Here's the first chapter of the story of how Sagittarius met his bride, Sapphire. If you want to find out more information about it, you need to read 'A New Enchanted Life'. If you just want to read and figure it out yourself, be my guest.


Nothing could express how wonderful my life could be, at the moment. I was holding the biggest ball in my castle. Everyone was here, except her...Lady Kaeyln. She's made enough trouble between me and my little cousin, Adam. For I was Prince Sagittarius, the only child of King Randolph and Queen Henrietta Rainier! My mother and my cousin's father were twins, but my mother, when she was a baby, was sent away in order to live. Trust me, you don't want to know the details. Adam and I were very close, but because of what Lady Kaeyln did to him, Adam no longer wants anything to do with me. I sent him many letters, hoping that we would be close once again. I sent him a Christmas letter, asking him to come. I doubt that he would come, but I had to keep trying. As I was finishing tying my smoky-black hair in a silver tie, my loyal servant, Brimley, entered my room.

"How do I look, Brimley?" I asked.

"Very nice, sir." Brimley answered, "I must say, sir, that your guest are here and are waiting on his majesty."

"Well, I'm done now. Have you seen...?" I was slowly asking. Brimley already knew what I was going to ask; he shook his head 'no'. I was very disappointed, I almost wanted to cry.

"Please, sir, don't be upset." Brimley said, but it was hard not to be. "At least there's one good thing out of it." I just stared at him, waiting for his answer. "You know exactly where he is."

"Yes, I understand that." I told him as I was leaving my room. I walked down the marble staircase. Marble almost reminds me of colored glass, that's why it and granite are the only things I allow to decorate my castle. I had a great love for glass, nobody but myself can understand why I have it. When my herald saw me walking down the stairs, he went to open the doors and announce my name.

"Presenting his royal highness, Prince Sagittarius Rainier!" He said, I could hear the applause as I stopped at the top of another staircase. I tried to show my appreciation, but I was still feeling disappointed about my little cousin not showing. I tried to push it away as I walked down the stairs to the crowd. Many guests wanted to stop me so they could talk to me.

I tried to pay attention, but I can stand some of these people, especially the young ladies. I can't stand it when they talk about themselves, how beautiful they were and how rich they were going to be. I already sensed it that many of the young ladies there were only there to see if I would choose one of them as my bride. I was only nineteen, so I understand some part of that, but I just couldn't stand their selfishness. Suddenly, I felt a hand on my shoulder. I looked over and saw Brimley.

"Sir, I must speak with you." He said, I excused myself from my guests and quickly left the ballroom. After closing the door, I fell backwards and leaned against it.

"Thank you heaven, for getting me out of there, Brimley." I sighed, relieved I was out of there for the time being.

"Well, sir," Brimley added, "you can't blame them. You are the next eligible prince ready for a bride."

"That doesn't mean they have to brag on and on about themselves." I pushed, "I can't stand it."

"Before you get yourself in a twist, sir..."

"I know, you said you wanted to talk to me about something."

"There's this young lady outside who wants to speak to you." He answered.

"Oh, what about?"

"She said she lost her way through the forest and...there's a very bad storm out there. She's in need of shelter, sir. May I also remind my lord, it is Christmas Eve."

"I know, "I added, "I understand. I'm going right now. I walked down to the main hall. When I got there, I saw the huge front doors. One of them stood slightly ajar and snow was blowing in from underneath it. I shivered inadvertently as I hauled on the door against the wind until it snapped open. A gust of icy air sent snowflakes spiraling around my cape. I faced a young woman, with shining green eyes and her blond hair was flowing in the icy wind. She was wearing a light cloak and a scarf on her neck.

"Are you the master of this castle?" She asked in a kind tone.

"Yes, I am."

"Please, your highness," She begged, "will you let me stay in your castle, out of the cold? I lost my way through the forest and all I could find was your castle through this storm. In return, it isn't much, but I know your love of glass, I will offer you this." I saw a small glass figurine, it was a little glass deer. It was very beautiful. I reached out my hand; she placed the glass figurine in it.

"Come in," I said, opening the door wider, "I would've let you in if you didn't have anything to offer."

"Thank you, sire." She said, sounding very grateful, as she walked in. I quickly closed the door; I saw her shivering.

"Let me take you to the Christmas party I'm hosting." I offered, "I think you're in due for a warm meal." The young lady agreed and followed me to the ballroom. I opened the door for her and let her inside. Of course, all the guest were whispering to others. My best guess was why I brought that 'peasant' into my splendid castle. I didn't pay much attention to the guests, I didn't care what they thought about my decisions. I looked around the guests, but I stopped in my tracks.

