Beauty in the Beast
This is such a bittersweet moment for me. This story is coming to an end but I gotta say I couldn't have made it this far without you guys. Your support helped me see this fic through to the end. Thank you so much & I hope you enjoy the ending to this fairy tale.
Epilogue: Beauty in the Beast
A wide-eyed little boy and girl sat up on their beds, eagerly listening to the story of the beauty and the beast.
"So that's how you and Daddy met?" The girl asked.
"Yes." Her mother answered.
"Can Daddy still turn into a beast?" The son asked.
"No but in a way, he is still the beast I've grown to love." The woman brushed aside a stray dirty blonde lock from her face.
"Can I be a beast?" He continued asking questions.
"Then watch out cuz Morro's gonna get you!" His sister taunted and jumped onto his bed.
The children giggled while play-fighting and their mother chuckled at their antics before finally separating them.
"Settle down you two," Their mother tucked them in, "It's time for bed now."
After humming a lullaby for them and kissing them goodnight, Aria left to her own chamber she shared with Kai and dressed in the same gown she wore when they shared their first dance.
It's been years since the curse was broken and Kai and Aria got married and several things have changed since then. Not long after their wedding, Aria's family were invited to live with them in the palace but that wasn't the only change.
After many nights of passion in each other's arms, one such night resulted in two children.
Akira and Alexandra were twins, both sharing the amber eyes of their father and the olive skin of their mother. While Akira inherited his mother's dirty blonde hair, Alexandra, or Alex as she preferred to be called, got her brown locks from her father. But both twins had an adventurous and fiery personality, a combination of those of their parents. Despite their differences in looks and personality, they were equally beautiful in their parents' eyes.
But there were some departures as well.
To make up for years of mistreatment towards them, Kai released his servants to live out their own lives but there were some who chose to stay with him, such as Jay and Nya, who married each other. Even Zane and Cole married Heather and Luna respectively. The three couples also had their own children and some were the same age as the twins and were friends with them. Even Lloyd recently started dating a girl relatively new to Sperontae named Iris.
Times have certainly changed but one thing that hasn't was Kai and Aria's love for each other.
At the ballroom, Aria was greeted by her husband who awaited her. Kai's heart swelled with the love he already felt for his wife while Aria still recognized the beast in the man she married.
"My beast…" Aria greeted him with a sweet kiss on the lips.
"I love you…" Kai broke the kiss to proclaim his undying love for his wife, "I love you so much."
Even to this day, Kai still found himself enthralled with his wife's outer and inner beauty while Aria still saw him for who he now was deep down. The two danced just as they did on their first dance and during their wedding to celebrate the anniversary of Aria freeing Kai from his curse.
No words needed to be spoken between them to know how much they love each other to their very last breath and danced, never letting each other go.
The blissful couple lived happily ever after and knew their story will live on forever. So long as the sun and moon rose and the Byeolkkoch flowers bloom, Ninjago will forever know that even the ugliest hearts can blossom with love.
Because there can even be beauty in a beast.
Wow. It's one of those things every author must face. Finishing a story you've worked so hard on can be really satisfying yet so sad at the same time… *sniffles* But alas, all good things must come to an end. But at least this story has inspired a songfic & you can check out my profile for more info.
Before I go, I wanna thank NinjaWriterMaster, samuraifan282, Goldmedalninja, Ninjago Warrior, Kai's Girlfriend, Idealism, LightningDanino23, & countless more! Thank you!
Now as always, tell me what you think & I'll see you around!
