A Twisted Tale of Love

Based on the famous fairy tale: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

kalen

( kalen_ami@edsamail.com.ph )

PART X – THE TRUTH AND THE PAST

At the hanging-out of the seven dwarfs

"Oh she's very pretty!" Tasuki said as he held a beautiful flower.

Nuriko got curious and approach Tasuki, "And who is this you're talking about, Tasuki?"

Tasuki didn't answer. He just sat there and smile. Hotohori kept his sword and also did what Nuriko just did. Amiboshi who was playing the flute stopped and listened to the conversation. Tamahome, Tatara and Chiriko just watch them.

"I know Tasuki. She really is beautiful." Nuriko said seriously. Tasuki gave him a curious look as the other guardians did. Nuriko continued to speak as he turns all red. "Oh come on!" Nuriko said as he patted Tasuki's shoulders which *almost* broke his shoulders.

Tasuki started to yell so loud at Nuriko's ear saying, "Why the hell did you hit meh?!!!"

Nuriko waved his hand and gave a warm smile at him. "Oh my! It is so embarrassing! This is just so embarrassing!!!" Nuriko said as he turn his back on them holding his cheeks.

All the other six dwarfs look at him with a big sweat drop on their heads.

Chiriko commented, "This is really odd. Tasuki-kun is not saying any curses or any bad things about women anymore and Nuriko-san?! Nuriko-san has fallen in love with Melissa-sama?!!!"

"Well, I do understand how they feel." Hotohori said. "She really is lovely that I can't take off my eyes on her."

"Now, this is too much!" Amiboshi said. Tamahome, Tatara and Chiriko just sighed.

"Meow! Meow! Meow!" Tama's voice called out.

Amiboshi who was nearest to Tama picked him up. Tama continued to moew' vigourously. Amiboshi spoke, "It's like he wanted to say something to us."

Tamahome inquired Amiboshi, "Amiboshi, do cats really talk? I'd like to buy that cat from you!"

Amiboshi gave Tamahome a dead glare as Tama jumped off from Amiboshi's arms. He walk and the look at the seven of them pleading.

"It seems as if he wanted us to follow him." Inquired by Tatara.

Hotohori immediately walk behind the cat and said, "Come on! Let's follow him! I feel something unusual with this."

Together with his companions, they immediately transformed to the size of a normal human being. They ran following the cat until came to their sight – Melissa is lying unconscious on the grass.

Tasuki immediately ran at Melissa [ This is too much! I can't make a fic that is me as the center of affection for my fave characters! I'm so jealous!!! ] as the other guardians run behind him.

"Melissa! Melissa!" Tasuki called out as he held Melissa tightly in his arms and then glance at Tatara who knows something about medicine. "Tatara, do something!"

Tatara without a word approached the unconscious princess and check her pulse. "She's fine. She's just unconscious. We have nothing to worry about." Tatara said calmly.

Tasuki lovingly lift Melissa as Nuriko watch him with so much envy and jealousy. He's so furious that twelve inches of thick vines were covering his body yet still some of it are torn apart. Hotohori, although much more calm drew his sword and cut off the vines. Although, he don't intend to help Nuriko out. The others just watch them with a huge sweat drop on their heads.

"Oh love" Tamahome said in a faint tone of voice.

At the tower, Tasuki lovingly laid Melissa on the bed and stood beside her.

"Tasuki" Chiriko called out faintly while standing at the door. "We need to talk."

Tasuki look at him calmly then turn his head on Melissa. He leaned down and kiss her forehead. He quietly walked away from the bed. As he's about to shut the door. He gave her a last look.

Tasuki and Chiriko walked calmly in the long corridor at the base of the castle. They stop in front of a huge circular portrait of four sacred beasts. Tasuki move his sleeve upwards at his right arm. Chiriko moved his pants upward in the left side of his feet. At the arm of Tasuki revealed a red glowing letter and so as what is different from the letter at the one of the food of Chiriko.

Hotohori welcomed them, "It's good that you're now here. We've been waiting for the two of you"

Tasuki and Chiriko walked calmly towards the round table and sat at the two vacant seats.

