The Princess Light

A Princess Bride/Death Note fanfic.

Yay! My first crossover! I'm very proud of this one. If you have not seen the film, The Princess Bride, I recommend that you watch that first before reading this. It's an awesome movie. If you haven't seen it, then shame on you.

Please read and review, and of course, enjoy!


A young boy, no older than nine years of age, sat in his bed playing video games, pausing every few minutes to blow his nose. He hated being sick. All he could do was sit in bed and play video games (even though that's what he usually did with his spare time, sick or not). Just as he caught a wild Pikachu with his Charmander, his mother came in.

"Matt, you really should open the place up a little bit." She went over to the windows and pulled back the curtains, letting light spill into the bedroom. The boy named Matt hissed in displeasure and hid under the covers. "Come out from under there." He heard his mother scold. "The sunlight will do you good. And besides, your grandfathers' here.

"What?" Matt cried, throwing off the covers. "Why?" He hated his grandfather. He was always ranting about the "old days", and pinching his cheek.

"Because you're sick. And he loves you."

"He sure doesn't show it." Matt thought to himself as he turned off his game and his grandfather waltzed into the room.

"Hey Matt!" He happily called as he walked over and pinched his grandsons' cheek. "I heard you were sick, so I decided to come over and try to make you feel better." He ruffled Matt's red hair, much to the boys' embarrassment.

"I'll leave you guys alone." And with that, Matt's mother left, closing the door behind her. The grandfather pulled up a chair and sat next to the bed. He pulled out a package wrapped in gold colored paper.

"I brought you a present."

"Really?" Matt's grandfather never gave him presents. And on the rare occasions he did, it was usually something that only old people needed, like savings bonds, and slippers. Judging from the weight and feel of the present, it was probably a new video game or DVD. Maybe this day wouldn't be too bad after all. Matt ripped apart the wrapping paper eagerly but was disappointed to find a big brown book sitting in his lap. "A book?"

"Yup. Back when I was your age, we didn't have television, we had books. Books and exercise were the only good means of entertainment back in the old days. And today, I'm gonna read one of my personal favorites to ya."

"Do you have to?" Matt moaned in displeasure.

"Yes!" The grandfather snapped, giving Matt a not-too-gentle tap on the head with the book. "Now sit back and enjoy it."

"Okay, okay." Matt rubbed his head where his grandfather had hit him and sank into the covers. "Hey Roger," His grandfather looked over at him in annoyance. He never liked it when his grandson called him Roger instead of the usual names like Grandpa, or Grandfather. Heck, even Old Man would be better than his own name. It just didn't feel right for a kid to call his older relatives by their first names. "This book isn't going to be boring is it?"

"You kidding? There's all sorts of things in this book. Fencing, fighting, torture, revenge, giants, chasing, true love."

"Okay. I'll try to stay awake."

"Oh, thank you Matt. Your confidence is overwhelming." Roger said, his voice dripping with sarcasm. He opened the book and started to read.

"The Princess Light. By A.P. Edwards. Chapter 1..."


As I am posting this, I am saddened by the recent passing of Peter Falk, who played the original grandfather in The Princess Bride. May he rest in peace.