Little Red Yukki-Hood

His End, Their Story.

Dear children, never believe that fairy tales only happen in books. Although seemingly surreal, keep the thought in your head that there's always a little magic waiting for you. Fairy tales, we've been told, are stories. Stories that we hear every night as our loved ones tuck us in every night.

And tonight, I'll read you another one. But just a little different.

We begin not with the cliche "once upon a time," but instead, with a prince. A boy with midnight hair that shone with a bright hue, eyes a beautiful lightning shock of blue, and a smile that dazzled all who saw it. Definitely the description of A well loved- but spoiled- boy. But, despite that, he was adored by his family, and his kingdom. All over, he was known not only for his looks, but his charisma and generosity as well. The young royal gave to his kingdom, and in return, his people followed him without question. His subjects worshiped the prince without a second thought, having no doubt that he'd be a wonderful ruler to one day keep the peace and prosperity. But unfortunately, the bliss of the people, would turn into heartache soon enough.

The prince's 18th birthday was approaching at a fast pace, meaning it was time for him to take a bride and the crown, the queen anxiously searched for women all over, fearful that her son would pick someone unsuitable for her crown. If anything, she had to be good not only for her son, but her kingdom too. Her fretting, however, was all for naught. The crown prince had no interest in marriage, and absolutely refused to take a wife, hiding when women would come to meet him, or just flat out disrespecting any woman who came out to be courted. Occasionally, the raven would run away from his home, taking a walk through the city in disguise until a guard found him or he came back.

On this particular walk, he decided to trek through the woods. Almost immediately, he spotted a figure on the roadside, unmoving and seemingly lifeless from a distance. He believed it to be a deer at first, thinking it was just a hunt going on and turning to head back home, afraid that he'd be caught by a bullet until he heard a groan. He quickly turned and made his way to the figure only to see a girl in tatters, not wanting to leave her out here in the woods, he rushed her back home, nursing her back to health on his own. From spending so much time with him, the girl asked as many questions as she could, and answered as many as were given to her. Unfortunately however, the prince could not get much info out of the her, but decided that when she got better, he'd allow her to stay in his home. When he told her of the news, she wept for joy, thinking that he meant as a wife. For the young girl, who was so grateful that the prince saved her, had fallen in love with him. She leapt into his arms and tried to kiss him in thanks, but was shoved away immediately. The boy was not pleased, glaring at the girl and explaining that he did not feel that way for her, and he wouldn't feel that way for anyone.

Hurt and heartbroken, the angry girl revealed true self as a fairy, and cast a spell on the boy. "Since you can not love, then fine. I will turn you into something your kingdom and family cannot love." She declared through tears. "A monster." Menacingly, the air around her began to flow as she spoke, causing the entire castle to quake and alert the inhabitants. "Until you can love and be loved in return, you will be stuck as a werewolf. But don't worry dear prince," she smirked evilly as she wiped away her sadness. "I leave the ability to turn human as well. If, you can figure it out at least~" waving her wand, the boy disappeared in a cloud of purple smoke, as so did she, before the guards burst in along with his parents, in a frenzy trying to figure out what was going on. The queen screamed in fear, not seeing a trace of her beloved son, but a hairy beast that now resided in his guests room. Convinced it had killed them both, she ordered the guards to execute it, hiding her face in the king's jacket to console herself. The prince blinked when he came to, looking at his hands to see paws, and blue fur. He turned to the mirror next to the bedside, and saw that indeed, just as she promised, he had been turned into a monster. Out of fear and confusion, the prince dashed out of the door, leaving marks everywhere from his enlarged nails, including on his mother. The young boy did what he only knew would be safe, he left the castle and ran deep into the forest, promising himself that he'd never trust anyone again, and that he would never burden anyone with feelings of love.