I was not like most young boys growing up, let alone most children. Aside from my… distinctive scent, I had a certain fascination with beauty, whether it be a simple flower, a butterfly's wing, or the rays of the sun. I was also obsessed with stories of romance. While most boys were into tales of action and adventure, I was into tales of love. I would often imagine myself wooing a young maiden and she returning her love. My favorite story growing up was La Belle et la Bete, or as you may well know it as Beauty and the Beast.

Of course, being different made me stand out, but it didn't always bring me the best company. No one would adopt me and my fellow orphan siblings would complain that my stench would drive away potential parents from adopting them. Due to my unorthodox personality, my sexuality was also brought into question, which didn't help with the teasing.

I was a lonely child. Not many would come to play with me simply because I didn't act or smell like the rest. No matter how many baths of tomato juice I would take, the stench would keep coming back along with the cruelty. But there was one who was not cruel at all.

Her name was Dia. Neurological damage from birth had left her blind and unable to smell, but although she could not see with her eyes, her heart saw many things. While the others would push me in the mud, she would help me up. She would dry my tears when my eyes got soggy. To say that I saw her as a friend is an understatement. In fact, she might've been the first girl I ever fell in love with.

I was much too shy to tell Dia of my feelings for her (Moi? A shy young lad? Perhaps a shock to you, but oui, I was.). I never got up the courage to tell her that I loved her; not even on her last day at the orphanage when a rich couple came and adopted her. I had heard that her new parents were going to take her to see a special doctor to help restore her sight and sense of smell.

I vowed that day that I would reunite with her and we would be married, but in order to win her affection, I had to become the best lover there was.


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