Post by melindajo2000 on Feb 6, 2012 5:11:12 GMT -6
This is an alternate universe story, it is a fairy tale story. I love Jessie's fairytale story she did for Sanda (I hope to see more!) and thought I would try. Plus I saw a video of this song for Todd and Blair and thought that the story would suit them well. It has been fun, it will be a short story, around ten chapters or so. I hope you like this. Thanks to Sanda for making this board and to you and Jessie for your encouragement in sharing this here. 
Ch 1
Once upon a time, a long, long time ago, there lived a strange man, whom no one knew anything about. People liked to talk, and they said he was a beast, partially because of the huge scar on his face, but mostly because he was so strange and mysterious that everyone wondered what he was hiding. Normally, the village of Llanview was a friendly town, but not to the one they called The Beast.
Todd was not a beast or a monster, but most people did not realize that. And he preferred it that way. He'd been living alone for most of his life- he raised himself after his parents abandoned him- and he learned very early on that it was best not to trust people. Once in a while people would venture up to his castle, some young person on a dare. But then the lights would flicker and the doors would creak and then the youngster would be off, not daring to stay to see what truly went on behind the closed doors. They would usually make up some story, how they were frightened into leaving, or, more than likely, how they had gotten close to The Beast, and how they had lived to tell the tale.
Todd hated when they would go onto his property, but he never fought back. He would scare them off, that was true, but it would be in some subtle way, not in the ways that the town would believe. He didn't want or need anything from them, so he found it strange that somehow they depended on him for their amusement and gossip. Surely there had to be something more interesting in town than a lonely young man alone with his thoughts and home. But no, they insisted on invading his home, an intrusion so rude, that it angered him. He often would throw things- he had a temper, that part of the rumors was true- and he had broken more than one bone in a fit of rage. But these fits were always self-directed, that was, until the one day a certain someone dared to cross his path.
0000
Blair Cramer was not your normal maiden. She was young, feisty and independent. Everyone had told her to get married and settle down, but that was not what she wanted from life. What it was that she was searching for she wasn't quite sure, but she would know when she found it. All she knew was there had to be more to life than what Llanview could offer, and she couldn't wait to find out. But she had family there, and she couldn't leave them. What would people think? So she tried to be a lady and do the right thing, but somehow she knew she was destined for something other than to be someone's housewife.
There was the town prince, Max Holden, whom was considered the catch of every woman's eye. Handsome, smart, and funny, the real problem with him as far as Blair was concerned was that he was quite aware of it. She couldn't stand arrogance from a man, and Max had it in spades. He was the one man sure to put her off marriage, and of course, he was the one trying so hard to win her heart.
"Blair! What an enchanting outfit you're wearing today," Max said as he entered the café in which she was sitting. "Not many women could get away with wearing something so simple. But you can really pull simple off."
She rolled her eyes. "Did you need something Max or are you here to stick your foot in your mouth as always?"
"I'm here for you of course. Tell me, Blair, when are you going to finally break down and accept my proposal of marriage? The offer won't be good forever- I have woman who are down on their knees asking me."
"Then maybe you should reconsider your answer to them." Blair turned around to start to read the newspaper, but Max grabbed it from her.
"Now, now, someone hasn't had her beauty sleep today, so I'll forgive you for that. But Max doesn't like it when his woman doesn't treat him with respect." His voice lowered and his eyes narrowed. "Do you understand me?" he asked, grabbing her arm.
Blair yanked it away from him. "Leave me alone. I'd just as soon marry The Beast before I marry you," she declared before she ran off.
Max looked at her. She would regret making a fool of her. He would see to it.
tbc
Ch 1
Once upon a time, a long, long time ago, there lived a strange man, whom no one knew anything about. People liked to talk, and they said he was a beast, partially because of the huge scar on his face, but mostly because he was so strange and mysterious that everyone wondered what he was hiding. Normally, the village of Llanview was a friendly town, but not to the one they called The Beast.
Todd was not a beast or a monster, but most people did not realize that. And he preferred it that way. He'd been living alone for most of his life- he raised himself after his parents abandoned him- and he learned very early on that it was best not to trust people. Once in a while people would venture up to his castle, some young person on a dare. But then the lights would flicker and the doors would creak and then the youngster would be off, not daring to stay to see what truly went on behind the closed doors. They would usually make up some story, how they were frightened into leaving, or, more than likely, how they had gotten close to The Beast, and how they had lived to tell the tale.
Todd hated when they would go onto his property, but he never fought back. He would scare them off, that was true, but it would be in some subtle way, not in the ways that the town would believe. He didn't want or need anything from them, so he found it strange that somehow they depended on him for their amusement and gossip. Surely there had to be something more interesting in town than a lonely young man alone with his thoughts and home. But no, they insisted on invading his home, an intrusion so rude, that it angered him. He often would throw things- he had a temper, that part of the rumors was true- and he had broken more than one bone in a fit of rage. But these fits were always self-directed, that was, until the one day a certain someone dared to cross his path.
0000
Blair Cramer was not your normal maiden. She was young, feisty and independent. Everyone had told her to get married and settle down, but that was not what she wanted from life. What it was that she was searching for she wasn't quite sure, but she would know when she found it. All she knew was there had to be more to life than what Llanview could offer, and she couldn't wait to find out. But she had family there, and she couldn't leave them. What would people think? So she tried to be a lady and do the right thing, but somehow she knew she was destined for something other than to be someone's housewife.
There was the town prince, Max Holden, whom was considered the catch of every woman's eye. Handsome, smart, and funny, the real problem with him as far as Blair was concerned was that he was quite aware of it. She couldn't stand arrogance from a man, and Max had it in spades. He was the one man sure to put her off marriage, and of course, he was the one trying so hard to win her heart.
"Blair! What an enchanting outfit you're wearing today," Max said as he entered the café in which she was sitting. "Not many women could get away with wearing something so simple. But you can really pull simple off."
She rolled her eyes. "Did you need something Max or are you here to stick your foot in your mouth as always?"
"I'm here for you of course. Tell me, Blair, when are you going to finally break down and accept my proposal of marriage? The offer won't be good forever- I have woman who are down on their knees asking me."
"Then maybe you should reconsider your answer to them." Blair turned around to start to read the newspaper, but Max grabbed it from her.
"Now, now, someone hasn't had her beauty sleep today, so I'll forgive you for that. But Max doesn't like it when his woman doesn't treat him with respect." His voice lowered and his eyes narrowed. "Do you understand me?" he asked, grabbing her arm.
Blair yanked it away from him. "Leave me alone. I'd just as soon marry The Beast before I marry you," she declared before she ran off.
Max looked at her. She would regret making a fool of her. He would see to it.
tbc