"Your highness," the young lady asked, "is something wrong?" I just couldn't believe it, nothing express how upset I was. I summoned another servant to take of my guest while I walked away to find Brimley. I didn't stop for any of my guests, nobody needed to face my anger. I found Brimley by the orchestra, I grabbed him from his shoulders and took him away from the party.

"Sire, what's wrong?" He asked, I still didn't say anything. I didn't say a word until we went into a foyer.

"Brimley, give me one good reason why I shouldn't bite your head off!"

"Sire?"

"What's Kaeyln doing here?" I finally shouted, my head almost exploded with anger.

"Sire, I swear I didn't know that she was!" He said, "If I had known that she was, I would've sent for the guards to take her out of the castle." At the moment, I didn't care about his excuses. I was too mad at the moment to hear them; I just continued to bite his head off...until I was done. I was having a headache after most of my anger ran out. "Feel better?" Brimley asked.

"I won't be until that woman gets out of my house!" I pushed.

"How dare you!" I heard a woman said, but I recognized the voice. I turned around and saw her...Kaeyln. Her angry eyes matched her red dress, her blond hair was sticking up like the feathers on her fan. She marched up to me, trying to intimidate me. "How dare you say such a thing about me!" She said.

"You brought yourself into this mess!" I shouted at her; I can already tell that she wasn't going to back down. "You showed me who you really were when I took in my little cousin! You were not the woman I wanted, you were and still are...a monster!"

"I'm no monster!" She screamed, "I'm everything that so many men want! I'm everything that women are jealous of! What is it about me that you didn't want?!"

"You don't care about anybody but yourself! You don't care about the consequences from your decisions! You are nothing but a horrible, spoiled and selfish creature!" Kaelyn screamed and raised her hand up, but Brimley pushed me out of the way. I watched Kaelyn's hand come down and punch Brimley. He quickly went down to the floor. I was about ready to go after her, but she was already coming my way. I didn't see it coming, but the next thing I knew, I felt a stinging pain in my face. I lost my balance and fell backwards. I saw her coming back for me with her hand raised again.

"Don't even think about it!" I heard another woman say, I recognized it as the young woman I let from the cold. I saw her come between her and Kaelyn, but I could tell Kaelyn was going to let her get in the way. Kaelyn grabbed her and threw her to the wall.

"No rat is going to get in the way between me and my boyfriend!" Kaelyn yelled, she looked back at me. I stood back up, my head still spinning. I saw Kaelyn coming to punch me out.

"You have made a grave mistake, young lady!" Both of us heard it, but Kaelyn was frozen in fear. She didn't move, but I did, away from her. I looked over at the young lady, just in time to see a brilliant glow of pure light surround her. Her clothes started to change and her scarf fell to the floor. She straightened up, hot pink waves of hair cascading down her shoulders and she was clothed in a shimmering ocean-blue and tulip-pink dress that appeared to be laced or made with spider's silk. Something told me that she wasn't human. She walked towards Kaelyn as Kaelyn turned around.

"I had heard of your selfishness," the woman said, "but I hadn't expected the shear depth of it. You care nothing for your greedy selfish heart. If you would attack somebody because they don't want to be with you or do anything you want, you are truly selfish and clearly spoiled to death! So what shall I do with you for your punishment?"

"Wait a minute!" Kaeyln said in fear, "I didn't mean what I did! I wouldn't have!"

"Of course you wouldn't!" The woman boomed, almost shaking the room. "Unlike the kind woman who came in from the cold, whom you threw into the wall, I am a threat to you. You, dear child, cleverly caused your own fault. Oh yes. You showed me what was truly in your heart. You were cruel to everyone here, even me in the form of a kind woman who stood between you and his highness! You will be punished, severely, and in a form that fits your black heart! Lady Kaeyln, from this day forward, your exterior will match your interior. You are a cruel and selfish person, so you will resemble the animal that you are."

"But..." Kaeyln tried to speak.

"Don't think you're getting out of this easily!" The woman added, "You have to find someone who will love you! What's more, you have to do that before the last petal falls from this!" She was holding a white rose in her hands, but it started to transform into a ball of light. It then became a beam of golden light and shot towards Kaeyln. She screamed as she tried to get away from the light. She then ducked down and the beam bounced off a glass picture I made. It then went to the chandelier and bounced off the brass it was made off. I saw the beam heading towards Brimley. I had to get him out of the way. I ran over to him and pushed him out of the way.