Hotohori started to speak, "Once, we're seven star warriors protecting the chosen maiden of the land. Now, we're still living because of the fact that we're star warriors who need to protect this land and the people living on it."

Tasuki spoke seriously, "What's it going to do with Melissa anyway?"

Tatara answered, "Tasuki, Lady Melissa is not just sleeping like a normal sleep. She has been somewhat poisoned and because of this, we can't wake her up in a normal manner."

Nuriko inquired, "And what's about what happened to Melissa to the subject matter?"

Hotohori answered, " I believe that the one who poisoned Melissa is also the same person who I think is the threat in peace throughout the land – Soi, the stepmother of Melissa."

Amiboshi spoke, "What are we going to do about it?"

Tatara spoke, "I think the best thing that we can do now is to go to the castle of Sairu and ask the queen for Melissa's cureness"

Tamahome spoke, "Ah, anoTatara, I don't think so that she will tell it to us if we're nice to her, don't you think?"

Nuriko second the motion, "Although usually, I hate Tamahome, I think this one that he just said is sensible. We need to force it out to her."

The remaining star warriors kept silent but they also do think that what Tamahome and Nuriko said were true.

Tasuki stood up and said, "Then, what are we waiting for?! Let's get going!!!"

Meanwhile, at the palace of Sairu, Soi is celebrating happily to her victory

"Ha! Ha! Ha! At last, I've got what I want. I'm now the most beautiful woman in the whole world! Ha! Ha! Ha!"

"I don't think you can celebrate yet." It was Nuriko holding a large table on the window.

"Who are you?! How did you get here?!" Soi asked vigorously with a confuse look.

Nuriko smiled and said, "Thanks for asking, but you don't need to know that. Yaahh!!!" Nuriko threw off the table and Soi destroyed it with lightning.

Swish! TSAK!

A knife came out of nowhere and hit Soi at the stomach err, at the back. Soi turn around and saw Tasuki with a sheepish smile. "Y-youH-how could y-you"

Suddenly, a sword was positioned at her neck. It was Hotohori looking all mad. "Tell us how can we awake the princess of Sairu!"

Soi smiled bitterly and answered, "There is nothing you can doshe'll beshe'll be forever sleeping" Soi said as blood came out of her body. Hotohori loosened her.

Tasuki lose his temper and was about to fry Soi with his tessen when his are body covered with veins. "Let go of me! I'll kill that f*&$kening bitch! Let go of meh!!!"

Smoke cam before Soi puzzling all the people inside the room. Miboshi and Tomo appeared.

"Miboshi! Tomo! Kill them right away!" Soi commanded.

Tomo face her and said, "I'm sorry but we can't follow any of your orders now" Right after Tomo said those words, Soi was immediately covered with blue scales all over her body.

"What the?!" Tasuki exclaimed.

"Nooo!!! This can't be! Traitors!!!" Soi exclaimed.

Tomo spoke calmly, "I did not betray you, Soi. You're the one who is a traitor. If you still recall, Master Nakago sacrificed his life for your wish to kill the maiden of Seiryuu as well as Queen Subaru. Master Nakago asked you not to marry anyone no matter may be the reason. Yet you still did it. Now we're going to bring you to him so that both of you can be together forever."

Miboshi spoke to the star warriors, "Do not worry. The spell of sleep is not forever. It will be only broken by the first kiss of her true love."

Hotohori immediately ask him, "Why can't just Soi kill her when she have a change?"

Miboshi appeared , "Soi couldn't do that. Before Queen Subaru and Chichiri died, they used their powers for the protection of the princess. That is why she asked Kouji to kill her for she can't do it on her own."

"So that's the reason" Nuriko received.

"Come on! We need to go back to our castle immediately!" Tasuki said as he flew out of the window.

Tamahome asked him with a pair of confuse eyes. "Does he think that he's her true love?"

Nuriko leap immediately at the window. "I wouldn't let that!"

Hotohori followed behind, "Same goes for me!"

The other remaining star warriors followed the three behind as Miboshi disappeared from the room.