Hello! Wakajishi-4 here! I just wanted to say that I really
appreciate every one reading my story. On a second note, I worked really
hard on this idea to make it unique. I didn't want to plagiarize off
others, so please don't do it to me. Otherwise, R&R! It is much
appreciated. ^^
Troubling Beginnings
Mari Elladora, daughter of King Charmont and Queen Ella, ignored her little brother, Cedric. He wasn't important now. What was important was the adventure that lied ahead. The adventure of reaching the next swaying branches, the courage of looking up and not down. She would reach that stubborn kite, no matter what.
"Mari, please come down! If Lady Sarah sees you, we will be in deep manure!" Cedric's face was a mask of anxiety. He was twisting his handkerchief in his hands and wiping his face of sweat at intervals. For the son of a king, Cedric could act like such a girl.
"It's just a stupid kite!" The boy tried again when he was unanswered.
"No, it's not! Mandy made it so it's magic!" Mari called out without looking below. The kite was just a little further up. She shimmied up the next branch and paused for balance. Then, carefully, she stretched slightly off the limb so she could reach the kite that floated above. Finally, she felt the smooth fabric under her hands. Gleefully, the twelve-year-old yanked the kite free. However, exerting too much force can cause gravity to exert some of its own. "M-MARI! Are you gonna fall?!" Cedric squealed as Mari wobbled back and forth. Before the girl could reply, she felt her self slip over the edge. Unable to grab onto anything, Mari shut her eyes. At least I'll die a heroine's death, she thought while clutching the kite to her chest like a cross. "Don't worry! I'll catch you!" Cedric was dancing around on the ground with his arms spread out. Mari groaned. Falling from 30 ft. and having a scrawny nine-year-old save you wasn't very reassuring. Miraculously, Mari really was saved: Cedric broke her fall. "That.was absolutely fantastic!" Mari sighed after a moment of lying in the grass. "You're a kook. Now get offffff!" Cedric moaned. Mari rolled off, and patted her brother. "Well, I didn't die and we had an adventure. Didn't that make it worth while?" Mari inquired cheerfully. "Princess Mari Elladora!! And you too, Prince Cedricton Alexander!" A lady's distraught voice was drawing nearer. "No! It wasn't worth the bother at all!" Cedric cried as he scrambled to get up. Mari made an effort to untangle her cranberry, silk skirts from her head. "Oh Lady Sarah, don't be mad! It was all my fault. Don't blame any of it on dear, dear Cedric." Mari cooed, and inspected her dress for grass stains. Lady Sarah, the two children's governess, placed her hands on her hips. She was tall for an old woman; but her pepper and salt hair gave away her age. She glared down at them from her prominent nose. "Is that so? Either way, you've both been in mischief! I saw the whole thing." Lady Sarah said triumphantly. Cedric raised his eyes to the sky as if to say 'Why do you hate me, God?' "First of all, Princess Mari shouldn't have been in that tree. Second of all, you should have come straight to me if she wouldn't see reason, Prince Cedric." Lady Sarah shook her great head. "You two are enough to make anyone retire! Can't even handle a break from your studies." "But I couldn't leave my kite! I know I wasn't using good sense, but please don't tell Mother. Please!" Mari was almost desperate now. This hadn't been the excitement she'd been looking for. "On the contrary, she's the one who sent me out here. The Queen had something she wanted to tell you, and now she'll want to hear about this." It was hard to tell if Lady Sarah really cared, but the children weren't paying attention to her anymore. They were sharing ominous looks. Their mother was a kind woman. She even understood Mari's love of risk taking, but she would not be happy to hear about this. "Come along, you two. Time to explain this to Her Highness." Lady Sarah helped the two kids up. Mari let her glorious kite droop as they headed out of one of the castle's many courtyards. Rule Number One of the Royal Family Household: While condoning war, having mythical monster rallies, or riots of the people, no one was allowed to endanger their lives carelessly. The Ogre Outbreak was taking place in parts of the kingdom, and Mari had just endangered her life (and Cedric's) very carelessly. * * *
