Disclaimer: I do not own beyblade.

This is my take on a well known fairy tale. Snow White. The story will be slightly changed after all and our lovely princess is now a prince but besides that, it's the same idea.

Please enjoy!

Every story has a beginning but this story will start before the beginning.. Our story starts in a castle in the country of Ayliana. The castle was the only to be seen for miles and it was most definitely the most beautiful of all the castles in the land. The queen of the castle, Lotta, was also very beautiful. Men had come from far and wide for just a chance to see her. Many came to ask for her hand in marriage; but Lotta only had eyes for one man. Eric was a man who had come to the castle not long ago. His golden hair and golden eyes complemented Lotta's black hair and black eyes. The two quickly fell in love and Lotta's father was quick to have them married.

Years later, the new royals, King Eric and Queen Lotta were expecting a baby. Lords and Ladies alike blessed the Queen and complemented the beautiful baby girl that they were sure was to be born. The Queen decided to name her unborn baby Reiko, meaning beautiful child. Alas, when the day finally came and the baby was born, there was quite a shock. The beautiful girl that they had expected turned out to be a beautiful baby boy.

Now, despite the disappointment of some others, the King and Queen were overjoyed. Their little prince was beautiful and healthy, a fine heir to the throne. They decided to name him Ray, not too far from the original name. The days turned into weeks and the weeks into months and just before little Ray's first birthday, his mother fell gravely ill. She died soon after.

Through the years of mourning that passed, Ray continued to grow under the watchful eyes of his father. King Eric, having loved his wife quite a lot, was miserable. His only reason for living was his son and his son, not understanding the terrible loss, was just happy to have his father's attention.

As Ray grew bigger, he grew more beautiful. His golden eyes resembling his father's but his long black hair and lovely face resembled his mother. These traits winning him not only friends, but admirers.

Then, on the eve of Ray's tenth birthday, something strange happened. A woman arrived at the gates of the castle...

And so, our story begins

"Papa!"

King Eric looked up to see his son running towards him from the top of the stairs.

"Papa! Papa! Look what I found!" Ray continued to run but before he was halway down the stairs, he tripped. "Ahh!" Rays's little scream of surprise cam out as a squeak as he tumbled down the long stairway.

"Ray!" King Eric rushed forward to grab his son, catching him just before he hit the last step.

"Owie." Ray pouted as he rubbed his head. Then he seemed to brighten up as he grinned brightly. "Papa look!" He opened his hand to reveal a golden locket. "I found this in my bedroom! It was hiding under my wardrobe."

King Eric smiled. "This was your mother's. Look," he opened the locket and showed Ray a picture of a woman who looked very much like him. She was standing beside his father and holding a baby in her arms. "This is us when you were born." King Eric smiled fondly then sighed. "Now what were you doing under your wardrobe?" He asked.

Ray giggled. "I was looking for buried treasure. One of the maids said that pirates looked for buried treasure and I decided that I wanna be a pirate so I was looking and then, I couldn't find any outside buried in the ground. So then I asked one of the servants if he knew where buried treasure was but he said no so I said-"

"Ahh." King Eric nodded in understanding cutting his son's story short. "Now then. I don't want you running down anymore stairs okay? Try to be more careful."

Ray nodded hugging his dad. "I will Papa."

"Good." King Eric nodded in approval. "I love you and I could bear it if anything happened to you-"

"Sir, there's someone at the door and she wishes to see you." One of the knights entered the hall.

King Eric nodded. He picked up Ray and walked into the entrance room. He froze as he saw a woman standing at the door. Her hair was a deep red color. Closely resembling blood. Her eyes were a deep green. She wore a long black dress and had her hair in a braid.

"Hello." She said. "I am Nadia. I come from a land very far away. The King of that land is a very cruel tyrant and he exiled my family. The others had died and I am the only one left." She explained.

"Ah..." King Eric put his son down on the ground and walked over to Nadia.

"Papa?" Ray asked, sensing something amiss.

King Eric bent over and took Nadia's hand. He gave her hand a kiss then smiled. "Perhaps you would like to stay in the castle." He said leading Nadia away towards the halls.

Ray frowned in confusion as his father and his guest left the room. "Papa wait!" He ran after them.

From that day on, nothing was the same.

"Do you, Eric, take Nadia to be your lawfully wedded wife....."

The rest of the words were drowned out in Ray's mind. He felt lonely and sad and he just wanted his father back. Since that day when the strange guest had entered the castle, his father barely spoke more than a sentence to him. Ray kicked at the wall angrily. His father promised to always love him and his mother, even though she was no longer living, but since that day two months ago, his father hadn't hugged him or told him that he loved him. And now he was going to marry this stranger?! Ray was quickly brought out of his thoughts when he heard two words.

"I do."

And that is the first chapter. I hope this wasn't to short it is the prologue after all. I plan to have the next chapter uploaded very soon so don't worry.

Love it or hate it, please review. Constructive criticism is welcome and flames are allowed just try to keep them legible....

Thanks!