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Brock ducked his head to avoid the low hanging branch. “This forest is a lot denser than I remember.”

“Well, it has been almost four years since ya rode though it,” his wife Blair pointed out.

“True,” he chuckled. “Has it really been that long?”

“Aye, it has. We were here after the weddin’ remember?”

“But I thought we came back with the children?”

Speaking of children, Katrina, the eldest at two and a half, cooed as she tried to reach out from her father’s saddle to pet a bird that flew by. Her little brother Neil stayed secure on his mother’s horse

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"Shush, do you want them to hear us?" A voice whispered, invading Belle's slumber. She had been dozing peacefully for quite some time now, longer than she usually did, and was reluctant to let it end so quickly. With an inaudible sigh she rolled over, her head colliding with that of her husband's chest. He too was sleeping, although this was common for him. Adam had never been a morning person when he was in his beastly form and Belle was half-heartedly glad that was one of the things that hadn't changed since his spell was broken.

'Five more minutes please, just five more happy minutes,' Belle prayed, nuzzling her curly head against her hus

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Amelia reached up from Finn’s back and snatched a leave from a branch. Rue watched as she picked the flora apart then tossed it over her shoulder.

“Bored?” Rue inquired as she led Finn along the wide path.

“A bit. When are we going to get there?”

“In a while. We would have been there weeks ago if I hadn’t spoiled you.”

“You enjoyed it though,” Jessie pointed out. Gabriel had Rue’s book on his lap as Jessie led Noah beside Finn.

“That I did. We’re just lucky there was a festival going on when we were in Kessin.”

Amelia nodded. “Thank you for the rib

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“Tell us another story Brock!”

“Yeah, tell us anotha!”

The German prince chuckled as the children of Blair’s brothers surrounded him in the hallway. The eldest, Riley, was five and a few months and like his father Art he was the ringleader. The other nine, mostly boys, tugged on Brock’s tunic and tried to take him back to the massive playroom the children used whenever they visited the castle which, as Brock had learned over the past two weeks, was quite often.

Eratos’ daughter Darby held onto Brock’s hand and gave it a firm tug. “Please?” she whined.

“You know I love telli

Ever After Tales Pt 2 Prologue- Revised

A king almost as old as the seasons themselves, or that was how his grandchildren saw him, stared up at a painting of his wife. She was long gone now, buried underneath fall leaves and winter frost, but he remembered her like she had woken with him that very morning.

They met when he was on tour around the kingdom with his father. At the time, the young prince was dreary, for the lady he intended to court was shot down by the king some weeks prior. He hadn't been watching where he was riding and, low and behold, he nearly sent a woman her off the road. The lady, who he came to nickname Spitfire, sent him a nasty glare and, with hands on hips

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Wandering re-establishes the original harmony which once existed between man and the universe. ~Anatole France

A hiss, like the exhale after strenuous activity, invaded Princess Fadia's slumber. She had been having a dream of a midnight stroll with a, predictably, handsome stranger. They were discussing the cultural injustice placed on the poor; at least that's what she recalled when thinking back on the dream. Suddenly the man began hissing!

It wasn't a pleasant way to end her rest, especially when the goose down mattress had just the right amount of softness. She was even more grateful to have moved out of the girl's sleeping area a year

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Flora, Fauna and Merryweather appeared before the royal family and looked around the wide room. Fauna gave a nervous smile as she straightened her green hat. Merryweather folded her arms across her chest and huffed while Flora cleared her throat.

Rue got off the couch and went over to the fairies. “Thank you for coming.”

“A fairy never breaks a promise,” Flora stated.

“Would someone please explain what’s going on?” Leah asked as she came to her daughter’s side.

The princess glanced at her grandmother. “I invited them to come to the castle. I think it’s time to sit down and talk a

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“It certainly was nice of King Calivirus to go to all this trouble,” Brock said as he buttoned up his blue tunic. The gold buttons reflected the flames from the fireplace, glistening in the oval mirror nearby.

“Indeed,” Robert replied through the open door. Brock caught a grunt as Robert fastened his pants. “Although I think I need to go for a run tomorrow. At this rate, my trousers will split.”

“Or you could just stop sampling the desserts. You didn’t have to try any at dinner,” Ben said.

“It would have been rude to say no!” Robert said. Brock shook his head and smoothed ou

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“Are we there yet Brock?” Ben inquired as he lay suspended in the hammock he picked up on their most recent stop. From his stance at the helm, the prince gazed across the expanse of blue blinking back at him and nodded.

“Shouldn’t be much longer. I told you we’d be there by dinner,” Brock reminded while focusing his attention back on his steering. It hadn’t taken long to learn how to drive the monstrous boat and as soon as the captain was sure the boy wasn’t going to capsize them, he left Brock in charge while he took care of other matters, mainly his bottle of ale.

Robert pulled out his golde

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Brock fluffed the pillow behind his head and sighed. The dust wafting around his nose smelt faintly of Rue. That was why he came up there; to recall the times they spent up there together. He shut his eyes and thought of his big sister.

‘I pray she’s safe. Happy too.’ She was happy at home though, he knew that, just not complete. The prince rolled onto his side as he listened to the commotion outside. The iron gates swung open, the draw bridge thumped as it came down. Horses whinnied. Stable hands’ voices rose as they rushed over to attend to the guests.

