Pairing: Miguel/Kai
Based on the movie: The Swan Princess
The roles are as follows:
Odette: Kai (will be OOC)
Derek: Miguel
Rothbart (the bad guy): Boris
Jean-Bob: Tyson (in the story, he's actually a frog, but I'm going to make him a little dragon instead ok.)
Speed: Max (he'll remain a turtle)
Lieutenant Puffin: Bryan (He's going to be a falcon)
Queen Uberta (Derek's mom): Remain the same
King William (Odette's Dad): Voltaire (I know he's going to be a good guy, but he dies anyway so…)
Lord Rogers: Ray (but he won't be an old guy)
Bromley (Prince Derek's best friend): Claude (in the movie, Bromley is a coward but I can't see Claude being like that. So he won't be so cowardly)
Hag (Rothbart's sidekick): Remain the same
TOF: Must I do this?
Beyblade characters: Yes!
TOF: (pouts) Fine. I don't own the movie or the characters. Now can we get started?
Kai: (sighs) Fine. Let's get this over with.
TOF: Oh and there's going to be some singing in this chapter. As well as some yaoi.
[Uberta's Castle – day time – Kids ages 8/9
Outside the large castle stood Queen Uberta, her son, some guards and servants. King Voltaire and his son have just arrived. Voltaire got off his horse and helped his son Kai off. (I'm not going to be worried about clothes. Dress them however you want)
Voltaire and Kai approached them, their own guards following behind. The king took Uberta's hand and kissed it. "Dear Uberta, as lovely as ever I see." He let go and looked over to Miguel. "And who might this strapping young man be? Young Prince Miguel, no doubt."
The queen welcomed them. "Welcome to our fair kingdom, dear Voltaire. And to you, young prince. Go on Miguel." She chuckled lightly. "Dear, go on…"
Miguel glared at his mother. "Mother!"
Uberta looked at him sternly. "Miguel!"
Miguel sighed. Might as well get it over with. "Hello, Prince Kai. I'm very pleased to meet you." He bowed.
Kai bowed back and replied in the same manner. "Pleased to meet you aswell, Prince Miguel." He then noticed Queen Uberta glaring at her son. He tilted his head to the side, confused.
Miguel scowled, stomped forward and grabbed Kai's hand, laying a kiss on it before pulling away and wiping his mouth. Kai glared at him and wiped his hand.
Their parents laughed, happy that things were so far going according to plan.
(The singing starts here. If you've seen the movie you'll kind of know what I'm talking about.)
Miguel and Kai sized each other up. They didn't like each other, and they knew they weren't going to get along.
Miguel: I can't believe I'm stuck with him all summer
I'll bet he doesn't wrestle, hunt or box
Kai: He looks conceited
Miguel: What a total bummer
Kai: If I get lucky I'll get chicken pox
Miguel: So happy you could come
Kai: So happy to be here
Miguel and Kai: How I'd like to run
Kai: This is not my idea
Miguel: This isn't my idea
Miguel and Kai: Of fun
Inside Uberta's castle, the king and queen were ecstatic. The children seemed to get along…somewhat.
Uberta: The children seem to get along quite nicely
Voltaire: We'll join our lands if this arrangement clicks
Uberta: My dear King Voltaire, that's my point precisely
Voltaire: It's such good parenting
Uberta: And politics
So happy we agree
Voltaire: I think we've got a deal
Uberta: Miguel's quite a catch
Voltaire: This is my idea
Uberta: This is my idea
Voltaire and Uberta: And such fun!
And they began laughing.
[A few years later – Voltaire's castle – Kids ages 11/12
Kai stood on the balcony of his room looking down at his father, who was ready to go and trying to get Kai to hurry up.
Voltaire: Good heavens, child, don't dawdle
We can't keep Miguel waiting
Kai: I haven't packed or washed my hair
And father, I get seasick
[Miguel's Room
Uberta: He soon will be arriving
She saw her son sitting on his bed with his bow and arrows, shooting them at a picture of Kai that hung on a wall.
Uberta: Is that respect you're showing?
Miguel: To make me kiss his hand again
I swear I'm gonna be sick
Finally Voltaire and Kai arrived in Uberta's lands at the boat dock.
The queen and King seemed very sure of their plan.
Voltaire: One day Prince Miguel will be his intended
Uberta: Splendid
At the castle, Kai did everything he could to keep up with Miguel and his friend Claude.
Miguel: We've tried all summer but we just can't lose him
Kai: Hey, wait up!
Kai followed them through the castle, down the stairway and outside.
