Don't You Mess With a Little Girl's Dream/'Cause She's Liable to Grow Up Mean (TotA, gen, PG) 1/1
Title: Don't You Mess With a Little Girl's Dream
Author: Spinny Roses
Fandom: Tales of the Abyss
Rating: PG
Warnings: Violence
Spoilers: General Anise/Arietta spoilers
Notes: This is a two-part character study between Anise and Arietta. "Don't You Mess With A Little Girl's Dream" is Anise's, "'Cause She's Liable to Grow Up Mean" is Arietta's.
Disclaimer: Don't own. Titles are from "Control" by Poe.
Summary: She used to dream that someone would come to rescue her.
Don't You Mess With a Little Girl's Dream
By Spinny Roses
She used to dream that someone would come to rescue her. When she was little, before becoming an Oracle Knight, she dreamt of princes and white horses. Some day a prince would ride by and rescue her from this drab life. Instead of slightly scratchy clothes and beds hard and lumpy, she'd had clothes of the finest silk and the softest, most comfortable bedding ever.
She used to dream the church would compensate her. She was more than willing to give her life for the Fon Master. Wouldn't that be more than enough for her family to start living on more than handouts? She was one of the strongest guardians, and she should be able to visit her own mother and know she wasn't scrounging for her daily offerings.
She used to dream that she could marry rich. A nice, rich man. Someone that would treat her right and give her all the money she could ever want. Her parents would be comfortable, she would have the clothes and beds she wanted, and he would be the nicest person ever. Not just a match for money, no, love.
The reality was a boy with red hair and the worst temperament ever, and a mace colliding with a sickening thud against the monster, its blood mixing with the shattered remains of her dreams.
Title: 'Cause She's Liable to Grow Up Mean
Author: Spinny Roses
Fandom: Tales of the Abyss
Rating: PG
Warnings: Violence
Spoilers: General Anise/Arietta spoilers
Notes: This is a two-part character study between Anise and Arietta. "Don't You Mess With A Little Girl's Dream" is Anise's, "'Cause She's Liable to Grow Up Mean" is Arietta's.
Disclaimer: Don't own. Titles are from "Control" by Poe.
Summary: Her mother didn't look anything like her.
'Cause She's Liable to Grow Up Mean
By Spinny Roses
Her mother didn't look anything like her. But it didn't matter. It never matter when Mommy loved her as much as she loved her other children. She'd get the same treatment, same food, same care as her siblings.
She never knew why those other things looked like her, but didn't care for her the same. Wouldn't they treat her even better if she belonged with them? They cared for her enough... more than enough, but it wasn't like Mommy. Nothing could ever replace Mommy.
Visiting Mommy and her family became harder and harder as those other people taught her how to communicate with them, how to live among them. When they found out she could fight, it was the hardest thing ever to visit them. She finally went out, clutching her doll, glad to see Mommy again.
But she saw the broken eggs, she only felt cold.
Author: Spinny Roses
Fandom: Tales of the Abyss
Rating: PG
Warnings: Violence
Spoilers: General Anise/Arietta spoilers
Notes: This is a two-part character study between Anise and Arietta. "Don't You Mess With A Little Girl's Dream" is Anise's, "'Cause She's Liable to Grow Up Mean" is Arietta's.
Disclaimer: Don't own. Titles are from "Control" by Poe.
Summary: She used to dream that someone would come to rescue her.
Don't You Mess With a Little Girl's Dream
By Spinny Roses
She used to dream that someone would come to rescue her. When she was little, before becoming an Oracle Knight, she dreamt of princes and white horses. Some day a prince would ride by and rescue her from this drab life. Instead of slightly scratchy clothes and beds hard and lumpy, she'd had clothes of the finest silk and the softest, most comfortable bedding ever.
She used to dream the church would compensate her. She was more than willing to give her life for the Fon Master. Wouldn't that be more than enough for her family to start living on more than handouts? She was one of the strongest guardians, and she should be able to visit her own mother and know she wasn't scrounging for her daily offerings.
She used to dream that she could marry rich. A nice, rich man. Someone that would treat her right and give her all the money she could ever want. Her parents would be comfortable, she would have the clothes and beds she wanted, and he would be the nicest person ever. Not just a match for money, no, love.
The reality was a boy with red hair and the worst temperament ever, and a mace colliding with a sickening thud against the monster, its blood mixing with the shattered remains of her dreams.
Title: 'Cause She's Liable to Grow Up Mean
Author: Spinny Roses
Fandom: Tales of the Abyss
Rating: PG
Warnings: Violence
Spoilers: General Anise/Arietta spoilers
Notes: This is a two-part character study between Anise and Arietta. "Don't You Mess With A Little Girl's Dream" is Anise's, "'Cause She's Liable to Grow Up Mean" is Arietta's.
Disclaimer: Don't own. Titles are from "Control" by Poe.
Summary: Her mother didn't look anything like her.
'Cause She's Liable to Grow Up Mean
By Spinny Roses
Her mother didn't look anything like her. But it didn't matter. It never matter when Mommy loved her as much as she loved her other children. She'd get the same treatment, same food, same care as her siblings.
She never knew why those other things looked like her, but didn't care for her the same. Wouldn't they treat her even better if she belonged with them? They cared for her enough... more than enough, but it wasn't like Mommy. Nothing could ever replace Mommy.
Visiting Mommy and her family became harder and harder as those other people taught her how to communicate with them, how to live among them. When they found out she could fight, it was the hardest thing ever to visit them. She finally went out, clutching her doll, glad to see Mommy again.
But she saw the broken eggs, she only felt cold.