“Get your hands off me, I don’t need help down! I&r

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"Come on Noah, this is no time to start grazing! We have to get to the village before dawn. I refuse to sleep in a tree," Rue muttered as she tugged on the rope, forcing Noah's head away from the delicious treat below. He snorted but dutifully followed Finn's lead. The princess smiled briefly then sent Finn into a brisk trot. If her calculations were right, and they nearly always were, their destination wasn't far off.

‘It’ll be good to rest. I should have napped before leaving.’ Well, it was too late to go back and get a few extra winks now.

The running away part had actually been the easiest so far. It was surviving with

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Brock looked up from his lap where the letter lay. He ran a hand through his matted bed head and stared at his brother across the circle he and Alina had formed with the youngest prince. Leona rolled around the room, playing with a slew of toys in their parents’ room. They were supposed to be watching her, but no one had the energy to follow her rushed movements. Aurora and Philip were in the other room talking, leaving their remaining children to mull over the news privately.

Rich clenched the letter in his hands and Brock watched as a vein bulged on his forehead. Brock woke to his brother’s yelling, signalling the chain of even

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Sparks crackled in the fireplace and floated upward through the chimney. Rue got distracted from her packing as she watched the coals sizzle. Her bag rested by her feet filled with some clothes, the book, a set of arrows, a dagger, brush, and a picture of her family that she used to keep in her bedside table. Moonlight crept into her bedroom long ago and she knew it would soon be time to leave. Rue had the letters for her family on her dresser and she originally planned to read them over again but the plan fizzled like the coals. The princess stayed in the center of her room, taking in the calm energy for the last time.

For two weeks, Kale h

Ever After Tales Pt 3 Ch 13 Revised

Rue winced and curled her fingers into a fist as Kale dragged a cloth dunked in warm water down her bare arm.

“You really should be more careful Rue,” he chastised quietly.

The girl rolled her eyes, about to comment but grimaced as the jagged cut continued to burn.

“I was being careful. How was I to know the branch would break?”

“You shouldn’t have been climbing that high in the first place,” the dark haired boy reminded. At twelve, Kale was supposed to know everything and he certainly didn’t mind acting like he did. Brock fell for his stories all the time, but Rue was too smart for that, or

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“Well that was . . . interesting,” Ben commented, floundering for words as the boys went into the decorated hall.

Brock said nothing in response. He wished he had been day dreaming then he wouldn’t have seen a lad from his boyhood be mangled by his own brother.

“He’ll be fine I’m sure,” Ben added as he tuned his harp.

“I wouldn’t be sure of that. An attack to the cranium can be most disastrous,” Robert said.

The prince’s jaw tightened and he stared ahead as the hall began to fill up. “He will be alright. Kale is a strong man. He will recover from the blow,” Broc

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You are not the kind of boy
who should be marrying the wrong girl
and I'm afraid I am exactly what you
should not have.

You want someone who you can
take to the bar every night of the week,
who will condone your workaholic nature,
who will never force you into the marriage
corner; someone who you can stand
for long periods of time but once six months
comes around you can ask to leave your apartment
and she won't put up a fuss. She'll pack up
and leave you to find another girl who will
mold into the place she left behind in your sheets.

I am not the kind of girl
who will wait around till she's forty
for you to be ready for commitment.
I am not the girl who will party with the
best of them because, you know something,
I don't like the taste of beer and I'd rather
run my fingers over the page of a good book
than feel my hand slip as I try to get a grip
of the bottle. I am not the girl who will
stand by and watch up without question.
I am going to make you think and I am
going to back you into corners because
I am caged myself and maybe being
trapped with a partner would be better.
I will not fit the mold your girls leave beneath
your comforter. I will make my own, and
no matter how many you bring home to
get rid of it, you'll never lose the patterns I left.

So when I kiss you in the parking lot,
when it's dark and the air is crisp with
the tension of lost souls and stagnant hearts,
it is not because I want you to love me.
What I want from you is more basic than that.

I want to feel again. But your lips are
dead and cold like the icicles that cling to my breath
and I know now that you would kill my soul,
turn me into something like you, and I'm sorry
but I am not the kind of girl who should marry
the wrong boy and that is exactly what you are.

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~Hoyhen Jan 25, 2013

I love how the start and the end link. It feels like a sort of closure. And after I read it, I thought, would you even still want to be friends with that sort of person? Haha. For love though, one would deserve better.

~ravenwritingclaw Jan 26, 2013 Professional Writer

Thank you! For me, yeah I do want to be friends with him because he is a good person, we just don't connect on important levels concerning a romantic relationship. Thanks for the

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~Hoyhen Jan 26, 2013

No problem haha, and sorry I assumed that he was a bad person. Nevertheless, all the best to you!

~ravenwritingclaw Jan 26, 2013 Professional Writer

It's okay. He's not a bad person because he doesn't want a committed relationship, he's just a bad person for me, you know? Thanks!

~Hoyhen Jan 27, 2013

I see what you mean

and np ^^

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~ravenwritingclaw Jan 25, 2013 Professional Writer

Thank you so much

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I like your comment in the description. It's...precise...and kind of funny, but funny isn't the right word and I can't think of the right one so funny will have to do.

~ravenwritingclaw Jan 3, 2013 Professional Writer

lol I'm glad you like it

~WhenNightmaresWalked Dec 31, 2012 Student Writer

Oh goodness. I love how that ended, circling back to the way it started, only it's him who is wrong and not you. And that's lovely.

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