The Prince Series
Lady Abbess
1
The Frog Prince
(It's better to kiss the prince if he's not a frog anymore)
Standard Disclaimer Applied
A/N: This is something that just popped in my head at the time when I was supposed to be concentrating during my social science class. And then several more ideas came to me, it's why it's now the 'Prince Series.' Yes, unoriginal title but hey, I like it. I hope that people would like it, too. Also, there are a few more things to discuss at the end of the chapter. Enjoy!
Long ago, when fairy godmothers granted wishes and princesses found their princes, in a kingdom near the Great Dark Woods, lived a king who had three daughters of whom the youngest was of the most beauty. The time stood long and still when she would come to their garden to play with her favored golden ball, throwing it high up in the air and catching it as it was such a fine sport. On a day like the days before, the youngest princess dawdled once again in her pastime but instead of catching the fine golden ball, she missed and rolled it went to the inside of a well.
She made haste to retrieve it but can not for the well was deep that its bottom cannot be seen and she wept for that golden ball of hers. And, upon hearing her crying, a voice spoke to her, "Sweet princess, the king's daughter, what is it that troubles you for such tears need not be on a lovely lady's face."
She looked to see where the voice came from but no one was there, save for a little, green frog looking at her with its curious eyes. Eww. By word, such a terrible thing it was to be stared at by a creature such as a frog. And there was no more of a story about the princess who had kissed a frog as the daydreamer shook her head and returned to reality.
"Earth to Sakuno," The voice of her best friend Osakada Tomoka called to her, sounding a little more than just annoyed because of a little green fiend that decided to land on her head, "That frog doesn't have to be dissected if you don't want to do so and it's unhealthy to stare at it in its jar for the rest of the period. Mou, Sakuno-chan, are you sick?"
Ryuuzaki Sakuno blinked and quickly shook her head, looking down at the small animal in the jar and, despite feelings of slight disgust, felt sorry for it. She smiled and shook her head, "Gomen, Tomoka-chan, and I'm fine, don't worry! I just feel sad that there are many frogs before that had been dissected and experimented on – that goes for all animals… But you know, I wonder what we will be doing for the rest of the time."
"Well, it's up to you," Tomoka replied in a rare, quiet voice, holding hers in her palm, "If our teacher isn't Mr. Kim, I don't know what I'd do now. Between dissecting the frog and keeping him, I'd rather keep mine as a pet even if he's icky."
There wasn't much of a ruckus inside the laboratory and everyone either chatted with their friends or dawdled in whatever they wanted to do. Most of the specimens were left in their jars or petted and held in the hands of curious students. In the few minutes that the teacher had started his pep talk with what was supposed to be the course of their day, complaints about violations of animal rights and government laws had erupted. And with that, they ended up doing nothing for their science class.
The room dwelled in silence but the silence was short-lived as one scheming prankster thought up one brilliant idea to liven up the atmosphere, executing his plan in secret. Twenty seconds later, chaos ensued.
"Ah, no!!! Get the freaking frog out of my pants! OUT!!! GET IT OUT!!!"
"Wait, man!!! Hold still!!! Arrgh… Its tongue licked my face!!!! Ahhh!!! Frog cooties!!! I've got frog cooties all over me!!!"
"Hey!!! Stop shoving me with your elbow, Tarou!!! ITAI!!! You did it again!!!"
The class rampage went on that not even the teacher could stop it and all he could do was smile, leaving the class to their turmoil. He sat down and opened a textbook, finding himself amused with the thought that just because of a group of frogs his students seemed to have multiplied in number.
"Arrgh, look at me! I'm covered in frog goo!!!"
"Eww…"
A jar broke after it had been accidentally knocked over the table and the sound surprised the frogs, causing them to jump around the room in their panic, the frog-phobic students at their mercy. The boy with the frog in his pants slipped and pushed a friend of his, making the poor victim topple over a few chairs that bumped into some tables, including the table of Sakuno's group. Abruptly after that, Tomoka lost her balance a little and lost her frog along the way, the creature making its way to a pair of girls huddled together, forcing them to run away in fright and crashing into a few more people in their hurry.
"Ouch," Sakuno said and took a few steps backward to avoid being hit more. Tough luck, though. She got bumped into a few more times before she nearly fell to the floor. Inside her head, she actually wished that she was not that clumsy to easily lose her balance.
"Ahh, Sakuno-chan!!!" Tomoka cried, pointing to some glass shards from the broken jars on the floor "You'll get hurt!!!"
Oh, no!!!
Sakuno closed her eyes and waited for the pain but there was nothing.
Slowly, she blinked and felt herself supported by strong hands.
"Are you okay, Ryuuzaki-chan?"