A shockwave seemed to have shook the castle when I pushed Brimley out of the way. It was like an earthquake was right under me, throwing me flat on the ground, and I suddenly felt feverish, my skin prickling all over. I closed my eyes as the prickling turned to abrupt pain. My body contorted, my hands curling inadvertently, pain shooting up my knuckles. My back arched, my mouth opened in a silent scream as I felt my jaw elongating, my tongue flailing all around. I shuddered one last time and collapsed on the cool marble floor, panting. for an all too brief moment, I closed my eyes and passed into the bliss of darkness.


Through the darkness of sleep, I heard an animal's breathing. It was heavy, gruff, a large animal. My heart beat faster and the animal's breathing increased as well, almost in response.

"Brimley?" I whispered. I could hear a whimper creeping through the animal's growl. Suddenly, I froze, and so did the animal's breathing. It hadn't been my voice that had hissed out just now. It was a guttural snarl...a growl. I open my eyes, sat up slowly, my heart pounding and stared down at myself. In place of my hands, I now had huge, lethal paws. My entire body was covered in thick black fur. I even saw a snout coming off my face! My breath came in quick, rasping pants as it all returned to me: that sorceress, the curse meant for Kaeyln. I staggered to my feet, looking at myself in horror. No. No! I was...a monster. Not human. I spun around, looking for that sorceress, but she was gone, vanished into the night like a spirit.

"Brimley?" I asked again.

"I'm here, sir!" I heard him say, I turned around, but didn't see him.

"I don't see you!"

"I can't see myself either!" He cried out.

"What has happened?" I asked.

"The curse for Kaelyn is now yours!" Brimley said, "The woman...said she'll come back after she's done with Kaeyln." Suddenly, screams broke out in the ballroom and I shakily got to my feet, dread lodging itself in my chest. "Sire, no!" I heard Brimley say, but it was too late. All of my guests came sprinting out through the vast double doors in a rush, looks of sheer horror on their faces. My heart was in my throat. Everything was falling apart, spiraling into a thousand pieces. Suddenly, everyone stopped and stared at me. I don't know what to feel right now. Some of the girls screamed, but I didn't faze. My very existence had been ripped apart and taken. I saw the male guests remove the candles off the walls and pointed them at me. This wasn't good, there was only one thing I could do: turn and run!

I almost fell and lost my way up the stairs through the twisting and turning staircases. I finally ran into my room and closed the door. I also heard the grand front doors slamming shut; silence went through the halls. My sobs mixed with ragged pants, I paused and gasping, glad to have escaped, and then I realized that I had run the whole way on all fours, like an animal. This couldn't be happening! As I tried to calm down, I noticed my mirror out of the corner of my eye, hanging innocently over my bureau and reflecting the light of the cold winter moon. I stared at it apprehensively, thinking over my options. I needed to see...to see what I now was. I hesitantly approached the mirror, and closed my eyes. I took another deep breath, feeling myself shaking, and looked at my new reflection. I wanted to turn away.

What I saw shocked me, I wasn't any ordinary animal. The reflection was a wolf, a werewolf. I looked every bit of a wolf, the snout, the long pointed ears and the black long claws. That sorceress made me a monstrous werewolf, a more fearsome predator. There was only one thing that was mine on this black body, my eyes. They were still the same indigo eyes from my human form. I stumbled backward, staring at my paws, my ears, my claws, my tail...it was a horrendous nightmare. There were some parts of me that didn't belong to any kind of wolf I know. I saw legs coming out of my back, spider legs, all eight of them. I did have a wolf's tail, but I also had two other tails with it, a scaly lizard's tail and a fish tail. Suddenly, I heard my bedroom door opening. I turned away and covered my face. I couldn't make a guess on who was coming, but I didn't want my face to be seen. I heard nine footsteps, no more.

"Prince Sagittarius?" I heard Brimley's voice, I didn't make a noise. "Terry?" I exploded in a fit of rage. No one is allowed make nicknames for me, except my father! I stood up, as if to show Brimley the full extend of my transformation, even though I couldn't see him.

"Damn it, Brimley! You know better than anyone about calling me by a nickname! You may be invisible, but I can smell you!"

"Sire," he said, "I beg you to control yourself! Who knows what will happen now that you're like this now?"

"What's going on, Brimley?" I asked, trying to calm myself down.

"Well, all the guests have left; the servants are all accounted for. They're just...invisible."

"Invisible?" I said with a sarcastic laugh. "Do you have any idea how much I want to be invisible right now?!" I almost shouted.

"Yes, I do, sire." Brimley said with a shudder. I felt bad, I didn't mean to make him afraid of me. I don't know if I will ever get out of this mess.


I don't plan to forget writing this story, but I won't be updating as often. I'll be working on the story and with other college work. It also depends on how good you readers like this first part. If I'm getting good reviews and stats, I'll continue the story.