The mood of everyone on set of 'A Forbidden Fairytale' was a mixture of happy and sad. Happy in that they had completed filming successfully and they could move on to editing and other necessities, sad in that the fifteen episodes film had ended on a sad note. It didn't help that Raphaela and the director and male lead were excellent actors, it didn't help that most scenes in the episodes made their eyes wet with tears, it didn't help that the script seemed too real.Raphaela hugged each of her fellow actors and actresses, also the rest of the crew. After she had worn herself out with all the farewell and greetings and having to give a reasonable excuse why she couldn't attend their dinners and events and feature in any other film or movie, she finally was able to say farewell to Cicero."Raphaela" He beamed, though a bit sad as he hugged her."Thank you." She appreciated sincerely as they pulled apart."Thank you too."She nodded, taking a step back."You wouldn't be opportuned to wo
Julien wasted no time in following her, hopping in his car and speeding after the dust she left behind. He was following her but all of a sudden, her car was no where to be seen, not at all. In his confusion and worry, he suddenly remembered. They had installed trackers in the cars, all the cast and crew, just in case one got lost in the strange filming location.He switched on the GPS tracker and almost hit the blue car in front of him out of shock. Raphaela's car was just in front of him, how on earth was she suddenly hundreds of miles away!? He restarted the GPS again, perhaps there was a malfunction but it still showed the same location. And what was she doing in the middle of nowhere? He suddenly remembered her last visit to him before the filming began, how she had vanished into thin air after speaking to him. He shook off his bewilderment and premonition and decided to go with his instincts, follow the GPS. But her current location was a bit far, miles away, he slammed the gas
Not only his existence but everything about him, everything about Julien Hugo wisped away; all the memories he created, all the works he performed, all news on him; slowly, from the minds of all those who ever knew him, ever saw him, ever worked with him, ever loved him.Cicero stood in the garden where they had completed filming some hours ago, a perplexed expression on his face. How was he several miles away from his home?"Director Cicero?" A bewildered voice called from behind.He turned to see an unfamiliar female face."Who are you?" He queried with barely concealed suspicion.The female blushed slightly out of embarrassment."I'm sorry, I'm Phillipa, an actress, you don't know me of course but I must say it's such an honour to finally see you in person. I...""What am I doing here?" He cut her off harshly.Phillipa paused, her mouth hanging open weirdly at the sharp interruption."I don't know" She quickly answered, "I just found myself here. It looks like we were shooting a mo
"Golden lights, golden lives;Warriors today, princes tomorrow;Your legacy lives on in our hearts;We part today, we meet tomorrow;Free of pain and worries to follow;May your joy never end;Beati Bellicosi."The whole pack of thirty two which included the eighteen remaining adults, ten children, Vince, Lorenzo, Raphaela, Antonio and Valentina; payed their last respect to Othelia and Finch and the traitor who shot the poisoned arrows, Maxi. Finch was killed by Antonio also and the two traitors were only being honored because Lorenzo had requested so."We all make mistakes in life" He had said, "but at death, we all become dust again however good or bad we have lived."And to Antonio on the two killings, he had said, "Our new era is not to be stained with blood."The atmosphere was sad but light also. Othelia, a good woman and mother, was dead, a cause for sorrow; two men had gone the wrong way and lost their lives because of it, another cause for sorrow; their Alpha, whom everyone h
"Here comes the Luna"Glowing and shiningAbout to meet the manThe man of her dreamsThe leader of the pack;All her fears and worries laid asideWith a trusting and open heartShe gives him all her love and lifeLeaving nothing behindHere comes the LunaBubbling with power and strengthHer right arm is raisedTo lift her children upHer feet are raised and strongTo crush the head of the serpentBeautiful are the feet of the brideThe LunaHere comes the LunaHere to meet her groomHis right arm is outstretchedTo take her hand in hisTo hold forever at his sideHis right arm thatScatters the enemiesHis feet are strong as ironHe steps and the earthAnd the earth trembles and shakesHe moves withHe moves with grace and strengthHe speaks andAnd the forests and wind obey
