Enchanted Rain
Summary: An AU story that is based off of Ella Enchanted. Rain is a young
girl who had a curse of obedience placed upon her at birth. How will she
remove it? Will anyone discover her secret? Eventually will be D/R.
~*~
Chapter 1: Introduction
Disclaimer: I don't own G Gundam or Ella Enchanted.
A/N: Hey! This is a story that my friend helped me write! Anyways, we hope
that you enjoy it! Please read and review!
~*~
The morning sun's rays peeked through the cracks of her window, effectively
waking Rain up from her peaceful sleep. She yawned and peered around the
room, taking in her new surroundings. A month ago, she had been stuck in a
dirt hole of a room, a slave to her stepmother and stepsisters; now she was
in a glorious room of the castle, living in the lap of luxury. The whole
reason for the sudden change was one man, Prince Domon, and she was to
marry him and begin her happily ever-after life that day. As her thoughts
turned to all that her hero had done for her, she was taken back in time to
the start of it all.so long ago at her birth.beginning with her curse.
**Rain's POV**
I was always emotional, even at birth. All of those around me were annoyed
when I refused to stop bawling right after I was born, save my mother who
was too overjoyed that I was alive and healthy to be irritated. The fairy
Wong took note of this, and, shooing everyone out of the room except for
mother, Schwartz, and myself, he decided the best solution was for him to
place a curse of complete obedience on me. Everyone was relieved that I
immediately ceased crying, but my mother and Schwartz, our chef, begged
Wong to remove the curse, realizing the potential danger it placed me in.
Wong of course refused; he believed it was a wondrous gift, remaining blind
to its faults even when Schwartz pointed out that I could be ordered to end
my life. Mother begged my fairy godfather to remove the curse, but he
informed her that Wong was the only one who could remove it. The only other
hope they had was that I could somehow overcome the curse on my own. The
gently falling rain outside reflected my mother's mood and was the
inspiration for my name. Schwartz added that rain was a blessing poured
down from the heavens, and he believed I would be a wonderful blessing to
all who knew me in the world.
The curse's presence was made known in various ways throughout my
childhood. A simple command such as "eat" caused me to stuff my face until
ordered to stop; our manservant, Hans, once told me to run around the house
to calm me down, and I was only saved when my nurse came out to fetch me
for my bath. I once made the mistake of informing one of the maids'
daughters of my curse. After enduring several humiliating orders involving
me acting like various animals and as her servant, I slapped her hard
across the face. Mother managed to find the girl's family a job in a far
away town, but she ordered me to never tell anyone of my curse again. Only
she and Schwartz knew after that; my father didn't know as he was always
traveling and selling new contraptions that he created. I did not mind the
order at all as the episode had taught me that discretion was a necessity
to my survival.
Often in my youth Schwartz would take me to the market with him to let me
play with the young Prince Domon while he talked with the royal family's
chef, Sai Sici. Domon and I would run around, play, and laugh under the
watchful eye of his guards. From time to time, Sai Sici would pack the two
of us a picnic, and we'd laugh at the messes on each other's faces when we
finished eating all of the food. We were pulled apart when he began his
royal etiquette training when he was six, and our friendship, sadly, was
buried away.
My childhood years faded away, and Mother and I both caught a strange
illness as I neared the age of fifteen. In typical fashion, we were given a
bowl of Schwartz's curing soup. The soup was delicious, but the single,
long lime-green bunny hair that floated in the soup made one think the cure
was worse than the sickness. I left mine in, as ordered, while I drank it;
however, Mother removed hers once Schwartz left and put it back after she
had finished drinking her bowl. When I asked her why she had drunk the soup
without the hair, she only shushed me and ordered me not to tell Schwartz.
I begged for an answer, but she only smiled gently and told me to let her
sleep.
The next day, I was feeling much better, yet Mother was worse. She was
unbearably weak and felt like she was on fire. I tried to comfort her as
best as I could with cool cloths and fairytale stories of my own creation.