It was part of his routine that on Wednesdays he would be the student-in-charge of the science laboratory located at the first floor. His duty more was like a caretaker, someone who takes account of the equipment and inventories the stock chemicals and the sort. Yes, he was living the good life. The task provided him time to be inside the lab long after school. His glasses glinted as he made his way down the stairs, two hours too early for the scheduled time of closing the room for it was rather fortunate for him that his last teacher took a sick leave and no substitute had been appointed yet. If he was correct, which he always was, the last to make use of his haven was the first-year teacher Mr. Kim and his lesson as of now included an introduction to Biology, which would be taken up next year by his students, meaning that the optional dissection session was in order.
And to be exact, that session was scheduled today and consequences would be traumatized students and broken glassware that said traumatized students would have to replace unless they wanted to face a disciplinary action from the iron-fisted guidance counselor.
He smiled pointedly and bit back a chuckle, a few steps more down the stairs he went, there was a lot of work to do and he was more than eager to handle it quickly, fast and painless. Also, the thought of introducing his new concoction to the unsuspecting first years proved to be entertaining.
The corridor was empty, save for a couple of second years goofing around as they made their way back to their classroom, and relatively quiet. He frowned. It was… unusual. Terribly unusual. It was as if there was no one inside the laboratory. Normally, no matter what the subject and year level of the students utilizing the room, there were shouts whenever the mishandling of chemicals occurred or the specimen to be examined decided to play hide-and-go-seek.
Hm, such a disciplined bunch... This is not foreseen by my data.
But a few seconds later (twenty to be exact), there were screams and the scrapes of stools on the floor, the sounds of jars breaking and the occasional croaking frog sounds. He smiled again, amused.
"Ah, no!!! Get the freaking frog out of my pants! OUT!!! GET IT OUT!!!"
"Wait, man!!! Hold still!!! Arrgh… Its tongue licked my face!!!! Ahhh!!! Frog cooties!!! I've got frog cooties all over me!!!"
"Hey!!! Stop shoving me with your elbow, Tarou!!! ITAI!!! You did it again!!!"
He hurried his pace and covered more distance, nearing the room faster and by that time, someone was shrieking his head off because of being covered in frog's slime. As disgusting as it was, he was always curious as to what effects frog goo had on human skin and he was willing to pay that shrieking boy to have him as a test subject.
Another jar broke and he was already opening the door, witnessing the chain reaction the boy with the frog in his pants had caused, toppling over his classmates and tables and chairs alike. And it was a pleasant surprise that the coach's granddaughter and her loud-mouthed friend were there. He crossed the room to where they were and realized that he never knew that they were Mr. Kim's underlings. It was good data all in all; he took a few mental notes to be jotted down with ink on paper later.
Some girls ran towards his direction and had bumped into Ryuuzaki-chan along the way, making her lose her balance and fall over. But seeing the shards on the floor, he would not simply watch her get hurt.
His hands took a hold of her waist and he raised her slightly off the floor, asking, "Are you okay, Ryuuzaki-chan?"
She tilted her face towards him, looking at him with her doe eyes, blushing, "Hai… Inui-senpai."
He placed her on a stool and patted her head before he stood up to address the class and the teacher.
Sakuno had never felt her face heat up that way before – it was too embarrassing that a senpai from the tennis club had nearly witnessed another of her glorious, clumsy moments. She shook her head and listened to a few of Inui-senpai's instructions as well as her teacher's.
It was during that time that Tomoka's frog had chosen to hop and land on his head, emitting laughter from the occupants of the room. The little green frog croaked and made itself comfortable.
In a way, Inui-senpai had become some sort of prince to her, always helping her.
It was then that she decided to have a secret pet name for him.
He was her frog prince, after all.
A/N: Okay, so a few more things to discuss as I've said. Well, it's been quite awhile since I've written something and I have to say, I've already given up and would like to say that I'm abandoning some stories of mine – Naruto, Ouran and a few more others. I can only write stories for POT now because my head still has interest in the series – can't wait the new manga coming out in March!!! Well, at least it was announced that it would released on March.
The Prince Series
Rating: K – T
Pairings: Ryuuzaki Sakuno X men (Sakuno-centric)
Summary: Romance is abound when many males had their eyes set on the coach's granddaughter.
Note: A series of oneshots. May or may not consist of stories with connected plots.
Okay, I know what the summary says. I know that it's supposed to be a romance. And no, I'm incapable of maintaining a romantic theme all the time but most of the time, the males would be interested on Sakuno-chan, yes.
Let me know what you think and I'll answer questions – if there are any. I seriously wanted to say I'm back but no, I cannot. I want to cry my tear ducts out. Anyway, what do you think of the first pairing? Do you like or not like? If you do not like it, please do not throw virtual pebbles/stones/rocks/boulders at me or grab your pitchforks and stab me. Be kind. Thanks for reading!