In my world, there is little room for love. So nearly all my life, I have focused what little love I can give on my elder brother, hoping that maybe that would be enough to keep both myself and him happy as we fought to free ourselves from our step-father's violent hold.

I thought that it was perfect, that we needed no one else but each other. But then she came along. With her stupid pink hair and her stupid ability to see the good in everyone...including me. She changed how I saw my world, if only a little and I somehow found the courage to break free of Easter's chains.

My respect grew for the pink haired girl but despite this, I could not allow her to take my brother from me. To let those years of loving him and him alone go to waste would be the one thing that would break the walls around my fragile heart. Because inside, I was still the little girl who sat in the corner of her room and cried for her Tou-san to come home.

But no matter how much I tried, I couldn't stop my brother falling in love with the pink haired girl and her golden eyes, just like I couldn't stop her from falling for him. Watching them, I felt like my life was a lie...that I had merely been playing out a fairy tale once told to me as a child. While my walls gradually broke, I hid my sadness behind a mask of stone and hoped that no one would see beyond the frowns and nonchalant attitude.

My surprise was finding someone that did. He came storming into my world with his cocky attitude and messy hair. He challenged me in everything, pushing my buttons and stealing my attention. He sees through the mask and forces me to forget about my brother and the pink haired girl. He made it possible for me to love another, to possibly...love him.

But I knew there were those who would not accept my feelings for him. He was untainted and while the little girl in my heart may have been pure, I was not. So I ignored those possible feelings of love and pushed him away from me, attempting to keep him from harm. But he refused to be pushed away.

And now here I am, at the crossroads in my world. Torn between leaving a man I do not deserve and allowing myself to love and be happy. He says I should just forget the past. I tell him that I have made one too many mistakes to forget.

He smirks "Care to tell me what you see as mistakes?"

I smile at him "Fairy tale love."

His smirk fades to a worried smile as he turns away from me "Do you see us as a fairy tale?"

"It depends on the outcome." I whisper "Not all fairy tales have happy endings."

He turns to me with a smile which I return "A princess and a knight..." he grabs my hand and kisses it chastely, looking into my eyes while he does. "I think it'll end happily."

I nod. Not all fairy tales have happy endings...but ours will. Because even though we are from different worlds, I am his princess...and he is my cocky, messy haired, loving knight who has sworn to protect the little girl in my heart.

AN: Yeah, I don't really like how I wrote this...Its okay, but I think I rushed it a little...oh well, tell me what you guys think. Oh and to all Cat and Mouse fans. I'm sorry for the delay, I'm just having a real hard time writing it due to college and writers blocks. .'''