Author's Note: I have yet to recover the list :/ At least I remember a few though :) SO! Here is the next instalment of 'A Century of Words'. This one is 'Fairy Tale', and is one that- not only is one I remember from the original list- but is actually going to be written in the style of a child's fairy tale! Let's all feel like children now, shall we! I recommend reading this before bed, or as a bedtime story whilst listening to 'The Writer' by Ellie Goulding :3
Warnings: SasuNaru, evil wizards, demons ,mild violence, mild swearing and the classic opening of 'Once upon a Time'.
Disclaimer: Masashi Kishimoto owns all! I think he'd kill me for doing this to his protagonist XD
Fairy Tale
Once upon a time, in a land far, far away, there lived a king with great powers. His name was Fugaku- Uchiha Fugaku- and he ruled over his kingdom with his wife by his side, forever happy with the way things were. However, the time soon came where Fugaku wished for an heir, someone to carry on his work after he died. And so he had two children, both boys.
The first was a genius, always working for his father- his name was Itachi.
The second was a quiet boy, always broody, but a handsome genius nonetheless. His name was Sasuke.
Over time, the boys grew into handsome men, with women swooning as they walked past. Itachi had already chosen a fiancée, however- a woman named Konan with beautiful blue hair and a passion for origami. Sasuke, however, was still waiting for the right person to come along. He wanted someone to challenge him, not mindlessly follow his every order with a puddle of drool at their feet.
The king couldn't have loved his wife more for producing two excellent sons, both of which were destined to take over the throne. That was where his predicament lay, however.
Which son would take the crown after his passing?
The obvious choice was Itachi, as he was older, stronger, and had excelled first in his studies- but Fugaku didn't think that that was fair, and so consulted his advisor and great wizard, Madara. Madara told the king that the best way to choose an heir would be for him to send his sons out into the world to defeat the supposed evil beast by the name of Kyuubi. Fugaku had doubts, however. Not even the Yellow Flash had managed to properly defeat the Kyuubi, only subdue him in an inferior form that was apparently to break free after eighteen years. Fugaku pondered over the issue for many an eve, before he eventually consulted with his wife, Mikoto. Mikoto was a beautiful woman with midnight black hair and chocolate brown eyes; it was no wonder why Fugaku had fallen for her. They spent the night sitting up, discussing what should happen, before eventually Mikoto came up with a proposal. They would send Itachi out first- for he was older and stronger- and if he could not defeat the Kyuubi, they would not send Sasuke. Nor Mikoto nor Fugaku would be able to handle losing both of their sons. With the decision made, Fugaku informed both of his sons the following morning of what was to happen. After the explanation, both men had understood what was to become of them, and Itachi immediately set off, eager to please his father with his results. Sasuke watched with a slight jealousy as his brother left, always being the favourite.
It had been many a moon before Itachi eventually returned, but without the beats- dead or alive- in tow, which made the castle frown.
"What happened, dear eldest?" Fugaku asked as his son just collapsed into a chair, looking exhausted and travel-worn.
"I could not kill the beast," he told his father, shame lacing his voice. Fugaku's eyes widened at the admission, but still marvelled at the fact his eldest was still alive.
"How did you survive? Did thy not find the beast?" Fugaku asked his son, disappointed.
"Nay. I found him, but I could not kill him, for those eyes were of the purest ocean, hair of the golden sun of which life lives under. He spared me father, and thou shalt be gracious!" Itachi spoke in a gushed voice, his face flushed. Fugaku opened his mouth, but closed it in thought. His younger son was much colder, and would have no hesitance in killing this beast.
"Sasuke, thou shalt not tarry! I beseech thee, slaughter this beast and bring me thine's head!" Fugaku told Sasuke, who nodded obediently, and instantly set out to find the beast that would claim his father's approval and eventually the crown.
Sasuke wandered for a few months, but had yet to come across this 'beast' that so many people spoke of. As he sat on a rock, chin resting on his interlaced fingers, he considered abandoning the obviously foolish quest. It wouldn't be the first time that Madara had made something up, but then there was the question of Itachi.
"What did thou see, dear brother," he muttered, frowning into the distance.
"Art thou lost?" a voice interrupted his thoughts, and the prince looked up to see a blond with dazzling blue eyes bending down to see him, hands clasped behind his back. His onyx eyes narrowed as he thought the question over, and he growled slightly, making the smile drop from the blond's face instantly.
"Nay, dunce. I seek a beast," he told the man as he stood up, glad to see that he was at least seven inches taller than the blond was. The blond's face twisted in an expression of displeasure at the insult and he folded his arms across his chest.
"Tyrant! I was only besought ones whereabouts!" he pouted, making the raven boil in fury.
"Thou durst call me a tyrant?!" he yelled, making the blond bristle in return, before he folded his arms and went to walk away. Panicking, for this might be the only person he came across for a while, Sasuke called out.
"Hast thou seen a beast?" Sasuke called, making the blond stop in his tracks and turn around. A strange, sad expression overtook his face.
"Aye, but I cannot reveal where," he told the raven, who growled.
"Dunce! I am Prince Uchiha Sasuke, next in line for the throne. Thou shalt obey my request! Where is the beast?!" he yelled, making the blond flinch.
"Fine. But it is a long journey from here- I know whence the beast resides," he muttered, making the prince instantly relax and nod. Only after a few miles of walking, did the prince ask the blond his name.
"Naruto," the blond replied, still walking onwards to the destination in mind.
