31_days | [14-Jul-2008] [Rozen Maiden] Fairy Tale Ending

Title: Fairy Tale Ending
Challenge: 14-Jul-2008 "only in fairy tales"
Based on: Rozen Maiden
Characters: Hinaichigo, Jun, Suiseiseki
Type: Humor; 100 words
Warnings: Mild cruel humor.

The Princess Bride © Act III Communications / The Princess Bride Ltd.
Rozen Maiden © PEACH-PIT / Nomad / Geneon.

Suiseiseki was telling a bed-time fairy-tale story to Hinaichigo, while Jun surfed the Internet at his desk.

"Once upon a time," Suiseiseki said, "there was a little strawberry princess desu. She had six older sisters, and if only things had been different, she would have been loved desu. But instead, she had no choice but to fight them all to the death desu..."

As Hinaichigo began to whimper, Jun scowled at Suiseiseki. "It might be true," he said, "but couldn't you put it less harshly?"

"Life is pain desu," Suiseiseki said matter-of-factly. "Anyone who says differently is selling something desu."