Even though she had heard the stories many times before, she seemed to
enjoy them just as much as when I first told them. Later that night when
Schwartz shooed me out of Mother's room to let her get some rest, she held
me close and told me that she would always love me and be with me, her
blessed Rain, no matter what. I didn't realize that those would be her last
words to me.
I awoke the day after to find her in an even worse condition, and the
physician looking after her forbid me to see her. From my spot behind
Mother's door, I could see Hans awaiting a message to carry to my father
that would inform him of Mother's serious illness. As I watched everyone
hustling about and worrying, I felt it was time for me to take my own small
step to try and stop her disease. I quietly snuck away from the door and
headed to the stairs. I paused at the staircase, remembering all the times
we had slid down the banister. Although we didn't do it when others were
around, it was our preferred way of traveling down the staircase. I slowly
walked down to the hall, trying to mimic the way I had seen Mother walk
down it whenever she was greeting important guests: head up, tall, stately,
and graceful. My rendition failed as I tripped and slid down the last three
stairs. Rubbing my hurt rear end, I hurried out the door.
My destination, the cherry tree circle, was not far away. In the center of
the circle of trees was a small clearing filled with star shaped flowers
that bloomed year round. It was the common belief that these flowers
fulfilled ones wishes by day in the same way their counterparts in the sky
fulfilled wishes by night. I knelt down at the edge of the flowers, clasped
my hands, and silently wished, 'Please let mother get well soon! I promise
I'll try harder to act like a young lady, and I won't annoy Schwartz as
much!' After making my wish and offering, I silently left and headed home.
I didn't believe that my mother's cure would be her death.
**End of Chapter**
A/N: I know this chapter has been up before under my friend's name. My
friend has decided to help me edit the story but it won't be posted under
her name anymore. Sorry it took so long about updating but the 2nd chapter
should be up by Thanksgiving b/c we still need to edit it. Till next
chapter, please read and review b/c we would like to know what you think.
Thanks.
Summary: An AU story that is based off of Ella Enchanted. Rain is a young
girl who had a curse of obedience placed upon her at birth. How will she
remove it? Will anyone discover her secret? Eventually will be D/R.
~*~
Chapter 1: Introduction
Disclaimer: I don't own G Gundam or Ella Enchanted.
A/N: Hey! This is a story that my friend helped me write! Anyways, we hope
that you enjoy it! Please read and review!
~*~
The morning sun's rays peeked through the cracks of her window, effectively
waking Rain up from her peaceful sleep. She yawned and peered around the
room, taking in her new surroundings. A month ago, she had been stuck in a
dirt hole of a room, a slave to her stepmother and stepsisters; now she was
in a glorious room of the castle, living in the lap of luxury. The whole
reason for the sudden change was one man, Prince Domon, and she was to
marry him and begin her happily ever-after life that day. As her thoughts
turned to all that her hero had done for her, she was taken back in time to
the start of it all.so long ago at her birth.beginning with her curse.
**Rain's POV**
I was always emotional, even at birth. All of those around me were annoyed
when I refused to stop bawling right after I was born, save my mother who
was too overjoyed that I was alive and healthy to be irritated. The fairy
Wong took note of this, and, shooing everyone out of the room except for
mother, Schwartz, and myself, he decided the best solution was for him to
place a curse of complete obedience on me. Everyone was relieved that I
immediately ceased crying, but my mother and Schwartz, our chef, begged
Wong to remove the curse, realizing the potential danger it placed me in.
Wong of course refused; he believed it was a wondrous gift, remaining blind
to its faults even when Schwartz pointed out that I could be ordered to end
my life. Mother begged my fairy godfather to remove the curse, but he
informed her that Wong was the only one who could remove it. The only other
hope they had was that I could somehow overcome the curse on my own. The
gently falling rain outside reflected my mother's mood and was the
inspiration for my name. Schwartz added that rain was a blessing poured
down from the heavens, and he believed I would be a wonderful blessing to
all who knew me in the world.
