Nana: This is my first attempt at a fairytale, and while it expresses some of the same themes as previous chapters, I think it's written a bit differently. I hope it is, anyway, and I hope you'll enjoy it and review!
Aki In The Bath
Title: Once Upon A Time
Prompt: 001. Beginnings
Rating: PG
Once upon a time, a boy came across a seahorse lying stranded on the beach. It was close to death, seahorses cannot live on land. The boy picked it up and giggled, he too was close to death and it pleased him to see others in peril. He thought he might like to see the seahorse die.
The boy readied himself to watch life end, but just before the seahorse left this world, the boy hurled it back into the ocean. He couldn't explain why, and he would lie about it later, but the boy wanted the seahorse to live.