Even the smell in the air was making me nauseous. The little forest creatures swarmed around me...leading me to the sound of a singing voice...yes...she was here. -_- I stood before the door of the small cottage. I hesitated to knock on the door. All the animals had found other ways in...but I really didn't know what I was going to say.
"Hmmm...." I sighed deeply placing my finger on my lip. I was trying to word it all in my mind when something grabbed onto my cloak and tugged hard. I looked down with a glare. It was a small and...uh..."dopey" looking dwarf.
"Hey LADY! You gonna stand there all day blocking the path?! Some of us have better things to do with our time!" Another dwarf yelled behind me.
His disrespect was outrageous. My eye twitched and my knuckles cracked as I clenched my fist. I looked at him squarely. "Pardon?" I stated through gritted teeth.
"Please forgive Grumpy madam." Yet ANOTHER DWARF! asked me. He seemed to be the leader of the bunch coming up the path. "He doesn't have ANY manners." He shot Grumpy a cross look. "May I help you? Oh, I know! You're here to see Snow, aren't you?!"
"Uh...yes." I admitted.
"Then come in, come in." He insisted.
They all shoved me inside...and then out back. To where Snow White was...hanging up laundry. Wasn't she a princess? Why in the worlds was she doing laundry??
She was singing, but stopped when she noticed me and ran to my position. "Oh! Hello there little girl! I didn't know there was a visitor here!" Snow White called out in a bright and cheerful tone. I almost sighed...but I couldn't get past the "little girl" comment.
"You must be blind if you think I'm a child." I said blatantly. =-=
"Yes, I'm sorry." Snow said coming closer. "It's just a bit of a habit with me...I meant nothing by it. However, if you tell me your name, we can resolve that. I am Snow White." She still had a HUGE nauseating smile planted on her face.
"RaXi." I said.
"Nice to meet you RaXi. I was just doing the laundry here, since the dwarves are so helpless. I like to come back here once in awhile and give them a hand...as payment for the kindness they showed me." She explained. "So tell me...would you like some tea?" She offered kindly.
"No thank you. I'm on a mission of sorts. I don't wanna spend too much time here...ugh...I mean...on the mission." I explained.
"I see." She giggled. "What can I do for you then RaXi?"
"Well...I really don't know how YOU would know..." I mumbled lowly. "I was here trying to find out how one would break a contract. Well...it's more like a pact or...." I was having a hard time explaining it. My eyes narrowed and I looked up for inspiration. It was too bright here...
"A strong spell." Snow White said flatly. Nodding her head at me.
"I guess you could say that." She said it with such a strong and certain tone...I began to doubt my own doubts in her. o_o'
"Well, that's simple, silly." She giggled. "The cure for anything like that...why...it's magical."
"Yes...and how do you break a spell?" I waited on the edge of my seat. It was simple? Then why hadn't I GUESSED yet?!!
She looked me straight in the eye. "True Love's Kiss."
I almost fell to the ground. She had said that so seriously...I built up my will to speak again. "A.....kiss?" I said...my voice almost failing me. "You're joking...right?"
An image of me kissing Triskix came to mind...I shook my head violently squashing the 'dream cloud' before TOO MUCH could appear! Huhu....yeah...he'd try to incinerate me before I got anywhere NEAR those lips... >.>'
"No. It's true." She insisted. "NO matter WHAT the curse is...I'm sure a Kiss can cure it!"
I sighed. "Snow...you must've figured it out already. I'm not CAPABLE of love...I don't have a heart. So there goes the 'kiss' theory."
"You're wrong." She was suddenly serious again. "Do you honestly think that because you don't have a heart, you're incapable of love? Because that is entirely untrue."
"What would you know?" I dismissed. I was already starting to grow impatient with her...talking to me as though she knew more than I.
"Listen RaXi. A heart may be the one that 'directs you' to your loved one. It may beat frantically when you're near them...and sometimes even stop beating...but it isn't what 'feels love'." She explained, as a teacher would a student. "Your body is the most important element. It is what FEELS everything. And your mind...it tells you to react. At least...I think that's how he explained it."
"He?" I wondered.
She smiled. "Never mind him. The point is...you are only missing a heart RaXi. The rest of your body functions perfectly well. Therefore you CAN convey love. If you only allow yourself to."
"And what if it's all just an act?" I countered. "Sure...I can 'perform' anything. Because that is what I do. I act accordingly. The keyword being 'act'. Love doesn't exist for us who don't exist. It's stupid." Suddenly I was slapped. She looked furious.
"Love is not stupid! And you are lying to yourself RaXi! Haven't you ever felt something you couldn't explain?" She scolded. "I know you are capable of love...because there had to be at least one time where you were willing to give everything for someone dear to you. That is love and it's the most powerful feeling in the worlds!"
"Powerful huh? Then why even when you 'LOVE' you still can't protect what's dear to you?!" I shouted suddenly losing my composure. It was most likely from being slapped. "Well?! Where is love when the people you adore DIE BEFORE YOUR EYES!"
She smiled at me. "You see...you aren't acting now are you? You are truly in pain...therefore...you have experienced love before RaXi. You experience your emotions."
I scoffed at her. "Whatever. I'm leaving, if that is the only solution you have for me."
"I hope you find what you are looking for...so that you can free the one you love." Snow spoke calmly.
"I don't 'love'." I denied and formed a portal to the next world. I was thoroughly disgusted now...and in no mood to be trifled with. Perfect for my next target.
I landed in the middle of a sandstorm. Oh how I hated this world...it was so balmy and hot...he better be somewhere nearby. And his response had better be quick!
~RaXi
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Kira: rofl! RaXi got slapped!
RaXi: shut your mouth...or I'll go back and kill her!
Kira: *stops laughing....snickers a bit* Wait...who did Snow mean before..."HE?"
RaXi: =-= That's what I'd like to know...
