Prologue


Summary: This story is based on Snow White, Gakuen Alice version. Mikan's mother has recently died, and his father had no choice but to marry another woman for the sake of their kingdom and for his baby daughter. For some reason, he falls into a chronic illness right after the marriage. Poor Mikan, nicknamed Shirayuki-hime (Snow White), is forced to work as a scullery maid by the new Queen. What will happen? R&R pls!

Disclaimer: Gakuen Alice and Snow White belongs to their respective owners.


"Mama!"

The woman tucked in her child, making sure that the blankets were securely around her. "What is it Rei-chan?"

"Mama, can you tell me the story again? As a bedtime story? Please?" pleaded her daughted.

She laughed softly. "Rei-chan, I told you the story so many times! Aren't you tired of it?"

Rei pouted, her arms crossed. "No! I want to hear it again! Please?" she added at the end.

She sighed. How stubborn...just like her. And just like him. "Alright, alright. But you have to stop eating those strawberry truffles before bed! You'll get cavities!" she scolded her daughter.

Rei was surprised. How did her Mama know that she'd been secretly taking the sweets from the kitchen? But she was determined not to give up without a fight. "Mama..."

"No, or else no story!"

Rei pouted, her crimson eyes holding the look of displeasure. "Fine. But you need to give me a bedtime story tomorrow as well!"

She ruffled Rei's raven hair. "Alright. Well, here's how it began...Once upon a time..."


...Once upon a time, on Midwinter's day, the Queen of the Sakura Kingdom sat by the window. She watched the snow fall, blanketing her kingdom. And then, far off into the main city, she saw a little child walking across the snow, hand in hand with her mother. The scene was touching to the childless Queen.

She wished she bore a daughter, innocent and robust, so when the next midwinter day comes, she could walk hand in hand with her daughter across the snow covered kingdom.

And before long, the queen bore a female child. However, she died right after her daughter was born.

Soon after, her father took another wife, thinking that his newborn child needed a mother to take care of her. The kingdom itself required for every king to have a spouse. Thus, he searched high and low for a woman who was as beautiful and as kind as the late queen.

The woman he had chosen was indeed beautiful, but also vain and wicked. The King, not knowing anything, married her with a lavish wedding. A huge banquet was thrown, and everyone celebrated the new Queen. After all, the woman had kept a mask of feigned gentleness and kindness that the King was looking for.

The new Queen then showed how outrageously evil she was. She bossed aroung the servants, snapped at the maids, and even ordered the sacred Sakura tree, the foundation of the kingdom, to be burned down.

People were horrified at the true nature of their Queen.

And every day, she would ask her magic mirror, "Mirror mirror on the wall, who's the fairest of them all?" The mirror in turn said, "You, my queen, the fairest of all."

The forgotten child, who had been named Sakura Mikan, was growing up rapidly. She had light brown hair with large, orange eyes. Nicknamed 'Shirayuki hime' (Snow White), everyone loved the child, for she was gentle as she was beautiful.

One day, the queen asked her mirror her usual routine: "Mirror mirror on the wall, who's the fairest of them all?"

She had not been expecting the answer: "Shirayuki-hime's the fairest of all."

Outraged, the queen forced Mikan to work as a scullery maid. Her father, who was said to fallen ill with a chronic disease, was bedridden. He had started to become ill ever since he had married his new Queen.

This was how Mikan spent her childhood. Her work roughened her skin, made her lips pale, and her hair ragged and dirty. However, she did her work diligently, wanting to be accepted by her step-mother.

This is where the story begins...

"Wait Mama!" Rei sat up in her bed, flinging her covers aside. "I need to go pee!"

She watched her daughter run for the bathroom. She giggled. Her daughter was so unlike her father!

"I'm back!" Rei climbed back into bed again, hoisting the blankets messily around her. "Ok, so what happened next?"

She continued...


A/N: Well that's the prologue of this story? How was it? Please read and review everyone! How should the next chapter go? R & R please~

Note: I made a few changes to the story!