Teal was an outcast. She didn't have any friends, and she didn't want any. People just didn't understand her. Quite frankly, she didn't see the sense in trying to explain herself. Being a fairy who sometimes had outbursts about world domination, was tough. It was even worse when you weren't a very good fairy. Teal, for some odd reason, could never get her powers to work correctly. Whenever she perform a spell, unlike other fairies, Teal couldn't feel the Magic flow in her. If she couldn't feel the Magic, how could she perform a spell? Maybe that's why she was so bitter. Wanting to be powerful and not being able to do so, could make you a bit angry: and paranoid. "Nothing I do ever works. Nothing." Teal glared at the dishes that wouldn't wash themselves. "I don't want to wash, and you know you can do it yourself. Go!" She tapped a dish with a stick made of willow. Grumbling, Teal finally set to washing the dishes. She let her thoughts drift as she did so. Quickly, her mind led her to the main thing that was nagging her lately. That Queen Ella! The nerve of that high and mighty wench! Years back, the young woman had managed to escape an Obedience curse that had been bestowed by Teal's very own cousin, Lucinda. And for what? So she could marry the Prince and become rich. However, only the fairies knew about this. It made a good bed time story. It wasn't a pleasant tale for Teal. Why should she escape fate and get a better one?! Now, she was "Queen" Ella. Rich, powerful, happy..all the things that were always out of reach for Teal. I should fix that cheater, yet the eccentric fairy thought. I should think of something extremely evil. Something that will bring her tumbling from her throne. It clicked! Teal had an idea. A wonderfully sinister idea. Her lips were curling into a malicious grin, and she could feel a strange warmth filling her. (The Magic?) This idea, would fix the unbalance that Queen had caused. With this idea, Teal KNEW she could perform just ONE blasted spell. "I might be a loon, but I'll know what will get her. I'll take the most important thing. A mother's boon.." Teal grinned maddeningly at her reflection in the soapy water. It was time to pass the curse on to the next in line.
Troubling Beginnings
Mari Elladora, daughter of King Charmont and Queen Ella, ignored her little brother, Cedric. He wasn't important now. What was important was the adventure that lied ahead. The adventure of reaching the next swaying branches, the courage of looking up and not down. She would reach that stubborn kite, no matter what.
"Mari, please come down! If Lady Sarah sees you, we will be in deep manure!" Cedric's face was a mask of anxiety. He was twisting his handkerchief in his hands and wiping his face of sweat at intervals. For the son of a king, Cedric could act like such a girl.
"It's just a stupid kite!" The boy tried again when he was unanswered.
"No, it's not! Mandy made it so it's magic!" Mari called out without looking below. The kite was just a little further up. She shimmied up the next branch and paused for balance. Then, carefully, she stretched slightly off the limb so she could reach the kite that floated above. Finally, she felt the smooth fabric under her hands. Gleefully, the twelve-year-old yanked the kite free. However, exerting too much force can cause gravity to exert some of its own. "M-MARI! Are you gonna fall?!" Cedric squealed as Mari wobbled back and forth. Before the girl could reply, she felt her self slip over the edge. Unable to grab onto anything, Mari shut her eyes. At least I'll die a heroine's death, she thought while clutching the kite to her chest like a cross. "Don't worry! I'll catch you!" Cedric was dancing around on the ground with his arms spread out. Mari groaned. Falling from 30 ft. and having a scrawny nine-year-old save you wasn't very reassuring. Miraculously, Mari really was saved: Cedric broke her fall. "That.was absolutely fantastic!" Mari sighed after a moment of lying in the grass. "You're a kook. Now get offffff!" Cedric moaned. Mari rolled off, and patted her brother. "Well, I didn't die and we had an adventure. Didn't that make it worth while?" Mari inquired cheerfully. "Princess Mari Elladora!! And you too, Prince Cedricton Alexander!" A