Loud chatters and sounds of cutleries hitting plates resounded in the wide pack dining hall. It was over thirty minutes after the mating ceremony of the alpha and Luna and they were all in high spirits. Different delicacies filled the tables to gluttony point, there was just more than enough. The hall itself was beautifully decorated in silver of course, the architecture was superb and the lighting and soft music playing added an out of the world feeling to the moment. Everyone was happy. Vince sat with Antonio and Valentina, opposite them, his little siblings at his sides. Healing wasn't something that happened in a jiffy but after watching Alpha Lorenzo almost die, he realized how fragile life was and how he could lose his loved ones at anytime. So he decided, instead of wallowing in anger and revenge, to allow himself give the love he couldn't give to his mother anymore. He would live his life to the fullest, his mother would want that. The two big masquerades sat at the head of
Raphaela hesitated, her hand outstretched, Hera's front door just inches away. "Let me." Lorenzo made to knock but she stopped him. "I have to." She said. She knocked. "Raphaela?" Lorenzo called, seeing how stiff her back was. He touched her shoulder. A hand suddenly grabbed it. He flinched. Raphaela slowly turned to him. "My Lorenzo." She whispered in her feathery creepy tone, her smile creepy as well. He shivered, the cold coming back full blast. She entangled their fingers, her hands felt like ice. "I wanted to give you a wedding present and since you can't come to me, I had to come to you." "Hera." He greeted. She smiled, "you've made me so proud of you." His bones were freezing, her black orbs sucked him into a deep bottomless cold pit. "Ask what you wish, I'll grant it." His teeth chattered as he made to speak. "Raphaela wants Julien Hugo to be remembered." He answered. "And do you want that?" "I want whatever she wants." Hera cocked her head and studied him care
Vince peeped around the corner. He discovered early that morning that Victoria lived just two houses away from him, with her grandmother. She was outside at that moment, sitting on the porch and thrumming a guitar softly. He swallowed, leaning on the wall. She looked like an angel. He yelled as someone suddenly grabbed him by the collar and threw him to the hard ground. "You coward." Victoria spat, kicking him on the stomach. He sprang up from the ground, brimming with fury or rather, trying to. "Why would you do that!?" He exclaimed, his voice coming out less angry than it should have. She folded her arms, looking up at him with a sneer. She was a feisty one, he thought, and she looked so pretty in her warrior attire and her brown hair being blown about by the wind. "Intrusion of privacy, you know what that is, huh? Don't you have any atom of shame, stalking a girl and hiding so cheaply like some child?" He was only half listening. "Where are we?" He questioned for they were
"Sir, you have a meeting by 10am tomorrow with the investors and a conference by 12pm with the board of directors. The Wallace family have indicated interest in the new deal and request that you meet for lunch to discuss the terms at you convenient time. Also..." "Cancel them all." "Young master? But the Wallace family..." "I don't repeat myself." Young master Zed's secretary could only watch helplessly as he entered his latest Rolls Royce and was driven away. Zed's gaze was sharp and cold as he made various phone calls on his way back home but inside him, he was nervous. He had to make sure everything was perfect. He couldn't afford any less. "Welcome, Master Zed." He nodded at the butler who opened the car door for him and stepped out. "Your parents have asked that you join them for dinner." The butler informed, following behind him into the large sophisticated Archibald's Villa. "Is the fourth Miss back?" "Not yet, master Zed." He sighed tiredly as he took his first step
Director Cicero brought out the keys to his apartment. He still felt a bit shaky and weak from the terrifying incident that had just taken place at the award ceremony. It had been strange and terrifying even for his old bones. Plus immediately after the ceremony ended, he couldn't find Julien Hugo and Raphaela anymore. It was as if they had vanished into thin air.What was going on with them?He shut the door behind him, switching on the lights. He ventured for the living room and froze at the sight in front of him.Raphaela, Julien Hugo and three other strangers were sitted in his living room.Lorenzo immediately rose."Director Cicero." He greeted politely."I was looking for you, Julien. What's going on?" He came closer, now noticing the child in Raphaela's arms and in that of the young girl. He also noticed the three awards both Lorenzo and Raphaela had received, resting comfortably on a drawer, "what's happening?""We need your help." Raphaela immediately spoke, rising."What..."
