Hello all. It's me. But not only me. This is a collab AU story between TheyAlwaysUseADagger and I. Yay!
So here's how it works. Dagger and I will alternate writing chapters.
This will be fun.
Mina's Pov
"Come on, Charlie."
I pull Charlie by the hand as we run away as fast as we can. If I was allowed to curse, I would be cursing up a storm right now.
Charlie squeezes my hand, signaling to me that he's tired. But we can't stop.
"Please let me do this right." I say as I start to use my magic to get us out of here.
With a lot of concentration, I am able to bring us home.
"Home…Sweet…Home." I pant.
All that running and then doing that trick really made me tired. Charlie and I walk into our house, which is hidden in the middle of the largest forest on the Fae plane.
"Oh good, you guys are home. I was worried." My mother says running up to us and hugging us.
"Just a normal, terrible day in town." I reply.
My mom gives me a sad look. She knows I'm tired of living my life like this. Always running and hiding.
Charlie taps me and I look to him. He signs that he's just happy we got away safely and uninjured. I give my mute brother a small, forced smile, not being able to tell him about the injuries I have acquired this time making sure he didn't get hurt.
"Hey Mom, I'm going to walk around in the forest for a bit. Don't worry, I know where to go and where not to go." I say.
She nods, and I leave the house. I head to a part of the forest that no one knows of.
It's a small clearing surrounded by tall trees. A small cave that's big enough for just two people is also there. I keep some stuff hidden in the cave and in a hollow log there. It's my favorite place to be really.
Especially on a miserable day like today.
Sometimes…Wait, no, all the time I hate being a Grimm. I can't stand this miserable, cursed name.
As I reach my spot, I see a person there surprisingly. And he's going through my stuff.
"Excuse me, but I would like it if you would put my stuff down." I say angrily.
He turns to me and I scowl. How did he find this place? He doesn't put the item in his hands down though. In fact, he continues messing with it.
"Maybe you didn't understand me the first time. Leave my stuff alone." I say with a rude tone slipping in.
"This is your stuff? You have terrible taste in things. I do wonder why you put your belongings here." He says, ignoring my earlier comment.
"If it's so terrible why are you touching it then?" I snap.
"Why are your belongings here?" He asks once again ignoring me.
"That's none of your business. Now I'm tired of telling you to put my stuff down. I'm sure you can understand the words that are coming out of my mouth." I respond with hostility.
His icy blue eyes take a dangerous glint to them.
"And who are you to be talking to me like that? Do you know who I am?" He says in surprise and anger.
"You're the Fae Prince, Teague, and I'm Wilhelmina, Mina, Grimm, cursed because of you. So please excuse me your highness if I'm not bowing down to you. I'm not exactly a fan of the royal family." I sneer.
"He raises an eyebrow at my comment. The anger fades away from his face and I can tell my statement intrigued him.
"Grimm you say? Do tell me, Grimm, why so hostile towards me? That's not really a smart move." The prince says.
"I'm sure I just said I'm cursed because of you. Your family cursed my family ages ago for no good reason. Now I have to deal with this stupid curse. Let's not forget your family banished my father to the human plane when I was nine and he is most likely dead. Oh, and your parents cursed my brother to be mute for all his life just because my mother refused to serve in the castle due to not wanting to leave her newborn child and young daughter to raise themselves. Oh yes I'm just crazy over you." I answer.
You know what that annoying prince does? LAUGH!
"Are you laughing at me?" I ask with my anger rising.
"I just find your resentment for me funny. I personally did nothing to you, Grimm. The most I did to you was touch your horribly tacky items. Everything you named is due to my parents." He says with a smirk.
Oh I want to break that perfect face of his.
"I still hate you." I mumble.
"You know usually I would punish anyone who dared talk to me the way you are talking to me now, but you interest me. Tell me, what has happened today that made you so miserable?" He says stepping closer to me and looking down to meet my eyes.
I step back, not wanting to be near him. How did he know something happened today?
