Fio's Character Story

Chapter 1

This is where I play: An old ruin a little ways from my house. It's my special place, and
I don't wanna tell anyone about it. I always come here when I want to be alone.

But one day, there was someone else here, which had never happened before. It was an older girl reading a book in the shade—I remember she looked kinda sad. I could tell right away she was a Noble: Her clothes were beautiful... And she was the prettiest person I'd ever seen in my life! After a second, she saw me staring and gave me a weird smile.

"You want this book?" she asked me.
"I'm done with it."

I took it from her, but I was really nervous the whole time; I'd never actually talked to a Noble before!

Chapter 2

The book she gave me was a collection of children's stories. It had tons of pretty pictures, and I've read it every single day since. Each story was about a princess who fell in love with a prince. It was so different from my own life, and it helped me forget how sad everything was for me, if just for a little while.

But the book was also weird: All the pictures of the princesses had been scratched over with black ink... And the last page of every story was torn out. While I was certain all the princesses would live happily ever after... I also wanted to know how the stories ended, which meant I needed to find the Noble girl.

Chapter 3

Eventually, I decided to go into town and look for her. It's not just that I wanted to know how the stories ended—I also wanted to see her again. Because even though I knew we were worlds apart, I still thought I might be able to be her friend. There was a lively wedding taking place in town that day. And while the pretty bride in her white dress was surrounded by crowds of people, she looked so very lonely. I recognized the bride right away. It was the Noble girl.
Part of me wanted to run up and congratulate her, but I hesitated. Because even though everyone around her was smiling big, she looked like...she was screaming on the inside.

Chapter 4

I had a dream. In it, the Noble girl in her white dress was trying to tell me something.
"Don't lose ■■ ■■," she said. As she talked, red started to spread out from her chest, staining her nice white dress. The color was far too sad for the nice Noble girl, and I woke up from the dream in a panic.

I went back to playing alone in the ruins. But one day, I noticed something stuck between a couple of stones. It was one of the missing story endings. It showed the prince and princess at their happy wedding. Later, I started hearing rumors in town:

Didja hear that Noble lady ran away barefoot?
Didja hear she was cackling madly?
Didja hear she killed herself?

But I know they're not talking about the nice Noble girl, because all princesses get to live happily ever after.