"And if you believe in yourself and are true to your heart then good things will happen. The end….What a nice story!" Beau Facilier sighed happily to himself. He knew his adoptive father, Dr. Facilier, would not like him indulging in such ridiculous fantasies as faerie tales, but he couldn't help it! Beau loved romance and he loved to dream. He just knew one day he'd meet a handsome prince all his own no matter what. He heard a deep voice called him and so the six year old hopped off his bed and scurried down the hall to his master's room. "Yes, Dr. Facilier?" Beau said, peeking into the room and stepping part way in, the dim light accentuating his fine, smooth mocha coloured skin and dancing in his big, innocent light blue eyes which seemed to glow with unearthly light and magical affinity. His long silver hair caught the glow as well, making it look as though he had a halo around his head.
"Ah, there you are, little one, I was just calling to you because today's special, it's the day I found you, so I suppose that makes it your birthday, happy birthday, Beau." Dr. Facilier smiled a bit, the gentle glow of the boy's beautiful hair and eyes warming the shadow man's heart. "I even made you a present." Facilier reached into his pocket and pulled out a pendant with four snake fangs, some bone beads and a withered alligator paw on it. "This pendant is good luck and it'll keep you safe. You know how upset I'd be if you were hurt."
"Wow! Does this mean you want me to be a witch doctor like you, papa!?" Beau gasped happily, reaching for the pendant with shaking hands and a bright smile. He slipped it over his head, letting it fall into place around his neck and hang lightly on his small, thin chest.
"Indeed, I do." Dr. Facilier smiled kindly. "You're gonna be great, kid, you can see the magic energy burning inside you just by looking in your eyes." He cupped Beau's sharp elegant chin in his hand and lifted the boy's head towards the light, staring deeply into his eyes. "In a few years, you're gonna be beautiful." He commented before letting him go.
Beau blushed a little bit and gave an awkward little smile. "Thank you, master!" He yawned a bit and stretched, even at his young age he had a certain allure to him, especially in the way his little shirt lifted slightly when he stretched, revealing his slim, flat little stomach and his slender hips peeking slightly out of his pants which rested just on his hips. Right now it was just adorable, but in ten years? Possibly enticing.
"Tired, precious?" Dr. Facilier asked sympathetically. "Well why don't I tuck you in and you can go to sleep?"
"That would be nice, papa, thank you." Beau smiled sleepily and trudged off towards his bedroom, collapsing face down on the bed facing the wrong way. Dr. Facilier walked in behind him and smiled, picking him up gently and placing him in the right direction, pulling the blankets up over him and kissing him on the forehead.
"Sleep tight, precious, don't let the gators bite." Facilier whispered, turning and leaving the room, switching off the light and going back to his own room to get some sleep himself. He was even now formulating his plan to take over New Orleans and when he did, it would be a better life for himself and more importantly for Beau. Besides himself, Beau was the only one Dr. Facilier truly cared about, the most important thing in the world. Beau deserved a life of privilege and splendor, he deserved to be treated like the glimmering perfect little prince he was. Maybe all fathers, even ones that didn't spawn the child in question, felt this way about their kid, Facilier reasoned, but Beau was definitely special no matter what anyone said or thought.
As Beau slept, he dreamed of his future, which seemed limitless to him now that his master had gifted him with a real magic pendant. He dreamed of working side by side with Dr. Facilier, helping the good people of New Orleans to live better, healthier lives. Healing the sick, giving money to the poor, saving people from untimely death by telling their future and all manner of other wonderful things. Beau always considered other people more important than himself to the point where he was unaware of his own beauty and power because he worried more about helping others than helping himself. In his innocence and naïveté, he was unaware of his master's plans and thought Dr. Facilier must feel much the same way. In Beau's opinion, everyone was a good person and he never could think otherwise or hold a grudge because everyone had something good and beautiful about them no matter what.
Little did Beau know the great things he was destined for and how important he would really be to all of New Orleans and even the world one day.