FLASH FICTION- THE SWALLOWTAIL'S TALE

 

 

Happy Summer! Hope the sun is shining bright where you are. Today I have a flash fiction piece. Hope you enjoy! Have a great weekend! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Swallowtail's Tale

 

Apparently, he met a Queen in some far off place that no one had heard of.

She thought he was beautiful and wanted to use magic to turn him into a handsome prince that she could marry.

Only thing was her magic was forbidden and if she got caught, there would be great consequences for both of them.

She brought him to the forest behind her castle at midnight. The swallowtail was very nervous about her magic.

Before he went with her he had met a butterfly faerie who spelled him with a protection spell that would protect him from her magic.

He had decided he did not want to be her prince.

So, when they were in the dark forest with only the moon's light to guide them, she performed her magic in her attempt to change the swallowtail.

The only thing that happened was the hoot of an owl in the distance.

She tried again and ended up trying many times until they both heard the barking of dogs.

They were coming for them.

The swallowtail flew up into the moon's light and fluttered away with her cries chasing him.

He never looked back as he heard the crashing of the bushes below.

There was one scream that shattered the night and then he heard no more.

When he met up with the butterfly faerie, he told him that the queen was banished into a tall castle far away.

The swallowtail flew that way and saw the tower in which she was imprisoned. He landed on the widow sill and peered in.

For one moment he felt bad but when he saw what he saw, he was glad that he flew away.

Inside the tower was a small black dragon with a chain around it's neck.

Her magic had turned her into a dragon.

Better her than him he thought.

He would stay a butterfly. 

 

 

FLASH FICTION-THE TRAVELER

 

Hi everyone. Today I have a flash fiction piece. Hope you enjoy! Have a great day!

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Traveler

 

 

He traveled across the ocean. We were in wonder as to how he did this.

He said the wind carried him for the most part. The only bad thing was running into rain storms. Then he would catch a ride with a large bird. They didn't seem to mind he said.

Where did you come from we asked. "I came from the south of France where it is warmer than here."

His shimmery wings caught the light and you could see his wings were somewhat tired looking.

He began to tell us a story about his last adventure. He told us he met a girl who had ran away from her family. They were mean people so she went out on her own.

They traveled  together for a while. Then she met someone and went off with him.

He said he felt sorry for her and hoped she was safe with the one she met.

He had someone too but they had a disagreement and it was decided that they would not be together anymore. It was okay with him as he wanted to travel and see the world.

He also said that he had met a musician who played on the streets. He was very good and when he was done he told the traveler his future.

What did tell you we asked.

He said that he would keep on travelling around until he found a field that would draw him to it and he would fly there and something would happen.

Happen?

"Yes," he said. He didn't know what it would be so he thought he would just keep travelling and stay away from fields.

We thought that maybe that was a good idea because you just never know.

The traveler agreed. 

FLASH FICTION-THE TOY VIOLIN PLAYER

Hello, hope your summer is going great so far. Today I have a flash fiction piece. It's longer than one of my usual flash fiction pieces. Hope you enjoy. Have a great weekend!

THE TOY VIOLIN PLAYER

 

 

 

He wasn't very big but he could play the violin like magic performed by a magician. 

What was special was that his violin was a toy.
The sound was the same if not better than the best of violins in the world.
Some thought he was a magician of sorts to make that toy sound like that.
There were others who had theories but no one knew the real truth.

It was always the evening when he played, just as the sun was about to set.
Ladies would always come out in the evening to listen on their balconies.
They all wondered who he was playing to or it was pure magic he was performing.
Whatever it was, it kept everyone guessing as to who he was.
His face was always hid by his hat and his white blond hair that draped over his eyes.

One night the music he played was so sad that it made the ladies cry.
It could only mean that someone's heart was broken. Was it his?
The sad music carried on till the late hours. It was midnight when it stopped.
This was the longest he had ever played.
The next day someone was walking in the back alley and they fond a toy violin.
It was leaning up against a door in the corner.

They picked it up and took a good look at it. Was this his?
Everyone seen it and couldn't believe that it was his. There were no real strings on it.
The toy was given to a little girl with bright blue eyes and blond curly hair.
Her name was Lily-Rose.
She wasn't too sure if she wanted to play with it.
Lily-Rose thought of doing a pretend performance for her dolls.

The toy violin sat in her room and was never played with.
It ended up in the closet-forgotten.
Until one day Lily-Rose was moving out on her own and she found it.
She remembered it and the stories of the toy violin player.
Lily-Rose had an idea.

That night she took the toy violin and placed it where it had been found.
She placed a note with it.
Then she waited.
It was getting late and she thought her idea was not going to work
As she turned to leave she heard someone.

There was a young man with straight blond hair wearing a hat.
She watched him pick up the violin. He also noticed the note.
A small smile formed across his face.

That made Lily-Rose smile.
She watched  him as he brought the toy violin up to his chin.
Her eyes went wide as she watched his fingers slip over the pretend strings.
They came to life.
He began to play the most beautiful music. Lily-Rose was captivated.
When the music stopped he turned to her and smiled.
His eyes were the darkest blue she had ever seen.

