Hooray For Humans (495 hits)
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Submitted by kaos-king (antius777) (View user info) at 2006-09-04 19:17:13 EDT
For another Contest where we had to choose from titles and had a 550 word limit. I used the exact word amount for this...
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Arianna stood in front of the mirror and adjusted her red bodice. It hugged her small cleavage perfectly, giving her an added perkiness and an even smaller waist than she already had. At barely five foot tall, her long black gown hid the four inch heels that granted her a slight height advantage. So many thought of her as just a child and she appreciated tonight's opportunity.
Strolling causally into the dining hall, the great room erupted into whispers. There were not a few heads that turned her way, many of them with eyes wide. Her long black hair had been swept up into curls that adorned the top of her head in a crown, two ringlets hanging down framing her face. Taking care to appear unaffected by the gossip all around her, she glided across the floor and retrieved a chalice from one of the severs.
"Arianna," came a low voice from behind her.
She turned to see her childhood playmate, Prince Nikoli, standing there. He had grown into quite a handsome young gentleman, yet he kept his hair long and free, his sideburns reaching far down his face. Far from the current style of the court, but Arianna found it charming in its decadence.
"Nikoli, a far cry from our days running amok in the fields behind your uncle's summer home, isn't it?"
"Yes, and infinitely more boring," he replied, smiling.
"At least you've grown since those days. I've stayed about the same size," she giggled.
"You may be petite, my dear," said Nikoli, "But you are still a Countess. I suppose you don't get to hunt much any longer?"
"Not exactly proper for a young lady of my status," growled Arianna sarcastically. "I miss it terribly."
"How these fools cling to the old ways," sighed Nikoli, watching as a number of various dignitaries came scurrying up to them.
Arianna and Nikoli played their respectable parts for about an hour, greeting a myriad of individuals. She had thought this event would be something special, something exciting. It was not. Although almost everyone was treating her like a formal young woman of court, it was all rather dry and ridiculous. Only Nikoli's scathing comments that usually went over the heads of his victims, (and threatened to break her into torrents of laughter) kept her from yawning.
Finally, Nikoli turned to her and said, "That's it, I'm leaving."
"Don't leave me here!" Arianna hissed in his ear.
Nikoli turned and regarded her with a sly smile for a moment, a strange gleam in his eye.
"I have three in a cage outside that I brought with me," he said in a conversational tone.
Arianna gasped. "You do not!"
"Of course I do. I knew I would need some kind of enjoyment after this idiotic affair," he said while motioning to his squire.
"But... but about the dinner? What about..."
"Dinner?" he asked, his eyes turning red as he began walking backwards out of the hall.
Arianna finally let the laughter out she had been holding in. She ran her tongue across her growing canine teeth, allowing various shocked glances from those assembled as her ears grew long and furry. Her gown shifted from her emerging tail as she sauntered across to take Nikoli's outstretched hand.
"Let's go hunt," said Arianna.
User Reviews
Submitted by forthewin (user info) at 2006-09-04 21:57:34 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
Of your book, that is.
Submitted by forthewin (user info) at 2006-09-04 21:57:18 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
I really enjoy your writing. I'm definitely having Dan get me a copy.
Submitted by a_palindrome (user info) at 2006-09-04 21:13:11 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
"Strolling causally into the dining hall, the great room erupted into whispers."
Great rooms can stroll?
+2 for this anyway, because I respect you as a writer, and it seems like you proofread usually, but just missed something this time. And the story was great.
Submitted by moneyshotforyou (user info) at 2006-09-04 21:03:13 EDT (#)
Ranking: 1
alright
Submitted by Bubba2341 (user info) at 2006-09-04 20:56:16 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
Fucking great, dude!
Submitted by rockdocc (user info) at 2006-09-04 20:24:30 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
this was awesome.
Submitted by Maltese (user info) at 2006-09-04 20:19:59 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
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Submitted by ghola (user info) at 2006-09-04 19:47:14 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
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Submitted by awesome_face (user info) at 2006-09-04 19:36:29 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
werewolves?
Submitted by whiskey_jack (user info) at 2006-09-04 19:22:31 EDT (#)
Ranking: 1
So are they gonna do it or what?