The curse's presence was made known in various ways throughout my
childhood. A simple command such as "eat" caused me to stuff my face until
ordered to stop; our manservant, Hans, once told me to run around the house
to calm me down, and I was only saved when my nurse came out to fetch me
for my bath. I once made the mistake of informing one of the maids'
daughters of my curse. After enduring several humiliating orders involving
me acting like various animals and as her servant, I slapped her hard
across the face. Mother managed to find the girl's family a job in a far
away town, but she ordered me to never tell anyone of my curse again. Only
she and Schwartz knew after that; my father didn't know as he was always
traveling and selling new contraptions that he created. I did not mind the
order at all as the episode had taught me that discretion was a necessity
to my survival.
Often in my youth Schwartz would take me to the market with him to let me
play with the young Prince Domon while he talked with the royal family's
chef, Sai Sici. Domon and I would run around, play, and laugh under the
watchful eye of his guards. From time to time, Sai Sici would pack the two
of us a picnic, and we'd laugh at the messes on each other's faces when we
finished eating all of the food. We were pulled apart when he began his
royal etiquette training when he was six, and our friendship, sadly, was
buried away.
My childhood years faded away, and Mother and I both caught a strange
illness as I neared the age of fifteen. In typical fashion, we were given a
bowl of Schwartz's curing soup. The soup was delicious, but the single,
long lime-green bunny hair that floated in the soup made one think the cure
was worse than the sickness. I left mine in, as ordered, while I drank it;
however, Mother removed hers once Schwartz left and put it back after she
had finished drinking her bowl. When I asked her why she had drunk the soup
without the hair, she only shushed me and ordered me not to tell Schwartz.
I begged for an answer, but she only smiled gently and told me to let her
sleep.
The next day, I was feeling much better, yet Mother was worse. She was
unbearably weak and felt like she was on fire. I tried to comfort her as
best as I could with cool cloths and fairytale stories of my own creation.
Even though she had heard the stories many times before, she seemed to
enjoy them just as much as when I first told them. Later that night when
Schwartz shooed me out of Mother's room to let her get some rest, she held
me close and told me that she would always love me and be with me, her
blessed Rain, no matter what. I didn't realize that those would be her last
words to me.
I awoke the day after to find her in an even worse condition, and the
physician looking after her forbid me to see her. From my spot behind
Mother's door, I could see Hans awaiting a message to carry to my father
that would inform him of Mother's serious illness. As I watched everyone
hustling about and worrying, I felt it was time for me to take my own small
step to try and stop her disease. I quietly snuck away from the door and
headed to the stairs. I paused at the staircase, remembering all the times
we had slid down the banister. Although we didn't do it when others were
around, it was our preferred way of traveling down the staircase. I slowly
walked down to the hall, trying to mimic the way I had seen Mother walk
down it whenever she was greeting important guests: head up, tall, stately,
and graceful. My rendition failed as I tripped and slid down the last three
stairs. Rubbing my hurt rear end, I hurried out the door.
My destination, the cherry tree circle, was not far away. In the center of
the circle of trees was a small clearing filled with star shaped flowers
that bloomed year round. It was the common belief that these flowers
fulfilled ones wishes by day in the same way their counterparts in the sky
fulfilled wishes by night. I knelt down at the edge of the flowers, clasped
my hands, and silently wished, 'Please let mother get well soon! I promise
I'll try harder to act like a young lady, and I won't annoy Schwartz as
much!' After making my wish and offering, I silently left and headed home.
I didn't believe that my mother's cure would be her death.
**End of Chapter**
A/N: I know this chapter has been up before under my friend's name. My
friend has decided to help me edit the story but it won't be posted under
her name anymore. Sorry it took so long about updating but the 2nd chapter
should be up by Thanksgiving b/c we still need to edit it. Till next
chapter, please read and review b/c we would like to know what you think.
Thanks.
