A/N: So, here is my first multichapter fanfiction. I'm hoping this goes well. I've had this idea for a little while and haven't gotten to writing it down until now, and it's only built and become more complex. I guess this is a trial for me of some sort, to see if I can write a multichapter, but if not, at least I tried.
A Ray of Light – Prologue
"King David?" Baelfire said, knocking on the door to the King's Chambers, where he and his wife Snow White sat by the fire, cuddling and talking like usual. The pair were inseparable, but then again, they were meant for each other. There was no arguing the magic of true love. It was the most powerful magic of all, his father said, not only reciting the magical truth, but being able to experience it too. After meeting a lovely woman named Belle, he had fallen in love himself, his slimy skin and magic falling away from him. He told Bae that he had no use for it after he had saved his son, and Bae was grateful that Belle had given him a chance to love again, and to change. But anyway, discussing his father and his romantic life was not what he had come to talk to David and Snow about.
He had come to talk about his.
"Hello, Baelfire," Snow said, beckoning him to the fire. Once he had arrived, Snow continued on, "What have you come to us for?"
"Well," Baelfire said, "I guess I've come to ask for your blessing."
"Blessing?" asked David, "for what?" Snow nudged him, rolling her eyes and staring at him, explaining what Bae meant with a look that said, Really, David? Really? Bae chuckled a little at the couple.
"Well, I want your blessing because I want to ask your daughter for her hand in marriage," he said, summing up his purpose in that simple sentence. Neither Snow nor David were taken aback. Bae had been courting Emma for quite some time, two years to be precise, and the two seemed overjoyed at his decision.
"Oh, Baelfire," Snow said, standing up, smiling, and putting her arm around him. David seemed to follow suit, putting his hand on his shoulder, like his father would do to him. "Of course we will give you our blessing. Emma loves you, Bae. More than you could ever know."
"It's a big step in your relationship," David added, "and we will fully support you in this decision. She's always the happiest when she's around you."
"Thanks," Baelfire replied, grinning from ear to ear.
"It's our pleasure," Snow said, and with that, Baelfire walked out of the room, a bit more confident than he was when he walked in. He was about to ask the girl he loved to marry him, and nothing could bring him down.