A/N: HELLO! This is a collab story between me and the lovely danielle (redandyell0w) We will hopefully be posting as frequently as is convenient for both of us! I know this is yet another WIP i've started, but i'm addicted!

This is just the prologue, it's VERY short, but i'll be writing the next chapter and we'll start our editing process after we're done bouncing ideas off each other! the best thing about collabing with someone is the fact that you have a permanent beta! haha!

in other news, i've decided to pick up AL&R from where i left off because i recently re-read what i'd written and felt the obsessive need to keep going! so, watch out for that as well!

again, enjoy the story and PLEASE review! :D

This is the story of how I died.

Well not really, and don't worry! This is actually a very fun story and the truth is, it isn't even really mine at all. In fact, this is the story of a boy named Blaine, and it all starts with the sun.

Now, once upon a time a single drop of sunlight fell from the heavens. And from this small drop of sun grew a magic golden flower. It had plump, orange and magenta petals and a bright yellow center, and the flower was always warmly glowing. It had the ability to heal the sick and injured with the recital of a simple incantation.

Centuries passed and a hop, skip and boat ride away, there rose a kingdom. The kingdom was ruled by a beloved King and Queen, and the Queen… well, she was about to have a baby.

But she got sick. Really sick. She was running out of time, and that's when people usually start to look for a miracle. Or in this case, a certain magic golden flower.

You see, there was this old man named Sebastian Smythe, and instead of sharing the sun's gift, this man hoarded it's healing powers and used it to keep himself young for hundreds of years, and all he had to do was sing the special incantation.

But one day, he got careless, and forgot to conceal the magic flower once he had finished using it. Conveniently, the same time that the kingdom was in search of it. The flower was found by the castle guards and was taken to their queen immediately, angering Sebastian greatly.

Thankfully, the magic of the golden flower healed the Queen. And a happy baby boy, a prince, was born, with beautiful ebony hair. I'll give you a hint, that boy is Blaine. To celebrate his birth, the King and Queen sent a flying lantern into the sky. And for that one moment, everything was perfect.

And then that moment ended.

Smythe, enraged and unforgiving, broke into the castle one night. Singing the magic song under his breath he found the magic to still be true and shining in the beautiful locks of Blaine's hair, glowing golden in the dark night. At first he tried to cut a small lock of hair, but found as soon as the strands were cut, the glowing stopped, and the magic was lost. In an instant, Sebastian formulated an evil plan, the most evil of plans. But he needed to act quickly.

So, just like that, he swooped up the child, flipped up his hood, and was gone. The king and queen woke to the sounds of their baby's cries, only to see a tall, hooded man disappearing down the balcony with their precious Blaine in his arms. The kingdom searched and searched but they could not find the prince. For deep within the forest, in a hidden tower, Smythe raised the child as his own. Smythe had found his new magic flower, but this time he was determined to keep it hidden.

But the walls of that tower could not hide everything. Each year on his birthday, the King and Queen released thousands of lanterns into the sky with hope that one day, their lost prince would return.