A/N: I got a few requests to continue my Gakuen Alice three-shot and extend a continuation into a normal chaptered story, but I'm having total writer's block on that area... And one little song on the 97.9 radio station gave me a huge idea for a Shugo Chara fanfic, which, quite frankly, I'm very excited to write. And that's one of the most important things, right? Motivation. ;)

But for all you G.A fans out there, look out for my continuation!!! I'll get around to it... eventually.

DISCLAIMER: Honestly, what do YOU think? Just, please, be my guest and take a wild guess.

But none of you are reading this shit as you are so eager to judge my story. Eh, I understand. Go.

Just go.

Our fairytale begins here, in the kingdom of Chara. The king and queen sat at their gold-adorned thrones in their regal castle, their only daughter locked up in a tall medieval tower at an undisclosed location, guarded by the most ferocious of mythical creatures. The handsome prince has sent dozens of Knights to the young princess' rescue, all attempts in vain, ever since her 15th birthday. It'd been a year, and she was to turn 16, and it was time for the prince to send out the strongest of his men.

The damsel in distress sat at the window of the tower, cheek in hand and a far-away look in her brilliant yellow eyes that matched her long, pale blond hair. She sighed, other hand clutching at the many-layered, billowy skirt of her pink dress.

In the distance- a glint of silver in the fire, a cry from a large, reptilian creature; a battle ensued between a knight and the dragon! Fire, he dodges, he lunges, he harms the dragon! In the dragons despair, it flared its wings, the knight hung onto it, and- alas! He hit the dragon over the head with the hilt of the sword, and the dragon falls. He climbed the side of the tower with the help of an Ice Axe, finally over the window, and into her room.

Her valiant knight-in-shining armor stood there, and as she fainted he caught her and held her in his arms. "I am here on orders from the prince to rescue this fair maiden." He stated, lifted his helm, and leaned down to plant a kiss on the princess' pink lips.

And then, somewhere, the sound of a record scratching interrupted all.

"HOLD IT, sir lusts-a-lot." The princess demanded, holding two fingers up to his lips as she stared up at him with skepticism in her bright yellow eyes.

One side of her mouth came up in a menacing smirk. "If the prince doesn't have the balls to come here and get me himself, you can tell your dear prince to suck it." And with that, she grabbed his head and rammed her knee into it. He fell back with a grunt, the helmet falling off to reveal his head of red hair.

She only had little time to move, now. She ran into her bathroom, and grabbed the pink dye and scissors she had hidden under the sink. She applied the pink hair dye, impatiently waited, and then turned on the shower and got under, dress and all. The knight watched, half-unconscious from the corner he'd landed in.

She grabbed the scissors and began chopping off chunks of her long, now-pink hair, while she began practically tearing off her drenched dress.

"You're really actually a lunatic, aren't you?" The knight concluded, hazily.

"Yep." Was her simple reply. He then noted she was stripping off her clothing.

"Hey, hey! What are you doing?!" He yelled, blushing as he tried to half-heartedly cover his eyes.

"Oh, please. As if you've never seen a naked girl before. 'Sides, I've got underwear on." She rolled her eyes, chopping off the last of her wet hair, leaving it shoulder-length. She grabbed a bag from under her bed and took it with her to the bathroom, slamming the door behind her. Few minutes later, she returned, wearing a tight-fitting, black-and-red striped, v-neck sweatshirt and same colored pleated skirt, a black jacket tied around her waist, and maroon flats.

"Where the hell did you get all that stuff, up here?" He questioned exasperatedly, quite flabbergasted at the twist this supposed fairytale was taking. Yep, a complete 180 degree turn.

She put a slender finger to her lips, and winked. "It's a secret."

With that, she snatched his Ice Axe and jumped over the edge of the window, climbing down with an ease. It was then that three miniature figures, pink, blue, and green, popped out of seemingly nowhere and began floating in the air.

"Who are you?!" The poor knight could take no more.

