Fairytale ⇉ o.d

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CHAPTER 1

ARIEL'S POV

Dear Father, King of the Sea,

I have left home to find love. I know you told me to wait, to be patient. But I must defy your orders if I hope to find my prince. I want an adventure, and I simply cannot find that in our kingdom. I am deeply sorry, but I must do this. I have left for the real world. Please do not try to force me to come back, because I will not go with you. I am independent and almost twenty years old. I have to go to the real world, go get a taste of reality, one that is not found in our kingdom. I do not want the crown, I do not want to live in a fairy tale anymore. This is for the best. The kingdom would not survive with me in charge, it would crumble and shatter and become just another ordinary bit of the sea. I will miss the kingdom, of course. I will miss the colourful coral, the fish in the sea. But most importantly, I'll miss the music. It kept me going. I will no longer be the Ariel you once knew, but a stronger, braver, more human like Ariel. It will be hard, of course, but I'll have help from Ursula. I know you said to stay clear of her, but she is the only one willing to help me. Sebastian and Flounder didn't know I was leaving, so please, don't do them any harm. You were the king, King Triton, but you were so much more to me. A father and a best friend. Though sometimes you got a little bit too overprotective, I still loved you from the bottom of my heart. I still do. And with that note, I must leave for the real world.

Love, your beloved daughter, Ariel.

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BELLE'S POV

Dear Father, the great inventor,

I have left our cosy little French village. I want to find love. I want to find my Prince Charming who will sweep me off my feet like in all the books I have read. I do not want to marry Gaston. He is selfish and arrogant and I simply will not do it. I know I'm being stubborn and selfish, but I have rights. I have rights to choose whom I marry. I have rights, as a nineteen year old woman, to be independent, to have my own adventures. I want to be able to love and be loved. I know you're in the middle of an invention, the wood chopping machine, so I hope that goes well, and everyone likes it at the fair. I didn't want to leave, but I simply will not live in this twisted fairy tale. I want to be able to have adventures, ones that the village will not offer me. I want to see the real world. As I write this letter, I'm looking back at the good memories we've had. I'll miss the village. I'll miss our horse, Phillipe. I'll miss the friendly people. But most importantly, I'll miss you, father. You were not only my father, but my best friend. You raised me well. I might return to our home after my adventures, and after I have found my prince, but you will no longer recognise me. The old Belle will have vanished, and the new, smarter, braver, bolder Belle will replace it. Do not take the burden of coming after me, as I will only be a shadow in your life. But please do not forget me, as I will not forget you. You will always have a place in my heart. But now, I must leave.

Love, your beloved daughter, Belle.

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JASMINE'S POV

Dear Father, the Sultan of Agrabah,

I have left home in hopes of finding something new. Being a princess doesn't suit me. I don't want to be Queen. Too many rules. I want to have adventures, and I cannot do that if I am stuck in the palace. I am sorry for leaving so suddenly, but I know it's for the best. I will not be a burden in your life anymore, and it gives me grief to see you stress over my marriage. I want to wait. I want to wait for the right man. I do not want to marry that horrid man Jafar, nor any other person in the kingdom. I want to explore new worlds and discover a whole new world. (A/N: see what I did there? ;) "A Whole New World" ? No? Okay...) I want to feel new feelings, go where no princess has ever gone. I want to experience things, like love. And I will not find it here. I do not want to be living a fairy tale, with every little detail planned out. I need to go, and do not come after me. I have caused you too much grief. Tell Rajah not to worry, I'll be back as soon as I can, after I fulfil my dreams. I will come back a new, grander Jasmine, not like the old, weak Jasmine. I hope you can respect my decision. I don't care if you tell the kingdom or not, I'll be long gone when you do, so no one could find me by then. Tell Jafar that I do not want to marry him, that he was horrible, selfish, and evil. I hope mother is proud of you, of how you're running the kingdom. I hope she could be proud of me too, that I'm following my dreams, even if those dreams take me far away. I miss her, I really do. But I'll soon miss you, as well, when I leave. I'll miss the kingdom, but also I'll miss Rajah. That tiger could cheer up anyone. I best be off, if I want to get along before sunset.