A/N: I seem to be in a good mood at the moment. I think this is because I actually got to spend a few hours in a bookstore, which I haven't been able to do for quite a while. And so I'll share my good cheer with you by providing you with another update.
Warnings: It only just occurred to me, but I suppose you won't really get this one if you don't know a bit about The Swan Princess. So heads up on that.
Character/Pairing: Saix Thornton, Kingdom Hearts
Dedications: To Ghostwriter, for providing many moments when our brains would come up with the same idea, this one involving a twist in an original tale.
I also want to thank Raiine Days, owlpostagain (I can't judge you, because I name my stuff too; my phone is named Xigbar. Don't ask me why…it just looks like a Xigbar, okay?), and Reku14 for all reviewing this story. And thank you to everyone who has alerted/favorite this as well. :)
Disclaimer: See chapter 1.
Beats in Time
Prompt 3: Inappropriate
There are a lot of things in the world that Saix doesn't understand. Dad tells him that he's only seven, so of course there are; it's perfectly natural. But Saix doesn't think so.
He knows that Axel gets to see his mom in daylight, that she actually lives with him and his dad. But not Saix's mom; he only gets to see her at night, near a faraway lake, and she lives with Uncle Rothbart. Dad, Mom, even Rothbart…they all act like its normal.
Saix doesn't think they're a proper family. He doesn't think Rothbart is really his uncle, either.