Raphaela screamed again as the baby forcefully pushed its way out. In a few seconds, the baby slid into Lydia's waiting hands. "A boy!" Lydia announced excitedly, cutting the placenta. Lorenzo's eyes snapped open, his eyes immediately finding his child. "Thank you." he whispered. "It's time." was her gentle reply. He moved his eyes to his wife. Her eyes were shut and her breathing was quiet. "Raphaela." he called softly, palming her cheek. Her eyes fluttered open and a gentle smile followed at the sight of him. "You did it." "The Moon goddess did." He replied, smiling also. Lydia handed their child to her. Raphaela's eyes instantly filled with tears. "My boy, my own child." Lorenzo tried hard not to be too emotional as he stared at the beautiful miracle of his son. "My boy." Raphaela whimpered, sobs escaping her lips. Lorenzo took the infant from her and held it for a few moments, feeling the fragile and vulnerable creature in his hands. Small eyes stared up at
I thank the committee for giving me this award and all who voted for me. I thank the cast and crew of 'A Forbidden Fairytale', you really made me happy during those days. I thank very specially, director Cicero, for being a great mentor and adviser and inspiration to me and to all. And lastly and most importantly, I thank the love of my life" Gasps erupted. "For always being there and being the best support. No one but the both of us know just how much we've been through and it means the world to me that you're still here with me, even at the end." She smiled at Julien. Getting off the stage, the award for best supporting male and female actors were awarded to two of the supporting characters in their film. She felt proud, so proud of Julien. "It's funny how it's just me who doesn't see the resemblance between you both." She whispered to Lorenzo as they returned to their seat. "Funny for me too as I also didn't see the resemblance." He answered, looking around. "What?" She q
Lydia glanced at the clock and then back at Valentina, worry etched on her face. Antonio noticed her movement and he too became even more panicked. Time was running out. "Try harder, Val, try harder. I'm here, okay? I'm here, I'll always be here." He encouraged, his tone emotional. "It's so painful!" She cried, her eyes fluttering open. "I'm sorry, I'm sorry." He cleaned the sweat off her face as she pushed again, her cries bouncing off the walls. At the third push, the tiny creature slipped out smoothly into Lydia's waiting hands. "A girl!" Lydia announced with glee, cutting off the placenta. Valentina collapsed on the bed, drained of all energy. Lydia brought her child to her while Antonio hovered over them with a proud pleased smile on. "You did it, thank you so much." He kissed her cheek as she received their child into her arms. "She's so beautiful." Valentina mumbled, tears rolling down her cheeks, "so beautiful." Antonio thought the same too and for the next few secon
The editing and finalizing of 'A Forbidden Fairytale' took another two months to complete and then it was ready for the world to see. Director Cicero was excited.He didn't release the fifteen episodes film immediately, rather he teased the public first.The first day, he paid so that old news on the infamous duo came to light. News began trending about them and the whole world wanted to know what happened to them."My goodness. Did everyone just forget them?""I don't get. Why does it seem like they just vanished?""So strange! Did the world forget them?""I find it really strange that I forgot them for all these months. I'm so sorry Raphien, I'm your die hard fan!""Oh, that homosexual actress.""Raphaela! I love her so much, she's so mysterious! What happened to her?""Are they dead?""Ha! I always knew they'd eventually die out, they were so proud. Why are people talking about them again by the way? ^_^.""Why are people making such bad comments? She is a beautiful soul. Her movies
Two months later... "I said search every nook and cranny of this office! It has to be somewhere! How can you be so incompetent!? A simple task! One simple task! And you blow it!" Director Cicero was furious. He glowered at his secretary who was frantically searching through the stacks of files in the cramped cupboards for one single letter she had carelessly misplaced. "That letter is worth millions, you hear!? That letter will fetch me millions! Look for it!" Files landed on the floor in haste, cupboards collapsed on top of the other. The room was a mess. As she searched, terrified, a large green folder landed on the floor right at director Cicero's pacing feet. He glared at it and kicked it off but his curiosity was strangely piqued. He stared at the green folder for a while before picking it off the floor. He set it on his desk and opened it. The first file he brought out was a signed contract between him and... Julien Hugo! Something in his memory snapped and everything came
It was true. No one had ever seen the Invisibles. The Invisibles could only be communicated with at the turbulent ocean that bordered the forests on the east. There was an invisible barrier through which the infamous female automated voice they used spoke to whomever they wished. He himself had only been there once, after he became Alpha. Now that he thought of it, how did the Highbreeds know they were erased from the Invisibles records? "What are you thinking?" she asked when his look became even more frustrated. "Exactly what you're thinking." He sighed, "making us non existent." "We have been cut off from all connections, all our deals have been rejected. No one accepts to offer us help." She said to him. "You all don't deserve this." He muttered, embittered. She leaned down, placing her head on his shoulder, looking into his eyes through the mirror. They could both hear the sound of foliage being crushed and the controlled breathing of the sneaking invaders as they trie
Vince knocked on the front door of Victoria's house. It swung open two seconds later. Victoria's grandmother, a tall lanky woman who looked far too young for her age, stared down at him."Vincenzo." She smiled cheerily, "come on in."He stepped into the cosy home that smelt of spice and pancakes."We are just having breakfast" She informed him, leading him to the small eating table at the far end of the living room, "please join us.""Thank you but I just came to offer my thanks" he refused politely, "If you and Victoria hadn't saved me, I would be dead."She chuckled, "You can save your thanks for my grand daughter, she was the one who brought you in but I don't think she would be down at the moment."He understood."I apologize, I'll take my leave." He bowed slightly in respect and headed back for the door.He paused, his hand on the knob."Please do tell her I visited and that I said hi."He quickly left the house. He decided to take the opposite way of the pack house. He had to t