A/N: I sit back and question myself over and over again why I am posting this story. It is another old very short one, I am not very confident in but have nothing better to do with then post it on here. Like I said, I'm not that confident in it so I'm not really expecting it to be sunshine and lollipops. Ironically, though I actually started a sequel for this one. One that doesn't follow the plot of the movie like this one story does (and hopefully written better). Eh, well if you read this I hope it is tolerable. It isn't my best work but I still think it is pretty cute. Whatever, see for yourself lol. Just don't flame me. *pouts*

Chapter 1: The Ring of Affiance

The heat felt so pleasant after such a harsh winter. Though during these times I was much weaker and different tasks seemed to be much more difficult to accomplish. I worked better in the frozen season of winter. I peeked timidly out of the corner of a building and stared at the wandering people on the streets. I had wandered here to the kingdom of Far Far Away in hopes to be less… alone.

Though I knew deep down inside I would never seek out real interaction with anyone on my own. I was alone and I knew I was isolated all because of myself. I was a rather introverted character, and tried very hard not to commence myself into normal live that usual people lived in.

I was different from most people, very different. I was a Yuki-Onna, one of the last of our kind. Surely, many don't even know what a Yuki-Onna is. It wouldn't surprise me either. Our type mostly died out from melting away from excessive heat exposure. I enjoyed the heat but knew I mustn't be in it for too long or I'd end up like my ancestors. I was forever condemned to the thick crystal blanket that covered the world during the wintry seasons.

I leaned back into the cool cobblestone wall and sighed out deeply. I was done being isolated and lonely, all I wanted was just one friend. It was hard considering I even looked different than the normal.

I had very long white sleek hair that shimmered off sparkles, as if someone dumped a bucket of glitter into my hair. It was naturally there and I could never get rid of it. It was rather gaudy in the bright light, it would reflect light and blind people like if someone were facing a mirror to the sun. I had bright pale blue eyes that resembled my hair. Unfortunately, my eyes even had that sparkle to them. My skin was very pale. Unnaturally pale, almost white and it also had a glittery effect but had about the same brightness as my eyes when it came to that glittery effect.

As you see I was a walking disco ball in a sense, I hated it even though some would think it's beautiful. I was considered beautiful unnaturally but somehow attractive in a way. I never ever considered myself charming, much more the opposite.

I pulled myself away from the wall and slowly made my way to the streets while putting my oversized black cloak on to hide my whole body from being seen, including my hair and face. I dawdled through the crowded streets of Far Far Away, trying my hardest not to plow into anyone and ruin my cover.

"Hello, would you like to buy some cheap and delightfully waxy candles!" an extremely lanky man with a overly grinning face, jumped in front of me and put the lit candle in front of my face.

"A-Ah, n-no thank you, sir…" I spoke with nervousness, mostly from the fire of the candle rather than the rude interrupting of my walk.

"Oh, but miss you must! I even have mint scented!" he urged on inching the small candle closer to my face. I shook my head broadly and quickened my speed past him trying to get away from all the local merchants. All I wanted to do was look around. I had no intention in buying anything and defiantly not a candle that could melt me within moments.

I carried on for awhile and then eventually turned into an alleyway to cool down from the sun's exposure in the dark shadows. I sat myself down on the rough stone ground and put my head on to my knees, feeling depressed for unknown reasons. After a couple minutes of silence, I heard some rustling by some trashcans. I glanced over at it and prayed that it was just a cat or even a rat. I backed myself into a corner and let my pale blue eyes linger on the spot where I heard the cluttering of noises.

"H-hello…?" I muttered not very loudly, probably not even spoken enough to comprehend. The sound paused for a moment and seemed to freeze at that exact moment I spoke up. I kept staring, expecting someone to jump out but nothing came. I soon began to think it was just an animal of some sort scavenging for food.

I waited another couple minutes and began to take off my hood, after feeling more secure and alone. I blew some white sparkly hair that landed on my face and stared down at the ground blankly. Unknowing to me, a small head began to peek out from where the trashcans were. Bright green eyes stared at me curiously. I became aware of his presence when a small cough was heard from him.

I looked over at the new-found noise and was surprised to see a red-headed man looking at me from behind the trashcans. I quickly pulled myself up and was ready to flee when he decided to speak up.

"Hold on, where are you going?" he said with a light smile. I looked at him and opened my mouth to have no words utter out except breathy noises.