Over the course of the long journey, the prince had started to admire the blond- noticing how the blue eyes seemed to shine under the stars, how his tan- as natural as it was- would make it seem like he was glowing under the moonlight, his golden locks becoming a messy halo as he slept. Then there were the queer markings on his cheeks- three of them on each one, making them look like whiskers.
On the eve of their arrival at the beast's realm, Sasuke had decided to ask about them.
"Nay, Naruto. How did thou obtain those markings? They're queer, nay." He asked, tilting his head to the side, his bangs swinging with him. Naruto shuffled slightly and swallowed.
"Fere, please, do not harm me when I tell thou," Naruto begged the prince. Sasuke blinked, 'Fere'? Since when had he become this teen's 'fere'? He nodded nonetheless.
"I am the Kyuubi," he breathed, looking into his lap. The prince was thrown in for a loop. This teen, was the Kyuubi? He saw the blond, saw how he was withdrawn.
"Naruto, thou are a dunce. Why would I harm thou? My fere?" he asked, leaning forward to pull the blond in for a hug. Ocean eyes widened in shock, but he flung his arms around the raven's neck nonetheless.
"Thank you," the boy whispered, over and over again, a few tears escaping his eyes and slipping down the raven's back. Sasuke just smiled slightly and waited.
That eve, when the blond was asleep, the prince crept over him, kunai in hand; ready to slit the boy's throat. He raised his arm high, ready to strike, when the blond turned in his sleep, exposing his face to the moonlight, making Sasuke's breath catch in his throat. Could he really kill this teen? His heart beat painfully fast as the tan hand reached blindly out, gently touching the leg of the prince. It was at that point that Sasuke decided that, no, he couldn't kill this teen. His head was spinning though- if he didn't kill the teen, by the time he was eighteen, the Kyuubi would burst free and destroy everything. He didn't want to do it, but he had to. As far as he knew, there was no other way to break the curse. With his heart hardened, he went to delve the kunai deep into the teen's neck but stopped when the blue eyes flung open, panicked, and he stuck the kunai into the ground beside the blond.
"S-Sasuke?" he stuttered, eyes filled with tears at the attempted murder. Sasuke swallowed hard.
"I am sorry; Naruto, but I must do this. For if I do not, my town shall be destroyed when thoust demon breaks free," he snarled. Naruto started shaking beneath the Uchiha who had straddled his hips.
"P-please! There is a way to break the curse!" Naruto cried, flinching when the kunai was ripped from the ground and pressed to his throat. Sasuke's eyes took on a confused look as he stared at the teen beneath him.
"How?" the prince quizzed. Panting, Naruto looked up deep into the onyx eyes.
"True love's first kiss," he whispered breathlessly. The kunai dropped to the ground, clattered as Sasuke realised what the blond was insinuating. He looked into the blond's breath-taking blue eyes as he stared into the ebony pools that were the raven's.
"Why me?" Sasuke whispered, leaning closer and clasping the tan hands beneath him. Naruto shrugged.
"Dost thou care? I hath naught a reason as to why I chose you," Naruto whispered in return. The prince smirked and leant forward.
"This shall break the curse?" Sasuke clarified, wanting – not only for the Kyuubi to be gone- but for him to be the blond's true love.
"If it does not, thou can slaughter the beast as you came to do so," Naruto smiled. The prince leant forward, pressing his lips to the ones of the blond below him. The reaction was instantaneous. Warmth flooded throughout the blond, the feeling of fireworks exploding throughout his body as the prince moved his lips against those of the blond's. Even when the reaction had stopped, the prince did not break away, wanting to never part from the lips that tasted so heavenly against his own. It was only when the need for air became too much that he broke away, a warm, dazzling smile being sent to the blond, who returned it full force with a heart-warming grin.
When Sasuke returned to the castle, with the blond in tow, Itachi made a double take.
"Brother! Hast thou lost one's mind?!" he questioned, apparently thinking that he had come to hand the blond over- until he saw that their fingers were linked. Fugaku frowned at his son in question.
"Sasuke, what is the meaning of this?" he quizzed. However, being the smart woman she was, Mikoto figured it out.
"So you have chosen a suitor?" she questioned, smiling ecstatically when her son nodded. Fugaku just went pale before clearing his throat.
"Are you sure about this, son? You will not be able to have children," Fugaku told his boy, who nodded in reply.
"I love Naruto- I wouldn't give him up for anything," the prince stated, making the blond next to him beam, instantly winning over the Uchihas. Eventually the two were wed under the stars, and Sasuke moved out into the woods where Naruto had been living all the time. Itachi took over from his father on the throne. And with a bit of help from Madara, there were the little pitter-patter's of feet on floor around the house.
In the house, Sasuke sat in a large armchair by a fire, Naruto kneeling by his side, three children sitting in awe at the raven as he read the story.
"And they all lived happily ever after," he told the three children, who had their mouths open. Naruto chuckled and lifted the youngest up whilst the other two trailed at his feet.
"Come now, children. It's time for bed," he told them. The older two ran into the room and snuggled on the bed whilst the blond placed the sleeping one in his arm in their crib.
"I love you," he whispered into the room, as the children settled down for sleep. As he exited the room, he ran into his husband and smiled into the kiss that was pressed to his lips. The two went into their room and settled down for the night, the blond leaning up against the raven. Sasuke was feeling content with life, relishing in the feeling of a family.
And they all lived happily ever after.
BOOM! Fairy tale X3 I loved doing that XD I've always wanted to start a FanFic with 'once upon a time' but never found the opportunity to without it sounding corny and putting people off- I mean, you know a story is badass when it starts with 'once upon a time'!
Anyways, I need more words, people! More words!
Anyways, I hope you enjoyed this, and I'll see you next time I update :3
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