strongheartmaid

you know, the more I look at her dress (the one in brown), the more I think birdcage. I know, weird train of thought. So, I'm mentally making that the daughter of Jorinde/Joringel - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jorinde_and_Joringel

so, still working on that scents list for the Dragon Flyz - you should see my note sheet for the BPAL stuff. Way, way too many listed. Hell, characters I hadn't planned on giving scents to ::glances at Fryte and Gangryn:: ended up getting scents. I'll probably scan the sheet later to show you want I mean about how chaotic it got

Dread and Nocturna pretty much took over the BPAL list ::eyes how many Nocturna has::

edit: and looking at my notebook ::facepalm:: I love how I give the category and the scent but I forget who I picked it for! [at least I was able to look it up and figure out who the scent was for!]

Inspired by a conversation with lovelykitta regarding a plot point in one of her fics. Prefacing this with the "Asthmatic, can't do perfume" so I'm going with what sounds interesting/could see said character using - there'll be another entry with descriptions of the scents. My thoughts and reasonings here

( Scents ahoy )

These scents are from: http://www.bathandbodyworks.com/

Hopefully the bunny will leave me alone now that I've written three parts for this fic

Notes: Hopper/Maddie/Earl Grey belong to "Ever After High"; the OC's mine; the curse and song belong to "Tales from Muppetland: The Frog Prince"; Hopper calling himself "Robin" is my personal head canon and a nod to "Tales from Muppetland" because I honestly can't see his parents naming him "Hopper" - that's a horrible name [also another nod to the movie in the veiled reference to his parents]. You can hear the song here: http://youtu.be/FxZ3T6URDp4?t=2m13s and it was sheer hell to transcribe

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Unsurprisingly enough, it was Maddie who discovered the new girl's "Oh curses" moment as those odd flaws for the fairy tale children were called. Strange things always happened when Maddie was around - especially with her uncanny ability to see into the future [even if no-one believed she really could] - not that the events were always connected to Maddie [at least, that's what Maddie claimed].

She had been chasing after Earl Grey - her silly little dormouse that really knew better then to run - and had ended up by the lake when she spotted the new girl, her knees tucked under her chin, humming something softly. It wasn't until the girl started to sing that Maddie knew there was something utterly mad at work here.

"So bow I'm nig, grow I'm nown, I'm all gootether all alone. N'im ineteen, n'im ineteen, by mirthday's dotay. A gig birl, a loman, a wady say they," she sung softly, her gaze distant.

Maddie blinked her eyes as she listened, struggling to make sense of it. Frontwards was one thing, wackbirds - er, backwards was another. She rubbed her brow, wishing it was easier to translate. She glanced down at Earl Grey, who had chosen to return to her at that moment. "I don't suppose you understand," she asked her dormouse. Earl Grey just blinked and began to groom. "Didn't think so."

"Something wrong, Maddie?" a familiar male voice asked her, startling her. She whipped around quickly, a happy smile on her features.

"Hopper!" she said, smiling. "A little. Finally heard her speak but trying to figure out what she's saying is maddening."

Hopper quirked a brow. "Oh?"

Maddie nodded. "Oh, there it is," she said, noticing the girl started to sing again.

"So bow I'm nig, grow I'm nown, I'm all gootether all alone. N'im ineteen, n'im ineteen, by mirthday's dotay. A gig birl, a loman, a wady say they," she sung softly.

Hopper tilted his head, listening carefully. This sounded familiar - wait, of course, Mother's curse. Now, Father had been able to understand it, so he should be able to as well. Now, what was she.. "So, now you're big, now you've grown, you're altogether all alone. You're nineteen, You're nineteen, your birthday's today. A big girl, a woman, a lady they say," he murmured quietly.

Maddie blinked. "You understand her?"

"Mother had a similar curse in her youth and father understood her so why shouldn't I?" he countered, giving her a wry grin. "Shh."

"And omeswhere there's onesome there omesow bust me.."

"And somewhere there's someone there somehow must be.."

"The onesome who domesay mean thomesing to me.."

"The someone who'll someday mean something to me.." Hopper paused and glanced at her, wishing he knew if. He shook himself, clearing his thoughts. Coincidence, it meant nothing really. But honestly, it wouldn't hurt to be friends with her - she did look so lonely. He quietly made his way down and sat next to her, not knowing if she saw his approach, not knowing if she heard his approach - so lost in her own thoughts.

"And omeswhere there's onesome there omesow bust me.. / And somewhere there's someone there somehow must be.. The onesome who domesay mean thomesing to me.. / The someone who'll someday mean something to me.."

She startled, looking at him. He understood her? Tentatively, she continued to sing, studying him as she did. "N'im ineteen."

"You're nineteen," Hopper said, watching her studying him. Probably the first time anyone understood her so he could understand her hesitancy, her tentativeness - he would have been the same way.

"By mirthday's dotay," she murmured, blushing a little when he translated it as her birthday's today. She glanced away shyly. "A gig birl, a loman, a wady say they."

"A big girl, a woman, a lady they say," he finished. He placed a hand on hers, smiling a little. "You're probably wondering how I understood, right?" he asked, chuckling a little at her rapid nod. "My mother, when she was younger, had a similar curse. My father was able to understand it so.." He gave an absent shrug. "So, what's your name?"

"Ny mame?" she repeated, tilting her head, gesturing to herself to confirm his . "Lilla. Nour yame?"

"Everyone calls me Hopper to the point at I've come to answer to it," he said with a wry chuckle. "But it's really Robin."

Orochimaru curled into his mother's arms, trembling at the sound of the fierce storm brewing overhead. He hated thunderstorms - nothing good ever came from them (it had been storming when they had learned that his father had been killed in a battle against some enemy nin from a rival nation). "Mama," he whimpered.

Sayuri held her son close, gently stroking his soft dark hair. "My little prince," she murmured. "Shh, now, it's all right." She continued to hold him close, comforting her frightened child. She could feel him tremble and wished she knew how to comfort him better. "Yurikago no uta o, kanariya ga utau yo. Nenneko nenneko nenneko yo. Yurikago no ue ni, biwa no mi ga yureru yo. Nenneko nenneko nenneko yo. Yurikago no tsuna o kinezumi ga yusuru yo. Nenneko nenneko nenneko yo. Yurikago no yume ni kiiroi tsuki ga kakaru yo. Nenneko nenneko nenneko yo," she crooned softly, feeling him start to fall asleep, safe in her arms. She glanced up to see Hashirama standing in the doorway. "Shodai," she murmured softly, lowering her eyes to the ground.