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toodamnmanymusesK’tanya glanced up from her sweeping as a soft ‘popping’ sound caught her attention. It was the kind of sound that only came about when a bit of space that had been unoccupied by anything but air just a moment before was suddenly filled with something else. Sure enough, now floating just above the porch was a perky old lady with a sparkly blue wand and a bright smile.
"Hello! I’m your Fairy Godmother, and I’m here to make all your dreams come true!"
Sighing, K’tanya rolled her eyes a bit as she set her broom aside and put her hands to her hips as she faced the woman hovering before her. "Look lady, I don’t need your help. I’m perfectly capable of getting my man all on my own."
The Fairy Godmother blinked a bit, unused to this kind of a reception from her charges. Usually they were quite overjoyed at her appearance. "I don’t think you understand what it is that I’m offering, my dear. You see, I can give you a beautiful designer dress, a carriage pulled by six white unicorns, and diamond slippers that will make your Prince fall in love with you instantly and take you away from your world of toil and wicked stepmothers."
"Stepfather. I have a wicked stepfather. Geez, don’t you check up on this stuff before you pop into someone’s life?"
"Well…"
K’tana gave an exasperated sigh as she stepped back a bit. "You see this smudge of dirt here on my cheek? Yeah, this only enhances the perfection of my looks. Also, the hair pulled back as I work leaves these tendrils of hair that are like living flame to frame my face and make it that much more beautiful." Then she slowly twirled, allowing the skirt of her homespun dress to fly out just a bit from her body. "This dress? It may look old and worn out, but it hugs in all the right places and has artfully applied ‘rips’ that show off just the right amount of skin."
"But, surely…"
"The name is K’tanya, not Shirley, and obviously you just don’t get it. See, these Prince guys can have any beautiful Princess that they want, right? They have them practically falling at their feet at all times. However, it’s the whole forbidden ‘peasant’ girl that they really dream about in the middle of the night. It’s the beautiful girl hidden behind smudges of dirt and harassed by wicked stepparents that they dream of saving and then making their own."
"Are you sure that you wouldn’t just like a magic potion perhaps? A little something to ensure his love for you lasts forever?"
"Trust me, when a man falls for K’tanya Demonstar, it’s always forever. So thanks anyway, but its time for you to hit the road. I’ve got this covered and I don’t want you mucking up the works when my Prince arrives, which should be any minute now."
There was a noticeable sniff from her Fairy Godmother before another ‘popping’ sound was heard and the old coot disappeared. Shaking her head, K’tanya went back to sweeping the porch and listening for sounds coming from the road leading to the farm, which of course just happened to be the only stopping point between town and the castle where a Prince might stop and water his horse. "I swear, some people just need to get over themselves."
"Hello! I’m your Fairy Godmother, and I’m here to make all your dreams come true!"
Sighing, K’tanya rolled her eyes a bit as she set her broom aside and put her hands to her hips as she faced the woman hovering before her. "Look lady, I don’t need your help. I’m perfectly capable of getting my man all on my own."
The Fairy Godmother blinked a bit, unused to this kind of a reception from her charges. Usually they were quite overjoyed at her appearance. "I don’t think you understand what it is that I’m offering, my dear. You see, I can give you a beautiful designer dress, a carriage pulled by six white unicorns, and diamond slippers that will make your Prince fall in love with you instantly and take you away from your world of toil and wicked stepmothers."
"Stepfather. I have a wicked stepfather. Geez, don’t you check up on this stuff before you pop into someone’s life?"
"Well…"
K’tana gave an exasperated sigh as she stepped back a bit. "You see this smudge of dirt here on my cheek? Yeah, this only enhances the perfection of my looks. Also, the hair pulled back as I work leaves these tendrils of hair that are like living flame to frame my face and make it that much more beautiful." Then she slowly twirled, allowing the skirt of her homespun dress to fly out just a bit from her body. "This dress? It may look old and worn out, but it hugs in all the right places and has artfully applied ‘rips’ that show off just the right amount of skin."
"But, surely…"
"The name is K’tanya, not Shirley, and obviously you just don’t get it. See, these Prince guys can have any beautiful Princess that they want, right? They have them practically falling at their feet at all times. However, it’s the whole forbidden ‘peasant’ girl that they really dream about in the middle of the night. It’s the beautiful girl hidden behind smudges of dirt and harassed by wicked stepparents that they dream of saving and then making their own."
"Are you sure that you wouldn’t just like a magic potion perhaps? A little something to ensure his love for you lasts forever?"
"Trust me, when a man falls for K’tanya Demonstar, it’s always forever. So thanks anyway, but its time for you to hit the road. I’ve got this covered and I don’t want you mucking up the works when my Prince arrives, which should be any minute now."
There was a noticeable sniff from her Fairy Godmother before another ‘popping’ sound was heard and the old coot disappeared. Shaking her head, K’tanya went back to sweeping the porch and listening for sounds coming from the road leading to the farm, which of course just happened to be the only stopping point between town and the castle where a Prince might stop and water his horse. "I swear, some people just need to get over themselves."