"You're Lily-Rose. Thank you for looking after my violin all these years."
"I never played with it. It didn't seem right."
He grinned. "It can only be played by those touched with magic."
"So, it is magic."

He never said no more.
Lily-Rose walked with him to the end of the street.
He shook hands with her and once again thanked her for looking after his violin.
When she asked him why he left it in the first place he sighed.
"My heart was broken."
"She broke up with you?"
"She was not the one and now I know it." He smiled at her and lily-Rose blushed.

Lily-Rose went on back that night to her place and finished packing her stuff.
She went to gather some last minute stuff when she saw it.
It was a letter addressed to her. She didn't not recognise the writing.
She opened it and inside was an invitation to a performance.
It was where she was moving to.
Her heart fluttered when she saw who it was from.
The toy violin player.

The ones back home said that he had found his true love for real now.
His music was no longer sad.
Lily-Rose was said to have married him but no one knew for sure.
The music that was heard now was believed to be played whenever they had a child.
That was a long time ago but sometimes the music can be heard by someone who remembered the toy violin player.

CAT FLASH FICTION-SUKI

 

Hello everyone. Today I have some cat flash fiction for you. Hope you enjoy. Have a great weekend! 

 

 

 

 

 

Suki

 



Suki wants the world to know about her. We sigh when she brings this up. She thinks she has something to say or something.
Maybe she does but we try to tell her that she does not need to share every detail of her life with the world.
She doesn't know why the world would not want to know.
We tell her she has done some bad things. We disagree on the "bad" part.
Suki would like to have her own  Suki Diaries.
Finally, we said okay. What would you like to say for your first entry we asked her.
Tell them she says how well I treat all my fellow cats in the house.
Treat your fellow cats we asked with a raised eyebrow. Does this include a certain Bella?
Suki licked her paw. She always does this when she doesn't want to answer the question.
Put it down anyway she insisted.
That would be lying we reminded her.
Suki licked her paw again. She rolled over on her blanket and went to sleep.
We left her to pout. But we knew as soon as we left she would write in her diary all kinds of cat stories and not one of them would be true.
Maybe  no one will read it.

SHORT STORY-POPPY& THE PRINCE-THE SNOW QUEEN & THE KING

 

 

Hello! Today I have another installment of Poppy & the Prince. I hope enjoy. Have a great weekend! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Poppy & the Prince

 

The Snow Queen & The King

 

 

 

She sat in the snow beside the glass coffin and gently blew on the glass. Frosted roses formed and clamoured over the sides of the glass coffin encasing it in white ice. The dappled sun sparkled on the icy glass. The trees trembled above sending snow to swirl around her. She did not mind.

"I have waited for so long for your return. I can't wait to take you back to my castle away from them."

The snow queen pulled herself up and looked at the girl in the coffin. She smiled and traced with her finger over the top of the frosted glass. Leaning down to get closer she kissed the top of the frosted glass sealing it in frosted white roses.

