Akiko stared despairingly at the spinning wheel sitting next to an intimidating pile of straw. How in the world was she supposed to turn that into gold? Who came up with that ridiculous story? Well, whoever did got her stuck in the wicked queen's highest tower, door locked from dusk until dawn
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He had heard from his mother about the woman she had procured - one who could apparently spin gold from straw. He thought it was a farce, all a hoax, so when he had been asked to go check on her progress, he accepted purely on amusement alone. Eyes going wide as he saw this peasant was apparently a very beautiful woman, the crown prince grinned from ear to ear.
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"Y-Your Highness!" Her voice almost squeaked, and she jumped to her feet, knowing what was called for when a peasant crossed paths with a member of the royals. She gave a low curtsy, doing her best not to stare at him straight on.
"I'm afraid Her Majesty was misinformed," she said, hands twisting into her skirts. "I can't do something like that at all."
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"A shame, a beauty such as you languishing here." He muttered, speaking more to himself than to her.
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"Sometimes the promise of wealth can make people lose their reason," she murmured, pushing a bit of hair behind her ear. "And she isn't treating me, um, unkindly."
Even if there was the threat of beheading should she not complete her task by dawn.
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"Enjoy the company," one guard called as he slammed the door shut.
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"Hello? Are you all right?"
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"Hey, it's alright," she said, trying to make her voice soothing. "I'm not gonna hurt you."
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The violence of the maneuver would be quite at odds with the skinny youth strolling on in, pushing some of his thick blue hair from his face, gaze turning around the room until it alighted on her. His eyes widened the tiniest bit- the rumours of her beauty had not been exaggerated.
"Miss?" he said, simply, voice accented with something from a faraway land. "Here to rescue you."
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"Ah, what? You're here to...are you hurt?" she asked, noticing the blood on his sword and the rips in his clothing.
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...he said, while bleeding. Minato does seem to be gripping onto his sword arm with his other on the approach, stopping in front of Akiko. The boy glanced around a bit before taking up a fold of cloth from a nearly table, wiping his sword clean before returning it to its sheath with a metallic click.
Minato extended his hand to her now, a gesture of placation; she could be safe with him, it seemed to promise. Her escape was at hand.
"We need to go."
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"I'm ready."
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"Hey, goddammit." He nods to get Akiko's attention (if he somehow hadn't by now) and points to his cigarette with his free hand. "Y'ready t'make a wish? I'm yer Fairy Godfather."
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And then the man appeared, and she had a new reason to push back against the wall.
"Y-You're my...what?"
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"Fairy..Fucking...Godfather."
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Akiko stared at the winged man in a loincloth, biting her lip to stop her from bursting out into laughter.
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