lady's distraught voice was drawing nearer. "No! It wasn't worth the bother at all!" Cedric cried as he scrambled to get up. Mari made an effort to untangle her cranberry, silk skirts from her head. "Oh Lady Sarah, don't be mad! It was all my fault. Don't blame any of it on dear, dear Cedric." Mari cooed, and inspected her dress for grass stains. Lady Sarah, the two children's governess, placed her hands on her hips. She was tall for an old woman; but her pepper and salt hair gave away her age. She glared down at them from her prominent nose. "Is that so? Either way, you've both been in mischief! I saw the whole thing." Lady Sarah said triumphantly. Cedric raised his eyes to the sky as if to say 'Why do you hate me, God?' "First of all, Princess Mari shouldn't have been in that tree. Second of all, you should have come straight to me if she wouldn't see reason, Prince Cedric." Lady Sarah shook her great head. "You two are enough to make anyone retire! Can't even handle a break from your studies." "But I couldn't leave my kite! I know I wasn't using good sense, but please don't tell Mother. Please!" Mari was almost desperate now. This hadn't been the excitement she'd been looking for. "On the contrary, she's the one who sent me out here. The Queen had something she wanted to tell you, and now she'll want to hear about this." It was hard to tell if Lady Sarah really cared, but the children weren't paying attention to her anymore. They were sharing ominous looks. Their mother was a kind woman. She even understood Mari's love of risk taking, but she would not be happy to hear about this. "Come along, you two. Time to explain this to Her Highness." Lady Sarah helped the two kids up. Mari let her glorious kite droop as they headed out of one of the castle's many courtyards. Rule Number One of the Royal Family Household: While condoning war, having mythical monster rallies, or riots of the people, no one was allowed to endanger their lives carelessly. The Ogre Outbreak was taking place in parts of the kingdom, and Mari had just endangered her life (and Cedric's) very carelessly. * * *
Teal was an outcast. She didn't have any friends, and she didn't want any. People just didn't understand her. Quite frankly, she didn't see the sense in trying to explain herself. Being a fairy who sometimes had outbursts about world domination, was tough. It was even worse when you weren't a very good fairy. Teal, for some odd reason, could never get her powers to work correctly. Whenever she perform a spell, unlike other fairies, Teal couldn't feel the Magic flow in her. If she couldn't feel the Magic, how could she perform a spell? Maybe that's why she was so bitter. Wanting to be powerful and not being able to do so, could make you a bit angry: and paranoid. "Nothing I do ever works. Nothing." Teal glared at the dishes that wouldn't wash themselves. "I don't want to wash, and you know you can do it yourself. Go!" She tapped a dish with a stick made of willow. Grumbling, Teal finally set to washing the dishes. She let her thoughts drift as she did so. Quickly, her mind led her to the main thing that was nagging her lately. That Queen Ella! The nerve of that high and mighty wench! Years back, the young woman had managed to escape an Obedience curse that had been bestowed by Teal's very own cousin, Lucinda. And for what? So she could marry the Prince and become rich. However, only the fairies knew about this. It made a good bed time story. It wasn't a pleasant tale for Teal. Why should she escape fate and get a better one?! Now, she was "Queen" Ella. Rich, powerful, happy..all the things that were always out of reach for Teal. I should fix that cheater, yet the eccentric fairy thought. I should think of something extremely evil. Something that will bring her tumbling from her throne. It clicked! Teal had an idea. A wonderfully sinister idea. Her lips were curling into a malicious grin, and she could feel a strange warmth filling her. (The Magic?) This idea, would fix the unbalance that Queen had caused. With this idea, Teal KNEW she could perform just ONE blasted spell. "I might be a loon, but I'll know what will get her. I'll take the most important thing. A mother's boon.." Teal grinned maddeningly at her reflection in the soapy water. It was time to pass the curse on to the next in line.