-----------Aurelia, Aurelia,
---------------------don't you look too closely now;
---------------------the world's not what you think. username: ace'd, current owner of 2 kiamaras!
name: This tiny child is named Aurelia, meaning "the golden one". While
---------she's called this, she personally prefers the nickname Aure,
---------simply because it sounds prettier to her. Her name is
---------pronounced similarly to the word 'aura'.
---------------------it's a little lonely now, darling, don't you see,
---------------------the world is full and full of things
---------------------... and of them, you know nothing.--------A U R E L I A is a little girl who doesn't view herself as very little. She could be described as a little 'full of herself', even; she likes things to be about her, and she often makes them that way. This personality trait is very evident in the things she does and the way she thinks. As an only child, the world has always revolved around her-- her parents have already read her stories when she demanded them, she was always allowed to do whatever she wanted, and she was always treated like royalty, even to the point of receiving her own 'royal crown'.
--------Aure is a little spoiled, and she's known for the occasional temper tantrum and yelling match. She is also very possessive of things, though she hardly ever gets challenged of her right to possess things due to her being an only child. However, her possessive traits go beyond just physical things-- she's overly possessive of make-believe worlds and 'happily-ever-after' endings. She constantly desires the best of the best for herself, so the idea of any other character having something she wants doesn't appeal to her. To combat this, she often projects herself into the bedtime stories she is read. By projecting herself into these stories and changing the character's actions to suit her personality better, she changes previously-known stories and stories written by her parents into completely different stories with different morals. Her parents are clever, and write stories with bland characters that she can self-project herself into; then, they have also constructed the story in a way to (hopefully) teach Aure morals and life lessons from the ending of her halfway-self-written stories.
--------Her parents secretly call these stories "Aure's stories", as Aure is always too caught up in the story line and making sure the story ends happily to realize that she's learning as well. Her favorite story written by her parents is a story that she still hasn't quite learned the moral from, of a self-absorbed princess and some pretty stained glass windows.
nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnAurelia wrote:"Daddy... will you read me a bedtime story?" she asked, cuddled up in her over-sized bed. She knew the answer already. "One about a beautiful princess and her desire to rule the world". Aurelia wanted a princess like her.
"Of course," her father responded, thinking about a snowy wasteland that would set the scene for his newest fairy tale.
The unnamed princess would of course gain the name 'Aure' and a face very similar to that of his own daughter; after many nights of his stories being overwritten, Aure's father found no problem with this. It was just the fact.
He settled down next to his daughter's bed, thinking of how to start off. He cleared his throat, and began, "Once upon a time...""The princess lived in a large castle with fingerprints on the frosty glass windows. She had explored every inch of her home, leaving small pieces of herself in each of the rooms. Her toys were scattered in the kitchen, the farthest-back bedroom, and the room in the very tip of the spire. That's how she knew she had been there. Now, with her curiosity of her home satisfied, she longed to see the outside world; her fingers and nose were constantly pressed against the chilly glass, and it was a feeling she had grown accustomed to.
"She was never allowed outside when it snowed; it did constantly. Her parents were worried of chills and colds, and of the terrifying beasts they were told roamed the snowy drifts. None of this worried the princess. She saw beauty in the falling ice crystals and the streaks of light she saw fluttering against the sky.
"It wasn't until she leaned too closely to the window that she felt it crack open. The wind was bitter, and it left traces of pink against her skin. Her light dress wasn't suit to fight the cold of the outside, and she dawned on many of her multicolored blankets as she stepped out. She felt the wind bite into her face, but she also felt the beauty of the snowflakes as they landed gently against the array of colors she wore. As she looked across the land, she compared her own fragile, off-white skin to that of the newly fallen snow, and her eyes to the briskness that was the winter sky. She saw her own beauty everywhere in her kingdom.
"As the tiny princess stared out at the white wonderland, taking small steps until her surroundings seemed made up entirely of the soft powder, she lost track of time and the feeling of the snowflakes landing on her skin. Her pale fingers tinged blue and her feet seemed to ice to the ground; even the blankets had stopped blowing in the wind, almost like they were frozen into the breeze itself.
"Her eyes were closed now; she had taken in the imagery to memory. She stood transfixed in her own memories, both of her beauty and the beauty of her kingdom. She took no notice to the way the cold seemed to curl around her and stick to her warmth until it seemed to just be a part of her. After all the time in her own little bubble of warmth and explored rooms, the princess took one more step into the untouched snow and one step farther away from home."
Her father stopped speaking and the silence hung.Aurelia wrote:"Did she ever go home?" Aurelia was confused and concerned, as her eyes remained transfixed on her father and his story, much like the princess' had remained on the snowy wonderland she would someday call her home. The little girl seemed to fill with anticipation in every second her father stopped to ponder the question.
n"Do you want her to?" He asked, leaving the decision up to his daughter. It was her story, after all. She thought for a second.Aurelia wrote:Aurelia closed her eyes (the resemblance to the character was striking). Then, without opening them, she said, "No. She didn't go back. Instead she saw the little silhouette of a building, and walked towards it. It was a house of dark wood and stained glass that lacked the finger prints of her own home. But, the glass was still more interesting. It showed images of a bright yellow sun and a beautiful, green forest. The princess hadn't seen these things before, and she found a new thing to dream after." Aurelia's story wasn't quite as elegant as her father's storytelling.
"And her family?" Her father asked, curious. Aurelia wrote:"Her family dreamed to find her again. Everyone had dreams. It's a win-win situation," Aurelia said, smiling. She was fond of this idea of dreams, though she had none for herself.
Her father smiled back. "I suppose it is," he responded, standing up to turn out the light. "Good night, Aure. Sweet dreams."
The story hadn't gone where he had hoped; but, he wasn't sure where it was going in the first place. Dreams were good. His daughter had managed to learn something, and that was all that mattered: dreams are important to have, no matter what they are. He smiled and laughed under his breath. He had no idea how he would control Aurelia once she started chasing her own dreams.