A sillier than silly parody of Sleeping Beauty and other fairytales, mostly nonsensical SenRuSen fluff by a 'tripping' Arachay
Disclaimers: You know the drill... I don't own 'em or Sleeping Beauty, but I just adore SenRuSen and classic fairytales...
Warnings: Possible Sakuragi-bashing in future chappys... All in good fun my dearies... all in good fun... :)
Credits: Sankyuu to everyone who's been loyally reading this fic and reminding me to continue it. You guys truly inspire my muse into cooperating! And special thanks to my unofficial beta-reader, the very talented Ginnie! Sankyuu ne for going through the trouble of bringing those errs to my attention! Your efforts are appreciated enormously! Hope you won't mind doing it again? -wink-wink- :)
Chibi Into:
Cha-che: -bounces on tail- In last-last month's prologue, Kaechan couldn't sleep. So Akira-kun opts to tell him a bedtime story!
Sensen: -nods- Sou yo!
Ruru: -wide-eyed- K'so... I want to fall asleep now, hayaku!
Sensen: Era sou ni Kae-chan, kawaii!!! -pinches Ru's cheek-
Cha-che: Suteki! -pinches Ruru's other cheek-
Ruru: -winces- Do'ahou futari ni...
Sheep: -hops out of nowhere and smooches Ru- Maa-aaa!
SenSen &
Cha-che: Gaahhh!!! KONO YARRRROU!!! -tackles sheep in a cloud of dust-
Ruru: -sigh- Baka san ni.
Our story begins in a faraway land called Kanagawa...
Chapter 1: Okurimono=Gift
Once upon a time, there lived a king & queen who were very madly in love. To everyone, it seemed like a perfect fairytale waiting to live happily ever after... but fairytales were realistic too, and sometimes
happy endings needed to be worked out.
Many years passed, and though in love as they were, they could not have the one thing they truly longed for... a child of their own.
It was a pitiable tragedy, but hope wasn't lost. They travelled far and wide, seeking the gods & goddesses favor... trying every wizard's spell, every witch's potion, good luck charms, prayers, offerings, rituals...
Until one fine Autumn morning, during one of their munificent travels, and another seeming dead end... The queen was alighting one of the local talisman shops... when she stumbled.
"Ittai!"
Queen Kenjima sat up and brushed the leaves off her golden russet hair. "Who in heaven's name could have left such a—"
Little bundle...?
The "little bundle", was bulky and wrapped up in pink sheets & sashes, nestled inside a sturdy basket...
Curious, the queen moved to examine it further when she jumped back in fright, upon hearing it make faint cooing & gurgling sounds...
Not comprehending at first...
But then she began to relax. The sounds were not really frightening... In fact they were melodious... even... cute.
The queen's heartbeat raced.
Very cute!
Cooing & gurgling...
BABY SOUNDS!!!
The queen literally pounced the basket, took a deep breath and very carefully began "unwrapping" the sheets & sashes, as though it were some present.
She first brushed off the dried maple leaves, untied the fastenings and peeled open the cloth to reveal...
A baby!!!
A tiny little baby!
Gracefully, the infant's eyelids uncovered a pair of bright blue eyes...
The queen gasped.
Beautiful...
Big blue eyes!
Just like hers.
With trembling hands, she undid the bundle completely, noting at once that it was a baby boy. And a very lovely-looking one at that! The queen gazed at the baby for a while, deeply taken. Immaculately fair skinned, big blue eyes accentuated by shiny ebony locks. Having lightly brushed aside the frills over
his forehead, it unveiled a dainty nose & fine cherry-red lips.
"Hello."
The baby boy stopped his unintelligible noises, and eyed the stranger.
"Oh." The queen let out a short giggle, "...you must be a prince!"
Unable to contain her excitement, she slowly reaches down, "May I pay thee my respects?" Without waiting for a response, she gently scoops the child into her arms. "Mmm..."
Silence.
The queen sighed. "You are the most beautiful thing I have ever seen!"
Still silence.
"It's true!" The queen looked around. No one seemed to own the baby, so she dismissed her apprehension. "My name is... Ken—Ji." Making sure to enunciate the syllables well, then quickly added, "But I want you to call me 'kasan from now on...
Okay?"
Inquisitive eyes.
"What's your name?"
She thought she saw him slightly flinch. Hmm... Nothing in the basket seemed to indicate that the child already had a name. The kawaisou little angel looked no more than a few weeks old! She pondered for a few seconds, and her gaze inadvertently finds the bright-colored maple leaves scattered all over the
ground. It was the peak of Autumn after all...
"Well, young majesty...It looks like I will have the pleasure of naming you. Though I must admit this will be quite a challenge..." The queen smiled wistfully. "You are simply too beautiful to be named!"
The baby seemed to empathize, as a tiny frown crossed his features.
Just then a soft breeze rushes through the pathway, stirring a cluster of maple leaves upward above their heads. In the next instant, a shower of golden leaves begin its graceful descent, presenting a wonderful spectacle.
The queen laughed heartily, but was stopped short upon hearing another person laughing along with her...The soft chortling was unmistakably the tiny prince's!
"You like that?"
The young prince's smile was unwavering.
"Okay... Then I think I'll name you...
Kaede..."
She smiled pleased at herself.
"Prince Kaede.
What do you say?"
"Oubwh!"
[Tsuzuku...]
Next...
Chapter 2: Mittsu Okurimono to Norio=Three Gifts & A Curse
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