Prompt 10: Cold
A Cold Mask
Cold.
That is what everyone calls me.
Cold, heartless, unfeeling.
I hear them say that I was born without a heart, that I enjoy seeing suffering and death.
Ah ha ha ha...
They have no idea how wrong they are!
They say that a person who smiles a lot is just trying to hide the pain they feel. And if that's the case, my smile should be the largest of them all.
Do they really think that I smile all the time because I am truly happy?
My smile is like the mask I wear, hiding my feelings from the rest of the world.
Ah ha ha ha...
Back when I was a child, back in a time people would consider myself 'sane...'
I allowed myself to love, I allowed myself to form attachments to other people. I was an orphan and lived in a tough town, but I had one thing that could always keep me smiling.
My little sister.
Ah ha ha ha...
My sister. I loved her so much.
She looked up to me and I was her protector. We were always together, never arguing or fighting like most siblings. We were all that we had, we completed our worlds.
And then...she was taken away from me...
At the tender age of six, she was stolen from me by an invisible hand. My heart got crushed, and I shunned the world. I no longer was happy but...
Cold.
Ah ha ha ha...
Years past and life became crueler and crueler. The world I lived in was unbearable. I even taught myself how to travel to different dimensions, going from one world to another. But I hated all of them, for how could I live anywhere if I can't find something to live for?
And then...I met her.
Ah ha ha ha...
A true goddess among men. She came to me in my darkest hour, saved me from death. She took me in to her home, talked to me and took care of me.
I...was touched.
She was just as innocent as my sister, one so delicate and in need of a protector. We quickly became friends, and I knew I had to be with her, for my heart started to beat again. But she was a princess, and there was no way to get close to her!
That was, unless, I sacrificed my pride and became a lowly jester to serve her.
Ah ha ha ha...
I no longer was I a person, but a clown with amusing magic tricks. I had no rights, no voice, no longer the owner of my life. I was the dog of the castle, the laughing stock.
But in return, I was with her every second of the day, I was able to get to know her. We became closer and closer and closer...
Till finally, in the darkness of her bedroom, she whispered in my ear that she loved me.
I was happy again, expressing my feelings by smiling a true smile.
And then everything fell apart.
Ah ha ha ha...
My fair princess was taken away from me.
Taken away...by a the evilest of men.
He, a rich prince, came to the castle and asked for her hand in marriage. She refused, but he would not take no for an answer, like a stubborn dog.
Ah ha ha ha...
Her father forced her to marry the man, but she told me that she would always be mine. Her fiance found out about our affair, and if he couldn't have her all to himself...
No one can.
So he did the worse thing he could do to me, by staining her neck red.
Ah ha ha ha...
First my sister was taken, then my pride, and then my lover...
Agony went through my heart.
Pain, anger.
And so I stained his body in red, I stained the whole castle in red.
Red. The color of passion and love.
But no longer could I see red, but monochrome black.
Cold, despairing black.
Cold...
Ah ha ha ha...
I laugh and smile not because I enjoy what I do, but because if I don't, then I would be nothing.
If people could really see me, took the time to find out, perhaps I would be understood.
But they can't, foolish people. Nor will they ever.
Because once I get the Chaos Heart, they will all be gone.
I will erase them, sacrifice them so that I can finally be in a perfect, secure place where I can finally take off my mask.
And maybe...see them again.
My sister.
My love.
Ah ha ha ha...
Cold. Maybe life would have been easier if I truly was that.
Cold...
Author's Note:
Well guys, summer is almost over. It is the middle of August and most of us are probably getting ready for school to start again. And with school about to start for me, I will have to take a step back from my fanfics.
Since I need to put more time into my bigger fanfics, this one will only be updated once, maybe three times a month (depending on what happens). I may even have to go without updating for an entire month if school gets really busy. I don't know what is going to happen, but I thought I would warn you guys that updates will become less frequent.
Anyways, hoped you like the one-shot and please review!