Hello, dear readers! Thank you so much for choosing my story! You have no idea of how much this means to me!
Enough chattering and let's get to the point. First of all this is my first story in English so please don't flame much and second of all THE STORY IS NOT GOING TO BE EXACTLY THE SAME AS THE MOVIE! (only the prologue, but I had my reasons for doing so)
So sit back and enjoy my story.
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto,if I did Neji would be alive. All rights belong to our dear Masashi Kishimoto.
Prologue:
Once upon a time...
In a far away land, a young prince lived in a shining castle. Although he had everything his heart desired the prince was spoiled, selfish and unkind.
But then, one winter's night an old beggar woman came to the castle and offered him a single desert rose in return for shelter from the bitter cold.
Repulsed by her haggard appearance the prince sneered at the gift and turned the old woman away.
But she warned him not to be deceived by appearances for beauty is found within.
And when he dismissed her again, the old woman's ugliness melted away, to reveal a beautiful enchantress.
The prince tried to apologize, but it was too late, for she had seen that there was no love in his heart.
As punishment she transformed him into a hideous beast and placed a powerful spell on the castle and all who lived there.
Ashamed of his monstrous form, the beast concealed himself inside his castle with a magic mirror as his only window to the outside world.
The rose she had offered was truly an enchanted rose which would bloom until his twenty-first year if he could learn to love another and earn her love in return, by the time the last petal fell.
Then, the spell would be broken.
If not, he would be doomed to remain beast for all time.
As the years passed he fell into despair and lost all hope.
For who could ever learn to love a beast?
Soooo... How was I for a first timer in the wide world of fanfics? Do I get a cookie?
I know this was short and the same as the movie but as I said before it gets better and different,I swear to Kami (no fingers crossed)
Toodles!*flies away with umbrella*