A/N: Hi there people of Fanfiction! This is my very first story so please be merciful. Just to avoid confusion,the Edward mentioned in the first chapter is NOT Edward Cullen. Feel free to PM me if you have any questions, and now...On with the Show!

Disclaimer:I do not own Twilight. Only 3 posters and all 3 DVDs. The franchise belongs to that goddess Stephanie Meyer. (If it were mine, Edward never would have left.)

Chapter 1

Some think that any story with a princess is a fairy tale. That it's all about magical spells, handsome princes, and a happily ever after with your one true love. I can tell you right now that none of that is true. There's no such thing as fairy tales, and happy endings never last. My life was well defined from the moment I was born. My older sister was to be Queen of our country, I was to marry a Prince of a neighboring country called Aragon. That marriage would form a strong alliance between Aragon, my homeland of Castile, and England. The war in England against the Scots was escalating…they were desperate for help and my father was just the man to give it to them. He betrothed my older sister, Karina to the middle son of King Richard of England, Edward. Edward came to stay with us in Castile… living here until Karina was old enough to be married. He and I have never exactly gotten along, every morning I greeted him with a bite of my thumb and he would proceed to call me Creature.

My mother had a tendency to meddle. Edward was a wonderful dancer and she very often made me practice with him. We actually got along quite well when we danced. That was the first time I looked at him…really looked at him. He was everything I could have dreamed of… so perfect…so beautiful. I would never admit to him that I thought he was beautiful…perfect in every way. His broad shoulders, the perfect curve of his lips when he smiled, his skin…slightly darkened from the amount of time he spent outside riding horses. His hair was soft as silk...and golden as the dawn for which I was named. But the feature of his that I adored the most…were his eyes. I was lost each time I dared to look into them. Flawless was the only word I could think of to describe them… I could search the entire world and never find a blue that matches his… something between a freshly cut Sapphire and the Southern sea after a storm. He had caught me staring once and only tried to make me blush by pointing it out. I felt something just then…a pull at my hand, then a push at my lower back. He was bringing me closer to him. We had never been so close before…our faces were just inches apart . I felt his breath on my face, just centimeters from my own lips… and then Karina came into the ballroom.

"I see Mother has arranged a dance," she laughed "may I join in?" He let go of me and went to her. But that moment replayed in my mind as I watched them dance. And every night it would return in my dreams… our lips would touch for an instant and in that moment I felt complete. He would break the kiss, smile at me and ask me to awaken… and every morning I would awaken, just as he asked…but in tears.

He was a perfect angel, and he would never be mine… Edward belonged to my sister. He loved her, and she adored him. They had been best friends since she could speak and now they were never apart. Karina, knowing me better than anyone noticed a change in me.

"You seem happier…why?", she smiled, "Won't you tell your big sister what has you so happy? Has Mother introduced you to your betrothed? I mean, he is rather handsome."

"Betrothed?" I asked, since when was I betrothed?

"I can't be betrothed…", I felt tears form in my eyes.

"She hasn't told you then? Oh well, I spoiled the good news."

I turned away so she wouldn't see the tears… "What's the matter? You've been dreaming of this day, haven't you?"

"Do you know who it is?" I knew that it was impossible, but I still prayed that she would say his name.

"Well I shouldn't say…it's a surprise. But he's handsome, and you've met him before… you know him quite well actually."

My heart was pounding, I was almost sure that she could hear it.

"He's the prince of Aragon. We've all met before…I told you he was handsome." she winked.

My heart stopped, I felt every hope, dream, and fantasy I had ever had leave me as she spoke. He was never mine, I told myself; he was hers and hers alone. I will never have him. I forced a smile, "You're right, he is. Thank you Karina…for telling me."

"Of course, just don't tell Mother… it was supposed to be a surprise."

"You know that I won't." I felt myself grow hot…with jealousy… I wanted him, Edward…. I wanted Edward. The one thing in this world I truly wanted and that I could not have.

All our lives Karina and I were compared… her good and kind nature against my beauty. We lived in a time when beauty, power, and wealth were everything. We looked the same in my eyes… we both had long black hair, we were both relatively pale, we both had curves in all of the right places, the only difference was our eyes. Karina had dark blue eyes… like sapphires, while mine were lighter. More of an icy blue… piercing and cold… the eyes of a killer. The killer I would soon become, the creature Edward had always accused me of being. The princess lost and never found.

My tale does not have a happy ending, if you are willing to listen then you may understand. My name is Aurora Esperanza Mortaña DeMadrigal Silvera, La Infanta de Castile, Queen of Aragon. You are about to enter mine and my sister's forbidden world. This is my story.

Okay that's the first chapter! Please review! I want to know if I'm any good at this, lol. 3