"Not much of a talker, are you?" he spoke again and began wandering over closer to me.

He was a very short man that looked rather intently towards me.

"W-who are you?" I uttered out very nervously.

He smirked "I am Rumpelstiltskin but you may call me Rumpel if you'd like." he said friendlily towards me.

I looked down to my feet and eyed him every couple seconds, hesitating if I should speak or not. When I finally mustered up the courage to speak, I looked at him and whimpered slightly in embarrassment.

"I'm Yuki." I said slowly while feeling awkward from using my voice so much. I had usually neglected it most of the time.

"So you can speak…!" he said and chuckled slightly, "That's a nice, name you have there, Yuki. Forgive me, for interrupting, I just happened to see you and had a sudden urge to speak to you."

I messed with the sides of my simple but flowing long white dress and nodded.

"It's okay. I-I'm pretty hard to miss...m-most of the time..." I stuttered with a blush appearing on my snow white face.

"Well you have such an unnatural look about you…!" I just nodded and looked down sadly, I could tell he was judging me, I could feel it. He seemed to notice this discomfort and he perked up slightly.

"Ah, I didn't mean it negatively! Why, I think you have a special uniqueness to you…! Very rare to find around here…." Rumpel grinned more then walked closer to me.

"Tell me, is there something else troubling you?" I shook my head and stepped away from him timidly as he got closer.

He sighed and looked up at me "I see you're lying... I can tell….! You can talk to me, I won't bite, promise…!" he inquired.

Suddenly, a large creepy goose with sharp teeth came running over clumsily and began hissing at me loudly. I almost screamed and I began running away. Rumpel looked startled and yelled at the goose as if it were his pet or something. Rumpel quickly ran forward and started to call out towards me, "Wait, wait… Hold on! Its fine, she won't hurt you…!"

I hesitantly paused and slowly but cautiously turned back to look at him and the scary goose.

"This is Fifi..! She was just…-"he paused and glanced at Fifi a little irritably, "overly excited…"

"That bird is yours…?" I asked timidly and he nodded quickly.

"Oh yeah….! She's been with me for quite a long time. She just got a little over excited when she saw you but fear not! She won't do anything to you…" he replied and brought up a sweet grin before shoving Fifi away from him and me, in reaction making Fifi honk irritably.

"Oh…" I stated and began to mess with the side of my dress again while biting my lip a bit.

"SO…! Something wrong…?" he asked while bringing back up the topic from before.

"U-Uhm…Nothing really, I just- ….-"

I stopped and sighed and then glanced away from the forest green eyes of Rumpel who were looking at me carefully.

"I just…. - I suppose, I'm just always like this… I-I don't really have anything wrong with me… Other than the fact that, I can't seem to talk to anyone or go out in the sun for five bloody minutes without combusting into nothing from the sun… and-"he suddenly cut me off and gave me a strange but interested expression…

"Combusting from the sun…? What do you mean by that…?" he asked curiously.

"Oh... Well…- I don't know if you heard of them but I am a Yuki-Onna… Hence my name Yuki…If our kind is out in the sun too long we basically have the same fate as Frosty the Snowman…"

"Hmm a Yuki-Onna, huh…? Well what are you doing here in Far Far Away in the middle of summer...? I doubt that is much of a place for someone who has the ability to melt away like a Popsicle stick." Rumpel stated and I looked down and blushed in embarrassment.

"I guess you have a point. I don't really know why I am here. I just heard it was nice here and well… I'm probably the only Yuki-Onna that loves the sun…Unfortunately. It doesn't have quite a mutual relationship back with me…" I said sheepishly and he nodded and seemed to get an idea of some sort.

"Well Yuki…! You're not the only special one…! I am a magical salesman you could say and well it sounds like you're in need of a pick-me-up so to speak! And I can do that just for you!" he replied and I froze and gave a doubtful expression.

"O-oh well… I don't really have any money to-"he cut me off and shook his hands in front of him and chuckled.

"No, no…! I don't require such for you..! Just to tell me… What would you want out of anything in the world…?" he asked while having a sly expression come upon on his face.

I looked shocked by that and looked down while messing with my hands awkwardly.

"W-well I could tell you… b-but it might sound….Silly…"

He laughed at that and shook his head, "Believe me, I've heard them all…"

"Well…If you want to know….All I really want I g-guess…. Is a…-"I stuttered and almost shook with anticipation.

