Summary: As a princess, you are given gifts, magical gifts! They truly define who you are. So what happens when they are unceremoniously stripped from you? Our formerly beautiful, musically-inclined, poised heroine is about to find out…

The Formerly Known

Prologue: Before the Once Upon a Time

Once upon a time, there was a king and a queen. They were very much in love and very happy; the only thing that would make them happier would be to have a child. And, just as every story would have it, the royal couple was blessed with a beautiful baby girl.

They Kingdom rejoiced. A celebration was held in the infant princess' honor. Fairies came from all across the land to bestow their gifts upon the child: beauty, song, poise, and after the "Sleeping Beauty Affair," protection from the dark arts.

Because of this extra precaution, evil fairies and warlocks were not seen or heard from for years. Princesses were able to grow up in peace.

One particular princess, however, the one whom this story is actually about, took to the gifts more nicely than other girls. She grew to become a beautiful blonde-haired, fair-skinned, petite 15-year-old with lips a rose red and eyes the deep blue of the ever-changing sea. What the fairies failed to give the child, however, was humility, and they were beginning to regret giving the gifts to the princess at all…

Just as many prologues are, this was very short. Therefore, I'm posting chapter one along with it, so enjoy!