One Day for sure!
A male voice echoed in the darkness of space.
Yeah, one day for sure!
A different voice replied to the first one, this time a feminine voice.
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"Papa, Mama" The blue eyed boy tugged his mother's skirt as he points his finger on a certain picture book standing alone inside a certain bookshelf, waiting passionately for her owner to come and own her.
The father of the child, curious at what the boy is pointing, stopped on his tracks and went inside the bookstore and moved close to the picture book to see what it is. Upon seeing the book, the father laughed.
"I don't know you are interested in books, let alone this kind of books." The father replied.
Upon hearing the remarks of the boy's father, the mother immediately went into the bookstore. Upon her arrival, she was also shocked to see what the book is about.
"Oh, I thought it was another game or something." The mother let out a small laugh. "I didn't know you are also interested on fairy tales." The mother said as she looked at the books cover.
The mother then felt another tug on her skirt. She immediately looked back behind her and there she saw her blue eyed son.
"Hey Mama, can I have this book?" The boy innocently smiled to his mother as he points on the book vehemently.
"Well, atleast it's not like those games he has on his computer." The mother then looked to her husband, who then looked back at her. "Well, why not."
The boy then joyfully leap behind her parents. His mother then called the store attendant to open the shelf. At first the attendant was quite shocked when he saw the boy pointing vehemently on the book. Nevertheless, the attendant then opened the shelf and took the book out of the bookshelf. She then handed it over to the mother of the boy.
They then walked towards the counter of the store where they then saw an old man standing in the cashier's booth. It was the store owner The Mother then handed the book to the boy, with some money on his hands. As soon as they handed him the money to buy the book, the boy then ran into the store owner while they follow him closely.
"Oh, a little boy… Good afternoon there young man. What can I do for you?" The store owner said as he looked at the boy.
The boy then handed the book out into the store owner, grinning widely and innocently as he do so. "Mister, may I buy this book?" The boy asked.
The old man then picked the book up from the little boy. "Oh it's quite rare to see young boys buying books nowadays. Well, let's see what book you have here."
He then looked at the cover of the book, a very familiar book. At first, the old man's eyes were filled with nostalgia as he looks at its cover. "Oh you have some good taste their young man. You are the first person I have ever seen to have taken an interest on the book in decades ever since I placed the book on display."
"This book has been with our family for generations and is one of the few family heirlooms I have, no, this book is one of the oldest books in the world. They say this book was written by a couple who had passed away a very long time ago." The old man said to the boy.
Upon hearing the old man's claims, the boy's eyes sparkled with amazement. He even made a very wide smile into the man. "What happened to its owner?" The boy asked.
"Let's say they are still out there, living the best of their lives for eternity." The old man replied. "Anyway, I think it's time to let go of this book. You can have it young one for free. I am planning to close this store soon. I becoming way too old now to continue doing this business." The old man smiled.
The young boy then bowed at the old man. "Thank you very much Mister."
"Your welcome young one. Just promise me you will take good care of this book. That book is the first, the only, and the last copy of it."
"Yes, I will." The boy replied. He then ran back to his parents where they then talked for a moment and then bowed in front of the store owner where he then waved his arms goodbye. The small family then left the store and continued on walking.
Upon leaving the store, the family of three then walked towards the small park not so far away from the book store. When they reached the base of the hill, the boy then started jumping up and down.
"Mama, Papa – can I stay under that Sakura tree?"
His mother then chuckled for a moment as she looks at his boy carrying a fairy tale picture book proudly, hugging it in his arms as if it was a treasure.
"Well, just for a moment ok." The father replied as begun looking for a spot in the park where they can rest.
"Ok, I'll be right back then." The little boy replied.
And there the boy begun walking slowly to the very old sakura tree standing on top of a hill.
"That boy really like that tree isn't he. Everytime we go to this park, he always takes a visit to that tree." The father said as he looks at his little boy walking away from them.
"Yes. He always loved sitting under that tree ever since he was four." After saying that, the mother then chuckled back again. "I never knew the first book would be a fairy tale."
"Yeah right." The father replied as he continue watching the boy standing in front of the tree.
Meanwhile upon reaching the tree, the boy stood in front of the tree. At first he just stares at it, but then, a few moments later, he begun touching the tree with a wide smile. "I'm back." He said.
After touching the tree for a few moments, he then sat under its shade and look at the beauty of the Sakura tree. Soon, a few leaves began dropping from the branches. One of them landed on his hands which was then blown away by the wind.
He then stretched out his arms towards that leaf, yet the wind blew it up and high into the air. In the end, he gave up and turned his attention instead on his new book. He then looked at the title of the book and he then smiled.
"The Beast and the Prince." The young man chuckled. "What a weird name." He added.
The boy then opened the book and under the gentle protection of the Sakura tree, he then begun reading it. Upon seeing the words of the book, he soon recognize something about the words in the book are strange.
Well, it's not that the words in the book are unreadable. But rather the way the words are written – they are weird.
Actually, the book was hand written.
And the same with the pictures.
They were all drawn by hand.
Then…
"Be careful." An older feminine voice said not so far away from him.
"Yes, I will." Another voice replied, this time a younger feminine one.
Then the little boy began hearing some noises. Almost inaudible sounds.
Sound of fast footsteps…
Sound of distant and almost inaudible beastly roars and clashing metal…
Sound of fast footsteps…
Sound of distant and almost inaudible explosions…
Darling…
A soft voice, almost inconceivable to hear, entered his ears. Upon hearing that word, the little boy then raised his head and looked in front of him.
As soon as he raised his head, he saw a pink long haired girl leapt from one of the tree's roots. As she leaps up the tree roots, one of her foot got tripped by the tree root, causing the little girl to stumble down the ground.
The girl stayed down in the ground for a moment. After a few moments, she then began moving and began to stand up.
"Are you alright?" Asked the blue eyed boy.
"I'm fine. I'm fine." The red eyed girl replied as she dust away the dirt from her clothes.
She then looked at the boy. The first thing she saw was the book, or rather, the old looking picture book. The girl then moved towards the place where the boy was sitting. Upon reaching the boy, she then took a peek at the book, especially at its pictures.
"What a weird book." The red eyed girl said as she made a comment about the book.
"Yes, it does look weird." The blue eyed boy said in response to the girl.
"But…"
"I like it…"
The two kids said in perfect synchrony.
Almost in an instant, the two of them looked each other eye to eye. For a moment, the world stood still around them.
The boy staring at her deep red eyes.
The girl staring at his clear blue eyes.
"What's your name?" The two asked again in unison.
The boy then talked first. "I'm Hiro. What's yours?"
And then, the girl replied. "My name is Yuto. Nice to meet you, Hiro."
Chapter 1:
The Start of a New Beginning
Hello ladies and gentlemen, I'm the OtakuPrince.
I'm just here to make a story about what comes next after the main series because like everyone who reads this fanfiction, I know you weren't satisfied by the ending. All of us want to see a happy ending of Zero Two and Hiro.
First though, I don't know if I just leave this as a one-shot story or a full story, but I think I like to make this one into a full story. This will be my first time to write a romance genre fiction novel though if I turn this one into a full story. I'm more of a scifi/military type of things with a lot of science in between. Yes I'm a nerd so what. I don't know though if I can pull this one out, I haven't have experienced anything close to romance ever in my life. I think I will try this one out.
The reason I would like to make a story with Darling in the Franxx though is that based from the epilogue, I see plenty of places for me to expand to. Just saying.
I'm sorry about the bad grammar though. Also I'm not that good with regards to story construction.
Well, that's all I would like say for now.
Good night and good day to you all. From Hong Kong with love.