"A friend…"

He seemed to freeze and had not expected that answer.

"A friend…? That's it…?" he asked almost in disbelief.

"W-well yeah… I-I've never had a friend before… I-I'm too shy and weird looking to make one…" I said with a small sad smile coming across my lips.

"Oh…." He muttered and seemed to contemplate something in his mind for a moment.

He then looked back up at me and grinned, "Well Yuki….Something like that doesn't really take a …. - Magical transaction….So…How about…. I'll be your new friend and you can come up with some other…. Wish…." He stated and looked at me with a charming grin.

My pale blue eyes widen like a deer in headlights. I felt the small smile on my face begin to alter into one large grin which felt very foreign to my face.

"REALLY…?!" I almost shouted in glee. He looked a bit taken back about how happy I was about that. It was like he was expecting me to do something else.

"I-I've never had a friend before…!. T-this is SO great….! A-are you sure…?!"

His confident demeanor seemed to falter a bit and a very genuine small smile came upon his face, which unknowingly to Yuki was something that wasn't very foreign to his face either.

"Yeah, of course…" he stated a bit awkwardly but watched me carefully.

"W-wow…! T-thank you Mr. Stiltskin-"he cut me off and waved his hand airily

"Please just call me Rumpel…! After all…We're friends now…"

I smiled largely and nodded quickly, "O-okay…!"

He eyed me intently still and seemed to ponder something again before speaking.

"Are you sure there isn't anything else you want…?" he asked slowly.

I stood there and placed my hand on my chin thoughtfully, "N-not really…"

"What about…That little inconvenience of yours…? Wouldn't you like to be able to step in the sunlight without the worry of melting away…?" he asked and I blinked a couple times before speaking.

"Well I suppose so…B-But that's just who I am… A-and-"he once again cut me off and smirked.

"I can change that…With just one *single* magical transaction! All you have to do is sign it and you'll never have to worry your pretty little head about it again." He stated confidently.

I gasped a bit and seemed to go back to my thoughts before a hafe smile jerking on to my face.

"Never have to worry about the sun ever again…Y-You really can do that…?"

"Oh yes…!" Rumpel stated and suddenly took out a contract out of nowhere and flicked it open to show me its contents.

"All you have to do is sign it…!" Rumpel said and also took out a quill out of nowhere. Just where did he have all of this stuff…?

"Well…I d-don't know… I mean…I-I ehuuh….-OH, heck with it…! I'll do it…!" I replied with a dumb grin reaching my face as I took the quill and contract from his hand.

His seemed to try and hide a large knowing smirk that was trying to reach his face.

"But…Hold on… before I sign this… Is there anything I have to give you in return…? B-because I don't really have anything…" I stated while looking at him questioningly.

He perked up and shook his head quickly with a smile, "No, no think of it as a…-a -A friendly gesture of our new friendship…!" he stated simply and another smile beamed across my face.

"Oh…! T-that's so kind of you…!" I replied and began to write my name onto the contract.

Once I signed my name in golden pretty cursive, the contract suddenly began to glow a bright sparkly blue and everything around me seemed to go white for a moment.

I suddenly screamed in fear and fell to my knees and covered my eyes.

I was shaking furiously on the ground and suddenly, I felt a nudge on the shoulder. I breathed very shakily before I opened my pale glittering blue eyes to see Rumpel looking straight at me with a smile.

"You okay…?" he asked with a sly smirk.

I looked at him with a confused expression before I noticed something feel very foreign on my hand.

I slowly looked down at my right hand to see a gorgeous golden ring that had two little golden hands looking as if they were holding a bright sparkly ruby shaped heart placed delicately on my ring finger.

"W-what's t-this…?" I stated shakily as I looked at it in confusion.

Rumpel seemed to just shrug carelessly while smirking 'innocently' to himself.

"Ohh, did I forget to mention that…? My bad…" he said in a way that REALLY didn't sound like he 'forgot' but more like he just didn't want me to know about it until it was too late.

I felt somewhat betrayed, "What did you do…?!" I asked more demandingly which was very strange for me.

"Well… I just forgot to mention one little detail…You're kind of… How do I put this…? Contracted to me now… You know… Obligating one's self….Giving one's word….Betrothed…."

My pale blue glittering eyes went as wide as they could possibly open, "B-BETROTHED…?!"

"Mmm, yes…" he replied with his hands behind his back and continued to smirk to himself while looking around innocuously.