The sun shone down through the trees making the snow sparkle and twinkle. The air was fresh and her breath resembled a cloud of foggy mist that hung in the air.
She heard him but didn't turn around. For now, this was her moment. Her ears were perked waiting for him to say something but he did not. He was waiting for her perhaps? A wisp of snow swirled around her feet. She smiled. He was trying to get her attention.
Then she heard him sigh. When he did that, it meant on of two things. He was getting bored and would leave or it was a sign of his irritation. She turned her head slightly in his direction. Out the corner of her eye she could see his long legs and strong muscled body leaning against one of the trees. Power emitted from him just standing there.
That made her feel uneasy. "How long are going to lean against that tree?"
"I was wondering how long I was going to have to lean against this tree before you acknowledged me."
"I knew...
"That I was here. I know. You can sense things. That's a special gift you have, isn't it?" The snow queen opened her mouth but before she could say anything she could hear him walk towards her. She stiffened as he got closer. The smell of mint and hemlock invaded her senses. It was on purpose.
"You have her back I see. What are you going to do with her? Pet perhaps?"
Her cold face heated. She hated that he could do that to her. The need to throw something at him was over whelming but it would only get her into trouble. Silence was better.
His cold finger slid down her arm sending a shiver through her. She stood as still as she could. He did it again. "What do you want," she whispered.
He leaned in close. She could feel the coldness of his lips a mere breath away from her cheek. "You know what I want. I've been very patient but now is the time for you to come back to the castle and be queen and let me be your king. Agreements were made long ago love and now it's time to honour them."
The snow queen shut her eyes tightly hoping that he would be gone when she opened then but no, the smell of mint and hemlock mixed with bark got stronger. She pulled away from him slightly. Being careful with him was a priority.
"I'm taking her back to the castle-to be safe."
"Safe? What? From Seth? Good luck on that. You have his intended princess and future queen sealed in that icy tomb. He will stop at nothing to get her back. You know that. Why not just give her back now and come back with me? It's for the best."
She shook her head. "I don't care. I'm taking her back."
The snow queen walked around to the other side of the coffin where now she was opposite him. She looked straight into his eyes that were as icy blue as the sky above them. His white hair was loose around his face framing his heart shaped face.
"I'm leaving with her now."
He laid his hand on the coffin barring her from taking her.
"Please Savon, let me."
His ice blue eyes held her with a fierceness. "I will not have her at the castle. You will be with her all the time instead of with me, your intended king."
The snow queen threw up her chin at him. "I will take what I want back with me to the castle. Don't challenge me."
Savon grinned. "You always like to fight, don't you?" He lifted his hand off the coffin. They stared at one another for a moment. He was testing her to see if she would do it. She knew better.
He smiled. "Well, you are smart. You know not to challenge me either."
The trees above them picked up, kicking snow up into their faces.
Savon rolled his eyes. "We have company and let me guess, the fall king graces our presence. He's either being very brave or ...
"Don't say no more. Be nice." Tomcat lit down on the snow a ways from the pair of them. He folded his arms observing the two. "Isn't this cozy. Come to claim your winter queen Savon? I don't think she's into you bro. I think the one in the coffin is the one she's saving her heart for. But you know that, don't you?"
Savon gritted his teeth and the air around them got colder. "How dare you. Leave us before I cause a snow storm like no other."
Tomcat shook his head. "Yes, I'm sure you could do that. But the one in the glass coffin is spoken for and is not for your intended queen. She belongs to the future summer king." He turned his gaze to her. "My snow queen, you have to give her back."
She glared at Tomcat. "No, I do not have to give her back. I've had enough. I'm leaving with her."
Suddenly a giant swirl of snow gusted and blew around them. The winds started to howl and you couldn't hear anything. Everything was a blinding white. Then, suddenly as it all started it stopped. The snow fell gently all around them and the wind became quiet.
The snow queen was gone and so was the coffin. Savon turned to Tomcat who was dusting the snow off of him as if it were dust. "This is your fault. You should have stayed out of this."
Tomcat raised an eyebrow at him. "Now, you know that I could not do that and you know why."
Savon sighed. "Why didn't you keep her when you had her?"
"Because I thought that Seth had a handle on things but obviously not, so now I have stepped in. These courts cannot be disrupted like this. I am the fall king and I am the largest court next to her winter court." Tomcat sighed.
"At least she is for now. But when Seth becomes the summer king, he will be stronger than the winter court. I know you don't care but I do."
Savon sauntered over to Tomcat who didn't move. "You think you have it all figured out fall king. Well, let me tell you, I don't care about the summer king Seth. The winter court will become the strongest, not the weakest. That is why she needs me to be her king. If you want Poppy, then you better take her because I will not stand by and let our snow queen make a fool out of herself over Poppy. Do you understand?"
"I understand. You will help me get her back behind your precious snow queen then. How about during the night while your queen sleeps?"
"Make it tonight because by morning she will be dead. I will not have her in my territory , not even for one day."
Tomcat smiled. "Fine, I'll bring Seth along, you know for fun and we'll rescue her. It will be great fun."
Savon knew what he meant by fun. Someone would end up dead.

 

 

CAT FLASH FICTION-CAT TRICKERY

Hello and today I have some cat flash fiction for you. Hope you enjoy!

Cat Trickery

 

 

Okay, so he is white usually but this is what happens when Bert sleeps. The kittens, Maddie and Max , thinks this is hilarious to  take the children's water paints that they leave out all the time and paint his face.

Bert sleeps so soundly that he doesn't feel a thing.

Sometimes there is such a mess that they get the rest of his fur as well. The kittens, Maddie and Max, are extremely messy.

Bert says he will do the same thing to them but they never sleep at the same time. One always watches out for the other guy. Bert told them one day that the next time they did this he would dip both of them into the dirty paint water.

It didn't stop them. 

Bert finally started to find places to hide for his naps. It worked until one day when he stretched out on the living room floor and first thing he knew he was napping.

Yup, when he woke up he was all blotchy with oranges and blacks. He went back to sleep anyway.
He would teach those two a lesson but just not today.

 

 

FLASH FICTION-PENNIES A RIDE

 

 

Hello everyone. Today is flash fiction day. I hope you enjoy this one. Have a great weekend! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pennies A Ride

 

The rides only cost a penny. He comes into town only once a year. His name is Toby and he usually  arrives in the middle of the night. No one knows why.

Some child finds him the next day.

Word spreads pretty fast of course and soon everyone is over to see Toby.

He only asks for pennies. He said there are always pennies inside our houses.

What he does with them, we are not sure but the kids find the pennies and bring them to him so they can ride him all day.

Toby loves children and they love him. His colorful main is something the kids love to run their fingers through.

Sometimes their fingers come out in pinks and blues.

It washes off though so it's no problem.

The day ends too soon for the kids and the parents take their kids home to bed.

Toby takes his pennies and disappears before the sun sets.