Once upon a time, a long time ago, there was a beautiful kingdom which was ruled over by the most wonderful king and queen. The king was always looking the best for his kingdom and his subjects. He was fair, honest and compassionate, while his queen was also fair and honest but perhaps a little more compassionate then her husband. She was also very kind and loved to help her subjects with anything that was needed. The people of Washington were extremely happy with their rulers and the kingdom absolutely thrived. There was only one tiny little problem – the king and queen had no heir. They have tried everything in the last 10 years and the queen was still with no child. They were devastated but didn't let it influence their duty as rulers of the land. They spent half of the year at the castle in the town of Seattle and the rest of the year at the castle in the village of Forks which was much larger and had the most beautiful gardens which the queen was especially fond of. Everywhere you looked around the castle was green and in the spring it was even more beautiful because of the colorful wild flowers. That is why the queen loved it more than anything.
One day queen Renee fell ill and it prevented their journey to the castle in the town. It was nothing serious but still the royal doctor advised that they shouldn't travel until the queen is fully recovered. She spent a few days bed ridden and was already hating it so one night while everyone was sleeping the queen snuck out into her favorite place in the whole world, the gardens. She sat in her swing surrounded by flowers and facing a fountain, she immediately started to relax and felt happier than she felt in a long time. She fell asleep on the swing and when she opened her eyes she saw multi-colored sparks flying around the flowers and the fountain. The queen gasped when she was fully awake and noticed that they aren't sparks but really tiny winged creatures that looked almost like the fairies she read about constantly and loved to draw when she was little. She just simply couldn't believe her eyes. "It's absolutely impossible, I must be going insane" she said.
Once the tiny creatures heard her they froze, they didn't even notice that she's awake. "Oh my goodness, what are you?" The queen asked the tiny winged creatures.
"Do not be afraid my queen, we're the forest fairies, we take care of the garden for you." A tiny pink fairy said.
The queen's eyes widened and her mouth fell open "You can talk?" she asked completely shocked.
"Yes and in return for keeping our secret I'll tell you how to get what your heart desires the most. A child."
Queen Renee's eyes lit with hope and happiness "Yes, yes, I'll do anything; just tell me I am begging you."
All fairies smiled at her and saw the emotions in her eyes "You have always been a great queen and you always had a pure heart and that is why we are telling you this. We expect you to teach your child to also be a great person like you and King Charles. Tomorrow at midnight you must go to the Reflection Lake at Mount Rainier and you must lean over it enough to see your own reflection clearly, make your wish then splash water directly from your reflection on your face and drink some. And remember you can't tell a single soul what transpired here or why you are going to Mt. Rainier, not even your husband."
The queen was absolutely elated by now "Thank you so much, I will do everything you said and I will keep you a secret as long as I'm alive. I must be off now or someone might notice my absence, but thank you again you have no idea what this means to me." The forest fairies smiled while they were watching her retreat into the castle.
Tomorrow night Queen Renee waited for everyone to fall asleep again and she snuck out to the stables, mounted a horse and went to Mt. Rainier and did everything exactly like the fairy told her and returned home carefully covering all her tracks and getting rid of every evidence that might uncover where she was. Nine months later Princess Isabella Marie Swan was born, with her father's brown eyes and brown hair and with her mother's lovely heart shaped face. The king couldn't be happier and already adored his little princess, in fact the entire kingdom was overjoyed and everyone thought the king and queen deserved to finally be blessed with that kind of happiness. But unbeknownst to everyone another princess from a nearby kingdom was born on the exact same day. Princess Mary Alice Cullen, daughter of King Carlisle and Queen Esme already had two older brothers Emmett Carter and Edward Anthony so she wasn't such a sensation and surprise like Princess Isabella, but time will reveal that she is just as important. These two families' ties were more entwined than anyone knew even if they didn't know each other, but all in good time …