My mouth was agape and all I could do was look down at the ring. I shook my head and attempted to pull the ring off but it wouldn't budge.

"You can't take it off!" Rumpel butted in as I began trying to tug it off desperately.

"A-and why not..!" I replied pathetically.

"It's the ring of Affiance… You accepted the contract and well the deal to be unscathed by the sun is to be -well…- Affianced to me…!"

"I can't marry you…!" I yelled while trembling slightly.

He shrugged broadly, "Hey… Who knows maybe you'll actually end up enjoying it…-"

"I know I will…" He quickly added with a low mutter to himself.

"W-what…! Why didn't you mention this…?"

"I told you… I had forgotten…But if you would have read the whole contract through you would have known that." he obviously lied about forgetting while looking at me with a smug smile.

I fell silent and stared at the ring with a worried expression.

"But look at the bright side…! You now won't have any problems with the sun and well… I wouldn't say I'm *that* bad or anything…" he said before he chuckled and seemed to grin in self-satisfaction to himself at the end.

"I-I don't know what to say…" I muttered pathetically and he shook his head while still smiling.

"Hm well… since we're betrothed how about you come with me…! I actually really need to take care of something and I want you to accompany me….!-"

"Not that you have much of a choice…" he muttered lowly to himself again which wasn't supposed to be heard by me but I defiantly heard it.

My eyes gazed back at him worriedly but I was too much of a chicken to keep complaining about the matter though it was twisting around in my head like a whirlwind.

I eventually gave in submissively and muttered a bit sadly, "Where too…?"

"See…! You're a good sport..! I like that about you!" he clasped his hands together in front of him with a bright grin and he then extended his hand towards me to take.

I reluctantly reached for his hand with my pale hand and he pulled me up, which was a bit awkward since he was much shorter than me.

Fifi was quiet most of the time but she began trudging over towards me and sniffing me like a dog. I looked down at her and bit my lip fearfully (I was still terrified of that goose).

"W-what exactly are we doing…?" I asked as I took my gaze away from Fifi, and Rumpel and I began walking out of the dark alleyway with Fifi following behind.

He frowned not at me but more from a thought, "I have some things to deal with, with a certain ogre…" Rumpel stated bitterly.

"I'm guessing you don't like him very much…."

"No..! He ruined everything…! I wish he was never born! It was his entire fault…." Rumpel replied furiously and began walking over towards a carriage.

"O-oh…-What did he ruin exactly…?"

Rumpel didn't answer right away as he opened the door to the carriage and gestured me to get in, in a 'gentleman' like fashion.

I obliged and I began to step inside. He quickly walked in right after.

"That ogre ruined all my chances of taking Far Far Away for my own…" Rumpel muttered bitterly.

My eyes widen a bit, "Far Far Away for your own...? What do you mean…?" I questioned as I took a seat on a chair and watched him curiously.

Rumpel sighed heavily and also took a seat in front of me. He leaned on the table in front of us with his elbows on the table while propping his head up to look at me. I also noticed the carriage had begun moving to where ever he was planning on taking us.

"Years ago, the Queen and King came to me to make a contract to break the curse of their daughter but they knew strictly that if they did they would be signing away the Kingdom of Far Far Away to me… I was *SO* close…! But that abominable ogre had saved the princess from the tower she had been locked away in and the deal had been canceled…"

I nodded understandingly and bit my lip before speaking, "So you now have a vendetta against the ogre because of this…"

Rumpel nodded in bitterness and sighed, "But all of that is going to change…I'm going to find another way to get Far Far Away and I'm going to make sure that miserable ogre pays for what he did!"

"Well…-"I sighed shakily and made a small smile, "I'll help you in any way I can…" I admitted and somehow didn't know if I would regret that later.

Rumpel seemed to brighten up at that with a grin, "Good…Very good…! I'm going to require any acting skills you might have... I'm going to have to act all buddy, buddy with the ogre at first but- I'm sure you understand." Rumpel smirked and stared at me with a cool smile.

I nodded, "I don't think I'm too bad at acting…" I mused more to myself.

Rumpel smirked and kept staring at me while he seemed to go back to pondering something in that tricky and mischievous red head of his.

A/N: I'm shocked you're still here... Ha. Weeelll just in case you guys ARE wondering. A Yuki-Onna is a 'real' mythical creature/being. You can look it up if ya want, feel free. You don't need permission from me lol. Surprise!