Onceuponnow Stories

Top 25 Finalist for Target's Once Upon Now contest He's trapped. He couldn't breathe. The white walls were smothering him, the barred windows were taunting him, the ticking of the clock was killing him. Now the nurses, of course, they were there too, they were there constantly choking him, forcing the colored pills down his throat. He wasn't just the amusement of the place. No, he was the beast of the place. Adam was suffering from insanity. Insanity from being locked in one single room for eleven years. Eleven years he has been stuck in the psychiatric hospital. He couldn't get out and he couldn't be saved, so what was left for him? What was there for the beast besides death? There was only one answer, one answer that not even he knew just yet, but it would all start with a single name. That single name that would bring a new feeling to that white room. That single name being Belle. ----------- A/N: This story is entered into the "Once Upon Now" story contest by target. This story is my version of a modern day "Beauty and The Beast" Anyways, thanks for reading!(: Xx Cover made by: Playboystiles

A short story of the Olympian Greek messenger god Hermes at the end of times when the gods waged war on the infestation of humanity. #OnceUponNow

Do you love writing and sharing your stories on Wattpad? Do you have a wild imagination and tales to tell? Do you wish you could be a published author-and have your work appear in you local Target store for your friends and family to see? Well the new #OnceUponNow contest gives you a chance to do all of that! Keep reading to find out all the details!

#wattys2016 Choi seo mi finds out there was just misunderstanding because of which she broke up with her ex-boyfriend. How will their journey go from love to hate & then hate to love?

The Coming Of Age Ball is something every Prince goes through and every girl from the age of sixteen to nineteen is forced into attending. My country, Kandarlia, thinks it's a great way for the Prince to choose a bride and show the commoners we're all the same. When really all they're trying to do is keep us controlled. I refuse to attend a ball and plaster on a pretty smile only to be pranced around like someone's show pony. However, I must do just that in order for me to get into the palace and take out the royal family. The only question is: how does an assassin become a princess over night?

In this short story, Willow's life is changed when she finds out the truth about her parents. Now, she has to finish what they started. (Includes: vampires, fighting, and a few kiss scenes.)

Cindy is a scholarship student at a prestigious university with three jealous roommates and a vindictive assistant RA. What she lacks in the real world, she has in Future Fantasia, a virtual reality massive multiplayer online game. When she wins the right to join a famous group, she must deal with their wrath. One member of the group grows worried when she fails to log into the game. He goes to find her, knowing only her screen name. Will he find her before the rest of the group decides to vote her out?

a high schooler whose wish comes true at least a accidental wish and whats worse is the wish totally interferes with her life more then she wants it to.

Part Hansel And Gretel, Part Rapunzel (Uncompleted...A Work In Progress) Hazel and Gordon have been holed up in the same apartment for their entire lives. Their entire world exists solely in that little place, and they are content with their tiny little life, as it's the only thing that they have ever known. That is, until their Father brings home somebody new. A girlfriend. The twins start to notice changes about their beloved Father, and soon they start to worry that he has started to love her more than them. Little do they know, in a place not so far, far away, a gruesome plan is being hatched just for them. A haunting story about love, trust and betrayal. Are your loved ones who you think they are?

Not all faeries are fair and nor all monsters are monstrous.

Stories can change over time until it is almost completely backwards and unrecognizable. How it came to be is often lost. That is why it is best to look toward the beginning of things, rather than what it became; because only then will you truly understand. It didn't happen ages ago in a land far away-but it happened right here, right now, in an ordinary town with ordinary kids. Let me tell you my story of how it all began. Let me tell the story of the boy who never stopped running, that is, until he began to fly. Created 2016

A modern telling of the origins of the female Peter Pan. Petra, a clever young girl living in the midst of war is doing what she can to survive. Yet her surviving tactics have shown to lead her closer to death than life will it be any different when she is left alone in the Forrest amongst curious creatures... *Beautiful cover done by @fernweraki

Lily Snyder had been through so much before her eighteenth birthday that she had already put a lot of things out of her mind because she thought she would never have it, which included love. Not because she was trying to play a martyr or anything, but she saw the way love ripped her family apart and she didn't want to go through that again. But Drew Taylor wouldn't let her give up on love.

This is the story of a girl named Violet Vermillion and a famous pop star named Luke Lamia known by almost everyone in the world. It's almost the end of the school year and excitement has risen, not only because theres a few more months left of school but because Luke the now famous pop star that left school in the ninth grade to make it big and son of the owner of the number one best record company, has returned to finish his last few months of high school. Add in prom,the mystery girl, the evil step sisters,and you get a Cinderella tale, when midnight falls the mystery girl and the popstar. #onceuponnow #justwriteit Please vote on the first chapter

Caleb can speak to the wind. It happened a month after the death of Huxley, his red fox friend. The wind said all things come and go and just left in mid sentence. Caleb wasn't so sure, but he wished that the wind didn't scream; it hurt his ears and messes up the lawn and laundry. With the wind beside him, he embarks on an adventure where the adults will not go, cannot go. A #justwriteit story for the #Onceuponnow theme.

Wanderlust A novel about dreams and ambition. "We travel not to escape life, but for life not to escape us"

Thank you for checking out my #OnceUponNow entry! All votes and comments are greatly appreciated! Amira and the Red Bottom Shoes The war changed everything. My life unwound like a ball of yarn tumbling down a flight of stairs. The streets that were once filled with laughter and children playing were soon replaced with the sounds of war. Gunfire, bombs, and the wails of mothers who had lost their children too soon became my new normal. In October, my school crumbled to the ground. My brother had been lost in the rubble. Mother and Father died on their way to collect his body. In an instant, I became an orphan. The call came three days later. My father's sister offered to take me in. She lived in America. Even in a time of great sorrow, I can still remember the first time I said the magical words out loud, "I'm moving to America." The butterflies in my stomach started fluttering at that very moment and didn't stop until I stepped out of the airport and into my aunt's outstretched arms. But, like most fairy tales, mine new life was not what I had expected nor would it be easy. Would I live happily ever after or would my new life in American turn into a living hell? My name is Amira and this is my story.

Who is Griffin LaFazia? Apparently, your average high school senior with a job, a car, and college on his mind. But it's within Griffin that we find his greatest secrets. Jade Jones is a lifeguard on her off season, who can't fathom a day in which she doesn't save someone. Join Jade's great rescue and discover Griffin's greatest secrets in this modern day fairy tale.

"How it all began? Well, that's a very long story." He says, picking at his hands. The man across the table stares at him with dark eyes, "I have the time."

When the XYZ corporation hires Rebecca's Dad, things are looking up for her family. After all, the XYZ company is known as the family company. Her mom has a part time position that perfectly fits her schedule, her dad has his position and the company provides schooling for her. She loves her new schooling with its intense focus and challenges, just like the business competition she won. Everyone is thriving, except for her dad. Just who was the XYZ corporation really after? This is part of the OnceUponNow contest. Voting is between June 14th and June 21. If you enjoy the story, please be sure to vote on the first chapter. This is the chapter that will be used to determine vote count for the contest. If you have voted previous to the voting dates, feel free to remove and revote during the contest times.