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Published: 2002-08-14 22:50:22 +0000 UTC; Views: 1940; Favourites: 33; Downloads: 64
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Description Sleeping Beauty

I can see him coming even through my closed eyelids.

He gets closer and closer to the bed, panting like an animal from the hundred steps, and I can smell the sweat and dirt come off him in waves that make my nostrils flare. But I stay perfectly still, keep my eyes sealed shut. He comes to me, and his dirty fingers explore me, spreading his filth all over my clean body. How can he?

He doesn't notice at all where my hand rests.

Over me he breathes hard and pulses, and I hate him for it.

The first was to supposed to be the perfect one, the pure. I wanted him to be so... perfect. But he wasn't. He scratched my face with his dirty, unshaven cheeks, and bruised my skin with rough fingers. He ruined my dream. What could I do but wait for another?

Finally he gets off me, let's me breathe again. He puts my heels together, and smoothes out my dress; they all do that, as if they think it makes a difference. Then, as if to seal the deal, he goes to kiss me, and I can smell his foul breath, and feel his unceremoniously opened eyes.

My fingers tighten on the handle of the axe under my thigh.

He presses his dry, tasteless lips to mine, expecting me to arise and thank him, expecting me to be his forever. I can take no more of this.

I bring the axe down on him, my practised hand hitting hard and just. His yells and blood splatter my dress and face, but I don't mind anymore. He finally stops screaming and only the blood remains. He falls to the ground in a loud thud. I smile shakily, tucking the axe back under me, tucking myself back into bed. He'll have long turned to dust by the time the next one comes along.

I don't even have to open my eyes anymore.
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Comments: 18

VisionCat12345 [2015-05-31 11:25:05 +0000 UTC]

This is so interesting. I love twist-how she likes sleeping and waits for 'perfect one.'

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Scorpion-Pack [2013-12-26 19:44:46 +0000 UTC]

Nice twist on a classic fairytale

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iridiana [2011-01-02 01:43:08 +0000 UTC]

Love this!

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clownofthedreaming [2009-07-06 07:34:42 +0000 UTC]

ha! yeah i like this kinda fairy tale...nicely told.

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Vampiressartist [2008-10-26 02:10:46 +0000 UTC]

WOW. I love the creepy take on a classic fairy tale! Definitely adding this to my collection!

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cupcake-of-chaos [2008-10-14 18:34:02 +0000 UTC]

Wow. I mean, I've always loved the original, creepy versions of fairytales but I'd never thought of Sleeping Beauty before. You're right, it is kind of creepy for someone to take advantage of her when she's 'sleeping' or locked in a spell or whatever. Assuming her acceptance. This was really a wonderful balance of creepy-evil-murderer princess and completely justified.

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Itti [2008-10-07 09:45:43 +0000 UTC]

I like this! Well told.

let's should be lets

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amuse [2004-11-22 14:11:15 +0000 UTC]

a beauty.

amuse

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boobookittiefuck [2003-09-01 00:13:13 +0000 UTC]

wow
youre an amazing writer

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daeira [2003-01-25 14:04:25 +0000 UTC]

Yay for fairy-tales that ain't controversal (spelling?) and like all others! I love it! I love all your work. Oh, how I wish I could just fav your whole gallery Oh well, dev-watch is okay too I guess. I'm such a frequent visitor of yours

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hipster [2002-12-20 16:12:00 +0000 UTC]

this is what shows a true writer
being able to take something that has never changed, and rewrite it to be completely different
plus do so well, which my goodness you definetely succeeded at

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calivinguy [2002-12-04 09:19:00 +0000 UTC]

Yikes.

Again, excellent. Again, killing. Again, men.

Please write a guy that survives in one of your stories :-P

...

You're gonna kill me in your next story aren't you? Sigh.

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belle [2002-09-13 10:13:56 +0000 UTC]

I really like this. I love fairy stories anyway and yes, a lot of them do seem to have come from horror stories, so it's always nice to see this sort of thing.

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spittle [2002-09-01 17:33:34 +0000 UTC]

Wow, how deranged. But pleasantly deranged! What a bum deal, saving a beautiful maiden only to have her hack your head open. I read the original Sleeping Beauty once, and suffice it to say it was rather deranged as well. She gets raped, becomes pregnant and gives birth all while asleep. And though that's quite twisted, you version is far more gruesome. Adding new twists to old tales is always a hoot!

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jesusbite [2002-08-31 23:30:51 +0000 UTC]

Shit! Thats the first time Ive cracked up all day!

Thank you... I feel better about now.

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illecebrosajane [2002-08-15 04:09:46 +0000 UTC]

Reminds me of the way Tanith Lee retold fairy tales in her book: Red as Blood. I heard somewhere that fairy tales are just watered down horror stories. I'm glad to see that you added enough blood to eliminate the water. Excellent.

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neywon [2002-08-15 00:43:57 +0000 UTC]

Now that's my kind of faery tale. I love it. Great work.

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tonica [2002-08-14 22:59:53 +0000 UTC]

wow... sleeping beauty was a bitch!
+fav

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