Claude: Quick, put on some speed
Miguel: When picking teams
Claude: Or friends
Miguel: I never choose him
Claude: You'd think he'd take a hint
The two friends ran up the ladder of a tree house and pulled it up with them so Kai couldn't get in. Kai glared at them. Needless to say, he wasn't too happy.
Kai: This really isn't fair
Miguel and Claude: We really couldn't care
Kai wasn't happy with this and kicked a wooden beam that was helping hold up the tree house, causing it to come crashing down. Kai went home with a broken arm, bandaged head and a black eye.
Kai: This is not my idea
The other two boys weren't any better off. Both with bandaged heads, broken bones and bruised. They were seeing Kai and his father off. Uberta then scolded the two.
Miguel and Claude: This isn't my idea
All three: Of fun
(I'm going to skip the song parts of the servants and villagers. It doesn't need to be there.)
Kai continued going to Uberta's castle. During the years they were teens, things didn't seem as bad. They were either really competitive or ignored each other.
Miguel: He's always flirting with the castle guards
He scowled, watching Kai talk and laugh with the guards. Not paying Miguel any attention.
Claude smirked at his friend: I think you really sorta like him
Miguel and Kai sat at a table across from each other, paying cards in their hands.
Miguel: I'd like him better if he'd lose at cards
Four sevens and a ten
He put down his cards. Unfortunately, he didn't win.
Kai: I think I've won again
Kai put his cards down as Miguel slouched back in his chair.
Miguel and Claude: Every time he's won
Kai smirked at him: This is my idea
Miguel and Claude: This isn't my idea
All three: Of fun
Over time, Voltaire and Uberta have been writing to each other. It's been another few years and their children were now adults. It's time to speed up their plan and get them together. Hopefully this will be the last time and the two can be married.
[Kai and Voltaire are on their way to Uberta's kingdom - They are now adults – ages 18/19
Miguel and Kai: For as long as I remember
We've been told we'd someday wed
Every June until September
Miguel's mother pushed him out of his room.
Miguel: All their pushing and annoying hints
Kai put up a struggle, as his father tried to get him to come out of the carriage. After a few minutes, a young man named Ray, walked over and helped Voltaire lift Kai by the arms into the air, to get him into the castle.
Kai: I've got bruises with their fingerprints
Miguel felt himself get pushed into a ballroom and the door close tightly behind him.
Miguel: I can do much better, I am sure
Kai was also pushed into the same ballroom a minute later.
Kai: He's so immature
But when they turned to each other, time seemed to stop. Miguel looked at Kai's beautiful crimson eyes. The markings on his face made him stand out. His duel colored hair had gotten longer and his crimson clothes suited him perfectly. In a word, Kai was beautiful.
Kai looked at Miguel's blue eyes, his blond hair and white and light blue clothes. He looked so handsome. He almost died when Miguel smiled at him.
(Now the singing is like their thoughts. But only for Miguel and Kai. Sorry if you're confused)
Kai: I see him smiling and my knees start buckling
I see inside him and my doubts are gone
Miguel: He started out as such an ugly duckling
And somehow suddenly became a swan
They walked towards each other. Kai let Miguel take him into his arms. Miguel's arms went around Kai's waist as Kai brought his arms around his partner's neck. They danced in the ballroom, as if those people that were there as well weren't with them.
Kai: So happy to be here
Miguel: 'Til now I never knew
Kai and Miguel: It is you I've been dreaming of
Miguel: This is my idea
Kai: This is my idea
Voltaire and Uberta, seeing the sons dancing immediately began celebrating.
Voltaire, Uberta and other people: What a good idea, such a charming and romantic notion
This is my idea (This is my idea)
Such a good idea (Such a good idea)
What a good idea, such a powerful and magic potion
This is exactly my idea
Of love
The pair stopped dancing, but still held each other.
Kai: This is my idea
Miguel: This is my idea
Miguel and Kai: This is my idea
Of
Their faces went closer together, as they shared their first light kiss.
Love
They pulled apart, smiling. Miguel let one arm fall from Kai's waist and turned to everyone in the room. "Arrange the marriage!" He announced.
Everyone cheered, Ray signaled the orchestra to begin playing.
"Wait!" everyone stopped and turned to Kai.
Miguel smiled at him. "What? You're all I ever wanted. You're beautiful!"
Kai blushed lightly. But then he frowned. He wanted to know something before this continued on. "Thank you. But what else?"
Miguel looked confused. "What else?" what else was there?
