A/N: And it's as cliched as it can get.
Fairy Tale
Gino + Anya
This was no fairy tale.
A fairy tale should consist of a female lead that is either a princess, a fair maiden a.k.a damsel in distress, or a poor underappreciated young girl.
Plus a prince. Always, always a prince. Even a frog turns out to be a prince.
Anya rolled her eyes.
She is a Knight. She's not a princess skipping through fields of flowers, sleeping on a tower, or cleaning the house with what was left of her power.
Hey, that rhymes.
Ahem - she instead rides on a gigantic robot, firing Hadron Cannons, everywhere, and she never ever ever skipped through fields of flowers.
And he is a Knight, too. Not a prince - a knight. Not one who rides a noble steed and venturing far places to rescue a damsel in distress.
He instead rides on a gigantic robot, like her, slashing through other gigantic robots and causing explosions that are not too gallant.
And he is not one to rescue her from a curse, nor is she one to break his - instead they fight side by side and shine in the battlefield.
This is not a fairy tale.
But on a grand royal ball, she finds herself sitting with him under the night, in the garden, beside a wishing well surrounded by rose bushes and he was kneeling before her. Everything clashed together and...
WHEN, when, WHEN did she decide to-.. more importantly, WHY was she wearing glass slippers?
Because he kneeled down to her, held her foot and slipped on it her footwear smoothly, before looking up and giving her a cheeky smile. "This looks like Cinderella, right?"
The maiden smacked him lightly on the head before frowning. "My name is Anya, you fool. And I'm not a princess."
Gino grinned brightly. "Don't worry, you're prettier than all princesses combined!"
She put her hands on his shoulders and tried to stand. He also stood up, taking her hands in his as he supported her.
"Your feet better now?"
She nodded, but walked in a small limp. This was his fault in the first place. "It stings a bit."
He kneels again, but this time back facing her. "Hop on, let's get someone to fix it."
Anya smiles lightly.
Proven. This is no fairy tale. Piggy-back rides don't exist in those cheesy love stories.
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