Hello! I got inspiration for this story from the story Carter tells Lois in Smallville, about him and his wife. This first chapter is just an introduction; I'll try to get the 'official' first chapter up by the end of the week.
The story is set after the most recent episode 'The Blonde Squad."
Also, as much as I love Beck and Jade together, and can't WAIT for the episode to air where they get back together, but still, 'Tori and Jade's Playdate' was just AWESOME!
Disclaimer: Don't own Victorious or any of it's characters. Sadly.
Prologue
"Every fairy tale had a bloody lining. Every one had teeth and claws." Alice Hoffman
Many years ago, in a kingdom now forgotten, a Princess was born. She was known as 'The Light', a figure of magnificence and beauty who would bring hope back to a darkening kingdom. The Princess had been gifted with a magical ability never seen before, and people came from all over the kingdom to catch a glimpse of the child.
At 12 years of age, the Princesses life took a horrible turn. An evil sorcerer, desperate for the Princesses magic, attacked the castle. Although the sorcerer was able to be defeated, the \ Queen was killed in the assault. The King fell into a state of despair and became distant from his daughter, no longer the man he once was.
On her 16th birthday, the King's Chancellor encouraged the King to the idea of finding the Princess a worthy Prince to take as a husband. The King approved the suggestion, though since he was still detached from his daughter, thought only of the risk of her power being in the wrong hands, and not of her happiness. The King sent a message out; issuing a challenge; any Prince who could defeat the frightful dragon who lived in the caves above the valley would be proven valiant and loyal, and would earn the right to have the Princess's hand in marriage.
Unbeknownst to everyone, however, the Princess had already found love; a forbidden, true love with a knights daughter. They would meet, once a week, in a secret place behind the waterfall.
With no one but the Princess objecting to the idea, the contest began. Many brave Princes' tried and failed to overcome the fearsome beast. One Prince, of a kingdom across the sea, was determined to take the Princess as his bride. This Prince was clever, and instead of trying to merely use brute force to defeat the dragon, he used his intellect to compose a melody to send the dragon into a slumber, before spearing it through the heart with his sword.
As was promised him by the King, this Prince now had the right to marry the Princess, much to her dismay.
The Prince bestowed many gifts upon the Princess; appearing generous, loving and kind. Nevertheless, as the wedding drew closer, the Princess knew that she couldn't go through with it, and plotted with the knight's daughter to run away.
On the eve of the wedding, they carried out their plan, only to be caught by the Prince, who imprisoned the knight's daughter as a sorceress herself; one who had bewitched the Princess into loving her. The Prince threatened to kill the knight's daughter unless the Princess married him, his greed to possess her magic too great and so close. The Princess felt there was no other choice and agreed. But two days after their wedding, the Prince beheaded the knight's daughter, in a display of true cruelty.
The Princess tried all her magic to bring her love back to life. Unfortunately though, it could not be done, as any magic, no matter how powerful, cannot bring back the dead. In her grief, the Princess turned to the dark arts and discovered a spell for reincarnation. Desperate to be reunited with her love, she followed through with the spell and took her own life. Yet, unknowing to the Princess, dark magic comes at a high price; becoming cursed and twisted. So the two women are reborn each century to find each other in love, only to have it taken from them in death again and again...
Please R & R