Kai looked at Miguel with sad eyes and backed away from him. "Is beauty all that matters to you?"
Voltaire cleared his throat. He didn't like where this was going. Kai looked at his father, then back at Miguel, wanting an answer. He was disappointed in the one he got.
Miguel still seemed confused. "I uh… What else is there?"
Ray slapped himself in the head. Miguel had just screwed up.
The afternoon of the next day, Kai and his father sat upon their horses, ready to leave. Voltaire looked at Uberta sadly. "We tried, Uberta. No one can say we didn't try." But he only got sobs in response.
Voltaire looked to his son. "Say goodbye Kai."
"Goodbye."
"Goodbye…?"
Kai looked at Miguel briefly, his eyes still sad. "…Goodbye Prince Miguel." Then he turned away.
Uberta elbowed her son. "Mother." He whispered.
"Miguel." She said.
Miguel looked at Kai's back. "Goodbye Prince Kai." Then the two trotted away.
Inside Uberta's castle were Ray, Miguel and Claude. Miguel and Claude were playing a game of chess – Claude cheating whenever Miguel wasn't looking – and Ray still going on about what happened.
"What else is there? He says, "Is beauty all that matters to you?" And you say, "What else is there?!" he shouted.
Miguel was pacing around wondering how he could make such a dumb mistake. It was now the evening, and Miguel still didn't know. "It was stupid, I know."
Claude moved a chess piece. "You're turn, Prince Miguel."
"I didn't know what else to say." He moved one of his own chess pieces, and then went back to pacing.
Claude took his turn again, this time taking Miguel's queen piece. "Oh! You lost your queen Miguel."
"That's twice in one day." He sighed.
Ray looked at Miguel. "Think. There must be something else you see about Kai other than beauty."
Miguel looked at Ray. "Of course I do, Ray. He's like… You know! How about… And then…" he couldn't explain it. There was just something about Kai. "I don't know how to say it! I'll prove it to him though. I'll prove my love!" he went back to the chessboard and moved one of his pieces, winning the game and surprising Claude (as he was cheating).
That evening, in the woods stood a shadowy man. "Today's the day, Voltaire… Everything you own, everything you love, will be mine."
Kai sat with his father in the coach, looking out the window as they rode along.
Voltaire looked at his son with some confusion. " I – I just don't understand… What else did you want him to say?"
Kai didn't look at him. "I just wanted to know if he loved me. Not for my looks. But for just being me."
There was silence until they heard their guards shout to stop. Voltaire opened the door of the coach and stepped outside. "What's going on out here?" On the path stood a dark man. "Stay inside Kai." He told him and turned back to the man only to be blinded by a bright light and deafened by a screech that could only be made by a monster.
Back at Uberta's castle, Miguel's conversation with Ray and Claude was interrupted when a guard burst through the door and collapsed on the ground.
Miguel rushed over. "It's King Voltaire's captain."
The guard was injured and gasped for breath as he spoke. "We…we were… attacked…A Great Animal." he muttered.
Miguel's eyes widened. "Kai!" he ran out the door, ignoring his friends calling him back and got onto his horse and took off into the night.
He arrived at a horrifying scene. Wreckage and bodies of the guards were everywhere on the ground. "Kai! Kai?! Where are you?!" Something shiny caught his eyes. He bent down on the ground and found the golden heart locket he had given to Kai when he was still very little.
Miguel continued looking around until he spotted the barely breathing body of King Voltaire. "Oh King Voltaire." He bent over the man.
The man opened his eyes. "Miguel… I…" he gasped.
"Who did this?" asked Miguel.
"It came so fast…A Great… Animal."
"Where is Kai?" he asked.
Voltaire grabbed Miguel's arm. "Listen to me, Miguel. It's not what it seems. It's not what it seems." He whispered.
"What's not? Where is Kai?!" he asked again, more urgently. Beginning to fear the worst.
Tears leaked Voltaire's eyes (I know as if right? But that's how the story goes. So deal with it.) "Kai…Kai…is…gone." His eyes shut, for the last time. Rain began to fall.
Miguel looked around, not being able to believe it. But there was no sign of the crimson-eyed man. The rain begun to poor and Miguel fell to the ground, clutching the locket to his chest. "KAI!" his voice echoed into the night.
TOF: And that's the end of that chapter.
Kai: What was with all the singing?
TOF: Oh don't worry. That won't happen all the time. It's just that that song is one of my favorites… so I put it in. I hope you guys liked this chapter. If you review like I hope you do, I'll get the next chapter up soon!