Author's note: Hi peeps~

And, happy birthday dear Mariah Wong! May god bless you, ILY! Have a great life and great year ahead! Ah, just went overboard because I love Mao so much!

Well…. Am I the only one who has remembered her birthday? Poor Pinky, she is being treated unfairly in some fics lately, so let's give her justice at least on her birthday XDXD


The blue sky witnessed something unpleasant. The day was smooth and the weather was peaceful, but that's about it. The royal capital of China was about to get buried by the Rose vines and the large blue roses. They were unbelievable large in size and had the capability of over shadowing the city of Beijing. All of those vines were trapping each and every citizen of China. Those vines were coming out from none but the Wong house. The Wongs were known to be one of the royals of the city of Beijing. Their prowess was said to be feared by the people themselves. But, right at the moment, the prowess of the female heir became a curse.

"The curse from the House of Wong has activated!"

The vines were coming out from the windows of the Wong house, which was bound by a translucent purple mana. The glasses were broken, every object inside the house were broken and scattered. There was nobody in this house, except for one woman, from whom those rose vines were coming…

"I curse you and your parents for stealing the white tiger stone, which rightfully belongs to the leader of the Saint Shields village! Since you have power of releasing pink roses and their vines during combat, they will all turn blue and cause havoc in the royal capital of China! The vines will become thicker, bigger and heavier that it will swallow the whole capital one day! Your parents and you will be caught in a cage time!"

Yes, the female heir Mariah Wong was the one who is emitting this power. All her lovely pink roses have turned blue and grew larger in no time. She couldn't even control her ability at that moment. The vines were making her body float in the air. She was clad in a Chinese Hanfu warrior outfit, consisting of white top and black pants with brown Chinese sandals. Her left fringe was braided and the remaining portion of hair was tied into a bun, her golden eyes were completely clueless at that moment. She kept slashing those vines with her sword, but those efforts went in vain. All the photographs, artworks, art pieces, craftwork, wardrobe and her make over kits were broken. Her beautiful beauty mirror got shattered into pieces. She was completely helpless at that moment.

"It's of no use, we can't stop it!" two servants in the house remarked.

"It will come and go as and when it pleases. However, there is only one way to break the control of the curse. Unless and until you fall for a man truly, there is no way that you can break the control of this curse. But, this curse will be there throughout your life, it's just that it will come in control when you fall for a man and it won't cause anymore havoc."

'Fall for a man? But how is that possible. I can't even come out of my room or even take a step. I haven't fallen for a single man till date. That's it, I am gone for sure,' the pinkette thought and she was losing hope.

'Curses! How pathetic? No, I am so pathetic!'

Flashback:

"Hey, did you hear about the curse?"

"Yes, I have. Lady Mao has been cursed, right?"

"I heard that it's something very difficult to overcome. Given that, she has become one of the members of the nine squads of China."

"What, really? If she becomes the general, it's going to be dangerous for the citizens."

"However, I even heard that she is going to take advantage of the curse for her future prowess. Also, she has decided to use the same power to overcome that."

"Really?"

"But warrior Mariah is extremely beautiful! She has gained the attention of every youngster in the city of Beijing!"

Soon, the men turned back to see a certain pinkette coming. She was clad in a full black Hanfu outfit with a blue quarter cloak, having the symbol of one of the nine squads of China. Tall she was, with dazzling golden eyes and glossy pink hair. She wears the same bun and braid hairstyle, with silver head armor. All the men bowed down to her and some were even confessing her for marriage.

"Please Lady Mariah, can you marry me? I have bought the most expensive ring in this city."

"Marry me Lady Mariah; I have gotten you Pink roses."

All the men were tracing the aisle and were pleading the pinkette to marry her. Despite they all were trying to win her heart so that she could break herself from the curse, she rather felt irritated and annoyed. How can someone force her to fall in love? Love can come only naturally, right? She just hated to be forced. They are helping her, but choosing a partner can't be done lightly. But, she and her parents are trapped in a virtual cage and whenever the effect of the curse comes in place, it will reduce a month of her natural life span.

When someone was nagging to love her, Mariah used a little force to get away but it just got bigger and badly hurt the said person.

"Aah!"

"I am extremely sorry. I never intended to hurt you, but if you come this near to me, my curse will take effect," she said coldly and proceeded. The men, got scared and ran away.

"You couldn't beat me, then how can I fall for you and break my curse?"

'I am surrounded by weak man who all can only talk. Don't worry, mother and father. I will overcome this all by myself!'

Flash forward:

"I am so sorry, mother and father. I am unable to break the curse. My heart hasn't fallen for a single man in China. This can be broken only if my feelings are true and natural, which unfortunately never happened…."

Her bun got fastened and her entire body got bound by a sphere of rose vines. She can't get over that right now…. All her hopes got shattered.

However, unexpectedly she heard the sleeshes and slashes of a sword. She was extremely shocked and gradually got relived. Still, there were unanswered questions- Who is it? How did she or he have the guts to rival the control of curse?

The vines which hid her body were getting torn apart. The sword completely removed the sphere of vines, making the pinkette get caught only with the ones directly bounding her body. This led to a strong beam of light blinding her eyes for a while. Soon, her eyes caught a warrior, who was tall, brawny, muscular, charming and attractive. Golden eyes were alluring like hers. Long black hair was tied into a high ponytail. He was wearing a bandana with Yin-Yang bandana. He was clad in a Hanfu black and white warrior outfit with a red belt. The vines drastically decreased.

'Ray Kon; did I leave you to see me in such a disgraceful situation?'

Unless and until you fall for a man truly, there is no way that you can break the control of this curse.

She found herself falling for him. Despite the curse would still exist, it won't lose control and wreck the city. Mariah has gotten the control of it, but how did she overcome this? However, Mariah's face still held a cold expression as she couldn't do this all by herself.

"What the hell's the big idea, you jerk?"

"You wrecked my Chinese soup noodles. Before I could have even a single bite of it, your vines showed up and my food just fell off."

She finally found someone for whom she fell for.

"Mariah Wong- The one badass woman who comes in the front lines to fight is now getting trapped."

But, his face was not bearing a smile, instead a small pout.

Mariah didn't care about what he was saying. She was feeling blessed to have fallen for the righteous man who came on time to save her.

"I do like tough girls, but isn't it wrong to rely on someone for once?" he said.

"Thank you so much for saving me… Ray Kon." He was also part of one the nine squads of China.

"There are so many warriors in the nine squads of China you can surely rely on."

Finally, all the vines disappeared. While Mariah was going to fall on the sleeping position, the warrior held her in bridal style. He slowly made her stand straight after they landed on the floor.

"Great, we are lucky enough to have this curse broken for now. It's high time for me to return back. Within an hour, I have a mission coming up. Take care." He said and escaped her room out from the window.

To have my heart stolen for a man, that was the only way to break my curse.


A/N: Well, I hope that I didn't mess this up. This is based on my favorite couple from an anime called Black Clover and I am pretty sure that Naina *cough cough* should have found that out XDXD

Sorry for this small gift, today was a very busy day for me. Seriously, August is just packed with birthdays LMAO.

Thanks for reading guys! Do read and review!

~Prisha.