"You walked with a limp, though you tried to hide it. You're standing abnormally straight meaning your back must have a form of injury to it, and your entire body language screams misery." The prince lists off.
That dang prince read my mind. But it surprises me that he noticed all that.
If you must know, my brother and I went to town to get something. As usual, we were chased away by an angry mob of Faes because everyone hates the Grimm family. While protecting my brother as we ran away, I had a shot of magic hit my leg and three painful scratches to my back, which hurts if I slouch or bend." I say answering his question.
"As usual?" He questions.
"Yeah, as usual. You of all people should know Grimms are hated." I reply while rolling my eyes.
"Come here." He commands.
Not being in the mood to argue anymore, I step forward to him. He waves his hand and soothing, cool magic flows on my back and leg. The burning sensation I felt fades away and leaves me with a cooling feeling.
When he's done, I feel no more pain.
"You healed my injuries?" I ask in disbelief.
"Yes I did. I told you Grimm, you interest me. Now I must go. I command that tomorrow you meet me here around the same time you came today." He says then disappears
Did he-
"You arrogant prince." I mumble to myself.
Four months later
I eagerly run to my favorite spot in the forest.
When I get there, I see he's already there. I run into his arms excitedly.
"Whoa, calm down Mina, you saw me just yesterday." Teague says holding me.
I pull away and say, "So you're saying you're not happy to see me?"
"What, no. You're my best friend. Of course I'm happy to see you." He replies.
We sit down in the cave and I rest my head on his shoulder. He chuckles.
"What's so funny?" I ask.
"It's funny that just four months ago you hated my very existence. Now, you're running into my arms and laying on my shoulder. What a change." He chuckles.
"Well, I was raised all my life to hate royals. And you forced me here everyday for a month so I had to warm up to you. Then you finally started asking me to come back and our conversations weren't annoying. You were actually nice to me. So yeah, you grew on me." I reply.
"I'm glad I did. Now Mina, I have something very important to ask you." Teague says.
"What is it?" I ask.
"You see, we've been sneaking off to meet each other for a while now and I really like being around you, so will you give me the honor of being your boyfriend?" He says with a smirk, though I see his nervousness.
"I would love to say yes but what about our families? If anyone on this plane finds out, I'll be in serious trouble." I say with worry.
Teague caresses my face and comforts, "I would never let anyone lay a finger on you. I promise to protect you forever. I love you, Mina."
I wipe away the tears pooling in my eyes.
""Yes Teague. I would love to be your girlfriend." I say.
He smiles and leans in. His soft lips touch mine and sparks fly through my body. I kiss back enjoying it. I wrap my arms around his neck.
We pull away and I say with a smirk, "You're not supposed to kiss a girl on the first date. Especially if you didn't have one yet."
"I'm a prince. I can do whatever I want. Besides you kissed me back and your arms are still around my neck which means you enjoyed it too." He responds.
I laugh and peck his lips.
"Even if everyone else would hate it, I want to stay with you. I guess you really did grow on me." I joke.
"I guess I did." Teague says with a laugh.
I don't think I've ever seen Teague this cheerful. Of course we are more lighthearted around each other, but we still talk about our problems and still never go past a few smiles.
"Well I have a wonderful girl now who means a lot to me. So yeah I'm cheerful." Teague says reading my mind, again.
""You know, I'm going get back at you for every time you read my mind without good cause." I tell him.
"We'll just have to see about that, Mina dear." He replies.
"Hey, you have to wait like a week after you start dating for nicknames!" I tease.
"Again, prince." Teague says with a smirk.
He grabs me and pulls me closer.
"And you're my princess. Which - so you know - is your nickname now, princess." Teague continues.
I smile and shake my head. Looks like I'm stuck with this prince.
But I sure don't mind.
Wasn't that a cute first chapter? This sure is going to be fun. Next chapter will be written by Dagger. So make sure you guys review. It would be nice if Dagger (and I) could see some reviews.
Now some of you guys may be thinking, "Shouldn't Evx and Dagger be working on their other stories?" Well, yes, and we are. You know us.
Until next time.