Folly Nights

'Once upon a time there lived a prince who fell in love with a beautiful white swan.

However the prince fell into a cowardly trap set by a black swan and betrayed the white

swam whom he loved.

The prince swore his love to the black swan.

But the white swan still cast herself aside and tried to protect the prince whom she loves.

This is the time when her love will be tested.'

'Will da white swan find her prince in da end?' The little white eyed girl asked. She held her teddy bear closer to her chest as she stared at her mother waiting for a reply.

'Well we'll find out tomorrow night now wont we…your father is trying his best to find the entire story of The Prince and the Raven.'

The child stared at her mother for a moment taking in her midnight blue locks and her rosy checks and lips. Her mother was a dream, an angel surely or perhaps…

'Mommy are you a princess?'

'Oh me?' The woman placed a hand to her flushing cheeks and laughed a wonderful laugh. 'Oh I'm no princess I'm more or a duckling you know.'

'Duckling? No mommy you're a swan jus like in the story!' The little girl said a bit loudly making her older cousin stir beside her. He sat up and rubbed his tired eyes.

'My lady why'd Lady 'Nata hafta yell?' He looked up at his aunt.

'No, not "my lady" I'm your aunt and 'Nata is just 'Nata.'

He yawned.

'Aunty Masami why'd 'Nata yell like that?'

'She didn't mean to be so loud nephew.'

The little girl turned to her cousin.

'My mommy is da white swan from da story!'

'Really?'

Masami looked on at both children whom stared at her wide eyed and before she could say anything her husband came into the room and sat behind her smiling at his daughter and nephew.

'Masami what is this about swans?'

'Well,' she began. 'Our daughter and nephew are under the impression that I am the white swan of the story.'

'Really? I always thought of you as a princess.'

She blushed.

'That was what our little one said first.'

The little girl nodded.

'But mommy says dat she like a duckling.'

The man smiled at the children.

'Well we will just have to wait for the rest of the story now don't we?'

And with that he left the room with his wife. The children stared at one another for a long while until the little girl giggled.

'What's so funny 'Nata?'

'Well if my mommy is da white swan den aint I da duckling?'

The boy nodded.

'Yeah…oh and you know what…I'll be your knight!'

'Once upon a time a young child pledged to be a knight and protect a young duck, however his promise was forgotten as he lost his father.

The duck, alone with no mother cried ice tears for many years longing for the knight to speak to her once again and for the bright yellow sun to shine on her.

The knight would put down his sword and refuse the promise made long ago believing he had no heart and a fate already made.

But what of the young duck? Did he truly stop loving her?'

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Sera: I DID IT! Oh and the very beginning 'Once upon a time' excerpt is from Princess TuTu and The Prince and the Raven is the story from Princess TuTu also…will this be a Princess TuTu-Naruto fic…hmmm maybe. Review I will go on, that's the only way I'm doin' it!