"We are Princess Hinamori's guardians! You know, fairy-god-mother sort of things?" The pink one spoke up as they hovered round Princess Hinamori's head, while she advanced downward and the knight had to peer out the window.

"Wait- you can't just leave me here!" He yelled after her.

"Sure I can. They left me here for years and I survived, so you'll be fine. Sorry about this, uhm.. what's your name?" She smiled sheepishly, not bothering to stop.

"Kukai," he called down.

"My name's Amu. Thanks for hauling ass up here. Hope you can forgive me." She stuck out her tongue. Jeez, she was crazy... could this really be the Hinamori Amu, heiress to the kingdom?

"How did you fight me?" He had to call even louder.
"What? Did you think I just sat down all day? I had to learn self-defense in case THIS day ever came!" She laughed like a maniac. The three guardians floated in glee.

"Yeah, we couldn't help Amu escape..." The green one began.

"...But that didn't mean we couldn't help prepare her." The blue one finished.

"Best of luck, Kukai!" She blew a kiss, finally disappearing in the distance and smoke.

She planted her feet on the ground, and spread her arms, throwing her head back. "Freedom!!!" She screamed at the top of her lungs.

"Almost!" The pink one cheered. "Come on, Ran, Miki, Su." She grinned at them, before breaking into a sprint into the smoke and fog.

As she ran, a dark figure loomed in the fog. As she neared, she could make out that it was... the dragon. At this, she slowed, her smirk faltered and her enthusiasm went down a notch. She gulped, and approached the stirring creature. It was mostly unconscious. She was not afraid, no... she felt something else. Pity? Did she feel bad for it? Or... empathy? That it too was chained to this accursed place, it was not its fault. Just like her, perhaps it craved freedom, too.

She was relieved that it was not slain, as she arrived to its head. An eye lid fluttered. Its eyes were blue, like its navy skin. She cautiously placed a hand on it. And she found herself staring deep into that large, dark blue eye. There was feeling in it. This was more than a beast- it was intelligent. It felt, just like they did. And right now, he looked tiredly at her, exhausted from years of imprisonment. She could tell, it was a he. Her brows furrowed, and she frowned. Biting her lip, she looked from the exit, back to him.

"I'll be right back!" She ran to its back legs, and sure enough, a chain held down each. They were rusted and blacked from soot, and certainly the dragon had tried to burn them off. Fire-proof, of course. But they were worn. Perfect.

She gripped the Ice Axe in her hands, and began hammering away at one part of the chains. The three guardians looked grabbed any blunt object at hand and went to work on the other chain. After a minute or so, the chain finally broke all the way through. She went to help her three guardians and finished it off for them.

Running back to the dragon's head, she yelled: "Fly! You're free! Quick, go, come on!" She pushed at its sides, wondering why it wouldn't go. It only stared at her with wide, navy eyes. He glanced up at the sky, down at the exit, and back to the frustrated Princess shoving at him. Repeated this once more, and quite comically shook his head before making his decision.

Amu gasped as she was raised into the air in the mouth of the dragon, almost thinking he was going to eat her for a second there, before she was tossed onto its back. He took off, rushing at incalculable speeds higher and higher into the air, and they broke out of the fog at smoke, into the sky. Amu's breath caught in her throat. She was flying. Such a rush of adrenaline, such an incredible feeling. The three guardians squealed, holding on to Amu for dear life. They flew over the forest, and reached the destination he knew she was going for.

The portal into the human world.

He landed on the ground, and she jumped down, smiling at the carved archway in the middle of a small clearing that they were in. "The portal..." She whispered under her breath.

"Thanks!" She flashed the dragon a brilliant smile, and it stared at her a few moments more. Then, it simply nodded, turned, and flew away.

She looked back at the portal. "Ready, guys? Sweet escape, here we come!" She cheered, and ran for the archway.

Tsk, tsk, tsk. Didn't Princess Amu know that once she entered the human world, she dragged all the main characters of the fairytale with her?

Tell me if I should continue! I'm a busy Middle-schooler, but your reviews will motivate me to not be a lazy, procrastinating arse and update! ;)

~Yasu