize, but it was too late; for she had seen that there was no love in his heart and as punishment, she turned him into a hideous monster and placed a powerful spell on the castle and all who lived there.
Ashamed by his monstrous form, the Heartless concealed himself inside his castle with a magic mirror as his only window to the outside world. The rose she had offered was truly an enchanted rose, which would bloom until his sixteenth year.
If he could learn to love another and earn her love in return by the time the last petal fell, then the spell would be broken. If not, he would be doomed to remain a monster for all time. As the years passed, he fell into despair and lost all hope. For who could ever learn to love such a monster?